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Show Pace 6- - UINTAH BASjN STANDARD. Anril 17. 2001 diabetes program merits UBMC State Regulations Cited School board denies request parents to change bus route the fact that they attend church in Bridgeland, consider I hemsel ves part By Thcrena Morrill The Duchesne County School Board ununimouslydeniedu request for a change in bus routes to accommodate some children who live in the ' Myton Elementary attendance area hut who are attending school in .Duchesne. Board members based their decision on state regulations that prohibit buses fromcrossingover into other bus route boundaries. The request was initially presented to the school board at their March 8 meeting. At that time, some parents pointed out to the Board that a bus has been picking up children from the Arcadia area and taking them to Altamont High even though they are not in the Altamont attendance area. These parents were hoping that the Board would extend the same courtesy to their children who were opting to attend school in Duchesne. The parents made the point that their decision to send their children to school in Duchesne was based on of the Bridgeland community, and Bridgeland is in the Duchesne attendance area. They do not have an issue with Myton Elementary. They have been driving their children to the Bridgeland LD5 Church where they meet the Duchesne bus. After considering different options, the Board concluded that a change in the presentbus routes could not be logistically accomplished at this time without violating state requirements for reimbursement to thedistrictfortheirhussingexpenses. "In order for a district to be reimbursed for a bus route, that route must not overlap another bus route, explained John Aland, Duchesne ADA recognition The prestigious American Diabe- tes Association Education Recognition Certificateforaquality diabetes be your lucky number. This line tells families if they qualify for valuable benefilasuchaatheChildrensHealth Insurance Program (CHIP) or Medicaid. To find out if your family qualifies all you have to do is compare your gross income on line 7 with the newly released federal income guidelines helow. Many hard-workin- g Utah fami- lies are surorised to find out that they qualify for health insurance andother important services, says Rod Betit, Executive Director, Utah Dcpart-mentHealth (UDOH). "Too many ofUtah's working parents have jobs that don'toffer health insurance and they dont even earn enough to buy it on their own. CHIP makes sura that Utah families get the coverage they need," Betit added. The federal income guidelines change each year and are used to determine who iseligible for various programs. New income guidelines have just been released by the UB. Department of Health and Human Services. For example, a family of four ( two children and two parents) can earn up to $35,300 and still hard-workin- g high-qualit- Abplanalp.assistantsuperintendent of Duchesne County School District, met with the faculty on Mareh 22 and explained that enrollment at Myton Elementary has dropped from 147 students to 121 students since 1999 and if the trend continues, it might be necessary to make some adjustments at the school. One teacher at Myton Elementary is retiringthis year and will not be replaced. Additional adjustments are being considered as part of a routine examination of school enrollment numbers that administrators make yearly. "We need to turn some things around at Myton Elementary School District because we have s lot of parents who County superintendent.The only way that are takingtheir kids to Duchesne and we could accommodate these parRoosevelt, said Abplanalp. "This ticular families would be by redraw-in- g request fur a bus route change farther tlie Myton attendance area boundcomplicates things. A large group of parents of Myton aries to exclude the Arcadia families. Elementary studentsappearedattha. The mention of redrawing the same April 5 board meeting to proboundaries of the Myton attendance test what they perceived as the potential closure ofMyton Elementary. The Arcadia parents who were making the request for bus service to Duchesne were unaware that their request impacted the viability ofthe Myton school. Holly Evans, one ofthe parents involved in drafting the requalify for the Children's Health quest explained that it was never Insurance Program. their intent to jeopardise Myton ElA family of four earning below ementary. $ 17,650 a year qualifies for Medicaid I feel badly that we did not adto Families are coverage. encouraged equately convey to these parents that apply even if they make a little more a request for a bus is the equivalent thun he guidelines. They may have ofa request for attendance boundary certain deductions, such as We cant do one without the changes. expense, which may lowertheir said Aland. "Do we .want to other, gross income to qualifying levels. diminish Myton school boundaries Since 1998, more than 32,000 at a time when they are already in Utah children or working parents trouble with their enrollment numwho do not have health and dental bers? I dont think so." coverage have benefited from CHIP. The Boards decision will most According to the UDOHs Health likely affect other buses which are Status Survey there are 45,936 unincrossing over route boundaries. It in Utah out of sured