Aspen Peaks School District Seat 4
The Alpine school district division begins with the November 2025 General Election, where voters will elect all 21 school board seats within their respective school board member districts. Once elected, the new board members will begin serving in December 2025 with three (3)to five (5) year terms. Over the following year, the three new districts will focus on crafting policies, hiring staff, including the superintendent, negotiating with other boards to decide which district gets what resources in the Alpine split and set property tax rates. The transition will culminate at the beginning of the 2027 school year when the newly formed districts, Lake Mountain, Aspen Peaks and Timpanogos districts, will officially start educating students. Aspen Peaks School District will have 7 seats and include Alpine, American Fork, Cedar Hills, Highland, Lehi and parts of Draper. District Seat 1 will serve a five year term.
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AMBER BONNER
(NON)
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WENDI JENSEN
(NON)
How will you ensure continuity in services, curriculum, and staffing during the district transitions?
The board will have a unique opportunity to set the goals and priorities for our new school district. What programs should we retain from the previous district? Suspend? What new initiatives can we explore?
What strategies will you implement to improve teacher retention and support, and how will you address the underlying causes of teacher dissatisfaction and turnover?
How do you plan to address the achievement gap and ensure equitable access to high-quality education for all students in the district? What would you do to better assist underserved students and their parents?
What measures should the School Board take to ensure the mental health and well-being of students and staff in our schools? How would you advocate for these measures?
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Continuity for our students and teachers is critical through this process. Board members need to first solicit feedback from all the involved parties: students, teachers, parents, administrators, community members, etc. We need to find out what the expectations are and what is most important. Then we need significant study of what supports Alpine District is currently providing, and what would be needed to keep those supports at the current level. We also need significant study of our financial situation to determine what dollars we have. Gathering information and careful planning will keep us moving forward in a productive and seamless way. I am detail oriented and will work to make sure each of these pieces is carefully considered.
There are some exciting opportunities ahead of us as we form a new school district. Alpine District has been a leader in educational excellence and we are lucky to have such a strong foundation to build on. I would love to see us gather feedback from the community about our programs, then do a deep dive into our educational data to look carefully for areas in which we can improve. We have many programs that are working well, and others that are struggling. We need to see which are providing critically needed support and see which can be better. I would love to see more STEAM options for our kids- and also more locally available programs for gifted and advanced students.
I think that teacher compensation is a critical piece that the new board MUST be willing to address. Teacher compensation is a whole package of things, not just salary. Are we providing useful professional development, appropriate classroom support like aide time and resource access, behavioral support when needed and a host of other items. We can also consider things that are more practical: some schools have an aide that makes all copies so that teachers do not need to spend time doing that. I would like to see each school have the autonomy to decide what support they need, and be able to have flexibility in addressing their unique situation. The best way to address teacher concerns is to talk to them directly about what they need.
Currently, our support for underserved students is based more on where the student is located (i.e. if they are in a Title 1 school or not) than their actual need. Every school should have access to support for underserved students. While some schools may have a large number of students that need support, others may have only a few. We need to make sure that classroom teachers have access to people who can help them support every student. We need to look very closely at where we are seeing achievement gaps, and find some concrete solutions to help address those needs. Offering professional development that can help teachers learn better methods to address student's unique needs can be critical to this process.
Schools need to be aware of the mental health and well being of both students and staff. Parents should absolutely be included in all conversations about the mental and physical health of their children. Districts should provide appropriate levels of mental health support for employees through their benefit packages- either via access to providers through their insurance or some other method. I am strongly in support of providing help wherever it is needed for the well being of our students and staff.
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