001Good evening. We're going to go ahead and uh start this meeting this evening. Thank you for being here. Uh we're first going to have a pledge of allegiance by Eric Woodhouse. And after Eric, we'll have an inspirational thought by Lindseay Nye. Repeat after me. I pledge alce to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for it stands one nation indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Is Lindsay here yet? Are you Lindsay? Lindsay, come on up. We have a microphone right here for you. Rachel Naomi Raymond is a phys physician, teacher, and author who has spent nearly 30 years caring for people with cancer and her fam and families. Here is her reflection on connection. The most basic and powerful way to connect with another person is to listen. Just
002listen. Perhaps the most important thing we can ever give to each other is our attention. A loving silence often is far more power has far more power to heal and to connect other than the most well-intentioned words. And that's all I have to say. Hopefully we can listen to each other. Thank you, >> Lindsay. Thank you so much. What a great reminder for all of us this evening. Um we have extra people here this evening and tonight we're going to be honoring some great people from the Timberline area and so um as the board of education it's important for us to recognize various accomplishments made by students employees and patrons from throughout Alpine School District. And as we honor the individuals and groups this evening, we acknowledge the families that are here this evening as
003well with them and who have helped them achieve their goals. And so we want to thank you for the support you have offered to those that we're going to be recognizing at this time. And we really do appreciate your attendance here tonight. I would like to invite Julie Price, the principal of Timberline, to come up and share with us and announce some great teachers and volunteers that you have in your school, Julie. >> Well, thank you. What an honor. We are excited to celebrate several people from our building. So, as I read your name, if you wouldn't mind coming up and then we'll read a short piece um about each of these individuals. So the first I'm doing together which is Mike Maloof and Cammy Mappen. [applause] So Cammy and Mike, I can't even tell
004you how valuable they are to us. But here's what we came up with. They are both part-time teachers and part-time PLC coaches, positively impacting every aspect of our C of our school community. Their work and leadership, guiding teachers, supporting student learning, and aligning our daily practice with our school's highest priorities is critical to our success at Timberline Middle School. Through collaborate collaboration, reflection, and encouragement, they empower teachers to grow in their craft and continually refine instruction in ways that truly impact students. They create spaces where curiosity thrives, where data becomes insight, and where challenges turn into opportunities for innovation. In addition, their participation in school leadership ensures that our vision for excellence is lived out in every classroom. Their commitment to teamwork reminds us that that when educators support one another, students benefit the most.
005Lori Jensen Lori's our financial secretary and she's meticulous and thorough and approaches all of her work with exceptional detail, ensuring everything is accurate and in compliance. She's kind to everyone and is always willing to help wherever they there is a need. She's truly outstanding. Sunny Wright. Sunny is a dedicated teacher assistant who works tirelessly helping students with her academics, often going the extra mile to ensure their success. Her ability to genuinely care and connect with students combined with her readiness to lend a hand wherever needed makes her indispensable as an asset to Timberline. We have two PTA volunteers, so bring them up together. Melissa McCoy and Lacy Lawrence. So Melissa consistently steps up to help with a smile and a positive attitude. This year the she's been supporting PTSA lunchtime humanitarian service projects and lending
006a hand with hospitality. She has been fantastic and always willing to put in the extra time. Lacy Lawrence has been a dedicated PTSA volunteer at Timberline for years, consistently following through and supporting events. This year, she took on uh an opportunity to take over the hospitality position late um to fill in when someone uh couldn't do it. And so, we appreciate that because that is super valuable at Timberline. >> [applause] >> Good morning. Now, we'd like to recognize some students. Hannah Bareris So, these students were nominated by their teachers and we did an anonymous um nomination on purpose. We just wanted to see and all of these students came multiple times and we appreciate their teachers and their willingness to share about Hannah. She exemplifies the spirit of a grizzly through her quiet kindness, responsibility,
