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Category: Elementary Action Required

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DATE:
May 28, 2026

TO:
All Elementary School Administrators

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

SUBJECT:
Changes to Acadience Testing for the 2026-27 School Year

As the 2025-26 school year draws to an end, elementary school administrators should be aware of some changes to Acadience testing. Principals are encouraged to forward this information to relevant personnel.

Acadience Math:
USBE's contract with Acadience Learning for Acadience Math ends on June 30, 2026. During the 2026 legislative session, the legislature did not appropriate funding for the continuation of Acadience Math testing. Thus, Jordan School District will not be administering Acadience Math in grades K-3 for the 2026-27 school year.

Acadience Reading:
Acadience Reading will be administered to students in grades K-3 by district assessment assistants as in years past. Schools will continue to be responsible for administering Acadience Reading for grades 4-6. All Acadience Reading testing results may still be found in ALO.

Data analysis from prior years has indicated that a kindergarten student's scale score and pathways of progress score is impacted by when that student tests during the BOY and EOY windows. To a lesser degree, first grade students are also impacted by when they test.

This year, 23 schools participated in a kindergarten testing pilot that separated kindergarten benchmark testing from grades 1-3 testing with the goal of lengthening the instructional days between BOY and EOY assessments to better capture the full breadth of literacy learning and growth:

  • For schools scheduled at the end of the BOY window: Kindergarten students were tested at the beginning of the BOY window while grades 1-3 were tested during their regularly scheduled testing time.
  • For schools scheduled at the beginning of the EOY window: Kindergarten students were tested at the end of the EOY window while grades 1-3 were tested during their regularly scheduled time.

Preliminary analysis of the 2025-26 Acadience Reading data indicates that lengthening the instructional days between BOY and EOY benchmark testing provided more reliable benchmark scores at BOY as well as pathways of progress scores at EOY.

Thus, Assessment, Research & Accountability will be administering the Acadience Reading benchmark to all kindergarten students, as well as first grade students, at the beginning of the BOY window and end of the EOY window for the 2026-27 school year. This means that for the BOY and EOY windows, district assessment assistants will come to your schools once to complete K-1 testing and again to complete grades 2-3 testing at different times of each window. During the MOY window, we will complete testing for K-3 together.

In the next day or two, you will start receiving your testing schedule for the 2026-27 school year. Please take note of the two separate testing dates for the BOY and EOY windows.

More information about these changes will be released at a later date. In the meantime, if you have questions, please contact Ben Jameson in Assessment, Research & Accountability.

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TO:
All Administrators

FROM:
Carolyn Gough, Administrator of Teaching and Learning

The Utah State Board of Education (USBE) has selected a new platform to support the Professional Learning credit tracking and registration system, Recommended Instructional Materials (RIMS), and Microcredentials (formerly MIDAS). 

MIDAS will go into an inactive status at 11:59 pm on June 9th. No new work or continuing work will be allowed in the MIDAS system after this time.
Please consider completing the following items in the MIDAS system by 11:59 pm on June 9, 2026:

  • Adding new professional learning courses or sections to an existing course happening June 1- July 20 that require registration
  • Register for professional learning courses that are currently available
  • Award credit or relicensure points for a course that has ended or will end by June 8th  
  • Microcredential submissions or resubmissions (please note it will not be reviewed or approved during the inactive time)
  • Reviewing microcredentials in your review queue (microcredential reviewers only)

The current MIDAS system will not be accessible after June 30, 2026. 

Educators will still have access to their transcripts while MIDAS is inactive.
Directions for downloading a transcript in MIDAS:

  • Log in to MIDAS 
  • Click on My Profile
  • Click on PD Transcript
  • Click on the red "Print Transcript" button

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TO:
Principals

Principals,
Please re-share the link below with your faculty and staff that was recently posted in JEM. We want to make sure everyone has a chance to claim their personalized Walmart+ code.

GREAT NEWS! Board Purchases One Year of Walmart+ for Every JSD Employee

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TO:
Elementary Principals

FROM:
Carolyn Gough, Mandy Thurman, Michelle Lovell

Action Required by May 19, 2026

We have secured one-time district funding to purchase K-3 literacy software licenses for home use during summer 2026 and the 2026–27 school year. This is intended to help support the parent resources and engagement component outlined in SB 241.

