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TO:
Building Administrators
Kindergarten Teachers
Instructional Coaches

FROM:
Michelle Lovell, Consultant in Teaching & Learning


As we move into the school year, we want to remind schools that the district has a kindergarten goal to have all students know all of their letter names and sounds by the end of the first quarter. We are asking teachers to input their data into Mastery Connect as a benchmark by November 7th. Meeting this goal will set students up for being able to meet the end of year goal of 20 Whole Words Read in Acadience Reading. Whole Words Read is an indication that students can blend closed syllable words proficiently. Acadience Reading is an indicator of risk and research shows that when students end the year as highly proficient (blue) they have a 90-99% chance of achieving subsequent early literacy benchmarks. If students end the year at benchmark (green) they have a 70-85% chance of meeting subsequent early literacy benchmarks.

DATE: 
Thursday, August 14, 2025

TO:     
Elementary School Administrators

FROM:  
Carolyn Gough, Administrator of Teaching and Learning
Ben Jameson, Director of Assessment, Research and Accountability

SUBJECT: 
BOY Acadience Reading and Math Testing Reminders


The beginning-of-year Acadience Reading and Math testing window opens on the third day of school and closes on Tuesday, September 30th. As we prepare for Acadience testing, there are a few friendly reminders that help the district testing teams be as efficient as possible while they are at your school testing students:

  • When possible, it is best to schedule Acadience testing in media centers where the space is large enough to mitigate the noise that comes from 10-11 testers/students all talking at once. Other areas, such as classrooms, kivas, or stages in the multicultural room/cafeteria can be very noisy. Excessive noise can make it hard for testers to hear student responses and be very distracting to students, which may affect the accuracy of their test.
  • Your school’s Acadience testing dates were communicated to you last spring. We recommend refraining from scheduling assemblies, field trips, or other events that may impact testing for the day.
  • Please avoid scheduling kindergarten and first grade classes back-to-back, when possible. They take longer because assessment assistants are administering both the reading and math measures. Staggering them between second and third grade classes helps the team stay on time.
  • Generally, assessment assistants will work to stick to the established testing schedule for the day. However, there may be times where they will need to accelerate their pacing. Please encourage your teachers to be flexible. They need to be prepared to come a little early or late to their allotted time.
  • Be sure to have an adult runner available who knows the school and can quickly get the next class to come to the testing area, distribute student cards, and help the testing run as efficiently as possible. If schools don’t have a runner available, a parent who knows where teacher classrooms are is a viable option. If there is no runner, one of our assessment assistants has to do it, which means she is testing less students.

Please contact Ben Jameson or Janice Sperry in Assessment, Research & Accountability with any questions or concerns about these reminders.

TO:
Elementary Principals

FROM:
Carolyn Gough, Administrator of Teaching & Learning
Amanda Bollinger, Associate Administrator, Teaching & Learning
Amy Lloyd, K-12 Math Consultant, Teaching & Learning


Principals,

Student manuals, center kits, and manipulative kits should have arrived at your school. We’ve noticed that some schools have received extra materials, while others may be missing items.

To help us resolve this, please open the attached document, locate your school’s tab, and record any materials that are missing or extra by Agust 29, 2025. Please note: yardsticks will be shipped separately and do not need to be included on the form.

Thank you! Our goal is to ensure every school has the resources you need for a successful year.

LINK to Material Needs

TO:
New Principals within Jordan District

FROM:
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent


The following has been sent by the State LAND Trust office. Please review the information.

School LAND Trust Training for NEW Principals

The School Children’s Trust (SCT) team has developed a new training resource specifically designed for principals in their first year of implementing the School LAND Trust (SLT) Program. The training covers the following topics:

  • Trust System Overview
  • School Community Council (SCC) Responsibilities
  • Council Membership Requirements
  • Council Election Requirements
  • Rules of Order & Procedure
  • General Program Timeline
  • SLT Reporting Website Account Setup

COURSE LINK

TO:
Administrative Assistants

FROM:
School Nurses


For the 2025-26 school year, all medication training and sign ups will be done through canvas. Everyone in the district has a canvas account through your district email. Attached are some simple instructions on how to sign up using the links below.

