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DATE:
March 27, 2025

TO:
Elementary Principals

FROM:
Anthony Godfrey, Superintendent
Odette Desmarais, Administrator of Schools
Meredith Doleac, Administrator of Schools
Becky Gerber, Administrator of Schools
Lisa Robinson, Administrator of Schools

SUBJECT:
Updated Requirements for the Use of Inflatables at PTA-Sponsored School Events

Utah State Risk Management's Liability Policy now excludes bounce houses and related items. Specifically, the policy states: "No coverage under this coverage agreement shall apply to any bodily injury resulting from the use of any recreational inflatable or trampoline except when the use of a trampoline is supervised by a trained instructor as part of the covered entity’s designated programs."

As the school administrator, if your PTA chooses to include inflatables as part of a PTA-sponsored event at your school, you are required to provide documentation of the following items prior to your PTA representative signing a contract. If you already have contracts in place for this school year (2024-2025), you will need to provide this documentation 15 days prior to the scheduled event.

The PTA must contract with a private vendor and provide current documentation of the following from the contracted vendor:

  • A current business license 
  • A current insurance policy that includes ALL of the following:
    • A current certificate of insurance with a minimum coverage of $1,000,000 per person and $3,000,000 aggregate in relation to a single occurrence.
    • The certificate of insurance listed above must list Jordan School District as an additional insured entity on the policy.
  • A written verification from the contracted vendor that they and/or their employees will set up and run the inflatable equipment for the entire event. Your school employees and volunteers cannot run the inflatable equipment at any time during the event. Your employees and volunteers may not be covered for accidents that occur.

Your PTA may choose to purchase an additional liability policy for this event to provide additional coverage in the event of an accident.

All documentation listed above must be sent to the Elementary Administrator of Schools Office prior to signing an event contract or at least 15 days prior to the event if your PTA has already contracted for an event this school year (24-25).

Send all documentation to shannel.hooper@jordandistrict.org.

You will receive an email verification when the documentation has been received and verified, notifying you that you may proceed with the requested event.

Published on

DATE:
February 26, 2025

TO:
All Administrators

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

SUBJECT:
Prevention Plan Update 2025-26

School administrators and teams are expected to update prevention plans annually and post them on their school’s website. Prevention plans address overall prevention efforts and include suicide, bullying, and violence prevention information. Additional information on updating your school’s prevention plan can be found at wellness.jordandistrict.org/preventionplan.

The template for prevention plans has been updated and school administrators can use this link to make a copy and update their plan for 2025-26 by filling in the highlighted areas.

The Wellness Team would gladly visit your school (upon request) to attend a team meeting and support you in completing your prevention plan!

If you’d prefer to take time away from your building to complete your prevention plan with the wellness team present, reach out to request “office hours” and we will schedule time at a District conference room that works for your team. Contact McKinley Withers (88245, mckinley.withers@jordandistrict.org) to arrange for in-person support at your school or through District “office hours.”

Published on

DATE: 
March 20, 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: 
Monthly Drill Preparation (EARTHQUAKE)

Due to Spring Break, our monthly drill preparation will be held on April 9th at 3:00 PM with a second session at 3:30 PM. This month we will be covering EARTHQUAKE in conjunction with the Great Utah ShakeOut set for Thursday, April 17th, 2025, at 10:15 A.M..  Each School Safety Specialist is expected to attend along with administrators assigned to oversee school safety.  All other administrators are welcome to attend as well. The meeting is also open to any staff who may be interested.

After each monthly training, all school staff should be trained by the administrator over school safety and the School Safety Specialist. After being trained each month, teachers should educate their students on each safety drill. Additionally, schools should communicate with their patrons regarding Standard Response Protocol(s) (SRP) and the drill being conducted each month. Videos, handouts, and other resources can be found at the link(s) below.

Information regarding the EARTHQUAKE response protocol can be found in the Jordan School District Safety Manual on pages 28-31.  We will discuss how to implement and execute the drill.  This will be an opportunity to ask questions and share ideas amongst the schools.

We will be holding this meeting over ZOOM so please join using this link.

Published on

TO:
Principals

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

Principals,

Registration for the 2025-2026 Instructional Coaching Endorsement - Cohort 3 is now open! Priority will be given to individuals assigned to be a coach next year and additional spots will be available for teachers interested in future coaching opportunities. Teachers with a principal recommendation may complete the application. Please see the attached document for more details and to access the coaching endorsement application link.

