Salt Lake City School District Board records, 1920-1995

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Salt Lake City School District (Utah)
Title
Salt Lake City School District Board records
Dates
1920-1995 (inclusive)
Quantity
30 linear feet
Collection Number
ACCN 1264
Summary
The Salt Lake City School District Board records (1896-1993) include reports, memoranda, district maps, correspondence, and lawsuits. The Salt Lake City School District operated thirty-six schools in Salt Lake City for 24,000 students in 2005.
Repository
University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860

Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu
Access Restrictions

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Languages
English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

The Salt Lake City School District covers Salt Lake City proper and operated thirty-six schools in 2005. As with most school districts in Utah, the first schools were based on LDS wards and operated by the LDS Church. In 1890 the Utah Territorial Legislature passed a bill making state schools mandatory. Most of the old Mormon-run schools passed into the authority of the state and the LDS Church sold off its last secondary schools by 1933. Since then the Salt Lake City School District has grown immensly to a 2005 student population of about 24,000. The Salt Lake City School District Board directs the operation of the District as provided by the Utah Constitution and is elected locally.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Salt Lake City School District Board records (1896-1993) contain articles, financial records, school profiles, reports, and histories of the Salt Lake City School District. Other items include maps, lawsuits, articles, and correspondence.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Preferred Citation

Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Boxes 1-39 were donated by Stephen Boyden. Boxes 40-49 were donated by Gregory Maynard.

Processing Note

Processed by Sabrina Riches in 1998.

Addendum processed by Elizabeth Rogers in 2003.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Administrative Materials, 1988Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
1 1-4
Agendas
1 5-10
Minutes
1 11-23
Requests for Approval
2 1
Personnel Reports
2 2-8
School Board Policy Revisions
2 9-21
Memos
2 22-27
Correspondence

Financial MaterialsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
3 1
Principal's Cash Report on Student Activities Fund
 1988
3 2
ERS Local School Budget Profile
 1987-1988
3 3-9
Financial Materials
 1988
3 10
Annual Financial Report
 1987
Volume
3 1
Budget, Salt Lake City School District
 1985-1986

High School Boundary Dispute, 1987-1988Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
4 1-7
Correspondence
4 8
High School Boundaries Implementation Proposal
4 9-10
Petitions
4 11-13
Lawsuit
4 14
High School Boundary Committee Report
4 15
Proposed High Schoo Boundary Models
4 16
High School Boundary Maps
4 17
Two High Schools Proposal
4 18-21
Other High School Material

Articles and ReportsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
5 1
"Special Programs for at Risk Students in Salt Lake City Schools"
 1988
5 2
"Five District Study of Fiscal Implications of Reorganization
 1988
5 3-9
"Salt Lake City School District Achievement Test and Demographic Reports
 1987-1988
5 10
"Intermediate Schools"
5 11
Sunnyside Students at Risk
5 12
Salt Lake City School District Curriculum Referenced Test Report
 1987
Volume
5 1
Salt Lake City School District Standardized Test Report
 1987
5 2
Salt Lake City School District Curriculum Referenced Test
 1987
Folder
6 1
"Elementary Math Curriculum Guide"
 1988
6 2
"Let There Be No Losers!"
6 3
"Productivity Incentive Model: A Proposal for Bryant Intermediate School"
6 4
"Salt Lake City Board of Education Minority Report"
 1988
6 5
"Report of the Visiting Committee Reviewing Self Evaluation"
6 6
"Experiences in School Improvment: Story of 16 US Districts"
6 7
"Career Ladder Workshop Evaluations
 1988
6 8
"Student Progress Report Grading Manual
 1988-1989
6 9
"American Education: Making it Work"
 1988
6 10
"An Overview of Salt Lake School District's Curriculum and Evaluation"
6 11
"Recommendation for Student Information System
 1988
6 12
"South High School: A History"
 1931-1988
6 13
"The 20th Annual Gallup Poll of Public's Attitudes"
6 14
"Analysis of High School Course Offerings"
6 15
"Early Intervention/Special Education Preschool Program Model"
7
Newsclippings
 1985-1992
8
Newsclippings
 1985-1992

