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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 prepare students for a future full of opportunities. 

As voters in the western and central parts of our district have chosen to create new school districts, we look forward to working with all engaged parties to ensure that this rich learning heritage continues.

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.  

As we transition through this process, we will keep our students, families and employees informed. It is anticipated the new school districts will begin full operations in July of 2027. 

Our commitment is, and will always be, to achieve our Vision for Learning for each student we are privileged to serve.

Answers to Common Questions

The creation of new school districts is a process that we continue to learn about. This is the best, most complete information we have at this time. It is anticipated that there will be some possible revision of the School District Creation and Change statute that may affect the reconfiguration process. The information below is based on current state statute and school board policy. Please check this page frequently for updates to this list of questions and answers.

 

As we plan to set up new school districts for success, we will continue to find answers to your questions. Employees can submit questions using the button below. Community members who are not employees should use the website FEEDBACK button in the bottom right corner of the page.  

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General Questions

We want to answer every question so our employees have a complete understanding of how the creation of new school districts will affect them. We continue to gather questions and are in a continual process of finding answers. We’ve begun with the most frequently asked questions and the questions that have clear answers.

    • 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 are likely to be affected by upcoming legislative action, we will wait until we have had time to study new statutes.
      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.

 

While we don’t have enough information to answer every question, several events will give us some indication:

    • The state legislature will open its general session on January 21, 2025. We anticipate that they will pass legislation that will provide some clarity. The session ends on March 7.
    • We will have three Area Employee Meetings for employees to ask questions of the superintendent and leadership team on February 24, 26, and 27. More details of locations and times will come soon.
    • New school board members will be elected in November and be seated in January 2026. Those new board members will begin to hold regular meetings during which they will take action or discuss how they intend to make some decisions relevant to unanswered questions.

Alpine School District recognizes that voters in our district have voted on propositions that, if passed, would create new school districts in areas that we currently serve.

We are grateful that our system of government allows our community members a voice in public education. We are waiting for the tabulation and certification of votes and we will respect the decision of our community members. As we learn more about the results, we will keep our community and employees informed.

We are proud of our teachers, administrators, counselors, and support professionals, who have been patient and professional during this time of uncertainty for our schools and communities. Our employees will continue to deliver on their promise to help prepare students for a future full of opportunities.

Our commitment is, and will always be, to achieve our Vision for Learning for each student we are privileged to serve.

The new “Central” and “West” school districts were created when the Utah County Commission certified the results of Propositions 11 and 14. Board members for all three new districts will be elected in November 2025 and be seated in January 2026. Those boards will hire a superintendent and a business administrator sometime after that. The superintendents will hire staff and other employees necessary to begin full operations by July 2027.

  • 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
    • Wasatch School District serves 8,500

There are no immediate changes for our employees. We will continue to meet the needs of our employees and the needs of our students in all of our schools. The new school districts are not scheduled to begin operations until July 2027.

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. 

 

We have worked on and will continue to work on legislation to establish protections and protocols for the transition of non school-based employees. More information will follow. 

Questions about Compensation

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. 

Step and lane changes are subject to annually negotiated agreements and are approved 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.

Questions about Employee Assignments

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.

School boards of new school districts will develop a governing philosophy and culture in their communities. While they will certainly be informed by, and benefit from, the many years of experience in Alpine School District, some practices will change. Professional Learning Communities and the coaching model are practices that have been established following thoughtful deliberation among Alpine School District staff and board members. They reflect values that help us achieve consensus on many important operational and pedagogical questions. We are hopeful those values persist, but how they manifest in operations will be subject to decision-making processes established in the new districts.

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.

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.

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.

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