Published on

DATE: 
January 27, 2025

TO: 
All Administrators and Administrative Assistants

FROM:   
John Larsen, Business Administrator
Daniel Ellis, Director of Accounting, Budgets and Audits
Sarah Palmer, Director of Payroll

SUBJECT:
Updated W9 and URS Request

Please use the attached W9/URS verification form as it has been updated. This form can also be found on the Accounting webpage at the following link: https://jordandistrict.org/departments/accounting/

If you have any questions please reach out to Accounting.

Published on

TO:
All Administrators

FROM:
Administrators of Schools

As we plan both the June Administrator Training and the August Leadership Conference, we would like to identify specific training and professional development needs/wants that you may have. Please take a minute to complete the survey by choosing up to 3 topics of interest. If you have a topic that wasn't represented please feel free to add it to the short answer question (not required). Please complete this survey by March 24, 2025. 

If you already completed this survey at the Principal or AP meeting you do not need to repeat it.

LINK to Survey

Published on

DATE:
March 20, 2025

TO:
All Principals
Administrative Assistants

FROM:
Administrators of Schools

SUBJECT:
Stipend for Department Chairs and Team Leaders

Stipends for Department Chairs and Team Leaders will be paid in May.

  • Elementary Schools may pay $300 for 8 Team Leaders.
  • Middle Schools may pay $500 for 12 Department Chairs or Team Leaders.
  • High Schools may pay $500 for 16 Department Chairs or Team Leaders.

A Google timesheet roster will be shared with principals and administrative assistants and should be completed by Friday, April 25, 2025. Department Chairs or Team Leaders will be paid out of the same program number from which their salary is paid. 

Kauri Sue, River’s Edge, South Valley, and JATC will be paid as middle schools. If a school houses an additional special education program (cluster or preschool program), it will have an additional team leader allocation.

Budget Code

10 xxx xxx 2216 131

10 xxx 7551 2216 131 (Special Education)

Published on

DATE:
March 13, 2025

TO: 
Principals
Assistant Principals
Kindergarten Teachers

FROM:
Anthony Godfrey, Superintendent
Becky Gerber, Administrator of Schools
Lisa Robinson, Administrator of Schools
Meredith Doleac, Administrator of Schools
Odette Desmarais, Administrator of Schools

SUBJECT:
Additional Preparation Days for Kindergarten Teachers

The Jordan School District Board of Education has approved up to 3 additional preparation days per session taught for each kindergarten teacher. Teachers will receive a stipend of $500 per day worked up to the maximum allowed. These days may be used any time before the start of the 2025-2026 school year to meet with parents and students and make preparations for a child’s entry into kindergarten.

Principals should meet with kindergarten teachers to inform them the preparation days are available and make a plan for how best to utilize the time.

Each principal will need to submit a group timesheet for the days worked. Please make a copy of this Google payroll sheet, share the completed sheet with Shannel Hooper, and send her a hard copy with teacher and administrator signatures by Friday, August 29, 2025, for payment on the September paycheck.

Published on

DATE:
Thursday, March 6, 2025

TO:
Elementary 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: Development of a Narrative Language and Reading Comprehension Program for Students with or At Risk for Language and Literacy Difficulties

Applicant: Sandra Gillam, Utah State University

The project has been approved by the District Research Review Committee.  The applicant has been directed to contact you to discuss the extent of the project and to solicit your participation in a survey.  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. 

This is a two-year study where teachers and researchers will co-develop model intervention lessons and then teachers will implement the intervention lessons and then assist in evaluating their usability, feasibility, and efficacy.

Thank you for your assistance.

Published on

DATE:
Thursday, March 6, 2025

TO:
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: Collaborative Research: Designing a Teacher Learning Sequence for Building on Mathematical Opportunities in Student Thinking

Applicant: Keith Leatham, Brigham Young University-Provo

The project has been approved by the District Research Review Committee.  The applicant has been directed to contact you to discuss the extent of the project and to solicit your participation in a survey.  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. 

This is a one-year research project in which mathematics teachers may choose to participate in 35 hours of professional development on building mathematical thinking.

Thank you for your assistance.

Published on

DATE:
Thursday, March 6, 2025

TO:
Elementary 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: Elementary Teacher Beliefs About Curricular and General Autonomy:
Exploring the intersection of belief and praxis

Applicant: Laura Wheeler

The project has been approved by the District Research Review Committee. Participation in the study is at teachers’ discretion. If you have questions or concerns relating to participation, please contact Ben Jameson at 801-567-8243. 

