Most of us who live in Park City love the Park City School District. We have great teachers. We have great administrators at our schools. We have great kids who attend those schools. I am often asked why I am so hard on the school district. When I ran for school board, the head of …

We need better from the Park City School District. The District Office has become lazy. They fight off all of their inadequacies through words and they are often left battling withwe as a public are left wondering whether they actually cut it anymore.

Most who ollow local stories are up to date on Summit County shutting down construction at Jeremy Ranch Elementary School (JRES) due to lack of permits. This left Jeremy Ranch Elementary in mid-construction. Apparently Summit County offered Park City School District a temporary permit that would have enabled the district to clean up some fo …

There is a battle brewing between Summit County and the Park City School District. For those not following the blow by blow, the County has laws that require certain permits for building. The Park City School District (PCSD) didn’t get those permits before demolishing a part of the parking lot which edges up to the …

The situation at Jeremy Ranch Elementary School (JRES) is only becoming more bizarre. Here is where I think we stand. The County has laws that require certain permits for building. The Park City School District (PCSD) didn’t get those permits before demolishing a part of the parking lot which edges up to the school. Summit …

It’s becoming clearer that the best days of the Park City School District (PCSD) are behind it. Our success has been built on teachers’ backs, reputation, and the thought that money can buy success. Today, teachers are leaving, we’ve fallen to the 14th best PUBLIC high school in Utah (that’s not good), and tax increases …

I received my property tax notice from Summit County yesterday. It’s up $1,500 from last year. As they say, “that’s real money.” Three things seem to influence that. One, my property’s “value” went up by $600K. Two, the Park City School District increased taxes. Three, the state increased its levy for schools. I am fortunate …

Jill Gildea. I met you when you first started. You had promise. Since then, we’ve given you a nice house to live in. We have given you a car to use. We’ve paid you over $400,000 a year. In return, we just wanted good schools. We wanted lack-of-drama. We wanted honesty. Wherever we are, it’s …

Sometimes it is hard to get things right. In the case of the Park City School District, sometimes is every time. Frankly, it’s getting old covering the incompetence of the school district. I would like to write about something else. In the latest case, construction was paused on Jeremy Ranch Elementary School this week because …