Families at up to 13 Timpanogos School District schools now face a 90-day review that could end with their buildings closing. The board of education unanimously approved the formal closure studies Wednesday, Aug. 26.

The vote puts roughly 10 elementary schools and three junior high schools under review. The district could close three to five elementary schools and one junior high by the end of the process.

Draper families on the Utah County side of the old Alpine School District boundary won't see their children's schools on the list. Those students are served by Aspen Peaks School District, the sister district born from the same 2024 split. But the Timpanogos study offers a preview of the enrollment pressures all three successor districts face as they stand up operations independently for the first time.

What the district is calling MOABS

Timpanogos leaders have branded the effort MOABS (Mother of All Boundary Studies), according to the Lehi Free Press. Wednesday's vote launched the "Optimize" phase, which focuses on consolidation.

The district has not released the specific schools under evaluation. In a statement, Timpanogos said it cast a wider net to ensure all affected communities are formally notified and invited to participate in the feedback process.

Superintendent Joe Jensen, the district's first superintendent after serving as Alpine School District's director of administrator development, framed the study around student outcomes. "The overriding, primary goal of these studies is to make school absolutely awesome for each and every child in our community," Jensen said ahead of the vote, as reported by ABC4 Utah on Aug. 24.

Board President Jennifer Lyman acknowledged the anxiety boundary talks create. "We know how hard it can be and we know how great it can be on the other side," Lyman said in the same report.

How families can participate

The 90-day feedback window began Aug. 26, placing the deadline around late November. The district said it plans additional meetings, open houses, focus groups, public hearings and online feedback opportunities during that span. Specific dates have not been announced.

Being placed under study does not guarantee closure, the district emphasized in an Aug. 13 Instagram post. No final consolidation decisions have been made.

Why it matters in Draper

Utah County voters passed Proposition 11 in 2024, splitting Alpine School District into three new districts: Timpanogos, Aspen Peaks and Lake Mountain. Supporters argued that deficit spending outside their area could lead to higher taxes, project delays and school closures if the districts remained combined. That Timpanogos is now studying closures within two years of the split underscores the challenges the new districts inherited.

Aspen Peaks, which serves Draper's Utah County-side students, has not announced a comparable boundary study. Families can track Timpanogos's process at the district's boundary study page or watch livestreamed meetings at timpsd.org.