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DATE: 
Thursday, September 25, 2025

TO: 
All 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: Talking Teaching for Change: How Productive Teacher Collaborations Contribute to Teacher Efficacy Beliefs

Applicant: Joy Zhang, Brigham Young 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.  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.

Participating teachers will take a survey about their collaboration experiences, structural components of their collaboration, perceived sense of collaborative culture, and their perceived efficacy beliefs regarding instruction.

Thank you for your assistance.

DATE:    
September 25, 2025

TO:   
Principals
Assistant Principals

FROM: 
Mike Anderson, Assistant Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
Melanie Dawson, Program Administrator of Behavior
Amanda Bollinger, T&L Associate Administrator
Brian King, Assistant Director of Special Education
McKinley Withers, Health and Wellness Administrator
Michelle Love-Day, Director of Language and Culture Services

SUBJECT:
MTSS/PBIS Teacher Specialists


We are excited to announce a new team of MTSS/PBIS teacher specialists dedicated to supporting school-wide implementation of positive behavior supports. Please see the attached flyer to see which of the following specialists is assigned to your school.

  • Cammie Chang
  • Taryn Cox
  • Christina Jacobs
  • Stephanie Johnson
  • Amy Slack

The primary role of these specialists is to support school-wide implementation of positive behavior supports. Some of their key roles and responsibilities include:

  • Collaborating with leadership teams to ensure research-based behavior practices are consistently in place at the universal (Tier 1) level across all areas of the school.
  • Guiding and supporting school teams as they identify and implement targeted (Tier 2) behavior supports.
  • Assisting school teams in monitoring schoolwide data to drive ongoing improvement of behavior support systems.
  • Identifying behavior training needs and collaborating with school teams in providing relevant professional development.

For classroom-specific concerns, please collaborate with your instructional coach. For individual student concerns for those on an IEP, reach out to the Jordan Behavior Assistance Team (JBAT).

We look forward to a successful year of SWPBIS implementation in your schools! Should you have any questions please reach out to Melanie Dawson at melanie.dawson@jordandistrict.org.

 

DATE:
September 25, 2025

TO:
All Administrators

FROM:
Steffany Ellsworth, Support Services Manager, Information Systems

SUBJECT:
Introducing the iBoss Parent Portal App for Parents/Guardians


As we settle into the 2025-26 school year, Information Systems is excited to announce a new tool for our families: the iBoss Parent Portal App. This application is designed to give parents and guardians more control and visibility over their student’s internet use on their school-issued Chromebook. The application can be downloaded from either the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store, simply search for “iBoss Parent Portal” to find it.

The iBoss Parent Portal App will allow parents to guide their student’s internet use in two primary ways:

  1. View Browsing History: Parents will be able to review their student’s browsing history on the school Chromebook.
  2. Scheduling Internet Access Outside of School Hours: The app allows parents to set specific schedules to restrict internet access on the device during designated times. This feature is particularly useful for establishing “no-screen” time overnight.

Attached to this memo, you will find a copy of the iBoss Parent Portal Quick Start Guide. This guide will be sent to parents from the office of Communications in the coming weeks. We encourage you to familiarize yourself with this guide.

Should parents have questions, they should be instructed to contact the school directly. For any questions you are unable to answer, please contact the Information Systems help desk at (801) 567-8737 or extension 88737. You can also reach out to your school’s assigned tech for assistance with the app. We are here to support you in helping our families with this new tool.

 

TO:
School Administrators

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


Digital Teaching and Learning wants to help your teachers become Big Six certified this year. Nominate ONE teacher (preferably someone where technology is an area of growth) to participate this year. Our program includes stipends as teachers complete various steps in working with Big Six tools in their classrooms. As they complete each step in order, your teacher will receive that stipend.

