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Enhanced Safety Features on New Buses

August 2020Granite Schools

School bus with front crossing arm deployed

The district has intentionally invested in five targeted safety features for all new bus purchases. These features will be available on all school buses as the fleet is replaced along a fiscally responsible timeline. These features include: A stop arm camera system that captures video evidence of ...

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Filed Under: Parent LinkTagged With: bus, cam, camera, cross arm, crossing, drive, restraints, safety, school, school bus, seatbelt, seats, stop, student, system, traffic, transportation, vehicle

Video: How Are Bus Routes Planned?

February 2020Granite Schools

Graphic vector of school bus driver and badge and text 'School Bus Rides with Dave'

Planning and adapting school bus routes can be a tricky process. Fortunately, Granite School District uses highly effective practices to establish routes that save fuel and get students to and from school as safely and quickly as possible. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d21B2dYGgkM ...

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Filed Under: UncategorizedTagged With: analytics, bus, director, map, quickly, routes, safety, school bus, software, transportation, video

Do You Know What to Do When a Stop Arm is Activated?

November 2019Granite Schools

School bus with stop arm extended

Ignoring or bypassing school bus stop arms is an egregious traffic violation that puts students at risk. Most drivers understand they must stop when traveling in the same direction as a school bus and the stop arms are activated. But what about when you're traveling in the opposite direction? What ...

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Filed Under: Employee Link, Parent LinkTagged With: bus, help, safety, stop, stop arm, students, traffic, transportation, violation, walking

Here’s the List of Granite Employees Retiring this School Year

May 2019Granite Schools

Granite retirees greet each other

These professionals served as teachers, principals, administrators, office professionals, support staff, bus drivers, custodians, maintenance staff, counselors, and many other positions in the district. We are so grateful for their years of service in helping to prepare students for college, career ...

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Filed Under: Employee Link, Parent LinkTagged With: 2018, 2019, bus, custodian, experience, list, principal, retiree, retirees, retirement, secretary, support, teacher

GSD Buses Rollout New Technology To Eliminate Idling

August 2018Granite Schools

Media members film school bus

Granite School District began the 2018/2019 school year with idle-free technology installed on 40 buses—nearly a third of the entire fleet. Granite is the first school district in Utah to install the Utah-invented and patented Idle Free Heat Technology in its buses. The installation was made ...

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Filed Under: Employee Link, Parent LinkTagged With: air quality, anti-idle, bus, buses, grant, heating, idle free, inversion, technology, transportation, ucair

Snow closure practices in Granite School District

November 2017Granite Schools

Photo illustration of weather closure logo and school bus in snow

***Please read this article in full*** The Salt Lake Valley experiences about 50 inches of snowfall annually. Although we live in a climate with snowy winters, there are occasions when our area is hit by a sizable storm, even by our standards. While snowstorms do present obstacles, Granite ...

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Filed Under: Parent LinkTagged With: bus, closure, cold, drive, emergency, Featured, ice, late start, make up, procedure, snow, snow day, snowstorm, transportation, weather, winter

Granite’s weather closure procedures

November 2016Granite Schools

Photo illustration of weather closure logo and school bus in snow

We expect an annual average of 50 inches of snow in the Salt Lake Valley. Although we live in a climate with snowy winters, there are occasions when our area is hit by a sizable storm, even by our standards. In the midst of snowy weather it may seem peculiar for schools to keep their doors ...

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Filed Under: Parent LinkTagged With: bus, closure, open, procedure, roads, schools, snow, snow day, transportation, winter

Here are two more Service Stars before we close out the school year

May 2016Granite Schools

Customer Service Star logo

Our thanks to everyone who submitted nominations for the Customer Service Star. Here are two final recognitions for the school year: "Jenny Jackson is a secretary at Eisenhower Jr. High School. I work frequently with her because I am the PTSA treasurer. Jenny is always helpful and seems to have the ...

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Filed Under: Employee LinkTagged With: bonneville jr high, bus, customer service, eisenhower jr. high, secretary, service star, transporation

Using math to solve everyday problems

May 2016Granite Schools

Photo of UTA buses with 'Quickest Route' text

Granger High math teacher Walter Poelzing explains how his students found the quickest bus and TRAX routes from West Valley City to downtown Salt Lake City. ...

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Filed Under: Employee Link, Parent LinkTagged With: bus, granger high school, math, mathematics, routes, trax, uta

Here’s how you can help our students breathe easy (infographic)

December 2015Granite Schools

Photo of Salt Lake Valley during temperature inversion

Some folks enjoy summer, others prefer a snowy winter; but there’s complete consensus on at least one weather condition: valley inversions. Inversions are an unpleasant reality everyone, especially young children, senior citizens and those with respiratory conditions. Although the issue occurs on ...

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Filed Under: Parent LinkTagged With: air, bus, clean, exhaust, Featured, free, healthy, idle, inversion, quality, smog, transportation, walk, winter

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