Alpine District board meeting, Jun 16, 2026
1 h 35 min
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Alpine board names special school Silver Peak and adopts final FY26 budget 1:05:17
- A district staff member presented highlights of the final FY26 budget and the tentative FY27 budget, and the board held public hearings on each with no public comments. 11:23
- The board discussed three proposed names for a new special school in the Timpanogos School District area and voted 6-1 to name it Silver Peak. 1:06:28
- The board adopted the final budget and approved the tentative budget, and the chair said each vote appeared to pass unanimously. 1:10:35
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Item by item (15)
- Opening and inspirational thought 3:14
- Student and team recognitions 7:21
- The board recognized a student named a grand prize winner in the Utah State Board of Education's America 250 essay and art contest, which drew nearly 270 entries. 7:30
- The board also recognized state champion teams from Lone Peak High School, American Fork High School, Sky Ridge High and Mountain View. 9:56
- Budget presentation 10:35
- A district staff member said nearly 90% of the budget goes to salary and benefits, and listed new FY27 funding including about $4.1 million for class size reduction and $2 million for special education support. 12:04
- The staff member said starting salary for a new teacher next year is $62,301 and that the district anticipates accepting the certified rate for debt. 12:04
- Mark Clement said the starting teacher salary was right around $35,000 a year when they first joined the board. 20:45
- Public hearings on FY26 and FY27 budgets 21:48
- No one signed up to speak at the hearing on the final FY26 budget, and no public comments were made at the hearing on the tentative FY27 budget. 23:39
- Mark Clement said laws require the separate public hearings and said that by the time the district paid for step and lane and insurance increases, there was not a lot of funding left. 26:30
- A staff member said the district is down 1,000 students in the last 2 years, which means millions of dollars of lost revenue. 30:58
- Motions to close the board meeting and to close the public hearing appeared to pass unanimously at 6:19 PM and 6:21 PM, and the board returned to its meeting at 6:30 PM after another unanimous vote. 22:21
- Community comments 33:21
- The chair said 3 individuals signed up for community comments. 33:21
- A speaker at public comment raised concerns about student government at a high school, and the chair asked that a staff member talk with the speaker. 34:44
- A spokesperson for Alpine Education Support Professionals said the group accepts the proposed package, and another speaker thanked the board for funding set aside for special education. 39:43
- Minutes, claims and routine business 43:47
- Naming of new special school 45:31
- A staff member said a parent panel proposed Peak View, Silver Peak and Valley Ridge, with the parents preferring Peak View. 55:03
- One board member said they were not real crazy about any of the names and asked to revisit the item at a future date, while another board member asked whether there was time to wait with the school starting in September. 56:35
- Results of a survey of Timpanogos board members were reported as 2 for Silver Peak, 1 for Peak View and 1 for Valley Ridge, and one board member said, "I support this, based on the family survey." 1:00:51
- A motion by Mark Clement to name the school Silver Peak passed 6-1. 1:06:28
- Naming of post-high special school 1:06:28
- A presenter listed three proposed names, Timpanogos Transition and Education Center, Timpanogos Transition and Learning Center and Timpanogos Learning Center. 1:07:34
- Ada Wilson asked about a concern that tech implied something the school was not, and the presenter said that concern came from faculty, not parents. 1:08:20
- Ada Wilson moved to name the school Timpanogos Transition Education Center. 1:09:25
- The motion passed unanimously. 1:10:05
- Final FY26 budget adoption 1:10:16
- Tentative budget approval 1:10:55
- ATEC West capital costs 1:14:40
- Sale of Walker property 1:16:43
- Cedar Valley Elementary site lease 1:17:48
- A staff member said Resolution 2026-010 authorizes leasing the Cedar Valley Elementary School site to American Preparatory Academy Charter School for 1 year. 1:17:55
- Ada Wilson asked whether an umbrella organization would take liability if the school was not viable in its first year, and a speaker said the school had approval from the Utah State Charter Board and that Utah Charter Academies has multiple campuses. 1:19:12
- The chair said the resolution appeared to pass unanimously. 1:20:01
- Wander property utility easement 1:20:05
- A staff member said Oakwood Homes requested a utility easement on a very small parcel in the Lake Mountain District boundary. 1:20:05
- Ada Wilson asked why measurements in the easement document were not filled in, and a staff member said there was urgency and the detail would be filled in. 1:21:00
- The chair said the easement appeared to pass unanimously. 1:21:42
- Reports and adjournment 1:21:45
- A staff member said the district is down 1,000 ADM in the first run of data and that about 200,000 test scores were uploaded into Skyward. 1:21:45
- Stacy Bateman said the STARS summer program serves 530 students, and Mark Clement said federal funds are about 19% of SPED funding the district receives. 1:27:09
- A speaker said negotiation teams completed the bulk of negotiations for the district split, with resolution anticipated by July 1st. 1:31:51
- The meeting adjourned at 7:31 PM. 1:34:29
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