Show 3 educators attend workshop Three ManU Mantl educators at attended attended attended at- at tended a workshop held In Salt Lake City Monday and Tuesday sponsored by the Western States Small Schools Winston Gleave Cleave Superintendent of Schools Kenneth Graham the principal of ManU Mantl Elementary Element Element- ary School and June Cox teacher teach teach- er at Manti ManU Elementary met at atthe atthe atthe the Curtis Elementary School where a staffing plan for rural schools was explained Entitled SPURS A Staffing Starting Plan for Upgrading Rural Schools the plan will be tested tested tested test test- ed in four western states stales this fall Only three other districts in the state of Utah have been invited to use this plan In addition to the staff staffing ing plan a new curriculum model de developed developed developed de- de by Dr Asahel D D. D WoodI Woodruff Woodruff Wood Wood- I ruff of the University of ot Utah was described at the workshop This plan called the life In curriculum is based on the wants of children and uses real- real life experiences e rather than verbal descriptions as much as possible The workshop was under the direction of ot Herbert Steffens coordinator of ot from Carson City Nevada He was assisted by Bill Cowan Utah director of ot SPURS and Russell Merrell director co-director of SPURS Other participants Included the state SPURS directors from Colorado Nevada and New Mexico The Western States Slates Small Schools Project was developed In the and has resulted In improving education for children children chil chil- dren In many rural schools |