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Wodrosdjy Apnl 10.1989 Times News. lw.n Ea?s. Idaho 8 3

Magie Valtey fisyt

Twin Falls School District funds show 10% inerease

By JENNIFER KAUTH

Times-Nem u liter

TWIN FALLS - Although school district ofTicials prodict nnothcr $10 million drop in locol property volues. rcvcnue projcclions for thć 19S9-90 school >car show a net inerease of morę than 10 pcrccnt

Supcnntcr.dcnt Carl Snów told the School Board Tuesdny nighl that his oppropriation figurę* wcrc stil)

But he listed the district'* toto! funding from the stole as $8.5 million, with a net total support of S10.5 million when local taxc* arc figurod in. Lost ycar* stale generał fund oppropriation was $8.3 million. with on opcraling fund total of $10.1? million.

Snów said locnł property valoc* will probobly dccrease os farm valuc* drop. but the cąualizalion foctor will make up the differcnce

priority for thU money U to rcducc ^% improvcmcnt ond one-time cla» sire in the first through third acąuisition money. The Lcgisloture

tentativc pending a decision on tta Tand then somc. os it will altów the

value of cablc companics.

Residents oppose law on vacating cemeteries

By DONNA SCHORZMAN Timt+Nen comspoodent

BURLEY - Scveral local residents altendcd Monday*! City Council meeting to oppose a ncw stule law the city backed when it was o bill in the 19© legislator*.

The ncw liw ollow* the city to publish an intent to vacate unuscd city ccmelery property ond city property within 300 fcet of a ccmelery without nolifying plot owners in the ccmelery.

Notice of an intern to vacate still would have to bc published in the ofTicial county newspaper.

Bcvcrly Frazier objectecfto.what "sccmcd to be an effort U> push this law through and to vacatc the cemetcry land with little public notice * Frazier continued. “We want to let the council and the moyor know that we hove the financial backing to start a rccnll on this.'*

Moyor Kcn Fronk and City Attorncy Bill Parsons told Frazier the ncw Iow docs not chnnge the proces* for vocaling a piat of Innd.

"It wat a mcrc clarificalion on the current law." Parsons said.

The city dccidcd somc months ogo to seck lcgislativc relief when Smith's Food King showed on inlerest in building a new storę on city property ncor Gem Memoriał Cemetcry. The city had difficulty loenting all the plot owners in the ccmelery, Parsons said.

The city has no plan* ot this limę to vacote the cemetcry property.

Fronk said. _# . . _nt

In o reloted mntter. the council -bccause uf the time heli need os an dcloycd o decision on o r*quest by ^,n American Lcpon next

the Soroptimist Club to be rcimbursed for improvemcni* the club mado to the Community Center, which the city is considcnng leasing U> the senior citizćns group.

The Soroptomists nskcd for* reirabursement of the $15.473. The building is locoted on the samo piat os the cemetcry ond violotc* zaning laws. .

Inother mntter* the council:

• Dccidcd to designate $1.500 for o •Uh of July fireworks display on the islnnd bctwcen Buricy nnd Hcybum. which will contribute $500.

• Dcsignoicd Tuesdoy as Conng About Children Day ot the rcqoc*t of Linda Peterson who was representing the Mini-Cossta Child Protection Team. The group will hang balloons on the trees in downlown Buricy ond hołd o rally at the Burley Mail to honor Sen. Denton Dorrington for hia work on child protection Jcgislotion.

• Reluctantly occcptcd the resignation of Firc Chief Russell Voughn. Vaoghn is retiring afler 24 ycars on the Burley Firc Department

• Gavc permission to the Idnho Motorcycle Club. Burley Chaptcr, to usc city pienie labie* and brnchcs for a barbccue May 6 at ibc Cheer*

Club. Procccds will go to Comp Rainbow Cold. a onc-wcck camp for ferminallyill children.

• Denicd a rcque.U fQr Jay Tilbce from J.T. Avialion for a changc of opern^ing status to Category A bccause hc did not mcci oll the requircmcnLv

• Listcned to a rcqucst from Buricy resident Mary Ellcn Rasmussen to dean up the Burley park* nnd to takc action on a run-down vacant homc in her ncighborhood. Parsons agreed to look ut the house and give her a Icgnl opinion on whether the building conatitutes a public or a private nuisancc in the legał scnsc. He will then advi*c her on-whnt action ćjjn

¹ IftctakcA.

