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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Granite 1 of 4 districts nationwide selected for School Leadership Cohort
Granite School District has been selected to participate in the George W. Bush Institute’s School Leadership District Cohort, a professional learning community consisting of four selected school districts across the U.S. “We have chosen four school districts that understand how critical school ...
Board Report – October 2017
Administration Reports Rick Anthony, Assistant Superintendent of Educator Support & Development, presented a review of the Granite District Educator Conference to the board. Kandace Barber, Director of Staff Development, gave an Induction Presentation to the board. The board convened into ...
Scores of Granite employees mark major career milestone
Each of the contract employees celebrating 25 years of service has played a part in helping students reach their potential. Here's the list of this year's Gold Pin recipients: ...
Ten educators announced as Excel Award winners
The Excel Award selection committee hopped on a bus and traveled around the district to surprise educators with Granite's prestigious award. Shock, awe and gratitude flashed across the faces of the recipients, but their recognition comes as no surprise to their students and colleagues. Here are ...
Kearns Jr. High re-designated as a Utah School to Watch
Touting exemplary work and a dedicated staff, the Schools to Watch program has given Kearns Jr. High a special distinction for the second time. Earning the designation as a ‘School to Watch’ means Kearns Jr. High sustained a trajectory of student growth and improvement over the course of several ...
Board Meeting Report – October 2016
Administrative Reports Granite Superintendent Dr. Martin Bates presented a District Priorities update to the board. As part of the update, assistant superintendents provided insight on the progress of the Five-Year Strategic Plan. For more information, contact Student Learning & Support ...
Service Star – Responding to concerns with empathy
This week's Customer Service Star goes to Upland Terrace Elementary principal Jennifer Keil-Reed. This is an experience from a parent: "[My son] is a high functioning boy with autism. We are returning to Upland Terrace this year to help him adjust to the students before junior high. I told Mrs. ...
Woodrow Wilson principal receives United Way ‘Changemaker’ award
Jadee Talbot knows full well the positive impacts of community collaboration. As principal of Woodrow Wilson Elementary, he has brought partners together to secure the best results for students. "We talk a lot about numbers, but I get to see the faces attached to those numbers on a daily basis," ...
Granite employees celebrate career milestone
Thousands of school days, thousands of memories, and individual lives touched through dedication to the profession. Here’s the list of contract employees celebrating 25 years of service in Granite School District: Whitney Afoa – Math Teacher, Bennion Jr. High Lorri Aldridge – Counselor, ...