007and deep compassion for others, consistently seeking to support those who may be struggling. Over the past three years in Hope Squad, she has shown remarkable growth, bravery, and resourcefulness, making her an invaluable member of that team. Jenna Bodily Jenna is a bright, responsible, and motivated student who brings genuine enthusiasm and positivity to the classroom, consistently going above and beyond in both her work and her support of others. Her love for learning, especially in Chinese language and culture, combined with her kindness and quiet leadership, makes her a valued and inspiring presence in our school community. Jenna Connor Campbell. Connor is a kind and inclusive student who treats others with respect and makes everyone feel welcome. He consistently demonstrates the values of the Grizzly guide by listening thoughtfully and reaching out to others. >> [applause] >> Ava
008Esplain. [applause] Ava shows the Grizzly spirit by being responsible and brave in class, working hard to complete her assignments, and asking for help when needed. She also supports her classmates by sharing her knowledge and helping them when they are unsure. Great job, Ava. Kate Hayen, did Kate make it? Oh, yes. Good. Come on up. [applause] Kate is a friendly and respectful student who always shares a smile and makes others feel welcome. Through her kindness and inclusive attitude, she consistently exemplifies the values of the Grizzly Guide. Great job, Kate [applause] Max Lee. [applause] Max has embodied the Grizzly spirit since transferring to Timberline, confidently embracing his identity and openly sharing his strengths. In just one term, he's built strong friendships and become a positive role model to those who are around him. [applause] Riker Nilson. Riker
009is a kind, cheerful student who goes out of his way to make others feel seen and appreciated. On Valentine's Day, he hands out flowers and chocolate to his peers, brightening the days of both students and staff members at Timberline. >> [applause] >> It should be noted that all of those um little paragraphs were actually written by their teachers which is really fun. Um couple of things I you know of course I put together some things to read and then I got thinking you know what let's just share from the heart for just a minute. So um what a privilege to be the principal at Timberline Middle School. as you can see by the teachers and our uh support staff, our PTSA, as well as our students, just a true privilege and an opportunity and I'm
010so grateful for that. Timberline, one of the one of the things we're most proud of is we truly are an inclusive school. We um really work hard on our focus of our core values related to the Grizzly Guide. And you heard several of those in those paragraphs that were read. Our grizzly guide consists of uh respectful, resourceful, responsible, and brave. And we spend a lot of time focusing on those to make sure that those skills are being implemented not only at our school, but they're transfer transferable to skills outside of our school. Um, we have a positive environment that's fostered by such passionate and dedicated faculty and staff members who generally care about the whole whole child and we're so appreciative of them. And again, what an opportunity and thrill it is to work with
011them. We do strive for excellence in academics and we uh just finished the data for term one and we had 45 excuse me 654 students out of 134 which is just under 51% of our students get a 3.8 or above which is fantastic. Now, some may look at that as, oh, it's just grades. But actually, we spend a lot of time with our schoolwide goals. And that first one being making sure that every content area has essentials with the focus of deeper learning, which is the six Cs. And through those implementation u by our teachers, we are really seeing our students excel in the classroom. And we're excited about that. We also are working um often on the connection piece. Uh we've spent some time over the past few years working on connection between teacher
012and teacher after stu after co that was difficult. You know everyone was separated and we did spent have spent a lot of time working on that. Last year our goal was around teacher to student or student toteer as far as making sure that we're connecting and building those trusting relationships. And then this year we have a focus of studentto student making sure that we are creating opportunities within the classroom to have students connect with each other and build those trusting relationships. Once again, Timberline is a great place to be and it is because of the people and our community that are not only within our building but outside of our building. And again, I'm so grateful for the opportunity to be their principal. >> [applause] >> Thank you so much, Principal Price. We are so
013grateful for her. She's an extraordinary principal and on behalf of the school board, thank you and congratulations and thank you for being exceptional being here. If you have an agenda on our agenda this evening, you'll notice that we are in need of a public hearing. And so, this is a perfect opportunity and a segue. If you feel like you need to leave and you want to grab your kids and run and go eat, you are more than welcome. This is the time that you can leave. And you're more than welcome to stay for the public hearing as well. I now declare the public just a moment. Before we start our public hearing hearing, we need to have a motion to adjourn our board meeting. Before we start our public hearing, do I'll entertain a motion.