Key Details:
● Funding covers up to $20 per student license.
● Amira: $20/student (fully covered, no school funds needed)
● Lexia: $34/student ($20 covered by district; school pays remaining $14/student)

Action Needed:
● Choose either Amira or Lexia for your K–3 students.
● Provide the number of needed licenses and, if choosing Lexia, confirm school funding for the additional cost.

Deadline:
If you do not respond by May 19, 2026, your school will not receive district-funded licenses and will need to order and fund them independently.

Please complete the attached form to indicate your selection and submit required information. If you choose Amira, we have also drafted a letter that you can send home to families to communicate this exciting opportunity. It is attached as well.

Please contact Mandy Thurman with any questions.

2026-2027 Digital Literacy License for Home Use Selection Form
Amira Family Letter

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DATE:
May 14, 2026

TO:
Principals
Special Education Teachers (Preschool and School Age)
Speech-Language Pathologists

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

SUBJECT: 
Extended Year for Special Educator Stipend Days 2025-26

The legislation allows a specific group of special educators to work up to 4 additional days for a $200/day stipend (plus applicable benefits). The Bill applies to Special Education Teachers (Preschool and School-Age) and Speech-Language Pathologists only (Speech-Language Technicians are not included). The number of days and stipend amount are based upon the educators assigned FTE equivalent. Teachers who have been hired with an Associate Educator License will count as licensed teachers and will be eligible for the stipend. Days can be worked 2 weeks before or after your contract.

Eligible staff that have days left to work, and did not work all of their allotted days in the fall, are required to complete an online survey to be paid for these days. After you have completed working the days, simply click on the link below to start the survey. Days worked must be full or half days and not a combination of assorted hours and must be worked in your assigned building(s). 

The days available for you to work are: June 8-12th, 16-19th, and 22nd. Please remember that June 5th is the last contract day and June 15th is a holiday. These days do not count toward Extended Year Days.

It is important to remember:
Below is the link to submit the days after you have worked. When asked for the approver for your submission do not put your principal or LEA. Please put amanda.hamblin@jordandistrict.org so that the submission can be approved through the Special Education office and be sent to the State Office for payment. If you list your building supervisor as the approver, your request will not be submitted for payment.

https://usbe.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cYBjLsW7tzP9Nau

Please read the survey carefully, making sure you answer all of the questions listed, as you will be paid according to what the survey generates. Only those that complete the survey will be paid. Any timesheets submitted directly to the Special Ed. or Payroll departments will not be paid. Please note that the window for completing the survey closes June 26, 2026.

Please remember you cannot count the days you already worked and were paid for in the fall. You can only count the days you work after your last contract date at the end of the 2025-26 school year. The State Board of Education has discontinued any leniency on dates that you work. You may ONLY work and report the two weeks after your last contract day. Therefore, you will only be paid for dates that are between June 8 to June 22, 2026 (excluding weekends and holidays) and only the number of days you have remaining from fall 2025-26.

As you plan for the coming year, keep in mind the legislature will presumably award days for the 2026-27 school year, which you can begin working two weeks prior to your first contract day, which is August 10, 2026. More information about next year’s days will be forthcoming. If you have questions, or need help with the survey, please contact Amanda Hamblin at amanda.hamblin@jordandistrict.org or 801-567-8177.

 

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DATE:  
May 14, 2026

TO: 
Principals
Assistant Principals

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

SUBJECT:
Bleed Control (TECC) and First Aid Kits

New TECC kits (aka Bleed Control kits) for classrooms will be delivered to each school during the summer. Each school will also receive several First Aid Kits.

TECC Kits (Bleed Control):

  • Kits currently in your building are being replaced with new and updated kits.
  • Please collect the TECC kits from each classroom or instructional areas as a part of your end-of-year check-out process.
    • Large Bleed Kits or those mounted to a wall (usually in a Pelican storage case) do not need to be collected.
    • A typical TECC kit is pictured below.
  • TECC kits will be delivered by the District to the school at some point during the summer.
    • The old TECC kits that were collected at check-out will be picked up when the new ones are delivered.
    • Schools should retain at least 10 of the old TECC kits to place in other areas/rooms or for emergency use as the school sees fit.
    • A new TECC kit should be distributed to each classroom/instructional area and other larger gathering areas such as gymnasiums and auditoriums.
  • Each School Safety Specialist (Administrator assigned school safety) should annually inventory the TECC kits in the school.

