
June 22, 2024
This past week, the Utah School Superintendents Association (USSA) gathered for their annual conference in Midway. The conference focused on the accomplishments of the 2023-202...

June 22, 2024
School choice is well established in Utah and the conversation about options for students continues each year. Locally elected school board members and superintendents work tir...

March 17, 2024
CORE 4 Joe B. Wright SEDC Executive Director 1. Everyone is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life bel...

March 15, 2024
CORE 4 Gina Butters Weber Superintendent 1. It’s PEOPLE, not programs, at the heart of any meaningful level of growth or achievement in our schools and organizations. I...

March 13, 2024
CORE 4 Frank Schofield Logan Superintendent What we do in schools matters and makes a difference. Individually skilled, committed teachers can have a positive imp...

March 12, 2024
CORE 4 Andy Jensen Morgan Superintendent Slow down. Showing up is 80 percent of life. (Woody Allen) Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens. (J...

March 10, 2024
Sine Die on the 2024 Utah Legislative Session The 2024 Utah Legislative Session ended Friday, March 1, 2024. For 45 days we have been engaged, advocating for public educat...

March 10, 2024
CORE 4 David Long Beaver County Superintendent The best places to work are challenging, reasonably safe, and promote dignity. A chosen path will always ...

March 7, 2024
CORE 4 Dan Linford Davis County Superintendent 1. All children deserve exceptional teachers who believe in their limitless potential. We must suppo...

March 6, 2024
USBA's Spring Regional meetings begin this week. Over the next three weeks, USBA officers will visit 12 regions in the state to meet with board members, superintendents, and busin...

February 10, 2024
The Utah School Boards Association, the Utah School Superintendents Association, and the Utah Association of School Business Officials stand in solidarity with Granite School Dist...

January 21, 2024
USBA, USSA, and UASBO members will be spending February 4, 2024 and February 22, 2024 at the Utah Capitol. They will be meeting with legislators and attending committee meetings....

January 13, 2024
The Joint Legislative Committee (JLC) comprised of members of the Utah School Boards Association (USBA), the Utah School Superintendents Association (USSA), and the Utah Associati...

September 26, 2023
CORE 4
Jason Young
Duchesne Superintendent
Integrity first
Treat all people with dignity and respect
Do what’s best for ids, not wh...

September 14, 2023
CORE 4
O’Dee Hansen
North Sanpete Superintendent
You can't teach a student to read when they are being chased by a lion. Making sure basic st...

September 5, 2023
10 Ways Education Leaders Can Connect with
Legislators & Elected Leaders
Are you looking for ways to share the story of your district with your legislators an...

September 5, 2023
CORE 4
Jill Gildea
Park City Superintendent
No Surprises
All In Together
Create Conditions for Student/Staff Success
R.I.S....

August 31, 2023
CORE 4
Joe B. Wright
Uintah Superintendent
Everyone is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its who...

August 22, 2023
CORE 4
Rick Woodford
Uintah Superintendent
Faith and Optimism: Some would say that “hope” is not a strategy. I say that “hope” precedes s...

August 15, 2023
Lance Hatch
Iron County Superintendent
When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change -including things like students, teache...