The 2024 Utah Legislative session concluded on March 1st, where several bills relating to school safety were passed. HB 84 School Safety Amendments which requires panic alert devices and video cameras for schools and classrooms. In the Kane County School District, we have Read More …
Author: Travis Terry
Legislative Update
The 2024 Utah Legislative Session will end on March 1st, where public education continues to be a focal point with over one hundred new bills. A few bills that may be of interest are HB182 by Representative Lisonbee, titled Student Survey Amendments. This bill requires parent Read More …
District Website–Check it Out
We would like to invite parents to visit our Kane County School District website at kanek12.org where we have many resources to assist parents. Under the District tab, the public can access BoardDocs, which is used for all school board and principal meetings. BoardDocs Read More …
School Safety Grant
Kane County School District received a competitive grant from the Utah State Board of Education to address school safety. The district received $3,089,738 to improve school safety, where much of the money was awarded to relocate the Valley High School Office Read More …
Emergency Response Plan
Emergency Response Plan The adoption of a Standard Response Protocol was established in Kane County School District in 2023 in compliance with Utah State Law R277-400. Specifically, the law requires districts to develop prevention, intervention, and response measures; and prepare Read More …
Ask a Therapist
On Wednesday, January 26th, the Kane County School District provided the opportunity for parents/guardians and students to attend a mental health virtual live webinar titled Ask a Therapist. This event allows participants to ask experts any questions they might have about Read More …
KES Care Closet
Kanab Elementary has recently created a Care Closet for students. Mrs. Olmstead has created the Care Closet to provide coats, jackets, sweatshirts, and hats for students who do not have proper attire for the weather or for spills/accidents. They also have new Read More …
Ryan Downward Selected to All-State String Orchestra
We would like to congratulate Ryan Downward for being selected to participate as a violinist in the All-State String Orchestra. It is a very intense process beginning with individual practice and preparation and then performing a video audition. There is only one Read More …
Kindergarten Reading Success
The Kane County School District implemented full-day kindergarten this year, where we have seen remarkable student growth. In May of last year, we had 79% reading at or above benchmark grade level on their Acadience Reading assessment. In December 2023, we conducted Read More …
Welcome Natalie Barney and Amber Hooper
The Kane County School District recently received a $60,000 grant from the Utah State Board of Education to increase student access to school counselors in the middle school. Amber Hooper, currently the Career and Technical Family Consumer Science teacher at Kanab High School, Read More …