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December 28, 1978     Shelton Mason County Journal
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School boardtalks Mt. View kindergarten The Shelton School ::Board, had met with the parent group after hearing reports from several members of the administrative staff and comments .from the audience at a special meeting last Wednesday evening agreed to leave the Mt. View kindergarten operating as it is with three classes sharing one room. The board had set the special meeting and had asked for reports from the school administration after a group of parents of kindergarten students appeared at the December meeting to ask the board to purchase a portable classroom to correct the problem. The problem came when the state basic education law went into effect which made it necessary to have two hours and thirty minutes for each kindergarten class. This means the classes have to use the gymnasium or library for part of the class time since in order to get the required amount of time in, the classes overlap. There are three sessions of kindergarten using the one room, a morning session, a middle session and an afternoon session. The morning and afternoon sessions are taught by Shelby Garrison, the teacher who had brought the problem to the attention of the school administration before the parent group came to the board meeting. Ken Gesche, principal of Mt. View Elementary School, reported to the board that he Parenting classes planned ... Beginning January 4, classes will be hold the first :Thursday of each month on some aspect of children in the home. Mason County Extension Agent Ruth VanDeRiet will lead these sessions and the topics to be considered will be selected by the group the first few sessions. after the last school board meeting and had discussed the various alternatives, including the possibility of a modular classroom and locating the middle section of kindergarten in either the Reed Building or the middle school. He said it appeared to him that continuing the present operation would have the least adverse effect on the students. He also said it appeared that there would be an additional classroom available next year. A letter from the teachers at Evergreen School, where Gesche was principal previously, was read by Ralph Erwin. The letter expressed support for Gesche and stated it appeared the problem was an effort by one teacher to undermine Gesche's authority. Kurt Hardenbrook, a spokesman for the parent group, stated it was not the intent of the group to undermine Gesche. He said the group was not finding fault with Gesche and was not trying to go over his head by going to the school board. In a letter to the board, the group had restated its recommendation for a modular classroom Which one of the parent group said she had been told by a representative of a company which handed them could be in place by March 1. Allen Hughes, principal at Evergreen School and Assistant Superintendent Bruce Jaros reported to the board on their finding on modular classrooms. Hughes stated he had had experience with modular classrooms where he taught ,previously, and had visited Tumwater where some are being used now. He said the modular buildings had maintenance problems after a couple of years and recommended against using them except as a last resort. Jaros told the board he had talked to a teacher at Pioneer school where modular classrooms are in use and was told not to The topic for the first session 'act one if there was any other ¢t to do tt From Parents." Classes will be held in the extension conference They have acoustical room, basement of the post office in Shelton, beginning at 7:30 p.m. There are no charges, Contract Is signed The Mason County Commission has signed a contract with Da/ and Sons for operation of the county landf'dl and the three collection sites. I I problems and maintenance problems, Jaros said. The cost, if the district were to purchase one, he said, would be about $25,000 and it would probably be toward the end of the school year before it was ready for use. It's hard To understand is hard. Once one understands, action is easy. Sun Yat-sen I I I I Christmas fund almost to $2,000 The 40 and 8 Journal Friday night and Christmas fund was just short of Saturday at the PU the $2,000 mark this week. auditorium. More than The total collected by the baskets were given out. Journal was $1,927.60 as of Th o s e w h o na press time Wednesday. contributions since last The goal for the drive this were Clint Willour, year was $2,500. anonymous, $10; Shelton No. 62, 1OOF, $25; The fund annually pays for $5; Adolph and Ann Frank, Christmas baskets for needy anonymous, $I0; families in the community. Nimrod Auxiliary, The baskets were packed Ming Tree Cafe, $10. MEMBERS OF THE 40 and 8 look over the packed Christmas baskets in the PUD 3 auditorium Saturday morning as they began distributing them to needy families in the county. Stolen property charge is filed Ronald C. Rushfeldt, 22, 252 South Oak, Orange, California, was booked into the Mason County jail by Shelton police officers over the weekend. Rushfeldt was arrested after he walked into the Shelton police station and told officers he was wanted in California. The charges which were filed in Mason County Superior Court Tuesday were in connection with a car which was believed stolen in California. Rushfeldt appeared in court before Court Commissioner Dan O'Leary for identification on the charge Tuesday. O'Leary appointed the Bail was set at $i,000 Deputy Prosecutor Burleson told the court still awaiting information vehicle from Orange California 00uto 00epair 1817 Oly. Hwv. No. For Complete Auto Repair call Olympia law firm of Whitehouse $3,000 Pioneer bond issue proposed aRnudfHtemathnenhta°ge;epresent 428-31 Pioneer School District voters are being asked to approve a $300,000 bond issue for construction of additional • classrooms and for improvements in the present facilities in a special election February 6. The proposed bond issue would cost $2.44 for each $1,000 of assessed valuation at first, but would likely decrease as the assessed valuation of the district increases. The committee which has been studying the building needs of the district last week selected the suggestion of fourth grade student Mike McElroy as the slogan for the bond issue promotion. His suggestion was • "Together We Can." School officials said the district has been experiencing a growth rate of 8.5 percent a year since 1972. The district, they said, presently has 306 students housed in facilities which were designed to accommodate 184. The committee which studied the building needs has anticipated that the student population of the school will be more than 500 by 1983-84 and the district plans to build for that many if the bond issue JANUARY CLEARANCE passes. In addition to the need for more classroom space, the district was informed after an inspection by the county fire marshal in October of 1his year that there are a number of things which need to be corrected to bring the present facilities up to standard. The district was told there were problems whic had to be corrected within 30, 60 or 120 days. The 30-day items, school officials said, have been corrected. Those which should be corrected within 60 days include repair and replacement of the substandard wiring in the bus garage; replacement, of the underground gasoline fill line and extension of the gasoline vent pipe up through the eves to a height of 12 feet. The items which are to be completed within 120 days inclu de: 1. Replacement of the range hood in the kitchen with a type one hood and vent system and to install an approved automatic fire extinguishing system in the range hood and grease flue. 2. Provide approved exits from the three classrooms in the ALL REDUCED UP TO section of the building built in 1952. 3. Addition of combustion detector shot down devices in the heating system or redesign of the system to draw air from the exterior of the building. 4. Provide every janitor closet with at least one sprinkler head and the installation of alarm devices which will sound when the heads are open. 5. A one-hour fire resistant wall to separate the corridor and the kitchen. In addition to these which must be corrected, there are other space problems such as almost non-existent health library in the same room which cuts down the available use of the library. School officials say they anticipate having to use the gymnasium for classrooms next year which previous experience has indicated is not a good situation. The proposed bond issue would be for new additional classrooms, expansion of the gymnasium into a cafetorium, a new library-learning center and other improvements. The facilities would be for students kindergarten through sixth grade. Jessie Schroeder is bond facilities, food service.facilities *,gteexiegiconagaRteperson,. aad , too small, a lack of physical Carolyn Olsen is the bond education facilities, having both publicity chairman, m the Title One program and the We'll be open for your convenience 7 a.m.-9 p.m. New Year's Day Hoodsport Quick Stop 'Hoodport ........ ' ......... 877-3317 The six-month average treasury bill rate changes each Thursday percent Current Rate 180-day certificate Minimurn deposit, $10,000 Substantial interest penalty for early withdrawal Page 2 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, December 28, 1978 I [  !NA 8EATrLE'FIReT TIONAL BA.N Harry C. James Vice-President- Manager 5th and Franklin 426-8295 Shelton Branch 426.829e. Member FDIC, Deposits Insuteo to