ADMINISTRATION

Jim Wood
Principal

Jeanette Esplin
Secretary

Ferril Heaton
Athletic Director
FACULTY AND STAFF
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Jim Wood- Principal
Jeanette Esplin- Secretary
Ashley Chamberlain- Counselor
Ferril Heaton- Athletic Director
Jeff Cox- Agriculture
Courses Offered: 7th College and Career Awareness, 8th Technical Education, Ag Systems I and II, Ag Science, Ag Mechanics, Carpentry, Woodworking
Julie Ingersoll- FACS
Courses Offered: Interior Design, Foods I and II, Clothing I and II, Adult Roles, Child Development
Lance Peterson- Business/IT
Courses Offered: 7th College and Career Awareness, 8th Computer Technology, Exploring Computer Science, Accounting I and II, Desktop Publishing I and II, Intro to Information Technology, Business Communication, Business Web Page Design, Entrepreneurship, Business Math and Personal Finance
Russ Gerard- Automotive
Courses Offered: Intro to Automotive
CyberCorps- Mr. Peterson
Drama- Jacey Heaton and Kelly Lamb
EdNet- Mrs. Sorensen
Educational Talent Search- Lisa Livingston
FBLA- Mr. Peterson
FCCLA- Ms. Ingersoll
FFA- Mr. Cox
Honor Society- Mr. Lacey
HOPE Squad- Mrs. Chamberlain and Mr. Peterson
Kane County Youth Coalition- Lexie Little and Ashley Heaton
Math Counts- Mrs. Sorensen
Pep Band- Mr. Lacey
Sterling Scholar- Mrs. Heaton
Student Council- Mr. Peterson
Upward Bound- Mrs. Sorensen
Valley Voice- Mr. Adair
Yearbook- Mr. Peterson
Joseph Sorensen
Arlene Sorensen
sorensena@kane.k12.ut.us
Courses Offered: Psychology, Political Science, Communications, Business, Criminal Justice, English, Math, Web Design
Bryce Adair
Courses Offered: 8th English, 9th English, 10th English, 11th English, Creative Writing I and II
Jana Maxwell
Courses Offered: 7th English, 7th-8th Reading, Debate
Wanda Heaton
Courses Offered: College English 1010
Ashley Chamberlain
Courses Offered: 8th PE, 9th PE, Weights
Joseph Sorensen
Courses Offered: 7th Health, 10th Health, 7th PE
Jeanie Goulding
Arlene Sorensen
Courses Offered: 7th Math
Brianna Larmore
Courses Offered: 9th Math, 10th Math, 10th Honors Math, 11th Honors Math
Jana Maxwell
Courses Offered: 8th Math
Jim Wood
Courses Offered: College Math 1010
Robert Lacey
Courses Offered: Chorus, Guitar, Intermediate Orchestra, Advanced Orchestra
Cassie Franklin
franklinc@kane.k12.ut.us
Courses Offered: 9th Earth Systems, Chemistry, Zoology
Micah Young
youngm@kane.k12.ut.us
Courses Offered: 7th Science, 8th Science, 10th Biology, Anatomy, Physics
Joseph Sorensen
sorensenj@kane.k12.ut.us
Courses Offered: 7th History, 8th History, 9th Geography, 10th World Civ, 11th US History, Civics
Emily Roundy- VHS SPED
Saige Sorensen- Aid
Melanie Spencer- Aid
Brenda Summers- VHS SPED
Special Education Child Find
In accordance with Part B requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 04 and with the Utah State Board of Education Special Education Rules, Kane County School District offers free assessments and evaluation for children, aged birth through 21, who parents, teachers, or others suspect of having a disability.
Kane School District is committed to ensuring that those students are identified, located, and evaluated, regardless of the severity of the disability, to identify if the student is in need of special education and related services. This child find requirement and practice also applies to those students enrolled in private schools.
If you suspect that a child who is not receiving special education services is in need of an evaluation to determine if that need exists, please contact Chris Kupfer, Kane District Special Education Director at 435-590-8144 or the special education teacher at your neighborhood school.
- VHS employs individuals holding an LEA-Specific educator license, license areas, and/or endorsement.
- Types of Educator Licenses:
- Professional: Standard professional license issued to educators that have completed a Utah education program, traditional or alternative, or transferred an educator license from another state or country and met Utah’s licensure requirements. Valid for 5 years, renewable.
- Associate: Temporary license issued to an individual earning their professional educator license through a Utah university-based or alternate education preparation program as defined in Utah Administrative Rule R277-301. Valid for 3 years.
- LEA-Specific: Temporary license approved by the governing board of a Local Education Agency (LEA) under Utah Administrative Rule R277-301. Valid for 1, 2, or 3 years.
- Valley High School has 85% of educators who hold a Professional License and 15% who hold an LEA Specific License.
- Utah Educator Look-Up Tool https://cactus.schools.
utah.gov/PersonSearch