The Alpine Education Foundation continues to move the Alpine Charter School forward after securing modular units for a site going through permitting during September with the Town of Alpine.

“We are very excited. We have made a lot of headway in the last year. We are excited to bring it to fruition,” said Meredith Leonard, Chair of the Alpine Education Foundation. “We have leased the land with the Town of Alpine and we have also purchased modular buildings that are already in Alpine but not on site.”

She continued, “We are working with the Town of Alpine to have all of our permits approved, hopefully in a couple of weeks. That will help us to start preparing the site and moving the modulars. We’re hoping to do that before the snow flies.”

As the permitting is underway, the school’s representatives will be connecting with the families that will consider the school for potential enrollment.

“We are starting to hand out flyers that will allow families to express interest in enrollment,” Leonard said. “We are also getting the website out and that will be announced through a emailed news letter.”

With permitting secured through the town and modular placement complete, enrollment will begin.

“Once we get the modulars moved, our focus will be shifting to enrollment, getting our lottery done and getting students enrolled for the fall of 2026,” Leonard explained of the next steps for the school.

She added, “There will be flyers and information out with QR codes that you can scan.”

The early process will be coordinated with Academica, a charter school networking service.

“We are working with Academica, who is our service provider. They will be managing all of that,”she explained of the early stages for the Alpine school.

The initial steps will also include community involvement  opportunities. “We will be holding community events as well with parent information nights,” Leonard noted.

A golf tournament will be held September  27 as one of the earlier fund raising events for the school. The tournament is planned for Cedar Creek Golf Course at Star Valley Ranch.

A parent information night will follow in October.

A springtime gala is in the works for what will be become an annual event for the Alpine School.

For Leonard and others working to secure the school for Alpine, the focus will be on creating opportunities. She advised that it’s really “working to give the best opportunities and education for our children. That’s is a foundation for our towns and what our towns and communities look like. If we can invest in our kids, that’s an investment in our towns.” She continued with the question, “Then overall, what does that do for our country?”

The school will be based on a classical education program with a Hillsdale College curriculum.

“Classical Education is very important to me because our goal is to develop the minds and improve the hearts of our young people and create outstanding citizens that will contribute back to our communities,” she concluded. “Classical education is for everyone. It will set every child out for success no matter what they want to do, and I think it will really give back to our communities.”