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1) Calendars: Motion to send two 2026–27 calendar options to public survey
- Motion: “I move that we approve these 2 calendars to go out for survey.”
- Mover: Mister Dunford
- Seconder: Doctor Robinson
- Vote: Unanimous voice vote (all in favor; no opposed recorded)
- Outcome: Approved — board authorized two calendar options to be surveyed; survey to be sent the Monday after spring break and remain open two weeks.

2) Consent agendas and bids (grouped)
- Motion to approve consent agenda items A–C (consent agenda routine approvals) and to accept consent agenda items 5 A–E (specific documents) — motions moved and seconded, approved by unanimous voice votes (recorded as aye; no opposed recorded).
- Specific bid approvals recorded (examples included in meeting): Bingham High HP Chromebooks and licenses; central warehouse white copy paper; custodial services contracts; utility vehicle replacements; emergency welding services; West Jordan High parking lot addition; partition door replacement at Riverside Elementary; APC Schneider data center UPS upgrade; Skyward Qualmative Business System migration. Each was moved and seconded; board voted to accept bids and award contracts as presented (all approved by voice vote; no recorded opposition). For procurement details see BoardDocs and the meeting packet.

3) Closed session authorization
- Motion: Move into closed session for character/competence of individuals, property, potential litigation, negotiations, and security.
- Mover: Miss Barrow
- Seconder: Mister Dunford
- Vote: Passed by voice vote (ayes recorded; no opposition recorded)
- Outcome: Board went into closed session at the time recorded in the transcript.

4) Facilities committee direction: field-house study
- Motion: “I move that we direct the facilities committee to begin looking out a possible bond for field houses in Jordan School District.”
- Mover: Mister Dunford
- Seconder: Mister Barnett
- Vote: Passed by voice vote (ayes recorded; no opposition recorded)
- Outcome: Facilities committee directed to study feasibility, cost, site availability and alternatives for potential field houses at district high schools.

Notes: Vote tallies were voice votes recorded as unanimous or “motion carries unanimously” in the meeting transcript. Where individual roll-call votes were not read aloud, the transcript records board members in attendance and the voice-vote outcome. All formal actions recorded in the transcript are summarized here; BoardDocs contains full bid documents, staff memos, and official record for each procurement and the calendar materials.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","March 25 2025 Jordan School District Board of Education - Live Stream","oneSentenceSummary","Summary of formal motions and votes recorded during the Jordan School District Board meeting on March 25, 2025, including calendar survey authorization, consent agenda approvals, bid awards, closed-session authority, and direction to facilities to study bond options.","taxTitle","Jordan School District, Utah School Boards, Utah","taxId",65959,"location","Utah","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6275262,"Board asks administrator to reconcile unclear language on officer elections in policy appendix",503,5631185,6134830,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2775628-8f05b07e741a0ae2b93dd1f86877dbdb&start=5631&end=6134","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2775628-8f05b07e741a0ae2b93dd1f86877dbdb/thumbnail_5631185.jpg","/articles/6275262/Utah/Board-asks-administrator-to-reconcile-unclear-language-on-officer-elections-in-policy-appendix","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6275262-1a8bbee60eab8e5ca0e96f696d8d3699/orig.mp4?Expires=1770439994&Signature=jKqFUHNmQEWOJyedGvpfLjow06IKNiv5QIi4-xwcWLuKPS3o4DMD~hK5xEZ12sQF2YQIpCXVMAPZzlUWywgcXeRDPID9ErO00rXXn8Je9ZUCKRpQtwf4o1P7iVllyZhAE3KiPxGMd2n7IxNE7MvEHmahfHVTK4kfq4y7bP0cypQjNMSqgThq2q01ecyiH8K3ysLB3dsLRLV7qktjYOzEdK~KxoO2nFyVGt-JEEjBOFKlijgBDsdJkafWs-3u5wP1otMaKX8QTupUbkQ3~tu9Hjplx7XF9NGbhTXpP-e9ZwVmIORAP6BBgl9dvoKuXPpOC6v49vtRxcgKnvDNHhN~ww__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Board staff brought a procedural item March 25 asking the board to reconcile inconsistent language in GP104 (board officers) and its appendix regarding what happens when no officer candidate receives a majority.

John Larson summarized the issue: the policy says one thing and the appendix another. The appendix currently references a possible second round of voting then a runoff; the policy omits the second round and goes directly to runoff language. Larson asked whether the board preferred the appendix be brought into alignment with policy or whether the policy should be revised to explicitly include a second round and specific runoff procedures for unusual vote splits (for example, 3-3-1 outcomes where there is not an obvious bottom two).

