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Board action highlights:

- The board voted unanimously to approve the 2026–27 school calendar after a committee review and a request to place minimal days on Dec. 18 and May 28. (Motion: board member Lincoln; second: board member Bateman.)

- The board voted unanimously to recommend three draft calendars for school years 2027–28, 2028–29 and 2029–30 for future boards’ consideration. (Motion: board member Wilson; second: board member Lincoln.)

- The board voted unanimously to retire Policy 5.185 (harassment) and directed staff to replace it with a consolidated policy (71.50) that incorporates updated record-keeping and supportive-measures language recommended after an Office for Civil Rights review. (Motion: board member Beeson; second: board member Lincoln.)

- The board accepted claims and routine business items presented by the superintendent and business services; motions to accept claims and to accept routine business passed unanimously.

Board members expressed appreciation for the calendar committee’s work producing a multi‑year draft and for staff who revised harassment procedures after an OCR review. No action at the May 20 meeting created new policy beyond the retirement; staff said updated harassment procedures and the consolidated policy will be posted and implemented following the board’s direction.

Votes at a glance (selected formal motions recorded in the minutes):
- Approve 2026–27 school-year calendar — Mover: Board member Lincoln; Second: Board member Bateman; Outcome: Approved (unanimous).
- Recommend draft calendars for 2027–28, 2028–29, 2029–30 for future boards — Mover: Board member Wilson; Second: Board member Lincoln; Outcome: Approved (unanimous).
- Retire Policy 5.185 (harassment) — Mover: Board member Beeson; Second: Board member Lincoln; Outcome: Approved (unanimous).
- Accept claims — Mover: Board member Beeson; Second: Board member Clement; Outcome: Approved (unanimous).
- Approve routine business — Mover: Board member Wilson; Second: Board member Peterson; Outcome: Approved (unanimous).

Why it matters: Calendar approvals give families and staff scheduling certainty for 2026–27 and offer successor boards draft options to consider for the next three years; retiring and consolidating harassment policies reflects staff work to improve reporting, record-keeping and supportive measures following an OCR review.

Staff noted several follow-up items, including finalizing school fee spend plans for FY2026 and completing detailed enrollment and SPED reconciliation for programs discussed in the preceding study session.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","March 11th 2025 - Alpine School District Board Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","At its May 20 regular meeting the board unanimously approved the 2026–27 school calendar, recommended similar calendars for 2027–2030, approved routine business and unanimously retired Policy 5.185 on harassment; claims and routine business were also accepted.","taxTitle","Alpine School District, Utah 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},6283668,"Polaris, Summit: Alpine School District weighs options to preserve care for youth in custody and at‑risk students",1644,4139000,5783000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2586352-ad58c88a3c50748ba5e6ff647fa1d2ab&start=4139&end=5783","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2586352-ad58c88a3c50748ba5e6ff647fa1d2ab/thumbnail_4139000.jpg","/articles/6283668/Utah/Polaris-Summit-Alpine-School-District-weighs-options-to-preserve-care-for-youth-in-custody-and-atrisk-students","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6283668-4eec19363b5174e418f4cba33c28eeb1/orig.mp4?Expires=1771145076&Signature=MVwtYNb8~neJjdwMnFfQbp9mCVkjOK4adHIfzj1k5TSUutEo~zzY17Wr10gnlXBnxzz7DTYuYZH0lRCn95IwpXAbaZ9Dk-B9WOUWMd~KPm6amtPwzQ7ZidQRchd~0gpXH0Rw5QrkN2Xu2mXbPFerz9t5S5CcflKeFByTYVYqg9wqlz6tmEGIV8v0SLHDOJtHVpArPgQix0ddkSNjAiV8VBkcTbGAdm~Bg14LV~Ua1YmRy9Cd5OFOWi7sJiTO4VtlvEUdH0OC45h~EOAtxyiCbpnYANmka27PuU3YwoHTXpnKnS09mS2mdOZdBudaCAELoSnmDHN-BV7uZgvRUdE-Lg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Alpine School District presented enrollment, funding and operational options May 20 for its two alternative high schools — Polaris and Summit — and recommended keeping both schools running under a shared model through at least 2030 to protect specialized services for youth in care and other at‑risk students.

