I would like to congratulate the student s from the Garfield School District who competed in the Sterling Scholar competition at Dixie State University on April 3rd. The students did an excellent job competing against other students from Washington, Iron,…
In the 2014 Legislative Session, SB 38 was passed and signed by the Governor. I would personally like to thank Senator Ralph Okerlund and Representative Kay McIff for sponsoring SB 38. Rural Superintendents proposed the idea to Legislators a year…
Garfield School District continues to improve technology accessibility for students. A few months ago, I discussed that Garfield School District awarded mini grants to the teachers who requested classroom materials. Recently, the District has provided over 300 new Chrome Books…
The 2014 Utah Legislature will come to a close on March 13, 2014. As of March 8, the Utah Legislature has passed 210 bills. For a current listing of bills that have been passed, you can log on to the…
If you have students who are currently in a high school mathematics class or if you will have a student enrolling in 9thgrade next year, I would like to make you aware of the high school mathematic requirements that are…
The Garfield County School Board recently approved the purchase of 11 automated external defibrillators (AED’s) with an estimated cost of $12,000. The AED is a portable electronic device used in cardiac arrhythmias which can lead to cardiac arrest. These devices…
GCSD Parent, Student, and Staff Survey 2014 Garfield School District will be conducting an extensive District-wide survey for parents, students, and staff members. The feedback is essential to improving the learning environment of our schools. We want you to know…
With the 2014 Utah Legislature in session, education bills continue to be at the forefront in the number of new proposed bills. As of February 7th, there are 87 education related bills working their way through the Legislature. The bills…
SAGE Testing The Utah State Office Education (USOE) has released the new adaptive assessment called SAGE. The SAGE acronym stands for Student Assessment for Growth and Excellence. SAGE is the new Utah computer adaptive assessment system, aligned to the State’s…
Garfield School District Mini-Grants Garfield School District received an unexpected one time allocation from the Garfield County Treasurers Office per their auditor’s adjustment recommendations. With these additional funds, the School Board suggested to have the teachers in the District apply…