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Valley Crest will become Spanish dual-language magnet; board approves boundary and feeder changes
Summary
Rather than closing Valley Crest Elementary, the board approved converting it into a Spanish dual-language immersion magnet without boundaries and made accompanying boundary and feeder adjustments affecting Armstrong, Monroe, Hillsdale, and Hunter schools.
The Granite School District board amended an earlier closure motion for Valley Crest Elementary on Dec. 10, approving a program change that will convert the campus into a Spanish dual-language immersion (DLI) magnet school without geographic boundaries. The amendment — introduced as a change from "closure" to "change in programming" — was moved by Julie Jackson and seconded by Connie Burgess and passed unanimously as a second and final reading.
The approved change includes boundary adjustments from Armstrong and Valley Crest to Monroe; Monroe and Hillsdale will discontinue their DLI programs; and feeder patterns will shift some students from Westlake Junior and Granger High to Hunter Junior and Hunter High. Board member Kim Chandler asked about open enrollment for STEM and DLI students, and staff clarified that students already attending Westlake may continue and will have priority for open enrollment on related tracks.
The board did not adopt Armstrong as an alternate boundary option raised in public comment, noting it had been discussed earlier in the study but not selected. District staff will finalize program plans, update enrollment priority rules, and publish guidance for families and schools impacted by the program and feeder changes.
