The Jordan School District Board of Education prioritized several summer capital projects and instructed staff to proceed with bids consistent with a finance-committee recommended spending guideline of $7.5 million.

Facilities staff presented a draft list of recommended projects for summer work, including auditorium upgrades at multiple middle schools, a kitchen renovation at Ochre Elementary, resurfacing Bingham High's track, transportation dome fabric replacement, and additional parking at Daybreak Elementary. The finance committee said funds required for the West Jordan High remodel are already reserved and recommended a $7.5 million target for other summer projects to avoid excessive draws on reserves.

Board members discussed project sequencing, safety priorities and equity across schools. Several members said auditorium sound and stage upgrades were high priority; others emphasized resurfacing the Bingham track because of safety concerns. The board used a visible prioritization exercise during the meeting; after discussion the group settled on a package of recommended projects to go to bid and agreed to include some projects as alternates so bids can be evaluated against budget guidance.

Staff said some projects could be bid as alternates (for example, complete auditorium renovations versus sound-only work) and that a few estimates represented worst-case scenarios (resurfacing costs can be lower if base layers do not require full replacement). Board members also asked facilities staff to consider community use and shared-parking issues when designing Daybreak parking work and to explore options for shared-cost arrangements with schools where appropriate.

The board did not adopt a final contract award at the study session but authorized staff to proceed with bidding selected projects within the stated budget guidance and to return with bid results and recommended award decisions at a future meeting.