Administration Reports Bryce Day, director of Special Education, gave a report on updates to the Special Education Manual. Don Adams, assistant superintendent of Support Services, gave a report on interior finishes for the Cyprus and Skyline rebuilds. Board Meeting Reverence - Granite ...
Granite News
Wasatch Jr High Student Takes on Task of Repainting Mill Creek Elem. Playground Maps
Wasatch Jr. High student Daniella Selguera noticed that the maps painted on the asphalt of the playground at Mill Creek Elementary were showing obvious signs of age and wear. Daniella and her family took it upon themselves to repaint the maps for current and future students at Mill Creek. Over ...
West Lake Educator Named Runner Up for Utah Teacher of the Year
Spanish dual language immersion teacher Albert Ferrarons Font is this year's runner up for the Utah Teacher of the Year award - the highest honor for educators in the state. Mr. Ferrarons was crowned Granite School District's 2021 Teacher of the Year in the spring during a surprise announcement ...
August 2021 Board Report
Administration Reports Rick Anthony, assistant superintendent of Educator Support & Development, gave a report on the ESSER plan that will be on the September consent agenda. Doug Larson, director of Policy & Legal Services, discussed the mass action lawsuit many districts across the ...
Cottonwood High Grad to Represent Salt Lake Area in Leadership Summit
Yousuf Haidari, a recent graduate from Cottonwood High School, has been selected as one of this year's Bank of America Student Leaders. Yousuf is joining more than 300 community-minded high school juniors and seniors virtually this summer to focus on civic engagement, mentorship, leadership ...
July 2021 Board Meeting Report
Administration Reports Board president Karyn Winder administered the Superintendent Oath of Office to Dr. Richard Nye. John Welburn, assistant superintendent of School Leadership & Improvement, gave a report on the administrator placement and selection process. Don Adams, assistant ...
June 2021 Board Report
Reverence - Bennion Jr. High student Joshua Johnson read his National PTA award-winning essay. Recognitions The board recognized Skyline High student Aarushi Verma for being named the state Sterling Scholar winner in Social Studies. The board recognized Academic All-State athletes for ...
List of Granite Employees Retiring This Year
These professionals served as teachers, principals, administrators, office professionals, support staff, bus drivers, custodians, maintenance staff, counselors, and many other roles in the district. We are so grateful for their years of service in helping to prepare students for college, career and ...
Superintendent Bates Retirement Celebration
Superintendent Bates is retiring this year after 26 years in Granite School District, 11 of which were spent as superintendent. A celebration will be held in his honor on Tuesday, June 22 at the Granite Education Center (2500 S. State Street) 5-story building from 3 to 5 p.m. ...
Recap of This Year’s Teacher Features
In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week, we gathered teacher feature nominations sent in by colleagues and parents from school locations throughout Granite School District. These spotlights were shared throughout the month of May over on Granite's Facebook page, and we've gathered them all ...