Lone Peak High School families face a gap in driver education classes next summer as Alpine School District prepares to split into three successor districts.
The school warned in an Oct. 23 announcement that it may not be able to offer driver education between June and September 2027. The district reconfiguration, which takes effect July 1, 2027, is expected to disrupt driver ed programs at high schools across all three new districts.
An earlier Oct. 14 update on the school's driver education web page listed the uncertain window as June through August 2027. The Oct. 23 announcement extended it through September. Both notices agree on one firm restriction: students who will be new to Aspen Peaks School District in the 2027-28 school year, along with those not currently enrolled in Alpine or Aspen Peaks districts, will not be able to take driver education from May through September 2027.
For current students, the picture is less certain. The school said it is "not sure" whether it can offer classes during that window and will update families through its counseling department and the LPHS Driver Education web page.
The school is urging families to plan ahead. It recommends students take driver education at least five months before they want to get their license. Classes and range dates for the rest of the 2026-27 school year are available now on the driver ed page. The program, staffed by instructors including Danny Schoonover and Scott Birrell, holds classroom sessions at 10198 North 4800 West in Highland and range instruction at 510 Caveman Blvd. in American Fork.
The disruption is one concrete consequence of the Alpine School District breakup. Utah County voters passed Proposition 11 in 2024, splitting ASD into Aspen Peaks, Lake Mountain and Timpanogos school districts, as ABC4 reported. The three successor boards approved an asset-distribution agreement in June 2026. Diane Knight, president of the Aspen Peaks Board of Education, said at the time that the focus was on the needs of all students across the three districts, according to a district announcement. Alpine School District retains full responsibility for all schools until the July 1, 2027, transition date.
Whether other area high schools, including Lehi High and Skyridge, face similar driver ed disruptions is not addressed in the Lone Peak announcement. The notice references impacts at "all high schools within each of the three new districts" but does not detail individual schools' plans.
Families seeking driver ed slots can register on the LPHS Driver Education web page for remaining 2026-27 class and range dates.
