We received a great comment last week from what appears to be a member of the Park City School system (because we are an open platform we don’t require proof). While we of course don’t agree with everything the commenter says, we do find them thought provoking. We think the comment is worth reprinting here to ensure as …

…teachers versus district… Now that Vail VS PCMR is settled, with the only loser being a coffee company (and perhaps a community), we thought we might chime in on the next big Park City battle. It’s funny how one test, in this case the SAGE test, can upset the apple cart. As Rahm Emanuel says, …

This week, the Park City School District discusses which of our schools will be “open” for enrollment next year. Open for enrollment means that students from other districts can apply to go to a Park City School. This year Parley’s Park and Trailside were closed. While things could change based on school board discussions, given …

On Tuesday, the Park City School Board discussed class sizes of Park City Schools. Before this discussion, Superintendent Conley spoke about a vision for where the schools were going and how that impacts class size. We found the honesty, focus, insight, and willingness to address hard topics refreshing. Not everyone will like what she has to say, but …

It should be an interesting few years for the Park City School District. The school district is running up against a taxation limit and therefore funds will be limited and the school board will have to make hard choices. Parents appear to want smaller class sizes, lots of class options, and programs like early release. …

We received the following information from an anonymous citizen regarding the Sage tests: As a follow up to your article regarding SAGE testing, Parents DO have the right to opt-out their children of SAGE. The Utah State Office of Education issued a statement on September 23, 2014 to clarify that parents do have the right …

During this week’s school board meeting Sage results were displayed. This chart shows the wide gap between Caucasian, Hispanic, and Limited English Proficiency Students. Click the image below for a larger view:

This morning Park City School Board member Nancy Garrison was on KPCW. She did a great job of answering questions about the challenges of accommodating all our students and noted questions the community needs to start deciding upon. KPCW’s Leslie Thatcher noted that there wasn’t a lot of land to build a new school on, Ms …

With the uproar over SAGE testing results, we were surprised to learn of Utah SB 101, which was signed into law earlier this year by Governor Herbert. SB101 says that you, as a parent, have the right to stop your kid from having to take part in standardized tests like SAGE and it cannot impact …

Park City High School SAGE results are in the graph below. SAGE is the new standardized test that everyone is freaking out about. The high school ranged from 39% of students being proficient in Secondary Math II to 66% being proficient in Physics.