SANDY — The Canyons Board of Education on Nov. 17 unanimously approved boundary adjustments aimed at balancing enrollment at the district’s high schools and slowing future growth at Hillcrest and Corner Canyon.
The board’s action followed a yearlong study by a committee made up of parents and principals from across the district. The board approved four of the five recommendations in its vote.
The new boundaries will take effect at the start the 2017-18 school year and will affect incoming freshmen. The timing is aimed at giving students, families and schools sufficient time to prepare. The new boundaries include:
• Moving a section of the district, roughly the area west of State Street, north of 9000 South and south of 8400 South, into the Jordan High boundary.
• Moving an area south of 11400 South, west of Lone Peak Parkway and north of 12300 South, into the Alta High boundary.
• Moving the area roughly south of 12300 South, north of 14600 South and west of I-15, into the Alta High boundary.
The board will grant an allowance for students living in the areas mentioned above to stay at the school where they are currently enrolled, and their younger siblings, who would be entering the ninth grade, would be allowed waivers to attend the same high school as an older sibling.