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TO:
All Administrators

FROM:
Carolyn Gough, Administrator of Teaching & Learning

The district-wide professional development day is on August 12th, 2025.

All licensed personnel are required to select and attend a keynote speaker in the morning and are required to attend a session on Portrait of a Graduate at their respective school in the afternoon.

Please sign up for a keynote ASAP if you haven’t already. Please remind teachers in back-to-school communications to sign up for a keynote.

Administrators who are NOT hosting at a particular location should be in attendance with teachers. Divide your administrative team accordingly.

To register for a morning keynote:

Please choose a speaker and then register for a keynote speaker using this LINK

Keynote speakers are NOT content specific. The topics and location information for each keynote speaker are included in the registration information.

Afternoon Portrait of a Graduate Presentation:

Attached is the link to the folder with the presentation and facilitator script along with other POG resources. Please review the documents in anticipation of the principal presentation on the afternoon of August 12, 2025. You can adjust your own copy of the slides to fit the needs of your faculty, but please keep the most important messages regarding POG in tact. Please contact Carolyn Gough ext: 88122 for questions about the presentation or resources.

Folder link

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DATE:
June 26, 2025

TO:
All Administrators
All Admin Assistants

FROM:
Steffany Ellsworth, Support Services Manager, Information Systems

SUBJECT:
We're Upgrading our Current Finance System with Skyward Qmlativ in May 2026!

We are thrilled to announce a milestone in our district's technological evolution: the implementation of Skyward's Qmlativ finance system! Mark your calendars, and May the Fourth be with us as we go live with Qmlativ Finance on May 4th, 2026!

With Qmlativ our district will advance to a more streamlined and efficient financial system. Get a glimpse of the potential awaiting us by watching this brief overview:

Qmlativ Finance System Video

With Qmlativ Finance, district departments and school staff will experience:

● Increased Flexibility: Navigate the complexities of budgets, employee management and purchasing with agility.
● Redefined Processes: Our finance processes will be optimized for maximum efficiency.
● An Easy-to-Use Interface: Qmlativ’s intuitive design will make daily tasks a breeze.
● Customizable Dashboards: Tailor your dashboard to display the data that matters most to you, giving you unparalleled insight.
● Efficient Reporting & Data Extraction: Pinpoint crucial information with laser accuracy! Screens can be filtered with ease, allowing you to quickly find and extract the data you need for insightful information.

Further information regarding implementation and training will be communicated as it becomes available. Should you have any questions, call the helpdesk at (801) 567-8737 or ext. 88737.

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TO:
All School and Department Administrative Assistants

FROM:
Jeri Gamble, Information Systems Support Services

Please be mindful of the finance year-end deadlines. Click here to see deadlines for June 26 - July 3, along with online fee payment and Skyward rollover information.

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DATE:  
June 26, 2025

TO:    
Principals
Assistant Principals

FROM: 
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
Matt Alvernaz, School Safety Coordinator

SUBJECT:   
School Safety Specialist List Update/Confirmation

Please review the spreadsheet linked below to confirm and/or update the School Safety Specialist information for your school. Update the information directly on the form. The information needs to be accurate in order for them to receive communications from the district and the state, as well as their stipend payments.

Beginning the 2026-27 school year, the School Safety Specialist role will be filled by an assistant principal. Schools may choose to make that change now or wait until next year. Schools choosing to implement that change for the 2025-26 school year will simply update the form linked below.

All updates or changes need to be entered on or before Tuesday, August 12th 2025. The list will be submitted to the state on August 13, 2025.

2025-2026 School-Based Safety Specialists

If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to:

Matt Alvernaz
School Safety Coordinator
Matt.alvernaz@jordandistrict.org
(801)567-8623

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DATE:  
June 26, 2025

TO:   
Principals
Assistant Principals
School Safety Specialists

FROM: 
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
Matt Alvernaz, School Safety Coordinator

SUBJECT: 
SRP Training – New Administrators and School Safety Specialists

All new administrators or newly appointed school safety specialists are required to attend an SRP/ICS training for the 2025-2026 school year. This training will be offered over ZOOM. Please see the following dates and times available:

  • August 13th, 2025 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
  • August 14th, 2025 from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
  • August 15th, 2025 from 10:00 PM to 12:00 PM

SIGN UP HERE

ZOOM LINK HERE

Please make every effort to attend one of these trainings.

