In light of the surrounding districts decision to close schools because of weather conditions, I felt it would be beneficial to review with the patrons, Garfield County School District procedures and expectations regarding this process. In GCSD, schools will be…
Beginning January 20th, 2016, Garfield County School District will be administering school climate surveys. The purpose is to gather stakeholder input about teachers, principals, and schools. All parents/guardians are invited to participate by filling out an online survey. Responses are anonymous and…
As we transition into the month of February, the District begins the process of analyzing the number of students enrolled in our schools and compares these numbers to the number of teachers, staff, and building costs District wide. With funding…
2015 Legislative Session The 2015 Legislative session will begin on Monday January 26th and end on March 12th. If you would like to see the Legislative meetings each week, you can log onto the following web page at http://le.utah.gov/~2015/schedule/schedule.htm. Each…
During the Utah School Board Association (USBA) Conference last week, all five members of the Garfield County School Board were recognized for completing the requirements of the Master Board Award (MBA) program. Board President Ken Platt and Board Vice President…
SAGE Interim Assessment If you have a student in Garfield School District in grades 3rd- 11th you have probably heard them talking about the “SAGE Interim” Assessments. I would like to discuss the SAGE Interim to provide parents and students…
Title 1 Schools in the State of Utah are based on socio-economic demographics which allow schools to qualify for supplemental federal funding. One determining factor in the qualification of a Title I school is the number of students who qualify…
GCSD Business Administrator Garfield County School District is pleased to announce Patty Murphy as the new Business Administrator. She comes to the District with over 20 years of school finance experience in successfully handling various state and district finances. Patty…
Accountability Reports – School Letter Grades On December 15, 2014 the Utah State Office of Education released two types of accountability reports for all schools in the State of Utah. The first report is titled PACE; it is tied to…
Merry Christmas! Each year the Garfield School District encourages students to submit a Christmas card design for the cover of the District Christmas card. All districts throughout the state, as well as employees in the District receive the Christmas card…