On June 12, 2014 the Garfield County School Board approved the annual FY15 Budget for the 2014-2015 school year. According to Utah code 53A-19-102 local school boards are required to adopt a budget before June 22ndeach year. The budget is…
This year the Utah High School Activities Association (UHSAA) has implemented a new program to register student athletes throughout the State of Utah. The new program is called “Register My Athlete”. It requires all athletes to be registered in the…
As the schools finish another year, we are planning several capital project improvements throughout the District. First, we will be replacing the bleachers at the high school gyms in Escalante and Panguitch. The estimated cost for both projects will be…
I would like to inform the public of the graduation ceremonies that will take place in the Garfield School District to honor the class of 2014 graduates. The commencement ceremonies will be as follows: · Panguitch High School May 21st…
As the District plans for the upcoming 2014-2015 school year, the necessity arises to make changes in staffing assignments to align with student populations and teacher endorsements. Each year, the District evaluates the class offerings needed for graduation, the number…
School districts across the State are currently interviewing and recruiting new teachers for the 2014-2015 school year. Garfield School District is no exception; we have been posting vacant teacher positions since March in an attempt to attract teachers to the…
In preparation for the 2014-2015 school year, the Garfield County School Board will receive a recommendation on a school calendar at the April School Board meeting. The District has considered four calendars with employees voting for their preferred calendar. The…
Garfield School District has declared several items as surplus. These items are listed on the District Auction website to request bids. The auction page can be found by going to the Garfield School District website at: http://www.garfield.k12.ut.us/select the “District Office”…
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…