The State of Utah allows cities and collections of cities to form their own school districts if they go through the approved process. The West side cities (Cedar Fort, Eagle Mountain, Fairfield, and Saratoga Springs), and the Central cities (Alpine, American Fork, Cedar Hills, Draper (the Utah County portion), Highland, and Lehi) both decided to form new districts and went through the approved process. The remaining cities within Alpine School District (Lindon, Orem, Pleasant Grove, Vineyard) became a district by default.

The cities of Lindon, Orem, Pleasant Grove, and Vineyard are in our district, as well as some areas of unincorporated Utah County (Provo Canyon). The state is in the process of approving a boundary map, and it will be posted when it’s finalized.

The new district will be temporarily known as the Timpanogos District until a more permanent name is selected.

The new district will begin operating in July 2027. See the image above on the road map.

Interlocal partnerships are common among municipalities and allow them to collaborate and share resources or responsibilities to achieve common goals. For example, Vineyard and Lindon have interlocal agreements with Orem to provide fire services for their residents.

The cities of Lindon, Orem, Pleasant Grove, and Vineyard formed an interlocal agreement in December 2024 to support the creation, transition, and operation of the new district. The school district interlocal agreement is limited to completing state-required applications and forms and producing other reports as necessary. This includes registering the reorganized school district as a limited-purpose entity with the Lieutenant Governor’s office, establishing a temporary name for the new district, and working with the county to file a reorganized school district plat map. The goal of forming the interlocal agreement is to enable cities to prepare the way for the newly elected school board to autonomously exercise their legislative authority.

Our new district is currently governed by an interlocal board comprising a mayor, council member, and city manager from each of the four cities. The function of this board is limited to filing paperwork required by state statute and providing reports until the new school board takes office. Members of the interlocal board are as follows:

Lindon:

Mayor: Carolyn Lundburg

Councilmember: Cole Hooley

City Administrator: Adam Cowie

Pleasant Grove:

Mayor: Guy Fugal

Councilmember: Eric Jensen

City Administrator: Scott Darrington

Vineyard:

Mayor: Julie Fullmer

Councilmember: Mardi Sifuentes

City Manager: Eric Ellis

Orem:

Mayor: Dave Young

Councilmember: Jenn Gale

City Manager: Brenn Bybee

The new school board will be elected in November of 2025 and take office in January 2026.

The ASD will continue to serve students within its boundaries until the split occurs in July 2027.

State legislation determines how the district split will happen. The school boards of the new districts will work with the current Alpine School District board to divide assets and liabilities according to statute. Current legislation pertaining to district creation and change can be found HERE. State legislators are currently working on new legislation pertaining to dividing districts. We will share information as it becomes available.

School boundaries will be determined by the new school board.

The new school board will have seven seats.

Each new board seat will be assigned to represent a geographic area within the new district. Utah County officials create the maps outlining these geographic areas based on state law. The county has formed a committee (the Alpine School District Redistricting Committee) with representation from each of the four cities to review the maps. Seat maps are expected to be completed by April 2025. Candidates will file to run the first week in June 2025, primaries will be in August if more than two candidates file for a seat, and elections will occur in November 2025. The newly elected board members will begin their service in January 2026.

The county’s new committee, known as the Alpine School District Redistricting Committee, will establish district board seat boundaries to promote representation in each new district.

According to current state statute, all employees assigned to schools on July 1, 2027 will become employees of the school district in which the school is located. More information relating to how the school district split will affect district employees can be found HERE.

It is unclear how the change will impact taxes. Community members have explored numerous financial scenarios, revealing a broad spectrum of potential outcomes based on varying assumptions and variables. Ultimately, the tax consequences will depend on decisions made by the new board.

Students will attend schools within their own district boundaries. However, there is a 6 year grace period for secondary students wherein they may continue to attend their school, even if it’s not in their new district. Additionally, Utah is an open enrollment state, which means students can enroll cross-district.

All decisions related to programming will be made by the new school board.

Resources at schools will be allocated according to state code. Resources such as furniture, equipment or supplies located in a specific school will remain with that school. The legislature is currently considering code that may modify or clarify how this will be done. More information will be posted as it becomes available.

Buildings will be divided by the reorganized district and the new school boards according to state statute. Existing school buildings will become a part of the district in which they are located. At this point, it is unclear which district buildings our area may need.

The new school boards will determine what happens to shared district resources, according to state statue.

This website will have official information about our new district until the new school board takes office and creates its own mechanism for distributing information. If you have a question that has not been answered, please reach out to a member of your city council on the interlocal committee.

The current Alpine District school board continues to have authority to initiate a school closure, although they have expressed an intent not to do so. Additionally, while not final, proposed legislation would prohibit the Alpine District board from closing schools without consent of new school boards. After July 2027, the new school board would have sole authority to make decisions regarding the closure of any schools.