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Why we care AND DON’T care about Park City school rankings
As you probably know, Park City High, long considered one of the best schools in the state, fell out of the “US News Best Schools” rankings a few years back. According to US News, the best high school in the state is Skyline (near the base of Parley’s Canyon). There are a total of 26 Utah …
Letter to parents, students, and community on Park City School District grade realignment from Superintendent
A reader forwarded this letter sent in the past few days from the Park City School District. If you haven’t read it, you may find it interesting. Thanks to the reader who sent this in… Parents, Students and Community, We (Board, administration and staff) are in full support of grade realignment — independent of when it …
Please be careful with comments …
At the Park Rag we get a number of comments on stories we write. We appreciate that people care enough to take the time to read and comment. We’ve also made the decision to allow anonymous commenting. We believe this serves a valuable purpose in the community because some people are afraid to speak up when …
Fabulous Park City School District Grade Realignment Discussion
On Tuesday, the Park City School Board discussed grade realignment. They ultimately determined that they will not go forward with grade realignment next year — but it will eventually happen. It was a fascinating discussion with board members, the Superintendent, and school principals. It is quiet long but very informative. The relevant discussion starts at 17:13.
Thoughts on the “uninformed school bond voter”
On a recent article, one of our favorite commenters made the point that he felt the Park City School District school board is desperate because the next school bond will likely fail, just like the last one. One of the reason’s he stated was due to the number of uninformed voters. The previous bond post-mortem also …
Proposed Park City School District 2018-2021 Calendars
We received a tip from a community member about PCSD School Calendars being discussed at Tuesday’s Board meeting (2/7/2017). If you haven’t seen them, you may want to take a look. School starts and ends a bit earlier, it appears. If you have concerns, you can let your school board member know. Click on the image for …
Why would the Park City School District threaten to realign grades next year?
Last week we received an anonymous tip that the Park City School District was considering realigning grades this Fall — about a year or two earlier than expected. School Board President Phil Kaplan confirmed that all options were on the table. KPCW later reported that the district did meet with personnel to discuss the issue. So, it’s no …
Park City High School Expansion Meeting
Last night, the Park City School District held a public meeting to outline options for expanding the high school. VCBO, the school district’s favorite architect led the discussion. Also providing input were members of the redesign committee and PCSD Superintendent Dr Ember Conley. We’ve enjoyed this round of “shake up the district,” because we haven’t been paying …
Park City school grade realignment may happen this Fall
Most people in the community thought grade realignment was something that would happen in the next few years. The High School would be 9-12, there would be a 7/8 school and a 5/6 school, and our elementary schools would house our Pre-K through 4th graders. It appears that change may happen as soon as this fall. We …
Vail Resorts responds to Park City community concerns regarding Epic Pass suspension
This winter we have received a few emails from locals who have encountered issues with Vail Resorts suspending passes due to various infractions. Locals’ issues seem to center on: Children who have had their passes suspended Limited ability to appeal suspended passes Are different rules applied at Canyons versus PCMR A lack of understanding of how …
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