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Show School Board Names Tas. Sandberg President. Gene Woolf Vice President Iron County School board was reorganized at the January meeting meet-ing held Monday with James Sandberg named as president to succeed Kalph Orton of Parowan, who did not seek reelection at the recent election. Named as vice president was Eugene T. Woolf of Cedar City. In addition Amasa Stones, Pa-ragonah, Pa-ragonah, was appointed to the Iron County Recreation committee commit-tee as a representative of the board to succeed Dr. J. S. Prest-which, Prest-which, Dr. Prestwich also did not seek reelection at the November elections. Constituting the remaining board are Koyce Chamberlain and Glen Halterman of Parowan. Action taken by the board included in-cluded authorization for the writing up of specifications and Issuance of a call for bids for a new school bus, and also authorization author-ization to receive quotations for finishing wiring for television re-ception re-ception in schools In the district. Howard Dr.lley, clerk, indicated that coiiuuics for television were installed in the South Elementary Elemen-tary and Parowan Elementary Buildings In construction and in the new additions of both the East and North Elementaries in Cedar City. Also authorized was gathering of information relative re-lative to and information on receiving sets. The district has participated in a program to bring educational channel 7 from Salt Lake City Into the area. It was reported at the meeting that an increase In wattage in Salt Lake has resulted result-ed in a good picture at the Beaver Bea-ver television site. Once this signal is checked cut it is understood un-derstood that application for boosting the signal on to Iron County would be submitted, making it receivable for use in the school system. A resolution was adopted by the board expressing thanks and appreciation to Mr. Orton and Dr. Prestwich for their previous service ser-vice as members of the board. A report was also read to the board indicating that Parowan' High School had received a full accreditation through the High School Accreditation Assn. Three deficlancies were noted, however, but did not Influence the accreditation. accre-ditation. The deficiencies were a lack of guidance personnel based bas-ed on one guidance counselor for every 400 students; one teacher was not certified and some over- loading above the recommended standards was evidenced in some classrooms. Some time was also spent in studying proposed state legislation legisla-tion and financial statis, the clerk Indicated. |