First Aid Kits:

  • Will be delivered to the school during the summer at or about the same time as the TECC kits.
  • One First Aid Kit should be placed in the main office and in each gymnasium.

If you have any questions or you would like to request to retain additional old TECC kits, please contact Matt Alvernaz (School Safety Coordinator) at matt.alvernaz@jordandistrict.org or 801-567-8623.

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DATE: 
May 14, 2026

TO:
All Principals

FROM:
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
Melanie Dawson, Principal Rivers Edge
Amanda Bollinger, Teaching and Learning Staff Assistant
Brian King, Special Education Staff Assistant
McKinley Withers, Health and Wellness Consultant
Michelle Love-Day, Director of Language and Culture

SUBJECT:  
School Self-Assessment: The Tiered Fidelity Inventory

Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) require the use of ongoing data to continually assess needs. To continue the work of implementing a consistent MTSS framework within the District, additional information is being requested to help evaluate the needs and desires for MTSS training provided by District staff (District MTSS Team).

Principals, please complete this survey to indicate your level of need in the following MTSS systems:

  • PBL - Proficiency Based Learning
  • PBIS - Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports
  • RTI - Response to Intervention
  • SEW - Social Emotional Wellness
  • PLC - Professional Learning Communities

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DATE: 
Thursday, May 7, 2026

TO: 
All School Administrators

FROM:
Carolyn Gough, Administrator of Teaching and Learning
Ben Jameson, Director of Assessment, Research and Accountability
Michelle Love-Day, Director of Language & Culture Services

SUBJECT:      WIDA ACCESS Score Reports and Parent Reports

WIDA ACCESS scores were made available on April 30th. A representative from Assessment, Research, and Accountability delivered score reports to schools on May 4-5. Scores will also be available in Tableau, Skyward and Panorama soon.

Here are some things to keep in mind regarding this year's scores, as shared by WIDA: 

"For the last few years, WIDA has been revising Kindergarten ACCESS for ELLs (now WIDA ACCESS for Kindergarten) and ACCESS for ELLs (now WIDA ACCESS) to incorporate the WIDA English Language Development (ELD) Standards Framework, 2020 Edition. This school year, you tested students with these revised assessments! Now that you’re done with testing, WIDA needs to ensure that student scores still provide an accurate picture of a student’s English language development. This process happens during a standard setting event after the first annual administration of the revised assessments. The ACCESS standard setting event is scheduled for July 2026.

Because of standard setting, you’ll need to approach your ACCESS score reports in 2026 with additional attention. As you prepare to receive ACCESS score reports in 2026, know that

  • You will receive score reports on your regular reporting timeline.
  • You can use 2025–2026 ACCESS scores to make decisions about students for the 2026–2027 school year, either to exit students or decide on classroom placement.
    • Students that receive a composite score of at least 4.2 and a speaking score of at least 3.5 will still be considered proficient and will "pass" WIDA. 
  • You should treat 2025–2026 ACCESS scale scores as a new baseline to measure future growth against (don't compare scale scores from previous years).
  • You should use 2025–2026 ACCESS proficiency level scores with caution prior to the ACCESS Standard Setting 2026 event as they will reflect the old proficiency level cut scores.

Learn more about ACCESS in the 2025–2026 school year on the WIDA ACCESS in 2025–2026 page."

Please review the the 2026 WIDA ACCESS Interpretive Guide for Score Reports to understand how to interpret WIDA ACCESS scores.

If there are any updates to be aware of after the standard setting event, we will share that during our initial Task Force meeting next Fall.

ANNUAL NOTIFICATION LETTERS
Schools are expected to send home Annual Notification Letters, along with the Student Score Report, each year by the last day of school. This year, annual notification letters will be sent home digitally via ELLevation using their new Family Communications Tool.

Language & Culture Services will set up the letter cycle and add students to the cycle for each school in Forms on the ELLevation platform. We will need your school's help in monitoring the status of these letters to ensure they are seen by parents. To learn about this process, check out this Annual Notification Letters document which explains the process. We recommend working with your ELD Lead, office staff, and Language Teacher Specialist through this process.

This information was shared with your office staff when WIDA Score Reports were dropped off on May 4th or 5th.

Please reach out to your school's Language Teacher Specialist in Language & Culture Services if you need any support with the annual notification letters. For questions about WIDA ACCESS scores or testing, please contact JoLynn Snelgrove in Assessment, Research & Accountability.

