Alpine School District

Alpine School District is the primary school district in northern Utah County, Utah, United States, including the cities of Alpine, American Fork, Cedar Fort, Cedar Hills, Eagle Mountain, Fairfield, Highland, Lehi, Lindon, Orem, Pleasant Grove, Saratoga Springs, and Vineyard (as well as the portion of Draper that is located within Utah County). It includes all grades from kindergarten all through high school (K-12). As of 2019, there were 59 elementary schools, 13 junior high schools, 10 high schools, and 8 special purpose schools[1] serving approximately 78,659 students,[2] making it the largest school district in Utah.

Alpine School District
Location
575 North 100 East
American Fork, Utah
United States
District information
Established1915 (1915)
SuperintendentSamuel Y. Jarman
Other information
Websitealpineschools.org

The district is governed by a board of education which consists of a seven-member group of citizens elected to four year terms to serve the patrons and students of this district.[3] The day-to-day operations of the district are managed by a superintendent. As of 2019, the district superintendent is Samuel Y. Jarman.

The district currently has ten large high schools, and only seven school board members, leading some parents and students to express concerns over inadequate representation on the school board. [4] Some parents would like to see the district split into two or three new school districts, allowing more direct control over their local schools. Right now, a member of the Alpine School Board represents more people than a member of the state legislature in the house, effectively inverting the notion of local government being closer to the people than state government.[5]

The district offices are located in American Fork at 575 North 100 East American Fork, Utah 84003.

In February 2019, a winter storm dropped 12 inches of snow in the area, causing other school districts to close for the day. Alpine School District made the decision to remain open, causing students and parents to react negatively on social media.[6]

List of schools

Elementary schools
  • Alpine (Alpine)
  • Aspen (Orem)
  • Barratt (American Fork)
  • Belmont (Lehi)
  • Black Ridge (Eagle Mountain)
  • Bonneville (Orem)
  • Brookhaven (Eagle Mountain)
  • Cascade (Orem)
  • Cedar Ridge (Cedar Hills)
  • Cedar Valley (Cedar Fort)
  • Centennial (Orem)
  • Central (Pleasant Grove)
  • Cherry Hill (Orem)
  • Deerfield (Cedar Hills)
  • Dry Creek (Lehi)
  • Eagle Valley (Eagle Mountain)
  • Eaglecrest (Lehi)
  • Foothill (Orem)
  • Forbes (American Fork)
  • Fox Hollow (Lehi)
  • Freedom (Highland)
  • Geneva (Orem)
  • Greenwood (American Fork)
  • Grovecrest (Pleasant Grove)
  • Harvest (Saratoga Springs)
  • Hidden Hollow (Eagle Mountain)
  • Highland (Highland)
  • Legacy (American Fork)
  • Lehi (Lehi)
  • Liberty Hills (Lehi)
  • Lindon (Lindon)
  • Manila (Pleasant Grove)
  • Meadow (Lehi)
  • Mount Mahogany (Pleasant Grove)
  • Mountain Trails (Eagle Mountain)
  • North Point (Lehi)
  • Northridge (Orem)
  • Orchard (Orem)
  • Orem (Orem)
  • Pony Express (Eagle Mountain)
  • Ridgeline (Highland)
  • Riverview (Saratoga Springs)
  • River Rock (Lehi)
  • Rocky Mountain (Lindon)
  • Sage Hills (Saratoga Springs)
  • Saratoga Shores (Saratoga Springs)
  • Sego Lily (Lehi)
  • Sharon (Orem)
  • Shelley (American Fork)
  • Snow Springs (Lehi)
  • Springside (Saratoga Springs)
  • Suncrest (Orem)
  • Thunder Ridge (Saratoga Springs)
  • Traverse Mountain (Lehi)
  • Valley View (Pleasant Grove)
  • Vineyard (Vineyard)
  • Westfield (Alpine)
  • Westmore (Orem)
  • Windsor (Orem)

Junior high/middle schools

High schools
  • Rockwell Charter High School (Eagle Mountain)

Alternative schools
  • Alpine Adult Education
  • Alpine Online K-8
  • ATEC
  • Dan Peterson (severely disabled students) (American Fork)
  • East Shore (online school and alternative school) (Orem)
  • Horizon
  • Polaris High School (alternative school) (Orem)
  • Summit (alternative school) (Orem)

History

The district was created in 1915 with 92 teachers, 4,906 students, 21 grade schools, and four high schools: Lehi High School, American Fork High School, Pleasant Grove High School (Utah), and Spencer (Orem).[7] Its name and original boundaries were taken from the Alpine Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.[8]

See also

References
  1. "District Schools". Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  2. "Enrollment History and Projection". November 15, 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  3. Alpine School District - School Board clarification needed]
  4. Dodson, Braley. "Too big? What an Alpine School District split could be like". Daily Herald. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
  5. Dodson, Braley. "Too big? What an Alpine School District split could be like". Daily Herald. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
  6. Means, Sean; Tanner, Courtney. "Snow day! Storm prompts school districts across Utah to close. Except Alpine and parents are upset". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  7. "ASD History". alpineschools.org. Alpine School District. Retrieved 29 Dec 2014.
  8. Plewe, Brandon S. (2014). Mapping Mormonism: an atlas of Mormon history (2nd ed.). Provo, Utah: BYU Press. p. 128. ISBN 978-0-8425-2879-5.


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