Show Schools To Probe Special System Members of the the- South Sanpete Sanpete Sanpete San San- pete Board of Education met with a Certified Public Accountant Account ant Monday to discuss the pos pas possibility possibility of changing to a data processing program Rodney Mellor district auditor auditor auditor aud aud- suggested that the b board ard make the change He felt that beard board members were not able to receive financial reports fast enough to help them make d decisions f He noted that if it th the the- e district converted to the data process process- ing program the warrants and receipts would be forwarded to the computer company monthly month month- ly and a financial statement would be returned to the district district district dis dis- with a breakdown in all aU categories The entire payroll processing could then be done including the making of checks preparation preparation preparation tion of reports W etc Mr Mellor indicated that the cost would be somewhere around 50 per month Mr Mellor felt that the main advantage would be to get gett t prompt accounting information This would also greatly diate the annual audit Don Simmons board president president president dent indicated that he felt that now would be the ideal time timeto to change to such a program if the board were in favor because because because be be- cause last years year's audit is almost almost almost al al- most completed and accounting accounting accounting account account- ing could be done from July 1 I. I A motion was made and passed that the superintendent superintend nt be authorized to investigate a adata adata adata data processing program i in including id- id eluding types of service costs etc and call caU a special meeting meeting meet meet- ing when this information is available In regard to the financial report report re reo port Mr Burr reported that the auditors are presently making making mak make ing their annual audit of district district district dis dis- dis- dis accounts and at present they are within of balancing balancing balancing balanc balanc- ing out The warrant register shows more than the money cleared through the bank along with outstanding checks It was noted that the error is probably due toa machine machine machine ma ma- chine mistake Larry Henrie Morlin Cox T. T J. J Rees and Roland Adams representing the South Sanpete Teachers Association met with the board to discuss district personnel policies They are in interested interested interested in- in in having a policy format format format for for- mat printed and given to all teachers The Teachers Association Association Association Assoc Assoc- had previously written a ag g tentative personnel policy for forthe forthe forthe the board to consider The board also has a grievance p pol policy policy pol- pol licy l- l icy agreement which has been in effect the past several years It was finally decided by the group to appoint two board members and two representatives tives from the Teachers Association Association Association Asso Asso- to form a committee to write the draft for personnel policies for the district after which a special board meeting will be called to consider the policies A motion was passed that C. C E E. E Anderson and Don Simmons Simmons Simmons Sim Sim- mons be appointed as board members to work on this com com- The teachers group will choose two of their mem mem- bers First meeting of this committee committee committee com com- will wiil be Nov at pm p.m. Dallas A A. A Greener principal of the Gunnison Valley High School met with the board to request the addition of one teacher to the high school fac fac- The high school school-he said started this year with 1 ll 2 teachers less than last year He noted that the reduction in staff makes seven periods almost impossible Mr Greener reported that the teacher pupil-teacher ratio at Gunnison High School is as compared compared compared com com- pared with 18 at Manti ManU High School l and 19 at Ephraim Jr High A suggestion was made that continued on page 5 BOARD continued from page l 1 perhaps teachers should ba os paid extra money for other Curricular activities but Mr Greener felt that this would be beas beas beas as expensive as the hiring of ano another her teacher and still stilt would not lot solve t the e overload lem He said he would prefer to have an social English-social studies teacher Supt Burr explained that it itis itis itis is necessary each year to make application to the State D Department Department De De- for special units and they are approved on the basis of enrollment in the schools For this year 14 units were approved for Gunnison High 13 for Manti High and 13 for Ephraim Junior High He said that there is a possibility that if enrollment drops the district district district dis dis- dis- dis would lose one unit from both Manti High and Ephraim Junior High next year The Gunnison High problem was tabled by motion of ot the board until after the district audit is completed at which time the board will wilt have a better better better bet bet- ter idea of its financial stand stand- ing Bus Sus routes and pay for bus drivers were discussed Supt Burr stated that Mr Bardsley is running a vocational bus from Gunnison to Ephraim each day requiring 3 3 to 4 hours of of his time He was approached approached approached ap ap- on the basis of 2 p per r hour but Supt Burr felt feltt that this was not sufficient and recommended paying him per hour A motion was passed to pay him the recommended per hour retroactive to his beginning beginning beginning begin begin- ning employment It was also reported that Walter Johnson and one Mayfield Mayfield Mayfield May- May field driver are also making an extra run at the present time Supt Burr asked for recommendation recommendation recommendation rec rec- on what should be bF paid to them A motion was passed that Mr Johnson be paid 1 for his extra run and the the- Mayfield driver SOc Bus routes were also discuss discuss- ed Supt Burr recommended that the board evaluate the bus service in the district before another year and hold public meetings to inform parents of the boards board's decision He also felt that bus drivers should be paid an hourly rate next year A motion was passed that the superintendents superintendent's recommendations be approved Supt Burr stated that it had been district policy in the past that on the Fri Friday ay before the opening of deer season that school chool hours be bs altered He said that students had cooperated cooperated cooperated cooper cooper- with the plan that started school schooT at 8 8 am a.m. and saw classes class class- es dismissed at pm p.m. A motion was passed that the 8 a.m. pm p.m. schedule will be followed on Friday Oct |