Park City School District
school district in Utah, United States
Park City School District (PCSD) is a school district headquartered in Park City, Utah that serves over 4,500 students.
The district's service area includes the portion of Park City in Summit County (almost all of Park City), the census designated places of Summit Park and Snyderville, the vast majority of the Silver Summit CDP, and a portion of the East Basin CDP.
History
Jill Gildea became the superintendent in 2018.
In 2018 the school district bought a house that would be used as the residence of its superintendent.
In 2022 the board of trustees set 2024 as the new expiration date for the contract of Gildea.
In late 2022, Park City School District committed to plans that would demolish Treasure Mountain Junior High School, moving Eighth graders to Ecker Hill Middle and Ninth graders to Park City High. Park City School District has broken ground on such projects.
In 2023, Treasure Mountain Junior High School's campus had toxic soil piles as a result of the Park City School District using such dirt piles as a dumping ground for construction projects. The soil piles have since been removed.
Schools
The Park City School District controls 4 elementary schools, 1 middle school, 1 junior high, and 1 high school.
Elementary Schools
Jeremy Ranch Elementary
McPolin Elementary
Parley's Park Elementary
Trailside Elementary
Middle and Junior High schools
Ecker Hill Middle School
Ecker Hill Middle School is the primary middle school in the Park City School District, serving sixth and seventh graders.
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