| Show School Board Delves Into Master Plan Phan The South Sanpete Board of Education Monday night in its regular business session took tooka a look look Into Into the master study plan made by the Utah State University The board discussed the plan and pondered what action should be taken In regard to the recommendations that were made The possibilities of further study In the area of curriculum by the bo board rd or by an outside group were discussed along with possible state legislation that could result In consolidation of school districts The board decided to meet on the first Tuesday of each month to consider this matter This study will include all principals principals prin prin- of the district as well as any staff members that may maybe maybe maybe be needed Supt Winston T. T Gleave Cleave re reported reported reported re- re ported on the progress of the Society of Superintendents to towards towards towards to- to wards legislation for education He noted that Governor Rampton Rampton Rampton Ramp- Ramp ton had said that there would probably be a hundred million dollar increase In the assessed valuation of the state which would mean Increased monies for education He showed by chart where the Society recommends recommends recommends rec rec- the 6 to 11 million dollars should go South Sanpete's Sanpete's Sanpete's San- San petes pete's share of this money would be around if U all other factors remain constant Supt Gleave Cleave also reported that the bill on Title II n monies had not been approved and that the PL and Title I monies were not sure either If U these funds are not approved or paid to the district he he said that it will be a h hardship on the district because they are already al- al r. r ready y Included In the current J budget It was pointed ou out that a break in the main water line at the Ephraim Elementary and Junior High School had been expensive to repair and had put an additional strain on the budget Supt Gleave Cleave reported on the progress of ot the Cooperative Service Agency In meeting some of the objectives they have set for the Six Districts involved Grade reporting was reviewed and It was pointed out that this gives valuable information to the professional staff as well as saving them time In handIng handIng handing hand- hand Ing out grades He also re reviewed reviewed re- re viewed evaluations that had been made by state specialists of the programs In South Sanpete District These evaluations will willbe willbe be used as a starting point for Improvement in the program program program pro pro- gram offerings It was reported that the county county county coun coun- ty commissioners are considering considering considering consid consid- ering dropping the educational TV channel 7 Supt Gleave Cleave and Dean Lund were appointed by the board to attend the next commissioners meeting and see what could be pe e done to keep this program In use Supt Gleave Cleave stated that the Neighborhood Corps program program program pro pro- gram has been funded to continue continue continue con con- but that the program will willbe willbe be administered through the CAP Program In Provo rather than the local school district office A report given at the meeting said that there Is a good possibility possibility possibility pos pos- to get funding from the Mott Molt Foundation to operate and expand the Boys Club in Manti ManU after the building is completed Supt Gleave Cleave reported that he would keep the board Informed on any new Information received in this regard A request of Gary Hill to use the Gunnison High School gym to start a recreation athletic program for the younger boys boyson on Saturdays was approved A request was also for the use of the Ephraim Gym for the Bantam Basketball program Permission was also granted for the use of a a school busto bus busto busto to transport students from Gunnison Gunnison Gun Gun- nison and Manti High Schools to Richfield to a conference on Designing Education on Dec 11 the It was the decision of the board to present complimentary athletic passes to Cecil and Max Cox in recognition of their outstanding outstanding outstanding out out- standing contributions to the education program of the South Sanpete School District |
