As required by law the Davis School District must adopt a budget for the coming year by July 1.

The district has about $9 million in new money. However, much of that is already spoken for with 700 new students ($1.2 million to hire teachers for those students); health insurance cost increases ($1.7 million); and retirement increases ($3.9 million). Additionally about $900,000 is needed to cover federal sequestration cuts.

District Business Administrator Craig Carter outlines some of the challenges faced in preparing that budget in a video posted here.

• Carrie Abner, sixth-grade teacher at Endeavour Elementary;
• David Allart, school technology special projects manager;
• Becky DeGroot, before- and after-school coordinator at Whitesides Elementary;
• Jon Hyatt, district social studies specialist;
• Suzann Jones, head secretary at Heritage Elementary;
• Pat Laraway, math teacher at Layton High School;
• Jill Major, resource teacher at Taylor Elementary;
• Darci Mock, instructional coach at Adams Elementary;
• Allison Riddle, fifth-grade teacher at Foxboro Elementary. Riddle also represents the district as its Teacher of the Year;
• Doug Saltzgiver, math teacher at Woods Cross High School.

 Click on the individual winner's name to read more about them and view a video.