Boundaries / school
closures
Cottonwood
High School
Under the current law, if Cottonwood High were separated
from Granite School District, it would likely not have the student body or
school feeder system to remain a viable comprehensive high school.
A division of Granite School District is not on the
ballot at this time and our desire is to keep Cottonwood High School as a
thriving high school with a healthy feeder system.
Asked at Cottonwood High School community meeting, October 17,
2007
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Feeder schools and
school boundary issues
Anyone may submit a request to have
a boundary area studied.
Patrons, educators, administrators, and city
and county officials may initiate a request for a study by contacting the
Planning and Boundary Department and/or the Board of Education.
Each February the Board of Education reviews
all requests annually to determine which issues to study and continue for
further consideration.
Once an issue is placed on a board-approved
study list, it goes through a process of committee study, local school
input, and public review ending with final action on boundaries taken by the
board in public meetings in November.
The details of this process are outlined in the
“Annual Population Review Procedures.”
These procedures are available for review
online on the Planning and Boundary departmental page found by going to:
www.graniteschools.org.
Asked at Cottonwood High School community meeting, October 17,
2007
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Boundary changes and
feeder school patterns
The Board of Education has made a significant effort in the past three years to
align boundaries so that students move as cohorts from elementary school to
junior high school and from junior high school to high school. Three years ago,
the board adjusted many elementary, junior high and high school boundaries to
help accomplish that. Mainly because of space issues at receiving schools, the
board was not able to fully accomplish that. However, as boundaries are reviewed
annually, we continue to pursue that as a goal and adjust boundaries as possible
to accommodate keeping students together as they progress from elementary to
secondary schools.
Asked at Hunter High School community meeting, November 7, 2007
Asked at Olympus High School community meeting, November 23, 2007
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Boundary concerns
Boundaries and population issues are reviewed annually. The Board of Education
has adopted a procedure, the Annual Student Population Review, which establishes
a process for reviewing boundaries as needed or requested by city or county
officials, patrons, and school employees. Patrons may request the review of a
boundary by contacting the Planning and Boundary Department or their Board of
Education representative. The full text of the policy may be viewed by going to
the Planning and Boundary department page at www.graniteschools.org and clicking
on the Annual Student Population Review Procedures hyperlink.
The Board of Education approves a study list every February of issues they wish
reviewed in that calendar year. The board will review the Hunter Junior High
issue at that time and make a determination whether to further study and/or
recommend boundary adjustments for Hunter Junior High School.
Once placed on a study list, boundary proposals are thoroughly examined over a
10-month period. The Board of Education and district officials meet in two study
sessions, four public Board of Education meetings, and community open house
meetings to gather information and hear public concerns. In addition, the
Planning and Boundary Department meets with school committees multiple times
prior to submitting any proposal in order to gather information and listen to
concerns and recommendations about possible boundary proposals.
Asked at Hunter High School community meeting, November 7, 2007
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Feeder systems and
boundaries (Olympus)
The Board of Education is committed to creating strong, vibrant school networks
and feeder systems. They have made a significant effort in the past to align
boundaries so that students move as cohorts from elementary school to junior
high school and from junior high school to high school. Requests to change
boundaries come from many different sources and on occasion the Board of
Education receives conflicting requests from the community to consider. Feeder
systems generally are one of these difficult issues that create tension within
communities. Individuals desiring a change often propose change to a specific
boundary that will also impact feeder systems. Other individuals wishing to
preserve feeder systems will oppose these proposed changes. All of these
requests are considered through a process called the Annual Population Review
Procedure (see OLY 26 response). The Board of Education, through a process of
study and public input, makes the final decision on how best to serve the needs
of the students and patrons. There are no currently no requests to consider
altering the Rosecrest Elementary - Evergreen Junior High - Olympus High School
feeder. District administration and the Board of Education have no plans to do
so. Such a request would have to come from a patron and then thoroughly
reviewed, including full public scrutiny and input, using the
Annual
Population Review Procedure.
Asked at Olympus High School community meeting, November 23, 2007
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Planning and boundary process
Boundaries and population issues are reviewed annually.
The Board of Education has adopted a procedure, the
Annual Student Population Review, which establishes a process for reviewing
boundaries as needed or requested by city or county officials, patrons, and
school employees.
Patrons may request the review of a boundary by
contacting the Planning and Boundary Department or their Board of Education
representative.
The full text of the policy may be viewed by going
to the Planning and Boundary
department page and clicking on the
Annual Student
Population Review Procedures hyperlink.
The Board of Education approves a study
list every February of issues they wish reviewed in that calendar year.
Once placed on a study list, boundary proposals are
thoroughly examined over a 10 month period.
The Board of Education and district officials meet
in two study sessions, four public Board of Education meetings, and community
open house meetings to gather information and hear public concerns.
In addition, the Planning and Boundary Department
meets with school committees multiple times prior to submitting any proposal in
order to gather information and listen to concerns and recommendations about
possible boundary proposals.
There are no plans by the Board of Education or district administration
to close Evergreen Junior High School or Olympus High School.
Such a request would have to come from the public
and then thoroughly reviewed, with full public scrutiny and input, using the
process outlined above.
Asked at Olympus High School community meeting, November 23, 2007
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Better coordination with
Community Councils
The procedure for review of boundaries and student enrollment involving specific
schools provides extensive public involvement in boundary and student enrollment
issues. The school community council is involved formally and members may
participate as members of the school community as well. If a school boundary or
population is being studied by Granite School District, the Planning and
Boundary director meets with the school principal and calls for the creation of
a school committee to participate in the study process.
The principal provides information to the school community council regarding the
reason for placement on the study list. A school committee is appointed by the
principal in consultation with the school community council. Community council
members may participate on the committee but are not required to do so. The
committee is ad hoc and meets between February and August in the calendar year
the school issue is being studied to provide input and feedback on boundary and
population concerns.
There are other ways the school community council may participate in the
process. The school community council may meet with the director of Planning of
Boundaries as they desire. Community Council members may also contact members of
the Board of Education and voice concerns, state positions, or ask questions.
The council members may also attend and encourage attendance at open house
meetings held in October to review boundary recommendations and provide input
and feedback.
For a full description of the process involved in boundary and student
enrollment review, please see the
Annual Population Review Procedures
posted at the Granite District website.
Asked at Skyline High School community meeting, January 16,
2008
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