Park City School District

Locals and visitors swarmed Park City roads and trails in support of local students Saturday.

It’s going to be a chilly start, but the race must go on. The annual fundraising race called Running With Ed happens Saturday. Tune in to KPCW for live coverage o the race Saturday morning.

In initial budget discussions, the Park City school board identified a shortage of bus drivers and substitute teachers as critical needs. With current salaries, a union leader asked the board “What’s stopping them from going to Vail?”

Next year’s proposed budget for the Park City School District includes $140,000 for a diversity, equity and inclusion position. One board member worried it could be throwing money at a trend and creating “woke policy” that may not help the district.

The Park City school board is set to review a tentative budget Tuesday night. It comes in at more than $96 million for next year, including an $800,000 tax increase for teacher compensation.

Next week’s pretrial conference for criminal charges against the Park City School District is to be rescheduled.

Candidates for the Park City school board say their opponent’s appointment to the board gives her an unfair advantage in the upcoming election. That candidate, Mandy Pomeroy, disagrees.

Mandy Pomeroy will serve as an appointed member of the Park City School District Board of Education through the end of the year.

A retired FBI agent, a current school board candidate and a Park City High School alumnus each applied for the open Park City Board of Education seat and were interviewed by the board Tuesday evening.

On Tuesday afternoon, the Park City Board of Education is interviewing applicants to serve on the board through the end of the year. But the district won’t provide the list of who’s applying.