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Summit County Isn’t Being Transparent in Reporting Employee Compensation
Each level of government in the state of Utah is required to report financial data to the state in a timely manner. This includes all revenues, expenditures, as well as employee compensation. This information is then available to the public via the Transparent Utah website. Want to know what little Suzie’s teacher makes? This website …
Hope Your Kid isn’t Hispanic or Economically Disadvantaged in a Park City School
We’ve pointed out that the new Sage standardized school test by the state of Utah is like any other standardized test. At 35, your kid won’t even remember they they took it and it’s likely the result won’t alter their lives. However we are struck by the disparity in proficiency between CAUCASIAN and both HISPANIC and ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED …
How to see your child’s school Sage results
The State of Utah has posted an interactive system to see how your child’s school did on the SAGE test. We are seeing reports “that the sky is falling”. Please keep in mind that many of the news outlets are reporting that it’s likely “your child isn’t college ready”. Only you really know that. With …
Park City High School Ranks Between 14th and 19th Best Utah High School in Sage Results
The State of Utah released Sage standardized test results today. Park City High School was ranked: 19th best High School in the state in Language. 51.6% of students were proficient. 15th best High School in the state in Math. 44.6% of students were proficient. 14th best High School in the state in Science. 54.4% of students were proficient.
Zoom Restaurant Inspection
Summit County Health Department inspected Zoom on 9/16/2014. We have created a page on how to read the Inspection Report. We’ll highlight the things that may be of interest. Please read the full report below for a complete and accurate report. Good Practices: Insects, rodents, and animals not present Toilet facilities properly constructed, cleaned, supplied. …
A Park City School Board member says we are wrong about PC CAPS Building Discussion
We received a comment from a Park City School District Board member on our story School Board Postpones Decision on Professional Studies Building Indefinitely Without Any Discussion?. We had said that we didn’t feel there was discussion regarding the PC CAPS building because the meeting seemed to move from a letter stating that the vote …
Park City Chinese And Thai Restaurant Inspection
Someone asked if we had a restaurant inspection for Park City Chinese and Thai. It looks like we do. Here you go… Summit County Health Department inspected Park City Chinese and Thai on 9/16/2014. We have created a page on how to read the Inspection Report. We’ll highlight the things that may be of interest. …
When Basin Recreation Screws Up… People Notice
Anger is overflowing in parts of Jeremy Ranch. A field that many neighbors use to play soccer with their kids, let their kids run loose, and from all accounts, a good use of open space, has been converted into a small dog run. Residents are voicing concern, such as “It is a dog park and …
Just Try to Complete The Sage Test Yourself… We Dare You
We are excitedly awaiting the SAGE testing results that are due to be released next week. SAGE is a new state of Utah standardized test where our all students did so poorly that they are considering changing the grading system. It sounds like most school districts as a whole got a D or F and when the …
Shoyu Sushi Restaurant Inspection
Summit County Health Department inspected Shoyu Sushi on 9/14/2014. We have created a page on how to read the Inspection Report. We’ll highlight the things that may be of interest. Please read the full report below for a complete and accurate report. Good Practices: Variance obtained for specialized processing practices Utensils properly stored Temperatures: Shrimp …
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