Students in the Park City School District return to class Tuesday, Aug. 22. Teachers are back in the classroom next Thursday.

Eight Park City School District teachers were recently honored with the annual Education Foundation Excellent Educator awards. The foundation also handed out $250,000 for classroom grants with the proceeds from this year’s Running with Ed fundraiser.

The Park City Winter Sports School graduated its largest class ever last week and several of the 32 graduates were honored for their achievements.

New Department of Education data out Monday shows that student math and reading scores have suffered over the last few years. Between 2019 and this year, data shows that fourth and eighth grade scores suffered the most in math, but reading scores also took a hit.

The state school board recently withdrew its support from a survey that asks students about risky behavior and mental health. Some local officials call the data critical, while at least one state representative worries the survey teaches kids to use drugs.

The Park City Police Department determined no crime had been committed when Summit County Council candidate Michael Franchek brought a gun to a sidewalk outside Park City High School this week.

The school year hasn’t ended yet in Park City, but next year’s class sizes have already become a talking point in the school board race.

On Monday, Park City parents and employees received a letter from the school district outlining the district’s commitment to protecting students. The letter came the same day the district was charged with failing to report child abuse.

During Tuesday's Park City school board meeting, board member Andrew Caplan said Parley’s Park Elementary School did not violate the county mask order. He called news of violations "incorrect notions," and "not factually correct," and said "The mask mandate was followed. We were up to code."

A third campus is now masking due to rising COVID cases.