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We have searched extensively and this book is not in our school libraries, but it is listed in the city library catalog.
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@libsoftiktok
Thanks for alerting us. We have searched and this book is not in our school libraries, but it is listed in the city library catalog.
You are welcome to browse our school library catalog at .
Tonight, the Salt Lake City School District Board of Education unanimously voted to appoint Timothy Gadson, Ph.D., as the incoming superintendent for the Salt Lake City School District.
Read more at .
#SLCschools
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State Superintendent
@DicksonSyd
Zoom bombed Meadowlark Elementary teacher John Arthur’s class this morning with a BIG announcement. Mr. Arthur is the 2021 Utah Teacher of the Year! It’s a wonderful recognition for a fantastic teacher. Congratulations, Mr. Arthur!
#SLCSD
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Masks will be required in Salt Lake City School District schools through the end of the 2020-21 school year. The last day of school is Monday, June 7.
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Our very own Utah Teacher of the Year and National Teacher of the Year Finalist,
@9thEvermore
, joined
@FLOTUS
to thank teachers at Glendale Middle School and teachers across Utah for their dedication to students during this past year.
#FLOTUSinSLCschools
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#utpol
Due to the earthquake this morning, we will not be able to provide meals, food boxes, or laptops/iPads today. We hope to be able to resume these programs tomorrow and will send word to families via email, our website, and social media. Thank you for understanding.
#utpol
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The Utah State Senate today recognized
@WestHighSLC
student Felix Ortiz for his heroic actions. Ortiz noticed a car accident and began performing CPR on the driver. The Utah Highway Patrol says Ortiz likely saved the driver's life.
We are proud of you, Felix!
#SLCSD
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Our Child Nutrition team deserves a big Thank You! Despite big changes and long hours over the past few days, they are eagerly greeting families and handing out meals to students at 20 of our schools. Check for locations and times.
#OneSLCSD
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Our educators in the Salt Lake City School District have done a phenomenal job of teaching and engaging students. Our Transportation workers, our office staff, our paraprofessionals – EVERYONE – has gone above and beyond their regular duties.
#SLCschools
A HUGE shoutout to our IT staff, who have been working day and night on our technology needs as we prepare for remote learning for students!
#OneSLCSD
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#utahcovd19
Starting on Monday, we will change the format of our "Grab and Go" meal service. Every weekday, from 11:00am to 12:30pm, students will be able to receive a sack lunch to eat today, along with a sack breakfast that can be refrigerated to eat tomorrow.
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#utahcovid19
During this week of Spring Break, our wonderful custodians have been deep cleaning everywhere in our schools, sanitizing all surfaces, and changing all the air filters. We can’t thank them enough!
#OneSLCSD
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#utahcovid19
Mayor Mendenhall's announcement does not change our plans for remote learning. Our School Restart plan has specific parameters for returning to in-person learning.
• New COVID cases need to fall below 10 new cases per 100,000 citizens.
• COVID positive test rate below 5%.
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All 27 elementary schools in the Salt Lake City School District will have full-time counselors next fall following a vote by the school board to direct more resources to social and emotional learning.
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Wow! 🤩 Our Child Nutrition teams have served 28,716 student meals since Monday! That’s 14,335 breakfasts and 14,381 lunches. And they did it all outside while fighting the cold, snow, wind, and rain.
#OneSLCSD
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Our Board of Education has approved a plan that we feel balances the importance of taking care of the health and safety of our students and employees while also balancing the need to provide a quality education to our students.
#SLCSD
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We served nearly 60,000 student meals last week!
Breakfasts and lunches will again be served Monday-Friday this week, 11 am - 12:30 pm. Dinners are available on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Please see our website, , for details.
#OneSLCSD
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This week, we saw a student online participation rate of 94.3%! For reference, our attendance rate for this time last year was 94.7%. We’re so proud of the resilience of our students and how quickly they’re adapting to this new form of learning.
#SLCSD
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Due to high demand, we ran out of food for families earlier than expected today. However, we have some great news! The Utah Food Bank delivered food to our community learning centers. We will provide emergency food boxes to our families tomorrow.
#SLCSD
We want to give a HUGE shoutout to our grounds crews and custodians! While our schools are closed and students are learning remotely, they are out in the storm clearing parking lots and sidewalks, getting schools ready for students to return tomorrow. THANK YOU!
#celebrateSLCSD
Two students have been detained, and police officers are continuing their investigation.
@WestHighSLC
is still on lockdown while they carry on their work.
#SLCSDalert
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To celebrate Black History Month, SLCSD partnered with the
@utahjazz
and Larry H. Miller Charities. Fifth grade students from four schools received their own books, and Jazz players visited those schools to talk with students about literacy.
