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Show ( t I w UINTAH BASIN STANDARD. March 27. 19) - Pape I Utahs test scores are not related to school spending Some of Utah's school districts that spend the most money per pupil report the worst test scores, accord- are getting their moneys worth. Test results are not the only measure of a schools effectiveness, but it is one very important measure that has ing to the Utah Taxpayer! Association, while other districts that spend the least show the best student performance. Taxpayers Association spokesman Howard Headlee claims, There is no significant relationship between how much districts are spending, and how well they are education Utah children. This confirms our belief that more spending is not necessarily the answer to Utah's education problems.1' Duchesne district ranked 19 in test scores and 15 in spending. Uintah ranked 36 in test scores and 21 in spending. The Utah Taxpayers Association worked last year to establish statewide standardized testing as a tool of accountability. The tests will continue to be given every year to all 5th, 8th, and 11 graden. The Fall 1990 test results by school and district are now available at local district offices. "Despite strong resistance from some educators, Utahns now can evaluate their school districts performance and determine if they been unavailable until now," Headlee said. Some education officials insist that these results should only be used to conduct long term performance evaluations within each district and not as a tool to compare districts against each other. "While we look forward to the trends provided by ongoing testing, we feel that there is much to be learned from these first year test results. By comparing similar districts, ineffective districts can be identified and motivated to pursue new and creative innovations to improve the performance of their students. We must establish specific comparative benchmarks of efficiency and effectiveness," Headlee said. Not all districts can be fairly compared to each other, but tax pay-- , ers can get an idea how their districts are dong by comparing their districts performance with other districts similar in size and social and economic background. Neighboring districts like North and South districts like Summit, or inner-citSalt Lake and Ogden can be com-- 1 pared. Small, rural districts like Daggett and Piute, or large, urban districts like Granite and Jordan can also be compared. These comparisons show that under similar conditions, some districts do a better job of educating Utahs children than others. South Summit ranked 7th in instructional expenditures per student and 18th in average test scores, while North Summit ranked 16 in spending and 6th in test scores. The largest district, Granite, ranked 26th in both spending and test scores while second largest, Jordon, ranked 37th in spending and 10th in test scores. Salt Lake school district ranked 18th in spending and 17th in test scores, while Ogden school district ranked 17th in spending and 37th in test scores. The report also shows that the average test scores for 40 of the Utah school districts, fall below the national average. These initial results show the High Achievements of several districts, but indicate a dear "Need to Improve on the part of other districts. We are excited about Utahs new system of accountability for education. This should lead to much needed improvements in our childrens education, without further depleting Utahs stretched tax base," Headlee concluded. y ABC PARTYOn March 22 at Lapoint Elementary School, Mrs. Conroy's kindergarten celebrated learning all the ABCs, one letter a week. To celebrate, they had an ABC party where they read ABC books, sang the ABC song. They enjoyed a cake decorated with each letter of the alphabet, ice cream and punch. Not for Children You artdybur Child: Success in schdbl Only "Not for Children Only" is the reading and discussion program on childrens literature in progress at the Roosevelt Public Library. "There are many reasons why childrens literature is "not for children only". Books written for children are humanizing to any reader and no less affecting than adult books. Adults also enjoy rereading books they loved as children. Finally, adults will seek to know childrens literature in order to share it with the children in their lives." Discussions are held at the Roosevelt CityDuchesne County library every other Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. The remaining books in this series are Bridge to Terabithia, presented by Marie Kaczmarek of Bitter Creek Books on April 3; Roll of Thunder. Hear Mv Cry, presented by tedlie Szaraniec, a teacher Sometimes grown-up- s tell me that classes with more than 30 kids shouldnt be all that tough to Trina Thomas Tabiona girl gains honor Trina Thomas, a Tabiona Elementary School student, recently acquired national honors in a water education poster contest She finished in the top five in the at Roosevelt Jr. High, on April 17; nation. Statewide she placed first and I Am the Cheese, presented by A photograph was made of all John Barton of USu on May 1. posters and then placed in a slide Participation is free, and copies of show presentation, which is being the books are available for loan ' held at elementary schools across from the library at least 2 weeks the nation. The contest was open to all prior to the discussion dates. This program is provided by elementary school students, grades The Book Group: Exploring litera- one through six. ture in Company, a National Trina, a fifth grader, was preEndowment for the Humanities sented a certificate of achievement and Utah Humanities Council and tickets to any national park. project, and is sponsored locally by She is the daughter of Craig and Friends of the library and the Rosaline Thomas, Tabiona. public library. For more informa1 or tion, call the library at drop in. 722-444- protection : : late for the faculty meeting. So youve got five minutes." "Well, you said if we ever had trouble we can talk to you about it My brother wants me to do drugs with him." I stopped, put my papers down and listened as Jake told me about it I never made it to the faculty meeting. We got Jakes parents, the counselor and the principal together, and I think we helped them. Later, I thought: How many more of my 34 kids have had to tug on my sleeve twice? And I feel a little bolt of fear when I remember the incident and think. I almost didnt have time for manage. "After all, they say, "when I was in the fifth grade, we had 40 in my class." "Yes," I reply, "but the children of today live in a different world." And sometimes I tell them about Jake. Jake was 11 years old, that morning when he tugged on my sleeve. "Can I talk to you?" "Not now, Jake, I have to get he kids lined up for lunch, or Mr. Summers class will get there ahead of us," I said. "I can wait," Jake said. The next time he approached me , ' Jake. was just before recess. "Can I talk to you now?" he asked. "Not now, Jake. Im on recess duty, come with me and we can talk outside." Jake shook his head and said it was "kind of personal" and that he could wait. So he and the other 33 kids in my class had their teachers complete attention as they filed out to the playground. After school, I was gathering my papers for a faculty meeting. I always sit in those meetings and grade papers because it drives the Power principal nuts. Then I felt a tug at my sleeve. "Mrs. Eskelsen, can I talk to you now?" Jake asked. "Oh, Jake, I'm CRAFTSMAN SEARS "In the past we dealt with n Catch 22 situation," said Hammer, an associate professor of pediatrics at Childrens Hospital at Stanford. "Wu had an effective vaccine approved for children 15 months and older, but the majority of victims of this disease were younger than that. The new vaccine should go along way toward solving the problem." Hammer said the new vnerine can be administered at the same time that children receive their routine polio and DPT vaccines-- at age two, four and six months. Since it is not manufactured from a live bacteria, it is exceptionally safe, and side effects have been no more serious than a mild fever, the pediat rician says. Meningitis A new vaccine is offering earlier, safe protection against a dread childhood disease that previously couldnt be prevented in the youngest children, noes Dr. Lawrence Hammer, a Stanford Medical Center pediatrician. The new vaccine protecting against hemophilus influenza was approved in late 1990 for children as young as two months. Hammer said the vaccine is vital, because the form of infection it protects against can lead to meningitis, which can be life threatening to children and can also cause permanent hearing damage. About 10,000 cases of Children up to the age of 5 are at risk of contracting hemophilus meningitis stemming from hemophi- influenza and should receive a vaccine, Hammer says. lus influenza is reported each year, the pediatrician said. S BRIGGS & (Your Town) LAWN& GARDEN Buys! 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