If you are a new staff member to giving medications in our district please register for the In-person Medication class.

If you are a returning staff member that has done in-person training in our district in the past you can sign up for the online medication training.

You must sign up using the links in this email. If you need help, contact your nurse.

As a note, we have added an additional section of this training that includes some reminders for the health room and treating common injuries/conditions seen in the health room. This part also has to be completed in order to receive your certificate. As a friendly reminder, be sure to view the video in its entirety before taking the quiz.

Please make sure to print your completion certificate for your school nurse to sign.

Please forward to any staff that need to complete the training.

 

DATE:   
August 1, 2025

TO:  
Principals
All Special Educators and Service Providers

FROM: 
Lisa Robinson, Administrator of Schools
Kim Lloyd, Director of Special Education

SUBJECT:     
SCRAM for 2025-26 School Year- October 1 Count


Special Education Team Leaders will be receiving a SCRAM report via District Mail of all students who should be receiving services through your school’s special education program(s) at the beginning of the 2025-26 school year. Please read this Memo carefully as several items have been modified/updated to include new procedures implemented with our new Embrace program. Once you have read through the memo, use the process you have in place at your school to include all service providers to share the report and make the necessary corrections. It is important to verify every student on the report. Each team member must initial the report confirming they reviewed it.

SCRAM reports with corrections are due no later than Friday, September 5, 2025.

TO:
Administrators

FROM:
Carolyn Gough, Administrator of Teaching & Learning
Amanda Bollinger, Associate Administrator, Teaching & Learning
Amy Lloyd, K-12 Math Consultant, Teaching & Learning


Administrators,

Teachers that chose to participate in the optional 3rd Planning Day as part of our Open Up Math Training series have until the August 22, 2025 to submit the form to receive their stipend.

Teachers will follow the directions provided in the attached Day 3 Planning Evidence Form and then upload the attached form into a Day 3 Stipend Google Form. The due date and forms were shared with teachers as well.

 

TO:
Elementary Schools

FROM:
Michelle Lovell, Teaching & Learning


The latest edition of the Literacy Matters Newsletter is now available on the literacy website. This edition contains important information including training dates for new teachers and literacy updates for elementary schools. Be sure to check it out!

TO:
Elementary Administrators

FROM:
Michelle Lovell, Teaching & Learning


The literacy department has had some requests from schools to provide UFLI training for classroom assistants and school substitute teachers who occasionally cover classrooms. We will be offering this optional training and it will be by principal invitation only. Classroom assistants can log into true time to be paid for the training. Schools will be responsible for paying substitutes. Please see the attached flyer for additional details.

TO:
Elementary teachers, coaches and administrators

FROM:
Michelle Lovell, Teaching & Learning


All elementary teachers are invited to join the literacy team for a fun evening of collaboration and learning. Literacy Live is a conference style learning opportunity with break out sessions, snacks, and prize drawings. We are excited to offer this opportunity to all elementary school teachers in K-6 classrooms. Please sign up through this LINK

TO:
All Principals
All Admin Assistants

FROM:
Kurt Prusse, Director of Purchasing


As the new school year begins, we would like to inform you about several new items in the Central Warehouse. You can find them in the Storehouse Catalog on the Purchasing Website.

They include the following:

Microphones & Battery Pack
5600500 (EA)  AUDIO ENHANCEMENT LI-ION BATTERY PACK 3.7V 700 MA FOR XD MIC AUDIO   ENH-XD-5001   $22.88
5600505 (EA)  AUDIO ENHANCEMENT XD HANDHELD MIC BUNDLE FOR XD TEACHER BOX AUDIO   ENH-ST-XD-9052   $246.88
5600510 (EA)  AUDIO ENHANCEMENT XD TEACHER BOX W/TEACHER PENDANT MIC AUDIO   ENH-ST-XD-9025    $244.60

Golf Sized Pencils
5106945 (BX)  PENCIL GOLF SIZED   72 PER BOX     $6.80

Traffic & PE Cones
5400381 (EA)  CONE TRAFFIC ORANGE 28" WITH REFLECTIVE COLLAR, 3 LB    $19.00
5400382 (EA)  CONE TRAFFIC ORANGE 12", 2 LB  (P.E. RELATED)                          $7.90

