School Choice Applications (Moratorium Schools)

Jordan District's School Choice program allows families to choose which schools their students will attend. However, students who wish to participate must choose a school that is not closed to additional enrollment. Students should also adhere to the following guidelines:

• Forms are available at the schools.
• File a School Choice application at the school the student wishes to attend between Dec. 1 and the third Friday in February. An individual application is necessary even if a sibling has previously enrolled at the school under the School Choice program. (Any time oustide the choice application window a yearly school transfer application may be filled out and must be approved by both the boundary and requested school's administration.)
• Applications will be considered in the order received.
• The principal will issue as many Choice permits as classroom space, available staff and programs permit.
• Students must remain at the Choice school during the entire school year.
• Permits will be issued or denied by the first working day of April.
• Parents are responsible for transportation to and from the Choice school.
• Choice permits are reviewed annually. Students already on permit may be allowed to continue to attend moratorium schools, subject to the same rules and standards as resident students.
• During the 2007-08 school year, the following nine schools have been identified as "moratorium schools." Due to increased enrollment, these schools will not accept School Choice applications. 
• The deadline for 2007-08 transfer requests is Feb. 16, 2007.

2007-08 Approved Moratorium Schools

Elementary Schools:
	• Butterfield Canyon Elementary	• Jordan Hills Elementary
	• Daybreak Elementary	• Mountain Shadows Elementary
	• Foothills Elementary	• Oakcrest Elementary
	• Hayden Peak Elementary	• Welby Elementary
Middle Schools:
	• Crescent View Middle

Frequently Asked Questions

What procedures must be followed in order to receive a special permit to attend a public school outside of the custodial parent or legal guardian's residency?

• Jordan District Students Attending Jordan District School (But Not Their Boundary)
  When a student lives in Jordan District and wants to attend a school other than their boundary school, they need to do so on permit. The parent/legal guardian will need to contact the requested school to make sure they are accepting students on permit. If the requested school agrees to accept the student on permit, the parent/guardian needs a signed School Transfer Request releasing the student from their boundary school and a signature from the requested school showing permit acceptance. When a special permit is granted, transportation becomes the responsibility of the parent/guardian. The permit must be renewed annually, with the receiving school, if continued enrollment is desired.
   
• Out of District Students Applying to attend Jordan School District (Within Utah)
  When a student's custodial parent or legal guardian live outside of Jordan District and desires to attend a Jordan District school, the parent/guardian needs to contact the school requested and arrange a special permit. Once the school has agreed to accept the student on special permit, the parent/guardian will need a release from their school District of residency. The release should be taken directly to the school where the student has been accepted on special permit. Transportation is the responsibility of the parent/guardian. The permit must be renewed annually if continued enrollment is desired.
   
• Jordan District Students Attending Schools Outside of Jordan District
  When a parent/guardian desires their student to attend a public school outside of the Jordan School District, it is necessary to be accepted on a permit at the school requested. Once acceptance has been given a parent/guardian may call the Department of Planning & Student Services at (801) 567-8183 to get a Jordan School District Release. The release can be mailed to the permit school, the parent/guardian home, or picked up by the parent/guardian.  When a student is accepted on special permit to attend a school outside of Jordan District, transportation is the responsibility of the parent/guardian. The permit must be renewed annually if continued enrollment is desired.
   
• Choice Permits
  When a parent/guardian desires their student to attend a school other than their boundary school, they may make application under the "School Choice" Option. Applications are available Dec. 1 at those schools who have not been classified as moratorium schools. Completed applications for the next school year must be submitted to the desired school between Dec. 1 and the third Friday in February. The school will notify the applicant by April 1 as to the acceptance or denial of the application. Accepted students shall be permitted to remain enrolled in the school subject to the same rules and standards as resident students, without renewed applications in subsequent years, unless one of the following occurs: a) the student is promoted or graduates from the school; b) the student is no longer a Utah resident; c) the student is suspended or expelled from school. Transportation is the responsibility of the parent/guardian.

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