Show officers petition board for lounge aid Representatives from the Manti ManU High School student body were In attendance at the monthly month month- ly business session of the South Sanpete Board of Education held Wednesday evening Nov 11 In Manti Manta The group was present to tore tore- request re- re quest funds from the board to fix up the student lounge They stated that the estimated cost of the work would be and that they would raise 40 of this money from their own projects and asked if the board would make up the remainder After giving the matter some consideration the board voted to accept the project They also gave their approval approval approval val for payment of 60 of the cost of two basketball bank- bank boards at the Ephraim Junior High School The community school program program program pro pro- gram was discussed and the board decided to send two representatives representatives rep rep- ves to the convention in Phoenix Arizona Bill Brown who is district representative and board member C C. C E E. E Anderson Ander Ander- Anderson son will attend Supt Winston Gleave Cleave re reported reported reported re- re ported that the Society of Su Superintendents Superintendents Superintendents Su- Su had met and formed a legislative request for new funds to cover such Items as inflation cost of living in increases increases increases in- in creases in Social Security and state retirement teachers teacher's leadership and others He re re- re ported that the total request was for The scheduled appearance of the Utah Symphony next spring at Mt Pleasant was discussed The board decided that this dis distrIct district dis- dis would make arrangements for any of the local students who are interested to attend the afternoon performance The Yardstick Project which is a program designed to answer answer answer ans ans- the question how good are the schools was discussed The board then authorized Supt Gleave Cleave to make application to the state for a grant in funds for this district to participate The board discussed the proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed consolidation of school districts in the state by the legislature and decided that it should give further study to the matter before taking an official position Supt Gleave Cleave reported that he had found that the school insurance Insurance insurance r ance policy does not cover and will not cover non school non school groups and that until he could find some way to take care of this liability all requests for busses from school non-school groups would have to be de de- de The board a request from the Gunnison High School faculty to spend money that had been appropriated for an Intercom intercom intercom inter Inter- com system for a system m for the business dept |