Click on the PDF for more information

TO:
Administrators
Counselors

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


Language and Culture Services will be hosting two additional sessions of Addressing Discriminatory Language in Schools, a two-hour training for administrators and counselors. If you were unable to attend one of our May sessions, we encourage you to join us on one of these dates:

September 29th from 9:00 to 11:00, ASB in PDC 101
(https://pd.jordandistrict.org/browse/lcs/courses/addressing-discriminatory-language-in-schools---92925)

October 2nd from 1:00 to 3:00, ASB in PDC 101
(https://pd.jordandistrict.org/browse/lcs/courses/addressing-discriminatory-language-in-schools--10225)

Please review the attached flier for additional details and pre-survey link.

DATE:  
September 18, 2025

TO:     
All Administrators

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

SUBJECT:  
September 2025: Data Privacy and LearnPlatform Chrome Extension


See the attached memo for how this extension will be rolled out to staff at individual schools.

 

DATE:  
September 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:  
October 2025 School Counselor Training and Professional Development


October school counselor training and professional development opportunities. Please direct any questions to Stacee Worthen, School Counselor Consultant, at 801-567-8309.

Wednesday Oct. 1 - CSCP Steering Meeting, District Office, Room 129
All Secondary Lead Counselors
8:00 am - 12:30 pm

Thursday Oct. 2 - BRISC Monthly Call, Zoom
All School Counselors (optional)
10:00 am - 11:00 am

Thursday Oct. 2 - Herriman Feeder Meeting, Herriman HS
Herriman Feeder Counselors K-12
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Thursday Oct. 9 - Bingham Feeder Meeting
Bingham Feeder Counselors K-12
8:30 am - 10:00 am

Friday October 10 - CSCP OCT SEC PLC, JATC-South, Auditorium
Secondary School Counselors
7:30 am - 9:00 am

Friday October 10 - CSCP OCT ELEM PLC, JATC-South, Auditorium
Elementary School Counselors
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

 Wednesday Oct. 15 - CSCP New Counselor Training, JATC North & South (Tours)
All New Counselors and Interns
8:00 am - 1:00 pm

DATE:  
September 18, 2025

TO: 
All Administrators & Threat Assessment Teams

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

SUBJECT:   
Upcoming Threat Assessment (CSTAG) Training


Threat Assessment (CSTAG) training consists of two (2) training levels, and both levels must be completed by all administrators and threat assessment team members. Level 2 training is for all who have completed Level 1 training (the web-based training from Navigate360) and builds upon your knowledge of threat assessment by providing practical application and implementation of the CSTAG process in your school.

Administrators and threat assessment team members are invited to repeat Level 2 for a practical refresher of CSTAG protocols. Select one of the two (2) session links below to register:

If you would like additional staff or threat assessment team member to receive CSTAG level 1, please email the request with the person’s name, title, and email address to Angie Rasmussen (angie.rasmussen@jordandistrict.org). CSTAG Level 1 is web-based through Navigate 360 and the training costs $100 per person. A request for reimbursement will be sent to the school after the staff member has been added.

For a school-wide training you can share the following brief message and video with your staff:

Violence prevention for all staff (7 minutes)
The importance of reporting: See, Hear, Care, Share
Promote a culture at your school that is safe to report any concern. This will help prevent an incident before it happens. We cannot predict violence in schools, but we can prevent it. Once an incident is reported, a threat assessment can take place. Without open, safe reporting among students and staff, school teams will be less equipped to assess threats preventatively. Students should be encouraged to see, hear, care, and share; and should never be punished for reporting a concern even if it seems strange or unreasonable.

We would love to hear about the violence prevention efforts and threat assessment practices at your school, or support your school with any specific training needs. Reach out to Angie to schedule a time to meet at angie.rasmussen@jordandistrict.org!

TO:
All Principals

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


Please use the attached document when hiring paraeducators at your school and share it with those at your school who are involved in the hiring process including admin assistants who are entering hire sheets in Frontline and Skyward.

DATE:        
September 18, 2025

TO:  
Elementary Administrators and Administrative Assistants

FROM:
Dan Ellis, Director of Accounting, Budgets, and Audits
Steffany Ellsworth, Support Services Manager

SUBJECT: 
Elementary Efunds Nutrition Training


We will be hosting a training for elementary school administrative assistants and office assistants on Monday October 6th in the auditorium of ASB from 1-2 pm. This training will cover how to use the Efunds system to take credit card payments for Nutrition Services in the main office. You will also be provided with a new credit card reader that will allow for swipe, chip, and tap to pay including Google Wallet and Apple Pay.

