Author: Seth Cox

Alpine School District released the slides they are using at the 2 public comment presentations, and they continue to make the faulty assumptions we have addressed in previous posts. Notice how they are continuing to exclude Granite SD from their averages to give the impression that the larger the school district, the lower the cost. This…

The idea of splitting school districts like Alpine School District wasn’t random. Former teacher and state representative, David Cox, was serving as a stake (a stake is a collection of congregations – aka wards) clerk in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the 1990s when the growth in Lehi was just starting…

Thanks to a June 2022 Performance Audit of Public Education Administrative Costs in Utah, we can have a much clearer picture of what admin overhead costs look like across the school districts in Utah. It can also help us more clearly see how those numbers might be affected by a district split, and raises question…

Deja vu? Once again, the ASD board held a meeting to discuss reconfiguration, and once again, the same board members made the same points that we have been hearing. The east side board members refuse to consider that ASD isn’t meeting the needs of residents. They accuse the city councils of thwarting the process, they…

The numbers presented to the ASD Board on May 14 should be studied very closely. Unfortunately, many people are unable or unwilling to take a deeper look, focusing on the conclusions made instead of on the assumptions that led to those conclusions. Let’s look at 2 important points: Are administrative overhead costs more for smaller districts? Not…

The Alpine School board met and voted to advance only Option 3 for further study, since they are only allowed to advance one option. Here are the key takeaways:

A Four-city council discussion was held by Lindon, Orem, Vineyard, and Pleasant Grove yesterday. The superintendent did a great job of providing information and not speaking for anyone else. Regarding Board Member Ada Wilson’s comments:– “Keep politics out of the process” – Every decision made about a public institution is, by definition, political. Those of…

“It’s obvious community members cannot be trusted to make the best decisions for students and education.” This was a comment posted today from someone who opposes any sort of school district division. And upon further reflection, perhaps this is actually getting down to the heart of the matter: Do we trust our local community? Do…