As I was talking to some friends at the GOP Caucus last night and was floored when I realized that Barry Newbold (The JSD Superintendant) has a higher salary ($213k per year) than any elected Congress person, Senator, or Governor in the ENTIRE United States, the only elected officials at that level or higher who make more are the President of the United States ($400k per year) and the Vice President of the United States ($221k per year). In my opinion that is beyond ridiculous, why and how could this happen? The Superintendant in the Canyons School District makes $175k per year, if Newbold took a pay cut to $175k per year, to be inline with that or to be "competitive", that would save $38k per year which could pay for another teacher and perhaps a part time aid, the little things do add up...

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   This is unacceptable, especially when the children of the Jordan School District are going to be having to adjust to the changes of the current budgets issues by losing programs and teacher’s aides, etc.  Do you feel okay with this? Not me, and this is just the tip of the iceberg, more info to come of the fiscal abuse at play in the JSD leadership.

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   Rumor has it that Superintendant Newbold gets a $250 per month clothing budget, wow (NOT sure this is a fact or not...I am getting the expanded budget for the JSD to see if this is in fact accurate or false, there are many things that could be hidden in the main budget which is vauge in many areas).

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   Rep. Jim Bird of West Jordan announced that Senate Bill 295, the bill that would allow the Jordan School District to use building money to pay teachers, has passed.

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   As many of you know, the Jordan School District has a $30 million deficit and had announced they would be forced to lay off 500 employees including 250 teachers.  The passage of this bill will allow the district to use around $10 million dollars for teacher salaries, potentially saving some jobs.  The governor does have to sign the bill, but he is expected to do so.

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   The school board will have the ultimate say in exactly how those funds will be spent, but Superintendent Newbold told the Trib he thinks retaining teachers will be a priority.

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(thanks goes out to the www.oursouthvalley.com team for the article) 

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   Here are the new rules and changes coming to Oquirrh Lake this year, so before you pack up the family and decide to swing down to the lake these are the NEW rules you need to know:

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There is NO swimming and NO wading allowed this year (last year wading was allowed). Swimming will only be permitted as part of a Kennecott land approved event/activities.

There will no longer be parking allowed on the East Side of Oquirrh lake Rd, and a new stop sign will be put in at Oquirrh Lake Rd/ Dorena Ln.

All pets must be on leashes and are not allowed in the lake.

Fishing is still allowed in designated fishing zones (until the lake is fished out, the UDWR stills says there are no future plans to stock Oquirrh lake).

Lifejackets must be worn by all boaters at all times and restrict the use of motorized boats to authorized lake patrol/rescue activities.

NO portable BBQ’s, tents, or awnings will be allowed.

NO glass containers are allowed.

NO pets are allowed in the Eastlake Beach area (pets can only be taken to the North Shore Beach).

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And there also will be a few new and similar additions as listed below…

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   A Press Conference for the ShopWest.Org is being held tomorrow 3/4/2010 at the South Jordan Chamber of Commerce at 1:15pm. The ShopWest.org group was formed last week by some local community leaders (Roger Kirkman, Amy Bone, Mary Cannon, Joe Ross, Aaron Osmond, Paul Pugmire, Chris Merrill, & Jenn and Chris Blake). The South Jordan Chamber of Commerce—in partnership with local PTA groups and concerned residents—will be leading the press conference and will be announcing the formation of a new citizens’ group called ShopWest.Org created to drive community awareness and initiate long term support for the financial problems facing the Jordan School District.  Specific details will be announced at the event.

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