Show i Board to Probe Football Issue There were a number of items of business on the agenda of the South Sanpete Board of Education Education Education tion at their regular business meeting held last Monday evening evening eve eve- ning Feb 12 The Board discussed the request request re re- quest of the football committee and decided to place it on the agenda for the next regular meeting g to tote be held March Superintendent Jack Burr reported reported reported re re- re- re ported that Cox Bros had donated donated donated dona dona- ted enough money to buy fencing fencing fencing fenc fenc- ing for the playground area at Manti The board accepted the donation with the idea that the fence would be installed this spring Sanpete County er E Eugene gene Jensen had con conn contacted on the board relative to a aboard aboard aboard board member being appointed to represent the school board on onan onan onan an Area Tax Committee whose purpose is to study the taX tax situation situation situation sit sit- and m make ke proposals for equalization The board appointed appoint appoint- ed Don Simmons to represent the board bard ard on this committee Supt Burr reported that the thelong thelong thelong long range and short range plans for vocational education in the district must be in the state office office of fice by May 1 of this year The board of education decided to have the local advisory committee commit commit- tee reactivated and request that they develop this plan Supt Burr also presented a copy of proposed realignment of secondary schools by the the State Activities Association There is some feeling in the state that thata a three classification or even a four classification should be adopted instead of the A and B classification as at present There is a state committee organized organized organized or or- that will make recommendations recommendations recommendations later on in the year relative to to proposed realign realign- realignment ment The board discussed the Region Region Region Re Re- gion gion VII Round Robin to be held in Richfield and gave authorization authorization tion to excuse high school students students students stu stu- stu- stu dents and provide bus service for students if the schools in this district compete in the ment Supt Burr said that he has hasP been contacted by representatives tives of the city councils from both Gunnison and Manti relative relative relative rela rela- tive to a combination of library programs for bett better r use of the available facilities and ces The board authorized Supt Burr to further discuss with both city councils plans for a combination combination combination com com- of library programs The board discussed possible leaves of absence for some teachers next year to pursue advanced advanced advanced ad ad- training and took the position position po po- that it would encourage teachers to seek additional educational edu rational opportunities on the condition condition condition con con- that they ret return rn to the school the year following heir leave The board authorized Supt Burr to work with the communities communities communities and school to develop suitable suitable suitable suit suit- able summer programs Authorization was also given to the superintendent to purchase video tape recorders from Title I funds and to advertise for bids to put central television distribution distribution distribution tion units in the various buildings buildings build build- ings in the district A request was read from a student student student stu stu- stu- stu dent in Sterling asking that the school bus come up her street three blocks to pick her per herup herup up for school The board denied the request Supt Burr reminded the board that in order to file its plan with the State Board of Education concerning either consolidation or improvement of small schools that the board must soon make a d decision concerning consolida consolida- tion It was decided to organize community meetings for presenting presenting presenting pre pre- problems and proposals of the board to the people in these meetings |