Category: Superintendent’s Corner

Over the last three years universities across the state have paused the requirement for enrolling students to submit SAT or ACT scores as part of the admission process.  In February of 2024, the University of Utah made the decision to indefinitely Read More …

The Utah Legislature passed HB 477 last year, providing funding for full-day kindergarten across the state. The bill also allows parents the option to enroll their students in half-day kindergarten. Prior to the passage of HB 477, only 37% of the students Read More …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …