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Polaris, Summit: Alpine School District weighs options to preserve care for youth in custody and at‑risk students
Summary
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.
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…
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