Category Archive For "Schools"
To mask or not to mask in Park City Schools
School starts next week. In the scheme of things, that is a minor miracle. You can give Superintendent Dr. Gildea and the School Board all the crap you want, but they navigated us through the most challenging year in Park City school history. They found a way to make it work. Kudos to them. It …
Two things we expect at the next Park City School Board meeting
Happy Summer. School is out and we made it through the most challenging school year in Park City’s recent history. Kudos to the School Board, Dr. Gildea, teachers, and all the staff that made it happen. Compared to so many districts across the country, we have done well with regard to Covid. Good job everyone. …
Park City teachers you are magical
In a week, the school year will be done. Park City teachers, you have been amazing. Kids have been able to attend school in the middle of a pandemic with few exceptions. Kids have attended school. They have been educated. They didn’t miss a year. They learned. Maybe it wasn’t perfect, but we made it …
We are already beginning to lose teachers due to Park City School District changes
In January, the Park City School Board made changes to their enrollment policy for teachers. The school district claims that they were only ensuring that their policies matched the Utah State code. I continually hear from school officials “that nothing has changed.” Unfortunately, it seems something has changed. Teachers across the district are getting requests …
We will lose good teachers because Park City School District changed their enrollment policy
For years, Park City teachers, regardless of what zone or district they live in, have been able to bring their own children to attend the elementary school where they teach. Allowing this is really common sense – it makes teachers’ lives much easier (imagine trying to arrange dropping off your kids at another school when …
With Park City schools, spread the word and not the virus
Guest Editorial Call to Action: If you or someone in your household testspositive for Covid-19, pick up the phone and spread the word.Don’t wait for someone else to do it. Contact tracing during the widening spread of Covid-19 is hard,if not impossible at this point. If you test positive, remember who you could have exposed …
PCSD response about outsourcing substitutes to EduStaff
After the news broke that Park City School District’s substitutes would no longer be working for the school district, we reached out to the Superintendent’s office to see if they had a comment on the situation. Dr Gildea’s office responded quickly with the following comment. We may not like the decision to do this but …
PCSD says, “Happy Thanksgiving, you’re fired.”
It’s hard to believe that PCSD students are into their third month of in-person school – that’s a huge victory for kids, the district, and working families. In-person school tops our household list of things to be thankful for this year. That’s due to hard work (and some luck) at many levels – and a …
Park City School District enrollment was down again this year
As we entered the 2020-pandemic-school-year, fear was palpable. If you had a kid in school, you probably worried about how they would social distance. Then we heard word from some teachers that their classes were packed. We heard there were more than 700 new kids at Park City Schools this year! It was going to …
20 Minutes with Andrew Caplan, Park City School board candidate
On Thursday, I had the chance to speak with Andrew Caplan and Thomas Cooke, who are competing for Park City School Board District #2. If you are in District #2, you can either vote for either candidate. If you don’t know if you are in District #2, here is a map. This is the discussion …
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