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Show 2 groups Lakeside Review, Wednesday, March 12, 1986 differ on school funding guilt trip for the taxpayer is just not justified, Stephenson said. There has been in the last 10 years a tremendous infusion of funding into the states school system. We have pn the average 22.6 students per teacher, Stephenson said. This fiqure is arrived at by taking the average daily attendance fiqure and dividing it into the number of teachers. That figure doesnt concern me, Stephenson said. That is why they use the statement, the highest teacherpupil ratio per classroom size in the nation. Its more startling to say the highest teacherpupil ratio. We have had a great proliferation of vocational education classes introduced into the school system, Burningham said. Its the additional vocational education classes and special education classes that have a pupilteachcr ratio of 15 to one and eight to one. So they add all those classes in the average, and it drops the average of pupils per teacher. Its a statistical illusion. In a meeting held last week, members of the Davis Education Association spoke out on the number of students in a classroom, Keller said. One teacher in attendence said every time a child raises his hand and goes unnoticied a small she tragedy has taken place, said. BRYON SAXTON Lakeside Classified SALT LAKE CITY The State of Utah has provided substantial increases in funding for public education over the last 10 years, according to the Utah Taxpayers Association of Salt Lake City, but Davis Education Association officials say statistics indicate more funds are needed. While student enrollments have jumped 27 percent and the Consumer Price Index has increased 97 percent, total school spending in the state has shown a increase of 196 percent, said Howard Stephenson, assistant director of the taxpayers association. But the president of the DEA said teachers are concerned about large classes and what seems to them a lack of concern for education. Teachers are concerned with what to do about a legislature that is so unresponsive to what is happening in education, Ann Keller said. Teachers feel frustrated. The UTA (Utah Taxpayers Association) stated in a press release it challenges the reports of the Utah Education Association and other school special interests which have portrayed education funding in Utah as declining and inadequate. They point to statistics about our growing student population, and claim that the state legislature has not provided adequate funds to keep up with this growth, Stephenson said. They refuse to acknowledge that Utah allocates a greater percentage of state and local spending to education than any other state. Utah spends 45 percent of combined state and local budgets on education while the 50 state average is only 35 percent. They (the UEA) only want to 'Teachers are concerned with what to do about a legislature that is so unresponsive to what is happening in education. Teachers feel frustrated Ann Keller President of the Davis Education Association release the figures that support their claims, Stephenson said. It shows to me the lack of integrity some of our public officials have. But Davis educators association officials dont share that opinion. We have twice as many students attending public schools, and we send very few children to private schools, said Dee executive director for the Davis Education Association. The bottom line is how much money we spend per student, Burningham said. We all have around 30 to 34 students in our classrooms, said Keller, president of the Davis Education Association. The average class size in the Davis School District is high, Keller said. Comparing' our class size against every state in the union will show that the Davis School District has a 30 percent higher average. There is a great deal of conBur-ningha- Burningham also defended teachers salaries which have come under the scrutiny of the , Utah Taxpayers Association. During the previous five years we have fallen behind in the cost of living factor, he said. Over the last eight years Utah teachers have dropped below the national average, including career lad- -' cern about classroom enroll- ment, she said. Stephenson said the argument for increasing taxes for public education is not justified. ders. 'They only want to release the figures that support their claims. It shows to me the lack of integrity some of our public officials have Howard Stephenson Assistant director, Utah Taxpayers Association the Utah Taxpayers Association show other statistics that have changed drastically over the last 10 years: or 27 percent. - The number of classroom teachers jumped from 12,521 to 16,229 or 30 percent. - Total annual school operating costs showed an increase of $275 million to $790 million or 18 percent. - School property taxes have increased from $108 million to $363 million or 235 percent. - School employee retirement contributions paid by taxpayers have increased from $18.4 million to $58.8 million or 219 percent. - Average teacher salaries have increased from $10,056 to $21,170 or 111 percent, not including recent career ladder sala- Statistics can be used to prove just about anything you want to prove," Stephenson said. They have picked their statistics very carefully. Information was provided to UTA through the Annual Report of the State Superinten-dentUta- h Office ( of Education. ARLENE HAMBLIN e for a highway and what would be required for obtaining a At the last SyrSYRACUSE stop light at that intersection. acuse City Council meeting, DaPresent plans by the UDOT ine vis Economic clude finishing the highCounty Rick d Director 1700 on from wWest 2000 Development way explained needs for county South north past the schools to e economic development program the mark. funding. City Engineer Duane Jensen He requested that Syracuse City met with the council to correct an contribute $2,910 as its share of. error that had been made in the funding. A motion was made to balance for the secondary water support the program and the account presented at the last council approved it. meeting. He submitted an addiPolice Chief John Gardiner tional engineering bill for $5,680 presented a request for funds to for additional design services and purchase first aid kits including $8,000 for 3000 West addition, oxygen tanks to be carried in making a total of $13,686 still each police vehicle. This recomowed for engineering costs. Maymendation was also passed by the or DeLore Thurgood requested council. the city administrator review bilGardiner also presented a pro- lings before a recommendation is posal for changing the ordinance made for payment. for A plot plan will be reviewed to parking on all streets determine the chances of any with curb and gutter. The ordinance presently requires that problems with the number of there be no parking dur- sewer lines hooking into 2500 a.m. from South line instead of 1700 South. ing the hours of A recommendation will be made 15 Nov, through April 15. The new hours and dates pro- at the next meeting. Councilman Alvin Nance spoke posed were 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. 15. a water problem on 3000 March 15 on from Oct. through This was also passed and will be West. It was reported that a rein effect next October. quest has been made for a small Gardiner also suggested changes pipe to be installed along the last in the firearms ordinance and anthree homes as a temporary soluimal control procedures and pro- tion to the problem. Thurgood posed a stop light be placed at said that this should be run back 1700 S. 2000 W. through the planning commission before a decision is made. CounHe will contact the Utah Deconmembers felt that curb and cil of Transportation partment cerning their plans on 2000 West gutter is the best way to alleviate the problem. Nance reported on a meeting with Joe Simpson, and the planning commission. Simpson wants to annex property into Syracuse four-lan- correspondent four-lan- May-fiel- City. 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