Weekly District Update - Sept. 8, 2023
This week marks the return of the Weekly District Update. The update offers a glimpse of what has happened in our district each week and provides a look ahead to the upcoming week as well. The school year is still relatively new, so the update may be shorter than usual. We’ll look to add more to it each week.
The Uintah School Board will hold a regularly scheduled work session and business meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 13, at the district office in Naples. The work session is set to begin at 4 p.m. The business meeting is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. The agendas for both meetings can be found on the district website by clicking on BoardDocs under the School Board tab.
The work session and business meeting will be streamed live on the
district’s YouTube channel. The public can submit online comments for the board at
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/77GJ879.
Uintah High Theatre Tickets on Sale
Tickets are on sale now for Uintah High Theatre’s production of The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical. The show runs from Nov. 8-11 with all performances beginning at 7 p.m. For tickets, visit
uintah.ludus.com.
Celebrations
The teachers, staff and administrators from Uintah High School and Eagle View Elementary School were recognized during the district’s Opening Institute for meeting or exceeding their student learning goals during the 2022-23 academic year.
“Our school board has established a clear vision for our schools. They want our students to have access to the best instruction and Uintah High School is delivering!” Superintendent Rick Woodford said.
“Administrators, teachers, and staff have worked systematically to improve instruction in all subjects and in all classrooms,” he said. “This has made a significant difference in the level of learning happening in classrooms at UHS.”
The superintendent acknowledged that Eagle View – despite a lot of effort – struggled for decades to ensure students were proficient readers by the end of 3rd grade. Research shows that students who are proficient readers by this point typically perform well in all subjects as they transition into middle school and high school, and then into college, trade school or the workforce.
“Over the past three years there have been changes at Eagle View that have led to improved instruction, higher expectations for student learning, and ultimately significant increases in the number of students who are reading at grade level,” Woodford said. “Eagle View Elementary has truly transformed into an amazing learning environment where all students can receive an excellent education.”
To read more about UHS and Eagle View’s achievements, click
HERE.
Weekend Events
Good luck to the Uintah High Football Team tonight as they take on the Timberwolves at Timpanogos High School in Orem. The game kicks off at 7 p.m. It will be streamed live on KSL Sports at
www.kslsports.com.
Good luck as well to the Uintah High Cross-Country Team! They are competing today at Murray High School’s Spartan Invitational.
GO UTES!