--- 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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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 possible through grant funding from the Utah Clean Air ...
Snow closure practices in Granite School District
***Please read this article in full*** The Salt Lake Valley experiences about 50 inches of snowfall annually. Although we live in a climate with snowy winters, there are occasions when our area is hit by a sizable storm, even by our standards. While snowstorms do present obstacles, Granite School District aims to keep schools open whenever ...
Granite’s weather closure procedures
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, even by our standards. In the midst of snowy weather it may seem peculiar for schools to keep their doors open. While snowstorms do present obstacles, Granite ...
Help us keep the air clean for our students
You can reduce air pollutants with the turn of a key. Although it may seem like your individual effort to reduce emissions won’t have an impact, the collective actions of each person can help our students breathe easy. The bulk of wintertime inversion pollution comes from mobile sources (cars on roads). Tailpipe emissions enter the ...
Transportation Department rolls to victory in district wellness challenge
Staff members with the Transportation Department lost a combined average of 5.8 percent of their body mass during the Waist Management challenge. Tom Given, Director of Transportation, was the top male participant in the competition for whole district, and led his staff to claim 'The Rock.' Here are this year's winners: Top ...
Here’s how you can help our students breathe easy (infographic)
Some folks enjoy summer, others prefer a snowy winter; but there’s complete consensus on at least one weather condition: valley inversions. Inversions are an unpleasant reality everyone, especially young children, senior citizens and those with respiratory conditions. Although the issue occurs on a broad scale, there are simple ways you can help ...
This is how schools determine snow closures
Here in Utah we expect an annual average of 50 inches of snow in the Salt Lake Valley alone. Needless to say we are a little more accustomed to snow than some of our friends in other parts of the country. However, there are occasions when our neck of the woods is hit by a sizeable storm, even by our standards. In the midst of snowy weather it ...
What is the Student Neighborhood Access Program?
Walking or biking to school has many more advantages than saving money on gasoline. More walking to and from school means cleaner air, less traffic congestion, healthy habits, and support for infrastructure improvements. It can also translate to a deeper sense of community for neighborhood residents. Obviously there are many families in ...
Granite rolls out Bus Ad Contest for students
Students, think you have what it takes to design a real advertisement? Granite School District CTE and Communications departments are seeking student-designed advertisements to be place on school buses. This is a great opportunity to for young designers to take their skills to the next level and display their work to the general public. As an ...