General Material, 1987-1988Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
9 1-8
Tax Limitation Initiatives
 1988
9 9-10
Shared Governance
9 11
Headstart Program
9 12
Black Grant Program
9 13-16
Site Based Management
9 17
Year-Round Education
9 18-19
Lawsuits
9 20
Competency Exams
9 21-22
Limited English Proficiency Program Proposal
9 23
Open Enrollment
9 24
Installation of Stadium Lighting at Highland High School
 1988
9 25
West High School Track
9 26
Hawthorne Elementary School Award
9 27
Transfer Policy
9 28
Exemplary School Award
9 29
Summer School
9 30
Home Education
10 1-2
Sale of South High School
10 3
Proposed Sale of Salt Lake City School District's Fort Douglas
10 4-5
Salt Lake Teachers Association Negotiation Proposals and Salary
10 6-7
School Calendars
10 8
Report Card Format
10 9
Utah School Boards Association
10 10
Review of Service, John Bennion
10 11
Social Studies Textbook Adoption Statement
 1988
10 12
Contributions to the Salt Lake Education Foundation
 1987-1988
10 13
Computer Technology Master Plan
10 14
Salt Lake School District Organizational Chart
10 15
District Goals
10 16
Bonneville Elementary School Neighborhood Petition
 1987
10 17
Salt Lake Recreation Center
10 18-20
Other District Issues
Volume
10 1
Utah High School Activities Association
1988
11
Correspondence
 1983-1991
12
Salt Lake City School District Memoranda
 1983-1991

Memoranda, Superintendents' Office and School BoardReturn to Top

Container(s) Description
Box Folder
13 1
Utah School Board Association
13 2-3
Utah State Office of Education
13 4
Salt Lake City Board of Education
13 5
Utah Educational Technology Initiative
13 6
Superintendents' Office
13 7
Salt Lake School Board President's Manual
13 8
School Board Campaigns
13 9
Invitations to Stephen Boyden
13 10
"Visions of the Future, 1890-1990"

Salt Lake City District SchoolsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description
Box Folder
14 1
Bennion Elementary School
14 2
Beacon Heights
14 3
East High School
14 4
Emerson Elementary School
14 5
Glendale Intermediate School
14 6
Highland High School
14 7
Indian Hills Elementary School
14 9
Murray City Schools
14 10
Lowell Neighborhood School Enrollment Study
14 11
Newman Elementary School
14 12
Northwest Intermediate School
14 13
South High School
14 14
Uintah Elementary School Facilities Evaluation
14 16
Wasatch Elementary School
14 17
West High School
14 18
Clayton Intermediate School

NewslettersReturn to Top

Container(s) Description
Box Folder
15 1
Board Update
15 2
Business Briefs
15 3
The Checkout
15 4
Continuing Legal Education Satellite Network
15 5
ERS Bulletin
15 6
Education Research Bulletin
15 7
FPI
15 8
Foundation Focus
15 9
RE
15 10
From Board Meeting
15 11
District
15 12
District Dialogue
15 13
Student Focus
15 14
U-Talk
15 15
UEA Update
15 16
The Update
15 17-18
News Digest
15 19
Utah Foundation

CommitteesReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
17 1
Utah High School Activities Association Handbook (UHSAA)
 1986-1987
17 2-3
United States Business Association (USBA) Legislative Program
17 4
UHSAA Legislative Council
17 5
USBA/United States Student Association (USSA) Recource Information
 1991
17 6
USBA/USSA Legislative Committee
17 7
USBA State Board Meeting
 1989
17 8
USBA/USSA Legislative Program
 1991
17 9-10
USBA/USSA Delegate Assembly
 1989-1990
17 11
USBA Legislative Interim Committee