Board members discussed options: add a second round to permit voluntary withdrawal or vote changes; define runoff as the two candidates with the most votes; or add fallback procedures (nomination process or tie-breaker such as lot drawing) in the rare case of a multi-way tie. Directors recommended the appendix match the policy; several board members asked Larson to draft a consolidated proposal that either unifies the two documents or offers a recommended policy amendment for board consideration. Larson agreed to return with a proposed unified procedure for the board to review at a future meeting.

No immediate change was adopted; the board asked staff for a draft proposal to clarify processes in advance of the next officer election.","Board staff reported inconsistencies between policy GP104 and its appendix governing election of board officers. The board asked Business Administrator John Larson to draft a unified proposal clarifying runoff and second-round voting procedures for future consideration.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6275267,"Speech-language pathologists ask board for pay, certification recognition to address staffing shortage",598,12406546,13004660,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2775628-8f05b07e741a0ae2b93dd1f86877dbdb&start=12406&end=13004","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2775628-8f05b07e741a0ae2b93dd1f86877dbdb/thumbnail_12406546.jpg","/articles/6275267/Utah/Speech-language-pathologists-ask-board-for-pay-certification-recognition-to-address-staffing-shortage","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6275267-cdc06270df4b6eeef217543cc0217c10/orig.mp4?Expires=1770439994&Signature=arjoFMFxVkPnH~sjuXntQvsjv3MneQYX8P4hBS2xuPmrQPaJxQSTsMXd3mef-vnisRpMFSDnJEFdOmaHvK5O7XmLPVKXjRp73q1~UsDimTRz24oC5cCfg-JLCyZZIFAlK5cpd-OYW9EUVPt7hLrWuD8c4mwWw68Xtjq3EMJC4N37xWePL33GxXBVaKnhjgqOlySU4f510zNg7YEO6ycmqf2ELSTBjOPuFtwWPXqgIW6DBHZmFyNAzFTgomcz0p4lAGiTfPCSWZvhGDbzp6EqGHOfFHkni0DzRwGZeQV4xPxhT7n3j3ObZHDF4PucGsape-sWwkl6U8pv5l8OmfcEdA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A group of Jordan School District speech-language pathologists and speech-language technicians addressed the board March 25 to outline a districtwide staffing shortage and to request pay and policy changes intended to recruit and retain clinicians.

Shelly Ryken (recorded in the transcript as Shelly Ryken), a speech-language pathologist, told the board that speech-language impairment is the most common special-education classification in the district and that SLPs face very high caseloads. She said Jordan SLP pay is among the lowest in the state for comparable positions and noted clinicians have left for higher pay in other districts, private practice or medical settings.

Speakers asked the board to consider three specific changes: (1) raise pay to be comparable with occupational and physical therapists and/or reclassify SLP pay steps accordingly; (2) provide supplemental pay or recognition for the ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) similar to teachers' national-board stipends; and (3) permit SLPs access to district discretionary funds (formerly TSSP, now Shine funds) used to support recruitment and retention. Jordan Blazevich and others described caseloads that in some cases exceed 100 students across multiple schools.

Board members heard a request to treat SLPs “completely as a teacher or a therapist” and to investigate short-term and structural steps to reduce caseloads and improve retention. Staff and board members asked for updated data; SLPs offered to share an updated slide deck with current caseload and vacancy numbers.

No formal board action was taken at the meeting; board members asked staff to receive the updated materials and to study compensation and staffing options.","Multiple Jordan School District speech-language pathologists and clinicians told the board they face high caseloads and retention problems. They requested pay increases, parity with OTs/PTs, recognition of national clinical certification, and access to district 'Shine' funds to recruit and retain clinicians.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6275272,"Riverton community urges district to fix crowded wrestling room; board asks facilities committee to study bond options",5022,11370915,16393834,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2775628-8f05b07e741a0ae2b93dd1f86877dbdb&start=11370&end=16393","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2775628-8f05b07e741a0ae2b93dd1f86877dbdb/thumbnail_11370915.jpg","/articles/6275272/Utah/Riverton-community-urges-district-to-fix-crowded-wrestling-room-board-asks-facilities-committee-to-study-bond-options","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6275272-ec57db51578a2873559fd4f8e9477291/orig.mp4?Expires=1770439994&Signature=j-UexbznkPXtks995lWTEnx3rYbrYHygVII~LGiRY4d5fwcX-~MinCktnx0lbrf6UE7gJk475J6AVGJbv72H7XFj08vTAO3L7N-ayZIpTovPj2Lo3IZD7NxtG068KOxOHauyUljydL4cWgvnnekpT6vQnZ-3CzrQMYCzG1srCagRDkpJkFdcKApPc65kkIshcrlvG-0iqkRYXSnHDuPdfwIuQg34JHpBbnx2M3akgY6ZpWEAHB3RROcSNK8Az7j3rlfkT7iKCO8YpOJlZUMyp4SjilRh0upF03OWi-1cGWV1I4m6CrHi2CfxDgFeZqlYjNQIam0iaj9XlckU~IVZgg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Dozens of Riverton High School parents, coaches and student-athletes used the Jordan School District board meeting on March 25 to press for improved athletic facilities after repeated injuries and strained practice schedules in the school's small wrestling room.

