Show r I t- t lj To aid voters in school precincts precincts pre pre- 1 2 and 3 in Davis County who will choose school board members in primary and general elections this fall the League of oC Women Voters presents the following information information mation relative to the qualifications qualifications qualifications duties and responsibilities responsibilities responsibilities of members of oC the Board of Education ACCORDING to the handbook handbook handbook hand hand- book published by the Utah School Boards Association the qualities in every good school board member are 1 Success in vocation 2 Sufficient time to spend on school board business 3 Good judgment 4 Willingness to cooperate with the other other- school board members and with the superintendent superintendent superintendent super super- 5 Good acquaintance with the local school system 6 Deep interest in child welfare and in education 7 Honesty and the other characteristics of oC good citi citi- zens WHEN WilEN A candidate has conducted conducted conducted con con- ducted a successful campaign for Cor election to the Davis County County County Coun Coun- ty Board of oC Education the district is his rus domain for forthe forthe forthe the next four years but he will find that he cant can't do much without somebody looking looking look look- looking ing over his shoulder As a member of oC the board he has legal status only when the Board acts as a body in an 1 I Mr 1 Fisher who resides al South 1050 East KaysI Kays- Kays ville yule is seeking election to the Davis County School Board MR FISHER is a graduate of Millard High School has received his BA degree in education from Utah State University He also has a Masters Master's degree in school administration from the University of Colorado with administration from the University With of Colorado with witha a minor in guidance and counseling Mr Fisher is a retired Lt U. Col USAF During his time in the service he graduated from the U. U S. S Air Force Air Command and Staff College What ta are your reasons for seeking a position on the Davis County School Board I seek a position on on the School Board because I want better education for our young people The School Board members I have talked to seem to be occupied with seeing that facilities are provided but know little about the curriculum They say that the curriculum is left to the Superintendent and the Principals I am more concerned concerned con con- concerned about what our children are being taught and the quality of the teaching than the physical facilities that formulate the educational complex although this too must have consideration I am concerned that our schools have so many students who out drop-out and never graduate from High School I am concerned that many children are graduating from High School unprepared to earn a living yet not desirous of nor able to further their education Neither are they familiar with the opportunities and heritage of oC this Nation with its inherent responsibilities and are therefore easy prey of radical organizations the drug scene or otherwise are a lost resource to themselves as well as society I am concerned that many g gifted ted students eager to i learn and progress have told me that their opinion of our schools is that they are too often bored and too little k challenged I am concerned that our State loses many of oC our our best teachers to State out-of-State schools while in many cases having having having hav hav- ing to retain than less-than-best teachers for our own children In what way do you feel the selection of oJ textbooks textbooks text text- textbooks books and school curricula should be made ade f t. t By representatives from the Superintendents Superintendent's office principals teachers and parents Every book used in our school curricula should be read by a minimum of three competent representatives and if all three approve it itt t should then be approved by the selection committee as specified above I would recommend that every school in our District have one or more qualified parents nominated by the principal to meet each month with the Board of oC Education Education Education tion to exchange id ideas s and the representative parents can be briefed on proposed new programs and thus insure that parents and the School Board have complete com corn The representative parents would then carry these ideas back to the school PTA and other interested groups By following such a program the schools School Board and administrators will be aware of the needs and desires of parents and the parents will know of oC the limitations limitations limi limi- limitations and capabilities of oC the school system thereby responding responding responding re re- in the best interest of oC all concerned This program program program pro pro- gram will keep the school system from pulling surprises surprises surprises sur sur- on concerned parents Are you OU in favor of oJ trying programs in our schools Please comment COment on the tile Middle School Community Schools scheduling individualized instruction and any others youma you ma may wish to mention 4 3 Innovated or pilot programs should be conducted durf during dur dur- f ing the summer months with volunteer and selected stu stu- stu- stu dents By following such a program we can