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Principals

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

Great news! We’re kicking off our New Educator Cohorts—a dynamic support system to help your newest general education team members flourish!

Who should sign up?
General education teachers only
Special education teachers, SLPs, SPTs, psychologists, media specialists, and OT/PTs do NOT need to sign up—these groups will receive their own specialized training through their departments.

Why principals love it:
New hires get real support and build confidence faster
Fosters collaboration and connection across the district
Gives new teachers a safe space to ask, share, and grow

How you can help:
Encourage your new general education teachers to sign up! Share the New Educator Cohort Flyer with your new educators. The deadline to sign up is Aug. 25th.

Let’s create a launchpad for our new educators—because when they thrive, our whole district shines!

 

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Administrators

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

Administrators, please share this information with your teachers.

Many of your teachers are pursuing a STEM 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).

Applications for the final 2024-25 reimbursement are now being accepted for teachers who completed STEM courses through June 30, 2025. The next round of reimbursements applications is due August 31, 2025 for teachers who completed STEM courses up through Summer 2025.

See the attached flyer and link to our EIP website for more information. If you have any questions, please reach out to the content consultant. We would love to talk to you!

STEM EIP Flyer August 2025

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Elementary Principals

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

Principals,

Due to a scheduling conflict with other training, the Elementary Principal PLC that was scheduled on September 19th has been rescheduled. The first Elementary Principal PLC with coaches is now scheduled for Wednesday, September 24th from 1:00-4:00 p.m. at the ASB Auditorium. The schedule for all Elementary Principal PLCs can be viewed on the attached 2025-2026 Coaching Schedule. Please notify your instructional coaches of this change.

2025-26 Instructional Coaching Institute Schedule

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Principals

FROM: 
Carolyn Gough, Administrator of Teaching and Learning
Brandee Bergum, Secondary Language Arts Consultant

The first submission deadline for this year’s Secondary Literature Selection meetings is September 3, 2025. Any full length novel that a teacher would like to use in the classroom must be on the district’s approved list. Teachers may send submissions to the attention of Brandee Bergum in Teaching and Learning. Submission directions and forms can be found here: Secondary Literature Selection Process Our secondary approved lists can be found here: JSD Approved Literature Lists

Lit. Selection Dates 2025-26

Book Submission Deadline Middle School Meetings High School Meetings
Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025 Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025 Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025
Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025 Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026 Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026
Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026 Tuesday, March 3, 2026 Wednesday, March 4, 2026
Wednesday, March 4, 2026 Tuesday, April 28, 2026 Wednesday, April 29, 2026

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August 18, 2025

TO: 
Elementary School Administrators
Middle School Administrators
High School Administrators

FROM: 
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
Stacee Worthen, School Counselor Consultant

SUBJECT:  
School Counselor Training and Professional Development

School counselor trainings and professional development for the month of September.

Training & Professional Development Dates for Comprehensive School Counseling Programs (CSCP)

(9/3) CSCP Q1 In-Service Training, JATC-South, Auditorium

  • All School Counselors attend session 1 or 2
  • Session 1 -- 8:00 am - 10:00 am; Session 2 -- 10:15 am - 12:15 pm
  • Elementary School Counselors – Potential Change
  • Juniper Elementary School Auditorium
  • 8:00 am – 11:00 am

(9/9) Riverton Feeder Meeting

  • Riverton Feeder Counselors K-12
  • 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm

(9/12) CSCP SEP SEC PLC, JATC-South, Auditorium

  • Secondary School Counselors
  • 7:30 am - 9:00 am

(9/12) CSCP SEP ELEM PLC, JATC-South, Auditorium

  • Elementary School Counselors
  • 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

(9/16) Copper Hills Feeder Meeting, District Office, Room 129

  • Copper Hills Feeder Counselors K-12
  • 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

(9/17) CSCP New Counselor Training, District Office, Room 129

  • All New Counselors and Interns
  • 8:00 am - 11:00 am

(9/24) CSCP Counselor Collaborative Committee, District Office, Room 129

  • Only School Counselors appointed to this committee
  • 8:00 am - 11:30 am

If you have questions or need clarification, please reach out to Stacee Worthen, Counselor Consultant, at (801)567-8309.

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August 21, 2025

TO:  
Principals
Administrative Assistants
Attendance Secretaries
Registrars

FROM:  
Administrators of Schools
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
Caleb Olson, Consultant, Planning & Enrollment

SUBJECT:  
Reporting Completion of 10-Day Accounting

Students who are registered to a District school and have not attended (or been marked absent with a valid excuse) for ten consecutive school days at any point in the school year must be withdrawn from membership. This is particularly important during the first ten days of the school year so that our enrollment calculations and reporting is accurate.

Accurate enrollment counts are used to generate future projections. Projection totals are needed very soon after ten-day adjustments are completed. To assist in preparing projections, we are asking all schools to report the completion of their 10-day drops on a Google Sheet as soon as these drops are processed. Only the staff member responsible for processing the drops should indicate completion status. The Google Sheet is available at this link and will be emailed to attendance staff again close to the 10th day of school.

