Parents wishing to enroll their students in a school other than their home school will be able to do so during the open enrollment period, which ends on February 19, 2010. Parents may pick up enrollment application forms from the school they wish their child to attend. Schools approaching building capacity are not open to additional enrollment. Class size may also restrict additional nonresident enrollment. Students may be accepted on a provisional basis due to...

A public hearing will be held at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, February 2, at the Granite Education Center, 2500 South State, to set in motion the sale of $80 million in general obligation bonds to fund construction projects approved in the November bond election. The hearing is a legal requirement. Following the hearing, the documents will be available for public reviewl for a 30-day period. The district anticipates conducting the bond sale in the spring...

 Declaration of Candidacy forms are available online to persons interested in participation in School Community Council elections. The deadline to declare is February 2. Elections will be held during spring parent/teacher conferences. School community councils are elected emplouee and parent/guardian representatives who work together with school principals to increase student achievement. By law, the council is required to review school data and develop plans for school improvement. Councils also allocate the LAND Trust funds to...

Granite District is in the process of modifying and enhancing our student privacy and information guidelines. Due to changes in the software that collects this information, the district is taking the opportunity to update student records. Parents will receive notification from the district in the form of a phone call or letter indicating what the changes are along with information on how to opt out if they desire. The update combines the elements of...

The Salt Lake County Health Department and Granite District nursing staff will provide two H1N1 immunization clinics in January.  They are scheduled as follows: ·         Hartvigsen School, Thursday, January 21, 12:30 to 7:00 p.m. with a possible break between 2:30 and 4 p.m. ·         Harry S. Truman Elementary School, Tuesday, January 26, 2:00 to 7:00 p.m. During school hours, high risk students will be vaccinated at the two locations. Both clinics will then be open to the...

The Utah All-State High School Art Exhibition opened on Tuesday, January 12, at the Granite Gallery, located in the Granite Education Center, 2500 South State Street. The exhibit, part of the Utah Arts Council’s Traveling Exhibition program, features the award-winning artwork of students participating in the 2009 All-State High School Show. The competition is sponsored by the Springville Art Museum and provides a professional forum for students to display their best work. Many students receive scholarships,...

Refugees and immigrants looking for work now have an additional resource. Granite Peaks Lifelong Learning is offering a class on Workstyles for non-native English speakers. The program, originally created by the Spring Institute in Denver, is a pre-employment program designed specifically to help immigrant adults look for work in the United States. Topics covered in the two-week, 60-hour intensive course include filling out job applications, preparing for job interviews, American cultural expectations (being on time,...