Emery County School Board met in their regular meeting at
Cottonwood Elementary on Feb. 5. Board member in attendance were
Laurel Johansen, Sam Singleton, Marie Johnson and Royd Hatt.
Superintendent Kirk Sitterud and Business Administrator Ross
Huntington were also present. The meeting began with regular
agenda items, minutes, warrants and consent items. These items
were approved. Principal Dennis Jones began his report to the
board by expressing his appreciation to the board for their
continuing support of the peer-tutoring program. This program
teams a fifth grade student tutor with a second grade student.
After training the tutor, the work begins with the second grade
student. The second grade students have been tested and it was
discovered that they have made a years progress in the few
months since school began. Jones also reported that Teresa Jeffs
and Lynda Nelson, teachers at the school, have been trained in
the Fourth Block reading program that is ongoing. Lori Labrum is
currently in St. George recei