GRANITE ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS

Granite Elementary Math Specialists

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Rachel Pehrson

rjohnson2@graniteschools.org

385-646-0462

Emma Hansen

erhansen@graniteschools.org

(385) 646-5968

Grade level pages are under the HOME dropdown in the top navigation

>>> GSD MATH ANNOUNCEMENTS <<<

Provide Math Feedback - Click or scan the QR Code

i-Ready Classroom Mathematics for all K-8 math teachers CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

3-hour professional learning for K-8 teachers interested in a targeted, brush-up session of the i-Ready Classroom Mathematics program. It will include an overview of the Try–Discuss–Connect framework, establishing routines, administering the Inform Assessment, and key teacher and student supports in the curriculum. Questions: Email district math specialist: K-5: Rachel Pehrson (rjohnson2@graniteschools.org)

DATE: Wednesday, July 29, 2026

TIME: Choose either 8:30 - 11:30 am OR 12:30 - 3:30 pm

PLACE: District Office (2500 South State St.) in the auditoriums on the east side of the 2-story building

STIPEND: $75

UCTM Book Club

Beginning Aug 2026

Earn 1 USBE Credit

Information Flier

We will continue using i-Ready Classroom Mathematics for the 2026-27 and 2027-28 school years. This curriculum is aligned with the proposed new core; additional lessons will be provided for new Utah standards. This next year only some licenses will be provided for each school by the STEM Action Center for the My Path Personalized Instruction lessons (an add on for Tier 2 instruction); individual schools have the option to purchase additional licenses. All other resources are still available to all students & classrooms including Instructional Reports, Learning Games, and Fluency Flight.

We still have full access to all the great i-Ready tools and resources:

Digital dashboard for both students and teachers with link to Family Support Center
Teacher Toolbox with reteach, practice, and extention activities for K-8 students
i-Ready Inform (was Diagnostic) which provides data for all of the Reports used to inform Tier 1 & Tier 2 instruction

Student digital Learning Games
Fluency Flight (grades 2-5)
Digital tools/manipulatives

2026 Draft P-12 Utah Core Mathematics Standards pdf

USBE is having an independent review done on the draft standards. Once that process is complete, the standards are expected to be approved. We anticipate implementation of the new math standards Fall 2027.

The math team presented the results from the survey the State Board released to gather feedback from stakeholders on the structure of the Secondary Math Standards at the March 12th Standards and Assessment Committee meeting.
Watch the Recording of the USBE Standards and Assessment Committee Meeting Data presented - March 2026 Math Standards Updates

Find your USBE Board Member: Zoomable District Map Voter Search by Address Contact Your Board Member

i-Ready Classroom Mathematics & Building Fact Fluency

These are independent programs we use in Granite School District. Their separate purposes and resources complement each other to build a foundation of conceptual understanding of mathematics to support GSD's Strategic Plan.

More information about each of these programs can be found on the i-ReadyMath and BFF pages of this website.

NCTM Effective Teaching Practices

Student Math Practices - Utah 2016

"Science of Math" is NOT the endorsed evidence-based approach

LEARN MORE HERE and read "What Is Evidence Based Math Instruction"

Grant Resources

Reimbursement grant

This grant seeks proposals that are unique and based on individual classroom needs. If you are requesting a “kit”, how are you going to use it in a new, original way?