• Will chcck the budget for funds . to u?c niw* resurfacing techniqucs on

iwo city lenni* courts. Kon Plogger. director of Parku and Kccreulton, suggested the U-ctaiques bc uscd

district a Inrgor pcrccnUige of local taxos.

In nddition. the district'* stare of one-time monie* appropnatcd by thr Lcgislalurc should total about $603.000 ond money uvai!able for salarics should inerease by $331.080

In his report. Snów /aid about $58.000 of the sałarj meney wculd go for insurance inerease* ond that the allocation of the rcmaining $283.000 wouJd be subjcct to negotiutions with the tcacher s unwn.

•We had a tremendou* appropnation from the Legislator* * Snów said.

He stressed that his figuro* wcrc nn cstinsale. but soid hc felt most of them were foirly dose to whot the distnet will evcntually reccivc.

Here's a brenkdown of the whot the district espeets to gcl in ono-Umc funds and what the money will go for:

• $130,000 in school improvcmcnt money. The Lcgisłaturos fint

grudę*; iccond to devclop special program*, add counscling. Ycmedial or lutonng icniccj. rcducc the risk of school failure or inerease the number of high school graduatCR. Snów rrrommcndcd the distnet hire three morę full timc teacher^ for the fir.*»t through third grudę*, with possiblc cha o ges in bounduriesto ensure dąs* sizc* were rcduced umformly. He said the district has the extra dassroums for the ncw teachers.

Snów a)*o rccommefidcil adding three moro counsclors in the grndc school* and 1.5 nt the sccondary level - one at thi* high school and u half timc counsdor nt Robert Stuart Junior High School.

• $72.0© in solury equity money^ About a third of the money would bc used to.fulfill the Lcgislaturo’s fir>t priority - that no full-timc tenchcr is paid bclow $16,000 annually. The rcmaining fur>ds miut ta ascd eithrr on a carter laddcr. which the district docs not havc, or on a ment pay program, which has not yet bron developcd in the district. District* arc al?o encouraged to estnblish a plan to attract and reU\in high caliber sccondury math and science teachers. Kuch di-tnet musi file a report with the stale Supcrintcndcnl of Publk Instnictions office on taw thi* money will U? spent:

• A (utai of $356.0tX> in onr»timv

pnoritized spending thi* money as foliowa: dassroom tcxtbooks.

clasaroom supplie*. da**room eąuipmcnt, library materiał*, huilding rcnovations for cluss size reduction* or other. Soow 50id the district probably will use the money for teztbooks. supplics and maybc for Computer* that the'di* net Kos ncedcd for many yeun. The district tad to pass a $308.000 ovcrride levy bst >eur tu pay for ncedcd tcitbocks aod suppties that the operating budget cauldnl cover.

• Up to $35.000 in mentor program money. The LcgisUturc has oltocalcd $1.000 for cach rvcw, first-time tcacher or counsclor for up to 35 new faculty members. The mentor will ortem.firn umc staff to the distnet ond tcaching ’

In other busines*. the board:

• Cave the Bickcl Poront-Teachcr Organization the'go-nheud for its $10.000 project to rcplacc 27.000 *quare fret of nsphall with grass. The board al*o committed $5,000 in district money to help pay for the project. The PTO ho* already niiscd $5.000 und has reccivcd numerous donulions from local businesses. Kimberly Nurserics & Lnndscuping *ervice will oversce the project, which is schcduled to begm in June.

• Approvcd a $185,365 bid with PouUcn Brothers Construction for n reniudrling project at the high

school. including expanding the fnculty lounge und odding waiting areas for students and parenls outsidc the admini*trativc officcs as well as improving the cruryway.

• Approvcd an addition to the district* policy manuał that givcs school principaU the power to dccidc whether o visitor or guest will bc ollowcd in on school grounds. It mandates that uli school risitor* and guesl* check in with the school Principal.

• Hcard n report about how the ncw stale mandole that public school* serw all hnndicnppcd 3-to 5-ytarolds will afTcct the district.

• Approvcd a changc in the • district s rctircment policy to comply with State and federal Iow that prohibits a mondatory rctircment Agc.Tbc distnet ^royioualy w>t 70 D!_ o mandatory rctircment ngc,.wiih deciation* judged on a case-by case bosi*.

• Approvcd n policy chnnge allowing district cmpłoyccs to takc their sick leavc in odvance of corning it for long illncssee. How much the cmploycc may takc i* driermined by leaglh of croployment und all sick lcavc used bcforchand muU bc repoid Inter.

rd seats up May 16

TWIN FALLS - Threo School Board acaLs will bo up for rc-oloellon May 16. and only one member saya «ho is suro aho will run again.