Epson Ink & Maintenance Box
5600100 (EA)  EPSON C6000/5000 INK BLACK                                   T08C120       $106.00
5600110 (EA)  EPSON AM-C6000/5000 INK CYAN                               T08C220       $150.00
5600120 (EA)  EPSON AM-C6000/5000 INK MAGENTA                      T08C320       $150.00
5600130 (EA)  EPSON AM-C6000/5000 INK YELLOW                          T08C420       $150.00
5600150 (EA)  EPSON MAINTENANCE BOX AM-C4000/5000/6000   C12C937181   $69.00
5600200 (EA)  EPSON AM-C4000 INK BLACK                                      T08D120      $114.00
5600210 (EA)  EPSON AM-C4000 INK CYAN                                        T08D220       $172.00
5600220 (EA)  EPSON AM-C4000 INK MAGENTA                               T08D320       $172.00
5600230 (EA)  EPSON AM-C4000 INK YELLOW                                   T08D420       $172.00
5600250 (EA)  EPSON C21000 INK BLACK                                           T02Y120         $84.00
5600260 (EA)  EPSON C21000 INK CYAN                                            T02Y220       $192.00
5600270 (EA)  EPSON C21000 INK MAGENTA                                    T02Y320       $192.00
5600280 (EA)  EPSON C21000 INK YELLOW                                       T02Y420       $192.00

DATE:    
August 7, 2025

TO: 
Principals
Assistant Principals

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

SUBJECT:  
School Safety Update – Internal Classroom Door Locks


The Department of Public Safety recently updated the School Safety Administrative Rule (R698-13) regarding internal classroom and instructional area doors. The rule now reads (new/updated language is underlined):

R698-13-6 Internal Clasroom Door Locks.

  • School classrooms and other instruction areas must have doors equipped with locks that allow them to be securely locked when occupied by students.
  • A school shall install an internal lock on each classroom or instructional area door that complies with the International Fire Code Section 1010.2.8. Locking arrangements in educational occupancies, as incorporated as part of the State Fire Code in Section 15A-5-103.
  • A classroom or instructional area door, shall remain locked, in a closed or fully open position, while school is in session.
  • Magnets or other methods to circumvent door locks may not be used to prevent the door from being locked and latched while school is in session.

Please direct any questions you may have to Matt Alvernaz (matt.alvernaz@jordandistrict.org) or ext. 88623.

DATE:    
August 7, 2025

TO:   
All School Administrators

FROM:    
Mike Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
McKinley Withers, Health and Wellness Consultant

SUBJECT:  
2025-2026 Clinical Support Specialist Calendar


Please be aware of the Clinical Support Specialist (CSS) meeting dates listed below. It is essential that school-based clinicians are allowed to prioritize these meetings to be current on best practices relevant to their role.

CSS Clinical Trainings (1pm-3pm)

  • October 10, 2025
  • January 23, 2026
  • March 13, 2026
  • May 1, 2026

PLC Meetings (730am-830am)
Purpose of PLC’s: Case staffing and professional consultation

  • September 19, 2025
  • November 14, 2025
  • December 5, 2025
  • February 20, 2026
  • March 13, 2026
  • April 10, 2026

Mental Health Screenings (3pm-8pm

  • October 7, 2025
  • January 28, 2026
  • March 24, 2026

Should you have any questions please reach out to McKinley Withers at mckinley.withers@jordandistrict.org

DATE:  
July 28, 2025

TO:  
Secondary Principals
Secondary Media Specialists

FROM:  
Administrators of Schools
Carolyn Gough, Administrator, Teaching and Learning Department
Norman Emerson, Instructional Support Services Consultant

SUBJECT:  
Networking Meetings for Secondary Library Media Specialists


To ensure that secondary library media specialists (teacher-librarians) are equipped to continue delivering excellent services and to promote uniformity throughout the District’s library programs, a series of networking meetings has been arranged for the 2025-26 school year. We greatly appreciate the participation of your school’s teacher-librarians in these meetings.

