Jordan School District

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Established 1905
Students 48,621 [1]
Boundaries Southwestern part of Salt Lake County
Superintendent Patrice Johnson
Board of Education Rick Bojack (president), Leah Voorheis (vice president), Peggy Jo Kennett, Carmen Freeman, Richard S. Osborn, Susan Pulsipher, and Corbin White.
Number of Schools 51
Grades K-12
Website [1]

Jordan School District was the largest of Utah school districts (before splitting in 2009), It now employs 2,631 teachers and other licensed personnel who educate more than 48,000 students. An additional 2,610 employees provide support services for the system. Boundaries include the communities of Bluffdale, Copperton, Herriman, Riverton, South Jordan and West Jordan in the southwestern part of Salt Lake County, from the Canyons School District on the east to the Oquirrh mountain range on the west.

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[edit] Schools

One of the fastest growing Districts in the state, Jordan School District consists of 51 schools: 32 elementary schools (27 of which are year-round), 9 middle schools, 7 high and technical schools, and three special schools.

[edit] High schools

[edit] Middle schools

[edit] Elementary schools

[edit] Technical

  • Jordan Applied Technology Center - Sandy Campus
  • Jordan Applied Technology Center - West Jordan Campus

[edit] Special

[edit] See also

[edit] Split

When Jordan's east-side communities voted to break from the district and form their own, Jordan lost 44 of its 84 schools and a large part of its property tax base. This Jordan District split caused a loss in property tax revenue; together with $16 million in state budget cuts, this created budget problems for the district. As of August 13, 2009, the district faced a $33 million shortfall. Jordan teachers lost nine days' pay, and were paid an average of 4.5 percent less in the 2009-2010 school year than they were paid in 2008-2009, and taxpayers faced a large property tax increase.[3][4]

[edit] Continuing budget fallout

In early 2010, the Jordan district school board announced a $20 million shortfall caused by the loss of taxable property, and announced cuts that could slash teacher ranks, increase class sizes and impact extracurricular activities.[5] On February 22, 2010 the board of education of the district had a meeting that turned into a protest, with hundreds of students saying "save our teachers!" Hundreds of students from several Jordan district schools walked out of their classes on February 24, 2010, to demonstrate at district headquarters over the announced budget cuts.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Statistics - Jordan School District". Jordandistrict.org. http://www.jordandistrict.org/ourstory/statistics.htm. Retrieved 2010-03-02. 
  2. ^ "Hayden Peak Elementary (Year-round)". Jordan School District. 2011. http://www.jordandistrict.org/schools/elementary/haydenpeak/index.htm. Retrieved 28 June 2011. 
  3. ^ Kirsten Stewart (2009-08-13). "Jordan school board to rethink tax hike - Salt Lake Tribune". The Salt Lake Tribune (Sltrib.com). http://www.sltrib.com/ci_13037505?IADID=Search-www.sltrib.com-www.sltrib.com. Retrieved 2010-03-02. 
  4. ^ "Public Employee Salaries - Jordan Schools". Utah's Right To Know. Utahsright.com. 2009-01-07. http://www.utahsright.com/salaries.php?city=jordan_schools. Retrieved 2010-03-02. 
  5. ^ Christopher Smart and Katie Drake (February 26, 2010). "Hundreds of Jordan students protest over cuts". The Salt Lake Tribune (Sltrib.com). http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_14469495. Retrieved 2010-03-02. 

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