GSD Future

Long-Term Capital Outlook and Planning

Progress of Elementary Security Updates

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Sample photo of elementary security doors

Granite School District has been working for the past few years to update security infrastructure at all school sites. With the help of the voter-approved 2017 bond, the progress of these projects has increased in recent years.

Security upgrades have been completed for the majority of elementary school sites. The most noticeable aspect of these upgrades are an extra set of security doors, which require all visitors to enter the main office and be approved by staff prior to entering the building.

Dates in the table below indicate the completion year or estimated construction commencement year for all elementary schools. Please note that these dates are part of an anticipated timeline, and may be altered as a result of rising construction costs or other factors.

Security upgrades at secondary schools are being installed along a separate timeline and require more extensive planning to address open-campus layouts.

SchoolStatus
Academy Park ElementaryCompleted 2015
Arcadia ElementaryCompleted 2018
Armstrong AcademyUnder Construction
Bacchus ElementaryCompleted 2018
Beehive ElementaryUnder Construction
Bennion ElementaryCompleted 2019
Jim Bridger ElementaryCompleted 2015
Copper Hills ElementaryCompleted 2018
Cottonwood ElementaryCompleted 2016
Crestview ElementaryCompleted 2015
Diamond Ridge ElementaryCompleted 2019
Howard Driggs ElementaryCompleted 2019
Eastwood ElementaryConstruction Scheduled for 2020
Elk Run ElementaryUnder Construction
Farnsworth ElementaryCompleted 2018
Fox Hills ElementaryCompleted 2018
Fremont ElementaryCompleted 2018
Robert Frost ElementaryConstruction Scheduled for 2020
Gourley ElementaryCompleted 2015
Granger ElementaryCompleted 2015
Hillsdale ElementaryCompleted 2018
Hillside ElementaryCompleted 2018
Hunter ElementaryCompleted 2018
Jackling ElementaryCompleted 2015
Lake Ridge ElementaryConstruction Scheduled for 2020
Lincoln ElementaryCompleted 2018
Magna ElementaryCompleted 2015
Mill Creek ElementaryCompleted 2018
Monroe ElementaryCompleted 2016
Morningside ElementaryCompleted 2018
Moss ElementaryCompleted 2015
Oakridge ElementaryConstruction Scheduled for 2020
Oakwood ElementaryConstruction Scheduled for 2021
Orchard ElementaryCompleted 2019
William Penn ElementaryConstruction Scheduled for 2021
Pioneer ElementaryConstruction Scheduled for 2020
Pleasant Green ElementaryCompleted 2016
Plymouth ElementaryCompleted 2015
Redwood ElementaryCompleted 2015
Rolling Meadows ElementaryConstruction Scheduled for 2021
Roosevelt ElementaryCompleted 2016
Rosecrest ElementaryCompleted 2019
Silver Hills ElementaryConstruction Scheduled for 2021
Calvin Smith ElementaryCompleted 2018
South Kearns Elementary (Former Oquirrh Hills building)Completed 2018
South Kearns Elementary (New building)Included in Rebuild
Spring Lane ElementaryCompleted 2019
Stansbury ElementaryConstruction Scheduled for 2020
Taylorsville ElementaryCompleted 2016
Truman ElementaryConstruction Scheduled for 2020
Twin Peaks ElementaryCompleted 2016
Upland Terrace ElementaryCompleted 2015
Valley Crest ElementaryConstruction Scheduled for 2021
Vista ElementaryCompleted 2018
Olene Walker ElementaryIncluded in building
West Kearns ElementaryTo be Included in Rebuild
West Valley ElementaryConstruction Scheduled for 2020
Western Hills ElementaryConstruction Scheduled for 2021
Whittier ElementaryConstruction Scheduled for 2020
Wilson ElementaryCompleted 2015
Woodstock ElementaryConstruction Scheduled for 2021
Wright ElementaryConstruction Scheduled for 2020

New school at riverfront site to be named Olene Walker Elementary School

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Architectural rendering of Olene Walker Elementary

The Granite School District Board of Education has voted to name the new school at the riverfront site Olene Walker Elementary School in honor of Utah’s first female governor.

The school will open fall 2020 and will replace Roosevelt Elementary.

School officials, with input from students, parents and community members, will determine the official mascot, colors and logo of the school.

About Olene Walker

Governor Olene Walker was sworn into office in November of 2003 as Utah’s 15th governor. She served a two-year term, during which time she worked on several initiatives such as education programs and workforce development.

She received a bachelor degree from Brigham Young University, a master degree from Stanford University, and a doctorate from the University of Utah. Prior to entering politics, Walker founded the Salt Lake Education Foundation and served as its director.

Walker was a representative in the state Legislature for eight years and served a term as majority whip. She was Utah’s first woman to serve as lieutenant governor to Mike Leavitt. When Governor Leavitt resigned to serve as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, Walker became Utah’s first female governor.