Show School board activities Reported on Supt Rowan C. Member Edwin L. Murphy and William N. have been appointed as Duchesne County representatives to the state citizens discussion group to be organized conducted by the State Board of Education to include people from all over the state in determining what direction or vain schools out to be These appointments were made by the Duchesne County Board of Education at the written request of State Superintendent of Public Instruction E. Allen This group is to meet five times during and was appointed at the December board meeting held The Board received the resignation of E. O. district buildings maintenance foreman for the past seven Barker asked that his resignation become effective the date the Board will receive applications for the job and employ a Asks For Fire Escape A delegation met with the Board and requested that fire escapes be installed from the-second story at the Duchesne-Elementary This delegation consisted of Donna Spencer and representing the Duchesne Mothers' representing the Duchesne and Troy and Ray representing the Duchesne Volunteer Fire The Board agreed to look into the The Board approved the purchase of a used metal stairway fire escape to be installed on See SCHOOL back page School Board from page the west of the band room at the Duchesne High from a second This was to be purchased from the Builders and Supply for The Board reviewed the school district audit report and asked a representative of the audit firm to be present at the next meeting of the Board on Jan 14 lo go into details of the On Union Board Lewis C. Taylor of Roosevelt was chosen for a two-year term on the Union High School Board of He is to take office and will succeed Marion A. who has served on the Board since it was organized some 13 years Nathan D. Allen is the other member of the Duchesne Board who serves with two board members from Uintah County and the superintendents from the two Seeks Accreditation Stutz reported to the Board that application for the accreditation of Duchesne High School has been made to the Northwest Accrediting Association which met recently in Seattle to review these If this will be the third accredited high school in the Union was accredited its first of and Altamont received this rating three years was not granted this status last year after completion of the addition and remodeling because of it being necessary lor some teacher assignments to be made in the field or subject in which that teacher did not have a major or minor educational and its high rate of teacher each Report On Projects A report was given to the Board by Hansen and Carl Johnson of the district staff on the visit they made to the Rocky Mountain Small High Schools projects some miles east of Denver the forepart of the Principals of Duchesne County's three small high Craig Kennington of La Von Chappell of Tabiona and Douglas A. Barrus of also visited these projects which are carried on an experimental basis to find ways and means for the small high school to offer an expanded curriculum and other benefits to the The report was accepted favorably by the Duchesne County School and it is planned to incorporate some of the ideas gained from visiting these projects into this district's program for the next the superintendent |