Daggett School District
Daggett School District is a public school district in Daggett County, Utah, United States. The district provides education for students living in Daggett County, as well as more than two dozen students from adjacent areas in Wyoming. It is the smallest of the 41 school districts in Utah, with a total of three schools and 181 students.
Description
Daggett School District operates shelter Pre-K programs at each elementary school.The district hosts a remote site of Utah State University's Distance Education system, which provides concurrent 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.
The superintendent of the district is Dr. Bruce Northcott. The business manager is Melissa Butler. School board members include Chelsy Lail, Sarah Wilson, Rob Gahley, Charles Card, and Ross Catron. 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
The district boundary is also the boundary of Daggett County.In addition to several remote areas in Daggett County, Daggett School District serves the following communities:
DSD, which has an agreement with the Sweetwater County School District Number 2, stated that "DSD schools are the home school for all students living in Washam, Wyoming." Additionally, students from McKinnon, Wyoming may attend DSD schools.