Show CertificatIon Certification G catIon The Utah State Board of Education will work toward involving teacher associations more directly in teacher certification certification certification and study the possibility possibility possibility pos pos- of formin forming a teacher contract negotiations advisory advisory advis advis- ory council THE TIlE negotiations council would prepare guidelines to b bused be used as recommendations to districts and teacher The group would also be available to help during the difficult difficult difficult dif dif- part of negotiations At the board meeting March 14 board members said they I should work toward overcoming overcoming overcoming I ing some of the frustration and resentment teachers felt after their professional practices and professional negotiations act met a total stone wall wallin in the Utah Legislature Perhaps many of the teachers' teachers objectives can be accomplished without legislative action they decided IN REVIEWING the 1969 Legislature Legislature Leg Leg- Dr T T. H H. Bell state superintendent told board members that the public schools received an increase of million That money is hard to come by in Utah and we ought to express thanks for what they did he said The increase per distribution distribution distribution distri distri- unit DU roughly equivalent to one classroom is unrealistic however in the face of inflation he continued MENTIONING the programs which had been completely dropped by the legislature Dr Bell pointed to the categorical aid to school districts which i would have broken the single salary structure Outstanding I teachers wOl would d have been given more responsibility and more pay if the measure had been passed The measure had a 1 million price tag Another had been requested requested requested re re- re- re quested to correct inequities Inthe in inthe inthe the school transportation tem As matters now stand some districts receive percent percent percent per per- cent of their transportation costs from the state while others receive only 30 percent THE TIlE 1 Si MILLION Sll increase instate instate in instate state aid to vocational education education education tion was cut to Dr Bell reported The summer school program was cut by Great concern was expressed I by board members for failure I of the legislature to allow them to grant additional funds to districts districts districts dis dis- dis- dis with urban problems in inthe inthe inthe the same way some districts receive funds for rural lems THIS TIllS WILL cause a great deal of bitter feeling between districts board members pre pre- |