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Show Alpine will discuss career ladder The possibility of implementing the Career Ladder concept for teachers in the Alpine School District will be discussed by the board of education at its next public session to be held on Tuesday, April 24, at 6 p.m. at Meadow Elementary, Elemen-tary, 176 S. 500 West, Lehi. This second session of the month is generally devoted entirely to public input without a formal agenda. The Career Ladder discussion, in fact, will be one of two items on the agenda. A report on the status of physical education programs in the district's secondary schools will also be presented. Patrons will be free to discuss any item of concern or .interest for the remainder of the meeting. The discussion will include a status report from a district committee which has been working on a recommendation for the implementation im-plementation of the career ladder program. According to Gary V. Keetch, vice-chairman of the committee and secondary administrator for the district, the concept holds great promise for increasing the attractiveness at-tractiveness of the teaching profession and improving the quality of education in the public school system. "The system will reward good teachers for being good," said Keetch. "A competitive wage and promotion schedule will be based on performance, not on mere endurance. en-durance. In addition to performance pay, the program will provide a complete support system for the training and encouragement of professional teachers." |