Scheduled Meeting Dates:

  • September 26, 2025 (USLA Conference)
  • October 15, 2025 (Mountain Creek Middle) 8:00-11:00 a.m.
  • November 19, 2025 (Herriman High) 8:00-11:00 a.m.
  • January 21, 2026 (Viridian Center) 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
  • February 4, 2026 (West Jordan High) 8:00-11:00 a.m.
  • March 11, 2026 (Joel P. Jensen Middle) 8:00-11:00 a.m.
  • April 15, 2026 (Hidden Valley Middle) 8:00-11:00 a.m.
  • May 13, 2026 (Valley High) 8:00-11:00 a.m.

Please ensure this information is shared with your school’s teacher-librarian. For any additional details, feel free to contact Norman Emerson at 801-567-8364. Thank you for your continued dedication to supporting the library media programs in Jordan District.

DATE:
July 26, 2025

TO: 
Elementary Principals
Elementary Media Assistants

FROM:  
Administrators of Schools
Carolyn Gough, Administrator, Teaching and Learning Department
Norman Emerson, Instructional Support Services Consultant

SUBJECT: 
Quarterly Training Meetings for Elementary Media Assistants


To ensure that our elementary library media assistants are well-equipped to provide exceptional service and maintain consistency across our library programs, training meetings have been scheduled for the 2025-26 school year. It is both appreciated and expected that both of your library assistants attend these sessions, which are to be included in their weekly 17-hour work schedule. Except for August 19, 2025, all meetings will be held on Fridays.

Meeting Schedule:

  • August 19, 2025 - ASB Auditorium, 8:30-10:30 a.m.
  • October 10, 2025 - Viridian Center, 8:30-10:30 a.m.
  • January 9, 2026 - Juniper Elementary, 8:30-10:30 a.m.
  • April 24, 2026 - JATC South, 8:30-10:30 a.m.

Please ensure this information is shared with your school's elementary media assistants. For any additional details or clarification, feel free to contact Norman Emerson at 801-567-8364. Your ongoing support of the library media program in the Jordan School District is greatly appreciated.

TO:
All Administrators

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


Safety cans, as their name suggests, provide a safe means to store and dispense small quanti-ties of flammable and combustible liquids. In the college or university setting, they are most likely to be found in science laboratories. But, they are also used to store solvents and cleaning agents in the main-tenance shop and to store fuels for small powered equipment, such as lawn mowers and leaf blowers used by the grounds keeping crew. Please see tips and hints below.

DATE:        
August 7, 2025

TO:   
School Administrators
Elementary Administrative Assistants
Secondary Attendance Secretaries
Secondary Registrars

FROM: 
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director, Student Services
Caleb Olson, Enrollment Consultant, Student Services

SUBJECT: 
Annual Reminder of Memos from Planning & Enrollment


School staff are requested to review the following memos that contain reminders of time-sensitive information from Planning & Enrollment. The content of these memos has not changed and remains applicable to schools.

DATE:  
August 7, 2025

TO: 
School Administrators
Elementary Administrative Assistants
Secondary Attendance Secretaries
Secondary Registrars

FROM:   
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director, Student Services
Caleb Olson, Enrollment Consultant, Student Services

SUBJECT:   
Third Party Information Release Opt-Out


Parents (and students over the age of 18) have the right to opt-out of the release of their student’s directory information to third parties. This right is communicated to parents annually in the FERPA, PPRA, and Directory Information notices in the online “Registration for Schools” process.

Please see the memo below for all the details.

DATE:      
Thursday, August 7, 2025

TO:  
All Middle and High School Administrators

FROM:   
Carolyn Gough, Administrator of Teaching & Learning
Ben Jameson, Director of Assessment, Research and Accountability

SUBJECT:    
Research Project


The Research Review Committee has reviewed a research project in which your school has been asked to participate.

Project Title: Perspectives from the Classroom: A Qualitative Analysis of the Helping and Hindering Incidents Associated with Implementing Effective Classroom Management Strategies

Applicant: Ellie Young and Rachel Seminario, Brigham Young University-Provo

The project has been approved by the District Research Review Committee. The research team will email potential participants directly to recruit them for the study. Special education teachers will be asked to participate in a brief online interview. Their participation in the study is at your discretion. If you have questions or concerns relating to participation, please contact Ben Jameson at 801-567-8243.

Thank you for your assistance.