Due to population declines throughout the district, the Population Analysis Committee (PAC) continues to study various regions of the district over the next 5-10 years.
- Infographic What is a population analysis study?- English PDF
- Infographic What is a population analysis study?- Spanish PDF
3500 South Corridor — 2024 study of Focus
This page is where you will find updates to the current study, with latest updates at the top. Links to relevant data are located at the bottom of this page. Click one of the buttons below to submit feedback or if you have any questions, please email us at boundaries@graniteschools.org. Your feedback will be reviewed and considered by the Population Analysis Committee members and Granite School District Board members as they prepare to make recommendations and final decisions later this year.
Save the Date:
Fall open house meetings have been scheduled for the evenings of Wednesday, September 11, 2024 and Thursday, September 12, 2024. Both nights will cover the same information with a question-and-answer period to follow. Location and time will be posted here when it gets closer.
July 2024 Updates
- PAC recommendation for refinement of the 2024 area of study was presented at GSD School Board Meeting on Tuesday, July 2, 2024. The board unanimously approved the PAC’s recommendation to move forward with the narrowed study as outlined below.
- On July 9, 2024, the following email was sent to all Granite School District families in the 17 school areas that were originally a part of the focus of study.
Dear Granite School District Families and Staff,
In February earlier this year, the Population Analysis Committee (PAC) was tasked with studying multiple schools along the 3500 South Corridor for possible closure and our boundary/programmatic adjustments. The reasons for this study include declining enrollment, challenges to maintaining traditional classes in schools with a Dual Language Immersion (DLI) program, and the upcoming grade configuration change in the 2025 school year which will move all 6th graders to our junior high schools. At the July 2nd board meeting, the Board of Education voted to continue studying multiple schools and programs for potential programmatic change and/or closure.
Please remember, these are only recommendations and not a final decision. There is no impact to your school or program for the upcoming school year.
Schools that are being evaluated for Closure:
Douglas T. Orchard Elementary
Redwood Elementary
DLI Schools and Programs being evaluated for Changes/Closure:
Valley Crest Elementary
Monroe Elementary
Hillsdale Elementary
Stansbury Elementary
*Other schools may see boundary adjustments as closure decisions are determined.
We’ve attached links to the presentation that was shared with the Board of Education, as well as to the YouTube recording. This information can also be found on our main website at www.graniteschools.org under the ‘July 2024 Board Report’.
We are sympathetic to the stress and uncertainty these studies can cause a school community. Closing a school or changing a major program is not a task the PAC, Board of Education, or the District Administration take lightly. The overarching goal of our population analysis studies is to recommend changes that improve opportunities, resources and outcomes for our students. We will continue to update our families and employees as the process continues.
Please look for additional meetings to be scheduled after school begins with opportunities to engage and provide feedback as part of these studies.
If you have any questions, please email us at boundaries@graniteschools.org
Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Granite School District
YouTube Recording: https://www.youtube.com/live/UxBnTFIgOvQ?si=MT94TMMS_PX-r20j&t=4272
PAC Study PowerPoint: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Za2E2TWWwAjxdU2Su92jHiiClptg5n9a/view?usp=drive_link
May / June 2024 Updates
Additional informational meetings held as requested by schools or communities include:
- Orchard Elementary May 9, 2024 9:00 am (In Spanish in the Family Engagement / English Classes room)
- Redwood Elementary Tuesday, May 21, 2024 9:00 am (In the Media Center with Spanish subtitles and extra translation help).
- The Population Analysis Committee continues to meet and evaluate feedback and other considerations in preparation for a more specific focus to be presented at July board meeting.
April 2024 Open House Meetings
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The board of education has recently approved a boundary adjustment and school closure study in the area marked above (3500 S. Corridor). The study will have three focuses:
- Elementary boundary adjustments and/or closures.
- Dual Language Immersion (DLI) programs, which could impact feeder schools.
- Anticipation of a new family homeless shelter in the area.
To be clear, no recommendations have been made as this process has just begun.
Two open house meetings were held on this topic, April 11th and 12th. An additional meeting was held on April 22 at Orchard Elementary at their request.
Recordings are available below:
4/11/2024 Meeting Recording at Hunter Jr. High:
4/10/2024 Meeting Recording at Granger High School:
March 2024 PAC Update
Thank you to all School Community Council (SCC) members, who joined us Wednesday, March 20, 2024 7:00 pm at Granger High School (3580 S. 3600 W, West Valley City) for a Q&A on the process regarding how and what considerations are made with respect to boundary adjustments and school closures. This meeting also addressed the timeline for decision-making.
- March 2024 Network SCC Meeting Presentation (PDF)
- Meeting Recording:
February 2024 PAC Update
PAC recommendation for 2024 area of study was presented at GSD School Board Meeting on Tuesday, February 6, 2024. The board unanimously approved the PAC’s recommendation to move forward with option 3-3500 S. Corridor Study as the focus of their 2024 Study. View the video or the PDF presentation for more specifics. The presentation starts at 57 minutes into board meeting.
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January 2024 PAC Update
Transition meetings with schools affected by 2023 study continue throughout the spring to ensure smooth transition.
Student Mobility
Tables of where students residing in a boundary were attending and where students attending a school were residing as of Late 2022 can be found on our Mobility Page.
2024 Study Schools Mobility:
- Armstrong Academy
- Cottonwood High
- Cyprus High
- Farnsworth Elementary
- Granger Elementary
- Granger High
- Granite Park Jr High
- Hillsdale Elementary
- Hunter High
- Hunter Jr High
- Jackling Elementary
- Kennedy Jr High
- Matheson Jr High
- Monroe Elementary
- Orchard Elementary
- Pioneer Elementary
- Redwood Elementary
- Rolling Meadows Elementary
- Stansbury Elementary
- Taylorsville Elementary
- Valley Crest Elementary
- Valley Jr High
- Walker Elementary
- West Lake Jr High
- West Valley Elementary
- Whittier Elementary
- Wilson Elementary
- Wright Elementary
Additional Data
- Population Analysis Studies Overview
- Population Analysis Committee (PAC) Members
- Fiscal Impacts of Declining School-age Population in Utah
- Granite School District Board Policy on Annual Student Population Analysis Studies
- What is a population analysis study? Infographic – English PDF
- What is a population analysis study? Infographic – Spanish PDF
- Road to Reconfiguration – English PDF
- Road to Reconfiguration – Spanish PDF
- Student Mobility Data as of Sept 12, 2022
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