| Show School board ponders reorganization plans Advantages and disadvantages disadvantages disadvantages of a reorganization In the South Sanpete School District were discussed last Monday night at the regular business meeting of the South Sanpete Board of Education It was pointed out that the district Is suffering cuts In funds from the legislature and that the district has a declining declinIng declining ing school enrollment Three possible solutions were considered red if these trends continue They are 1 Raise taxes under the 10 mill voted tax leeway and create an additional tax load to continue continue continue con con- the districts district's pr present sent programs programs pro pro- grams and schools 2 Cut services and personnel which would reduce the level of the educational program 3 Reorganize or and/or consolidate consolidate consolidate con con- In an effort to cut ex expenses expenses expenses ex- ex and improve or at least maintain the present programs of the district Supt Winston Gleave Cleave had re reported reported reported re- re ported to the board on a meetIng meeting meeting meet- meet Ing In Salt Lake City with State Supt Walter Talbot He said that Dr Talbot had told him that they would support and encourage local district consolidation consolidation consolidation con con- and that South Sanpete Sanpete Sanpete San San- pete would get the same number number number num num- ber of Special Distribution Units that was provided during the 70 1969 school year for two years for sure and possibly three If the decision was made to reorganize before June 30 1970 Dr Talbot told Supt Gleave Cleave that he would be against any legislative bill that would re require require require re- re quire consolidation within the now established local school districts He felt this was a local problem and should be settled on a local level He also pointed out that the state legislature legislature legislature legis legis- lature could reinstate but In his opinion probably would not the special units as easily as they have cut them The board passed a motion to continue to study these possibilities possibilities pos pos- but not reorganize the district for the coming school year Supt Cleave Gleave reported on the progress of the Community School Program Bill Brown has been appointed to be the community director and has started his training under the Mott Foundation philosophy at atthe atthe atthe the Brigham Young University Supt Gleave Cleave stated that he had an appointment to meet with the Juvenile court officials be because because because be- be cause the principals have re reported reported reported re- re ported that they are not receiving receiving ing enough support from the court in the cases they have referred The board mended that the principals also attend this meeting with the a superintendent A tentative budget report was presented and explained by the clerk A more accurate report will be given at the budget hearing on June 22 The board approved the ap appointment appointment appointment ap- ap of three new teachers 5 for the school district Barry Coleman for music at Ephraim Karen Vance for English at Gunnison and Dewaine Peterson Peterson Peterson Peter Peter- son for physical education at Gunnison It was noted that several of the custodians in the district are nearing retirement age It was agreed by the board to follow this policy and accept applications for this positions The board approved the purchasing purchasing purchasing pur pur- 1 chasing program with the Utah f State Agency for Surplus Property Property Property Prop Prop- erty for another year |