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DATE:   
June 26, 2025

TO: 
Principals
Assistant Principals
School Safety Specialists

FROM: 
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
Matt Alvernaz, School Safety Coordinator

SUBJECT: 
AED/SRP/Incident Command Training – Administrators/School Safety Specialists

Due to scheduling conflicts, an additional training date will be offered.

Automated External Defibrillator (AED) training for every school administrator is being offered for the 2025-2026 school year. This will include annual district Standard Response Protocol (SRP) and Incident Command System (ICS) refresher training. School Safety Specialists are encouraged to attend as well. Please follow the link below to sign up for one of the following four training sessions.

  • September 26th, 2025 from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM at JATC South
  • September 26th, 2025 from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM at JATC South
  • October 3rd, 2025 from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM at JATC South
  • October 3rd, 2025 from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM at JATC South

SIGN-UP HERE

Please make every effort to attend one of these trainings. For questions or concerns contact the School Safety Coordinator, Matt Alvernaz, at matt.alvernaz@jordandistrict.org or by phone at (801)567-8623.

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TO:
All Administrators

FROM:
Scott Thomas, Administrator of Auxiliary Services
Brandon Conti, Risk Management Coordinator

Slips, trips, and falls can result in a wide range of serious injuries and account for approximately 20% of all work-related injuries. This is second only to auto accidents.

See the flyer below for tips on how to minimize slips, trips, and falls.

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TO:
Administrators
Administrative Assistants

FROM:
Bonnie Brennan, Director of Insurance Services

We hope you found the new way to report volunteer hours a little easier. Because of the delay on the last request, it is already that time again.

I have included the instructions again for quick access. You will click on the link below to start the process. Use your district email address as your account. You will need to answer each of the questions before it will let you submit your report. If you don't have any hours to report in one of the categories you must enter a "0". We have listed many of the common programs that the amazing volunteers have taken on in the past. If there is another activity that is not listed, please click on "other" and provide more details.

Once you have all of the information added to the form, click "Submit" at the bottom and you are done. This report is due by Friday, June 20th.

VOLUNTEER GOOGLE FORM

If you have any questions, please contact Bonnie Brennan (801) 567-8285, bonnie.brennan@jordandistrict.org.

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TO:
Administrators

FROM:
Carolyn Gough, Administrator of Teaching & Learning
Amanda Bollinger, Associate Administrator, Teaching & Learning
Jared Covili, Consultant in Teaching & Learning
Amy Kinder, K-12 Math Consultant, Teaching & Learning

Administrators, please share this information with your teachers.

Many of your teachers are pursuing a science, technology, engineering, or math endorsement (see our EIP website for a full list of endorsements). USBE WILL REIMBURSE THEM FOR THEIR COLLEGE CLASSES! This is called the STEM Endorsement Incentive Program (EIP) and it has been funded for the 2024-25 school year. See the attached flyer and link to our EIP website for more information.

Applications for reimbursement are now being accepted for teachers who completed STEM courses after June 1, 2024. The next round of reimbursements applications is due May 28, 2025 for teachers who completed STEM courses in Winter/Spring 2025.

If you have any questions, please reach out to the content consultant. We would love to talk to you!

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TO:
Principals
Administrative Assistants

FROM:
Katie Bastian, Director of Nutrition Services

Please share this flyer with your school community.

Nutrition Services is sponsoring the Summer Meals Food Service Program. This program provides nutritious meals free of charge to children 18 years of age and younger.

Dates: June 9 - Aug. 1

* No service June 16, July 4, July 24 and 25

Times: Breakfast Service: 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. Lunch Service: 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Locations: Columbia Elementary, Heartland Elementary, Majestic Elementary, Oquirrh Elementary, and Westvale Elementary

Adults can also purchase breakfast for $2.50 or lunch for $4.10. The District assumes no responsibility during the operation of this program. This is an equal opportunity provider.

