After a distinguished career in education that's taken her from elementary school administration in Salt Lake City to high-level positions in the federal Department of Education, Elizabeth Grant has come full circle.
SALT LAKE CITY — After a distinguished career in education that's taken her from elementary school administration in Salt Lake City to high-level positions in the federal Department of Education, Elizabeth Grant has come full circle.
Grant said that she loved teaching at George Washington University, but she's long thought about coming back to Salt Lake City. Elizabeth Grant, new superintendent of the Salt Lake City School District, left, and Josse Mendoza, group leader, give instructions to fifth and sixth graders in their summer school class at North Star Elementary School in Salt Lake City on Thursday. On Thursday, Grant visited North Star Elementary School to observe its community education summer learning program, which started June 20 and runs four days a week until July 28.
Unquestionably, there are challenges ahead such as a shrinking enrollment that can result in school closures. As a child, Grant attended Rosslyn Heights Elementary School, which was shuttered two decades ago after a period of declining enrollment. Earlier in her career, she served as principal at Lowell Elementary, which was also closed by vote of the school board some 20 years ago.
Much has changed in Utah since Grant was a student at East High and the U., or the early days of her career as a teacher and a principal. But since returning to Utah, she has occasionally reconnected with people from her past. At the same time, Grant approaches the work ahead with eyes wide open but with confidence because of the strength of her background. She knows what it's like to be a classroom teacher, a principal, a college professor who has trained effective teachers and a high-level administrator in the Education Department.
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