After completing the first full month of school, I thought a discussion concerning school attendance would be an excellent topic. Nationally, September is considered National School Attendance Month and schools and districts spend time to alert students and the public…
When we talk about citizenship, it seems there is a generational difference of meaning. Today I would like to take a few minutes and discuss the new term known as Digital Citizenship. A good definition of citizenship quickly tells us…
Most recently, the Utah State Board of Education released the yearly school grades as compared one with another. Several weeks back, I commented on the assessment score for the district but this week the grade that comes with the results…
A few weeks back I talked about the WPU (weighted pupil unit) and other state funds, but that is not enough to run our schools. So where else does our revenue come from? During November of each year, local citizens…
While district student’s take most required assessments in the spring, results don’t make it back till after the summer vacation ends and school starts in session. This year is no exception. Recently, the ACT results for the district wide application…
While some districts have tried a grade or maybe even a school, Garfield County School District announces plans to move the entire district’s grades 4-12 population to a 1:1 computer ratio, which places a laptop computer in the hands of…
Most districts in Utah participate in the National School Lunch Program or NSLP. NSLP is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to children each school day.…
As the school year begins and students again make their way to our buildings, I thought I would take a minute to remind everyone the process we use to fund public education. Public education as we know it was assumed…
Garfield County has been participating in a grant program from the Utah STEM Action Center to utilize automated math tracking software to help parents and teachers follow success of their children’s math education. Garfield students will once again be receiving…
While reading the March 2014 Superintendent’s Corner, I noticed Mr. Dalton had mentioned that the district was at the state target of making available one computer to every student. During the last school board meeting, I introduced the prospects of…