Grades K-12 Superintendent Patrice Johnson Teachers 2,687 (2012-2013) Number of students 52,300 Schools 53 (2012–2013) | Established 1905 (1905) District ID 4900420 Area 467.5 km² Founded 1905 Staff 2578 | |
Budget 397,300,000 (2012-2013) Profiles | ||
Opportunities in education we are jordan school district
Jordan School District was the largest of Utah's school districts (before splitting in 2009). It now employs 2,631 teachers and other licensed personnel who educate more than 52,300 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 Mountains range on the west.
Contents
- Opportunities in education we are jordan school district
- Map of Jordan School District UT USA
- Jordan school district corrects phony dress code letter
- Schools
- High Schools
- Middle Schools
- Elementary Schools
- Technical Schools
- Special Schools
- Educational Programs
- History
- Split
- Continuing budget fallout
- References
Map of Jordan School District, UT, USA
Jordan school district corrects phony dress code letter
Schools
One of the fastest growing districts in the state, Jordan School District consists of 55 schools: 34 Elementary Schools, 10 Middle Schools, 6 High Schools, 2 Technical Schools, and 3 Special Schools.
High Schools
Middle Schools
Elementary Schools
Technical Schools
Special Schools
Educational Programs
History
The district was created in 1904 with 3,354 students. Its name and original boundaries were taken from the Jordan Stake of the LDS Church, which at the time spanned the breadth of the Salt Lake Valley from east to west, and the length of the valley from roughly Midvale to the south end of the valley.
To the north was the Granite School District, named after the Granite Stake of the LDS Church, which was divided predominantly from the Jordan district along 6400 South from the Wasatch Mountain Range to the Oquirh Mountains. A number of older students in Bennion (now Taylorsville) elected to attend high school at Jordan High during the period of 1920-60 or later.
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 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.
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. 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.