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Board approves boundary shift for Appleton and Wingate high‑school students after debate over capacity and costs
Summary
Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 trustees voted to adjust Appleton and Wingate high‑school attendance areas to support a broader Fruita grade‑reconfiguration plan. Trustees pressed staff for enrollment estimates, grandfathering rules and interim modular costs before the resolution passed 3–1.
The Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 Board of Education voted 3–1 to approve a resolution adjusting high‑school attendance boundaries affecting the Appleton and Wingate elementary attendance areas, a step district leaders described as necessary to normalize grade configuration in the Fruita area.
The boundary change affects high‑school assignments for students who live inside the mapped Appleton and Wingate elementary attendance areas; district staff and planner Shannon presented maps and demographic modelling during the business item. Shannon told the board the areas include about 57 Wingate students and about 30 Appleton students who would be affected in the first year. "I'm using a rate of about 70% of students would adopt the new schools," Shannon said as…
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