Provo board approves restructure of elementary gifted program, 6–1

Feb 24, 2026

The Provo City School District board approved restructuring the elementary Gifted & Talented (CAS) program to create a magnet site at Westridge Elementary beginning with a fourth-grade cohort in 2026–27; the motion passed 6–1 with one dissenting vote.

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The Provo City School District Board of Education voted 6–1 on Feb. 24 to approve a proposed restructuring of the district’s elementary Gifted & Talented program (CAS). The approved plan calls for establishing a magnet site at Westridge Elementary starting with a fourth-grade cohort in the 2026–27 school year, with expansion grade by grade and districtwide efforts to increase enrichment at all schools.

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