"One flag, one land, one heart, one hand, One Nation evermore!” —Oliver Wendell Holmes
Happy 4th of July!!
Happy July!
Stay focused on your goals. Don't let imaginary difficulties keep you from achieving your goals.
Congratulations to the 2024-2025 USSA Leadership Team -
President John Dodds, Garfield School District
1st Vice President Rich Nye, Granite School District
2nd Vice President Kodey Hughes, Juab School District
Past President Cade Douglas, Sevier School District
During USSA's retirement & recognition dinner,
superintendents were recognized for for their years of service to the students and schools of Utah. Collectively, those recognized had 282 years of service as education leaders in the state of Utah. https://www.ussaut.org/article/1651888
It's time for Mindful March!
Why do we celebrate President's Day? President's Day was established in 1879 to celebrate the birthday of the nation's first president, George Washington, born February 22, 1732. Later, the holiday grew to honor our 16th president Abraham Lincoln, born February 12, 1809.
USBA, USSA, and UASBO support HB475: School Prescription Amendments sponsored by Representative Strong. We support bills that provide schools the opportunity to serve students and meet their health needs. #USSA
HB251: Post-retirement Reemployment Restrictions Amendments just passed in the Senate. Last week it passed in the House. Thank you Senator Harper and Representative Gwynn. This is a JLC priority. #USSA
USBA, USSA, and UASBO support HB468: Student Health Amendments sponsored by Representative Lesser. We appreciate this student-focused bill. #USSA
"Our greatest fear should not be of failure but of succeeding at things in life that don't really matter." (Francis Chan) #USSA
USBA, USSA, and UASBO support HB363: Juvenile Justice Reform sponsored by Representative Lisonbee. We appreciated Representative Lisonbee listening to the education community and making changes that will help LEAs work with students and families. #USSA
USBA, USSA, and UASBO support HB263: Statewide Online Education Program Funding Amendments sponsored by Representative Johnson. The hard work done this summer and throughout the interim created a bill we are happy to support. #USSA
I updated the JLC tracking sheet last night and USBA, USSA, and UASBO are now tracking 102 bills related to education. In our weekly meetings, JLC has supported or opposed 54 bills. We have two more weeks to take positions. This is not sustainable.
"Wise men speak because they have something to say. Fools because they have to say something." (Plato) #USSA
"What would you do if you weren't afraid." (Spencer Johnson) #USSA
USBA, USSA, and UASBO support SB137: Teacher Empowerment sponsored by Senator Fillmore. We appreciate working with Senator Fillmore and feel the changes to the current educator evaluation process are enhanced in this bill. #USSA
USBA, USSA, and UASBO support HB247: Statewide Online Education Program Amendments sponsored by Representative Johnson. Representative Johnson worked with teachers, administrators, and USBE staff this summer to make much need updates to the SOEP program. #USSA
"It you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough." (Albert Einstein) #USSA
USBA, USSA and UASBO support SB140: Utah Retirement System Amendments by Senator Harper. Thank you Senator Harper for sponsoring this bill that will allow LEAs to help Tier II employees. #USSA
