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The votes affect the district’s real‑estate holdings and instructional planning. The board approved Resolution 2025‑002 to purchase 11.43 acres in Eagle Mountain for a future elementary site and Resolution 2025‑003 to sell 11.46 acres in Eagle Mountain to UDOT for freeway expansion; both resolutions passed unanimously. The board said staff coordinated with multiple municipalities to clear title and code requirements before the sale.

On the academic calendar, the board approved a revised 2025–26 school calendar to add kindergarten assessment days and to fix an ACT administration date (March 11). Dr. Joel Perkins, the district’s chief of staff, told trustees the calendar change aligns with state guidance on assessment days and will allow the district to finalize A/B day planning for teachers.

The board approved routine business items — minutes, monthly claims and personnel reports — by unanimous votes. It also accepted several policy cleanups: the board moved to retire Policy 4405.2 (additional cost of insurance), Policy 4479 (classified ****** harassment policy) and Policy 4480 (classified printing policy); staff said those practices are covered elsewhere or are outdated. All three retirements passed unanimously.

On curriculum, trustees approved immediate funding to secure K–12 science materials that vendors required by an April 30 deadline; board members said those purchases should be funded from FY25 one‑time monies if the board moves forward. The board also considered a larger plan to adopt new elementary literacy and math materials districtwide over multiple years. Staff estimated a typical full adoption for one subject could run near $8 million and noted a recently completed literacy purchase was approximately $3.4 million in an earlier cycle. The board did not approve full purchases for ELA and math at the meeting; instead the board voted 5–2 to route elementary ELA and mathematics adoption funding to the FY26 budget process so the finance committee and the upcoming budget cycle can fully consider the request. Two trustees recorded “no” votes on that motion.

Motions and outcomes recorded during the meeting included: approval of the Mayoral and city‑council coordination for the land transactions; unanimous approval of minutes and claims; unanimous acceptance of routine business; a unanimous vote to approve the revised 2025–26 calendar; unanimous retirements of the three policies; unanimous approval to fund K–12 science purchases now (staff noted vendor deadlines); and a 5–2 vote to consider ELA and math adoption funding in the FY26 budget rather than approving it immediately. The meeting also included a discussion about school naming for a new Eagle Mountain middle school; the principal presented three names recommended by community and student committees and the board did not take final action at this meeting.

Key motions and who moved or seconded them (as recorded in the meeting):
- Minutes: motion by Sarah, second by Mark — passed unanimously.
- Claims: motion by Mark, second by Stacy — passed unanimously.
- Routine business (budget summary, foundation report, personnel): motion by Stacy, second by Ada — passed unanimously.
- Resolution 2025‑002 (purchase 11.43 acres): motion by Julie, second by Joylynn — passed unanimously.
- Resolution 2025‑003 (sale 11.46 acres to UDOT): motion by Joylynn, second by Ada — passed unanimously.
- Updated 2025–26 calendar: motion by Ada, second by Sarah — passed unanimously.
- K–12 science purchase (to meet vendor deadline): motion by Joylynn, second by Stacy — passed unanimously.
- Elementary ELA and math adoption funding (forward to FY26 budget process): motion by Joylynn, second by Stacy — passed 5–2 (no: Ada, Mar).
- Policy retirements (4405.2, 4479, 4480): motions moved and seconded (see minutes) — all retired unanimously.

The board also heard a presentation from Principal Jolley on naming options for the new Eagle Mountain middle school; community and student committees recommended three names that emphasized local geography and a coyote theme, but the board deferred final action so it can review the proposals further.

The meeting adjourned to a closed session later in the agenda for items the board did not discuss in public.

Votes at a glance: purchase of 11.43 acres (Resolution 2025‑002), sale of 11.46 acres to UDOT (Resolution 2025‑003), calendar update for 2025–26, retirements of Policies 4405.2 / 4479 / 4480, immediate funding to secure science materials (meets vendor April 30 deadline) — all unanimous; routing ELA and math adoption funding into the FY26 budget process — 5 in favor, 2 opposed.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Febuarry 11th, 2025 - Alpine School District Board Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","The Alpine School District board unanimously approved land transactions tied to a future elementary site and freeway expansion, updated the 2025–26 school calendar and retired three outdated policies, and it separately approved science purchases now while voting 5–2 to move elementary ELA and math adoption funding through the FY26 budget process.","taxTitle","Alpine School District, School Boards, Utah","taxId",65807,"location","Utah","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6331725,"Alpine tech leaders lay out plan to split IT systems, data centers and staff for three‑district reconfiguration",4342,416000,4758000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2309756-f4e3e11d7192583b6dcd7025b82ffe83&start=416&end=4758","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2309756-f4e3e11d7192583b6dcd7025b82ffe83/thumbnail_416000.jpg","/articles/6331725/Utah/Alpine-tech-leaders-lay-out-plan-to-split-IT-systems-data-centers-and-staff-for-threedistrict-reconfiguration","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6331725-c7a55dfce2143fc4270fd3b29e427f40/orig.mp4?Expires=1773697021&Signature=Z4MLQEOi7usL15igS1I6XqjZS8DzEZlGfpZ8mw5TAuTA0Q91AbLCCZNnu4HSUmPdbgjma3sTw3YbFg9Ysb~FFCWmKpCavb8wMx6KH7WhzFXJh~yCORgOhbvPgMJ2aSurbRtMEYBoadcDKrr~4YgPlLLLHcTADybZJ4yCq-PtDfchYvnhpvcIZYW8bmKcyev3nwBKdG9LDarVT~k~46bOAwhyRO3i8doW-bZYaUTJ~zqgGtbav0tcHO55Hc2W2SG2i23GIdjCbRKIl55GPxUtf5mfaBDQoDjq9sEKrUoYjVPUA3CVWg9AzWyFCYVgPwJX6Sgv8QHUUMvm4vqEV3FLXw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Alpine School District technology leaders presented the board with a detailed plan to prepare IT systems, data centers and staffing for the district’s upcoming reconfiguration into three separate districts. The presentation described steps to create separate instances of core systems, split or archive existing data, and preserve institutional knowledge through planned staff overlap and knowledge transfer.

