Show Title I pro program graIn outlined The Title I program in the South Sanpete School District was outlined Monday evening at at the monthly session of the board of education Kenneth M M. M Graham Title I I- director for the district was present to explain the progress of the program to the board He stated that the funds were given by the federal government government government govern govern- ment to help equalize the educational educational educational edu edu- opportunities across the nation Mr Graham noted that in inthe inthe inthe the South Sanpete School District District District Dis Dis- the money was used to strengthen the reading program and that in an effort to raise the level of reading skills several several several sev sev- eral special teachers had been hired to work with the students and also to help train parents to work with their own and other children at home and inthe In Inthe inthe the schools Mr Graham expressed his gratitude for the cooperation he had received and had testing testing testing test test- ing results on hand to show that the students had made on the average of one and one- one half years growth during the past school year Positions that will be vacant and need to be filled before the opening of school were noted by bythe bythe bythe the board as a custodian for forthe forthe forthe the Gunnison Elementary School bus driver for the theSter- theSter Sterling Sterling Ster Ster- ling school bus route part- part time Ume custodian for the ManU Mantl Elementary School and two secretaries sec sec- s one for the Manti ManU High School and the other for tor the Gunnison High School The District District District Dis Dis- Office Is now accepting applications for these positions The board considered several requests for equipment and ap approved approved approved ap- ap proved the purchase of two metal lathes and a buffer for forthe forthe forthe the Gunnison High School The board agreed to join the Cooperative Service Agency which services the six surrounding surrounding surrounding sur sur- rounding counties in a film library project The South Sanpete Sanpete Sanpete San San- pete School Districts District's share of the cost would be The district would use the films purchased and donated to the Agency and discontinue the film rental plan now In effect with the BYU The board of ot education also decided to sell the old flatbed truck a 1951 Chevrolet to the highest bidder Supt Winston T. T Gleave Cleave discussed discussed dis dis- dis cussed with the board two programs programs pro pro- grams that he has applied to the state for funding One would be a skills training center and the other an occupational guidance guidance guidance guid guid- ance program He explained that both programs would en enhance enhance enhance en- en hance the educational program |