Aspen Peak, Utah — The Aspen Peak School District held its inaugural board meeting Nov. 25, 2025, swearing in seven members and moving immediately to set leadership, policy and next steps for the new district.

Judge John Nelson of the Third District Court administered the oath of office to Diane Knight, Steve Sparty, Nikki Brammer, Amber Bonner, Jason Hart, Ginny Marie Burrows and Jason Thaler, who then took their places as the new Aspen Peak board. After the swearing-in, the board elected its first officers by show of hands. Diane Knight was declared president after a close vote; the chair noted two different tallies were announced during the count and recorded that the result was narrowly decided. Amber Bonner won election as vice president in a separate vote (announced as 5–2).

The board approved Policy 2025-1 on community comments and renumbered it to Policy 1001, then opened a public-comment period under that rule. Dozens of community members spoke during the allotted three-minute slots. Rebecca Jane Wade, a Northpointe Elementary staff member, urged the board to continue the boundary study and prioritized construction of Cold Creek Elementary to ease overcrowding, saying, “We’re overcrowded. We’d love to have that boundary study continued.” Jenny Lee Greness, PTA president at Northpointe, described daily congestion and safety concerns and told the board, “We need a new school. We are bursting.”

Other commenters urged the board to review policies thoughtfully rather than adopt another district’s rules wholesale and to build collaborative relationships across cities and with the state school board. Aaron Bullen of Lehi encouraged a broader boundary study and suggested exploring agreements with neighboring districts to manage student enrollment.

The board voted to adopt the official name Aspen Peak School District after members reviewed community submissions and said they valued imagery of the aspen tree’s connected root system. They also approved the 2025–26 meeting calendar (generally second and fourth Thursdays, with January and April exceptions) and voted to open a search for a superintendent, appointing the Utah School Boards Association (USBA) to assist.

A board member noted that state law currently requires elected board leadership to serve two-year terms and said the board will ask the legislature during the next session to allow new districts off cycle flexibility so leadership can be re-synced with regular elections.

The meeting concluded with closing remarks from several members and adjourned at 7:51 p.m. The newly seated Aspen Peak Board is scheduled to hold its next regular meeting per the approved calendar; officials said the superintendent search will begin as soon as USBA’s work can be coordinated.