Recognitions The board recognized Academic All-State athletes for fall sports. The board recognized the Olympus High girls soccer team and the Skyline High boys golf team for winning state championships. Consent Items PurchasesLAND Trust Amendments Information Item Rick Anthony, ...
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Board Meeting Report – November 2020
Administrative Reports Kieth Bradshaw, director of Risk, Property Management & Student Accounting, presented a 2020 School Enrollment report to the board. Don Adams, assistant superintendent of Support Services, presented an update on the design and construction of Cyprus High School and ...
Teachers Navigating Challenges, Discovering New Methods in Age of Distance Learning
Distance learning has come with a bit of a learning curve for everyone, but our teachers have spent hours on end to shift the learning from the classroom to online. Although most teachers wish they could see their students in person, technologies like Zoom, Google Hangouts and Canvas still make ...
What Do You Want to Learn?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fm62oHvWTgg What do you want to learn while you're in school? What kinds of skills would you love to have? How do you want to begin your career? With Career & Technical Education students can explore professions, master skills that match their interests, ...
GSD Buses Rollout New Technology To Eliminate Idling
Granite School District began the 2018/2019 school year with idle-free technology installed on 40 buses—nearly a third of the entire fleet. Granite is the first school district in Utah to install the Utah-invented and patented Idle Free Heat Technology in its buses. The installation was made ...
Board Meeting Report – November 2017
Administrative Reports Leslie Bell, Director of Curriculum, presented an update on the Beverley Taylor Sorenson Arts Learning Program to the board. Jadee Talbot, Associate Director of Educational Equity, presented a report on Meeting the Needs of Students in Poverty in Granite School ...
Watch: Junior high students tackling big environmental issues
Students in JoAnne Brown's science classes at Olympus Jr. High are participating in the national Lexus Eco Challenge, which invites students to develop environmental solutions in their own community. This year's participating teams are taking on air pollution, clean transportation, biofuel, and ...
What science questions are today’s GSD students tackling?
The Granite School District STEM Fair had a familiar feel that most current and former students can relate to. There were tri-fold cardboard displays, photos of experiments, diagrams, charts, graphs, and capable students eager to explain their projects. But what sorts of problems are today’s ...
This media assistant works miracles with stubborn electronics
How frustrating is a technology breakdown? How much of a relief is it when someone fixes said problem quickly and painlessly? Meet media assistant Austin Swan: “Austin frequently assists the library media specialist in resolving technology work order requests. He does a fantastic job fixing ...
21st Century Learning: Communication
The modern classroom leverages technology to support student learning. This is best accomplished when technology is woven into the curriculum in such a way that the tool promotes the desired learning outcome. With new technologies like Chromebooks entering the classroom, it is vital that these ...