Flexibility (7c: eo Use at Junior High | ee Architect Keith W. Wilcox. ‘said Kiet: new; _ flexible classrooms designed for the modern team that novel features of the design teaching concept. pioneered by the approved by the Weber School Board includes: folding soundr ‘oot eter mene! Dene are now in partitions: which ere made of leaded Hug)‘a farbic. and pitted: in lead at ‘floor’ ible classrooms arid. 75 places girls as Concrete teaching centers sepalarge rooms, each of whieh eae le “be Uivided. into two or Mi ne\ - home aleoves provide:30 extra. s - Wahiquist _ Junior re new addition being « pe ; had ‘| Sate enrollment States habe ‘shown cibexeset in the! in the fall Weber District building program. built for 650 pu _ Principal Spencer passed: the 900 more. SNR Principal Spencer: Wyatt whieh emphasizes flexible classSaid. | rooms Stich as: the new Wahiquist | “The aaatice was. bide ‘needed addition, and send administrators to. eliminate the overcrowding that to Utah to inspect such facilities. iforced the school gymnasium and Dr. T. H. Bell, superintendent ro: eteria to double as = of the district, said that the progress in flexibility has been extremely rapid, going from simple parti| tions to separaté areas of a elass., {00m to the entire new additious Bo the iio wat 2 m ple | and ee now being con a the end of ma ee tractor’s sales force as ; of the use of spe@ial parti | Mercy y vin, Mac Ehce and Bruce teachers, set up a team _ structed. Sib ntinRC NX. W films were shot and ‘made for use by a n. © Situation for the | photograp ie The soundproof partitions ‘ | closed to separate four classrooms, partially opened to make two arger rooms, and completely opened make an auditorium. There two of these four-room areas f ike jing one another across a double Stage. on which electronic te ei ing centers can be placed. => About 40 individual study ale oves, are part of the $321,000 addition’ which allows individual students to advance through. their SLUGS at various levels if desirable. Mr, Wyatt hopes to put the hee also inter- ested in the merit pay program Because the “Weber School Dis- trict “see me 0 have answers to at Weber, and some. seemed surprised that the district had no trouble obtaining teachers. -edvicational prob-| | ‘some im veiaa John "aseista nt Superint La- ‘gram was ‘on a voluntary basis and has been invitedendent to speak ‘that teachers were not pe to eastern Idaho school me t “at Soda Sptings on ar at “he discussed theFe| ‘cepts of meri Pay, team and au rooms, with admigistrators from the ‘ifth District: roy Adahor: State Colsacesied oe en ¥ ii sh he 5 yr ble been plo- _ completes igh in any way if they did not desire to’ participate. He also explained that the rating system set up would function with or jseltiat the merit pay coneept. | dg ‘the teacher on | ‘methods according to the “seven “conditions of learning,” not on subject matter which is revealed: through a national test, Mr. John. said, “We are glad to pass on lessons we’ have «aio a. the incep- ‘tion of | Pater eber. ‘District official said, %? oa - Administrators were ible classrooms, among the most! modern in America, into full-time use when school convenes after the holidays. Soon afterward, a film will be made by the manufacturer of partitions showing them in acti | with students receiving the benefit of the most. advanced thinking -in acteasatiols today, Mr. Wyatt said. “You know team te ori- ginated in Utah,” he said, “ar |Wahiquist Junior High was i about the first school to. trait ‘teachers for this ‘tive approach.” new and effec- ae ee ete eect enn