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DATE:
March 25, 2025

TO:
Principals
Staff Currently Trained in Mandt

FROM:
Lisa Robinson, Administrator of Schools
Kim Lloyd, Director of Special Education
Melanie Dawson, Program Administrator of Behavior

SUBJECT:
Mandt Recertification Training

All staff members who were certified in Mandt in June, July, or August 2024 must attend one of the following recertification sessions to keep their certification current for the upcoming school year. Registration is on Canvas Catalog, and the classes will be capped based on trainer to learner ratio requirements. Please register ASAP for your preferred date. Please see attached memo for dates and registration information.

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DATE:
March 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 attached spreadsheet and confirm that the information for your assigned School Safety Specialist is correct. If it is not, or there is a change, please update the information on the form. The information needs to be accurate in order for them to receive their stipends the end of April.

This needs to be completed by end of day on Wednesday, April 9th 2025. The list will be submitted as is after this date.

2024-2025 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:
March 27, 2025

TO:
Elementary Schools

FROM:
Carolyn Gough, Administrator of Teaching & Learning
Michelle Lovell, Consultant, Elementary Language Arts

SUBJECT:
University of Utah Summer Reading Camp Opportunities

The University of Utah will be offering a summer reading camp for students who may benefit from additional reading support this summer. Please share the attached flyer with families who may be interested in this event.

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DATE:
March 27, 2025

TO:
Elementary Teachers and Instructional Coaches

FROM:
Teaching & Learning

SUBJECT:
Wit & Wisdom Workshop Opportunity

Join Teaching & Learning for a special workshop where the BTS specialists will highlight ways to integrate the arts with Wit & Wisdom. This event will take place on April 9th in the ASB Auditorium from 4:15 - 6:15pm. Registration is now open in the Canvas Catalog.

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TO:
All Administrators
All Administrative Assistants

FROM:
Steffany Ellsworth, Support Services Manager

We're launching a redesigned login site for the Canvas Professional Development instance!

This new design will be implemented on March 28th, 2025. All of your existing course enrollments and progress will remain unchanged.

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DATE: 
March 26, 2025

TO:  
Administrators
All Panorama Users

FROM:   
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services

SUBJECT:  
Intervention Plans in Panorama: Communicating with Families

As we strive to increase trust and further deepen MTSS within your school, communication with a student’s respective parent/guardian is critical. Schools may keep parents/guardians informed about their student’s intervention plan and progress by generating a secure link directly from a student’s profile in Panorama’s Student Success.

Any educator with access to a student’s intervention plan may share the plan by generating a secure link that parents/guardians may access for 45 days.

Instructions are found in Panorama Academy or by using this link. Educators may select from a list of pre-populated guardian emails or create a custom message.

Parents/guardians will be able to view intervention plan details, current or updated progress notes and strategies, and frequently asked questions about intervention plans.

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DATE:  
March 26, 2025

TO:  
Administrators
School Safety Specialists
Threat Assessment Team Members

FROM: 
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services

SUBJECT:   
Proactive Strategies to Prevent Youth Violence **OPPORTUNITY**

School leaders are facing an alarming rise in violence, threats, and behavioral challenges. The pressure to respond to crises is overwhelming, but reactive measures alone won’t create lasting change.

Join an online training for Breaking the Cycle: Strategies for Youth Violence Prevention on Tuesday, April 15 at 2 PM (ET) to explore how intervention, behavioral threat assessment, and a Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) framework can help you break the cycle of violence.

Gain insights from Michele Gay and Ben Fernandez of Safe & Sound Schools, along with Thom Jones from Navigate360 (who provides our curriculum for CSTAG), as they share actionable strategies to help you:

  • Recognize early warning signs of potential threats
  • Implement sustainable, effective prevention measures
  • Empower your staff with the confidence and tools to act

Click HERE to save your spot.

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TO:
Principals

FROM:
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent

Description

The Principalooza Leadership Conference is an annual conference hosted by the Utah State Board of Education for school-level administrators and those who support them to both receive leadership development and critical information.

