Department, Site, Tech, Site Facilitator, and Faculty PLC meetings all work best with a team effort. English Department […]
STEM Fest
Student from Mrs. Horgan’s class at Salt Lake County Youth Services recently attended the STEM Fest (Science, Technology, Engineering , and Math).
Books of Remembrance
Carol Goulais, a former YESS school counselor, colleague, and friend who passed away recently, loved books, and would often buy and donate them to our classrooms. A set of books has been purchased in Carol’s honor for the students of YESS. This is a simple, yet lasting manner in which to remember Carol and her […]
Granite Way Professional Development
YESS and sStep (Safe School) teachers met on October 30th for a Granite Way Professional Development Training. The topic was the Ability to Use Effective Classroom Management Strategies. Jason Rosvall, YESS Associate Director, and Carol Cabanillas, sStep Associate Director, presented the Granite Way approach and led the collective staffs in discussions on guiding classroom management […]
Christmas Box House
When a student walks into Mrs. Hall’s classroom at Christmas Box House, they enter a world where they are safe, valued, and are taught. They not only learn academics, but strategies that enable them to cope with some of the unique challenges they face on a daily basis.
Math One-on-One
Shawn, YESS Teacher at Granger High School, works one-on-one with a student.
Plaster Tape Masks
by Cathleen, Teacher at the Detention Center Students at the Detention Center made plaster masks by applying and shaping plaster tape onto plastic face molds. They let their creativity fly while listening to Native American flute music. It was a huge, and very messy, success. Painting fun is ahead when the molds become unique faces!
AIM for Seasonal Reads
Ann, Instructional Assistant at AIM, has a book display including some great “reads” for October! Chilling, creepy, scary!
It Takes a Team
“It takes a village”… Well, in YESS we approach the educational services for the Youth in Care as a team! Here are two of our “teams”, Decker and Transition at the Step campus.
Techie Teachers
The monthly YESS faculty meetings include a technology piece. Information regarding the YESS website, district online tools, UEN resources, and other technology resources are shared with the teachers. On October 5th, Jodie, teacher at Youth Services, shared two online resources with us, padlet.com and thinglink.com. Padlet is a site that is an electronic board where […]
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