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Board Meeting Report – February 2020

February 2020Granite Schools

Calvin Smith Elementary students shake hands with board members and text 'Board Report February 2020'

Administration Reports Rob Averett, Director of Student Assessment, presented the Annual Assessment Report to the board. Superintendent Bates detailed District Level Reorganization of departments and divisions effective February 5, 2020. Board Meeting Reverence - Calvin Smith ...

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Filed Under: Board ReportTagged With: assessment, board meeting, board of education, calendar, calvin smith elementary, curriculum, cyprus high school, granger high, granite technical institute, gti, matheson jr high, median growth, mgp, population analysis committee, proficiency based, skyline high, special education, study list, test

Proposed human sexuality curriculum materials available for review

November 2017Granite Schools

Stack of booklets with text 'Human Sexuality Curriculum Materials'

Granite School District's Human Sexuality Committee - a group composed of parents, school nurses, psychologists, district health specialists, PTA representatives, teachers, district administrators, and school administrators - is required by state law to review materials which teachers would like to ...

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Filed Under: Parent LinkTagged With: board of education, committee, curriculum, Featured, human sexuality, materials, proposed, review

An interview with Granite’s art, dance and theatre curriculum specialist

March 2015Granite Schools

Photo of Tamara Burnside artwork

K-12 fine arts specialist Tamara Burnside has been sharing her love of art with students for decades. Since her first position at Olympus Junior High in 1994, Tamara has been encouraging students to follow their passion and work hard as they pursue artistic careers. Tamara was recently ...

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Filed Under: Employee LinkTagged With: art, contemporary, curriculum, drawing, educator, foster art blog, program, specialist, tamara burnside, theatre

New human sexuality materials

November 2014Granite Schools

Photo of new human sexuality curriculum materials

The Granite School District Human Sexuality Committee – a group composed of parents and district staff members – has approved a new program as part of the human sexuality curriculum. The program, titled How to Avoid Falling for a Jerk (or Jerkette), was created by Love Thinks, LLC, and focuses on ...

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Filed Under: Parent LinkTagged With: committee, curriculum, Featured, health, how to avoid falling for a jerk, human sexuality, love thinks, materials, maturation, parent, relationships, review

Granite science specialist selected as finalist for Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching

September 2014Granite Schools

Photo of teacher with text "Megan Black, State Finalist, Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science."

Granite science curriculum specialist Megan Black is among five outstanding Utah educators chosen as state finalists for the nation’s highest honor for K-12 sceince teaching. The Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching is given to 108 educators in the U.S. each year. The ...

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Filed Under: Employee LinkTagged With: award, curriculum, discover, excellence, megan black, nomination, presidential, recognition, science, specialist, teaching

Photo Gallery: Manifest Destiny lesson has students trek, calculate and reflect

April 2014Granite Schools

Bennion Junior High history teacher Brian Fries gave his students some words of direction and encouragement before settling off on a journey to connect with western pioneers. Luckily they only had to travel about 30 yards before reaching their destination. That’s when the lesson began to expand ...

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Filed Under: Employee LinkTagged With: bennion junior high, brain fries, curriculum, manifest destiny, math, oregon trail, pioneer

SAGE: Utah’s new end-of-year test

March 2014Granite Schools

This year marks the transition away from the longstanding Criterion Reference Tests (CRTs) to a new rigorous exam presented in a technologically advanced fashion. The Student Assessment of Growth and Excellence (SAGE) is an online adaptive test that was custom-built to measure students’ ...

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Filed Under: Parent LinkTagged With: adaptive, computer, core, crt, curriculum, Featured, sage, standard, standardized, test, utah

Eduspeak: Defining common terms in the education system

August 2013Granite Schools

Have you ever had a medical physician speak to you in abbreviations, acronyms or Latin phrases that didn’t make any sense? Most every profession has its own unique phrases and words, including education. Here’s a list of some common education terms that you will likely hear throughout the school ...

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Filed Under: Parent LinkTagged With: act, acuity, ap, benchmark, crt, curriculum, dual immersion, education, eduspeak, gec, gti, jargon, land trust, magnet, plc, sat, scc, standards, terms, usoe

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