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Show e"77 SOI Eoirek 0 00b ctA'' vJe Celebrating more than 97years ofservice to the citizens ofEureka. Volume Ninety-Seve- Price $.40 EUREKA, UTAH - July 19, 2002 n Number 29 r&uiine mMws At the June meeting of the Tintic School Board of Education, Board Member, Dennis Timm, inquired about school employees who drive school buses for extra curricular activities. He was concerned that employees with other job responsibilities are taken away form their jobs to drive the bus for these activity trips. scores and the result of these score by looking at each individual Mrs. Duncan reviewed class. math and science scores of the State Core Tests. Mrs. Duncan reported that scores are indicating steady student progress. Principal, Edgar Alder, presented the West Desert Schools Site-basyear end and report on the Mr. Alder State Core tested. the reported on class average analysis for the West Desert High School and Mr. West Desert Elementary. ed policy and the National study of school evaluation on both student Mr. and parent opinion. Grimstead reviewed the teacher, student and community surveys. The surveys were randomly distributed and data collected from the surveys regarding school program awareness, programs, and schoolparentcommunity relation. Dennis Timm reported that White Pine Nevada School District has indicated they will not be funding Johanna Lyons salary or benefits at West Desert Elementary School next year. Dennis explained that Ms: Lyon l funding had come form Nevada school district as part of the contract signed between White Pine Nevada and Tintic School District. Dennis explained that without Ms. Lyon, West Desert Elementary would have only one certified teacher to handle all After some grades K-- 6. decided to the board discussion, hire Johanna Lyon at the base salary level and negotiate a higher WPU amount for any White Pine NV students next year. quality-instructio- Board Member, Troy Jones, explained that there are presently stipulations and guidelines in place on the number of hours an employee can work and drive a school bus in one given twenty four hour time frame. Board Alder presented an overview of ' President,' Mary Lou Drapcrr "'each showing the school for the each at West class. suggested percentile rank Desert solicit other people from He presented an overview of the the community to get their CDL courses the student were tested in license who would be willing to and the rank of those test, drive on occasional activity trips comparing district averages to for the schools. West Desert averages and whether Eureka Elementary Principal, student had achieved mastery, near Carol Ann Duncan, presented the mastery or partial mastery of the end the for summary report year subjects. Mr. Alder reported that 2001-200- 2 while the test results show that year at Eureka Mrs. Duncan students did not test out for Elementary. reported the elementary had been mastery of all subjects, the tests indicated a gain and will be used very successful this last year in soliciting and utilizing volunteers by each teacher to review areas form the community. and concept they will need to Mrs. Duncan expressed focus on the next school year. appreciation for the teaching Principal Alder presented tc assistants at the elementary school Assessment results for At the city council meeting cm and explained the value of their Reading inventories for , time and efforts in reading and each individual student at Callao Monday-- the council voted to math groups and assisting teachers School for the school. Mr. Alder amend the time of day watering The North Side of in the classrooms. Mrs. Duncan also review the Utah Sate Office restrictions. of Education Core Assessment Town will still water on Mon. reviewed the training and the comparison for each student. The Wednesday, and Friday for teachers, and the statistics of scores by comparison indicated South Side of Town will still the elementary schools discipline and positive gain in the overall test water on Tucsdav, Thursdav. Mrs. referrals for students. Saturday. There is no watering on scores. Duncan reported on the success of You can only water Sunday. Principal, Gordon Grimstcad, student and parents projects. between the hours of 7p.m. and presented to the board an overview Mrs. Duncan reviewed the THERE IS NO 9a.m. QRI Reading test scores for of the State Core Test scores WATERING FROM 9 A M. TO Kindergarten-Sixt- h grade. Mrs. comparing the 200 1 school year to 7 P.M. Residents with new lawns Duncan reviewed a graph relating 2002 school year. Mr. Grimstcad arc excluded from these the percentages of student scores explained the tests given to the restrictions for 90 days. above grade level, on grade lev el, students were the same tests in This allows residents to water and below' level. The scores subsequent year given to different 2 more hours in the morning than indicated the percent of student students. The graphs outline the the old restrictions did number of students by grade level improvement in each grade level. She rev iewed the end of the with mastery, near mastCTy. partial The country with the leadlevel Language Arts Core results mastery and minimum mastery ing number of newspaper for first-sixt- h She scores. grades. readers is Sweden where 580 Mr. Grimstcad reported on explained the mastery, near newspapers are sold for ev ery 1 and Tintic School's .000 people. mastery, partial mastery discipline Highs Gates-Macgini- te Gates-Macgini- te gradr.-firsMwdfth- ,- Gates-MacGini- Watertimes ice These dancers from New Zealand and Turkey were all smiles on the opening night of the Springville World Folkfest. They were having a great time and so was the audience. There arc three more performances of the folkfest. Thur., Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m. at the Spring Acres Arts Park. Tickets are available at the gate. Come early and purchase food and souvenirs. Photo by Steve Iman |
