On May 5, 2024, the Kane County School District held the 9th annual District Honors Banquet, where students were recognized for their academic achievement. Students in the 7th-12th grade who have earned a cumulative 3.75 GPA received a personal letter from the district Read More …
Category: Superintendent’s Corner
Here is where you can get the latest news from Superintendent Ben Dalton.
Upcoming Events
As we turn our calendars to May, the district is actively involved in planning the end-of-year activities to celebrate student academic achievements. The Kane County School District will be mailing personal invitations to students in the district who have earned a Read More …
Sterling Scholar 2025
One hundred and ninety-one students representing nineteen high schools competed in the annual Southwest Utah Sterling Scholar competition on the campus of Southern Utah University in Cedar City , Utah, on April 3, 2025. This regional competition is coordinated by Read More …
UHSAA Update
The Utah High School Activities Association (UHSAA) announced the sanctioning of Esports and plan for the competitive event to begin next year. The season will be from January to April. The competition games will be Mario Cart, Super Smash Brothers, and Read More …
Safety Grant Awarded
The Kane County School District recently submitted a competitive grant for the FY25 School Safety and Support Grant through the Utah Department of Education. The funding was made available through House Bill 61, which allocated $72 million for school safety Read More …
US Dept of Education
U.S. Department of Education In 1867, President Andrew Jackson signed legislation creating the Department of Education, and the following year, the department was demoted to the Office of Education to address worries that the newly created agency would exert too Read More …
NESS Funding
The Utah Legislature provides additional state funding to Necessary Existing Small Schools (NESS). All the Kane County School District’s schools, except Kanab Elementary are NESS schools. Our district received approximately $3.4 million from the state to provide essential support services such as Read More …
Legislative Update
The Utah Legislature has been discussing many educational bills this session. One bill that has received attention is S.B. 178 Devices in Public Schools. S.B. 178 is sponsored by Senator Fillmore and if this passes, it would prohibit cellphones in school. Read More …
School Fees for 2025-26
The Kane County School District is in the process of reviewing school fees for the 2025-26 school year. Parents should have received a notification from the schools with a link to the proposed fee schedule for next year. The proposed Read More …
Autism Conference
Kane County School District has partnered with Southwest Educational Development Center (SEDC) to provide parents and teachers with the opportunity to attend an Autism Intelligence Conference at Cedar Middle School on April 26. If you have a student who has Read More …