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Show 1 School Board Hear report on PHS needs board. Other areas of interest included: --Teacher accountability for student discipline. --More effective preparation for teachers. -Adaption of U-Sail materials in the language arts program. -Division of the eighth grade core for next year based on increase number of students. -Development of better skills in language arts and writing, and -finally a development of pride in the students in the building. "We have eliminated the coin dispensing machines in the lounge area to help implement im-plement this." Principal Matheson stated. Some of the other needs identified by the principal included additional secretarial help, a new copy machine, an organ and video-recording equipment. Committee assignments f for the 1978 year were approved at the meeting of the Iron County School Board held Tuesday at the Parowan High School. Board President Jay Overson recommended and the board approved the following assignments: Negotiations, Clayton Frehner; Five County Association of Government, Glen Halterman; Utah High School Activities Association Legislative Council, Klien Hollo and representative to the district language arts and evaluation committees, Mrs. Gwen Clark. Keport on School Mrs. Merna Mitchell, president of the Parowan High School Parent Teachers Association expressed ex-pressed concern of the PTA and the community on the rennovation program planned for Parowan High School. Under a bonding program authorized by residents of the county the board identified iden-tified a need for rennovation of locker room facilities at the high school and enlargement of the vocational education facilities. In response , the board indicated that efforts would be made to initiate the locker room rennovation program so that it could be accomplished during the summer months. On a priority basis emphasis em-phasis has been placed, the board reported, on classroom editions in the elementary level with the expansion at ,the East Elementary and construction con-struction of a new Enoch Elementary. ; Mrs. Mitchell also reported that the PTA was working on a number of fund raising project to help provide a much needed organ for use in the school's auditorium. Mrs. Mitchell also reported the PTA's support of the school newly established attendance policy. Hear from Teachers ' Robert Potter also met with the board representing the faculty and reported on ongoing programs and some of the needs identified by the staff. "The biggest single need that we have is in the area of counseling," he indicated. in-dicated. Other needs identified were improved shop facilities and updating of audio-visual capabilities of the school's media center. Mr. Potter also commended com-mended the entire staff and studentbody for the harmony har-mony that exists in the school and identified efforts throughout to increase the basic skills of students. Hear from Principal Principal Vernile Matheson identified for the board areas where improvements im-provements are being worked out. "We are looking at a revamping of our art program and are planning a more comprehensive pre-registration pre-registration program for next year," he told the |