Jordan School District
TO:
All Administrators
FROM:
Scott Thomas, Administrator of Auxiliary Services
Brandon Conti, Risk Management Coordinator
Awkward postures are deviations of body parts from their neutral position. Working in these postures is a contributing factor to musculoskeletal disorders and can cause discomfort. Please see tips and hints below.
DATE:
April 1, 2025
TO:
Elementary Teachers, Coaches and Administrators
FROM:
Teaching & Learning
SUBJECT:
Wit & Wisdom Round Table Discussion
Due to popular demand, the Teaching & Learning department will host a second Wit & Wisdom Round Table opportunity on April 18, 2025 from 1:30-3:30 at the JATC South located at 12723 Park Avenue in Riverton. A panel of teachers from each grade level will share how they are making Wit & Wisdom work in their classrooms and how they are finding success with their students. Teachers attending this session will receive a stipend of 150.00. Teachers who were not able to attend the round table on March 14, 2025 will be given first priority. Registration is required and is available at pd.jordandistrict.org.
TO:
Assistant Principals
FROM:
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
The May Assistant Principal meetings will be held on May 1 (8:00-11:00am) and May 6 (8:00-11:00am). All meetings will be held in-person at the JATC-S. All assistant principals and intern assistant principals are invited. A beverage service will be provided, beginning at 7:30 am at each of the meetings. As a reminder you only need to attend one of the sessions offered. Both sessions will provide the same information. Please CLICK HERE and it will take you to the Google Doc to sign up for which day you would like to attend. If you have any questions please call Nadine Page at 801-567-8182 (x88182).
TO:
School Administrators
FROM:
Brad Sorensen, Administrator of Schools
Cody Curtis, Administrator of Schools
Odette Desmarais, Administrator of Schools
Meredith Doleac, Administrator of Schools
Becky Gerber, Administrator of Schools
Lisa Robinson, Administrator of Schools
Please take note of the adjusted date of this meeting.
A beverage service will be provided at 7:30 a.m. Lunch will be provided.
LOCATION - PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL START WITH ALL LEVELS IN THE AUDITORIUM AT 8:00 AM
DATE:
March 28, 2025
TO:
Principals
FROM:
Lisa Dean, Chair, Licensed Educator Advisory Committee (LEAC)
SUBJECT:
LEAC Elections and Meeting Date
The Jordan Board of Education is pleased to announce that the Licensed Educator Advisory Committee (LEAC), which is made up of licensed employees from every school in the District, will resume meeting next month. The purpose of this committee is to give the Board information and feedback regarding issues that affect licensed employees.
The meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, from 4 - 6:00 p.m. at JATC South, 12723 South Park Avenue (2040 W.) in Riverton.
REPRESENTATIVES
Elections will need to be held as soon as possible after spring break. The Board requests that the LEAC representatives elected from your school have not previously served on the committee.
Committee members will meet once this year and at least twice next year.
Elementary and special schools, Valley High School, virtual schools, JATC North and JATC South will send one representative, middle schools two representatives, and high schools will send three representatives. Help us by selecting the assigned number of representatives from your school using the following process. Please adhere to these procedures as outlined.
NOMINATION
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:
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.
TO:
All Principals
FROM:
Carolyn Gough, Administrator of Teaching & Learning
Amanda Bollinger, Associate Administrator, Teaching & Learning
Principals,
As a school leader you are key to the success of instructional coaching, a powerful and evolving tool in education!
Please mark your calendars to attend our final Instructional Coaching Institute with your coaching team. You will be provided time to review your current coaching plan, collaborate with other schools on coaching, and begin to discuss plans for next year.
SECONDARY ICI:
DATE: Wednesday, April 16th
TIME: 8:00-11:00 a.m.
PLACE: ASB Auditorium
ELEMENTARY ICI:
DATE: Friday, April 18th
TIME: 8:30-11:30 a.m.
PLACE: ASB Auditorium
DATE:
March 25, 2025
TO:
All Principals
All Special Education Staff
School Psychologists
Elementary School Counselors
FROM:
Lisa Robinson, Administrator of Schools
Kim Lloyd, Director of Special Education
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
Melanie Dawson, Program Administrator of Behavior
SUBJECT:
Required ASPEN Training for Special Education Personnel, Elementary Counselors, and School Psychologists 2024-25
This is the final reminder of the remaining ASPEN training sessions for the 2024-2025 school year. ASPEN training is required during the 2024-2025 school year for all licensed special education teachers, SLPs, school psychologists, elementary school counselors, as well as all Education Support Professionals (ESPs) in SEB and Autism self-contained support classrooms who do not have a current Mandt certification. Staff members working in any other special education setting may choose to attend ASPEN at the discretion of their building administrator and at the cost of their school. Please see the attached memo for class and registration information.
TO:
Elementary Principals
FROM:
Carolyn Gough, Administrator of Teaching & Learning
Amanda Bollinger, Associate Administrator, Teaching & Learning
Elementary Principals,
This is a reminder that Elementary Principal PLC is scheduled for tomorrow, March 28th. This was rescheduled due to the conflict with the BYU CITES Instructional Leadership Conference last week. Please notify your instructional coach(es) that they should plan on attending this meeting with you.