The presentation matters because student records, payroll, learning platforms and network services must remain available and secure while Alpine builds three independent technology footprints. Dr. Blaine Edmond, the district’s administrator of technology, said the objective is “for 3 districts to be successful when we start,” and emphasized that the district’s work now should reduce the technical and financial burden on the new districts after the split.

Technology leaders described the scale and sequence of the work in a house‑building metaphor. Paul Lewis, director of data services, told the board: “Our technology infrastructure is a lot like a house. It has a foundation — you pour the cement — and then you start building the walls.” Leaders said the “foundation” decisions include which student information system (SIS) and finance/Human Resources (HR) systems each new district will use; those choices determine many downstream integrations and timelines.

The team identified roughly 300 core systems that must be reviewed, divided, or re‑instantiated for the new districts. Two foundational systems were highlighted by name: the student information system currently known as Skyward (SMS2), which the district plans to upgrade to the vendor’s new version often called Q (cumulative), and the finance system currently called Alio that Alpine is migrating to Link ERP. Paul Lewis and others said Alpine intends to begin the Skyward/Q transition in fall 2026 and expects the Link ERP migration to be completed sooner; they recommended new districts decide on their foundational systems by July 1, 2026, if possible.

Leaders urged a staffing approach that preserves Alpine staff who hold institutional knowledge while allowing overlap so those staff can help stand up new district systems. “If all of our staff were hired by new districts and they immediately started working only exclusively for the new district, there would be no one left to run Alpine for that last part of Alpine’s existence,” the presentation said.

On infrastructure, the technology team said the district is pursuing three data centers and must identify a central site before May 1, 2025, to meet Utah Education Network (UEN) circuit bid timelines. Matt Johnson, director of technology and infrastructure, told the board the district has a FY26 capital outlay request of about $867,000 for the core data‑center room (power, fire suppression, backup power) — a figure that does not include room modifications or the racks and servers, which staff said they would budget for in FY27.

Staff explained how some vendor contracts allow Alpine to provision temporary instances now — “free instance” sandboxes — so new districts could be set up and then decide whether to purchase. The team described a plan to build empty “shells” of systems (directories, accounts, configurations) and populate them once districts make final choices and student/employee assignments are settled.

On data splitting and archival responsibilities, leaders said student records will require record‑by‑record decisions (for example, a student who later attends a different new district) and recommended one district accept long‑term archival responsibilities (old transcripts, employment records). They also noted staff, teachers and employees will need tools and time to move Google Drive and other personal data, and that migrations will likely combine automated and manual steps.

Leaders repeatedly framed the project as urgent but manageable. “The sky’s not falling,” the presentation said; “Skies are blue and sunny. We can make this work,” reflecting confidence in staff and the plan while acknowledging there is no single handbook for a split of this magnitude. The group recommended quick action on deadlines, early hiring or consultation with incoming district leaders, and a timeline that preserves overlap for knowledge transfer.

Next steps the team proposed include: finalizing decisions on SIS and finance platform choices by summer 2026; selecting a primary data‑center site before May 1, 2025, to align with UEN circuit procurement; completing Link ERP and Skyward/Q transitions on the timelines shared; and continuing system‑by‑system reviews to identify which core services can be divided early and which require longer planning. No formal board vote was taken during the presentation.

The team closed by inviting questions and said it would return with updates on data‑center location, vendor responses and a growing systems road map available to current and future district leaders.","District technology leaders told the board they are preparing 300+ core systems, three data centers and staffing overlaps ahead of the planned split into three districts, and flagged firm deadlines and key costs — including a FY26 capital request of about $867,000 for a core data center.","actionData","errors"]

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