Show School Board Next Years Year's Budget The South Sanpete Board of vf Education met Monday to approve approve approve ap ap- ap- ap prove a budget for the 69 1968 school year The figure is somewhat somewhat somewhat some some- what lower than the figure for the 68 1967 school year and the spent in 1966 67 Besides approving the tentative tentative tentative tenta tenta- tive budget for 69 1968 the school board adjusted and adopted last years year's budget figure After the public hearing on school district expenditures attended attended attended at at- tended by a handful of citizens the board decided to approve the first phase of a professional study on consolidation The study scheduled to be made by the Utah State University University University sity Educational Counseling Service will be purchased with 2500 from state funds and from school district monies The approved phase is an investigation investigation in in- of the of ofa a master plan for consolidation of South Sanpete schools Phase II which is yet to be approved is a curriculum study The motion for the st study dy carried carried carried car car- ried by a 3 2 vote C. C Dewey Lund Centerfield who opposed the measure said The only reason I dont don't favor it is that I think someone in this area should be part of the study Glen Lee Ephraim indicated that he voted for the motion in inthe inthe inthe the form that it was presented because he felt that a study made without official advice from local citizens would be bemore bemore bemore more free from bias and prejudice ice either for or against consoli consoli- dation I think that thiS bo bord rd serves the same purpose as the committee committee committee com com- would serve School Board President Don Simmons Manti said Among improvements was a expenditure for the library ry at Gunnison Valley High School Minor improvements will be made at Manti High School and the Manti ManU Elementary School with the installation of sidewalks sidewalks sidewalks side side- walks work done in the high school library and the purchase from Snow College ollege of a dimmer for lights in the auditorium made at Manti High School and The school lunch prices were reduced to in all district school in anticipation of an increase increase increase in in- crease in federal funds This isan is isan isan an experimental attempt to tomake tomake tomake make a daily balanced meal available to a greater number of students The final motion approved by bythe bythe bythe the school board was the purchase purchase purchase pur pur- chase of five television master distribution centers one to be bought with federal funds from the Title I program The South Sanpete School District District District Dis Dis- figures for last year this year and the the proposed 69 1968 budget are as follows REVENUE Maintenance and operation 67 1966 68 1967 69 1968 Capital outlay and debt service service service ice 67 1966 68 1967 and 69 1968 School lunch lunch 67 1966 68 1967 69 1968 Total revenues 67 1966 1 68 1967 1968 69 EXPENDITURES Maintenance and operation 67 1966 68 1967 69 1968 Capital outlay and debt service service service ice 67 1966 68 1967 69 1968 School lunch 67 68 1967 69 1968 Total expenditures 67 1966 68 1967 69 1968 |