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Saturday, January 24, 2015

New School Board Members And ACT Results


Anita Weston, Reporter
Rich Civic Times

RADOLPH, Utah.  January 21, 2015.  Monty Weston, Bryce Huefner, and Eric Wamsley, the three new board members, were sworn into office.  The oath of office was administered by Brandee Johnson, the business administrator of the school district.

Pete Cornia was selected by the board to serve as the board president.  Scott Sabey was chosen as the vice president by the board.  These positions will be held for two years.  Eric Wamsley was asked to serve as the board’s representative to Bridgerland.  He was told that the Briderland Board meets once a month—their January meeting will be held this coming Monday.  Their meetings are usually held on a Monday night.  This position is very important to our school system so Wamsley was told that attendance at these meetings needs to be a high priority.

The motion was made and passed that Dale Lamborn be kept as the District Superintendent.  This is a two-year appointment.  It was noted that his salary will be considered when needed. 

The motion was made and passed to keep the Brandee Johnson, business administrator, for the district for the next two years.  Her status will be looked at in late May early June.

The meeting then moved to Mrs. Cornia’s room for a short report on the results of the SAGE test and the grades given to the schools in Rich County.  The elementary school in Laketown and the middle school in Laketown both were given a B grade.  The elementary school and high school in Randolph each received a C grade.

The ACT state results use a composite score of the four major areas—English, math, reading, and science.  The average of those four scores needs to be 18 or above to be considered college ready.  The students in Rich County generally fall into 20 -22.  However, the national way of determining this ACT score takes the four areas—English (18), math (22), reading (22), and science (23).  If a student fails to meet any one of these four scores, he or she is not considered college ready.  The national requirement is much more difficult for the students to reach.

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