Joe Gorman, Riverton’s head wrestling coach, told the board the program had grown from about 25 athletes to roughly 60 and that “our wrestling room can only fit 30 athletes safely.” Gorman described safety incidents and infections tied to crowded conditions and said families were leaving district boundaries for schools with larger facilities. Multiple student athletes and parents described injuries they or teammates sustained during cramped practices.

Several speakers described operational impacts beyond safety: practices split into multiple sessions, girls sometimes having to practice in nontraditional spaces (the tech atrium), and the district losing athletes to programs outside boundaries. Senior Garrett Bracken said his broken finger — requiring surgery — resulted from overcrowding and still allowed him to return and place at state; others said the cramped room limited team cohesion and new-wrestler integration.

Parents and coaches suggested possible remedies including larger school-owned spaces, shared city-district recreation partnerships, or a districtwide bond to fund larger field houses. Maria Johnson, a team parent and district academic advisor, pointed to Riverton City Council interest in recreation facilities as a possible local funding partner.

After public comment, board members discussed facility equity and long-term funding. Facilities committee members noted building a field house at every high school could cost in the low tens of millions per site. Facilities director Dave Rostrum said options and costs vary and recommended a study. The board then voted to direct the facilities committee to study a potential bond to fund field houses across the district and to return with options and alternatives. Board member Mister Dunford moved the direction; Mister Barnett seconded. The motion passed by voice vote.

The board did not commit to a bond or design; it directed staff to examine options, including site feasibility, potential shared facilities, impacts on other facility priorities (swimming, performing arts) and estimated costs. The facilities committee will report findings to the board as part of longer-range capital planning.","Coaches, parents and student-athletes from Riverton High told the board they have safety and access concerns in an undersized wrestling room. The board directed the facilities committee to study whether a bond to build field houses across district high schools is feasible.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6275276,"Board sets Licensed Employee Advisory Committee meeting for April; cell phones, attendance to be discussed",2195,2441945,4637200,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2775628-8f05b07e741a0ae2b93dd1f86877dbdb&start=2441&end=4637","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2775628-8f05b07e741a0ae2b93dd1f86877dbdb/thumbnail_2441945.jpg","/articles/6275276/Utah/Board-sets-Licensed-Employee-Advisory-Committee-meeting-for-April-cell-phones-attendance-to-be-discussed","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6275276-e4f2776d7250f5715671dd7e7c8032ad/orig.mp4?Expires=1770439994&Signature=fT4g-YxLmcCqWdaXYQ4QwCdoYU2lEG7olXnsIjQTqcr8zUSeEO5W051nicfe0AnUhoC78emDqAUTOy9A5QjmJ0QQNGJ9lYpMKkcZil7A2CoOT0DwWlLpUslaj8N2kjAotjFf7L9jsCcsibunk5z96geucrUUA8SQkz-YjWzsthaAjtI6tGoXZlZMwYUN9XnmcOSuG32ubcAY-uWL6fqiWvhOu~BEOyYJynVwTm2CTITC5FANow9Dd1dwIkdKuAmGqkC2QNtdg-wpAX5~mOJuG63w1vn8z9S2OrPiaOCzHlbBTREglbN-uR1hDLE-wM9Vt6loI8GF6IX-TOY~K0iS0w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Jordan School District Board agreed March 25 to relaunch the Licensed Employee Advisory Committee (LIAC) with a first meeting scheduled for April 23 at 4:00 p.m., location to be determined.

Board members and staff described LIAC as a forum to hear educators’ perspectives. Miss Dean convened much of the discussion about LIAC format and membership. Several board members expressed concern that including building administrators might reduce candid feedback from licensed employees; Miss Dean and other members argued that keeping meetings focused by employee role (for example, separating elementary and secondary groups) helped participants speak freely.

Board members settled on a narrow first agenda: the cell-phone policy (with discussion by level: elementary, middle and high school) and a second topic covering attendance and behavior successes and challenges. The board discussed formats that would combine an opening orientation, small-group conversations, and a process to synthesize and prioritize feedback (for example, collecting top issues and allowing participants to vote with stickers). The meeting will start at 4:00 p.m. (the board heard requests to consider 4:30 and decided 4:00, with a note in outreach that staff may arrive later if needed).