014I motion we adjourn. >> Second the motion. >> Okay, we have a motion from Julie King and a second by Mark. Uh, do we need to individual vote? No. All in favor of adjourning say I. >> I. It's unanimous. I now declare the public hearing open for the possible boundary adjustments between Black Ridge Elementary, Brook Haven Elementary, Pony Express Elementary, Silver Lake Elementary, and Thunder Ridge Elementary. Um, we do have some public comments this evening. Those of you that have signed up for public comment, we will first hear from Low Sheffield. Is Low here? Did I say your name correctly? Okay. After low, we'll have Sarah Payne. Um, all right. Good evening. My name is Lo Sheffield and here was me here with me is Tara Barrett and Rachel Barrett and we are or Rachel
015Larson, excuse me. We live in Quell Hill and I actually came tonight um actually prepared with proposal for a third option, what I hoped would become an option C, but an option has since been added and so I first wanted to thank you for considering with the feedback you've received. It does mean a lot to us and we still want to hand out that version not because the maps or numbers align anymore, but because many of the datadriven insights, considerations, and priorities I worked through and reflected are in it for you to review. While you as the experts have since refined and perfected what this new option C looks like, the heart behind my proposal is the same of maintaining feeder alignment and balancing numbers and prioritizing safety. In conversations with you this morning, Julie
016and Eric, I saw you here as well. I learned that even with the within the district, there's uncertainty about what happens next. Julie this morning mentioned that a boundary study could happen in 2026. while I heard otherwise at Thunder Ridge last week that no additional studies are planned to be when the new high school opens in 2028. That uncertainty matters because families are trying to plan not just for next year but for the next five and we can't base those decisions on possible future studies or potential schools. We have to make the best choice we can with the facts in front of us. And that is why I support option C and in less than 24 hours with minimal exposure have a petition with 102 people in counting who also agree with option C which
017I can provide for you. Option C keeps enrollment balanced and growth projections on track while maintaining logical theater alignment so neighborhoods stay together and kids move forward with familiar faces, but it allows those who must move to move once and not twice, which matters deeply for children's emotional stability and friendships. It also makes the most sense from a safety perspective. Under options A and B, many students, including our area, would walk nearly half a mile down a busy highra corridor, Pony Express, with multiple conflict points and no continuous sidewalk protection, such as barriers between this highly busy road and the sidewalk. Option C is the only option that instead limits that exposure to a single safe crossing at one intersection, a far more manageable and currently existing at Pony Express, I'll add, and less dangerous
018route for young students. For many parents, that difference alone is the line between feeling safe and feeling terrified to send their kids on a walk. I know there's no perfect boundary change and I know that this process has been very emotional for everyone and I don't I know I also don't have all the answers but option C gives us the most balanced data supported and human solution that I've personally seen thus far and one that honors both the district's responsibility to manage growth and our us as parents hope to protect stability for our children. And thank you again so much for listening and for adapting and continuing to consider putting the people behind these numbers. Thank you. Thank you so much, Lyn. Sarah P. After Sarah, we will have Andrea Gadam. First, I want to
019thank you guys. Um, I was able to attend the meeting last week at Thunderidge in Saratoga Springs and I had a great opportunity to speak with many people. I felt like those who were meeting with me were really open to my ideas and my feedback and the new proposal really reflects that my concerns and issues were heard. My children are not within the boundaries that are being considered for move but it does affect my community and my friends. Um I really appreciate that safety has been considered. I appreciate that those bus routes are still available for the students that need them most. um and that traffic will not be increased on Pony Express Parkway where that's already a pinch point issue in the mornings. Um I also really appreciate that it's going to keep elementaryaries
020within the same feeder schools to the middle school. I think that that's critical in the development of that age group that they're not experiencing a big shift in who they're going to attend school with and that they're still going to have access to the same friends. Um, I feel like this does a better job of dividing up the school boundary with different housing types. Um, based on housing styles that tend to have families stay in them longer term. It's going to provide better parent support and a better volunteer base over time to keep the the multifamily housing more distributed among different schools so that they're not experiencing so much turnover. And I think that's really important to this community, especially in an area where there's so much growth. Um, as a single mom with three
021kids, um, I just want to make sure that there's additional support available to those who are experiencing this change. I know that change is hard. And I hope that from an emotional standpoint that these schools who are taking on kids who are experiencing this change, that they are going to have additional resources there to help make these children feel welcome to be able to address the the shift that they're going through, especially for those that have moved recently. Um, and from a growth aspect, as I've lived within the Silver Lake and Mount Saratoga communities for the last 13 years, I do feel like this option provides a better boundary location for the growth that continues to go on in the Mount Saratoga area by taking on more of the eastern side of Mount Saratoga Boulevard.
