Alpine School District board approves land purchase and sale with UDOT, updates calendar and advances curriculum funding; two board members dissent on ELA/math‑

The Alpine School District Board of Education approved several governance and budget items at its recent meeting, including a property purchase to secure a future elementary school site, a sale of nearby property to the Utah Department of Transportation for freeway expansion, an updated 2025–26 school calendar and multiple policy retirements. Board members also authorized near‑term purchases for K–12 science materials and voted 5–2 to defer final ELA and math adoption funding decisions into the FY26 budget process.

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…