10 day drops for high schools may be processed at the end of the day on September 3, 2025. Elementary (Grades K-6) and middle school may process drops at the end of the day on September 4, 2025.

Welcome to 2025-26! Send these words "JSD is Great" to Nadine Page nadine.page@jordandistrict.org to win a prize.

Guidelines for how to process these drops are available at the links below:

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August 21, 2025

TO:    
All Administrators

FROM:
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
Sharon Jensen, Student Support Consultant
McKinley Withers, Health and Wellness Consultant

SUBJECT: 
PBIS Stipend & Supply Funds

Administrators,

For the 2025-26 school year, funding for each school’s positive behavior plan has been renewed through the State’s E-cigarette and Nicotine Prevention Fund. As a reminder, these funds can only be used for the following purposes:

  • $1,000 of supply funds to administer your positive behavior plan. Accounting has set up your school’s account, and instructions are in the form linked below. PLEASE, DO NOT EXCEED $1,000 IN EXPENSES.
  • Stipends for individuals implementing your school’s PBIS plan in amounts below. Stipends will be paid out in November or March. Please submit the form to Janie Hyde by October 3, 2025, to have the stipends paid on the November paycheck, or please submit it by February 6, 2026, to have the stipends paid on the March paycheck:
    • You may choose one person to receive - $2,250.00
    • You may choose two people to receive - $1,125.00 each
    • You may choose three people to receive - $750.00 each

To access supply and stipend funds, please fill out the following form and follow its instructions:

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August 18, 2025

TO: 
High School Administrators
High School Counselors
High School Registrars

FROM: 
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Brad Sorensen, Administrator of Schools
Bryan Veazie, District Athletic Director
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
Caleb Olson, Consultant, Planning & Enrollment

SUBJECT: 
August 2025: High School Enrollment and Athletic Eligibility

UHSAA guidelines (1.8.1.A) have been updated to provide a standard definition of what is considered “full-time” for athletic eligibility. The new guidelines state:

  1. To be eligible to participate in Association sanctioned activities, a student:
    1. Must be a full-time student in the school he or she intends to represent, or otherwise comply with all Utah State Board of Education dual enrollment requirements.

Additional clarification to the rule states: "a full-time student is defined as a student who is enrolled at a UHSAA member high school for at least half of the periods offered at that high school OR who is a senior on-track for graduation. Parent approved Ed-Release periods count as periods of enrollment at a school."

It is important to note that “full-time” for athletic eligibility is not the same as “full-time” in Skyward. A senior enrolled in a partial schedule following the guidelines above would be considered “full-time” for athletic eligibility but should have a completed and signed Student Release Form and should show an enrollment percentage of less than 100% in Skyward.

Private, Home, Online, and Charter School Students
Additional information on enrollment guidelines for private, home, online, and charter school students (including an at-a-glance chart of rules specific to each category of enrollment) can be found in the Planning & Enrollment manual.

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School Principals
Admin Assistants

FROM:
Paul Bergera, Director of Transportation

The MyView Parent app has not been updated for the 2025-26 school year. We hope to have it operating by Monday, August 25, 2025. Let parents know, if they call, that this is being taken care of and to please have patience with the Transportation Department.

Thank you!

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Principals

FROM:
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent

All items can be found in the 2025-26 Beginning of Year Documents

Recommended Timeline- School Community Councils

2025-2026 ALL CAPS ITEMS ARE REQUIRED

  • August & September
    • CONDUCT FALL ELECTIONS (IF NOT HELD IN THE SPRING)
    • Hold First Meeting
      • Orientation for new members and schedule member training
        • Collect member contact information and set meeting schedule for the year
        • Assign review of required website information and Rules of Order & Procedure
        • Elect a Chair and Vice-Chair
  • October 20, 2025
    • Review the current School LAND Trust Plan, implementation of the Prior Year's Plan, and the Teacher and Student Success Act Plan (TSSA)
    • OCTOBER 20TH- SUBMIT COUNCIL MEMBERS AND PRINCIPAL ASSURANCE ON THE SCHOOL LAND TRUST WEBSITE
    • OCTOBER 20TH- UPDATE REQUIRED SCHOOL WEBSITE POSTINGS

NEW FOR THE 2025-26 SCHOOL YEAR - PLEASE TAKE NOTE

There will be a focused compliance review of School LAND Trust Rules of Order and Procedure, scheduled for November 2025. This early notification allows ample time for LEAs and school boards to ensure school compliance with Utah Code § 53G-7-1203 and Utah Administrative Rule R277-491 regarding content, accessibility, and the subsequent elections.

Review Process, Timeline, and Resources
Beginning in November 2025, the SCT team will randomly select schools statewide to verify that their Rules of Order and Procedure:

  • Are easily accessible on the school website with other required postings.
  • Include a clear date when the council adopted the document.
  • Contain all mandated content with precise language about membership (refer to the guide below).

