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		<title>List of Granite Employees Retiring During the 2025-2026 School Year</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dmitri Carapezza]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 20:53:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[We are so grateful for the years of service these individuals have devoted to helping students prepare for&#160;college, career and life. If you recognize a name on this list, consider reaching out to send a message of thanks.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Outstanding Principal</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Trinda Burdett]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 15:14:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[As we move through these final days of the school year, I wanted to take a moment to express gratitude for the work you do and the impact you have on students every day. Teaching is one of the few professions that touches every other profession. Long after students forget specific assignments or lessons, they [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Outstanding Principal</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Trinda Burdett]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:54:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thank you for the profound impact you have on each individual student. The relationships you build and the belief you hold in your students’ potential are not small things; they are the foundation of growth. When students feel seen, known, and believed in, they begin to believe in themselves. That sense of self-efficacy changes how [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Outstanding Principal</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Trinda Burdett]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 21:49:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thank you teachers in the Granite School District. This time of year asks a lot of you. Between preparing students for assessments, navigating critical testing windows, managing the realities of surplus, and already looking ahead to next year, the weight can feel heavy—and at times, impossible to fully carry. Please know that your work is [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Outstanding Principal</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Trinda Burdett]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:05:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The strength of a school is not only found in what happens between a teacher and students, but also in how teachers show up for one another. When yo support a colleague through collaboration, encouragement, or sharing effective practices, you amplify impact across every classroom in the building. As John Hattie reminds us, “Collective teacher [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Outstanding Principal</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Trinda Burdett]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:14:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thank you for the tireless effort you bring each day to meet the needs of your students. As the weather warms and behaviors begin to shift, your ability to stay focused on what matters most—learning, growth, and relationships—does not go unnoticed. You set the temperature in your classrooms every day through clear expectations, consistency, and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Outstanding Principal</title>
		<link>https://www.graniteschools.org/blog/2026/03/12/outstanding-principal-36/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Trinda Burdett]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 20:05:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Teachers, you have my deepest appreciation for the commitment you show each day to ensuring students succeed. The most powerful teaching is not defined only by effort or good intentions, but by a clear focus on results, making sure that every student actually learns and grows. Great educators constantly reflect on their impact, adjust their [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Outstanding Principal</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Trinda Burdett]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 20:28:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Teachers quietly stand on the front lines of children’s lives. Beyond teaching reading, math, and science, they walk with students through moments of fear, grief, uncertainty, and growth. When a child faces crisis or heartbreak, a teacher is often the steady adult who notices, listens, and lifts them up. In classrooms every day, teachers shape [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Outstanding Principal</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Trinda Burdett]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 16:57:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Your work this year reflects what Paul Bambrick-Santoyo describes in Leverage Leadership 2.0: culture is not an abstract idea—it is the daily, disciplined practice of high expectations, consistent follow-through, and shared belief in what students can achieve. Strong culture lives in the routines you reinforce, the clarity of purpose you communicate, and the way you [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Outstanding Principal</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Trinda Burdett]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 16:20:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Research conducted by The Wallace Foundation in Learning from Leadership (Louis, Leithwood, Wahlstrom, &#38; Anderson, 2010) underscores a powerful truth about schools: “next to classroom instruction, leadership is the most significant school-related influence on student learning—and there has not been a single documented case of a school improving student achievement in the absence of talented [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Outstanding Principal</title>
		<link>https://www.graniteschools.org/blog/2026/01/30/outstanding-principal-32/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Trinda Burdett]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 20:03:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The BOOST initiative is a targeted Granite School District effort designed to provide intensified support to a small number of schools facing the most significant instructional and academic challenges. Schools participating in BOOST receive additional leadership capacity, instructional coaching, and focused district-level support aimed at strengthening teaching and learning and accelerating student growth. While BOOST [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Outstanding Principal</title>
		<link>https://www.graniteschools.org/blog/2026/01/23/outstanding-principal-31/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Trinda Burdett]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 16:17:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[To our dedicated teachers in Granite School District: thank you for your unwavering commitment to our shared vision of “improving student achievement by improving instruction.” Each day, your professionalism, expertise, and devotion to students shape not only academic outcomes but lives. Research consistently affirms the central role of instruction in student success. As Barber and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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