What is NESS? The term NESS is a very important program for Garfield County School District and even more important to our students. NESS or Necessarily Existent Small Schools is a state program that was created to recognize that…
Bryce Valley Elementary School Construction Update We are moving forward on the construction of Bryce Valley Elementary School in Tropic. As a property owner, you may have noticed that for the last two years, you paid a lower tax rate…
As Thanksgiving Approaches, As we prepare for Thanksgiving this year, I am once again reminded of the bounty we have for our students in Garfield County. After being hit with about a $1.5 million reduction in revenues for…
During board discussion concerning our revenues to proceed with a new school in Tropic to serve the families at Bryce Valley Elementary, several issues were mentioned that caused some concern. We were hopeful to combine this project with a new…
Based totally on the agrarian need for farm labor, the school year was purposely set to not interfere with the cycle of crop growth and harvest. Family plots needed to be worked and the demand for labor got more immense…
In 2012, the Utah State Legislature passed HB513 creating a program to help at-risk students with literacy intervention, growth, and achievement in student grades K-3. The program was designed to be technology based and centered on the adaptive learning process.…
Utah Preparing Students Today for a Rewarding Tomorrow (UPSTART) is a pilot project established by the Utah State Legislature that uses a home-based education technology approach to develop the school readiness skills of preschool children. The program concentrates on preschool…
Congratulations to our Sterling Scholar winners from Thursday night’s competition. The Regional competition was held on the Southern Utah University campus in Cedar City. The event provided a unique experience for several of our Garfield County youth and in the…
During the general legislative session of 2014, HB286 Child Sexual Abuse Prevention, was sponsored by Rep. Romero and Sen. Adams. The goal was to make training and information on child sexual abuse available to all school employees, elementary parents, and…
Year-end testing begins in a few weeks. I would like to take a moment to discuss why we need several of you to reconsider and not opt your children out of testing for the sake of your student and everyone…