Daggett School District

Daggett School District is a public school district in Daggett County, Utah, United States.[2] The district provides education for students living in Daggett County, as well as more than two dozen students from adjacent areas in Wyoming.[Note 1] It is the smallest of the 41 school districts in Utah, with a total of three schools and 181 students.[1]:71–72

Daggett School District
Address
196 W 200 N
PO Box 249[1]:71[2]
Manila
, Utah, 84046
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesPK - 12
SuperintendentE. Bruce Northcott[1]:71
Governing agencyUtah State Board of Education
Schools
  • 2 elementary schools
  • 1 high school[1]:71–72
NCES District ID4900180[3]
Students and staff
Students181[1]:71
Teachers16[1]:71
Other information
Websitewww.dsdf.org

Description

Daggett School District operates shelter Pre-K programs (for students age 3–5 who qualify for an Individualized Education Program (IEP) at each elementary school.

The district hosts a remote site of Utah State University's Distance Education system, which provides concurrent (dual) enrollment for high school students as well as post-secondary courses for adults. Uintah Basin Technical College also offers limited courses at Manila High School.[4]

The superintendent of the district is Dr. Bruce Northcott. Business manager is Sue Olorenshaw. School board members include Pat Asbill (President), Marcia Barber (Vice President), James Olsen, Roxann Reid and Sarah Wilson (appointed Dec 2017). Board members are elected for a term of four years, from precincts established by the county commission.

History

Daggett School District, originally called Daggett County School District, was formed when Daggett County split from Uintah County, Utah in 1914. The split was necessary as Utah State law requires each county to have at least one school district.

Communities served

In addition to several remote areas in Daggett County (as well as some areas of Sweetwater and Uinta counties in Wyoming), Daggett School District serves the following communities:

Schools
School nameCity/townGrade level# of studentsStudent/teacher ratioPrincipal
Flaming Gorge Elementary SchoolDutch JohnPK-52412.5Bruce Northcott
Manila Elementary SchoolManilaPK-67720.8Alan Staggs
Manila High SchoolManila7-12898.1Guy Gonder

See also

Notes
  1. Due to the remote and rural locale, about 15 percent of Daggett School District's enrollment is students living in adjacent Sweetwater County, Wyoming, with several more students from Uinta County, Wyoming as well.

References
  1. "Utah's 2015-16 Educational Directory". schools.utah.gov. Utah State Office of Education. 2015. pp. 64–66. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-18. Retrieved 7 Sep 2016.
  2. "Daggett School District". dsdf.org. Daggett School District. Retrieved 7 Sep 2016.
  3. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Daggett District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 7 Sep 2016.
  4. "Uintah Basin Applied Technology College". ubatc.edu. Uintah Basin Applied Technology College. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 7 Sep 2016.
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