Administration Reports Donnette McNeill-Waters, Director of Human Resources, presented a Staffing Report to the board. Steve Hogan, Director of Planning & Boundaries, presented recommended solutions for potential boundary changes from the Population Analysis Committee. Board ...
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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 ...
Board Meeting Report – September 2016
Administration Reports Directors from Team Mill Hollow presented a proposal to assume stewardship of Mill Hollow Outdoor Education Center. Donnette McNeill-Waters, Director of Human Resources, presented a Staffing Report to the board. Board Meeting Reverence – Cottonwood High School ...
Skyline ASL educator named 2016 Teacher of the Year
Jody Lynn Tolley says she was “born to teach.” For a brief moment she thought she would have a career at SeaWorld, until she realized the job would primarily be teaching guests. Instead, she decided to “go back to the source” and become a full-time teacher. As Skyline High School’s American ...
Board Meeting Report – September 2015
Administrative Reports Don Adams, Assistant Superintendent of Support Services, gave a report on School Security Enhancements to the board. Mike Fraser, Assistant Superintendent of School Leadership and Improvement Services, presented a report on Network Initiatives to the board. John ...
Educator of the Week – Keri Graybill
Our Educator of the Week is Keri Graybill of Granite Park Junior High, who also happens to be the 2014 Granite School District Teacher of the Year. Keri was recognized by the Granite board of education this week for her instructional expertise and devotion to student learning. As an AVID ...
Granite Park AVID teacher named GSD Teacher of the Year
Keri Graybill began to question the real reason why the school had been called down to an assembly when the TV cameras began filming in her direction. Then, when principal Danny Stirland handed the microphone to Superintendent Bates, a realization began to settle in Keri’s mind; a particularly ...
2012-2013 Teacher of the Year
During the September Board of Education meeting the board officially recognized Howard Driggs Elementary second grade teacher Anne Reese as the 2012-2013 Teacher of the Year. Anne’s colleagues and Driggs Elementary patrons have consistently touted her ability her to energize and engage students in ...
Board Report – September 4, 2013
Board Meeting – September 4, 2013 Administrative Reports Representatives from the Granite Education Foundation gave a report on the Foundation’s recent projects and initiatives to the board. Presentation Donnette McNeill-Waters, director of Human Resources, gave a staffing report to the ...
Cottonwood High teacher named Theatre Teacher of the Year
Cottonwood High drama teacher Adam Wilkins received the Teacher of the Year award during the summer from the Utah Advisory Council of Theatre Teachers (UACTT). Adam, who has been teaching at Cottonwood for five years, received votes from teachers all over the state for his “Innovative and exemplary ...