The project will involve a survey that is sent to elementary teachers. Teachers may choose to participate in the survey and may also opt into a follow-up interview.

Thank you for your assistance.

Published on

DATE:
March 5, 2025

TO:
All Administrators
Administrative Assistants

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

SUBJECT:
Special Education Resource Instructional Assistants for 2025-26
Special Education Support Class Instructional Assistants for 2025-26

 

This memo is designed to explain how special education instructional assistants can be requested and will be allocated to each schools’ special education program(s) for the 2025-26 school year. If you have any questions, please contact your assigned teacher specialist or program administrator. We want to make sure everyone has the support staff necessary to meet student’s individual IEP needs. Please follow the attached directions carefully and have the needed information returned to your teacher specialist by the due date.

Critical Needs Requests due to your teacher specialist by Friday, March 28, 2025.

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TO:
All Administrators
Administrative Assistants

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

Attached is the Special Ed Newsletter for March 2025.

Published on

TO:
Administrators
AP Program Coordinators

FROM:
Carolyn Gough Administrator of Teaching and Learning
Chris Richards-Khong, Associate Administrator of Teaching and Learning

Davis School District sponsors Utah's only College Board endorsed summer training - the Intermountain AP Summer Institute. In 2025 an IN-PERSON institute will be held July 8-11, 8:00am - 4:00pm.

College Board consultants from across the country will be facilitating sessions.
Two hours of graduate credit is offered through Weber State University for only $30.
Session and registration information can be found on the institute's registration website at
https://eventreg.collegeboard.org/event/bc00ba0b-3036-47a4-ab22-a857ce4dd10c/summary

Published on

TO:
Administrators
AP Program Coordinators

FROM:
Carolyn Gough Administrator of Teaching and Learning
Chris Richards-Khong, Associate Administrator of Teaching and Learning

In 2025 Davis School District will sponsor an online-institute to be held June 9-12. College Board consultants from across the country will be facilitating sessions. Sessions will be conducted via Zoom and consist of both synchronous and asynchronous instruction and activities.

The Intermountain AP Summer Institute-ONLINE offers 14 sessions. Two hours of graduate credit is offered through Weber State University for only $30. Session and registration information can be found on the institute's registration website at https://eventreg.collegeboard.org/event/f63e4603-a641-4ef5-b321-161e040970a2/home-page

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TO:
Middle School Administrators

FROM:
Michelle Love-Day, Director of Language & Culture Services

Language and Culture Services is excited to share about our upcoming Color Brave Conference for middle school students. Please share the attached flier with any advisors or teachers at your school who work with multicultural councils, culture clubs, or affinity groups. We hope to have seven to ten students from each middle school attend. If you do not have any established multicultural clubs or affinity groups at your school, please let us know. We still want to invite students from your school to attend. We are also happy to provide support in establishing these organizations at your school.

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TO:
Elementary Principals
Elementary Administrative Assistants

FROM:
Michelle Love-Day, Director of Language & Culture Services

The goal of the Teacher Recruitment Scholarship is to increase the number of teachers in Wasatch Front schools whose backgrounds could best support underrepresented students in the K-12 school system. This scholarship supports students from a broad range of backgrounds to become teachers and return to their communities as educational leaders and mentors for future generations. Through the Jordan Education Foundation and SLCC, students can receive tuition assistance, books paid for, and funding towards a 4-year university after completing coursework through SLCC. Application deadline is March 31st.

Published on

DATE:
March 5, 2025

TO:
Principals - City of West Jordan

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

SUBJECT:
Safe Routes To School Meeting Sign Up (West Jordan Schools ONLY)

 The City of West Jordan is prepared to meet with each administration to discuss your Safe Routes To School.

The meetings will be held on March 19th from 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM over ZOOM.  Each meeting will be held in 10-minute increments.  Please select a time slot on the SIGN-UP sheet provided.  Times are on a first come first served basis.  Feel free to work with one another as needed.

If more time is required to discuss an issue in depth, then we will schedule another time with the city to do so. 

Take a moment to review your district SRTS form and ensure it is accurate and complete as the city will need to review it.

For any additional assistance or clarification please contact Matt Alvernaz at matt.alvernaz@jordandistrict.org or by phone at 801-567-8623.

ZOOM Link

SIGN-UP Link