Show I r i i 1 f t L Ls 1 f f. f i i s 4 Board Scans New Laws The South Sanpete Board of Education at their March meeting went over the legislation legislation legislation legisla legisla- tion passed by the recent Utah Legislature and tried to deter deter- mine how the low school financing financing financing ing would be affected by the new laws Supt Jack Burr pointed out that HB increased the distribution distribution distribution dis dis- dis- dis unit allocation by per year for the 68 1967 school year and for the next year He noted that State library funds were cut which concerns state building aid will re reduce uce South Sanpete School District Distri t funds by about per year Requirements to qualify for state building aid funds were also changed somewhat Supt Burr said that funds had been requested to establish a Area Vocational School at Snow College but these funds were not granted He also talked on which concerns concerns the employee retirement program This was increased to 4 on the total salary rather than on salary up to as has been the case inthe in hi hithe inthe the past and both employee and employer will increase their contributions by l 4 per year until the total contribution reaches reach reach- es s 5 by both employee and employer Matching funds in the amount of have been made available avail able to the district to be used in in programs This is for the current year Supt Burr pointed year The board also approved a tentative tentative tentative ten ten- school calendar for 1967 68 as follows Registration August 25 School begins August 28 Labor Day holiday Sept 4 4 recess Oct 11 12 12 Deer hunt Oct 23 Thanksgiving Nov 30 Dec 1 1 Christmas vacation Dec 23 Jan 1 inclusive ve Spring vacation April 4 and 5 tentative dates pending further investigation School closes May 24 Teachers report for work on August 21 The board also discussed several several several sev sev- eral programs designed to strengthen the vocational education education education tion programs foreign language math and science programs Jn the th s secondary scho schools ls b but bM no no action was taken Supt Burr was authorized to investigate the possibilities of transportation between the two high schools as one solution It was reported that specifications are about completed forthe for forthe forthe the remodeling projects in the district and nd date for opening the bids has been set for March 30 at pm p.m. Manti High School has one of the two radio stations in the state now located in high schools The Board approved funds to assist with the purchase pur- pur purchase pur purchase pur- pur chase of additional equipment to improve this department The board felt that it is giving students stu- stu students students stu stu- dents valuable training in radio work both in program planning and electronics The board also approved the use of buses to take the earth science class under the direction direction direction tion of Leslie Good to Salt Lake to the Hansen and the Gunnison Elementary Sixth Grade on their annual educational educational educational trip to Utah County |