Granite District usually loses 100 teachers each year to retirement and other factors. Instead of hiring 100 new teachers — some fresh from college — the district will shift district personnel to the classroom. Their salaries will be frozen.

"A good portion of our district staff are former teachers and still hold endorsements and licenses," said Granite District spokesman Ben Horsley. "This will not impact the classroom while mitigating potential job losses."

Davis District officials, for the past four years, have worked toward decreasing class sizes. Starting this fall, they will increase classes by one student, saving $6.3 million per year.

The average class size this school year for Davis District is 25.9 students per class for elementary school; 27.8 for junior high; and 28.4 for high school.

This cost-cutting measure means some teachers will have to transition to a different school after building relationships with parents and students. "It will be challenging for them," said Davis District spokesman Chris Williams.

Alpine District has slashed the jobs of 29 full-time district administrators and support staff.

Jordan District officials said they are still recovering from the recently finalized financial results of their district split and are just beginning budget cut discussions.

While Provo District has warned 204 "provisional" teachers who had up to three years of experience, Logan District didn't renew the contracts of eight provisional teachers.

Policy requires that the districts let teachers know in the spring if they may not have a job in the fall. Provo District officials are still waiting to hear which new teachers voluntarily aren't planning to return this fall and gathering enrollment and retirement numbers before making a decision. The district has a 20 percent student mobility rate due to factors including rentals and university students, according to district spokesman Greg Hudnall.

"We'll look at the numbers," Hudnall said. "Our goal is to not lose any of the teachers."

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