Education

Legal notice: School Board meeting. Pub. 10/27 to 11/10/26

PUBLIC NOTICE BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING & Public Hearing Please be informed that the San Juan School District Board of Education will hold its board meeting on Tuesday, November 10, 2026 at LaSal Elementary School in LaSal, UT and by Virtual Broadcast. A link to the broadcast can be found at...

Flooding in the Bluff area. David Kartchner photo

Evacuation lifted in Bluff, Montezuma Creek wastewater ponds breached, schools along San Juan remain closed

Residents in Bluff, Montezuma Creek and Aneth were evacuated on Saturday as the San Juan River flooded following intense rainstorms in late October. Evacuation orders were lifted at 5:00 am on Monday October 26, but standing water remains along the river with contamination possible along the river...

Oljato wash after the storm. Joyce Fatt photo

Several San Juan County Schools are doing at-home learning Friday, October 23.

Several schools in the San Juan School District are doing at-home learning for Friday October 23. Students at Bluff Elementary, Montezuma Creek Elementary, Whitehorse High School, Monument Valley High School, Tse'Bii'Nidzisgai Elementary School, and Navajo Mountain High School will be learning from...

Southern San Juan Schools to remain closed on October 22 due to heavy rains and increased flooding

Due to heavy rains and increased flooding, Bluff Elementary School, Montezuma Creek Elementary School, Whitehorse High School, Monument Valley High School, Tse'Bii'Nidzisgai Elementary School, and Navajo Mountain High School will extend at-home learning to tomorrow, Thursday, October 22nd. School...

Another successful Civics Day for the San Juan School District

On September 29, San Juan School District held a Civics Day at San Juan High! Building on the success oft he 2025 event. San Juan School District continued supporting the innovative approaches to civics education. Jeff Winget, Wendy Haws, Brenda Whitehorse, Derek Begay, Devan Gosey, Marley Decker,...

Members of the San Juan School Board met at La Sal Elementary as part of their October meeting. Photo from the La Sal Elementary Facebook group

School Board holds October meeting in La Sal while considering school closure

Members of the San Juan School Board held their October meeting in La Sal as the district weighs the possibility of closing La Sal Elementary School. The board also approved projects at Montezuma Creek housing and updated a handful of policies related to coaches and kindergarten students at the...

Early release for students in Montezuma Creek, Bluff and Monument Valley on Wednesday by 12:30 p.m. due to possible flooding

Early release today for students in Montezuma Creek, Bluff and Monument Valley due to possible flooding conditions. Students will leave the school by 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 14.

When roads turn muddy, we turn to our bus drivers - San Juan School District

By Dr. Christine Fitzgerald Superintendent, San Juan School District September 29th was a big day for our district. Our annual Civics Day celebration would bring hundreds of high school students to San Juan High School to learn about voting, ask questions of public officials and understand how...

Legal Notice: San Juan School Board meeting. Pub Sep 30 and Oct 7, 2026

PUBLIC NOTICE BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING Please be informed that the San Juan School District Board of Education will hold its board meeting on Tuesday, October 13, 2026 at the LaSal Elementary School in LaSal, UT and Virtual Broadcast. A link to the broadcast can be found at www.sjsd.org the day...

Utahns make time to read for statewide Utah Reads Read-a-Thon

Utahns picked up books in schools, libraries and workplaces Friday for the first statewide Utah Reads Read-a-Thon, with more than 275,000 students and adults expected to participate. “When our kids see older students, their parents and adults at work making time to read, it helps them see that...