Board roomber Lcnore McNeas. Zona 1", said she plans lo run again wbite raembsra OrrioUe Sinclair. Zono 3, and Swto Toloan, Zonę 4, said they badn't dccidcd.

Anyone interested in running for a seat must reside within that seot's tonę. Daadllne for filing a noraination petition is April. —29; petrtiona-are-avaiłable at' the Adiairustrntion Building.

Polis will ba open from noon-8 p.m. ot Harrlson, Sawtooth nnd Lincoln olomentory schools. Voters can mnrk their ballot at the most convenient polling locotion but eon voto only for the seat representing their ro no.

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Wendell school seats up for re-election

By TERR ELL WILLIAMS .

Timts-Scus corrcspondcnt

WENDELL - Ali fiec School Board seaU herc arc up for clection this ycar, but only three current members plon to filc pcttlions for rc-elcction.

The Wcndell School Di*tnct lust August ovcrwhclmingly approved drawing ncw trustec zonę boundanrs to make the zonc* morę cqu«il in populalion The rczone callcd for elections for oll seat* thi* ycar.

The rczone* did not chnngc prcvious boundarics much. School Ckrk Dionc Adams said Map* uf the zones arc available at the school ofTice and will be posted for votcrs. she soid.

At the board mccting Monday. trustcęs Vernon Mason ond Juck Hirai said they wórft plaiftu file elcction pctitions.

Mason was clected by o onc-votc margin in Zonc 2 a >eor ago. Hc soid he dccidcd against running again

)*ar.

Hirai was clected by a coin los* afler a tie votc two >^nrs ngo in Zonc 3 He said he i* too busy with work to bc on the School Board again.

Truitec* Claylon Popc of Zonc 5. Elaine Daniels of Zonc I and Don Fowler of Zonc 4 .nil said they plan to

filc petitkm* fur ri-election.

Popc. chairman of the board ;it ihr cod of a threr-year term. said thr board has had somc >trugglc*. hut good limes aro ahcitd and I want to bcapanofii.*

The district weM through difTicult contrart negotiations with tcacher* lust fali und in Frhruury M ltU d uul uf court wnth farmer leucher Angelcc Kurne* for $50.000 She uued iłu? district claiming she was firrd for union ad i vit ies.

DłinicU. alsci at the cml of her term, %nd sta ha- .r.tended trustec convcntiun> ami work-taps. nnd now would likc a rhaner to put that knowlcdgc to usc. "I enjoy workmg with peoplc in the school.' sta sald Don Fowler, clected last ycar. said he would likc to *ervc the rcmaining two ycars of his term. ‘I huve'a k»r morę tu' learnibmjrhenr tta lioard proce** Works," ta s;iid ' The elcction will ta n«Min-8 p.m May 16 p.m. ot the new high school g>*mivis4um PctitKins for candidutes liro at the school office m Wendell They mu^t bc returncd by April with a minimum of five signaturo> *>f resident* of the cnndidate'* zonę Writc-in candidutes must file a dcclaraiion of intcnl no later thun five days before the elcction In other school business. Vickie Simmons, stale *upervi*or for spcciul i*ducation. strongly praised

Wendell'* specinl educution program, which she said complics rompletely with stale and federal regukttKins and is one of the finest in the stule.

*Yqu arc tu bc commcnded," she s;iid. pruUing Blnke Wnlsh for "doing u finc job" os diroctor of the Wendell program.

Your ataff dc*crvcs o great dcal uf credit." she added.

Walsh said members of hi* *taff arc Donna Henry. Opal Jones. Sue (irrnian. Don Hunzekcr, Roger Nielson and Donna Brown. Aide* orc Nancy Brcnnan. Gwrn Rost. Menlee Ciiilhraithand Dawn Middleton

Alsoat tta mccting:

• The trustec* voted to renew contructs for all stnff members. including continumg and non-continumg contract*. No teachers ■hnvcTCsigned nnd- nonę orc egpected, Supcrintcndcnl Gcorgc Cm w ford .-»aid

• Grandparents* Day" will bc May 3. Element ary Principal Gary Thomasson said. Grandparents, uuntft, undes or special ncighbor* ure invitcd to the grade school for a tour of the buitdinK* and to spend time with student* in dii**, hc said.

• Tłu* suth-gradc elan will havc a team Mny 19 to celcbratc complclion of clementory school. Thomasson said.

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