3 options for Granite School District Granite options

Published: Tuesday, Aug. 23 2005 12:00 a.m. MDT

Option 1

• Traditional grade configuration: PK-6, 7-9, 10-12.

• Close Granite High School and realign network boundaries.

• Close Evergreen Junior High and distribute students between Wasatch and Olympus.

• Close Morningside, Canyon Rim and Meadow Moor Elementary schools.

• Realign school boundaries to promote stable student populations.

• Realign network boundaries to create student-friendly feeder systems.

• Create boundary for Wright Elementary (a new school).

• Place West Valley and Farnsworth elementary schools on year-round calendar review.

Option 2

• Reconfigure PK-6, 7-8, 9-12 in Cottonwood, Olympus and Skyline networks.

• Realign and consolidate Granite and Granger high schools. Close both buildings and build a new state-of-the-art building at a neutral site.

• Close Evergreen Junior High, Granite Park Middle School and Wasatch Junior High.

• Close Morningside, Canyon Rim, Meadow Moor and Mill Creek Elementary schools.

• Realign school boundaries to promote stable student populations.

• Realign network boundaries to create student-friendly feeder systems.

• Create boundary for Wright Elementary (a new school).

• Place West Valley and Farnsworth elementaries on year-round calendar review.

Option 3

• Reconfigure PK-5, 6-8, 9-12 in all networks except Kearns and Hunter.

• Maintain all high schools and rebuild Granite High School.

• Rebuild Brockbank Junior High at a different location, and the current facility will become part of Cyprus High campus.

• Close Wasatch Junior High.

• Close Morningside, Canyon Rim, Hill View, and Woodstock Elementary schools.

• Reduce crowded elementary school populations in Taylorsville, Hunter and Cyprus networks.

• Realign school boundaries to promote stable student populations.

• Realign network boundaries to create student-friendly feeder systems.

• Create boundary for Wright Elementary (a new school).

• Move five elementary schools from year-round schedule, including West Valley and Farnsworth.

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