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Over 1,000 of our students are getting new shoes!
@Team_SLEF
, in partnership with the national nonprofit
@OperationWarm
, provided the shoes for students at six Title I elementary schools.
#SLCschools
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Due to extreme weather conditions, school will be cancelled today. We will reassess for tomorrow if inclement weather continues. While our buses are equipped for travel in inclement weather, we know our employees and families are not. Snow makeup day is May22.
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Dear SLCSD parents and families,
In accordance with the new guidance from the Statewide Coronavirus Taskforce, Salt Lake City School District will immediately implement a districtwide two week dismissal. More details will be posted soon at .
#SLCSD
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Today,
@GovCox
and
@ShowUpUtah
visited Salt Lake Center for Science Education Bryant. The highlight of the day was the kickball game. The Governor was joined by many state leaders and students in a giant, and competitive, game of kickball.
#SLCschools
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#utpol
Congratulations to our four finalists for the 2021 District Teacher of the Year! They are John Arthur from Meadowlark Elementary, Ashlee Ekins, from Northstar Elementary, and Alison Bulson and Natosha Washington, both from West High School.
#OneSLCSD
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If the link isn't working for you. You can go to and click on Departments. Then scroll down to and click on Library Technology. The link to our catalog is on that page.
“Bye, future mayors!” That’s how
@slcmayor
ended her visit to Parkview Elementary this morning. She and author Meg Raby read books with a class of 4th grade students. The mayor visits a different school every month, and the students always enjoy it.
#SLCschools
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Due to the heavy snowfall this evening and throughout the night, we have determined that Wednesday, February 22, 2023, will be a remote learning day. This means our schools will be closed, which, unfortunately, also means we will not be able to provide student meals tomorrow.
Tonight, our Board of Education honored the East High Girls Basketball team for winning the 5A State Championship. Congratulations, we are proud of you!
#SLCSD
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@EastHighSLC
It is with great sadness that we mourn the passing of our Board of Education member and former Board President, Heather Bennett. Ms. Bennett passed away last night after a months-long battle with cancer.
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27 girls from
@BryantSLC
and 14 girls from SLCSE participated in the 5th annual Women Inspiring the Next Flight (WING). This flight aims to increase awareness of the opportunities for women in fields related to aviation.
#OneSLCSD
#SLCSD
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Robert Durham, who teaches Environmental Science, Biology, and Astronomy at
@EastHighSLC
, was awarded the Outstanding Public School Teacher Award by the Office of Academic Affairs at
@UUtah
.
Congratulations Mr. Durham!
#OneSLCSD
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We currently have power outages in more than half of our schools, and it may take up to two days to restore power to everyone. For that reason, we have made the tough decision to cancel school for tomorrow. We have posted more information at .
#SLCSD
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There are two winners of the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching from Utah, and both are from SLCSD! Carrie Caldwell, from Riley Elementary, won in Math and Kristina Kaly, from Rose Park Elementary, won in Science. Congratulations!
#TEAMSLCSD
We wanted to share some more photos from today's debut of the first electric school bus to transport students. The district's four new electric buses are the first of their kind in Utah. Thanks to a second grant from
@UtahDEQ
, more electric buses will be coming.
#SLCschools
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As he steps down as Interim Superintendent, we would like to thank Larry Madden for his leadership and guidance and for making a difference for good in the lives of so many students and families.
Thank you, Mr. Madden, and good luck in your future endeavors!
#SLCschools
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ICYMI: Our Meals for Students program started today. Each weekday during the dismissal, breakfast and lunch will be available for all children, ages 0-18. Breakfast is served 8:30-9:30am. Lunch is served 11:30am-12:30am.
See for locations.
#SLCSD
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On his way home from school on Tuesday afternoon, Felix Ortiz came across a car flipped over in the road. When he noticed that inside the flipped car was a man, who was starting to foam at the mouth and turn purple, Ortiz didn't hesitate.
#SLCSD
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Tired of singing Happy Birthday to make sure you wash your hands long enough? You could try... Baby Shark! 🦈
Really, the song doesn’t matter, just wash your hands often.
#SLCSD
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#utahcovid19
Currently, Salt Lake County is at 13.3 cases per 100,000 citizens, and the COVID positive test rate is currently at 8.95%, according to the Salt Lake County Health Department. We are looking forward to seeing students online on Tuesday!
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This morning, the Ron McBride Foundation donated $10,000 to the Salt Lake Education Foundation. The generous gift will support the Salt Lake City School District’s academic coaching program to provide vital support to classroom teachers.
