Jordan School District is expected to grow by 9,251 students over the next five years. In order to accommodate that growth, we are proposing a $245 million dollar bond to build six new schools.
The District has done many things to help manage growth and delay the need for new schools. One of them is the use of portables. In some areas like Herriman and Bluffdale, the growth is coming so quickly that schools can’t be built fast enough to accommodate all the new students. This is when portables are needed. Portables help keep taxes low and give us flexibility with enrollment at a school when population is fluctuating in a community. They save us in building and renovation costs and can be moved as needed. When a school is over capacity, portables allow us to accommodate students without busing them to other schools.
Right now we have 250 portable classrooms District-wide housing 6,250 students. Again, as populations shift, we can move the portables to new locations where they are needed most.
For more information about the proposed bond visit jordanbond.org