Shad Sorenson

On today's Local News Hour:

( 00:24) Summit County Council Member Glenn Wright recaps Wednesday's meeting.

( 16:44) South Summit School District Superintendent Shad Sorenson is leaving the district to pursue a new opportunity. He is joined by the interim Superintendent Steven Hirase.

( 31:21) Youth Sports Alliance Programs Director Heather Sims has an update on youth sports.

The South Summit School Board has hired an Interim Superintendent who will step in for departing Superintendent Shad Sorenson who plans to leave at the end of December.

The school board voted unanimously to hire Dr. Steve Hirase as the Interim Superintendent. He will take over the leadership of the South Summit School district beginning the first of the year. Superintendent Shad Sorenson submitted his resignation to the Board of Education in October. He served as the Superintendent since 2014 and now plans to take a position with another school district.

On today's Local News Hour:

( 08:10) South Summit School District Superintendent Shad Sorenson and new High School Principal Chris Jenson have an update on how the school year is progressing and how they handled  Homecoming during the pandemic.

( 21:27) Park City Planning Director Bruce Erickson previews Wednesday’s Planning commission agenda, including another look at the parking plan for the development at the base of PCMR and the future of upper Marsac Ave.

On today's Local News Hour :

( 00:36 ) Summit County Council Member Kim Carson recaps Wednesday's meeting.

( 15:21) Jeremy Sorensen, the new General Manager for Summit Water, introduces himself, tells us what his marching orders are, and recaps the newly seated board meeting held on Wednesday.

On today's Local News Hour:

(06:28)Editor of Park City Magazine Jane Gendron talks about some of the highlights in this summer’s issue on newsstands now as well as some of the challenges putting it together during a pandemic.

(23:04) South Summit School District Superintendent Shad Sorenson and  Business Administrator Adam Robinson talk about the most recent budget hearing setting next school year’s budget with an update on schools opening next month.

With schools closed for another week, and possibly longer, South Summit School District says the district is adjusting to the new reality of education.

On today’s program, Park City School Board President Andrew Caplan talks about the rock throwing incident last Friday breaking a window in the school district home where the superintendent and her family live. South Summit School Superintendent Shad Sorenson discusses the results of the $87 million bond that failed in yesterday's election and what's next. Interim Park City Manager Matt Dias and Economic Development Manager Jonathan Weidenhamer preview of the agenda for Thursday's city council meeting.

On today’s program, South Summit Superintendent Shad Sorenson has an update on the opening of the school year, growth and the upcoming bond election. Park City Manager Diane Foster and Economic Development Manager Jonathan Weidenhamer have a preview of the agenda for Thursday's city council meeting. Summit County Health Dept. Director of Behavioral Health Aaron Newman and Nelson Clayton with Healthy U Behavioral Summit County have details about the new behavioral health crisis numbers and Hearth and Hill Co-Owner Brooks Kirchheimer and Meghan Miller Ex.

On today’s program, South Summit School District Superintendent Shad Sorenson has an update on the community scholarship awards. Park City Manager Diane Foster and Budget Manager Nate Rockwood have a preview of the agenda for Thursday's city council meeting, including another look at the budget.

On today’s program, South Summit School District Superintendent Shad Sorenson has an update on the district’s proposed $90 million bond that will be put on November’s ballot. Brothers and former owners of the Treasure Hill property Pat and Mike Sweeney talk about their efforts over the last 30 years to see this property developed and the resulting acquisition for $64 million by Park City and Utah Open Lands Director Wendy Fisher has an update on the Snow Ranch Pastures acquisition – the deadline is Sunday.

Utah consistently ranks last in per-pupil spending, as it struggles to keep up with more students enrolling in school. So, what did the Legislature prioritize in its education budget this year? 

The Legislature’s Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee forwarded its final budget recommendations to the Executive Appropriations Committee for approval Tuesday, with more than $300 million allocated for ongoing funding and $104 million for one-time funding.

On today’s #LocalNewsHour, South Summit School District Superintendent Shad Sorenson has an update on the school district. Park City Fire Chief Paul Hewitt and Park City Chief Building Official Dave Thacker talk about the problems of having too much snow on your roof and Kimball Art Center Curator Nancy Stoaks and Photographer Sue Flood, who specializes in polar wildlife, talk about Flood’s exhibit at the Kimball through April 7th.

On today’s program, South Summit School District Superintendent Shad Sorenson and the High School Assistant Principal and Activities Director Shad Stevens who also chairs the Safety Coordination Committee have an update on the master planning process and expected bond election later this year. Park City School Board President Andrew Caplan has an update from the last two board meetings and Sundance Programmer Harry Vaughn talks about some of the highlights of this year's Documentary program.

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On today’s program, South Summit School District Superintendent Shad Sorenson and Business Administrator Kip Bigelow have details on an updated study looking at future enrollment projections and a list of capital improvement projects. Journalist and Author David Sheff - who along with his son Nick – will be on the Park City Eccles stage Saturday - talks about his family's experience with Nick's drug addiction, relapse and recovery. Summit County Health Dept. Health Promotion Director Shelley Worley talks about suicide prevention and awareness tips for parents and  students. 

On today’s program, Director of the Utah Olympic Legacy Foundation Colin Hilton AND Park City Mayor Andy Beerman discuss Wednesday's visit by the USOC delegation to check out Salt Lake's Olympic facilities. South Summit Superintendent Shad Sorenson and Business Administrator Kip Bigelow have an update on last week's board meeting.