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Jordan School District
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Salt Lake County, Utah
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Superintendent: Anthony Godfrey
# of school board members: 7
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Jordan School District is a school district in Utah.

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Superintendent

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Anthony Godfrey is the superintendent of the Jordan School District. Godfrey was appointed superintendent on May 28, 2019. Godfrey's previous career experience includes working in the district as an associate superintendent, an English teacher, and as a principal.[1]

Past superintendents

  • Patrice Johnson was the superintendent of the Jordan School District from 2011 to 2019.[1] Johnson's previous career experience included working as the associate superintendent of the Clark County School District in Nevada.[2]

School board

The Jordan School District Board of Education consists of seven members elected to four-year terms. Members are elected by district.[3]

Elections

See also: Jordan School District, Utah, elections

Members of the Jordan School District Board of Education are elected to four-year terms. Elections are held in November.[3]

Four seats on the Jordan School District school board in Utah were up for general election on November 5, 2024. A primary was scheduled for June 25, 2024.


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Public participation in board meetings

The Jordan School District Board of Education maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:[3]

“ Public Participation at Board Meetings

Effective: 9/25/2012
Revision: 1/23/2024
Reviewed: 2/24/2015

A Board of Education recognizes that its deliberative process benefits greatly from public input and perspective. At the same time, it wishes to organize its agendas and use its meeting time effectively, ensure an equitable allocation of time to speakers, and establish an orderly process for receiving public comment.

Additionally, in order to be responsive to the public, the Board desires that appropriate staff members be present and prepared to respond to general areas of concern identified by potential speakers; therefore, it is the policy of the Board that members of the public shall have the right and shall be encouraged to be heard at certain Board meetings. This right may be exercised in the following way:

A. Prior to each special business item being brought to a vote, members of the public are allowed to speak on the item after the Board’s discussion. Since approval of the consent agenda may be approved in one motion, members of the public wishing to speak on a consent agenda item may speak prior to the vote. No person may yield his or her time to another person. Generally, a person wishing to speak on agenda items will be allowed three minutes to address the Board.

B. Those wishing to address the Board may utilize one of three options to speak:

1. Call the Office of the Superintendent during regular business hours.
2. Sign up immediately prior to the beginning of the meeting.
3. Volunteer to speak if the Board President invites additional patron input.

Patrons must list their name and agenda item or topic they wish to address prior to speaking. The Board may elect to hear patron comments in any order or sequence and is not limited by the arrangement shown on the sign-up sheets.

C. Should a member of the public wish to speak on matters not listed on the agenda, they may speak during the Patron Comment period.

1. Patron comment time is allotted first to residents of Jordan District, students, parents/guardians of current students, and current employees of the District. All others may address the Board if time permits.
2. No more than 45 minutes will be allocated to patron comments in a Board meeting. This does not apply to advertised public hearings (e.g. boundary changes, truth-in-taxation).
3. Speakers will be given up to three minutes to address the Board. The public should be aware that the Board is unable, by law, to take action on items not on the agenda.
4. In those situations where large groups of people desire to address the Board on the same subject, the President may request that those groups select only one or two speakers from the group to address the Board on behalf of the group and shall be allocated up to six minutes to speak.
5. Patrons may submit a comment electronically to be read during the Patron Comment period if time permits. Comments will be heard from those attending in-person prior to those received electronically. Electronic comments should be submitted to boardcomments@jordandistrict.org by 3:00 p.m. the day of the meeting. A comment or portion of a comment will not be read if it (a)is not germane to the authority of the Board, (b) regards the character, professional competence, or the physical or mental health of the an individual, (c) or is not appropriate for all ages. Comments not read in the meeting will be forwarded to the Board.
6. Patrons presenting highly detailed or complex information are asked to provide a written outline of their comments for the Board.
7. Silence by the Board on an issue does not suggest support or opposition to the message given.
8. The Board will not take public comment on personnel issues or statements regarding the character, professional competence, and the physical or mental health of an individual during Board meetings. Similar comments about a group whose members could be identified individually are not allowed. Communications regarding such comments or statements should be sent in writing to the attention of the Board of Education, 7387 S. Campus View Drive, West Jordan, UT 84084 or email individual Board members.
9. The Board will only take comments on issues that are germane to the authority of the Board.
10. Comments should be appropriate for all ages.
11. Persons who disrupt Board meetings or the business of the Board by applause, cheering, jeering, or personal outbursts may be removed from the meeting by appropriate legal means.
12. Speech that defames individuals or interrupts the public business of the Board will not be tolerated and may be cause for removal from the meeting. The Board may adjourn the meeting at any time.
13. Board meeting attendance cannot exceed the seating capacity of the room in which the meeting is scheduled to be held. Whenever possible, the Board will accommodate overflow seating and provide audio for the meeting.
14. A mayor or the mayor’s designee of a municipality, the county commission chair, county executive or county manager or their designees of a county with unincorporated area that is partly or entirely with the boundaries of Jordan School District, shall be notified of Board meetings and may attend and may participate in discussions at Board meetings. (Utah Code 53G-7-208)

D. At its discretion, the Board may schedule public hearings for the purpose of receiving public comment on topics of high public interest and/or as required by Utah state law.