evaluate each program on its merit I do not want to subject all all' students students stu stu- dents to new concepts until they have been tried and properly evaluated The same applies to any new tests or techniques New programs and ideas should be tested and evaluated on selected gifted average and slower learners and then only with the parents consent before they are adopted as a part of the school curricula Objective studies of innovated programs programs- tried or in practice practice practice tice anywhere in the world should be made and evaluated Middle School As constituted at the present time I t have no objection to the Middle School and believe it has justifiable merit Community Schools Because adult education is is a life process adult classes should be available to meet High Sch School ol graduation requirements but even more important important important tant classes on high school and college level should be made available throughout the County so that adults can gain and pursue new vocational recreational recreational recreational rec rec- and cultural programs that can improve the individual individual individual in in- and the community College courses should be brought to the High Schools for qualified students Some students would therefore beable beable be beable able to accumulate hours of oC college credit thus giving them a better start when they enter the university There are many students who do not have the desire nor the ability to attend college These students should 1 have the opportunity in high school to develop trade and vocational skills Though we presently have some vocational vocational vocational voca voca- I training it should be expanded and upgraded This could be accomplished through cooperative programs between between be- be be between tween the school industry and business In this manner the student could leave high school qualified to go to work and earn a living as a productive and useful member member mem mem- member ber of oC society I do not believe that any new transfer student should be placed into a class until he has been tested and evaluated and then placed in the class or classes most nearly matching his abilities I am in favor of students progressing at their own level If a student of eight years is capable of competing with eleven year olds in math he should be so challenged r and if that same child is slow in English he should bein be bein in a class where he can be taught at his maximum ca ca- Likewise children with special talents in music art writing etc should have teachers and classes in depth for Cor their development J I r. r 1 fi sti to t f ft t 4 i- t ff t t 1 A 1 t JV Y Aid Ad answers s Will Voters y 4 f official meeting Board meetings meetings meetings meet meet- ings must be open and public The public cannot be excluded The Utah School Boards Association handbook defines the legal status of oC the school board as follows The liThe School Board although elected by bythe bythe bythe the people of the district is a unit of oC the state government government government govern govern- ment and functions only within within with with- in the statutory powers given it by the Legislature and within within with with- in the rules and regulations of the State Board of Ed Ed- Constitutional provisions provisions provisions pro pro- visions and the Courts act as a check on these two superior bodies as well as on the action of the School Board itself So when John Q Citizen is elected to the Davis County Board of Ed Ed- he will have theS the S State te of Utah looking over his shoulder too HE liE WI WILL LL FIND FIND- that that i he approves the textbooks used in his district that they must come from a list approved approved ap ap- ap- ap proved by the State Textbook Commission that the minimum minimum minimum mini mini- mum curriculum standards are set by the State Board of oC Education and time full proCessional professional pro pro- personnel must be accredited by this body before before be be- fore he can approve their hire and when he finally gets to that all important item the budget most of the money to finance it comes from the State Uniform Uniform Uni Uni- form School fund and he must be well-acquainted well with Where we put gifted average and slow children in the same class we are apt to lose lase l both th the gifted and the slow student What is your opinion regarding teacher contract contract con con- t tract negotiations 4 Education should cost just what it costs to do a good job We cannot pay our good teachers enough and a poor teacher is always paid too much Good teachers are sometimes sometimes sometimes some some- times victims of regulations which creativity and effectiveness Less money should be spent for curriculum frills and more for teacher salaries I am in favor of paying teachers on a merit system Evaluate the teacher by the quality of the student and set up a pay scale according to the quality of teaching I want teachers to be professionals dedicated to their profession and held accountable for what a student learns For teachers to ban together as a trade union and negotiate negotiate negotiate ne ne- accordingly will accomplish little for the teacher the educational program or the student We need to evaluate evaluate evalu evalu- ate what students have learned