ABOUT SOUTHLAND ELEMENTARY
Southland
Elementary is located in Riverton City about 20 miles
south of Salt Lake City extending from 12100 South
to 13400 South and from 2200 West to 3200 West. The
Southland community strongly supports education and
parents are highly involved with the school. Southland
teachers are dedicated to see that their students have
ample opportunity to develop academically, socially
and emotionally. A variety of programs are in place
to help students build self-esteem.
Southland Elementary
serves 942 students from K-6 grade in an established
neighborhood.
- The school operates on a year-round schedule.
Students are divided into four attendance groups or tracks.
Each track has approximately 45 days of school followed
by 15 days of vacation. The school takes a common vacation
during the month of July. The school day begins at 8:30
a.m. and ends at 3:25 p.m. except on Fridays when school
is dismissed at 1:25 p.m. to allow teachers time for
planning.
- The building, which opened in 1974, features fully
self-contained classrooms. The school has a large playground,
colorful learning centers, and a central media center
with an ample collection of books and other media.
- The Southland faculty is comprised of state certificated
teachers with diversified backgrounds and experiences.
- A resource team, speech clinician, and guidance
specialist provide help for students with learning disabilities,
physical handicaps, or emotional problems.
- The teachers and administrator are formally evaluated
on a regular basis to assure the quality of classroom
instruction.
- The teacher/pupil ratio is 1 to 22.80 in first
grade, 1 to 23.10 in second grade, 1 to 24.60 in third
grade, and 1 to 26.70 in grades four, five and six. The
actual class sizes vary.
- Southland offers a full curriculum with emphasis
on reading, math and language arts with a liberal sprinkling
of arts and science. Gifted and talented classes are
also offered on a regular basis.
- Southland is implementing the “I Can Read” program,
and the Accelerated Math program.
- Southland’s computer lab has 31 iMac computers
used for writing, production activities, keyboarding
practice, and Accelerated Reading. There is also at least
one computer in every classroom. Portable AlphaSmart
labs are used for teaching and practicing keyboarding
skills.
- Southland offers band and chorus for students
in fourth, fifth and sixth grades.
- A nutritious hot lunch is offered daily. The student
price is $1.35. Free or reduced price lunches are provided
for qualifying students.
- Standards on dress, attendance, and discipline
are maintained as outlined in the school handbook.
- An active PTA and School Community Council assist
with school activities and regularly give input on important
school issues.
- A parent volunteer program, sponsored by the PTA,
provides a team of 35 to 70 volunteers who regularly
serve as clerical and classroom assistants. They also
support the school in implementing the Presidential Fitness
Award.
- Southland is a BYU Partnership school. Student
teachers and cohort students come to share ideas, work,
and learn from with our certified teachers.
- Our teachers actively participate in many hours
of in-service each year to improve and enrich classroom
teaching such as Six Traits of Writing, Balanced Literacy,
Math Investigations, and USU Core Academy.
- Our staff is working to make Southland a warm,
friendly, caring place for learning. School visitors
are welcome at any time. Visitors are asked to check
in at the office before visiting our learning centers.
TEST
SCORES
U-PASS REPORTS
- 2006-07 Reports
- 2005-06 Reports
- 2004-05 Reports
- The purpose of the Utah Performance Assessment System for Students (U-PASS)
is to provide information about how students in Utah schools are doing relative
to the Utah State Core Curriculum and State requirements for school performance.
Information is compiled and presented by the Utah State Office of Education
in accordance with Utah State law. If you have any
questions about the data, please contact the school.
Jordan School District | 9361 S. 300 East | Sandy, UT 84070 | (801) 567-8100 | © 2008