022I feel like as there's more growth within Thunder Ridge, that boundary is a little bit more flexible to be able to take on some growth back over to the Silver Lakeside as these homes continue to be built. Um, I appreciate the school district. I appreciate that they've been open to parents and I feel like we've been heard in so many ways. Um, with this new boundary, it's affecting fewer families, fewer children, and I do feel like overall it's a change that has a lot more support, and I appreciate you all for taking the extra time to do this, right? >> Thank you, Sarah. Uh, Andrea, after Andrea, we will hear from Chris Russen. >> Okay. I don't have anything eloquent prepared. Very impressive presentation. I was looking at the map and felt very sad that
023I could not see what was presented. Um but anyways, I just wanted to quickly share um I have been privy to attend several meetings um discussing these boundary changes and I actually just wanted to like publicly thank all of those that have been involved. I know this has been a very complex um issue. that there's been a lot of factors and it is not helpful that Eagle Mountain and Saratoga Springs have vetted so many houses and made this so complicated. So, I just wanted to publicly thank those that have like put the boots to the ground and really done their research, gone to the different school sites, seen the sizes of the sites, talked to the principles, talked to the parents. I have just been very impressed by the way that this has been conducted
024and I just wanted to publicly thank you. >> Thank you Andrea Chris and after Chris we will hear from Preston Hurst. >> Hello everybody. That's a little short. Um my name is Chris Russen and I live in the Quailh Hill neighborhood as well. Uh just a little background I work in technology. I study and take actions on data for a living. Uh, two boundary proposals were released about two weeks ago. Uh, a new proposal was sent out this afternoon from a resident that we just heard about. Um, and not a board member. Uh, and this is now an official option for the boundary proposal that was also updated this afternoon. Uh, I am one of the fewer families and fewer children impacted by this new proposal. A data set can be can tell many stories
025and be interpreted in distinct ways. I and several neighbors that just I recently talked to in the last couple hours because that's all I've had notice are concerned that the proposal was accepted with no notice and that the other but two boundary proposals may not have been as thoroughly explored. If the board is accepting another option from a resident, I would expect that the data or the primary data sets used for the proposals including projections should be available to the residents to be able to study, understand, and in turn proposed to the board. The three proposals move the longest standing residents out of the Thunder Ridge boundaries where they have established relationships with not only fellow students but with faculty through parent helpers and their voices have helped shape what Thunderidge is today. I ask
026that additional transparency be given in the decision-making for the proposals allowing additional resident proposals using the same data available in the original assessment. Thank you. Thank you, Chris Preston. Uh, first off, I want to kind of repeat what a lot of people have said. Thank you so much for all the efforts that you guys go through. I know a lot of time and thought has gone into these. I understand it's not easy. Boundary changes can never make everybody happy. There's always going to be people that are upset and there's always going to be people that are going to struggle with the decision at the the end of the day and it's a hard thing to deal with. So, I appreciate all of you for being able to put forth the time and effort in this.
