Smaller Schools and Districts

Author: Seth Cox

  • Townhall Discussion in Highland, UT

    Townhall Discussion in Highland, UT

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    Seth Cox

    A great discussion about splitting the district was recorded in Highland. A broad range of questions was addressed. It is well worth the watch, although it’s 90 minutes. Some of the best quotes from the panel: “This conversation is not at all a referendum on whether or not I think Alpine School District is doing…

  • Recent News on ASD Split

    Recent News on ASD Split

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    Seth Cox

    Part of the mission of this blog is to maintain a record of how the school district split issue has evolved over time. Some recent articles may be of interest to readers: Alpine School District split townhall On Sept 23, a meeting was hosted by 2 ASD board members: Sarah Beeson (Lone Peak cluster) and…

  • 11 Reasons to Vote YES on Prop 11

    11 Reasons to Vote YES on Prop 11

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    Seth Cox

    Residents of Lehi, American Fork, Highland, Alpine, Cedar Hills, and Draper-Suncrest have an important decision to make this fall. This decision could be beneficial to the area for generations to come, but residents need to be looking at the big picture. Long term, voting for Prop 11 will result in better results for students, teachers,…

  • Virtual Cottage Meeting

    Virtual Cottage Meeting

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    Seth Cox

    I recently recorded a virtual cottage meeting to explain how Props 11 and 14 would be beneficial to all areas of Alpine School District. If you would like to host a cottage meeting to explain to your neighbors about these propositions, feel free to use this 10 minute video, or contact me through the Contact…

  • Poll Presentation to Pleasant Grove

    Poll Presentation to Pleasant Grove

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    Seth Cox

    On Aug 20, the group Stronger Together presented to the Pleasant Grove City Council the results of their poll that was conducted in July. Before looking at the slides, here are some things that should be known about the poll Here are some of the screenshots of the slides with some commentary. Again, the biggest…

  • Opposition to Splitting

    Opposition to Splitting

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    Seth Cox

    Recently, Stronger Together (a group that was formed to oppose the Orem Prop 2 split) has created 2 Political Issues Committees (PICs): One to oppose the West District initiative and the other to oppose the Central. This Lehi Free Press article has some important information I highly suggest reading first. Key takeaways: The best part…

  • Split next steps

    Split next steps

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    Seth Cox

    The Daily Herald posted an article about the next steps in the district split. The article states that the next steps are: There is one thing the article wasn’t quite correct on. It stated that “the proposal has the potential to create two new school districts and leave Alpine School District with Orem, Vineyard, Lindon…

  • Last hurdle. On to the Finish Line!

    Last hurdle. On to the Finish Line!

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    Seth Cox

    Overwhelming unanimity! That was the message from city councils across the west and central parts of Alpine School District, as they voted 36-0 in favor of putting the issue on the ballot. City leaders from all different backgrounds agreed that splitting the district is a good proposal and that the voters should have the final…