Jordan School District
TO:
Elementary Principals
FROM:
Carolyn Gough, Administrator of Teaching & Learning
Rebecca Smith, Consultant in Teaching & Learning
ALPS testing will be conducted during the school day at local schools from February 3 - March 14. The GT office and/or the proctor for your site will contact you to schedule dates and times for your school. Please contact Rebecca Smith (88368) with any questions you may have. Thank you for accommodating the ALPS testing at your sites.
TO:
Elementary Principals
Elementary Assistant Principals
FROM:
Garett York, JAESP Committee
Kaleb Yates, JAESP Committee
Ann Pessetto, JAESP Committee
Megan Cox, JAESP Committee
JAESP is proud to announce our 2025 Award Winners to the following, and all-around amazing, elementary administrators!
National Distinguished Principal - Jessica Stowe
National Distinguished Assistant Principal - Kirt Davis
Student Advocate Principal of the Year -Yajaira Martinez
Instructional Leader of the Year - Melissa Beck
Principal Mentor of the Year - Ronna Hoffman
Rookie of the Year - Baylee Lansford
Innovator of the Year - Amy Adams
Community Leader of the Year - Buddy Alger
School Improvement Leader of the Year - Keith Klein
Principal Supervisor of the Year- Becky Gerber
Congratulations! Members of the JAESP Committee were impressed by this year's nominees and want to thank each of them for their hard work, dedication, determination, empathy, and skill. Additionally, we would like to thank each person who took the time to submit nominations.
TO:
Elementary Principals
Elementary Assistant Principals
FROM:
Becky Gerber, Administrator of Schools
Odette Desmarais, Administrator of Schools
Garett York, JAESP Committee Member
Please submit concerns to be discussed by JAESP committee and cabinet by February 5, 2025. You may submit concerns or questions using the Google Form below OR you may send items to be discussed directly to Ann Pessetto at Westland, Megan Cox at Midas Creek, Kaleb Yates at Juniper Elementary, or Garett York at Southland.
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 2024-25" which will be shared with Elementary Administrators.
TO:
Administrators
Administrative Assistants
FROM:
Sarah Palmer, Director of Payroll
Please see the document below.
TO:
All Administrators
All Administrative Assistants
FROM:
Michelle Love-Day, Director of Language & Culture Services
We are looking for teachers in secondary math, health/PE, and computer science to create modified canvas courses for our Language Learners. Stipends available. The teacher must be ESL endorsed. Please see the flyer and info below for more details.
Requirements
Responsibilities
Divide existing content into 4 quarters. Ensure all existing links work. Add scaffolds, strategies, and/or modifications, as needed, to existing (already created) Canvas assignments:
Create/modify assessments for each quarter
Answer Keys for each assignment and assessment.
To Apply
Direct questions or inquiries to letitia.vigil@jordandistrict.org
TO:
All Administrators
All Administrative Assistants
FROM:
Michelle Love-Day, Director of Language & Culture Services
DATE:
January 23, 2025
TO:
All Administrators
FROM:
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
McKinley Withers, Health and Wellness Consultant
SUBJECT:
Comprehensive School Threat Assessment Guidelines (CSTAG) and Bullying Action Plan (BAP)Training Dates
Comprehensive School Threat Assessment Guidelines (CSTAG) and Bullying Action Plan (BAP) Training are required by State Law. Additional training dates have been made available and are described below.
CSTAG training consists of two (2) training levels and both levels must be completed by all administrators and threat assessment team members. The CSTAG Level 2 workshop is for all who have completed the Level 1 training (the six (6) hour web-based training from Navigate360). This workshop will build upon your knowledge of threat assessment by providing practical application and implementation of the CSTAG process in your school. CSTAG Level 3 is optional and offers practical applications of CSTAG.
