In Tuesday’s School Board meeting, members discussed the facility needs of Treasure Mountain Junior High (TMJH). During the discussion board members tried to understand what needed fixed at the school. One of the big ticket items discussed was the TMJH school walls, where an estimated 15% of the schools aren’t up to current earthquake codes. Talk shifted to the …

What was the one thing that almost everyone agreed on about this November’s school bond? Tearing down Treasure Mountain Junior High. Now, some people didn’t want it moved. Other’s thought perhaps it should have a different makeup. However, generally people agreed… THE CURSED SCHOOL MUST BE RAISED! A month later, maybe not. During yesterday’s school board meeting, …

In the wake of the school bond defeat in early November, some of the school board members have done an admirable job meeting with the public to understand why people were against the bond. This is a very encouraging sign that hopefully the relationship between the board and the public won’t be adversarial going forward. Yet, …

When a TV series or movie is being resurrected from the dead like Battlestar Galactica or Dallas, there are generally two options. You can start it fresh with new ideas and out of the box thinking or you can simply tinker with the script. The cheap way out is the latter option, but the more …

Sometimes you choose to write because you are excited about a topic and want to scream about it at the top of your lungs. This isn’t one of those times… We are now a few days out from our School Bond Election. The public voted and the bond was rejected. Yet, what were we voting for? What were we …

When the tale of the 2015 Park City School Bond is finally written, the conclusions may be different. However, sitting here on the morning after the stunning defeat of the Park City School Bond, there are at least four reasons why the bond failed. 1. School Board Plans Were Not Specific Enough When the public is asked to …

In a somewhat surprising outcome, the Park City $56 million school bond was voted down by residents. Of the 4945 voters, 3001 voted against the bond and 1944 voted for it.

Schools are at capacity! Schools are at capacity! Schools are at capacity! We hear the cry from the Park City School District. In fact, one of the first slides you’ll often see in school board presentations on the school bond is a slide showing schools at capacity. Yet, It’s an important enough topic that it deserves …

Park City School District Superintendent, Dr Ember Conley, issued an update regarding The Summit County Attorney’s investigation into election code violations. It is good information and I would encourage you to read the statement below, if you are interested in this matter.   Park City School District is aware of the press release issued by the …

The Park City School Bond election is drawing nearer. On November 3rd, voters will head to the polls to decide the fate of the $56 million bond. Yet, it appears the battle is still raging. Today, the Summit County Attorney’s office released a press release stating it was investigating both school board members and the …