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Show Page Four The Eureka Reporter County agent gets new office March 22, 1M1 Statewide testing could help to implement program in schools One of the major contributions that can result from the statewide testing program initiated in Utah last year will be to help local schools and districts to implement the "shift in focus" program that was endorsed by the Stale Board of Education several years ago. This was the opinion of Utah Foundation, the private research organiat ion, in its analysis of Utahs statewide testing program. The "shift in locus" concept is designed to focus on the needs of the individual student and to adapt the educational system to best meet those needs rather than the traditional concept of requiring all students to adapt themselves rigidly to the existing educational system. This significant change in the basic approach to public edu- cation in Utah was the subject a research report issued by Utah Foundation in September, by that school. Furthermore, it Reading, 47; English, 39; Scwas emphasized that the testing ience, 54; Social Science, 50; results should not be used as a Total Battery, 38. Tintic HS - Math, 43; Reateacher evaluation tool. Student performance is the result of ding, 47; English, 39; Science, many factors, including the 54; Social Science, 50; Total social and economic backBattery, 38. West Desert HS - Math, 32; ground of the student, parental involvement, etc. It also was Reading, 35; English, 13; Scipointed out that certain schools ence, 48; Social Science, 30; may serve a disproportionate Total Battery, 34 number of special education and handicapped students, while other specialized schools may be magnet schools deMembers of Sunbeam Camp signed to attract the especially Daughters of the Utah Pioneers gifted or talented student. Although it is inevitable held their March meeting at home of Marion Seamons that comparisons will be made among school districts and on Wednesday. Captain Rachel Hannifin conducted the meet- individual schools, the foundation points out that "probably ing, with invocation by Alice thc most useful comparisons Fox, chaplain. Following the will be those that compare the Pledge of Allegiance to the performance of a school or Flag, the group sang a song to taped accompaniment. The district with itself over a peri-- f od of time." Such historical secretarys report was given by comparisons not onlv will indi- - Margaret Hyde. The lesson, The Travels ol 1990. cate the strengths and weak- and Uaptain Hunt Jellerson The 1990 Utah Legislature nesses ol a school or district Lake City to C'alifor- rom enacted legislation that rebut also will show the progress quired statewide testing of all (or lack thereof) that has been nia in the Early 1800s," was Utah public school students in made to solve its problems. given by Marion Seamons. After the lesson, elections The median percentile rangrades 5, 8 and 1. During the fall of 1990, over 95.000 Utah kings of schools in the Tintic were held for the coming year. students were tested in five School District based on the Elected were Alice Fox, Caphebasic subject areas--m1990 statewide testing program tain; CIco Judge, Chaplain; Margaret Hyde, Secretary-- and matics, reading, language-Englis- h, were as follows: Marion Seamons, Lesson Leadscience, and social National Norm 50 er. science. The Utah Foundation Elementary Schools-Grad- e Refreshments were served report lists the results of these 5: Tintic District - Math, 74; to these members attending: in Scifive each the basic of tests Reading, 49, English, 52; subject areas along with the ence, 5b; Social Science, 55; Rachel Hannifin, Margaret composite score for the total Total Battery, 44. Hyde, Marion Seamons, CIco school of and Readtests Eureka by Math, 79; battery Judge and Alice Fox. 52; 51; by school district. Science, ing, English, Foundation analysts indicate 5b; Social Science, 55; Total that Utah students, as a whole, Battery, 54. scored somewhat better than West Desert - Math, 24; the national norm in matheReading, 7; English, 25; Scimatics, reading, science, and ence, 11; Social Science, 22; social science, but were below Total Battery, 12. the national norm in the Middle Schools-Grad- e 8: It area. Tintic District Math 54; subject is reported that some schools Reading, 41; English, 41; SciIn view' of a few recent and districts have used these ence, 70; Social Science, 40; tests as a basis of strengthening total Battery, 48. illegal activities about town, in Tintic HS: Mathematics, 54; Cilv Marshall Jerrv Fullmer is certain areas. their programs According to the study, the Reading, 41; English, 41; Sci- - asking townspeople to form test scores shown for a particuence, 70; Social .Science, 40; neighborhood watches in their own lar school are not necessarily Total Battery, 48. Many neighborhoods. Schools-Grad- e families watch an indication of the quality of their 1; neighbors' High the education program offered Tintic District - Math, 43; homes automatically when no one is home, but still burglaries and other criminal activities take place. Marshal Fullmer is NOW IN EUREKA asking those who spot anything even slightly suspicious to contact him as soon as possible. Sunbeam camp " 1 at ; Citizens asked to support lish safety program said Anderson. now." The Juab County Economic will Development Agency shortly be moving into a new and larger office in the Juab County Center. Until now, the has been housed in a small office on the second floor. Glenn Greenhalgh, director of Juab County Community Economic Development, and Golden Mangelson, chairman of the agency board, recently requested that the county commission consider a change. "The board feels that we need to ask for your help. Our economic development pro- th ram has had an (,mcc county center since its in- ception several years ago," said Mangelson. "During this time the agen-th- e cy has been trying to improve the quality of the information that we produce." The agency has invested in additional com- putcr equipment and printers. With the addition of new equipment, the office has be-- a come very crowded. There was only room for two people to jam into the office across from Greenhalgh s desk, Also, said 1ungclson, we feel that time has come to up grade the image projected hy the economic development office. This image is an important part of presenting Juab County to individuals interfacing with our program. This includes companies visiting our area on site selection visits, but also includes existing business representatives and officials." Commissioners agreed to allow the agency to move to the conference room on the first floor in the northwest corner of the county complex. A 10-fo- by ot 10-fo- ot "Im crowded Anderson said he does the county property assessment, taxes and motor vehicle trations. "In 1990, we were paid $500 per month rental by the state lax commission," said Anderson. The funds for the construe tion will come from the grounds and buildings category of the budget, "We will not need to call for bids," said Commissioner Joe Bernini. Since the cost for the project would be small, it could bc g.ivcn iw local carpn- ters, he said. The word "carouse" meaning a drinking bout or merry-makicomes from the German ng garaus meaning "completely" and the use of the term to describe completely emptying a V g f , EUREKA MEDICAL CENTER JOSEPH I. MARKLAND, P.A.C. ..Office Hours.. Mondays Wednesday Fridays 3-- ynMHnmn?..7.i.M.... LYMAN'S BEAUTY ! 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