You might have heard your students talking about taking the Core Test in their classes over the past few weeks.  School Districts in the State of Utah are required to administer CRT (Criterion Referenced Test) in math, language arts and…

In the Escalante School Board Meeting, I was asked the question by Jim Porter the GEA Union Rep why would anyone want to work in the Garfield School District?  I would like to answer this question by taking two approaches. …

I wanted to update the public on a few items recently approved in the April School Board meeting.  The Board approved the purchase of the “Go Math” textbooks for the K-6 Students.  Elementary teachers will use a new math program…

As Garfield School District continues to work on building the new Budget for the 2013-2014 school year, I would like to pass along a comparison between the State funding model for education and Garfield County School District.  In the State…

As we start into the last quarter of school, I would like to inform the public of current positions open in Garfield School District for the 2013-2014 school year.  The District is starting the hiring process as early as possible…

I wanted to inform the public that on April 3, 2013, Jacob Christiansen the Counselor for Utah State University and Dr. Hawks who is the Dean over our region will be visiting Panguitch High School.  They would like to meet…

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…

I would like to inform the parents who may have a 4-year-old child at home of a free preschool program.  The Utah Legislature funded program provides preschool students with the opportunity to have a fun start to reading, math and…

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…