Show n nh 0 1 7 h 4 1 i 1 S i b r. r t- t ta a as 1 I r 1 1 W J. J r av 8 i y 1 r fL lert KRISTINE SIMONS JO D DEE EE HOWE HOWELL LL Earth science lab sought jf Two members of the Ephraim Junior High School staff were present Monday ni night ht at the business session of the South Sanpete Board of Education to request some new equipment for forthe forthe forthe the school Principal G. G Stanley Black and science teacher Lee J. J J Anderson discussed a new lab oriented earth science program for the Ephraim Junior High The costs of the program were estimated to be from 1000 to 1500 They noted that the ob objective objective objective ob- ob of the program would be to get more depth and student student student stu stu- dent response through student participation The board authorized the su superIntendent superintendent superintendent su- su to approve this ex expenditure expenditure expenditure ex- ex If the money was available Supt Winston Winslon Gleave Cleave reported report report- ed on his trip to Pullman Washington with the Cooperative Cooperative Cooperative Cooper Cooper- Service Agency They vis visited visited vis- vis the physical education program program program pro pro- gram which he reported was the best In the nation Supt Cleave Gleave said it was a remarkable remarkable remarkable remark remark- able program and expressed a desire to Implement the parts that would apply to the local elementary schools working through the cooperative ve service agency The superintendent also re reported reported reported re- re ported that he had met with the Ephraim City Council concernIng concerning concerning concern- concern Ing the districts district's excessive wa water water water wa- wa ter bill bUI and suggested that if the meter checks out and the district district district dis dis- cant can't cut down on the water water water wa wa- ter used the high cost might force the schools to use Irrigation irrigation irrigation gation water waler for the lawns Insurance for school buses was discussed and It was stated that the district cannot insure unless It has the necessary permits for public carriers The board voted to authorize the superintendent to apply for fora a state permit and try to use that In order to get coverage Instead of using the required permit Supt Gleave Cleave recommended that the district hire a person for six hours a day to help In the Manti Mantl High School library at the rate of per hour This recommendation was approved by the board and Principal Henretty Hen Hen- Henretty retty Is now accepting Supt Gleave Cleave reported that South Sanpete has been approved as one out of three districts to act as a pilot district to identify learning difficulties on the first grade level It was re reported reported reported re- re ported that If the district could act as the fiscal agent now that they would be reimbursed when the program is comple comple- ted The total cost would be just under The board voted to approve this program Recommendations from LesUe Leslie Leslie Les Les- lie Ue Good for spending the science budget allotted to ManU Mantl High School were considered by bythe bythe bythe the board and the recommendations menda- menda were approved The board also voted to authorIze authorize authorize auth auth- orize the secondary principals to attend the National Secondary Secondary Secondary Second Second- ary Principals Convention In Houston Texas The board gave approval to Mr Mrs Carol Lowry to pay 25 of the cost of some new equipment equipment equipment equip equip- ment for the school lunch program program pro pro- program gram with the state paying the balance |