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Effective: 5/14/1974 Revision: 11/29/2022 Reviewed: 1/27/2015 Board Directive Jordan District schools are to provide a safe, positive, inclusive and healthy in-person or virtual educational environment where academic learning, personal development, and accomplishment can flourish.  Part of the educational process is learning self-discipline and appropriate behavior.  Therefore, it is the philosophy of the Jordan School District ...continue reading "AA419 – Student Conduct, Dress, and Appearance"

Effective: 9/27/2023 Revision: Reviewed: Board Directive It is the policy of the Jordan School District Board of Education to include all parents and guardians in the educational process of their students, no matter the language. Communication and assistance will be provided to engage families in the educational process as a partner in the education of ...continue reading "AS99 – Language Access Plan/Interpreting and Translation"

Effective: 4/26/2022 Board Directive The Board of Education seeks to provide every student with access to a high-quality learning environment that provides superior educational programming and supports student health and well-being. Board members recognize that at times there may be the need to reconsider the use of District buildings. The Board strives to maximize the ...continue reading "A13 – School Consolidation/Closure"

Effective:  9/22/2020 Board Directive The Board of Education recognizes the statutory requirement for individual school districts to administer the statewide assessment system to uniformly measure statewide student performance.  The Board further recognizes the public investment in statewide assessments, and supports an orderly and manageable process to allow private and home school students to participate in ...continue reading "DE506 – Private and Home School Student Participation in Public School Statewide Achievement Tests"

Effective - 1/24/2017 Revision - 4/25/2023 Jordan School District will support and implement physically and emotionally safe school programs and procedures where learning can occur. School safety and security will be accomplished by providing a physically safe learning environment through safety and security programs that include: Safe and secure buildings and grounds Emergency preparedness Student, ...continue reading "E404 – Safety and Security"

Effective: 9/25/2012 Revision: 2/21/2017 The Business Administrator is appointed by the Board of Education per Utah Code 53A-3-302 and 53A-3-303 respectively. All duties and responsibilities are enumerated therein. In addition to the duties and responsibilities outlined in Utah Code, he/she shall be responsible for the following items: Presenting a balanced budget and maintaining the budget as ...continue reading "BSC205 – Monitoring Performance of the Business Administrator"

Effective: 9/25/2012 Revision: 9/23/2014 Reviewed: 3/31/2015 Specific responsibilities of the Board of Education, as an informed agent of the people of Jordan School District, are those that ensure appropriate organizational performance. Accordingly, the Board of Education will: Create the connection between the owners and Jordan School District and retain responsibility for the dissemination of information ...continue reading "GP102 – Board Responsibilities"

Effective: 9/25/2012 Revision: 11/30/2021 Reviewed: 10/10/2023 The Board shall prepare an agenda for all regular and special Board meetings and ensure that copies are provided as required by the Open Meeting Law. Backup materials sufficient to allow Board members to give their prior consideration to the agenda items shall be provided to the Board members ...continue reading "GP109 – Construction of the Agenda"

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. ...continue reading "GP110 – Public Participation at Board Meetings"

Effective: 09/25/2012 Revision: 4/25/17 Should a midterm vacancy or pending vacancy by resignation occur on the Board of Education, that Board member position will be filled by appointment by the Board.  The term of the appointment shall be for the remainder of the vacated or pending vacated term except as otherwise provided in section A ...continue reading "GP118 – Midterm Vacancies on the Board"