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2020 Legislative Session Summary

March 2020Granite Schools

Photo of Utah State Capitol

More than 80 bills pertaining to public education were introduced during the 2020 session of the Utah Legislature. Topics ranged from finances and budgets to school meals and concurrent enrollment. You can view the full slate of public education bills, including those that did not pass, on ...

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GSD Sterling Scholars Earn Top Honors

March 2020Granite Schools

Cindy Phan of Skyline High

Congratulations to our Granite students who received the highest awards in the statewide Sterling Scholar program! The Sterling Scholar awards program was developed by The Deseret News and KSL Broadcasting Group to recognize outstanding high school seniors in Utah. Every high school selects one ...

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Utah RISE Test Results Available on Portal

September 2019Granite Schools

RISE logo

Individual student reports from the 2019 end-of-year 3rd through 8th grade Utah RISE tests are available for parents and students to view on the Granite School District Portal. To view results, log in to the Parent Portal (portal.graniteschool.org) and click the 'Student Center' icon. Click your ...

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Filed Under: Parent LinkTagged With: accountability, board of education, results, rise, state, test, testing, utah

Cottonwood High Teacher Named Utah Teacher of the Year

September 2019Granite Schools

Cottonwood teacher speaks with news media

Our very own Lauren Merkley has been named the 2020 Utah Teacher of the Year by state superintendent Syd Dickson. Merkley, an English teacher at Cottonwood High School, was announced as the state winner during the Teacher of the Year banquet honoring the top teachers from school districts and ...

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September 2019 Board Meeting Report

September 2019Granite Schools

Taylorsville Madrigals perform at board meeting with text 'Board Report September 2019'

Board meeting convened at 5 p.m. and the board adjourned into an executive session. Board Meeting Reverence - Taylorsville High School Madrigals Recognitions The board recognized the Skyline High MESA Team for taking first place overall in the MESA USA National Engineering Design ...

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Filed Under: Board ReportTagged With: board meeting, board of education, bond, competition, cottonwood high, legislature, mesa, national, policy, skyline high, taylorsville high, teacher of the year, update, utah

Cottonwood High English Teacher Named Granite Teacher of the Year

May 2019Granite Schools

Cottonwood High teacher surprised with announcement as teacher of the year

Introducing the 2019 Granite School District Teacher of the Year: Lauren Merkley of Cottonwood High School! Lauren actually started her career in fundraising but soon realized what she was most passionate about was teaching. She left a successful job in New York and has been inspiring students ...

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Evergreen Jr. High students create ornaments to accompany National Christmas Tree

November 2018Granite Schools

Evergreen student showing Christmas tree ornament

Evergreen Jr. High is one of 56 schools across the country to create one-of-a-kind ornaments for the 2018 National Christmas Tree experience in Washington, D.C. The Evergreen students' handcrafted ornaments will adorn the tree representing Utah, which will be part of a circle of 56 smaller trees ...

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This is how schools make decisions regarding recess and air quality

December 2017Granite Schools

Vector drawing of buildings, mountains and sky with text 'Recess and Air Quality'

With winter setting in, it’s a good time for a refresher on how air quality can affect recess time. Student health and safety is our primary concern. As such, schools monitor air quality indexes and take appropriate action based on guidance from the Utah Department of Health. The guidance ...

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Filed Under: Parent LinkTagged With: air quality, asthma, breathe, condition, coughing, department, Featured, health, idle, idle free, inversion, levels, pollution, utah

Board Report – October 2017

October 2017Granite Schools

Vista Elementary Lighthouse Team sings at board meeting with text 'Board Meeting 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 ...

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Nine Kennedy Jr. High students heading to national History Day competition

May 2017Granite Schools

Kennedy students posing for photo at History Day competition

Granite students performed exceedingly well at the Utah History Day competition, and several are heading on to the national phase. The History Day contest calls on students to conduct historical research on a topic of their choice. Students then present their research in a specific format ...

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