children will probably become necessary to the 703,462 children in this age cateliminate this practice on a districtegory. Currently there are more than wide basis in order to protect future 22,000 Utahns served by CHIP. The reimbursements from the state. UDOH estimates that another 8,000 One parent, who has a child crosschildren could qualify for CHIP but ing over from the Myton attendance have not yet been reached or applied area to Duchesne will continue that for coverage. practice.As tongas the buscan accomFurtherinformationonCHIPand modate them, parents may continue Medicaid can be obtained by calling to drive theirchildren to the reguthe UDOH's health resource line at larly scheduled Duchesne bus stopat or by visiting any the Bridgeland LDS chapel, said local health department and Aland. Workforce Services office. Check your taxes to see if you qualify for CHIP or Medicaid Whetheryou get a tux refund, line 7 on toe Federal 1040 tax form could education program has been awarded to the Uintah BaCenter. ADA believes sin that this program offers education diabetes that is an essential component of effective diabetes treatment. The ADA Education Recognition effort, begun in the fall of 1986, is a voluntary procens which assures that approved education programs have nut the National Standards for DiaEducation betes Program. Programs that achieve Recognition status have a staffofknowledgeable health professionals who art informacan provide state-of-ttion about diabetes management for participants. education is an urea did not sit well with Myton residents and faculty members of Myton Elementary. Aland and Larry er (0-1- 7) y he essential component of diabetes treatment One consequence ofcompliance with theNational Standards is the greater consistency in the quality and quantityof education offered with diabetes. The participant in an ADA Recognized program will be e skills that taught, as needed, will promote better management of self-car- Saturdays sunny skies lured hundreds of youngsters to area parks to search for Easter eggs. Much to their delight they were rewarded with candy and in some cases found coupons they could exchange at local stores for a treat or discount. Easter Egg hunts were held at Constitution Park in Roosevelt, as well as in Duchesne, Altamont and Tabiona. EGG-CITIN- G Proponents succeed in collecting signatures Petitioners for a change to a council form of government have submit- ted enough signatures to the Uintah County Clerk to have the issue put before the public at a general election. We have collected between 1,850 and 1,900 signatures," said Mike Goddar, committee member for a change in county government. Only 1,283 signatures were required to put the issue to a public vote. The proposed council form of would eliminate the three-perso- n county commission and repart-tim- e place it with a county council. . The council would appoint a gov-ernm- seven-memb- er county manager who would be reactivisponsible for the ties of the county. The term of the county manager Is not fixed. It is an at will position. The election would not be until November 2002, in co inunction with the General Election. In a statement released last week, Uintah County Commissioners said that they are not opposed to change, and welcome debate on the issue. The Commission plans to offer an outline of each of the six alternative forms of government, and also plans to schedule aseries of pub lie hearings to aliowcitize ns to ask questions and express viewpoints on the issue. day-to-d- ment. All approved education programs cover the followingtopics as needed: diabetes, overview; stress and psychological adjustment; family involvement and social support; nutrition, exercise and activity, medications; monitoring and use of results; relationships amongnutrition, exercise, medication, and blood glucose levels; prevention, detection, and treatment of acute and chronic complications; foot, skin, and dental care; behavior change strategies, goal setting, risk factor reduction, and problem solving; benefits, risks and options for improving glu-cocontrol; preconception care, pregnancy, and gestational diabetes, and use of health care systems and com munity resources. y education Assuring is one of the for patient self-car-e primary goals ofthe Education Recognition program. Through the support of the health care team end increased knowledge and awareness of diabetes, the patient can assume a mqjor part of the responsibility for hisher diabetes management. Unnecessary hospital admissions and some ofthe acute and chronic complications ofdiabetes may be prevented t education. through For more information, contact Carol Rasmussen, RNC, CDE at Uintah Basin Medical Center, ext 363. man-ageme- nt se high-qualit- 91 Atilt tirrsr uiiijnnflp Security Finance Loans $ 00 to $500 1 Specializing in: Personal Loans Phone Applications Starter Loans Personal Income Fixed Income Retired Income Uintah Basin residents representing eastern Utah in the State MATHCOUNTS Competition, held March 24 in Salt Lake City, included the team from Roosevelt Jr. High, individual competitors from West Jr. High, Vernal Jr. High, and Duchesne High School, and 2 coaches, plus 2 UHSUSU math students who are long time MATHCOUNTS volunteers and a Region Coordinator who served as officials. 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