Staff described Polaris as a structured, lower student‑to‑staff program that supports students who need intensive adult intervention and Summit as the district’s primary site for youth in care (students in state custody, foster care or group homes). District presenters said the schools are more costly per pupil than traditional high schools because of smaller class sizes and higher support levels, but argued the investment reduces longer-term social costs by increasing graduation rates and stabilizing at‑risk students.

Dan Biolo, director over Summit, described Summit’s funding mix: about 85% of Summit’s revenue derives from the state youth‑in‑care grant, which allows Summit to serve non‑youth‑in‑care students alongside youth in care because the mixed population stabilizes the learning environment. Hannah Figueredo (Polaris director) said Polaris’s graduation rate recently rose to about 85 percent, up from the mid‑60s a few years ago, and the program has produced more than 1,100 graduates since its founding.

Staff gave four options for successor districts to consider:
- Option 1 (recommended): Central District hosts Summit and Polaris and serves students from all three districts under a shared-service agreement through at least 2030. Staff said this preserves continuity and limits immediate cost increases for the new districts.
- Option 2: Consolidate Polaris and Summit into a single combined school serving all students, which would reduce some overhead but risk losing distinct program cultures and services.
- Option 3: Retain Summit as a single site for all youth in care students while each successor district builds its own alternative program for non‑YIC students.
- Option 4: Each new district assumes full responsibility for both youth‑in‑care and alternative programming and builds independent programs.

Staff provided sample per‑pupil figures: Summit’s combined per‑pupil cost (including facility average) was presented near $33,000 per pupil in one model; Polaris’s per‑pupil cost was shown near $30,000. After subtracting specialized funding (youth‑in‑care grant, SPED, CTE and similar sources) and the WPU, staff produced per‑student reimbursement estimates other districts would pay the host district under the proposed billing methodology (examples presented in the slide deck showed estimates, e.g., roughly $410 per non‑YIC student to Summit and about $2,259 per student to Polaris in staff’s illustrative calculations for the last full year). Staff cautioned those numbers were illustrative and would change with final ADM counts and updated WPU figures.

Why it matters: Polaris and Summit provide services not readily available at traditional high schools — lower student‑to‑staff ratios, in‑person counseling and alternative pacing — and staff said losing or rapidly decentralizing those services at reconfiguration could interrupt graduation pathways, particularly for sophomores and other students mid‑program. The recommended shared-host approach would aim to avoid gaps while successor district boards make longer-term choices.

Staff noted constraints including building leases that run to 2030 and the need for successor boards to address long-term governance and cost-sharing. They also listed implementation questions that require further work, such as bus-route reimbursements, slot allocation versus per‑ADM billing, and the impact of combining unique school cultures.","In the study session the district detailed Polaris and Summit enrollment, funding and graduation outcomes and presented four options — including keeping both schools serving all three districts until 2030 — as successor districts form.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6283673,"Alpine School District recommends keeping shared online programs in place through reconfiguration",1518,898000,2416000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2586352-ad58c88a3c50748ba5e6ff647fa1d2ab&start=898&end=2416","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2586352-ad58c88a3c50748ba5e6ff647fa1d2ab/thumbnail_898000.jpg","/articles/6283673/Utah/Alpine-School-District-recommends-keeping-shared-online-programs-in-place-through-reconfiguration","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6283673-8f5ef2f46cf50bc4d5b1b7a1729e02f4/orig.mp4?Expires=1771145076&Signature=YPnsWhFQaEAfkb6Ny1GUBNtlyX76dVPiVzAR7MuyeCqEneaKE2C5Q59Gy42IITxdtX-z1OchAUi9stfkunPtSE2SfiIjVaOSNtJqFNcDy7LMMmQanMSX~kk7pPfN0cIAUoR~ASRtU-q~NiFYhojMMtAh3eVm7NeQUUW4QWIu2-zVXWIA9eh53ljLAqinkEpncu8EjAReBQfsuPMI8esb3s6iiF8UF1mCGNy~xehWoOSKQfA1YhQDM8Jh-vJynZil8dS1Cw5nIIDdY1hvTU3IQ1r0rhDSCEXy0YuXMY-kRJKXUtJTcKUG3FXOlVW2~qoTxXC18KupZLcPXZqRoiWSGA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Alpine School District officials on May 20 urged the district and its successor districts to maintain a shared online-education arrangement — centered on East Shore — through at least 2030 to protect student access and control costs.