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A life sized Elf of the Shelf provided just the right motivation for Uintah Elementary students to donate over 2,000 items to East High School's homeless and low-income students.
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#loveUTpublicschools
We extend congratulations to Juliana Urtubey for being selected 2021 National Teacher of the Year! While our own national finalist and Utah Teacher of Year,
@9thEvermore
, did not win, his positive influence is unmistakable. He will always be a winner to us!
#SLCschools
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Please read the statement below from our superintendent, Dr. Lexi Cunningham in relation to the riots today in Salt Lake City. (We will also post the statement in the text of the next few tweets but wanted to provide a quick visual below.)
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#Utah
West High School is being recognized as a Utah High School of Excellence for “Closing the Opportunity Gap." East High School is also being honored as a Utah Exemplary High School. Congratulations to both schools!
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Read more at .
Our first employee vaccination clinics are happening tonight. We are so excited this day has come. Thank you to everyone who has made it possible!
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A huge shout out to our custodians and grounds crews for their tireless work in cleaning our sidewalks and parking lots! We couldn't do it with you.
#TEAMSLCSD
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If there were ever any doubts that teachers love and care for their students, this current pandemic should have erased all those doubts. On Monday, teachers and staff from
@MeadowlarkSLC
decided they wanted to show their students how much they miss them.
#OneSLCSD
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Students, teachers, and staff at Meadowlark Elementary gathered on the last day of school to lower the flag and say goodbye, not just goodbye for the summer but goodbye to their old building. A brand new Meadowlark Elementary will be ready in August!
#SLCSDgrads
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Salt Lake City School District is pleased to announce we have two recent winners of the prestigious Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. Congratulations to Alison Espinosa and Jill Buchsbaum!
#OneSLCSD
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Today, Governor Gary Herbert and State Superintendent Dr. Sydnee Dickson announced that the statewide school dismissal will continue through the end of this school year.
Please visit to read a message from our superintendent.
#OneSLCSD
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Tonight, we had the opportunity to recognize our new National Board Certified Teachers (and renewals). At SLCSD, we’re proud to support our students by not only investing in them, but also in our teachers.
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#TEAMSLCSD
After meeting with representatives from the city, Rocky Mountain Power, and our district leadership, we have decided to cancel school on Friday. Monday will be the first day of school for Salt Lake City School District.
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We took time this morning to recognize some of the all-stars from our custodial staff. Thank you for ALL you do for our district, for our schools, and for our students!
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#TEAMSLCSD
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He officially starts his new job as Superintendent tomorrow, but Dr. Timothy Gadson has been in Salt Lake City for several days. In that time he has visited schools, getting to know our students, school leaders, and employees.
#SLCschools
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UPDATE: We have made the decision to cancel school for today. While 38 of our 40 schools now have power, this does not reflect the restoring of power to homes across the city. We will still serve student meals from 11 AM - 12:30 PM today at 15 schools.⠀
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Starting on Wednesday, students who do not have computers or other electronic devices at home will be able to check out a device on loan from their school.
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Thank you to our students for their powerful and respectful demonstrations against school violence and in support of more kindness. Thank you to our schools for working with students to support them and keep them safe.
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Congratulations to Jennifer Carver-Hunter, a fifth-grade teacher at Mountain View Elementary! She has been named a Finalist for the 2022 Utah Teacher of the Year Award.
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.
@HillsideMiddle
teachers and faculty put together care packages and delivered some holiday cheer to their students just before the Winter Break. Rain, snow, and cold temperatures were tempered by warm hearts and bright smiles.
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The First Lady of Utah, Jeanette Herbert, is at Whittier Elementary reading to students, and she is donating 500 books to the school. Thank you, Mrs. Herbert!
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Good news! We have power at more schools than originally expected. That means we will be able to offer meals for students today at 13 schools.
The list of schools is in the image below, and complete information can be found on our website, .
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Congratulations to Wayne Culley, the Assistant Principal at Meadowlark Elementary! This morning, Mr. Culley was surprised to learn he has been named the Utah Elementary Assistant Principal of the Year by the Utah Association of Elementary School Principals.
#OneSLCSD
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Congratulations to Elise Maxwell, a teacher at Bonneville Elementary, for being named one of five finalists for the 2023 Utah Teacher of the Year!
#celebrateSLCSD
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Busy day at the state legislature! Our Executive Director of Human Resource Services, Mozelle Orton, testified in support of Sen.
@JaniIwamoto
’s
#SB95
. This bill expands the pool of eligible teachers by allowing retired teachers to come back to the workforce.
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#utleg
This morning, we say a great big Welcome Back to our high school, middle school, and 4th-6th grade students who are choosing the option to return to in-person learning.
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