Smaller Schools and Districts

Author: Seth Cox

  • Granite School District split?

    Granite School District split?

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    Seth Cox

    Efforts are underway in one of Utah’s largest school districts to divide. According to a recent Deseret News article, residents from both sides of the political spectrum are feeling that Granite School District is too big to adequately provide for their students. From the article: “Parents and policymakers are asking city councils in Holladay, Millcreek,…

  • The Flowers Appear

    The Flowers Appear

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    Seth Cox

    Months after voters approved a division of Alpine School District, the first fruits of that decision are starting to flower. The first week of June was the filing period for candidates for school board and so many candidates signed up that only 3 of the 21 new districts will not have a primary. The other…

  • SB 188 – School District Modifications

    SB 188 – School District Modifications

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    Seth Cox

    UPDATE: The bill has been signed by the Governor. The Utah Legislature has passed Sen. Keith Grover’s Senate Bill 188 to make some changes to the school district division process. The bill is currently awaiting the governor’s signature, but with no opposing votes, it appears this bill will pass. Key changes in this bill:

  • New Board Districts Proposed

    New Board Districts Proposed

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    Seth Cox

    The Utah County Commission has been presented with potential school board district maps for each of the 3 new districts. The maps were worked out by the 3 committees from each district with input from the communities. I was asked to do an interview with Fox 13 News about it. You can also read the…

  • Lessons learned from the Jordan/Canyons Split

    Lessons learned from the Jordan/Canyons Split

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    Seth Cox

    The Deseret News posted an insightful article into the process of dividing a large district. Some of the highlights: Tracy Cowdell, a board member of Jordan School District at the time “initially voted against the Jordan/Canyons school district division. His ties to the Jordan School District run deep. His father worked for the storied district…

  • Proposed Law Changes to District Reconfiguration

    Proposed Law Changes to District Reconfiguration

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    Seth Cox

    Sen. Keith Grover has proposed changes to the laws around school district reconfiguration. He recently submitted an article to the Lehi Free Press detailing some of his ideas. He reiterated that these are likely to change, and welcomed input from the community. Some of the highlights include: Some of the proposed changes are welcome. Other…

  • Stand and Deliver

    Stand and Deliver

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    Seth Cox

    In 1988, a movie called Stand and Deliver recounted the story of a math teacher who helped a group of would-be high school drop outs to instead take and pass calculus. The final scene of the movie showed the teacher walking down the hall after hearing that many of them passed the AP exam. As…

  • How do Props 11 & 14 affect the “LOVPg” area?

    How do Props 11 & 14 affect the “LOVPg” area?

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    Seth Cox

    Much of the focus of this election cycle has been on the areas that are voting on Prop 11 (Lehi, American Fork, Highland, Alpine, Cedar Hills, & Draper-Suncrest) and Prop 14 (Eagle Mountain, Saratoga Springs, Cedar Fort, & Fairfield). Many people in these areas are excited about the possibility of creating their own school district…