Education Funding

With the conclusion of the 2021 Legislative session, public education was the recipient of substantial increases to the Weighted Pupil Unit (WPU) used to calculate state revenues allocated to districts based on student population. In the 2021 Legislative session, SB 1 Substitute was Read More …

Climate Survey 2021

In 2019, HB 120 and State Board Rule R277-623 was passed, requiring school districts in Utah to provide surveys to parents, students, faculty, and staff to provide feedback on suggested areas of improvement or to highlight school successes. Districts are required to Read More …

Test to Stay

The Utah Legislature recently conducted a study titled A Limited Review of Public Education’s COVID-19 Soft Closures (February 2021).  A “Soft Closure” means when schools transition to online learning when they have 15 active cases of COVID-19 over a two-week period Read More …

Opportunity Scholarship

With the legislature in session, multiple bills continue to be debated and passed, affecting education.  One particular bill that may be of interest is Senate Bill 136 Higher Education Scholarship Amendments, sponsored by Senator Derrin Owens and Representative Lowry Snow. S.B. 136 Read More …

Legislative Update

The 2021 Legislative session began on January 19, 2021, and will adjourn on March 5, 2021, where education continues to be a hot topic and priority among the legislators. Senator Derrin Owens, who represents District 24, which includes Kane County, currently Read More …

Invitation to Bid for new KES

Kane County School District is in the process of moving forward with construction bids for the new Kanab Elementary School.  If you are a local contractor or would like to bid on the project, please see the information below: INVITATION Read More …

General Obligation Bonds Sold

Kane County School District recently sold the General Obligation bonds through a competitive bidding process on the open market in order to build the new elementary school in Kanab. Kane School District advertised to sell the bonds with a face Read More …