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…
Garfield School District continues to improve technology accessibility for students. A few months ago, I discussed that Garfield School District awarded mini grants to the teachers who requested classroom materials. Recently, the District has provided over 300 new Chrome Books…
The 2014 Utah Legislature will come to a close on March 13, 2014. As of March 8, the Utah Legislature has passed 210 bills. For a current listing of bills that have been passed, you can log on to the…
If you have students who are currently in a high school mathematics class or if you will have a student enrolling in 9thgrade next year, I would like to make you aware of the high school mathematic requirements that are…
The Garfield County School Board recently approved the purchase of 11 automated external defibrillators (AED’s) with an estimated cost of $12,000. The AED is a portable electronic device used in cardiac arrhythmias which can lead to cardiac arrest. These devices…