Granite School District Elementary � Boundary and Closure Study�Area 5 � 2025

Area 5 - Elementary

Area 5 – Junior Highs

Area 5 – High Schools

Area 5 Elementary Schools

Area 5 Secondary Schools

WHY ?

Why are we conducting this study?

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Declining Student Enrollment

20-Year Enrollment

Highlights of Patron Outreach Efforts

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• Board approval in February 2025
• Mass email/texts and postcards to advertise public meetings
• Staff-only meeting
• All SCC’s open house
• Posters and yard signs at all schools to advertise meetings
• March 19^th & 26^th community meetings at Skyline & Olympus
• SL County Council, Emigration City, Holladay City and Millcreek City Q&A
• Multiple SCC and small group meetings
• 3 Joint SCC Subcommittee Meetings
• Mount Olympus Community Council Q&A
• Superintendent Town Hall at Wasatch Jr
• Numerous follow up emails, phone calls and meetings with patrons
• All meeting video recordings are posted to GSD Area 5 boundary study website
• Extensive board member engagement

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Joint SCC Subcommittee

This year the Granite School District added a new wrinkle to the boundary and closure study process by organizing a Joint School Community Council Subcommittee to provide further feedback and insights from each community. This subcommittee is made up of two parent members from each SCC and one teacher from each school. In addition, any city council member from affected municipalities are invited to serve on this subcommittee. This creates a representative group comprised of over 40 members.

Joint SCC Subcommittee

The parent SCC members are selected by each school’s council chair. These elected parents are charged with representing their respective school communities in many key decisions throughout their tenure, and this role is no different.

The teacher rep is appointed by the school principal and provides unique insight into the impact on their school from an employee perspective.

The participating city council members of course have the responsibility to represent all their constituents and are a valued voice in this process.

Joint SCC Subcommittee

This subcommittee’s role is to help the Population Analysis Committee (PAC) better understand the nuances and sometimes competing interests that exist in each community. Their role is different from the PAC in that only the PAC makes recommendations to the GSD Board. The subcommittee provides feedback, insight and suggestions to the PAC. While their input is strongly considered, they are not a decision-making body. The PAC considers the subcommittee’s feedback, along with all other voices in the community, as it eventually makes recommendations to the board.

Study Update

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• The PAC is still considering 2-3 school closures as well as boundary adjustments and program moves. A significant consideration is leaving some flexibility in school capacity for current and future programming.

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• We can assure out of boundary students of the opportunity to remain in their new boundary school in 2026.

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Plan Going Forward

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• Reconvene the Joint SCC Subcommittee in August

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• Specific recommendations from the PAC at Sept 2 Board Meeting

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• Two more public meetings, September 23^rd and 25^th

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• Follow-up meetings in October…as necessary

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• Board Meetings:

November – first reading , December – final action

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Discussion

graniteschools.org/planning/