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Six cities put proposal to form new central school district on Nov. 2024 ballot

Public comment session on Alpine School District reconfiguration · September 11, 2024
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Summary

Residents, teachers and local organizers discussed a proposal to carve a new central school district out of parts of Alpine School District; organizers say voters will decide in Nov. 2024 and, if approved, new districts would not take effect until 2027.

Six cities have voted to put a proposal to form a new central school district on the Nov. 2024 ballot, public commenters said during a community forum about reconfiguring Alpine School District.

A teacher who spoke at the meeting noted the district’s size and accomplishments while also describing pressures that have driven support for change. “Just because it's a big district doesn't mean our children have suffered,” Speaker 3 said, adding that stalled construction and failed bond measures in some west-side areas helped prompt the push to split.

Organizers and residents described a…

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