Someone asked for the purpose of a non-partisan election. The term non-partisan basically means the lack of a political affiliation. With that said, our most notable non-partisan election is our school board election, where we expect our candidates to be…
While researching data for a meeting the other day, I came across some disturbing facts concerning the enrollment of school aged children in Garfield County. While much of the country is experiencing growth in their schools, our dwindling rate is…
New for this year, the district has created the formal position of Intervention Specialist. Mrs. Kim Quarnberg has accepted the full-time position where she splits her time between Panguitch, Bryce Valley, and Escalante High Schools. In the past year, Mrs.…
Thank You Principals Garfield County School District is fortunate to have an excellent group of building principals that manage our schools, students, and teachers. Some represent our historical knowledge of the system, some bring in understanding they have learned from…
After completing the first full month of school, I thought a discussion concerning school attendance would be an excellent topic. Nationally, September is considered National School Attendance Month and schools and districts spend time to alert students and the public…
When we talk about citizenship, it seems there is a generational difference of meaning. Today I would like to take a few minutes and discuss the new term known as Digital Citizenship. A good definition of citizenship quickly tells us…
Most recently, the Utah State Board of Education released the yearly school grades as compared one with another. Several weeks back, I commented on the assessment score for the district but this week the grade that comes with the results…
A few weeks back I talked about the WPU (weighted pupil unit) and other state funds, but that is not enough to run our schools. So where else does our revenue come from? During November of each year, local citizens…
While district student’s take most required assessments in the spring, results don’t make it back till after the summer vacation ends and school starts in session. This year is no exception. Recently, the ACT results for the district wide application…
While some districts have tried a grade or maybe even a school, Garfield County School District announces plans to move the entire district’s grades 4-12 population to a 1:1 computer ratio, which places a laptop computer in the hands of…