Rules of Order and Procedure Guide

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All Administrators

FROM:
Jordan School District Cabinet Members

The Administrative Leadership Conference for administrators is scheduled for Tuesday, August 4, 2026 and Thursday, August 6, 2026. All administrators should plan to attend on both days. The location is TBD.

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All Administrators

FROM:
Jordan School District Cabinet Members

This is a mandatory 2-day in-person training for all administrators. To be held at JATC-S. Mark your calendar now and more information will be shared at a later date.

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Principals

FROM:
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent

All new principals and new SCC Chairs need to attend one of the SCC Trainings for this year. Two trainings will be held in a Zoom format. For specific questions or topics you would like to have covered, please submit them through email to Nadine Page (nadine.page@jordandistrict.org) before the meeting dates. For any other questions contact Nadine Page, nadine.page@jordandistrict.org or 801.567.8182 (x88182).

November 6, 2025 - 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Join Zoom Meeting     LINK

November 13, 2025 - 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Join Zoom Meeting     LINK

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August 14, 2025

TO:  
Principals
Administrative Assistants

FROM:
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Jordan School District Nurses

SUBJECT:  
Immunization Policy and Guidelines, Skyward and USIIS Inservice

Jordan School District Nurses will be conducting this inservice on:

Friday, September 19, 2025
9:00 – 11:00 a.m.
ASB (Auxiliary Services Building), PDC Room 101

This inservice is open to all office staff and administrators. If you are involved with new student registration this inservice will be of benefit to you.

Class size is limited. Please contact your school nurse if you are planning to attend. See attached nurse assignment list for 2025-26.

 

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August 13, 2025

TO: 
All Principals

FROM:
Lisa Robinson, Administrator of Schools
Kim Lloyd, Director of Special Education
Brian King, Ph.D., Assistant Director of Special Education - Elementary
Mike Trimmell, Ed.D., Program Administrator, Special Education -Secondary

SUBJECT: 
Change in Achievement Testing – WIAT-4 Implementation and Training Schedule

The Woodcock-Johnson IV will be sunsetting at the end of this school year. After following our district RFP process, we are pleased to inform you that Jordan School District has purchased the Wechsler Individual Achievement Test-Fourth Edition (WIAT-4) as our district’s new achievement assessment tool. To ensure a smooth transition, all special education teachers will be required to participate in a full-day training session on the WIAT-4. Each teacher will receive a personal letter with their assigned training date. The training days are scheduled for:

  • August 29th
  • September 2nd
  • September 12th
  • September 19th

In addition to the scheduled training, teachers will need to complete some additional hours outside of the day-long session. During these hours, teachers will be required to pass the administration of all the tests to a non-special education student (family member/friend). It is an option that those being trained in the WIAT-4 may include these extra hours as part of their 32-hours of Educator-Directed Paid Professional Hours.

We appreciate your support in communicating this important update to your staff and assisting in facilitating their participation. You will receive a letter listing your teachers and their assigned day for training for your records.

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All Administrators
All Admin Assistants

FROM:
Sarah Palmer, Director of Payroll

Regarding All Licensed and ESP Employees

  • Aug. 20-26 - Elementary Schools
  • Aug. 19-25 - Secondary Schools
  • Aug. 19-25 - District Offices & Auxiliary Services

Per District policy, annual or personal leave days may not be used during the first five days of school, unless the leave reason is listed in policy as an exception. If any of the exceptions do apply, you must provide both the leave reason and the policy exception in the time off description. If these exceptions are not applicable, yur annual or personal leave day will be changed to a no-pay day as per policy.

7. Annual leave shall not be taken during the first five (5) days that students are in school except under the following conditions:

  1. To attend the wedding of a near relative including child, father, mother, brother, sister, grandchild, grandparents or same or one's spouse or any other person who is a member of the same household as the employee.
  2. To attend to personal or business matters which require the employee's attendance and scheduling is beyond the employee's control.
  3. First year employees who notify their supervisor in writing that they are ill.

 

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All Administrators
All Admin Assistants

FROM:
Sarah Palmer, Director of Payroll

Regarding All Licensed Employees
Aug. 11 - Aug. 18

Remember that teachers may not take annual/personal leave days during the six (6) days of contract time not involving students before school starts. However, they may, through correlation with the principal, arrange to exchange of of these days for another non-contract day.

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Thursday, August 14, 2025

TO:  
All School Administrators

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

SUBJECT:   
Record of August 12th Professional Learning Day Attendees

School administrators may access a Tableau dashboard that contains a record of all educators who signed in using the QR codes for the morning keynote sessions during the August 12th professional learning day. The dashboard may be accessed here. Administrators may also filter the list by conference location.

For questions about this dashboard, please refer to Ben Jameson in Assessment, Research & Accountability.