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Jordan board narrows annual priorities, assigns facilities and executive committee tasks
Summary
At its Feb. 11 study session the Jordan Board of Education collected member priorities, confirmed facilities work on enrollment-trigger points and surplus-property review, and asked the executive committee to draft mission statements for the parent and licensed-employee advisory committees.
The Jordan Board of Education used its Feb. 11 study session to update board priorities for the coming year and to assign committee work on facilities and advisory committees.
Board members each listed top priorities; common themes included improving multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) especially at the secondary level, enhancing special education services and the special-education experience, reducing teacher workload, clarifying boundary and long-term building-planning processes (with a view toward reducing busing costs), strengthening training and outreach for school community councils, and supporting nonlicensed support staff (including language and career-advancement supports).
Several board members urged more emphasis on MTSS as both an academic and behavioral framework. Associate Superintendent Mike Anderson described current district tools used to identify students needing support, including an early-warning system (Panorama software) that triangulates attendance,…
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