Elementary Principal PLC
DATE: March 28th
TIME: 8:30-11:30 a.m.
PLACE: ASB Auditorium
DATE:
March 27, 2025
TO:
Administrators
Survey Coordinators
FROM:
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
SUBJECT:
Navigating Panorama Survey Results
Below you will find resources to help you navigate and use Panorama Survey Results.
Additionally, there are several resources in Panorama Academy that may be helpful to you. These are available anytime in Panorama.
DATE:
March 25, 2025
TO:
Principals
Staff Currently Trained in Mandt
FROM:
Lisa Robinson, Administrator of Schools
Kim Lloyd, Director of Special Education
Melanie Dawson, Program Administrator of Behavior
SUBJECT:
Mandt Recertification Training
All staff members who were certified in Mandt in June, July, or August 2024 must attend one of the following recertification sessions to keep their certification current for the upcoming school year. Registration is on Canvas Catalog, and the classes will be capped based on trainer to learner ratio requirements. Please register ASAP for your preferred date. Please see attached memo for dates and registration information.
DATE:
March 26, 2025
TO:
Principals
Assistant Principals
FROM:
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
Matt Alvernaz, School Safety Coordinator
SUBJECT:
School Safety Specialist List Update/Confirmation
Please review the attached spreadsheet and confirm that the information for your assigned School Safety Specialist is correct. If it is not, or there is a change, please update the information on the form. The information needs to be accurate in order for them to receive their stipends the end of April.
This needs to be completed by end of day on Wednesday, April 9th 2025. The list will be submitted as is after this date.
2024-2025 School-Based Safety Specialists
If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to:
Matt Alvernaz
School Safety Coordinator
matt.alvernaz@jordandistrict.org
(801)567-8623
DATE:
March 27, 2025
TO:
Elementary Schools
FROM:
Carolyn Gough, Administrator of Teaching & Learning
Michelle Lovell, Consultant, Elementary Language Arts
SUBJECT:
University of Utah Summer Reading Camp Opportunities
The University of Utah will be offering a summer reading camp for students who may benefit from additional reading support this summer. Please share the attached flyer with families who may be interested in this event.
DATE:
March 27, 2025
TO:
Elementary Teachers and Instructional Coaches
FROM:
Teaching & Learning
SUBJECT:
Wit & Wisdom Workshop Opportunity
Join Teaching & Learning for a special workshop where the BTS specialists will highlight ways to integrate the arts with Wit & Wisdom. This event will take place on April 9th in the ASB Auditorium from 4:15 - 6:15pm. Registration is now open in the Canvas Catalog.
TO:
All Administrators
All Administrative Assistants
FROM:
Steffany Ellsworth, Support Services Manager
We're launching a redesigned login site for the Canvas Professional Development instance!
This new design will be implemented on March 28th, 2025. All of your existing course enrollments and progress will remain unchanged.
DATE:
March 26, 2025
TO:
Administrators
All Panorama Users
FROM:
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
SUBJECT:
Intervention Plans in Panorama: Communicating with Families
As we strive to increase trust and further deepen MTSS within your school, communication with a student’s respective parent/guardian is critical. Schools may keep parents/guardians informed about their student’s intervention plan and progress by generating a secure link directly from a student’s profile in Panorama’s Student Success.
Any educator with access to a student’s intervention plan may share the plan by generating a secure link that parents/guardians may access for 45 days.
Instructions are found in Panorama Academy or by using this link. Educators may select from a list of pre-populated guardian emails or create a custom message.
Parents/guardians will be able to view intervention plan details, current or updated progress notes and strategies, and frequently asked questions about intervention plans.
DATE:
March 26, 2025
TO:
Administrators
School Safety Specialists
Threat Assessment Team Members
FROM:
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
SUBJECT:
Proactive Strategies to Prevent Youth Violence **OPPORTUNITY**
School leaders are facing an alarming rise in violence, threats, and behavioral challenges. The pressure to respond to crises is overwhelming, but reactive measures alone won’t create lasting change.
Join an online training for Breaking the Cycle: Strategies for Youth Violence Prevention on Tuesday, April 15 at 2 PM (ET) to explore how intervention, behavioral threat assessment, and a Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) framework can help you break the cycle of violence.
Gain insights from Michele Gay and Ben Fernandez of Safe & Sound Schools, along with Thom Jones from Navigate360 (who provides our curriculum for CSTAG), as they share actionable strategies to help you:
Click HERE to save your spot.
TO:
Principals
FROM:
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
The Principalooza Leadership Conference is an annual conference hosted by the Utah State Board of Education for school-level administrators and those who support them to both receive leadership development and critical information.
Please note: The $20 fee is not refundable. Only Visa and MasterCard payments are accepted. Space is limited to the first 400 registrations.
Your attendance will provide you with a toolbox of program information, resources, tools, research, or other section information that is pertinent to you. For any follow-up questions, you can reach out directly to quinn.kellis@schools.utah.gov.
Date of Conference: April 22, 2025
Time: 8:00 - 4:00 pm
Location: Utah Valley Convention Center
Registration Closes: March 31, 2025 11:59 pm
Register HERE
TO:
Administrators
Administrative Assistants
FROM:
Sarah Palmer, Director of Payroll
Please see the document below.
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.”
