Votes at a glance: Jordan School District approves amended budget, fee schedule, calendar and multiple contracts

What the board approved on April 28:

- Amended budget for fiscal year 2025–26: Board approved staff’s amended budget that included local revenue increases (interest, property tax adjustments), federal and state grant carryovers (CTE, Title I, preschool, AP and land‑trust adjustments) and associated expenditure amendments. Finance staff explained the adjustments reflect grant carryovers and name‑by‑name salary/benefit reconciliations.

- 2026–27 student fee schedule: After a staff review and Q&A the board voted to adopt the proposed fee schedule. Staff reiterated that Jordan’s virtual/online students are not charged the $75 outside‑activity fee.

- 2027–28 calendar: Based on a 5,038‑response survey with about a 75% preference for a late‑spring recess, trustees approved the late‑spring option unanimously.

- Contracts and procurement (selected items): The board approved a range of bids and contracts, including the board‑attorney/legal services contract; CTE Apple and HP computer lab procurements; Panorama annual license for student services; a pharmacy‑benefits manager (PBM) contract (staff said the PBM covers district pharmacy claims and estimated savings compared with prior contracts); portable classroom remodels; boiler replacements; and emergency power for IT closets at multiple locations.

Vote highlights and tallies (selected, not exhaustive):

- Consent agenda (minutes, TSSA/TSS A plans, land‑trust plans, calendar revisions): approved unanimously.
- Amended 2025–26 budget: approved unanimously.
- 2026–27 fee schedule: approved unanimously.
- 2027–28 calendar (late spring recess option): approved unanimously.
- Legal services contract: approved unanimously.
- CTE computer labs and Panorama license: approved unanimously.
- Pharmacy benefits manager (PBM) contract: approved unanimously after staff explained scale of pharmacy costs and oversight measures.
- Multiple facilities and IT bids (boilers, portable classroom remodels, emergency IT power): approved unanimously.

Items requiring follow up: Staff were asked to provide more implementation detail on how enrollment, concurrent enrollment and AP courses will satisfy the newly expanded civics/social‑studies requirement (this was part of the larger social‑studies discussion) and to return with more granular budget work in future hearings.

Why it matters: The approved budget and procurements authorize near‑term district expenditures and contracts; calendar and fee votes affect families’ planning and student costs. The PBM contract covers ongoing employee prescription administration and is materially large because it includes estimated annual pharmacy claim dollars.