027Um, in reviewing the options, I found that options A and B both present feeder school issues. um those that to us has been the biggest issue on the plate. We understand that boundary changes are necessary. It's going to affect somebody. We get that. But if one of the larger issues can be avoided, why not avoid it? Um, it's very easy to see that peer continuity or a lack of peer continuity as children go through school has a negative effect on both their mental health, depression, anxiety and on their schooling and their academic performance. So again, if one of these can be avoided, why not avoid it? I have heard many times through discussions and comments that other schools deal with this and other schools have it. I get that. But I don't feel like that's
028an acceptable reason to say just because other people deal with it, let's make it the go-to and it's going to be okay. Again, if something can be avoided that is negative, we should avoid it. Um, option C appears to be heading in the right direction and it is very close to a good solution I think. However, I feel the latest option C that was presented was oddly aggressive. I'm not saying this was intentional, but it almost feels as though it was intended to be so over the top and disproportionate to Silver Lake. in the sh the number of shifting students and the number of students shifting out of Thunder Ridge that it would push people to say that's not a good option and go straight back to A and B. I feel like the option
029that Low put forth is a much more balanced option and keeps everything a lot just more balanced. I'm confused as to why we only look at the large blocks um the large blocks of the neighborhood and why we don't take a little bit more nuanced approach and consider cutting lines slightly differently. Thank you for the time. Um and again, thank you for all you do. >> Thank you, Preston. That is all that we have that have signed up for public comment. Is there someone else here this evening that would like to speak to the boundaries or give other comment regarding the boundaries? All right. Thank you parents for coming this evening and sharing those thoughts and feelings with us. It's important for us as board members to hear that from you and we know that
030you traveled a little ways to be here this evening. So we appreciate your time and effort in being here with us. Thank you. Um, I now declare the public hearing closed. We will now continue with the agenda of our board meeting this evening. Um, we now have a 30 minutes up to 30 minutes set aside for public comment. And this is a wonderful opportunity for patrons that live within the Alpine School District bound boundary to share uh their thoughts and feelings with us. A signup sheet was outside before the meeting and it was available uh just prior allowing up to 10 parents and giving them the opportunity to speak. Uh those living outside of ASD and those who were unable to sign up before all the slots were full can submit written comments at alpineschools.orgschoolboard
031org/schoolboard uh and also scan the QR code in the lobby and that will also direct you to uh the form as you are called up. Uh you know what there is no one to call up so proof there is no one signed up so we will go ahead and skip the portion of community comments. Um, all right. We will now go to our uh we need to approve the minutes of our meeting and I'll entertain a motion to approve those minutes. >> Approve the minutes. Pardon me. I move that we approve the minutes. >> I second the motion. >> Board member Wilson gave the motion and board member Clement with a second. All those in favor of approving the m the minutes say I. >> I. >> Passed. All right. Now we will go ahead
032and go to our routine business. And I will turn the time over to Superintendent Smith. >> Thank you. Uh we have just one item tonight for routine business and it's a couple of minor adjustments to school uh land trust plans at Sage Hills Elementary, Silverlake Elementary, and Trailside Elementary. and they're focused on the goals that the schools have set and just some minor adjustments to achieve those goals. And I would recommend the board approve those amendments. >> I'll recommend a motion to approve those amendments. >> And we approve the uh routine business. >> Second. We have a motion to approve the routine business by board member Clement and a second uh by board member Peterson. All those in favor? >> I. >> Thank you. It passes. Um Superintendent Smith, we have some resolutions and action
033items. >> Yes. For your consideration tonight, we have one resolution u 2025-015. This is a public utility easement for a cell tower at Cedar Valley High School. Um it encompasses about 008 I believe acres 081 acres. Um thank you Jason and about a 10-ft easement uh to make this happen and would recommend the board uh approve uh that easement. I'll entertain a motion to approve the action item this evening, which is resolution 2025-015. Do I have a motion? I move that we approve resolution 2025-015, the public utility easement for Cedar Valley High School cell tower between ASD and Rocky Mountain Power. I'll second. >> We have a motion by board member King and a second by board member Baitman. All those in favor say I. I. >> I. Believe that is unanimous. Uh that is
034all the action items that we have but now we are going to open this up if there's any board member or superintendent reports this evening. So I had the opportunity to uh attend the Tempenogus um band festival uh last weekend. Rob was there too. He helped hand out awards. And um I guess it was impressive to me. Uh first of all, we had some uh uh great schools from our district that received awards. Um uh I guess uh I have to highlight Pleasant Grove, which won the uh 5A Scholastic uh award. And then um in the 6A Open we had American Fork that came in first, but Cedar Valley that came in second, third was West Lake, and fourth was Skyrich. And I just am so proud of the uh band programs in the district.