1. Each speaker shall be heard only once during the hearing. If more than one hearing is held on the same issue, patrons may speak at only one of the hearings.
2. If a large number of patrons have signed up to speak, the Board may elect to adjust the time allocated to each speaker to allow more patrons the opportunity to be heard.
3. Policy GP110, Sections B and C shall also apply to public hearings.

E. The Board reserves the right to waive or alter this procedure if in the opinion of the Board it is warranted by the circumstances of any particular meeting.

F. Study sessions shall be open to the public, but time shall not be provided for patron comments unless invited by the Board president.

G. At each meeting, the Board President may read speaker guidelines prior to receiving public input.[4]

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School board meetings

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District map

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $47,722,000 $833 9%
Local: $202,118,000 $3,529 36%
State: $303,422,000 $5,298 55%
Total: $553,262,000 $9,661
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $571,457,000 $9,978
Total Current Expenditures: $492,039,000 $8,592
Instructional Expenditures: $318,590,000 $5,563 56%
Student and Staff Support: $51,966,000 $907 9%
Administration: $48,059,000 $839 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $73,424,000 $1,282 13%
Total Capital Outlay: $67,035,000 $1,170
Construction: $53,989,000 $942
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $1,793,000 $31
Interest on Debt: $9,068,000 $158


Teacher salaries

The following salary information was pulled from the district's teacher salary schedule. A salary schedule is a list of expected compensations based on variables such as position, years employed, and education level. It may not reflect actual teacher salaries in the district.

Year Minimum Maximum
2024-2025[6] $51,496 $100,000
2023-2024[7] $50,080 $96,980
2021-2022[8] $46,300 $89,000

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.[9]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 38 31 10-14 17 10-14 36 43
2018-2019 45 37 15-19 25 20-24 44 50
2017-2018 48 43 15-19 28 25-29 45 53
2016-2017 47 42 20-24 27 25-29 44 52
2015-2016 49 44 20-24 29 30-34 46 54
2014-2015 46 41 20-24 26 20-24 43 51
2013-2014 44 44 15-19 25 30-34 43 48
2012-2013 76 70 51 58 60-64 79 80
2011-2012 77 76 45-49 59 55-59 78 80
2010-2011 73 72 40-44 55 50-54 73 77

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 43 33 20-24 25 25-29 42 48
2018-2019 47 39 20-24 28 30-34 45 52
2017-2018 46 37 20-24 28 20-24 44 50
2016-2017 42 36 15-19 26 20-24 41 46
2015-2016 44 39 20-24 26 20-24 42 48
2014-2015 45 40 20-24 27 25-29 45 48
2013-2014 43 40 23 26 20-24 44 46
2012-2013 82 77 66 68 70-74 84 85
2011-2012 82 78 60-64 66 65-69 85 85
2010-2011 81 79 60-64 65 65-69 81 84

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 90 85-89 90-94 82 >=50 85-89 92
2015-2016 87 90-94 70-79 80 >=50 80-84 89
2014-2015 86 80-84 80-89 76 60-79 90-94 88
2013-2014 85 85-89 80-89 75 60-79 85-89 88
2012-2013 84 80-84 70-74 72 60-79 80-84 87
2011-2012 83 85-89 60-69 73 60-79 80-84 85
2010-2011 77 70-74 50-59 63 40-59 80-84 81


Students

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 59,421 0.1
2021-2022 59,363 3.5
2020-2021 57,267 -0.9
2019-2020 57,771 2.8
2018-2019 56,176 3.0
2017-2018 54,511 2.0
2016-2017 53,416 0.8
2015-2016 52,985 1.3
2014-2015 52,274 -2.1
2013-2014 53,355 1.6
2012-2013 52,481 2.9
2011-2012 50,961 1.8
2010-2011 50,048 2.4
2009-2010 48,853 -66.8
2008-2009 81,485 -5.1
2007-2008 85,651 8.6
2006-2007 78,299 1.5
2005-2006 77,110 2.0
2004-2005 75,548 1.0
2003-2004 74,761 1.3
2002-2003 73,808 0.4
2001-2002 73,494 0.5
2000-2001 73,158 0.1
1999-2000 73,111 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Jordan School District (%) Utah K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.4 1.0
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.7 1.7
Black 1.1 1.3
Hispanic 18.8 19.6
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 2.0 1.7
Two or More Races 4.5 3.4
White 71.6 71.3

