The Jordan School Board voted last night to cut about $200,000 from the district’s budget.

The cuts aren’t exactly the same as those suggested by the district’s budget cutting committee, or the cuts discussed at the last board meeting. And there could be at least one more cut coming.

After hearing from concerned parents and district residents, the board decided not to cut busing to the Carver-Scott Educational cooperative, and they will discuss cutting the National Honor Society sponsor pay from the budget at their next meeting.

The busing cost $18,000 and the board attempted to cut that money elsewhere from the budget by increasing the amount cut from the supply budget from $25,000 to $35,000. The board also voted to only publish the district’s Journalist twice a year instead of five times.

Along with the cuts, the board voted to increase the district’s hot lunch fees by 15 cents and to increase the activity fees for all activities in the high school and middle school, as well as the district parking fee. As a way to subsidize the cost of busing students to Carver-Scott, the school will now start charging a fee of $100 for all students who chose to take classes at the vocational cooperative. The cost will be lowered to $50 for students who qualify for free and reduced lunches.

For more information on the board meeting, read Thursday’s edition of the Jordan Independent.