035Um I was particularly impressed watching uh Cedar Valley. That program has not been around that long and they are phenomenal. They're uh have a huge band. The students are all involved and they're exacting in their performance. And um I would just like to congratulate all of these schools. Um [clears throat] interestingly enough um my uh wife uh actually marched in the American Fork um marching band a few years ago when John Miller was the uh director. and um uh who he's now the I guess the faculty member for that uh uh competition. And it was interesting that she mentioned that when she was marching that Davis district would always beat beat them and so that was the one team they could never quite beat and so Davis actually came in fifth in that 6A open
036thing. So, it's just interesting to see how there's, you know, these four great uh schools in Alpine District that have have really been amazing the things they do. So, anyway, I just wanted to congratulate all of these schools and uh I love marching bands because they are uh they're incredible. They include almost anyone who wants to participate and the the students have a unity because they they learn to march together and I just think it's amazing. So, just wanted to report on that. >> Any other reports from board members? >> I just want to add to that a shout out to Lone Peak who finished first in the 6A and Lehi who finished third >> in the five. No, they were at 6A Scholastic. And then that's all of them. Tempen. Oh, nope. It's not.
037Tempenoggas finished third in the 4A. >> Any other reports? >> I do. Um, so a week ago I went to the motor team's PD on our district PD day, um, which is our occupational therapists, our physical therapists, and our adaptive PE teachers. And it is, um, just phenomenal what they do. and they as they were each kind of highlighting their work, um it was fascinating to me to listen to our adaptive PE teachers and the process that they go through to make equipment and activities that are tailored to each of our students just really incredible, fantastic work. And so I just wanted to give the entire motor team a shout out for um all that they do uh to support our students. >> Superintendent Okay, thank you. Uh just want to take a minute to
038highlight student uh data. Uh again, Alpine by the numbers is something the board has talked about. Uh tonight I want to highlight concurrent enrollment. This is an important uh tool uh not just for the learning that students experience, the great instructors um that we have teaching those courses at our schools, but the partnership with higher ed. We'll talk a little bit about the tail end um and the impact to families and uh tuition savings as uh we get through some of the student data. But bottom line up front uh we have a steady increase or upward trend in both course participation and uh the number of concurrent enrollment classes that are taken in the district. Here you can see over the last four years some of those highlights. Uh 69,716 credit hours um taken uh
039by Alpine students last uh school year. Uh here's broken down by uh high school, the number of college credit hours earned, and you can see that ranges based on the size of school, the number of students involved. But we have some schools with participation as high as nearly 11,000 uh credit hours earned. That's just phenomenal work. Um and we'll talk more about how that impacts um savings and families down the road. Uh in the last slide, this one talks about the number of courses taken year-over-year. And you can see that's steady increase year-over-year. The number of concurrent enrollment uh courses taken in Alpine. This is the number of courses taken uh year-over-year by each school. And if you look at each school, you see a significant increase with one exception, a small actually two, small
040decrease in ORM and Pleasant Grove. Um but those numbers continue to increase. Next slide. Um the percent of students enrolled uh in at least one course um pretty significant when nearly 50% of your students at our secondary schools are enrolled in a concurrent enrollment class. This is the number uh broken down by school and you can see how that changes again over time. Slight decrease in this past year um in many of the schools. Um, go to the last slide. This is the one I wanted to talk about. Uh, the estimated tuition saved for the students that have been successful in passing these courses, 18.2 million for last year. Um, just a significant significant amount of savings uh as as students uh move into um their their post high school education. And then the passing
041rate, another highlight here, um you can see there was a small dip, but that um overall trend over the last four years is an upward trend with nearly 90 98 and a half% of our students that take the courses pass courses. So phenomenal work by students, phenomenal work by teachers, and those are some of the data points that uh just wanted to review with you this evening. Thank you, Superintendent. Any other comments? All right, that is all the business that we have on our agenda this evening, and we need to entertain an adjournment with a roll call vote. >> I move that we adjourn the meeting. >> I second the motion. >> We have a motion by Julie King and a second by Mark Clement. We'll go ahead and have a roll call vote. Wilson.
042I >> Lincoln I >> Mark Clement I >> Emily Peterson I Sarah Bon I >> board member King I >> member Bman I All right we are now adjourned. Thank you.