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Jordan School District had 2,658.72 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 22.35.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 34.10
Kindergarten: 104.94
Elementary: 1,110.39
Secondary: 1,149.58
Total: 2,658.72

Jordan School District employed 34.63 district administrators and 172.72 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 34.63
District Administrative Support: 0.00
School Administrators: 172.72
School Administrative Support: 0.00
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 0.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 207.36
Total Guidance Counselors: 111.63
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 6.96
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 104.67
Librarians/Media Specialists: 22.91
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 203.71
Other Support Services: 0.00


Schools

The Jordan School District operates 70 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Antelope Canyon Elementary612KG-6
Aspen Elementary642KG-6
Bastian School714KG-6
Bingham High2,48210-12
Blackridge School941KG-6
Bluffdale School754KG-6
Butterfield Canyon School774KG-6
Columbia School619KG-6
Copper Canyon School569KG-6
Copper Hills High2,84110-12
Copper Mountain Middle1,0857-9
Daybreak School777KG-6
Eastlake School885KG-6
Elk Meadows School666KG-6
Elk Ridge Middle1,1187-9
Falcon Ridge School654KG-6
Foothills School919KG-6
Fort Herriman Middle1,2617-9
Fox Hollow School935KG-6
Golden Fields School882KG-6
Hayden Peak School723KG-6
Heartland School438KG-6
Herriman High2,24010-12
Herriman School731KG-6
Hidden Valley Middle8687-9
Joel P. Jensen Middle8017-9
Jordan Academy For Technology And Careers - North09-12
Jordan Academy For Technology & Careers South010-12
Jordan Hills School665KG-6
Jordan Ridge School676KG-6
Kauri Sue Hamilton236KG-12
Kelsey Peak Virtual Middle1207-8
Kings Peak High2569-12
Majestic School257KG-6
Midas Creek School805KG-6
Monte Vista School833KG-6
Mountain Creek Middle School1,2757-9
Mountain Point Elementary773KG-6
Mountain Ridge High2,50710-12
Mountain Shadows School585KG-6
Oakcrest School662KG-6
Oak Leaf Elementary500KG-6
Oquirrh Hills Middle1,3327-9
Oquirrh School458KG-6
Preschool1,618PK-PK
Ridge View Elementary1,092KG-6
Rivers Edge School10KG-8
Riverside School622KG-6
Riverton High2,28610-12
Riverton School694KG-6
Rocky Peak Virtual School216KG-6
Rosamond School608KG-6
Rose Creek School757KG-6
Silver Crest School902KG-6
South Hills Middle1,0917-9
South Jordan Middle1,2497-9
South Jordan School882KG-6
Southland School681KG-6
Southpointe Adult High09-12
South Valley School1509-12
Sunset Ridge Middle1,4547-9
Terra Linda School474KG-6
Valley High School3637-12
Welby School790KG-6
West Hills Middle1,2477-9
West Jordan High1,82610-12
West Jordan Middle1,1047-9
West Jordan School456KG-6
Westland School488KG-6
Westvale School490KG-6

Contact information

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Jordan School District
7387 S. Campus View Dr.
West Jordan, UT 84084
Phone: 801-567-8100


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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 [https://education.utah.edu/about/news/anthony-godfrey.php University of Utah College of Education, " Anthony Godfrey selected as Jordan School District Superintendent," May 29, 2019]
  2. ↑ Salt Lake Tribune, "Jordan School District superintendent ushers in 'new dawn'," August 8, 2011
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Jordan School District, "Jordan Policy Manual: GP110 – Public Participation at Board Meetings," accessed April 22, 2025
  4. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
  6. ↑ Jordan School District, "Teacher Salary Schedule (C Schedule) Traditional (187 Days – 8 Hours/Day) August 12, 2024 – June 9, 2025," accessed April 22, 2025
  7. ↑ Jordan School District, "Teacher Salary Schedule (C Schedule) Traditional (187 Days – 8 Hours/Day) August 14, 2023 – June 3, 2024," accessed February 4, 2024
  8. ↑ Jordan School District, "Teacher Salary Schedule (C Schedule) Traditional (187 Days – 8 Hours/Day) August 9, 2021 – June 6, 2022," accessed July 30, 2021
  9. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
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