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Show MARCH 14, 2001 WASATCH COUNTY COURIER A1i1 ~ Schools Move Quickly| Wasatch School District Facing Growth Challenges To Hike Tuition ‘Committee seeks feedback on start times, 4 _ statewide tuition adjustments. The revenue from the new hikes \, a be used to boost salaries, hire academic advisers, fund libraries and reduce class sizes. Utah Valley State College is con- templating the biggest increase — a7 percent surcharge on top of what will probably be a 5.5 percent statewide tuition hike. Regents 3 previously approved a base increase of 4 percent, but to comply with an unwritten legislative policy that a quarter of faculty compensation come from tuition, they will have to increase that by as much as 2 percent. UVSC’s double-digit increase would cost'a student carrying 12 to 15 credit -hours-an extra $163.75 a year and generate an extra $2 million or so for the school. used to raise salaries and hire more teachers. Warner said the college hopes that | p.m. respectfully. The time is fast — input so far from teachers and parents suggests that a later start time for elementary students is more educationally beneficial _. saier for students... | The School Board ae Start Time Committee would very: much like input from you as a parent and patron. The following is a list of possibilities. Please vote for one, or list a new one. We would also greatly approaching when appreciate Currently, the district transports by 2003 its tuition will equal that at Weber State. - Utah State and the University of Utah are talking about hikes of about 3 percent. Southern Utah University all bus students K-12 from their homes to school, and back again, between 7 — 8 a.m. and 2:30 — 3:30 trustees approved a 2 percent increase be practical to transport all students during the same hour. Further, research shows that many students do better when starting later in the and Weber State University additional 1.5 percent. Dixie State College is the year school not planning to own tuition hike. College tuition in Utah wants an only fourimpose its has risen faster than the rate of inflation over the | past decade, but the resident tuition is about 12 percent below that of comparable institutions in the West, according to the Commissioner of Higher | Education’s Office. Regents will vote on all proposed tuition hikes at their next meeting, March 15-16, at Dixie State College. it will no longer morning. | -To address this issue, the school board has recently formed a committee of administrators, teachers, and parents to examine the possibility of staggered start times for elementary and secondary students. The start time difference would need to be a your comments on this issue. Thank you in advance for your help and participation on important issue. 8 a.m. Seeondaty 9a.m. Elementary | ~ 7:30 a.m. Secondary 8:30 a.m. Elementary — 7 a.m. Secondary 8 a.m. Elementary minimum of one hour to allow buses to safely complete one run and return for another. The start time committee believes NOTE: Times listed are school start times. Buses would begin picking up students prior to school start: : that elementary students should be ing times. ACADEMIC - PROFILE NICOLE PARKER DANCE Since the day Nicole started dancing at the age of eight she hasn’t been able to stop. This last year she has taken dance to the next level and was able to join a company in which she competes Recaaetn specific tuition increase in addition to given a later start time. Also, the and performs for the community. Nicole takes dance at Wasatch Dance Center. and has had wonderful opportunities, She has taken classes from companies such as Alvin Ailey, Boston Ballet, and Ballet West. She has also had the chance to be an Entertainment dancer for a ski show in Park City that was featured on ESPN. Besides taking ballet andj jazz classes during the week, Nicole has _also been able to teach a class of 3-4 year olds. She loves everything about _ dance and doesn’t plan on soppe until the day her bones give way. ‘Sponsored by BINGGELI ROCK PRODUCTS ef Supporting a strong foundation for education in Wasatch County! 654-2611- 654-2233 _ Charleston, Utah ene enna Legislature and adopted by the state Board of Regents in November, allows each school to ask for an institution- As Wasatch Couey School: District continues to grow and change, we are constantly looking for ways to accommodate growth in a manner that is both beneficial to students, along with being fair and efficient for taxpayers. options 1 cgenttntreinrteneteettn natant sett msn - The plan, accepted last week by the busing A colleges and universities aré moving quickly to impose new tuition hikes. The rate hike is necessary to bring the cost of attending UVSC, formerly a community college, up to par with other four-year institutions, said Doug Warner, the school’s executive director of budget and planning. _ Most of the tuition money would be an - SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - With the Legislature’s approval in hand, Utah’s |