Students at Hunter High have been working hard on a tale as old as time, but with a unique twist. The Hunter High Unified Performing Arts team partnered with special education classes to present a very heartwarming version of the musical “Beauty and the ...
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Board Meeting Report – September 2021
Administration Reports Bryce Day, director of Special Education, gave a report on updates to the Special Education Manual. Don Adams, assistant superintendent of Support Services, gave a report on interior finishes for the Cyprus and Skyline rebuilds. Board Meeting Reverence - Granite ...
Board Meeting 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 ...
Board Meeting Report – December 2018
Administration Reports David Garrett, Business Administrator, and representatives from Lewis Young Robertson & Burningham presented a report on bond sale results. This issuance received an AAA rating from Fitch Ratings. For more information, please contact Business Services at ...
Hartvigsen teacher receives Huntsman Award for Excellence in Education
Hartvigsen School secondary teacher Barbara Hegland was announced as one of 11 educators statewide to receive the 2017 Huntsman Award for Excellence in Education. Barbara is this year's special education winner, a distinction that is given to only one Utah teacher every year. The announcement ...
Video: Cottonwood student with special needs scores touchdown
Cottonwood High student Brian Herrera is an honorary team captain of the football team. He wears a Colts jersey on game day and often leads the team onto the field. Brian suited up for the varsity game against Taylorsville High School. He received the opening kickoff of the second half and ran ...
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. ...
Board Meeting Report – July 2016
Board Meeting Reverence – Taylorsville High graduate's AVID Speech Consent Items Purchases Contracts Interlocal Agreement with Salt Lake County, Right of Way Improvement Near Cyprus/Brockbank Campus Administrative Appointment/Transfer Administration Reports Linda Mariotti, ...
Plymouth students jump at the chance to help special education peers
Plymouth Elementary and Hartvigsen School are less than one hundred yards apart, yet that small gap is shrinking thanks to a partnership between the schools. Along with friendly activities that cross boundaries, many Plymouth Elementary students walk to Hartvgisen School on a weekly basis to join ...
Photos: Celebrating students on World Autism Awareness Day
Whittier Elementary marked World Autism Awareness Day with special activities for parents and families of students diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. As the school is a hub for special education in the District, administrators and teachers at Whittier wanted to bring greater awareness to ...