Administration Report David Garrett, Business Administrator, and representatives from Lewis Young Robertson & Burningham presented a report on bond sale results. For more information, please contact Business Services at 385.646.4594 The board convened into an executive session. Board Meeting Reverence - Crestview Elementary ...
Granite News
Love of Learning Propels Book Club of Retired GSD Educators
A walking history of Granite School District, retired teachers and staff keep their minds sharp by getting together every month for book club. This book club has been going strong for more than 30 years. Lucy Anna Bywater is the leader of the group. She retired in 1992 and was a former counselor at Cyprus High and Granite Park. Bywater ...
Cottonwood High Baseball Coach Named UHSAA Coach of the Year
Cottonwood High School baseball coach Jason Crawford was named the Utah Baseball Coach of the Year by UHSAA. This encompasses all classifications, 1A-6A baseball programs. “Being named the Utah Baseball Coach of the Year means that we are doing things right as a program,” said Crawford. “Our kids have bought into the direction that our coaching ...
Kearns High Coach Focuses on How Students View Themselves
Kearns High School Football Coach Matt Rickards is the winningest football coach in Kearns High School historyl. The team has won regionals three years in a row. In 2004 Rickards starting coaching at Cyprus High and for the last seven seasons has been at Kearns High. Rickards has made a huge impact on his players. He and his staff have ...
Thespians from Multiple Schools Raise Funds for Kenya Refugees
Earlier this year four organizations worked together to create a fundraiser to raise money for Kenya Refugees. Granite School District, The Gandhi Alliance for Peace, United Nations and Plan-B Theater collaborated together for the one common goal. The United Nations approached local play writer Julie Jensen and asked her to do a play as a ...
Do You Know What to Do When a Stop Arm is Activated?
Ignoring or bypassing school bus stop arms is an egregious traffic violation that puts students at risk. Most drivers understand they must stop when traveling in the same direction as a school bus and the stop arms are activated. But what about when you're traveling in the opposite direction? What if the road has more than two lanes? What if ...
Board Meeting Report – November 2019
Administration Reports Kieth Bradshaw, Director of Risk & Property Management, presented the 2019 Student Enrollment report to the board. Rick Anthony, Assistant Superintendent of Educator Support & Development, reported on employee survey data for preferences regarding New Contract Days. The board recognized Wednesday, November 20 ...
Inclement Weather Closure Procedures
— Please read this article in full — First and foremost, please know that Granite School District aims to keep schools open whenever possible. Snow storms are a reality in the Salt Lake Valley, and though winter weather may present challenges, school closures or delays are rare. If you do not receive a notification of any kind of a school ...
October 2019 Board Meeting Report
Administration Reports Donnette McNeill-Waters, director of Human Resources, presented the 2019-2020 Staffing Report to the board. Rick Anthony, assistant superintendent of Educator Support & Development, presented a report on the August teacher Professional Learning Days. Steve Hogan, director of Planning & Boundaries, gave a report ...
Hillside Teacher Receives National Excellence in Teaching Award
Archer Birrell, a fourth-grade teacher at Hillside Elementary, will receive the California Casualty Award for Teaching Excellence. Birrell is one of 45 public school teachers who will be presented this prestigious award at the NEA Foundation’s Salute to Excellence in Education Gala next February in Washington, D.C. Hillside Elementary will receive ...