Issues, 1987-1993Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
18 1
Boundary Lawsuit
18 2
School-Community Compact
18 3
Continuing Written Agreement
18 4
Shared Governance
18 5
Teacher Strike Contingency Plans
18 6
Teacher Pay Controversy
18 7
Ideas for a Perfect Summer
18 8
Horizon Community Education
18 9-10
Retirement
 1989-1990
18 11
September Intentions of Utah High School Seniors
 1990
18 12
Boy Scouts
18 13
Prayer in Public Schools
18 14
Transition Training Workshop
18 15
SLASA
 1990
18 16
Energy Management by Incentive Seminar
18 17
Utah Association for Curriculum Development Conference
 1990
18 18
8th Annual Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect
18 19
Utah Educational Seminar
18 20
USBA How to Build Confidence Through More Effective Communication
18 21
Innovations in Voc-tech Education
19 1-3
Utah Education Association Bulletin. Salary Comparisons
1987-1991
19 4-5
UEA Research Bulletin. Mountain State Teacher Retirement
19 6-7
UEA Research Bulletin. How Utah Ranks
1988-1990
19 8
UEA Research Bulletin. Comparable Wages
1989-1990
19 9
Tulsa Public Schools, An Open Letter to the People of Tulsa
19 10
A Comparison of EQUIP and California Achievement Test
19 11
"A Nation at Risk"
19 12
"What Works"
19 13
"Conclusions and Recommendations of Staff Advisory Group"
19 14
UEA, School Restructuring: Why and How?
19 15
The 22nd Poll of Public's Attitudes Towards Public Schools
19 16
School Organization and Size and Their Impact
1990
19 17
"The Social/Physical Implications for Having 9th Grade in Middle School"
19 18
"The Basis and Beyond"
19 19
UEA Mater Plan, Voc-Tech
 1988-1993
19 20
Educational Services Department Goals and Evaluation
 1989-1990
19 21
John Reed Call, Two High-School Option
19 22-24
Public Opinion Survey
 1991

Salt Lake City Regular School Board Meeting MinutesReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
20
Meeting Minutes
 1988-1989
21
Meeting Minutes
 1989
22
Meeting Minutes
 1989
Folder
23 1-7
Minutes
 1989-1990
23 8
Master Calendar of Agenda Items
 1989-1990
24
Salt Lake City Regular School Board Meeting Minutes
 1990-1991

General MaterialsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
25
Salt Lake City Regular, Executive, Study, Discussion, and Special School
26
Salt Lake City Professional School Board Meeting Minutes
 1989
27
Salt Lake City Professional School Board Meeting Minutes
 1989
28
Salt Lake City Professional School Board Meeting Minutes
 1986-1989
29
Salt Lake City Professional School Board Meeting Minutes
 1990-1991

Financial ReportsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
30 1
Financial Reports
30 2
Utah School Finance Task Force
 1990
30 3
"Reports on Recommendation of Student and Financial Systems"
 1989
30 4-6
Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports
 1985-1989
30 7
Study of the Utah Public School Finance System
 1990
30 8
Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
 1990
30 9
Activities Cost Impact Study
30 10
Reports of School Organizations
 1984-1985

Annual BudgetReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
31 1-6
Budget Worksheet
 1987-1988
31 7
Budget
 1984-1985
31 8
Annual Budget
 1986-1987
32
Annual Budget
 1987-1991
Folder
33 1-2
Annual Budget
 1991-1992
33 3
Special Program Budgets and Descriptions
 1991-1992

