Alpine School District Public Records:
Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (June 2021) - lots of information about enrollment, bond projects, district goals, district assets, balance sheets, and more in this 200 page document.
Popular Annual Financial Report released by Alpine School District (2020-21 school year) - much of the same information as the Comprehensive Report, but this is a 22-page document that is more of an overview.
Expenditure by location for the 2021-22 school year.
Comprehensive Annual Budget Report for the 2022-2023 school year.
Enrollment History and Projection (released November 2021) - District enrollment and projections, including charter schools. Shows our school clusters and compares census data to predict future enrollment.
2001 Bond Details including the cost and status of projects.
2006 Bond Details including the cost and status of projects.
2011 Bond Details including the cost and status of projects.
2016 Bond Details including the cost and status of projects.
Elementary School class count (October 2021) - shows the number of students at each school, the number of classes and the average class size.
Orem Enrollment - shows enrollment at Orem Schools over the past 40 years (and a few local schools that support a lot of Orem students)
School Building and Site Statistics - shows all of the schools. Includes their size, the number of classrooms, the year it was built, and some other information.
District Split Study (February 2021) - looks at the possibility of splitting into two areas (east and west)
District Split Study (February 2021) - looks at the possibility of splitting into three areas (Lindon/Orem/Vineyard being one of those areas)
Financing Alpine Public Schools - Slide Show Presentation explaining school finances; where money comes from and how it is spent.
Alpine District Policies - links to district policies about a variety of subjects ranging from how to deal with bullying, employee rights, movies in the classroom, and what to do if a student brings drug to school.
Feasibility Study and related resources:
DEC Feasibility Study released July 2022
Slide show used by DEC to explain the study results at the City Council Meeting
Orem City School District Study webpage - includes links to each of the three feasibility study presentations done by DEC
Questions asked in the Orem City portal (some of the Q&A on our site come from these questions)
Research done by Community Members:
Presentation put together by Anna Greene and Suzy Baller, Orem residents and teachers. They did some research on their own and found information about things such as the effect a new district would have on Vineyard/Lindon students, the drop in number of Orem school-aged children, High School clusters and how they would be affected, and other related scenarios.
Document comparing the DEC study with the Jordan/Canyons split study with particular focus on startup costs.
SmallerSchools.org is a website/blog set up by former Utah legislator David Cox. He has gathered (and written) a lot of information about the benefits of small schools and small districts.
Presentation put together by Suzy Baller, Orem resident/teacher. She put this together to explain the 2006 Seismic Vulnerability Assessment and what has or has not been done at vulnerable Orem schools.
Article written by Orem teachers about the use of test scores in the feasibility study.
Slide show presentation about mistakes made in DEC's feasibility study.
Related News Articles:
Over 90% of Orem PTA member respondents oppose an Orem District (Sep 12, 2022) - press release about Orem PTA councils taking a position to oppose Prop 2.
Orem Feasibility Study Has Inaccuracies (Sep 1, 2022) - KUTV article about some discrepancies in the study related to test score research.
Orem City Council Votes to Put Potential Split From Alpine School District on November Ballot (Aug 3, 2022) - KSL article about the city council decision.
Orem Council Votes 4-3 to Put Orem School District on Ballot (Aug 3, 2022) - Daily Herald article about the city council decision
Orem Council Has Final Deliberations Before School District Vote (Aug 2, 2022) - Daily Herald article about the council meeting where the decision was made to put the split on the ballot including summary of city council members' comments
Orem School District Feasibility Study Now in the Public Hands (July 15, 2022) - Daily Herald article about the release of the feasibility study
Orem Explores Split from Alpine School District (July 14, 2022) - KSL article about the release of the feasibility study
Orem City Council Presented With Feasibility Study for Possible Orem School District (July 13, 2022) - Daily Herald article about the city council presentation by DEC on July 12th
Orem Parent Group Surveys Teachers; Most Opposed to New School District (July 11, 2022) - Daily Herald article about Stronger Together's teacher survey
Guest Opinion: Orem City's Breach of Privacy Disturbing (June 21, 2022) - Daily Herald opinion article by Cissy Rasmussen about the city's release of her personal information & emails
Guest Opinion: School District Split? Remember, You Get to Decide (June 18, 2022) - Daily Herald opinion article written by city councilman Tom Macdonald
Alpine School District parent Info Leaked Online From Orem Records Request (June 14, 2022) - KSL article about the public posting of personal emails requested by the city for DEC
Orem Shares GRAMA'd Documents from Alpine School District (June 14, 2022) - Daily Herald article about the GRAMA requests
State Auditor Supports Orem's Process for Procuring Vendor on School Feasibility Study (May 10, 2022) - Daily Herald article about the selection of DEC for performing the Orem feasibility study
Orem Residents Speak Up at Council Meeting on Feasibility Study (April 13, 2022) - Daily Herald article about the city council meeting in which the selection of DEC was discussed and the efforts of employees of DEC to split Draper from the Canyons district
Orem Selects Consultant for Feasibility Study on New School District (April 4, 2022) - Daily Herald article about the selection of DEC and qualifications of its employees
Orem City Council Votes to Seek Feasibility Study on Splitting from Alpine School District (February 8, 2022) - Daily Herald article about the city council's choice to have a feasibility study done
School District Divorce: Jordan's Split Cost $33 Million (April 15, 2009) - Salt Lake Tribune article about the cost of the Jordan/Canyon split
Other Resources:
A Performance Audit of Public Education Administrative Costs put together for the Utah Legislature. The audit was released in June 2022.
Utah Code related to the splitting of a district.
BallotPedia list of school districts in Utah - links to each district that share information such as annual budgets, average admin pay, etc. Most districts do not have current information, but some do.
Utah Board of Education Data and Statistics - database of test results (RISE, SAGE, Aspire, ACT, etc.)