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Granite School District holds public outreach on Area 5 elementary boundary and closure study
Summary
Granite School District officials briefed the Millcreek City Council on a districtwide elementary boundary and school-closure study for “Area 5,” citing long-term enrollment decline and facility-condition data; no closure decision has been made and the board will act later this year if changes are recommended.
Steve Hogan, a Granite School District representative, told the Millcreek City Council on March 24 that the district is conducting an elementary-focused boundary and closure study covering a geographic area it calls “Area 5.” Hogan said the study responds to a sustained drop in district enrollment and facility-condition rankings and is intended to involve affected cities and communities.
Hogan said Granite is not considering closing junior high or high schools as part of this process and described the study as an “elementary framed closure study.” He said district enrollment fell from about 68,000 in 2004 to roughly 55,000 this past year and that outside demographic forecasts…
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