DATE:
October 29, 2026
TO:
All Administrators
FROM:
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Buddy Alger, Director of Student Services
SUBJECT:
Suicide Prevention Funds and Conference Registration
Administrators,
Suicide Prevention Grant funds are available for allowable expenses up to $1,000 per school. Schools may use these funds to pay for HopeSquad or Sources of Strength program renewal fees or to conduct suicide prevention training. These funds cannot be used to purchase supplies or food related to suicide prevention programming (NO T-shirts, incentives, fidgets, etc.). For questions, contact Buddy Alger (buddy.alger@jordandistrict.org) in Student Services.
As part of this allocation, schools may choose to register relevant staff members (school psychologists, school counselors, school-based therapists) for the Rocky Mountain Suicide Prevention Conference and code the P-Card registration fee to the grant.
Schools may register one individual for elementary, three individuals for middle school, and up to five individuals for high school, using the grant. Administrators can code the expense to program 5674 on the P-Card Reconciliation. There will not be District personnel registering school staff this year.
Here is the registration link for the Rocky Mountain Suicide Prevention Conference. It is held on December 1st and 2nd at the Utah Valley Convention Center in Provo, UT.
If school staff have already been registered and your school would like to be reimbursed, contact Carmen Covarrubias (carmen.covarrubias@jordandistrict.org).
