As the District is working to prepare the new budget for fiscal year 2014, I think it is important for us to be accountable to the tax payers and report where those tax revenues are spent. In the 2011 tax…
You have probably heard the term sequestration in the news over the past few months. Sequestration is a term used to describe the practice of using mandatory spending cuts in the federal budget if the cost of running the government…
As the winter sports season draws to a close, I hope you have had the opportunity to attend the sporting events in your communities. I would like to complement the students who participate in these activities on their sportsmanship and…
Last week, Governor Gary R. Herbert recognized 11 local school board members in the State of Utah for their work in advancing their knowledge and skills as board members. In addition, the Governor recognized the collective abilities of entire school…
With the Utah State Legislature scheduled to end on March 14, 2013, I would like to discuss a few bills that could impact Garfield County School District. The first bill is HB 255 Classified School Employees by Representative Brad Last…
Garfield County School District will be conducting an online survey for parents, teachers, administrators, and the District Office in compliance with State code 53A-1-411. Two schools in the District, Bryce Valley Elementary and Panguitch Elementary, have been selected by the…
I would like to thank Garfield Memorial Hospital Board for their willingness to help the students in Garfield County School District with scholarship opportunities. The Hospital Board recently approved twelve scholarships to be awarded to students in the District beginning…
The Garfield School District opened the first board meeting of the 2013 school year with the swearing in of three new School Board members. The new School Board members are Melaney Draper, Mike Savage, and Myron Cottam. Ken Platt and…
Garfield County School District is in the beginning stages of developing a registration schedule for high school students for the upcoming school year. In April, we would like to have parents and students register for 2013-2014 classes during the SEOP…