COMSTOCK TUNNEL DELAYED. PLEASE SEE DISTRICT HOME PAGE FOR MORE INFORMATION.
Pedestrian tunnel will not be open in time for start of school
Construction of the tunnel beneath Kearns Boulevard at Comstock Drive will not be completed before school begins on August 26. School and city officials are taking steps to ensure that students will be safe while the project is completed. Temporary fencing surrounds the construction site. The trail on the south side of Kearns Boulevard between Comstock Drive and Buffalo Bill Drive is closed. Crossing guards, flaggers, and crosswalk lights will be at the intersection of Comstock and Kearns. Local law enforcement presence will increase.
School buses will drop McPolin and Treasure Mountain students off at the main entrance of the high school. School staff will be stationed along the path to ensure students navigate the short walk to the schools safely. Parents using Kearns Boulevard and bringing children to McPolin Elementary and Treasure Mountain Middle Schools are urged not to turn at Comstock Drive. Children should be brought to the east high school parking lot or dropped off at the turnout just north of the baseball field on Lucky John Drive. School staff will supervise the walk to the two schools.
Construction may delay and slow traffic. Parents should plan accordingly. Schools will start on time.
Parent drop off locations can be seen here:
http://tinyurl.com/comstockmap
A map showing pedestrian routes and trail closures can be found at:
http://tinyurl.com/pedmap
Construction updates are posted at:
http://tinyurl.com/parkcityupdate
Possible Employee Insurance Change
The insurance committee is investigating a possible change in our medical network of providers for next year. Would you please take a moment to view a potential listing of providers at www.wiseprovider.net and compare it with the doctors etc. that you are currently using? We realize that this is a busy time of year for all of you but we want to have your input on this important recommendation. By switching provider networks (not coverage or contribution levels) there may be significant cost savings for you, your families and the district.
To Search:
- Click on Provider Search
- Select “All Other Groups” from the drop down menu.
- Select Specialty or Search for a specific doctor by name.
Please note that your doctors may be listed under more than one Specialty Category. They are organized by County.
If you would like to comment or report your findings please contact your association representative on the insurance committee.
Licensed: Heidi Matthews & Dana Reilly
Classified: Amy Jones & Marianna Sidwell
Administration: Tim McConnell & Janice Jones
McPolin Elementary School worker wins World Golf Championship
Melissa Stockton, an aide at McPolin Elementary School, took first place in the women’s division at the World Deaf Golf Championships. This year’s competition was held on August 9-13, 2010, in the birthplace of the sport St. Andrews, Scotland. Melissa played against golfers from all over the globe including South Africa, New Zealand, Japan, Canada, Australia, and Ireland.
Her first trip overseas got off to a rocky start when her flight was cancelled and her bags and golf clubs took a detour that delayed their arrival by a day. Even so, she was very excited to go to Scotland “where golf is as popular as football in the United States.”
The tournament was held at the Fairmont Golf Resort. Stockton said the course was the hardest one she had ever played on. She described the course as “loaded with bunkers. Some were blind bunkers, with water hazards running in front of the greens. The greens were really hard because of the constant wind and the ball rolled off easily! The weeds off the fairways were about 3' to 4' deep. Staying on the fairway was a must. Mistakes were costly! Luckily, [she] only lost 4 balls in 4 rounds.”
Melissa lead by one stroke for the first three rounds. By the fourth round she “started to feel the pressure and [her] stomach was twisted in knots.” She won the final round by five strokes.
Winning the championship automatically gains Melissa an invitation to the 2012 World Deaf Golf Championship in Japan. Next year, she will travel to Dayton, Ohio to compete in the next U.S. Championship. “This was an experience I never will forget,” Melissa said. “It was a dream of a lifetime! A million thanks to all of you who made my dream come true!”
District Strategic Plan is now online
The Park City School District Strategic Plan is now online and can be found at:
www.pcschools.us/publicinfo/pcsdplan.pdf 
TMIS Student wins international contest
Anne Fosburg, a student in Park City School District, won first place in the Ayn Rand Institute’s annual Anthem essay contest and pocketed $2,000 in prize money for her accomplishment. Anne submitted her essay as a ninth grader at Treasure Mountain International Middle School and will be attending Park City High School this fall.
In 2009, the essay contest attracted more than 16,000 entries from across the world. Essays are judged on style and content. Winning essays also must demonstrate an outstanding grasp of the philosophic meaning of Anthem.
The novella Anthem was written by Ayn Rand and first published in 1938. It “depicts a collectivist dictatorship in a future in which the word ‘I’ has vanished, and how a lone dissident discovers the lost word’s true meaning.” Anne’s essay is about why the prison has no guards and old locks and yet no one attempts to escape. You can read her essay here: aynrandnovels.com/essay-contests/winner-anthem-2010.html.
For more information see:
aynrandnovels.com/essay-contests/
Park City School District awarded energy grants
District to receive $152,000 for energy savings projects at local schools.
Park City School District will receive $152,000 in the form of a grant and no interest loan from the U.S. Department of Energy for projects promoting energy efficiency at Jeremy Ranch Elementary, McPolin Elementary, and Park City High School.
McPolin and Jeremy Ranch will undergo "building tune-ups" in which heating, cooling and electrical consumption is adjusted to achieve optimal efficiency. The three projects are expected to reduce CO2 emissions by more than 633,000 pounds and save the District close to $21,000 per year.
Parts of the Park City High School and Eccles Center will be refitted with high efficiency, low maintenance LED lights. The new lights will save the District $5,000 a year in electrical costs plus many hours of labor over the lifetime of the lamps. The LEDs are expected to last at least twice as long as those currently installed.
Steve Oliver, Director of Support Services for the District, is excited about the opportunity the grant gives to improve an already energy efficient school system. "It has always been my goal," said Oliver, "to make Park City School District a leader in energy conservation."
Half of the $152,000 grant comes in the form of cash. The other half is a zero interest loan. The loan will be paid with energy cost savings and rebates and incentives from Rocky Mountain Power and the Questar Gas ThermWise Program.
Utah State Energy Program administers the grant with funding coming from the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
For more information contact:
soliver@pcschools.us
District news emailing list
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Charter school information
A charter school will open in Park City School District this fall. Charter schools are public schools open to all students. They operate on public funds and do not charge tuition. The charter school opening in our district will not be a district school. It will run independently of the Park City Board of Education and the Park City School District. Please click below for more information: