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Show i 1 ' ' i I . ? I T V"-' - " 3 Hill T i ITimirrtiiMwiii.niiiT.ii iiV htiwiii.. n.n-ni -fi iri - mafriifWiytrY J Top Marsac Primary Teachers Sheryl Pkkett, Pat Davis and Jana Cole proudly review high student reading scores. Teachers Happy Initial results of achievement achieve-ment tests indicates Park City area elementary youngsters young-sters are above national norms again. Teachers were gratified at the initial results, re-sults, especially at the primary pri-mary levels where reading fundamentals are taught. Scores averaged into the higher percentiles. This year showed continued con-tinued curriculum improvement improve-ment with an updated spelling spell-ing program and a new instructional in-structional resource center. Goals for next year indicate a plan for better individualized individual-ized instruction and a new science program. The "Jr. Great Books class, a successful suc-cessful academic enrichment enrich-ment activity will be continued con-tinued from a community volunteer resource concept tricts. The Marsac staff will request re-quest a third party UtahState Board evaluation team to thoroughly look at the entire elementary program. This will include a detailed survey of curriculum, teaching, administrative ad-ministrative practices, and all aspects of school programs. pro-grams. Detailed curriculum objectives ob-jectives will be expected from the school and recommendations recom-mendations will be made, if necessary. Reports will be given to the community and school board. Although some of Mar-sac's Mar-sac's programs have received receiv-ed national and state recognition recog-nition representing an education ed-ucation philosophy with a moderate approach based on the "best of the old" and the with Mrs. Rick Becker. Recognizing a need for more student and parent involvement, in-volvement, the Marsac staff will initiate a student government gov-ernment plan modeled after our state government with a Governor, Secretary ofState and other officers. Realizing a need for better public relations, re-lations, a citizen advisory committee will be instituted with the assistance of the PTA and CCAG. All segments seg-ments of the community are intended to be represented. Individual school advisory committees are not new in education. Many schools now have such a group and experience ex-perience tetter communications communica-tions with the community. The Utah State Board of Education endorses the citizens cit-izens advisory group concept for all willing school dis- "tried and proven of the new"; small unidentified special interest groups representing rep-resenting extreme educational educa-tional view points have continued con-tinued to criticize and attempt at-tempt to influence the programs. pro-grams. An outside evaluation would undoubtedly help to inform all patrons and educators ed-ucators involved of the school's progress. Positive results are predicted to support sup-port local school board philosophy phil-osophy and its direction of the schools. The Marsac School is unique un-ique that it has enjoyed the benefits of working closely with the PTA, CCAG, volunteers volun-teers and the community for positive relations toward building a better school. Optimism Op-timism prevails for a better than ever school year beginning begin-ning next fall. |