Logistics: staff will reserve a centrally located room that can accommodate whole-group and smaller-group breakouts; the board asked staff to circulate suggested guiding questions and to accept emailed topic suggestions from board members in advance. Board members present signaled they would attend the April meeting as availability allows.

The board emphasized that the first LIAC session is intended as a structured listening session rather than an open-ended free-for-all: “welcome back to LIAC,” Miss Dean said, and the board will provide an orientation and specific guiding questions.

No formal policy change was adopted during the meeting; staff will return with meeting logistics and materials.","The board agreed to relaunch the Licensed Employee Advisory Committee (LIAC) with a meeting planned for April 23 at 4:00 p.m.; the initial agenda will focus on cell-phone policy and attendance/behavior issues, with the board planning small-group listening sessions.",{"_33":124,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":125,"_41":126,"_43":127,"_45":128,"_47":129,"_49":130,"_51":131,"_53":132,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":133,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":134,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6275281,"Jordan School Board reviews two 2026–27 calendar options, approves survey",2009,329295,2338630,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2775628-8f05b07e741a0ae2b93dd1f86877dbdb&start=329&end=2338","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2775628-8f05b07e741a0ae2b93dd1f86877dbdb/thumbnail_329295.jpg","/articles/6275281/Utah/Jordan-School-Board-reviews-two-202627-calendar-options-approves-survey","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6275281-a574047dd0d7672cb1e1247688f6fa51/orig.mp4?Expires=1770396425&Signature=eQEklyHNkrSjcJ54~ocvgKvRmLcnUVIv6VsmdqLBXb1rD5cr4ljgNj~7ssG~ssl2ah5QIMXLKsGIfSHyIwZY980bWafpmhzUmxYlYE12upAYRyFGhN4BMYidiDMCyLeqjYKrW3ons8cQu4TfdbHklil65yUlTdJDmgM2DzwXYZmsipsABpw4olhrSxoJmAQgXhkK~6m3CuZbxKGwuGvUejZiVh25f5zqBZyQSJhfcKasiGHJhjgRKsU9QpZuP24KeNzYwYF1GKE0VdRkqVunu7iK~4Z~-L2~JJmaRZIUjVTvJNP-nNXeLcA980X5hUTg~U5RrFQwRJS8U-ZfTt-iRg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Jordan School District Board of Education on March 25 heard a presentation from the district calendar committee on two draft calendars for the 2026–27 school year and voted to send both options to a public survey.

The calendars were presented by calendar committee chair Mister Olsen and Associate Superintendent Michael Anderson. Olsen explained the committee process and legal constraints, saying “Our calendar process is governed by district policy, which is D207.” He walked the board through legal requirements in Utah Code and Utah State Board of Education guidance, including that state law sets the school year at nine months and USBE sets the year at 180 days.

Both draft calendars meet board policy and state requirements, Olsen said. The “long breaks” option includes a weeklong fall recess and a weeklong spring recess plus two weeks at winter recess and ends the school year on Friday, June 4. The “short breaks” option shortens fall and spring recesses (fall recess would be three days including a grade-transmittal day), keeps two weeks for winter recess and would end the school year May 28, before Memorial Day. Olsen noted implications such as graduation scheduling and a requirement that quarters be at least 43 days to meet a driver’s-ed seat-time rule.

Board members asked questions about specifics: whether Thanksgiving could be a week off, flexibility around grade-transmittal days, and how the calendar interacts with Utah High School Activities Association state tournament schedules. Michael Anderson and Mister Olsen said the committee designed both options to preserve required transmittal days and to keep high-school start dates one day ahead of other levels. The committee plans a two-week survey beginning the Monday after spring break and will return to the board with survey results and a recommendation at the April 22 meeting.

In discussion before the vote, Mister Dunford moved to approve both calendar options for public survey; Doctor Robinson seconded. Board president Nikki George called for the voice vote, and the motion carried unanimously.

What happens next: the calendar survey will be issued to patrons for two weeks following spring recess; the committee will analyze results and present a single recommended calendar for board approval on April 22, 2025.

Sources and evidence: Committee presentation, BoardDocs materials (calendar guideline document, historical start/end dates back to 1978), and in-meeting comments by Olsen and Anderson.","The Jordan School District calendar committee presented two draft 2026–27 school-year calendars — a “long breaks” plan and a “short breaks” alternative. The board authorized a two-week community survey and will return April 22 with a recommendation for formal approval.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: Jordan School Board actions March 25, 2025

Board asks administrator to reconcile unclear language on officer elections in policy appendix

Speech-language pathologists ask board for pay, certification recognition to address staffing shortage

Riverton community urges district to fix crowded wrestling room; board asks facilities committee to study bond options

Board sets Licensed Employee Advisory Committee meeting for April; cell phones, attendance to be discussed

Jordan School Board reviews two 2026–27 calendar options, approves survey