 

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TO:
All Principals
Department Directors
School Administrative Assistants

SUBJECT:
Requests for 2026-2027 Special Calendars – Licensed Only

Your assistance is requested, as the Human Resource Department is preparing special calendars for the 2026-2027 academic year for licensed employees. Special calendars are essential to ensuring appropriate contract pay, time entry, emergency protocols and temporary employee tracking. Employees who meet certain criteria, as listed below, should have a special calendar on file with the Human Resource Department. 

A list of licensed employees at your school/department location who are currently on a special calendar for the 2025-2026 contract year will be emailed to you for review on Monday, April 20, 2026. If needed, please make all appropriate additions, corrections, or other changes by submitting an online Hire/Change form in Skyward to the Human Resource Department. Please follow the additional instructions below.
Criteria for determining if an employee requires a special calendar:

  • 187 Modified/207 Modified-educator who is less than a 1.0 FTE working a schedule that is modified by hours per day or number of days during the week (i.e., .50 FTE working 8 hours every other day, for example)
  • Multiple Location Employees- employees split between two or more locations. 
  • Elementary Job Shares

If you have an employee you would like to review to determine if they may need a special calendar, you may contact the Human Resources Department, HR Assistant Seniors, for assistance. If a list is not included, there are currently no employees on a special calendar at this location.  However, if you anticipate a special calendar for a licensed employee, please follow the instructions below.

Instructions for Special Calendar Requests:

  1. Principals set up a meeting with employee(s) who meet the criteria for a special calendar. Attached is an optional email template that can be modified to fit each employee; however essential information should remain unchanged.
  2. Collaborate with each employee and complete the appropriate calendar for any/all licensed employee(s) on a special calendar found on the HR Connection link.  These calendars are fillable and will self-calculate.
  3. Print the completed calendar, sign and obtain signatures from the employee(s).
  4. Return the original calendar to the Human Resource Department by May 1, 2026 for processing.
  5. If a licensed employee will not continue on a special calendar, an online change form must be completed at the school/department and submitted to the Human Resource Department in Skyward.

Important Reminders:

    • Special Calendars may only be changed twice per contract year.  Revisions must be pre-approved and signed by the principal/director.
    • Special calendars must be followed as outlined.  If a calendared day is missed, the appropriate allocated leave time must be entered in Skyward for that day. (The calendar has a calculator to assist with time entry.)
    • Trade days are problematic and require a change to the employee’s special calendar, written approval by the supervisor, and notification to an HR Administrator, prior to taking leave or modifying their calendar.

Thank you in advance for your attention to this matter.  Failure to follow these procedures may cause an employee to be paid incorrectly. Any questions about this procedure or completing a special calendar should be directed to Julie Sharp, HR Senior Asst Elementary, at (801) 567-8230 or Lisa Garner, HR Senior Asst Secondary, at (801) 567-8226.

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TO:
Principal and Department Heads

FROM:
Mike Haynes, Director of Jordan Education Foundation

It’s time to shine a spotlight on the professionals who keep Jordan School District running by nominating them for the JEF Outstanding ESP Awards.

The top nominees will receive a $1,000 award, a commemorative plaque and be recognized at the JSD Board of Education meeting in May.

- All Education Support Professional employees within the Jordan School District, including part-time staff, are eligible for nomination.
- Employees who have previously won this award are not eligible for nomination.
- Only one nomination per department or school will be accepted.

Submit your nomination today by going to our website:
Deadline for submissions is April 30th, so get your nominations in today!

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DATE: 
March 19, 2026

TO:
Department Administrators
Building Principals

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

SUBJECT: 
Required Survey on Data Collection Practices for GDPA

In 2024, the Utah Legislature passed legislation (the Government Data Privacy Act, or GDPA) requiring improvements to the data use and retention practices of all government entities, including LEAs. There will be various requirements and process changes that require input and cooperation of departments and schools as existing practices are adjusted and new procedures implemented to meet the requirements of this law.

One such requirement is an inventory of practices regarding the sharing, selling, and purchasing of data, as well as documenting how data is collected from various patron groups (students, employees, and community members). This inventory will be created through department and school responses to a survey, linked below:

https://jordandistrict.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_25I65LX2Nbzi0gS

The survey asks for responses on data collection, sharing, selling, and purchasing in a variety of categories specified in Utah law. Department administrators and building principals do not need to directly complete the survey themselves but should be involved in the review of processes and procedures that will be required to answer the survey.