**CSTAG Level 2**
Wednesday, February 26th, DO Room 129, (8am-10am) Register Here
Friday, May 2nd, DO Room 129, (1pm-3pm) Register Here
**CSTAG Level 3: Practical Use**
Wednesday, February 26th, DO Room 129, (1pm-3pm) Register Here
Friday, May 2nd, DO Room 129, (8am-10am) Register Here
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As per State requirements outlined in H.B. 84, Jordan District has created a “Bullying Action Plan” to support a caring, proactive response to bullying incidents. Training on the Bullying Action Plan will occur through in-person, 2-hour sessions of each school-based administrator’s choosing. All school-based administrators are required to attend one training session. For those that were unable to attend we have created two additional dates.
Wednesday, February 12th, DO Room 129, (1:00pm-3:00pm) Register Here
Tuesday, February 25th, DO Room 129, (8:30am-10:30am) 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
DATE:
January 21, 2025
TO:
School Psychologists and School Psychology Interns
FROM:
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
Fulvia Franco, Program Specialist – Guidance
SUBJECT:
January School Psychologist Guidance Meeting
A meeting for school psychologists and school psychology interns has been scheduled for Friday, January 31, 2025, from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the Auxiliary Services Building (7905 South Redwood Road). Liz Miller, Special Education Teacher Specialist, will provide us with a presentation that addresses Embrace procedures for case managers, especially since many school psychologists have students with Guidance Only services. We will also address 504 and have time for collaboration groups. Please come prepared to share ideas within your groups.
Part-time Staff: I would appreciate it if you could adjust your schedules in order to attend this meeting.
cc:
Principals
DATE:
Thursday, January 23, 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: Vocal Awareness in Occupational Voice Users: Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Samples
Applicant: Pamela Hallam, 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.
The project will involve voluntary participation in a survey that solicits information about their vocal health.
If you have questions or concerns relating to participation, please contact Ben Jameson at 801-567-8243.
Thank you for your assistance.
TO:
Elementary Principals
Elementary Assistant Principals
Elementary Administrative Assistants
FROM:
Carolyn Gough, Administrator of Teaching and Learning
Kaye Rizzuto, Consultant in Teaching and Learning
All schools are getting more ML students registering. If the school is a DLI school and the students speak the language at the school here are some things we can do:
TO:
Administrators
FROM:
Carolyn Gough, Administrator of Teaching & Learning
Jared Covili, Consultant in Teaching & Learning
Explore Adobe, Canvas, Google, Nearpod, and Canva, Mastery Connect, and SchoolAI with the DTL team.
DATE:
January 13, 2025
TO:
Principals and Assistant Principals
FROM:
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
Michelle Reyes, Attendance/Prevention Specialist, Student Services
SUBJECT:
January Attendance Newsletter & Martin Luther King, Jr. School Recess Resources
Welcome back to school and to the start of a fresh new year! As we head into the second half of the school year it is important to keep momentum with attendance going. New year often equals new goals. We can encourage students and families to make goals surrounding attendance. Included you will find helpful information for your school to use and information to distribute to families in an effort to boost attendance during the winter months.
Check out the memo below for all the information.
DATE:
January 16, 2025
TO:
All Principals
All Licensed Staff
FROM:
Lisa Robinson, Administrator of Schools
Kim Lloyd, Director of Special Education
Melanie Dawson, Program Administrator of Behavior
SUBJECT:
ETT: Cultivating Classroom Management Skills
Effective Teacher Training (ETT) is available for a winter cohort! Seats are limited and fill quickly, so learners need to register on Canvas Catalog as soon as possible.
Please see the attached memo for details.
This course is beneficial for: All general education and special education teachers. Also welcome: Specialists, interventionists, and mental health providers.
TO:
School Administrators
FROM:
JSD Cabinet Members
USBE is now accepting applications for recognition as Purple Star Schools. A school is eligible to be recognized if the school has a designated staff point of contact, has a webpage for military families, has a student-led transition program to help welcome new students, provides training to staff on military student needs, and conducts an annual military recognition event.
