Due to population declines throughout the district, the Population Analysis Committee (PAC) continues to study various regions of the district. The study process is almost a full calendar year with many opportunities for community input before a decision is made to adjust school boundaries or close schools. More details about the process can be found on the Population Analysis Studies Overview page.

• What is a population analysis study? Infographic – English (PDF)
• What is a population analysis study? Infographic – Spanish (PDF)

No final decisions about any boundary changes or school closures in this area will be made until December 2025.

Area 5 – 2025 Focus of Study

Area 5 includes the following elementary schools, listed in alphabetical order: Cottonwood, Crestview, Driggs, Eastwood, Morningside, Oakridge, Oakwood, Penn, Rosecrest, and Upland Terrace.

This page is where you will find updates to the current study, with the latest updates at the top. Links to relevant data are located at the bottom of this page.

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April 2025

Joint SCC Meeting Scheduled

As a follow up to the two public open house meetings held in March, all Area-5 School Community Council (SCC) members are encouraged to attend and collaborate in a Joint SCC meeting to be held on Wednesday, April 16^th at 6 pm at Churchill Jr High, in the Media Center.

FAQ’s

We are already receiving an abundance of feedback which helps us to know your questions and ideas. Please watch for an FAQ section that will list commonly asked questions and their answers.

• FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) — under construction. Link coming soon.

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March 2025 Public Open Houses Scheduled

We will be holding 2 open house meetings to provide information, discuss the process, and obtain feedback from the community:

• Open House Presentation (PDF)
• March 19, 2025_Skyline open House recording (YouTube)
• March 26, 2025_Olympus open house recording (YouTube)

If you are not able to attend in-person, these meetings will be recorded and available for viewing here on this website. As a reminder, this process is in its early phase and no final decisions will be made until December 2025.

Spreading the word

February 25, 2025, open house information was sent from the communications department through email and text to all staff and families of students attending Area 5 schools. Postcards will be mailed to all households within the area and should hit mailboxes in early March. Schools in the area will have yard signs and posters announcing the open houses. Reminder phone calls will be sent to student families through blackboard the week of the meeting.

February 2025 PAC Update

PAC (Population Analysis Committee) recommendation for 2025 area of study was presented at GSD School Board Meeting on Tuesday, February 4, 2025. The board unanimously approved the PAC’s recommendation to move forward with a study of area 5 during the 2025 school year. This study focuses on the elementary level but on occasion the domino effect from elementary closures / changes may impact secondary schools. View the video or the PDF presentation from board meeting for more specifics.

• February 2025 board meeting PAC study presentation (PDF)
• February 2025 board meeting recording of PAC presentation (Youtube)

January 2025 PAC Update

Transition meetings with schools affected by 2024 study continue throughout the spring to ensure smooth transition. More information about last year’s study can be found on the page 2024 Population Analysis Studies & Data

Personalized postcards mailed to all families affected by 2024 study

As a follow up to the personalized emails sent in December, personalized postcards were mailed from the communications office to all families affected by the 2024 study. These postcards hit mailboxes by mid-January. Receiving schools are busy reaching out to families new to their boundaries to welcome them and let them know that a special permit is required if they want to stay at former location. The deadline to submit special permits for early open enrollment is February 7, 2025. Specific information about special permits is found on the Open Enrollment page.

Transportation

Our transportation department is working on getting busing routes/scheduling updated for all of the approved closures, re-opens, and changes from the December 10th Board Meeting. We will be posting an updated School Search with busing eligibility filters when they are ready, the estimated time is currently mid-April. For specific questions, you can reach out to transportation via their website, Granite School District Transportation, but please be patient as they work through all of these changes as well.

Please note that general guidelines set by the government require that to qualify for busing, you must live more than 1.5 miles from an elementary school, and more than 2 miles from junior high or high school.

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