On January 9th, Garfield County School Board was recognized by Utah State School Board Association for the Master Boards Award (MBA) professional development training. Only four of the 41 school boards, across the state of Utah, had all of the…
A school interview committee composed of teachers, a classified employee, parents, a school board member and myself recently conducted an administrator interview to fill the vacant opening in the Escalante schools, left by Mr. Bert Steele. It was the unanimous recommendation…
Each year the Garfield County School District encourages students to submit a Christmas card design for the cover of the District Christmas cards. School districts across the state of Utah, as well as GCSD employees, receive the Christmas cards with…
Each year I receive calls from parents inquiring if students can bring their own electronic devices such as laptops, Chromebook, and tablets to school. The short answer to the question is yes; student in secondary schools may bring their electronic…
In 2002, the federal government passed the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) which mandated a progressive increase in student proficiency levels to a point of 100% proficiency in math, language arts, and science. As the proficiency goals became unrealistic,…
With a 2.9% increase for university in-state tuition and a 3.4% increase over the last ten years, it causes us to draw our attention to an ever increasing college tuition rate. As tuition rates increase, it becomes more important for…
The US Department of Education recently approved $20 million to help high school students who are eligible to receive Pell grants to take concurrent enrollment classes. A concurrent enrollment class allows for juniors and seniors to enroll in college classes…
The Utah State Office of Education has recently opened a 30 and 90-day review period to receive public comment on core curriculum standards pertaining to physical education, science, and fine arts. I encourage parents or concerned citizens to visit the…
On October 1st, 2015 the Utah State Office of Education issued a letter to Garfield County School District recognizing Escalante Elementary School. The following is a copy of the letter from the USOE. I would like to congratulate Escalante Elementary…
October 1st is a significant date for all schools across the nation. The Utah State Office of Education verifies the student enrollment by district as of October 1st for use in the distribution of state funds to each district and…