Entries Published On July, 2015
Live Blog of Today’s Master Planning Committee Meeting
Below is the live blog of today’s Park City School District Master Planning Committee meeting. Please forgive the typos, as these meetings usually move fast. Click More for the play by play
Per Student Construction Costs of Rebuilding Treasure Mountain Junior High Seem Astronomically High
I was having dinner with a friend last night, when the subject of the cost of rebuilding Treasure Mountain Junior High (TMJH) came up. She said, “What’s the estimated cost to rebuild Treasure Mountain?” I said, “$26 million.” She said… “$26 million? For 2 grades? TWO GRADES?!?!” I hadn’t thought of it that way. This …
How Did the New 5th/6th Park City School Rise in Price from $14 million to $26 million?
Money. It’s a funny thing. It’s easy to spend it when it’s someone else’s … but a little bit harder when it’s your own. That’s what I started thinking when I began to read meeting minutes from the Park City School District Master Planning Committee. As many of us know, this committee has been meeting …
Growing Pains Are a Small Price to Pay For Better Park City Schools
It looks like Park City School District will be undergoing some pretty serious changes in the near future. Park City has grown over the years, and the larger class sizes, along with various other problems in the district, are prompting a grade realignment and construction. All-day kindergarten will be added to the elementary schools in …
Another Reason Why Making Plans for 2040 Just Doesn’t Make Sense
Scientists in the UK have just published research that seems to validate that in about 15 years the world will experience a “mini ice age.” It seems the authors of the study have studied solar activity and have developed an ability to predict changes. These changes in solar activity seem to highly correlate (perhaps even …
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