PoliciesReturn to Top

Container(s) Description
Box Folder
33 4
Policy Revisions
33 5-10
Policies

Operations and Geoseismic StudiesReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
34 1
Bus Routes
 1985-1986
34 2-5
Operation of the School System
34 6-9
Directory of Personnel
 1986-1990
34 10-11
Salt Lake City High School Facility Value Analysis
34 12
Geoseismic Report for West, East, and Highland High Schools
35 1-4
Seismic Study Committee Meeting
 1989
35 5
Recommendations of the Seismic Study Committee
35 6
Seismic Considerations, Elementary and Secondary Schools
35 7
Summary for Geoseismic Studies, West, East, and Highland High Schools

CurriculumReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
36 1
Career Ladder Plan
 1985-1986
36 2
Timeout
36 3
Status of Vocational Education in Salt Lake School District
36 4
Staff Development Model
36 5
Fine Arts
36 6
Penmanship Survey Result
36 7
K-6 Social Studies Program Status Report
36 8
Library Media Presentation
36 9-11
Report Card
 1987-1990
36 12
7-12 Foreign Language Program Status Report
36 13
High School Consumer Health Curriculum Guide
36 14
Intermediate Health Curriculum Guide
36 15
Science Program Status Report
36 16
Basic Biology Curriculum Guide
36 17
Technology I Curriculum Guide

Curriculum TestingReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
37 1
Toward the Thinking Curriculum, ASCD Yearbook
1989
37 2-5
Intermediate Curriculum Guide, Grades 7-8
37 6-8
Curriculum-Criterion Referenced Test Report
 1988-1990
37 9
Testing Calendar
 1989-1990
37 10
Summary of Initial Result from Statewide Testing Program
 1990
37 11
District Testing Report
37 12
School Achievement Test and Demographic Report
 1987
Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
38 1
Standardized Test Report
 1989
38 2-7
School Achievement Test and Demographic Reports
 1988-1990
39 1
Intermediate Algebra Examination
39 2
Extended Learing Programs, Star Profile
39 3
National School Recognition Award Program
39 4
Evaluation of Nutrients in Junior High Lunches
 1990
39 5-6
Standardized Test Report
 1985-1988
39 7
Utah Statewide Testing Results
 1990
39 8
Test Data
39 9
Testing Calendar
 1990-1991
39 10
Statewide Testing Program
 1990
39 11
Teacher Development Basic Course Participants Model
39 12
Utah School Finance Task Force
39 13
Curriculum Referenced Test Report
Container(s) Description Dates
Box
40
Absenteeism Ledgers
 1921-1931
Folder
41 1-5
Absenteeism Ledgers
 1931-1946
41 6
Payroll Ledger
 1899-1902

School Documents, Pamphlets and LedgersReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
42 1
Health Certificates and Notes
 1919-1938
42 2
The Last Word
42 3
Report of the Public Schools in Salt Lake City
1941-1942
42 4
South High School, A History
1931-1988
42 5
The Brown and Gold
1925
42 6
School Broadcastings
1937-1938
42 7
Outline of Audit Procedure
 1960
42 8
Washington School Auditorium Addition Proposal
42 9
Ledger
42 10
Teachers Payroll
 1896
43
Payroll Ledgers
 1899-1920
44
Payroll Ledger
 1909
45
Classification of Pupils
1915-1916
Volume
46 1
Classification of Pupils
1922-1928
46 2
Retirement Association Receipts Ledger
 1943
47 1
Raymond Labor Saving Trial Balance with Recapitulation Pages
1959-1960
47 2
Payroll Sheets Childcare Ledger
 1943-1946
48
Payroll: Teachers Summer School and Night School Ledger
 1929-1930
49
Teachers Payroll Ledger
 1939-1940

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Earthquake hazard analysis--Utah--Salt Lake City
  • Public schools--Utah--Salt Lake City--History--Sources
  • School districts--Utah--Salt Lake City--History--Sources

Corporate Names

  • Salt Lake City School District (Utah)--Archives

Form or Genre Terms

  • Budgets
  • Correspondence
  • Financial records
  • Minutes
  • Reports

Finding aid created by Sabrina Riches
1998 (last modified: 2020)

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