 

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TO:
All Principals
All Assistant Principals

FROM:
Scott Thomas, Administrator of Auxiliary Services
Steve Peart, Director of Custodial

We would like to make school administrators aware of the custodial summer cleaning responsibilities. Included are three summer cleaning responsibility checklists for your reference, as well as two links for training videos. These may help you track the progress of the inside cleaning and grounds upkeep of your schools throughout the summer.

Classroom Summer Cleaning Video
Summer Restroom Cleaning Video

 

This week, let's have "remember" as the winning word. The first person to email nadine.page@jordandistrict.org will win the prize. ~Thanks for reading JAM! We have a winner for this week. Good luck the next time we play!

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DATE:    
May 22, 2025

TO:  
All Principals and Administrative Assistants

FROM:  
April Gaydosh, Administrator of Human Resources

SUBJECT: 
Summer Hours for School Personnel

Please review the schedule of "Summer Hours for School Personnel", with all designated summer school personnel at your location.

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DATE:  
May 19, 2025

TO:  
All Administrators
All Financial Administrative Assistants

FROM:  
John Larsen, Business Administrator
Daniel Ellis, Director of Accounting, Budgets and Audits
Bonnie Brennan, Director of Insurance Services

SUBJECT:   
FY26 Updated Composite Rate

For fiscal year 2026 the insurance composite rate will be increasing to $16,332 annually or $1,361 per month. This rate represents the District’s portion of medical and life insurance premiums for an individual employee. Please ensure you are using this amount when forecasting personnel budget costs for next year.

If you have questions or need assistance, please call Dan Ellis at (801)567-8389.

Thank you.

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TO:
Administrators
Administrative Assistants

FROM:
Rebecca Eastman, HR Generalist

Based on our Employee-Funded Sick Bank Policy, Employees are automatically enrolled in the sick bank each year through the annual donation of one (1) annual leave day to the sick bank.

More information regarding the Employee-Funded Sick Bank can be found in policies, DP326NEG -Sick Leave-Educational Support Professionals and DP324NEG -Sick Leave-Licensed.

For employees who wish to opt out of participation in the Employee-Funded Sick Bank, instructions will be sent out in JEM during the month of July. Automatic deductions are taken July 1st at the beginning of each contract year. Those who opt out of Sick Bank through the process in Skyward will see their day refunded to them around the end of October.

* First Year Educational Support Professionals and hourly employees are not eligible for sick bank; therefore, a sick bank day will not be deducted (if applicable).

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DATE:   
May 19, 2025

TO: 
All School Principals
All School Financial Secretaries

FROM:
John Larsen, Business Administrator
Daniel Ellis, Director of Accounting, Budgets and Audits
Katie Bastian, Director of Nutrition Services

SUBJECT:  
Over the Phone Nutrition Payment Option

Payments for student lunch balances may be made over the phone starting Tuesday May 27th. The associated phone number is 801-567-8757 (ext 88757) and will be available for payments during school operating hours. Payments related to debt collections or where the school has previously paid the balance will be directed back to the school.

If you have questions or need assistance, please call Dan Ellis at (801)567-8389.

Thank you.

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TO:
Elementary Administrators

FROM:
Michelle Lovell, Consultant in Teaching & Learning

We are pleased to announce that we have secured funding from the literacy software grant for the upcoming year. To ensure your school receives its portion of the funds, please complete the attached form by May 30th. Please keep in mind that schools are not obligated to use a literacy software program.

Early Intervention Software Program Link

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TO:
Administrators

FROM:
April Gaydosh, Administrator of Human Resources
Brittany Bauer, HR Recruiting

The Human Resources Department will be running Frontline Recruiting and Hiring Training PD sessions during the month of June. These sessions are intended for any principal, assistant principal or department administrator (current or new).  We want to teach you how to use various functions in Frontline and best practices to help you in recruiting and retaining the BEST candidates. All training sessions will be held at the JSD District Office (room 129) in West Jordan. Please bring your laptop.

Please use the link below to view available dates/times and to sign-up.

Frontline Training Schedule for Appointments

Contact Brittany Bauer at #88214 if you have any questions.