I would like to inform parents and students of two financial aid nights occurring in Garfield School District. Representatives from SUU will be at Panguitch High School on March 16th at 6:00 pm and Escalante High School on March 18th…
The Utah State Board of Education (USBE) has approved an additional .5 units of social studies to the high school graduation requirements for incoming freshman beginning August of 2015. The graduating class of 2019 will be required to complete at…
The Garfield County School Board has approved the 2016-2017 school calendar. If you would like to view next year’s school calendar, you can access it by logging onto the district web page at http://www.garfield.k12.ut.us/ go to the district Office menu then…
Region 20 Girls Basketball With the conclusion of the Region 20 Girls Basketball Tournament, we have received questions as to, ‘why do all of the schools in our region travel to Kanab for the tournament’? The location of the tournament…
I would like parents and students to be aware of a service provided by the Garfield County Sheriff’s Office and available to the patrons of Garfield County. The Sheriff’s Office has an anonymous texting service that allows anyone to report…
In light of the surrounding districts decision to close schools because of weather conditions, I felt it would be beneficial to review with the patrons, Garfield County School District procedures and expectations regarding this process. In GCSD, schools will be…
Beginning January 20th, 2016, Garfield County School District will be administering school climate surveys. The purpose is to gather stakeholder input about teachers, principals, and schools. All parents/guardians are invited to participate by filling out an online survey. Responses are anonymous and…
As we transition into the month of February, the District begins the process of analyzing the number of students enrolled in our schools and compares these numbers to the number of teachers, staff, and building costs District wide. With funding…
2015 Legislative Session The 2015 Legislative session will begin on Monday January 26th and end on March 12th. If you would like to see the Legislative meetings each week, you can log onto the following web page at http://le.utah.gov/~2015/schedule/schedule.htm. Each…
During the Utah School Board Association (USBA) Conference last week, all five members of the Garfield County School Board were recognized for completing the requirements of the Master Board Award (MBA) program. Board President Ken Platt and Board Vice President…