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Creation of New School Districts

For more than a century, Alpine School District has given students in Utah County excellent education experiences. We are very grateful to our teachers, administrators, counselors, and support professionals who continue to deliver on their promise to help students achieve our Vision for Learning and prepare for a future full of opportunities. 

Our history and tradition of excellence serve as a solid foundation upon which new districts can build. We will engage in this work with the same expertise, dedication, and professionalism that we have always demonstrated in Alpine School District.  

Three New School Districts

Alpine School District will no longer exist as of July 1, 2027. Three new school districts with new names and boundaries will assume all operations and student services.
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A teacher at Harbor Point Elementary School in Saratoga Springs reads to her students
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The Legislature recently passed SB 188, revising existing statute (53G-3-205 and 53G-3-301 through 308) to provide additional guidance on the transition to new school districts, including the timeline below.

Read our SB 188 Summary.

Answers to Common Questions

We intend this page to be a source of information for the public about the creation of new school districts and how it affects Alpine School District. As we engage in the important work of setting up new school districts for success, we will continue to find answers to your questions.

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General Questions

We intend this page to be a source of information for the public about the creation of new school districts and how it affects Alpine School District. In addition to developing our own understanding of the process of new school district creation, we have increased our collaboration with municipal leaders to ensure that we are communicating things consistently.

    • Many questions can’t be answered completely because they are about circumstances far into the future. Things are likely to change by then, including district leadership, board membership, and legislation.
    • For questions that require a decision by future boards of education, we can only describe what practices have evolved over time in Alpine School District. New districts will be influenced by those practices, though they will have the prerogative to review and revise them.
    • Some questions are so case-specific that they deserve individual conversations to understand the detail. If you feel like you are not getting information specific to your circumstances, we invite you to re-submit your question and ask for a personalized answer.

 

Three new school districts have been created. They will each assume all operations and student services on July 1, 2027, on which date Alpine School District will no longer exist.

    • “Lake Mountain” (west) School District was created by the passage of Proposition 14 in November 2024. It includes the municipalities of Cedar Fort, Fairfield, Eagle Mountain, Saratoga Springs; and unincorporated parts of Utah County west of Lehi.
    • The “Central” School District was created by the passage of Proposition 11 in November 2024. It includes the municipalities of Alpine, American Fork, Cedar Hills, Highland, and Lehi; and the Utah County portion of Draper.
    • “Timpanogos” (south) School District became the “reorganized school district” after the passage of Propositions 11 and 14. In December 2024 the municipalities of Lindon, Orem, Pleasant Grove, and Vineyard formed an interlocal agreement to create a new school district.
  • Based on data presented last spring to the Board of Education, the west district would serve approximately 24,000, the central district 36,000, and the reorganized (south) district, 25,000. By comparison, 
    • Davis School District serves approximately 69,600
    • Jordan School District serves 57,100
    • Granite School District serves 57,000
    • Nebo School District serves 42,900
    • Canyons School District serves 32,300
    • Salt Lake City School District serves 18,500
    • Provo City School District serves 13,500

There are no immediate changes for schools or employees. We will continue to meet the needs of our students and the needs of our employees across the district. New school districts are not scheduled to assume full operations until July 2027.

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Questions about Legislation, Governance, and the Process of Reconfiguration

In June 2024 Governor Cox signed HB 3003, which amended the process by which new school districts could be created. The new law disallowed school boards from considering district reconfiguration or the creation of new school districts. The law also clarified how municipalities should proceed to create new districts. A few months earlier, city councils in the central and west parts of Alpine School District entered into “interlocal agreements” to explore the creation of new school districts in their respective communities. Lindon, Orem, Pleasant Grove, and Vineyard did not form an interlocal agreement. Propositions 11 and 14 were initiatives placed on the ballot by the municipalities joined in interlocal agreements and only registered voters of the involved municipalities were able to vote on those propositions.

Yes. HB 3003 defines “reorganized new school district” as “the remaining portion of the divided school district after the creation of a new school district.” Lindon, Orem, Pleasant Grove, and Vineyard will form a reorganized school district as if it were a new school district. In December, 2024, after Proposition 11 and 14 had passed and were certified, the city councils of Lindon, Orem, Pleasant Grove, and Vineyard formed an interlocal agreement to provide a framework for cooperation, define financial contributions and shared responsibilities, and ensure long-term support for the Reorganized School District.

Requirements for school board members are specified in Utah Code 20A-14-202. They include residency, voter registration, and prohibition of conflicts. It is up to voters to prioritize other criteria, such as experience, values, and temperament. It is prudent for voters to consult educators in their district as they consider these other criteria, and to engage with other voters to evaluate candidates.

Teachers can serve on boards of education as long as they meet other qualifications, do not have a conflict of interest, and do not work for the district on whose board they sit. Therefore, teachers in Alpine School District would not be in conflict by serving on a board in a new school district in which they did not work.

Questions about Boundaries

Boundaries for the three new school districts were decided by voters as specified in Propositions 11 and 14. The boundaries for the west school district are the same as the municipal boundaries of Saratoga Springs, Eagle Mountain, Cedar Fort, and Fairfield, including all unincorporated areas of Utah County west of the boundary between Lehi and Saratoga Springs. School boundaries that overlap district boundaries will need to be reviewed. School boards may adjust any school boundary according to Utah Code 53G-4-402.

It is unlikely that Alpine School District will close any schools. Boards of education in new school districts will follow state law when considering the closure of schools.

Questions about District Finances

Each school year presents budget challenges. This year is no different. Our budget process will follow the normal procedure, prescribed by policy and state statute.

Undesignated donations in the Alpine Foundation account are likely to be treated as an asset of the district and so be distributed among the new districts according to state statute. Designated donations made to the foundation for specific teachers, programs, or schools will remain with those specified accounts.

Questions about Employees

State statute indicates that an employee of a school district from which a new district is created who becomes an employee of a new school district shall retain the same status as a career or provisional employee with accrued seniority and accrued benefits.

 

Salaries and benefits, including steps and lanes, will be adopted by new school districts. The new school districts will be required to adopt all Alpine School District personnel policies and practices in effect at the time the new school districts begin providing education services. This would include any policies related to retirement incentives and eligibility. Contracted employees have due process rights in policy that guarantees their base salary will not be reduced without due process. Future earnings in the new school districts will be negotiated by those new school districts. 

SB 188 allows the district to continue to grant step and lane changes as well as cost of living increases. Step and lane changes are subject to annual approval through the budget process. 

New school districts will adopt the pay scales in place with Alpine School District at the time they begin operations. Future adjustments will be negotiated by each new school district through their respective negotiation processes.

According to the state statute, on the day a new school district begins educational services, an employee of a divided school district who is employed at a school that is transferred to a new school district will become an employee of the district in which the school is located.
All employees assigned to schools on July 1, 2027, will become employees of the school district in which the school is located.

For district employees not at school, SB 188 indicates that all contracted district employees who are not at-will, provisional or on the administrative salary scale will receive a written contract offer before Jan. 1, 2027.

Titles and responsibilities may be different in new school districts, but the compensation will be unchanged in the first year of employment with the new school district. and who are not assigned to one particular school will have a job with one of the new school districts.

The transfer process for certified employees is guided by Policy 4062 Transfer of Educators. Policy is approved by the Board of Education and any changes to policy would have to be voted on in an open and public board meeting. Current statute dictates that the new districts will adopt Alpine School District hiring policies effective on June 30, 2027.

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