Jordan School Board approves fees policy and UDOT property trade

The Jordan School District Board of Education met Oct. 13 at the JATC South Campus in Riverton for a study session and a general session. According to the district's summary of the meeting, the board approved revisions to Administrative Policy AA408, which governs school fees, and a recommendation to approve a property trade with the Utah Department of Transportation. Board member Bryce Dunford announced that he is resigning from the board effective Nov. 1. ^[1][2]

**Fees policy.** The agenda describes the AA408 revisions as bringing the policy into compliance with new state requirements. Superintendent Anthony Godfrey and Business Administrator John Larsen presented the item, which was discussed in the study session and listed for public input and a vote in the general session. ^[1][2]

**UDOT property trade.** The agenda lists a final vote on a potential property trade between the district and UDOT, presented by Scott Thomas, the district's administrator of auxiliary services. The agenda and the district's summary do not describe the properties involved. ^[1][2]

**Boundary changes.** The board heard survey results on potential boundary changes in four areas. They were the Airport area (Copper Hills and West Jordan high schools) and the Homestead area (Herriman and Oak Leaf elementary schools). The other two were the South Hills development area (Riverton and Mountain Ridge high schools, Fort Herriman and Hidden Valley middle schools, and Blackridge and Mountain Point elementary schools) and the Juniper Crest area (Fort Herriman and South Hills middle schools and Blackridge, Juniper, Mountain Point and Ridge View elementary schools). The agenda says the meeting's public comment on the changes was the first of two legally required opportunities. A parent, Bryan Call, who also serves on the South Hills School Community Council, told the board he is concerned that students in his neighborhood could be moved to Fort Herriman Middle School because of the walking distance. ^[1][2]

The board also received an enrollment forecast and a housing discussion from Associate Superintendent Michael Anderson and student services staff, to help plan for future school needs. ^[1][2]

**Bids.** The agenda lists three bids for possible action. One is an estimated $154,000 for a career and technical education strategic plan, workforce alignment study and innovation center study, funded by an APEX grant. Another is $702,345 to install security window film at 11 secondary schools, funded by the Risk Management budget and a Utah State Board of Education school safety grant. The third is $268,232.30 to replace the network security firewall at the JATC South data server room, from the information systems equipment budget. The district's summary does not report the outcome of the bids. ^[1][2]

**Superintendent and committee reports.** Godfrey said the West Jordan High School remodel is on schedule. He said money from the district's share of the Juul class action settlement is being used to pilot vape detectors in middle school restrooms, and that the detectors would be placed in other middle schools if the pilot succeeds. Dunford, reporting on the Audit and Finance Committee, said the committee is proposing that the district's internal auditor review athletics and coaching. Board member Suzanne Wood said the Government Relations Committee is planning legislative breakfasts with state lawmakers on Dec. 9, 10 and 11. The agenda also lists revisions to board-level policies GP100, GP101, GP111, GP112 and GP114 for approval. The district's summary lists the study-session review of board-level policies as postponed and does not report any action on the approval item. ^[1][2]

The district had not posted minutes of the meeting when this report was written, so the summary of actions is taken from the district's own meeting summary. ^[1][2]