The positive work being done in Granite's 30 Community Centers was highlighted in the first post of Utah Education Network's new Utah's Promising Practices website. These 30 Centers offer English as a Second Language (ESL) and Basic Computer Skills classes along with serving as hubs for community services. The recipients of these programs ...
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Videos: United Way honors Kearns High principal, Cottonwood High students
United Way of Salt Lake's Changemaker award is given to individuals and organizations who promote positive change in their community through diligent action. Kearns High School principal Maile Loo was honored for helping to change the odds for thousands of students by emphasizing increased graduation rates and college readiness. United Way ...
Board Study Session Report – May 2016
This report details consent items and action items from the May 17, 2016, board of education study session. Consent Items Purchases Contracts Ratification of Negotiations with GEA Action Item The board approved a second reading of the Secondary Fee Schedule as presented by Doug Larson, Director of Policy & Legal Services. ...
How do ESL teachers help students succeed in school?
Educator of the Week - Dayra Gaitan of Granite Park Jr. High offers us a glimpse inside her ESL class and explains her role in helping students succeed. ...
Science projects aims to help families learn to grow their own food
A student team from the Granite Technical Institute is working to help families in the community become self-sufficient. As part of their project for the Future Problem Solving Program, the team is teaching families and young students how to grow their own food. Here's an excerpt from the team's project outline: "Many people in our local ...
Opportunity to help refugee families in Granite School District
Granite Education Foundation is teaming up with other community organizations to serve Utah refugee families this holiday season. Your donation will make a difference in the life of a refugee. More than 70% of the state’s refugee families live in the boundaries of Granite School District. Many are under-employed and have a difficult time paying ...
New Granite Refugee Center will be a resource hub for families
Since the late 1980s, tens of thousands of refugee families from all over the world have resettled in Utah. The new Granite Refugee Center, located on the first floor of the Educational Programs building at the Granite Education Center, is a major step in providing services for individuals and their families who have fled their home nations for ...
Video: Sisters forgo birthday gifts to help Utah refugee families
Like most children their age, Indy and Willa DeBirk look forward to a big birthday party with their friends every year. But instead of collecting piles of presents for themselves on their special day, Indy and Willa ask their party guests to bring items that may seem out of place at a birthday celebration - diapers and wet wipes. Through the ...
Refugee students receive backpacks before heading to home schools
Students at the Tumaini Transition & Welcome Center were all smiles as colorful backpacks were distributed to the whole class this week. The donation comes from Steven Akerlow of Morgan Stanley, who has long supported refugee families in the Granite community. Haven’t heard of the Tumaini Transition Center? Watch this short video: ...
Refugee transition center helps new students navigate school system
The daily proceedings of school may be intuitive for most of us, but for families who have recently moved to the U.S. from a foreign country, the system can be overwhelming. With the help of the Tumaini Welcome & Transition Center, international students entering Granite School District are quickly mastering the fundamentals of the Utah ...