Please work with your administrator and staff to ensure you are able to attend. Please bring a laptop or Chromebook so you can follow along. We encourage you to bring some or all of your part time office help as well so they can see the training too; however, we understand this may not be possible due to scheduling and coverage concerns.

If you have questions regarding the training please contact Dan Ellis at extension 88389.

Thank you.

TO:
K-2 Teachers and Instructional Coaches

FROM:
Michelle Lovell, Consultant in Teaching & Learning


Schools who are using UFLI this year are invited to join Teaching & Learning for a special UFLI collaboration meeting. Teachers and coaches will be able to connect with other educators throughout the district to share effective strategies for UFLI instruction. Reserve your spot by signing up at this LINK.

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,

On September 26th from 1:00–3:00 p.m. at the ASB, we are offering a professional development session focused on leveraging iPads to enhance instruction with the Open Up math curriculum. Participants will explore strategies for delivering mobile math lessons, collecting student work, and displaying and discussing student thinking in real time.

We shared this information with your teachers as well, but would love your support in reminding teachers of this learning opportunity. Here is the link to register for the course.

Thank you for your ongoing support!

TO:
Elementary Administrators

FROM:
Megan Cox (Rose Creek)
Garett York (Southland)
Jessica Stowe (Bastian)
Ronna Hoffman (Oak Leaf)


Please submit questions to be discussed by JAESP committee and Cabinet by the first Tuesday of each month. You may submit concerns or questions using the Google Form below OR you may send items to be discussed directly to Megan Cox at Rose Creek, Garett York at Southland, Jessica Stowe at Bastian, Ronna Hoffman at Oak Leaf.

Google Form Link

All items will be discussed anonymously as we work to provide clarification and solutions to concerns of elementary administrators.

Notes of the discussions will be published on a Google Doc titled "JAESP Committee Notes 2025-26" which will be shared with Elementary Administrators.

DATE:
Thursday, September 18, 2025

TO:  
All School Administrators

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

SUBJECT:  
Math and Science Growth Scores for RISE and Utah Aspire Plus Now Available


2024-25 growth scores for RISE and Utah Aspire Plus math and science are now available in Tableau. You can access these scores at the following links:

In addition, proficiency and growth scores for 2024-25 are also available on the state’s Data Gateway. Both the Student Proficiency and Student Growth reports now have scores for both math and science.

As a reminder, growth scores for RISE and Utah Aspire Plus are calculated by USBE in partnership with the Center for Assessment. For more information to help you understand how growth is calculated, please see this helpful video.

With the core change that prompted a change in the RISE assessment, RISE ELA recently underwent a standard setting to determine new cut scores. The state board of education is scheduled to review the new cut scores in their September board meeting. Thus, proficiency and growth scores will not be released until October. School accountability report cards and TSI/ATSI/CSI exits and designations will be released in January 2026.

For questions about the information provided in this memo, please contact Ben Jameson in Assessment, Research & Accountability.

TO:
Elementary Principals

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


We will be facilitating interpretation for parent teacher conferences on Oct. 1st and 2nd for Elementary Schools. For languages other than Spanish, please fill out THIS FORM to secure an appointment.

We are not able to use LIA as student interpreters, as this is now a violation of Utah Law and Policy.

For Spanish, our department will reach out to your front office to coordinate your needs.

If you have an ESP that interprets, please have them sign up for our Interpreter Certification course on Sept. 26th.

DATE:      
September 10, 2025

TO: 
All Jordan School District Principals (with bus route students)

FROM:   
Scott Thomas, Administrator of Auxiliary Services
Paul Bergera, Director of Transportation
Kathy Jones, Transportation Trainer/Risk Coordinator

SUBJECT: 
State Required Bus Evacuations and School Bus Safety 2025-2026


State required semi-annual school bus evacuations have been scheduled for this fall. This applies to those students that ride the bus daily to and from school.

