--- Please read this article in full --- 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. In the midst of snowy weather it may seem peculiar for schools to keep their doors open. While snowstorms do ...
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March Board Meeting Report
Administration Reports Noelle Converse, Director of Special Education, gave a report on the Continued Eligibility Diploma. This diploma is available to students with severe cognitive disabilities. For more information, please contact the Special Education Department: 385.646.7336 Rick Anthony, Assistant Superintendent of Teaching & Learning ...
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 leadership is to improving student outcomes,” said ...
Board Report – December 2017
Administrative Reports David Garrett, Business Administrator, and representatives from LewisYoung gave a report on the results of recent bond sales (not related to the 2017 bond election), which received high ratings from Fitch Ratings. For more information contact Business Services at 385-646-4594. Ben Horsley, Director of Communications, ...
Olympus High students swap shirts in the name of school unity
Finding a seat in Olympus High School’s auditorium for the ‘Be Strong, Swap a Heart’ assembly was like unwrapping a gift. As students and staff filed in, they saw t-shirts draped on every seat in the room; each one a story about an individual person. As they took their seats, they will wore the personality of someone else in the school. In ...
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 an executive session. Board ...
Hunter Elementary creates their own aurora borealis for classmate battling cancer
Since the time she was 7 years old, Hunter Elementary fifth-grader Karma Maestas has wanted to see the northern lights in person. The opportunity, however, seemed far off, especially considering Karma is currently battling osteosarcoma. Since the time of her diagnosis, Karma has had to miss out on many things we perhaps take for granted. But ...
Teacher of the Year: South Kearns first-grade teacher Sarah Wilson
“Every child can learn, and as teachers we should endeavor to help them achieve their potential." That's the teaching philosophy of South Kearns Elementary first-grade teacher Sarah Wilson, and as those who know her can attest, it's a philosophy she lives by every single day. Mrs. Wilson is the 2017 Granite School District Teacher of the Year. ...
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 this year's Excel Award winners: Emily Lehnardt ...
Granite Park is Utah’s only National AVID Demonstration School
Administrators and faculty at Granite Park Junior High were elated to hear from the AVID “bigwigs” that the school’s status as a National Demonstration School (the only school in Utah to earn the distinction) will be renewed through 2019. AVID, an acronym for Advancement Via Individual Determination, is a national program designed to help ...