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Sunday, April 30, 2017

School Fees And New Hires

Bobbie Bicknell Coray, Reporter
Rich Civic Times

RANDOLPH, Utah.  April 19, 2017.  Principal Kip Motta said that it was often difficult to collect the middle school fees.  There is a fee of $25 for books and supplies.  That is the fee that parents sometimes do not pay.  They do pay the $40 computer fee which provides students with IPads.  Motta suggested that they combine the two fees into one and call it a middle school fee.

Motta also said that they would like to get more parents at back to school night.  Last year only three people came to the meeting and two of them were teachers who were also parents.  Motta thinks there needs to be an incentive.  If people come to the Back to School night the middle school fee would then be $20 less.  There are a lot of issues the parents need to know about.  For example there are issues with texting and disturbing apps that are dangerous to the students.  Parents need to be educated. 

High School Principal Rick Larson said that there will be a new teacher, Erin Worthlin, who taught four years at Syracruse Middle School and has a master’s degree in social studies will replace Miss Kennedy. Worthlin is from Montpelier originally.

Jackie Soltes has been hired to be the assistant volleyball coach.  Cody Lundgren the coach for girl’s golf.   Boys’ basketball head coach will be Zach Mckee with Jordan Mckee as assistant coach.
 
The Middle School will play football and volley ball which makes a conflict for wrestling because of change of season so that job needs to be posted.

Principal Kip Motta said that they have finished interviews for two elementary school teachers.  Katy Hoffman and Frank Smith have been hired.  Hoffman comes from Evanston and Smith has taught seven years in Lyman, Wyoming.  Hoffman comes in as a 5th year teacher.  Smith has a master’s degree and Hoffman is currently working on a master’s degree. 

Ellen Maynes will be driving the bus for the Garden City route. Victoria Johnson has been hired as an aide at South Rich Elementary.


The next board meeting will be May 17. The 2018 budget will be available then.  

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