Show Schools To Probe Special System Members of the the- South Sanpete Sanpete Sanpete San San- pete Board of Education met with a Certified ed Public Account Account- Accountant ant Monday to discuss the possibility possibility possibility pos pos- of changing to a data processing program Rodney Mellor district auditor auditor auditor aud aud- suggested that the board make the change He felt that beard members were not able to receive financial reports fast enough to help them make decisions He noted that if the district converted to the data process process- ing mg program the warrants and receipts would be forwarded to the computer company monthly month month- ly and a financial statement would be returned to the district district dis dis- with a breakdown in all aIr categories The entire payroll processing could then be done including the making of checks preparation preparation preparation tion of reports W etc Mr Mellor indicated that the cost would be somewhere around per month Mr Mellor felt that the main advantage would be be to get prompt accounting information This would also greatly diate the annual audit Don Simmons board president president president dent indicated that he felt that now would be the ideal time timeto to change to such a program if the board were in favor because because because be be- cause last years year's audit is almost al almost ale al- most completed and accounting accounting accounting account account- ing could be done from July 1 1 A motion was made and passed that the superintendent superintend nt be authorized to investigate a adata adata adata data processing program including ift- ift eluding types of service costs etc and call a special meeting meeting meeting meet meet- ing when this information is available y L in regard 10 to the me we financial I 11 report report re n- port Mr Burr reported that the auditors are presently making making making mak mak- ing their annual audit of district district district dis dis- accounts and at present they are within of balancing balancing balancing balanc balanc- ing out The warrant register shows more than the money cleared through the bank along with outstanding checks It was noted that the error is probably due toa machine machine machine ma ma- chine mistake Larry Henrie Morlin Marlin Cox T T. J J. J Rees and Roland Adams representing the South Sanpete Teachers Association met with the board to discuss district personnel policies r They are interested in interested interested in- in in having a policy format format format for for- mat printed and given to all teachers The Teachers Association Association Association Assoc Assoc- had previously written a I tentative personnel policy fo for forthe forthe r the board to consider Th The board also has a grievance p policy policy pol pol- l. l icy agreement which has been in effect the past several years It was finally decided by the group to appoint two board members and two representatives tives from the Teachers Association Association Association Asso Asso- to form a committee to write the draft for personnel policies for the district after which a s special ial board meeting will be called to consider the policies A motion was passed that C C. C E. E Anderson and Don Din Simmons Simmons Simmons Sim Sim- mons be appointed as board members to work on this com com- The teachers group will choose two of their mem mem- bers First meeting of this committee committee committee com com- will be Nov at pm p.m. Dallas A. A Greener principal of the Gunnison Valley High School met with the board to request the addition of one teacher to the high school fac fac- fac- fac The high school school school-he he said started this year with 1 l 2 teachers less than last year He noted that the reduction in staff makes seven p almost impossible Mr Greener reported that the teacher pupil ratio at Gunnison High School is as compared compared compared com com- pared with 18 at Manti High l and 19 at Ephraim Jr High A suggestion was made that continued on page 5 BOARD I continued from page 1 1 perhaps teachers should be paid extra money for other curricular activities but Mr Greener felt that this would beas beas be beas as expensive as the hiring of another teacher and still would not lot solve t the e overload lem He said he would prefer to have an an social English-social studies teacher Supt Burr explained that it itis itis itis is necessary each year to make application to the State Department Department De De- for special units and they are approved on the basis of enrollment in the schools For this year 14 units were approved for Gunnison High 13 for lor Manti ManU High and 13 for Ephraim Junior High He said that there is a possibility that if enrollment drops the district district district dis dis- dis- dis would lose one unit from both Manti ManU High and Ephraim Junior High next year The Gunnison High problem was tabled by motion of the board until after the district audit is completed at which time the board will have a better better better bet bet- ter idea of its financial stand stand- ing Bus Jus routes and pay for bus drivers were discussed Supt Burr stated that Mr Bardsley is running a vocational bus from Gunnison to Ephraim each day requiring 3 31 2 to 4 hours of his time He was approached approached approached ap ap- ap- ap on the basis of 2 p per r hour but Supt Burr felt that this was not sufficient and recommended paying him h per our A motion was passed to pay him the recommended per hour retroactive to his beginning beginning beginning begin begin- ning employment It was also reported that Walter WaIter Johnson and one Mayfield Mayfield Mayfield May- May field driver are also making an extra run at the present time Supt Burr asked for recommendation recommendation recommendation rec rec- on what should be br paid to them A motion was passed that Mr Johnson be paid 1 for his extra run and the Mayfield driver SOc Bus routes were also discuss discuss- ed d. d Supt Burr recommended that the board evaluate the bus buss s service in the district before another year and hold public meetings to inform parents of the boards board's decision He also felt that bus drivers should b be paid an hourly rate next year A motion was passed that the superintendents superintendent's recommendations ions dons be approved Supt Burr stated that it had been district policy in the past that on the Fri Friday ay before the opening of deer season that school hours be altered He said that students had cooperated cooperated cooperated cooper cooper- with the plan that started school schoor at 8 am a.m. and saw classes class class- es dismissed at 1 30 pm p.m. A motion was passed that the 8 a.m. l.m.-l l.m. 30 pm p.m. schedule will be followed on Friday Oct |