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Update on Park City School District Master Planning Committee
The Park City School District Master Planning Committee met on Thursday. The topics they discussed included: They received two responses for their request for a planning company to assist with the New Treasure Mountain School. They felt they received a limited response because of tight deadlines and the need to be licensed in Utah. The …
Update on Park City School District Master Planning Committee Progress
The Park City School District’s Master Planing Group met on Wednesday. The big discussions were around timing of hiring a planner, grade realignment, and location of a new Treasure Mountain School. The committee has put out its request for a Planner and has received a number of questions from potential candidates. The Planner will be …
School Board Member Moe Hickey Says School Board is Willing to Discuss Other Areas for Treasure Mountain School
This morning on KPCW, Leslie Thatcher asked School Board member Moe Hickey about moving the Kearns Campus and where to put Treasure Mountain Junior High School. Specifically relating to the location of Treasure Mountain, Mr. Hickey Said: So, there you have it. Perhaps, there is another option for the new location of Treasure Mountain Junior …
The $7 Million in Additional Capital Outlays Requested by School Administrators
The Park City School Board is considering $57 million in capital outlay requests. Previously we listed the $50 million in requests that were each over a million dollars. Here are the remaining $7 million of requests that will be considered: Location Project Amount Requested School Rationale/Explanation/Comments Person Requesting District wide Update School Lunch Computer Program $66,000.00 …
Clarification on $50 Million in Capital Requests by School Administrators
A concerned citizen wrote to us and asked whether our previous article on $50 million in capital requests for Park City Schools included the rebuild of Treasure Mountain Junior High. It does not. It also does not include a total of $7 million in additional capital outlays that are each less than $1 million dollars. The Park …
Park City School District Administrators Request over $50 million in Capital Outlays
The School District has completed gathering captial requests from district administrators. Currently, there are over $50,000,000 in requests. The School Board will ultimately decide on which requests are funded. The requests more than $1 million are listed below: Location Projects Over 1 Million Amount Requested School Rational/Explanation Comments Person Requesting District Office New District Office 8,000,000 …
Now We Know Exactly Where We Would Put the New Park City School Campus
A few days ago we wrote that we believe the Park City School District should move their Kearns Campus to east of Highway 40, between Home Depot and Quinn’s Junction. We believe eventually all Park City Schools could be housed in this area. The move would benefit a number of people including students, teachers, the …
Where Should Park City Schools Move
Earlier we had written that the Park City School District isn’t considering all ideas regarding rebuilding Treasure Mountain Junior High. We feel that the process is too insular, is not helping solve problems, and isn’t including other parts of government. So, if we were king, what would we do? We would start by moving the entire Kearns …
Mr Putt Goes to School Board
One of the best movies of all-time is Mr Smith Goes to Washington. Jimmy Stewart plays an idealistic and naive man who gets appointed to the Senate. When he arrives in Washington D.C. he can’t believe how badly the system actually works. In the end, he launches a filibuster, in a final attempt to make sure land …
The Likely Outcome With Park City School’s Grade Realignment
Park City School District’s Master Planning Committee has been looking at realigning grades (i.e., shifting which grades are in which school buildings) as part of its exploration of rebuilding Treasure Mountain Junior High School. The committee will then make a recommendation to the Park City School Board. The board then votes on it. During Wednesday’s meeting, the group …
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