Applications are due April 1, 2025 and can be found on the USBE Purple Star School webpage. Additionally, rather than require renewal forms every three years, each purple star school must now file an annual report by April 1st. The link to fill out the report can also be found on the USBE Purple Star School webpage.
For questions, please contact ben.rasmussen@schools.utah.gov.
TO:
All Administrators
FROM:
JSD Cabinet Members
Principals and Department Directors should arrange for lunch or breakfast for all your employees one day from January 31st–February 6th. Please do not schedule meals on February 7th so all employees feel free to participate in the Health and Wellness Day activities occurring that day.
Traditional schools (i.e. the 42 elementary schools, 13 middle schools and 7 high schools) will receive an additional $13 per employee in the school’s supply budgets. Traditional schools may then charge the cost of this meal to 10 E xxx 0050 1090 639 by submitting the receipt to Accounting through the normal P-Card or NPO process.
All other schools (i.e. Kauri Sue Hamilton (including the Child Development Center), River’s Edge (including the Jordan Family Education Center), South Valley, JATC North, JATC South, Valley High School, and Southpointe Adult High) will also have $13 per employee available. However, these schools will need to charge the cost of this meal to 10 E xxx 9054 1090 639 by submitting the receipt to Accounting through the normal P-Card or NPO process.
District departments will also have $13 per employee available. Departments should charge the cost of this meal to 10 E xxx 9054 yy90 639 by submitting the receipt to Accounting through the normal P-Card or NPO process. The “yy” listed in the account above will differ for each department as follows:
Superintendent – 24
Associate Superintendent – 24
Administrators of Schools – 24
Accounting, Budgets, and Audits – 25
Auxiliary Services – 26
Business Administrator – 25
Career & Technical Education – 22
Central Warehouse – 26
Communications – 28
Custodial and Energy – 26
Equity & Compliance – 21
Evaluation, Research & Accountability – 10
Facilities – 26
Human Resources – 28
Information Systems – 28
Instructional Support Services – 22
Insurance Services – 25
Jordan Education Foundation – 22
Language and Cultural Services – 21
Nurses – 21
Nutrition Services – 26
Payroll – 25
Purchasing – 26
Transportation – 27
Special Education – 22
Student Services – 21
Teaching and Learning – 22
Transportation – 27
TO:
All Administrators
All Administrative Assistants
FROM:
Steffany Ellsworth, Support Services Manager
Timekeeping made easier: Information Systems is excited to introduce two easy and effortless ways to log in to TrueTime!
See the documents below for all of the details.
DATE:
January 16, 2025
TO:
All Administrators
FROM:
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director, Student Services
Caleb Olson, Enrollment Consultant, Student Services
Scott Festin, Planning Consultant, Student Services
SUBJECT:
District Enrollment as of January 6, 2025
On a previous version of this memo, enrollment totals for Oak Leaf ES were not included. The error has been fixed.
TO:
Administrators
FROM:
Carolyn Gough, Administrator in Teaching and Learning
Todd Theobald, Special Projects, Teaching and Learning
The end of the semester is just around the corner, and we know that there are still a lot of questions about the new standards based gradebook in Skyward and how to enter scores for the report card. To help answer some of the most commonly asked questions, we have just added a series of short videos in the FAQ section of the Proficieny Based Learning Canvas course. To find these short 1-5 minute videos, click on the FAQ link in the course navigation on the left hand side of the page, and then scroll down toward the bottom of the FAQ page. The videos are linked under the Skyward section of the FAQ page.
If you’re already enrolled in the course use the link below to go directly to the FAQ page!
TO:
Administrators
Directors
FROM:
April Gaydosh, Administrator Human Resources
Jane Olsen, Recruiting, Licensing & Hiring in Human Resources
Please see the documents below for all of the information!
DATE:
January 6, 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
The training and professional development for the month of January 2025 for school counselors is below. Your efforts to ensure your counselors participate is greatly appreciated. Please don’t hesitate to contact Stacee Worthen with any questions or concerns.
January 8
January 10
January 24
January 28
January 29
January 30
