Last November, voters in western and northern Utah County voted to leave the 100-year-old Alpine School District and create their own new districts. The monumental change for local education is currently underway with many moving parts. The first, however, is the creation of the school board member districts for their upcoming elections. Utah County is administering the process.
All three new districts will have seven board members, each tasked with hiring a superintendent, creating policies and setting property tax rates for their respective districts.
Earlier this month, Utah County announced the members of advisory committees for each new district. These committees will prepare board member maps for the Utah County Commission’s consideration in March…