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Alpine School District board approves land purchase and sale with UDOT, updates calendar and advances curriculum funding; two board members dissent on ELA/math‑
Summary
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tied to a future elementary site and freeway expansion, updated the 2025–26 school calendar and retired three outdated policies, and it separately approved science purchases now while voting 5–2 to move elementary ELA and math adoption funding through the FY26 budget process.
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 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policy) and Policy 4480 (classified printing policy); staff said those practices are covered elsewhere or are outdated.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.