Department administrators (or designees) are asked to complete the survey by June 1, 2026. Building principals (or designees) are asked to complete the survey by July 1, 2026.

Questions or concerns should be communicated to Caleb Olson.

Department Administrators: A list of departments and “sub-units” in each department are provided on the next page. If “sub-units” are missing and will be completing the survey on their own, please provide the name of the organization to Caleb Olson ASAP. If desired, a department administrator may collect answers from all “sub-units” and provide one response to the survey. If one department response will be submitted, please communicate this to Caleb Olson.

District Departments and “Sub-Units”:

District Administration / Cabinet:
District Administration / Cabinet > Superintendent
District Administration / Cabinet > Business Administrator
District Administration / Cabinet > Associate Superintendent
District Administration / Cabinet > Administrators of Schools
District Administration / Cabinet > Nursing Services
Accounting, Budgets, and Audits:
Assessment, Research, and Accountability
Auxiliary Services:
Auxiliary Services > Custodial/Energy Services
Auxiliary Services > Facility Services
CTE
Communications
Compliance & Legal Services
Human Resources
Information Systems
Insurance Services
Jordan Family Ed Center
Language & Culture Services
Nutrition Services
Payroll
Purchasing
Special Education
Student Services:
Student Services > Counseling
Student Services > Guidance
Student Services > Health & Wellness
Student Services > Planning & Enrollment
Student Services > Student Support Services
Teaching & Learning
Teaching & Learning > Digital Learning
Teaching & Learning > Dual Immersion
Teaching & Learning > Gifted and Talented
Teaching & Learning > Instructional Coaching
Teaching & Learning > Instructional Support Services
Teaching & Learning > JCC
Teaching & Learning > Language Arts
Teaching & Learning > Math
Teaching & Learning > Performing & Fine Arts
Teaching & Learning > Science, Health, PE
Teaching & Learning > Social Studies & World Languages
Teaching & Learning > Special Assignments
Transportation

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TO:
All Administrators
All Administrative Assistants

FROM:
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Nancy Bolduc, Administrative Assistant

Reminder! This deadline is approaching. Please make sure the assistant assigned to this project has this information.

The Educator Directed 32 Hours LOG/TIMESHEET must be turned in to the school no later than April 10, 2026 so that amounts may be paid in the April 2026 paycheck. Hours must be completed before turning in the log/timesheet. Payroll will take the information for payment from the Google Sheet.

Please make sure to total the hours listed on the Log/Timesheet and put this number on the Google Sheet. Double check to make sure ALL employees to be paid are listed and that their hours worked are correct. If you have questions please reach out to Nancy Bolduc at x88166 or

nancy.bolduc@jordandistrict.org.

Below you will find the original documents sent out at the beginning of the school year with all the guidelines. Here is the LINK to the original JAM that was sent with all instructions.

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TO:
All Administrators
All Administrative Assistants

FROM:
April Gaydosh, Administrator of HR
Jane Olsen, HR Specialist

Recruitment Season is Here.
The JSD Job Fair is scheduled for Monday, March 2nd from 6:00 to 8 PM at Riverton High School. All locations and departments with current open positions are expected to be in attendance.

Step 1: Notify HR to reserve your table
Principals and Department Leaders must notify us of your anticipated attendance by completing this Google Form. This will help us plan for tables and chairs to accommodate your team. 

REMINDER
This event is for anyone seeking a position in Jordan School District-licensed or ESP. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Locations and Departments with current or anticipated openings-This event is intended for you.

Step 2: The Job Fair
Please park on the North side of Riverton High School and enter through the doors on the northeast side, near the gymnasium. Set up for locations and departments can begin as early as 5:15 PM. Early setup is encouraged.

Human Resources will be located in the center of this event, with computers readily available for applicants to apply at the event for open positions.

Step 3: Submitting Recommendation(s) for Hire/New Hire Form(s)
Once a candidate has applied, references must be completed. In some cases, like JSD student teachers and interns, references may have already been completed and the candidate is Recommendation for Hire/New Hire Form ready. 

If the candidate requires a Recommendation for Hire, once you receive approval to hire you are ready to make an offer. When the offer is accepted, submit the applicable New Hire Form(s).

