Administration Reports Rick Anthony, assistant superintendent of Educator Support & Development, presented a report on the Student Information System, RFP. Rick Anthony presented a report on the Distance Plan for the 2021-2022 school year. Board Meeting Reverence - Eisenhower Junior ...
Granite News
Evergreen Jr High Educator Named CTE New Teacher of the Year
Anya Burtis, a College & Career Awareness and Family & Consumer Sciences teacher at Evergreen Junior High, has been named the Utah New Teacher of the Year by the Utah Association for Career & Technical Education. Using her passion for CTE, Anya instructs with the goal of helping ...
Granite Park Teacher Named Earth Science Teacher of the Year
Granite Park Junior High School science teacher Kristina Hight has been selected by the American Association of Petroleum Geologists as the Mountain West Earth Science Teacher of the Year. This award is given to educators who have "demonstrated outstanding leadership in the field of geoscience ...
GSD Student Selected to Represent Utah in U.S. Senate Youth Program
The United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) selected Skyline High School student Aarushi Verma to join senators Mike Lee and Mitt Romney in representing Utah during the 59th annual USSYP Washington Week. Aarushi will be part of a national student delegation of 104 students who will each also ...
Board Meeting Report – February 2021
Administration Reports Charlene Lui, director of Educational Equity, presented a report on the district's campaign to raise awareness of and prevent human trafficking. Danny Stirland, director of Secondary School Supervision, and Noelle Converse, director of Curriculum & Instruction, ...
Announcement of Position: Superintendent of Schools
The Granite School District Board of Education is seeking a qualified candidate for the position of Superintendent of Schools. The individual selected for the position will fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Dr. Martin W. Bates, who will retire on June 30, 2021, after serving as ...
Seven GSD Junior High Schools Recognized for Multilingual Learner Growth
Granite School District is among four school districts honored by the Utah State Board of Education for its efforts in supporting multilingual learners who achieved individual growth goals for 2020. Three schools (Kearns Junior High, Jefferson Junior High, and Eisenhower Junior High) were ...
GSD High Schools Honored for ‘Closing Opportunity Gap’
The Utah State Board of Education has recognized Kearns and Cyprus high schools as Utah High Schools of Excellence, and Hunter and Granger high schools as Exemplary High Schools for 'Closing the Opportunity Gap' for multilingual learners. Granite was among seven school districts recognized for ...
Track Your Bus from Your Smartphone
Parents and students can now track their Granite School District bus on the Here Comes the Bus app, available on The App Store and Google Play. This app shows the real-time location of your bus on a map, gives scheduled and actual arrival times for both home and school routes, and provides push ...
Board Study Session – January 2021
Administrative Appointment Information Item Scott Torlucci of Davis Demographics presented a population analysis report from Davis Demographics, which forecasts student population changes in Granite School District in the coming years. ...