Granite School District staffer says teacher feedback is shaping policy amid HB 267

Sabrington Horstley, a staff member with Granite School District, said in a brief recorded message that teacher feedback is being used to inform district policy and implementation work as the district prepares for upcoming “teacher solution sessions.”

Horstley said staff collect questions and concerns sent by teachers and that those messages sometimes reflect perception issues or gaps in communication about how policies will be implemented. “I take all those very seriously,” Horstley said.

The district has compiled a generic spreadsheet summarizing questions raised at a prior meeting to prepare for the next teacher solution sessions, Horstley said, and staff plan to use that document to provide short, direct replies. Horstley described those replies as “really short and somewhat terse” and said they do not want to downplay the concerns behind the questions.

Horstley also asked teachers to request follow-up when needed and said staff will try to respond to individual messages one-on-one. “If there’s follow-up or other things that can be addressed, I’d hope you’d let us know,” Horstley said.

Speaking about the volume of correspondence, Horstley said the district receives several hundred emails a day and asked for patience as staff work through them. Horstley tied the outreach to broader efforts to support employees: “We can only do that with happy and safe and healthy employees,” Horstley said.

Horstley referenced HB 267 as part of the context for the outreach but did not describe specifics of the legislation. The message emphasized communication and collaboration between staff and teachers rather than announcing any formal policy changes.

The district’s immediate next step, as stated in the message, is the teacher solution sessions where staff will present the compiled questions and brief responses and accept requests for further follow-up.