Attached is the flyer for the event. You are encouraged to print and share with anyone interested in working for Jordan School District in any capacity.

We are excited for this year’s JSD Job Fair and hope it fills gaps in our hiring and brings in quality candidates for you to consider.

Please contact Human Resources for any questions regarding this event.
April Gaydosh- april.gaydosh@jordandistrict.org
Jane Olsen- jane.olsen@jordandistrict.org

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TO:
All School Principals

FROM:
Mike Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Lisa LeStarge, Administrative Assistant

Due to a recent State LAND Trust website issue, the Utah State Board of Education has extended the deadline for submissions of School LAND Trust Final Reports for 2024-2025. Final LAND Trust Reports must be submitted on the State website by March 20, 2026.

However, Upcoming Land Trust Plans cannot be submitted until the 2024-2025 Final LAND Trust Reports are completed and submitted, so we highly recommended that Principals submit these Final Reports as soon as possible.

If you have questions, please contact Lisa LeStarge at ext. 88182.

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TO:
All Administrators

FROM:
April Gaydosh, Administrator of Human Resources
Jane Olsen, Human Resources Specialist

We are currently in the Teacher Transfer Window from February 1st-28th. The Transfer Fair is Tuesday, February 17th.

Step 1: Advertise Available Position, Encourage  Educators to Attend the Transfer Fair
Principals you may now advertise available positions for the 2026-2027 school year through an internal Google Form. Please click here to advertise your openings for teachers and other licensed employees. This will enable our teachers to view your postings during the Transfer Window. 

Teachers interested in your positions must either complete the Skyward Teacher Transfer Request form in their Employee Access and/or attend the Teacher Transfer Fair on February 17th at Herriman High School. Each Monday during February, a Teacher/Educator Transfer Request Report will be emailed to principals, listing all interested licensed teachers and educators requesting a transfer for the upcoming school year.   

REMINDER
The Teacher Transfer Fair event is exclusively for current JSD educators, JSD interns, and student teachers for the 2025–2026 contract year. If they are not on our intern/student teacher list they will be turned away.
Education Support Professionals (ESPs) and substitute teachers interested in teaching roles are invited to attend the Jordan Job Fair on March 2nd, 2026. Please do not invite ESPs or substitute teachers to the Teacher Transfer Fair, as they will not be admitted.

Step 2: The Transfer Fair
Please park on the North side of Herriman High School and enter through the doors on the North west side, near the gymnasium.
To submit a transfer approval request for these educators, please complete the following form: Transfer Approval Request. This request form will be available until 5 pm on February 27th, 2026.
You will receive an approval/denial email with instructions on how to proceed.

Step 3: Posting Remaining Positions for Competitive Recruitment
Beginning March 1st, current JSD teachers and educators can view openings for the 2026-2027 school year at employment.jordandistrict.org and must apply and be hired through Frontline. Please note current educators may transfer until August 1st, 2026. Posting will be LIVE for 5 business days and interviews are required to include a minimum of two current JSD educators (internal qualified candidates) when available. Student teachers, ESPs and substitutes are not considered internal qualified candidates. Thank you for your attention to this important process and for helping to facilitate opportunities for our educators. 

Step 4: Hiring Current Educators in Qmulativ
After Qmulativ has gone live, you will receive an email with names of educators you have been approved to hire and instructions on how to proceed with hiring them. You will receive JAM reminders as this date comes closer. You can always check with the Recruiting team for status updates of approved transfer educators.

We look forward to seeing your team at the Teacher Transfer Fair.

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TO:
Administrators

FROM:
Carolyn Gough, Administrator of Teaching & Learning
Jared Covili, Consultant of Digital Learning

As previously mentioned in principals’ meeting, JSD is looking to open up additional AI tools and opportunities for admin and faculty. There are several different ways for you to share good AI practices in your schools. 

First, we want to provide you with the Jordan School District AI Framework. This document is meant to provide ideas for each member of your school community and how they can use AI responsibly in school. You'll also find quick reference guides that can help your teachers know when it is appropriate to use AI for themselves and for their students.

JSD AI Framework

Second, we have two opportunities for you and your schools to have customized experiences with SchoolAI.  You have the chance to be part of the Admin pilot with features specific to your role and responsibilities.  There are three different options for your involvement.  You can choose any or all of these options.

