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FAQs
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Wasn't Alpine School District going to make a recommendation for a split?
Yes, Alpine School District (ASD) conducted a lengthy study and was planning to recommend a configuration option for voter decision in November. However, in June, the Utah state legislature passed HB3003 which said that a district could not put a configuration proposal on the ballot. The rationale was that it may lead to conflicting ballot initatives between a district propsal and a city sponsored interlocal proposal. The legislature detemined that cities, more than districts should have prioroty in making proposals regarding district configurations. According to our poll, this is exactly opposite of what the majority of voters would prefer.
Why can't residents in Pleasant Grove, Lindon, Vineyard or Orem vote on the district split questions?
If Alpine School Distirct's (ASD) proposal were on the ballot, then everyone in the district would have been able to vote on it. However, in June the Legislature passed HB3003 which revoked ASD's ability to put forward a proposal. The new law states that only interlocal proposals can go on the ballot and only residents of cities which are part of interlocals can vote on those proposals. As a result, residents in the south part of the district do not get to vote on any of the proposals.
Why didn't Pleasant Grove, Lindon, Vineyard, and Orem form an interlocal?
These are the reasons given by the majority of city leaders. (A very few leaders thought that forming an interlocal would have been a good idea.)
What happens if the interlocal propositions pass?
In brief -
Why not just let them leave if they want to so badly?
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I live in the west area (Eagle Mountain, Saratoga Springs, Fairfield, or Cedar Fort) and I want the district to split into either 2 or 3. Vote YES.
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Deeper Dive
Teacher Association Opposes Current District Split Proposals
The Alpine Education Association issued the following statements in a press release on August 30th:
- "A strong majority of [our members] are not in favor of a district reconfiguration"
- "A larger district brings more opportunities to the students"
- "Being a large district problems occur; however, smaller districts are not immune to the same problems"
Click HERE to see the full press release.
MGT Study
ASD hired MGT to study possible district reconfiguration options. MGT spent seven months and presented their findings to district leadership, teachers, elected officials and the public in a series of meetings in April and May 2024.
Click HERE to view the MGT report.
Click HERE to learn more about MGT's qualifications.
ASD Feasibility Study
ASD published a feasibility study on May 14, 2023 following the MGT report. This study provided information which had not been included in the MGT report (e.g. projections for facilities) and resolved differences between certain details in the MGT report and other published sources.
Click HERE to view May 14th study.
On May 28, 2023, ASD issued a further update to the Feasibility Study.
Click HERE to view the May 28th update.
Optimal Size for Elementary Schools (unreviewed article)
The optimal size for an elementary school is 600-800 students in ASD. This size:
- Is less costly to build (per classroom)
- Is more cost effective to operate
- Allows a choice of teachers
- Increases availability of specialty classes
- Improves teacher collaboration
- Increases volunteer participation