Weekly District Update - March 3, 2023

Weekly District Update - March 3, 2023
Posted on 03/03/2023
This is the image for the news article titled Weekly District Update - March 3, 2023The Uintah School Board will meet Wednesday, March 8, at Eagle View Elementary School for its regularly scheduled work session and business meeting. The board will also hold its semi-annual Impact Aid meeting. The work session is scheduled to start at 3:30 p.m., followed by the Impact Aid meeting at 5:30 p.m. and the business meeting at 7 p.m.

Agendas for the meetings can be found on the district website by clicking on BoardDocs under the School Board tab. The meetings will be streamed live on the district’s YouTube channel. Online public input for the board can be submitted at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/77XHNLH.

School Fees for 2023-24

The school board is expected to vote on the school fees schedule for the 2023-2024 school year during Wednesday’s business meeting. Information about school fees for the current year can be found HERE.

SpongeBob the Musical

The wait is over! Uintah High Theatre’s production of SpongeBob the Musical opens tonight. It runs through March 11. All shows start at 7 p.m. Great seats are still available at https://uintah.ludus.com/index.php.

National School Breakfast Week

National School Breakfast Week is March 6-10. Studies show that students who eat school breakfast are more likely to reach higher levels of achievement in reading and math, score higher on standardized tests, have better concentration and memory, be more alert and maintain a healthy weight, according to the School Nutrition Association.

Uintah School District students who eat school breakfast next week have the chance to win a basketball, a football, a frisbee or a wall ball from the district Foods Department.

Uintah Basin Community Matters Conference

The Uintah Basin Community Matters Conference is Wednesday, March 8 at 6 p.m. at Union High School in Roosevelt. This is a free event for ages 5 and up. Keynote speaker Stephen Wright and the break-out session presenters will provide parents, educators, community members, and kids with information to help them build safer, healthier communities. The event also includes a magic show, games and activities for kids, prize giveaways and informational booths. Re-licensure hours are available for teachers.

Celebrations

Schools around the district are in the process of announcing their Teacher of the Year and Classified Employee of the Year. Here are the honorees who were announced this week:

Teacher of Year: Kaleena Peltier (Central Cove Preschool) and Tristan Kinsey (Davis Elementary).

Classified Employee of the Year: Kelly Calder (Central Cove Preschool) and Tara Pilling (Davis Elementary).

As more honorees are announced, we will recognize them. Each school’s Teacher of the Year and Classified Employee of the Year will be considered for district Teacher of the Year and Classified Employee of the Year. Those awards will be announced in April.

The Uintah High Jazz Band competed at Region on Thursday. "Our scores were improved over the last few years' scores," band director Brian Gibson said. "We received Superior ratings but did not qualify for state." On Thursday, March 9, about 30 Uintah High instrumental music students will compete at the Region Solo and Ensemble Festival.

Naples Elementary recently celebrated a successful end to their donation drive for the Ashley Valley Food Pantry, surpassing their goal of collecting 2,000 items by nearly 400 items. The kindergarten students collected the most food. The Naples Fire Department and Naples Police Department helped the school’s Student Council load and deliver 1,815 pounds of food to the food pantry. Outstanding job, Naples Wise Guys!
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