Smaller Schools and Districts

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  • 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…

  • Libertas Institute endorses split, ASD proposes tax increase

    Libertas Institute endorses split, ASD proposes tax increase

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    Seth Cox

    The Libertas Institute, a Utah-based non-profit “think tank” and educational organization, has endorsed the proposals to divide Alpine School District via interlocal agreements. The opinion piece points out that ASD is much larger than the average school district in Utah, and even that is more than twice the size of average school districts nationwide. It…

  • Support for District Division

    Support for District Division

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    Seth Cox

    Several public meetings have been held across the district in cities that are part of an interlocal agreement. In Lehi, many spoke in favor of the split: “I want to thank you for all you have done, for doing the study and for putting our children first” – Molly Barrington, Lehi “We’ve lost our sense…

  • Opposite Approaches to Reconfiguration

    Opposite Approaches to Reconfiguration

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    Seth Cox

    Two recent articles of note that demonstrate two different approaches to dividing the Alpine School District: First, we have a hopeful, forward-thinking opinion piece by Skyler Beltran: Let us not allow fear to take over. “There is no good side or bad side to this issue,” he says. “There are always pros and cons to…

  • Seismic Concerns in ASD

    Seismic Concerns in ASD

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    Seth Cox

    The Wasatch Front is home to about 2 million people. It’s also home to a fault line that is due for a major earthquake. In 2020 a magnitude 5.7 tumbler rocked the state and destroyed buildings just after Covid upended the world. According to the US Geological Survey, “There is a 57% probability that the…

  • Studies for ASD Split

    Studies for ASD Split

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    Seth Cox

    Studies done by interlocal agreements are moving forward. The West district study can be found at https://www.utah.gov/pmn/files/1129633.pdf The Central district study was presented in Lehi recently. See this Lehi Free Press article for details. “I don’t want anyone leaving this room thinking, if we do this, our taxes will go down. That is not what…