academically as well as whether they understand our free enterprise system and whether or not the they have a sense of oC responsibility towards citizenship Such an evaluation must through necessity be both objective and subjective A merit system takes courage and time on the part of school administrators and the school board to administer and for this reason many shy away from it I do not believe teachers should be retained retained retained re re- or paid a given salary simply because of tenure If a teacher is not improving the quality of his students he should be dismissed from the school while the good teachers should be paid as much as we can possibly aff afford ord Harold aro J. J Gailey ai Mr Gailey Galley who resides at West 1st South Kaysville Kaysville Kays- Kays ville yule is seeking election to the Davis County School Board I t i MR GAILEY GALLEY is a graduate of Utah State University ri with a BS degree in business administration and a minor in accounting t tHe He also qualified as a teacher and did do student teaching in Logan Junior High and Logan High School He has continued his education with classes at Weber State College and the University of Utah His most recent one being in Investments in Banking at the University University University Uni Uni- of oC Utah MR GAILEY and his wife Louise have three children What are your reasons for seeking a position on the tile Davis County School Board As a family man Im I'm interested in keeping our communities communities communities com com- and county a wonderful place to live and to give e our oW children the same same fine fine training and community life e that I have had to grow in Im I'm impressed with our r present school administration and pur our teachers and the teachers association and would continue to strive to keep p these at the same high standards they now hold I feelan feel feelan feelan 1 an obligation to every citizen in the county in providing g the best education possible for their tax dollars In what way do you feel the selection of textbooks textbooks text text- textbooks books and school curricula should be made The present selection of books from the Utah State te office along with the specialists in the county is constantly constantly constantly con con- n reviewed by the Board of Education There are e changes being made constantly but I do not advocate te any radical or major change from the present program n- n Are you in favor of trying programs f in our schools Please com comment ent on the Middle School Community Schools flexible scheduling individualized instruction and any others you i may wish to mention The Middle School program is fairly new in our area a but not in other parts of the country and it has been n well received and administered in our county and has ls fulfilled a specific need More emphasis will be given and id is being given to the Community School concept and I Isee Isee Isee see some consolidation of oC some programs and some savings savings sav sav- v- v ings through this new concept With all the specialists in the ie education program students surely should not be lacking ig for proper growth I wish parents could become more jn- jn involved n- n and understanding when the student has a problem i. i The family Camily circle is still most important and schools will 11 not replace family Camily responsibilities What is your opinion regarding teacher contract contract con con- contract tract negotiations Our successful education program in Davis County is isa isa isa a result of the cooperative way in which the Board of Sf Education and the Davis County Education Association n negotiate and the desire on both parties to give the students students students stu stu- stu- stu J dents of oC Davis County the very best possible education ex ex- ex- ex c May this always continue this way so that tension tension tension ten ten- v sion is lacking in our county Ho ward J. J Rigtrup Mr Rigtrup who resides at South East Farmington Farmington Farmington Farm- Farm ington lc is seeking election to the Davis County School I Board MR RIGTRUP is a graduate of the University of Utah h with a BS degree in business administration He has had d graduate study in law business and computer systems is at the University of oC Utah and the University of Cali Cali- fornia Mr Rigtrup served in the United States Air Force e from 1953 to 1956 MR RIGTRUP and his rus wife Artelle ArteUe have two children n a very complicated financial formula to get it Although the Federal GovernS Govern'S Government Govern- Govern S 'S meet ment has direct c con control o n t r o 0 l 1 lover over public education many Supreme Court decisions have havea a profound impact on education education education tion in Davis County and elsewhere elsewhere elsewhere else else- where in the nation School Board members must be constantly constantly constantly con con- aware of the ever increasing number of State and Federal Court Decisions that do much to direct limit and at times expand tion In the Davis School District District District Dis Dis- Dis- Dis funds received under the law for federally impacted areas make a big difference in the quality of education the school board can provide for Davis School children THE TilE DUTIES of the school board are varied They perform perform |