
“It is extremely difficult for students to make a competitive sports team in this environment and to receive individual attention,” documents state. In 2017-18, all Davis and Salt Lake City school district high schools will be either 5-A or 6-A athletically, putting them at enrollments of 1,500 or more. The school would open in the 2019-20 school year for grades nine-12, adding sixth, seventh and eighth grades in 2021.Īccording to board documents, the school would focus on academics and early college learning with a “competitive athletic program” because many of the area high schools are so large that not as many students are able to participate. Tusieseina said the development is still “in the works” and will proceed whether or not the charter school is approved. He said the school would be part of a development he’s trying to build on 53 acres that would include apartments and a 250,000-square-foot athletic facility. The school’s authorizing agent, Frank Tusieseina, is the CEO of Salt Lake City’s Sports World Event Center.

Utah Collegiate Academy is looking to open in North Salt Lake, to give an increasing number of students in that area more opportunities to play sports. The public charter schools would operate within the boundaries of existing public school districts but the districts won’t operate them.

Nine schools throughout Utah will presenting to the board.

The proposed charters will go before the State Charter School Board for approval at a meeting Friday, Aug.