Please note: The $20 fee is not refundable. Only Visa and MasterCard payments are accepted. Space is limited to the first 400 registrations.

Your attendance will provide you with a toolbox of program information, resources, tools, research, or other section information that is pertinent to you. For any follow-up questions, you can reach out directly to quinn.kellis@schools.utah.gov.

Date of Conference: April 22, 2025
Time: 8:00 - 4:00 pm
Location: Utah Valley Convention Center
Registration Closes: March 31, 2025 11:59 pm

Register HERE

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DATE:   
March 12, 2025

TO:   
School Psychologists & School Psychology Interns

FROM:  
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
Fulvia Franco, Program Specialist – Guidance

SUBJECT:   
March School Psychologists & School Psychology Interns Meeting

A meeting for school psychologists and school psychology interns has been scheduled for Friday, March 21, 2025, from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Auxiliary Services Building Auditorium (7905 South Redwood Road). Brad Lundahl, Ph.D., and Steve Jones, LCSW from the University of Utah and Compass Counseling will provide us with a presentation on integrating Motivational Interviewing and ACT.

Part-time Staff:  I would appreciate it if you could adjust your schedules in order to attend this meeting.

cc:
Principals

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TO:
Principals
Assistant Principals
Coaches
4th and 5th Grade Teachers

FROM:
Carolyn Gough, Administrator of Teaching & Learning
Michelle Lovell, Consultant, Elementary Language Arts
Mandy Thurman, Consultant, Elementary Language Arts

4th and 5th grade teachers have only had digital access to the teacher’s manual for the Wit & Wisdom alternative modules for 4th grade (modules 3 & 4) and 5th grade (module 1).  

Wit and Wisdom has provided PDF files of the teacher manual for these alternative modules. Teachers can print these files so that they will have a hard copy to use as needed. The files are attached. Please share these with your 4th and 5th grade teachers. 

G4M3 ATM.pdf

G4M4 ATM.pdf

G5M1 ATM.pdf

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TO:
Principals

FROM:
Carolyn Gough, Administrator of Teaching & Learning
Michelle Lovell, Consultant, Elementary Language Arts
Mandy Thurman, Consultant, Elementary Language Arts

As a reminder from the principal meeting on March 4th, we need to start ordering materials for the coming year. In order to help us gather this needed information, please complete this form indicating your choice for the 2025-26 school year to either continue using Really Great Reading or to switch to UFLI. Please complete this form by Friday, March 21st. If you have questions, please contact Michelle Lovell or Mandy Thurman. 

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TO:
All Administrators
All Administrative Assistants

FROM:
April Gaydosh, Administrator of Human Resources

The following information pertains to Intern Educators, Intern Psychologists, or Intern Counselors graduating in 2025 that are assigned to your location.

Please excuse full time intern educators (BYU, U of U and UVU), intern school psychologists, and intern counselors to attend their own in-person Commencement OR Convocation ceremonies. They are eligible to enter their absence in Skyward under the “Other” Leave Code and the Absence Reason of, “District Excused”. Only one day can be coded as District Excused, and should reflect their commencement or convocation date. Please confirm this date prior to approving in skyward. The following information should be included in the description in Skyward ‘0050- Intern In-Person Graduation UNIVERSITY NAME’

The intern is responsible for requesting a substitute, if needed, through the Frontline Absence Management System. The absence reason entered should be ‘District Excused’ and in the blue notes to administrator box, the intern should add the following information; ‘District Excused 0050- Intern in-person graduation UNIVERSITY NAME’.

If you have questions as to whether your Intern has entered the time off in Skyward or Frontline appropriately, please contact suboffice@jordandistrict.org.

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TO:
All Administrators
All Administrative Assistants

FROM:
April Gaydosh, Administrator of Human Resources

The Jordan School District High School graduation dates and times will vary from school to school. Please see the attached 2024-25 High School Graduation Schedule.

Principals and Directors are encouraged to provide flexibility to parents or grandparents requesting the opportunity to attend the graduation ceremonies of family members.