  1. Access to the SchoolAI Admin Pilot Portal - this provides you with a new interface that allows you to implement AI in your work as an administrator.
  2. Provide feedback as part of an admin user group with SchoolAI - help shape the SchoolAI Admin Portal by providing recommendations and feedback to our partner.
  3. Have SchoolAI visit your school to talk with administrators and teachers about their SchoolAI experiences.

We are looking to provide access to students in a new student portal pilot with SchoolAI.  We are moving forward to explore options for students to have equitable access to AI tools for their learning.  We plan to roster students in a pilot for grades 7-12 and may add upper elementary grades as well. 

These pilots will last through the end of the school year in order to test structured access to AI as part of students’ learning activities.  Please fill out the attached form to indicate your interest in participating in either or both of these pilots. Contact Jared Covili, Admin - DTL, with any questions.

SchoolAI Pilot for Admin and Students Form

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TO:
Principals

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

We are excited to announce that we've opened up more spots for the T&L New Educator Cohorts! Please share the attached flyer with your new teachers.

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TO:
All Principals

FROM:
Cabinet

Refer to the links below for the Purple Star Schools application process for the 2026 school year. In addition, there is an annual report link for schools to verify that they have met requirements throughout the year. This is in conjunction with R277-929 State Council on Military Children.
2026 Purple Star Schools Application Open from January 15th through March 30th.
2026 PSS Annual Report Required by November 1st  for all PSS.

USBE Purple Star Schools website

For questions or more information, please contact Cassie Hays.

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DATE: 
January 29, 2026

TO:  
All Administrators

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

SUBJECT:
Bullying Action Plan (BAP) Training Dates

Bullying Action Plan (BAP) Training for all school-based administrators is required by State Law (53G-9-605.5). NEW training dates have been made available and are described below. This is the same training that has been offered previously and is intended to accommodate any school-based administrators who are new to the District or have not yet attended the BAP training.

Jordan District has created a “Bullying Action Plan” to support a caring, proactive response to bullying incidents. Training on the Bullying Action Plan (BAP) will occur through in-person, 2-hour sessions. All school-based administrators who are new to the district or did not attend the BAP training last year are required to attend one of the following training sessions:

Wednesday, February 25th, DO Room 129, (8:30am-10:30am)) Register Here
Wednesday, February 25th,  DO Room 129, (1:00pm-3:00pm) Register Here

Register for all sessions on Canvas (https://pd.jordandistrict.org/)

Should you have any questions please reach out to Angie Rasmussen at angie.rasmussen@jordandistrict.org

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DATE:
January 22, 2026

TO: 
Elementary School Administrators
Middle School Administrators

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

SUBJECT:
RISE Summative Training

The RISE summative testing window is from April 9-May 28, 2026. RISE passwords get reset each year, so please be sure your teachers log in and reset their passwords for this year at utahrise.org.

Please make sure all testing teachers complete the yearly RISE test administration training. Many teachers only use the RISE systems once a year, so yearly training on how it all works is needed. Only teachers who will administer the RISE test need to be trained. For your reference, here is a link to the Testing Ethics Policy.

School administrators are responsible for making sure all RISE-tested teachers get trained in RISE test administration. Should you choose to hold a training at your school, this fulfills the training requirement. Teachers have two additional options to be trained for RISE testing:

RISE Canvas Course
The RISE test administration training requirement can be fulfilled by completing the Canvas course online. Teachers can self-enroll in the course using this link: Enroll in RISE Summative Test Administration Training 2025-2026.

Access to the course will be available starting on February 2, 2026. A certificate of completion will be available for download at the end of the course.

Zoom RISE Training
Teachers can attend one of the following Zoom RISE trainings to fulfill the training requirement. Here is the Zoom link for these trainings.Meeting ID: 526 613 4800.

  • Friday, March 6 @ 8:45 AM or 1:30 PM
  • Friday, March 13 @ 8:45 AM or 1:30 PM
  • Friday, March 20 @ 8:45 AM or 1:30 PM
  • Friday, April 10 @ 8:45 AM or 1:30 PM
  • Friday, April 17 @ 8:45 AM or 1:30 PM
  • Friday, April 24 @ 8:45 AM or 1:30 PM

For questions about RISE training or test administration, please contact Kassidy Towery in Assessment, Research & Accountability.