The evacuations will be conducted during the week of:

Monday, September 22 through Thursday, September 25, 2025

Your school’s regular bus drivers will perform this evacuation procedure as they drop your students off in the morning, one day during that week. The procedure will take place at your school and within the students’ regular bus drop off/pick up zone. All professional school bus drivers that transport students are required to perform evacuation procedures in case of an emergency. Bus evacuation will be through the rear door, side door, front door or any combination of the three. Students will then, under the direction and supervision of the bus driver, evacuate and meet in a safe place approximately 100 feet away from the bus.

Your assistance is welcome but not mandatory to complete this required evacuation procedure quickly, safely and effectively.

We appreciate all you do to help us safely transport your students.

DATE:  
September 9, 2025

TO:  
Principals and Assistant Principals

FROM: 
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
McKinley Withers, Health and Wellness Consultant
Michelle Reyes, Attendance/Prevention Specialist, Student Services

SUBJECT:
Proactive Tools for Addressing Attendance Throughout 2025-26


Districtwide data indicates that chronic absenteeism is a growing problem. Throughout the school year, Student Services will be providing resources, tools, and reminders to help our District address this critical issue. Research consistently shows that regular school attendance is directly linked to higher academic achievement, improved social-emotional development, and a greater likelihood of on-time graduation. When students are present, they are more engaged in learning, build stronger relationships with their peers and teachers, and don’t fall behind on foundational skills.

In short, attendance is important! Together, we can make an impact on students’ futures by addressing attendance. As part of this collective effort, using the State’s Every Day Counts Attendance Initiative, we’ve developed the following attendance theme:

Attendance Campaign Theme: “We’re Better When You’re Here”
(Use this link for PDFs to print or email Michelle for prints)

September 2025 Attendance Resources and Reminders

  1. Proactive Communication on the importance of attendance is essential and impactful at the beginning of the year, use one of these links to communicate with your school community.
    1. Attendance Essentials (Spanish)-Parent handout with essential attendance information
    2. Stay At Home Checklist (Spanish)
    3. Beginning of the Year Attendance Nudge/Social Media Message (Spanish)
  2. Review current data.
    1. Start by reviewing the previous school year's attendance records. Look at metrics like average daily attendance (ADA), chronic absenteeism rates (students missing 10% or more of the school year), and attendance rates by grade level, demographic group, and teacher. This data will serve as your baseline and help you identify specific problem areas. For example, you might find that chronic absenteeism is higher in a particular grade or among a certain student population.
    2. Employing Panorama to acquire and review attendance data is the most efficient way to access chronic absence rates and drill down into attendance issues with certain demographics. Find a Panorama attendance how-to guide here.
  3. Review additional resources relevant to your school’s needs!

Questions? Contact Michelle Reyes at michelle.reyes@jordandistrict.org or 801-567-8205.

DATE:   
Friday, September 5, 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: Mission.io Pilot Study of Literacy-Enhanced Features

Applicant: Molly Henschel, Mission.io

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. 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.

The following are new administrative assignments:

New Administrative Internships for 2025-26:

  • Sarah Burton, instructional coach at Copper Canyon Elementary assigned administrative intern at Bastian Elementary.
  • Tori Domaleski, teacher in Canyons School District assigned administrative intern at Columbia Elementary.
  • Kimberlee Hill, instructional coach in Granite School District assigned administrative intern at Heartland Elementary.
  • Addie Lund, teacher at Hawthorn Academy assigned administrative intern at Majestic Elementary Arts Academy.

DATE:   
September 2, 2025

TO:   
All Elementary Principals

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

SUBJECT:  
Professional Development Opportunities for Using Open Up Math for Specially Designed Instruction Training


The Special Education Department will be offering a training session for the Open Up Math Curriculum tailored specifically for Elementary Special Education teachers on September 26th. This training will provide resources and strategies to deliver specially designed instruction effectively within your classrooms. Sign up using this registration link.

Training Details:

  • Date: September 26, 2025
  • Time: 1:00-3:00
  • Location: ASB Auditorium

Participation is optional.