Provo School District

The Provo City School District is a school district in Provo, Utah which has boundaries that coincide with those of the city.[1] The school district is run by a school board elected by city residents. The districts for electing the school board members are drawn by the Provo City Council. There are currently 17,800 students enrolled.[2]

Provo City School District
Location
280 West 940 North
Provo, Utah
84604
United States
District information
GradesK - 12
Established1898
SuperintendentKeith C. Rittel
Other information
Websiteprovo.edu

The district operates two traditional high schools, an alternative high school, two middle schools, thirteen elementary schools, and a web-based school that serves all grade levels. The district continues to have a positive influence on the community by offering both traditional and proven non-traditional education to its students. These non-traditional alternatives include preschool training for disabled students, adult high school completion, the largest selection of on-line courses in the state and concurrent enrollment where students can earn high school and college credits simultaneously. Programs such as advanced placement, special education, music, career technology, elementary dual language, multicultural programs, gifted and talented programs and many other enrichment programs in all curriculum areas are offered by the district. The district has strong technical and foreign language programs in both traditional and on-line offerings, and is one of the few Districts in the state to offer elementary foreign languages.

Board of education

As of January 24th 2021, the following individuals comprised the Provo City School District Board of Education:[3]

Melanie Hall - President – District 2

Assigned Schools: Rock Canyon, Centennial

Rebecca Nielsen - Vice President - District 6

Assigned Schools: Lakeview, Westridge

Nate Bryson - District 1

Assigned Schools: Canyon Crest, Edgemont, Timpview

McKay Jensen - District 3

Assigned Schools: Wasatch

Jennifer Partridge - District 4

Assigned Schools: Provost, Provo Peaks, Spring Creek

Teri McCabe - President – District 5

Assigned Schools: Amelia, Franklin, Sunset View

Gina Hales - District 7

Assigned Schools: Timpanogos, Dixon, Independence, Provo High

District Administration

As of July 25, 2017, Provo City School District Administration was:[4]

Keith C. Rittel - Superintendent

Gary Wilson - Executive Director of Student Services / Assistant Superintendent

Anne-Marie Harrison Paulsen - Executive Director of Teaching and Learning

Jason Cox - Executive Director of Human Resources

D. Gary Wall - Director of Human Resources

Rebecca Rogers - Director of Human Resource - Classified Employees and Benefits

Stefanie Bryant (CPA) - Business Administrator

Devyn Dayley - Director of Accounting

Laura Larsen - Director of Child Nutrition

Alex Judd - Executive Director of Elementary Education

Todd McKee - Executive Director of Secondary Education

Mark Wheeler - Director of Facilities and Maintenance

Morgan Anderson - Director of Special Education

Chad Duncan - Director of Technology

Caleb Price - Coordinator of Communications and Public Relations

Opportunities for the Gifted and Talented

Magnet schools

Students who qualify are invited to attend the Center for Accelerated Studies (CAS) for students in grades four through six. This special school caters to the needs of the profoundly gifted. The Gifted Magnet Program in the district is for students in grades seven through eight and provides services to students who score in the top ten on a highly difficult test by giving them access to high school-level material while remaining with their middle school-aged peers. This program has been updated and is now folded into the two middle schools in the district: Dixon Middle School and Centennial Middle School.[5]

Dual Language Immersion Programs

The Dual Language Immersion program gives elementary students the opportunity to become fluent in an additional language by the time he or she exits the sixth grade.

Schools with Dual Language Immersion Programs:

  • Canyon Crest Elementary—Spanish
  • Edgemont Elementary—French
  • Timpanogos Elementary—Spanish
  • Wasatch Elementary—Mandarin Chinese
  • Lakeview Elementary—Portuguese

Provo School District Foundation

The Provo School District Foundation facilitates charitable giving that fund programs and services not provided by the state or federal government, including after-school activities.[6] The Foundation passes resources from contributors to the schools, classrooms and programs that need the most assistance, or can be designated to the entity the donor sees most fit.

Schools

High schools
Boyd McAffee, Principal[7]
Dr. Fidel Montero, Principal[8]
  • Independence High School
Chris Sorensen, Principal[9]

Middle schools
  • Centennial Middle School
Kyle Bates, Principal[10]
  • Dixon Middle School
John Anderson, Principal[11]

Elementary schools
  • Amelia Earhart Elementary School
Ryan McCarty, Principal[12]
  • Canyon Crest Elementary School
Rene Cunningham, Principal[13]
  • Edgemont Elementary School
Gaye Gibbs, Principal[14]
  • Franklin Elementary School
Kim Hawkins, Principal[15]
  • Lakeview Elementary School
Drew Daniels, Principal[16]
  • Provo Peaks Elementary School
Geovanni Guzman, Principal[17]
  • Provost Elementary School
Stephen Oliverson, Principal[18]
  • Rock Canyon Elementary School
Dean Nielson, Principal[19]
  • Spring Creek Elementary School
Jill Franklin, Principal[20]
  • Sunset View Elementary School
Clint Smith, Principal[21]
  • Timpanogos Elementary School
Carrie Rawlins, Principal[22]
  • Wasatch Elementary School
Rene Cunningham, Principal[23]
  • Westridge Elementary School
Becky Thomas, Principal[24]

Specialized Schools
  • Provo Adult Education
Anita Craven, Principal[25]
  • Provo Transition Services/East Bay Post High
Bryce Vellinga, Principal[26]
  • Sunrise Preschool
Delaine Qawasmeh, Facilitator[27]
  • Oak Springs School
Dennis Meyers, Principal
  • Adult ESOL
Teresa Tavares, Principal[28]
  • E-School
Brad Monks, Principal[29]

References
  1. https://provo.edu/school-demographics/
  2. https://provo.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/10272016-oct1statisticalreport.pdf
  3. https://provo.edu/board-of-education/
  4. https://provo.edu/district-office-directory/
  5. Herald, Braley Dodson Daily. "Provo City School District to expand gifted programs". Daily Herald. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  6. http://foundation.provo.edu/
  7. http://provohigh.provo.edu/faculty-staff/administration/
  8. http://timpview.provo.edu/faculty-staff/main-office-administration/
  9. http://independence.provo.edu/our-teachers-staff/main-office-administration/
  10. http://centennial.provo.edu/our-teachers-staff/main-office-administration/
  11. http://dixon.provo.edu/our-teachers-staff/main-office-administration/
  12. http://www.amelia.provo.edu/
  13. http://www.canyoncrest.provo.edu/
  14. https://provo.edu/news/new-district-administrators-announced/
  15. http://www.franklin.provo.edu/
  16. http://www.lakeview.provo.edu/
  17. http://www.peaks.provo.edu/
  18. http://www.provost.provo.edu/
  19. http://www.rockcanyon.provo.edu/
  20. http://www.springcreek.provo.edu/
  21. http://www.sunset.provo.edu/
  22. http://www.timpanogos.provo.edu/
  23. http://www.wasatch.provo.edu/
  24. http://www.westridge.provo.edu/
  25. https://provo.edu/provo-adult-education/
  26. https://provo.edu/provo-transition-services/
  27. https://provo.edu/preschool/
  28. https://provo.edu/provo-adult-education/adult-english-language-learning-program-ell/
  29. https://provo.edu/eschool/meet-your-staff/
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