Licensed employees are responsible for requesting a substitute through the Frontline Absence Management System, if applicable. In the blue “Notes to Administrator” box, the employee should add “graduation” along with his/her relationship to the graduate.

For additional assistance, please contact suboffice@jordandistrict.org.

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DATE:    
March 13, 2025

TO:    
Principals and Administrative Assistants

FROM: 
John Larsen, Business Administrator

SUBJECT:  
Classroom Supplies Appropriation - Payments and Reports

The State Legislature recently clarified Classroom Supply funding qualifications and appropriated funding for the 2025-26 school year. Consistent with last year’s allocation, only Classroom Teachers will receive legislative supply funds as follows:

  • Full-time Pre-Kindergarten through 6th grade teachers will receive $500
  • Full-time 7th through 12th grade teachers will receive $250
  • These amounts will be adjusted, based on FTE percentage, for teachers who work part-time

School Counselors received “legislative funds” in the past, however as stated in JAM previously, Counselors will not receive these funds for the 2025-26 school year.

In late September, ACH deposits will be completed to the licensed employees that qualify for legislative supply funds. At that time, schools will also receive a disbursement and FTE report with instructions and helpful information about legislative supply money.

If you have questions, please contact my administrative assistant, Lisa LeStarge, at 801-567-8120 or via email: lisa.lestarge@jordandistrict.org.

jl/ll

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TO:
Principals

FROM:
Carolyn Gough, Administrator of Teaching & Learning
Amanda Bollinger, Associate Administrator, Teaching & Learning

Administrators,

A Qualtrics Coaching Survey will be sent by Ben Jameson to all teachers on Friday, March 14th.

The Jordan School District is looking for ways to enhance, refine and improve our instructional coaching initiative and we need teacher feedback. Please encourage your teachers to complete the coaching survey and answer the questions based on their experience working with instructional and/or digital coaches. The survey should take less than 5 minutes to complete, depending on the time it takes for teachers to add their comments.

Survey answers will remain anonymous unless you identify yourself in the free response questions. The survey will remain open until April 4th.

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TO:
Principals, Teachers, All Mathematicians

FROM:
Carolyn Gough, Administrator, Teaching & Learning
Amy Kinder, Consultant for Math, Teaching & Learning

Dear Administrators, Teachers, and ALL MATHEMATICIANS,

We're thrilled to invite you to a special screening of the documentary film Counted Out by Vicki Abeles, in honor of Pi Day! This is a unique opportunity to celebrate math and explore its impact on our world.

Event Details:

Date: Friday, March 14, 2025 PI DAY
Time: 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM (Please be seated by 4:30)
Location: ASB District Office, 7905 South Redwood Rd. Entrance A. Auditorium
Registration:
Register using the link in the attached flyer below or click HERE. Space is limited, and we're inviting neighboring districts, so be sure to secure your spot soon!

​About the Film:
Counted Out delves into the crucial role math plays in shaping our society. It explores how math influences everything from the news we see to the jobs we obtain. Through personal stories and expert interviews, the film reveals the importance of numeric literacy and challenges us to rethink how we view math.

Watch the Trailer:
Experience a glimpse of the film’s insights by watching the Counted Out trailer.

LINK TO SIGN UP

Questions?
Contact Amy Kinder at Amy.Kinder@jordandistrict.org

We can't wait to celebrate math with you!

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TO:
Administrators Completing Title III Compliance

FROM:
Michelle Love-Day, Director, Language and Culture Services
Kim Lloyd, Director, Special Education

At this time, Skyward does not have the functionality to indicate when a bilingual school psychologist has participated in the evaluation of a multilingual student. As a result, we are currently unable to process requests to update this section.

For your Title III Compliance, as long as you have listed the student ID numbers of those missing a bilingual psych on the LPL report, that is all you will need to do and you will be considered in compliance. Please do not fill out the bilingual psych's request link. It's fine if you already have filled out the form, but please understand that this request cannot be completed at this time.

Thank you for your patience and understanding.