Jordan School District Packet Summary — July 28, 2026
Key Items on the Agenda
Jordan School District's Board of Education is scheduled for a Board Summit beginning at 9:00 a.m. at the Jordan Learning Center in South Jordan. The agenda includes an open summer work session, a business session, and a potential closed session.
Board Self-Assessment and Goal Setting
The summer work session includes a Board self-assessment led by Richard Stowell, Executive Director of the Utah School Boards Association. The agenda describes the discussion as focusing on being resilient lifelong learners and empathetic communicators.
The Board is also scheduled to work on goal setting, with the stated purpose of setting goals in areas identified for improvement.
Empathetic Communication Strategies
The agenda includes an activity on improving Board communication and understanding, led by Stacee Worthen, Counseling Consultant in Student Services. A related "Mind-resilient Lifelong Learners" activity is also included in the work-session schedule.
Five-Year Housing Plan
The Board is scheduled to work on creation of a five-year timeline for housing. The agenda identifies Erin Barrow of the Facilities Advisory Committee and Scott Thomas, Administrator of Auxiliary Services, with this item.
Major Financial Item
$3.75 Million Asphalt Repair Plan
During the business session, the Board is scheduled to consider a Facility Services bid for asphalt repair throughout the District. The work may include patching holes, filling cracks, excavation, removal and disposal of old asphalt, and installation of new asphalt.
The packet lists a total estimated expenditure of $3,750,000 over five years, funded through the Capital Funds Budget. The item is listed for discussion and possible action.
Consent Agenda
The business session includes a motion to approve consent-agenda items, including Board minutes. Under the agenda's consent process, routine items not requiring public discussion may be considered through a single motion, while individual Board members may request that an item be removed for separate discussion and consideration.
Potential Closed Session
The agenda includes a possible motion to adjourn to closed session. Potential subjects listed for that session are:
- Character and competence of individuals, including personnel
- Property
- Potential litigation
- Negotiations
- Security
The packet identifies these only as potential closed-session subjects and does not indicate which, if any, will ultimately be addressed.
Previously Documented Work-Session Actions
The packet also contains a separate summary documenting actions from the July 28 work session. Because these are presented as already-completed actions rather than upcoming proposals, they are distinct from the agenda items scheduled for consideration.
- Board self-assessment: No action was taken.
- Board goal setting: Board members will take the Utah School Boards Association board assessment survey every odd-numbered year, and future meeting agendas will include a "Board Member Professional Learning" topic.
- Mind-resilient Lifelong Learners activity: No action was taken.
- Empathetic communication strategies: No action was taken.
- Five-Year Housing Plan: Staff was directed to inquire about moving the construction timeline for the Terraine property to a later date.
What to Watch
The largest financial item in the packet is the proposed five-year asphalt repair program, with an estimated $3.75 million expenditure from the Capital Funds Budget. The Board Summit also places significant emphasis on internal governance and planning through Board assessment, goal setting, communication activities, and development of a five-year housing timeline.