District leaders presented enrollment, staffing and finance details for East Shore, the state online education program (SOEP), Alpine Online, adult education and a short-term program called Explore. They recommended a shared-host model in which one district would operate East Shore and bill the other districts for completed credits, giving the three new districts time to plan their own approaches while preserving services for students.

The recommendation grew out of two priorities district staff cited: maintaining options for students who cannot attend traditional sites, and protecting educators who run those programs. Lynn Garrett, director over the alternative schools, told the board the programs serve students with mental or physical barriers to in-person learning, students needing remediation or acceleration, homeschooled students and those on long-term suspension.

East Shore operates as an asynchronous, open-entry program for grades 9–12 and offered 44 courses in the most recent school year. Staff said about 7,000–8,000 Alpine students took online courses last year; roughly half of Alpine graduates carry East Shore credit and about one in six seniors had at least one East Shore credit.

Staff presented a cost comparison to illustrate efficiency trade-offs: East Shore’s net cost per credit was about $300 after fees (about $430 per credit without fees) for the last full reporting year; the district’s purchases from the state online program (SOEP) ran about $846 per credit; summer school cost-about $550 per credit. East Shore fees (a $100 registration fee plus $5 per eighth‑credit that may be waived if completed in 30 days) covered roughly 30% of East Shore’s operational costs; the district funds the remaining 70%.

District employees outlined how East Shore is staffed (one administrator, 1.5 teacher FTE, a secretary, a developer, 16 noncontract teachers paid by blocks, plus hourly help-desk and virtual curriculum coordinators). Staff said the program’s curriculum is interactive and not designed to be dropped into a third‑party vendor model without substantial redevelopment.

Alpine Online — a district-run school that serves K–12 students including homeschoolers, medically homebound students and students on suspension — has four and a half teachers and uses the K12 platform for elementary students; staff reported recent vendor pricing changes that they expect will reduce costs going forward. Adult education (director identified as Kip) provides adult diplomas, GED preparation and English language classes; district and federal grants and Title I funding support portions of those programs.

Explore, a newer temporary program for students on long-term suspension, uses East Shore curriculum and daily teacher contact; staff recommended each new district create its own temporary discipline-placement option rather than continue Explore across district lines.

Staff offered two principal delivery options and several permutations: (1) a single hosting district operates East Shore and bills other districts for completed credit through an interlocal/shared‑services agreement (their recommended option); or (2) each district builds an independent program and shares curriculum where feasible. Staff also noted hybrid permutations (two districts together, one separate) were possible.

On finance mechanics, staff recommended charging for completed credits using ADM and per‑credit cost calculations, with the hosting district billing partner districts annually in a manner similar to how the state bills for SOEP. That approach, staff said, would give successor districts time to “get on their feet” while avoiding sudden service loss that could affect graduation outcomes.

Why it matters: East Shore and the district-run online and adult‑education options deliver thousands of credits to Alpine students and are woven into graduation pathways; disbanding them or forcing a rapid decentralization could raise per‑credit costs, reduce course availability and disrupt student supports and graduation timelines.

District staff said the recommendation includes a proposed commitment through 2030 to align with a building lease and to provide successor districts a predictable transition window. Staff emphasized additional data work was needed — particularly on counting enrollment and SPED and part-time students — before any final financial decisions were implemented.","In a May 20 study session, Alpine School District staff reviewed East Shore, state online options and other virtual programs, gave costs per credit and recommended that the three successor districts continue a shared-host model at least through 2030 to preserve access and minimize costs.","actionData","errors"]

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