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DATE:
December 15, 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:
January School Counselor Training and Professional Development

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

Thursday, Jan. 8 - CSCP BRISC Training - Consult Call, Zoom
All New Counselors and Interns
10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Friday, Jan. 9 - CSCP SEC PLC, JATC-South, Auditorium
Secondary School Counselors
7:30 am - 9:00 am

Friday, Jan. 9 - CSCP ELEM PLC, JATC-South, Auditorium
Elementary School Counselors
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Wednesday, Jan. 14 - CSCP Counselor Collaborative Committee, District Office, Room 129
School Counselors Appointed to Committee
8:00 am - 11:30 am

Friday, Jan. 23 - CSCP Small Group ELEM PLC, Various Schools
Elementary School Counselors
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Wednesday, Jan. 28 - CSCP New Counselor Training, District Office, Room 129
All New Counselors and Interns
8:00 am - 11:00 am

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DATE:
December 15, 2025

TO:
Elementary Principals
Middle School Principals

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

SUBJECT: 2026-27 Safe Routes to School

It is time to begin our Safe Routes for 26-27. Please go to the Safe Routes Utah website. If you need help getting your log in information or adding a new contact at your school please contact Kristen Hoschouer at khoschouer@utah.gov to request what you need.

Each map must be reviewed, completed with no gaps in the lines, and updated. If the state map does not match the map you submitted, please contact Kristen Hoschouer (khoschouer@utah.gov) at the state directly. Corrections to the maps cannot be edited or amended at the district level.

Instructions from the state require that schools:

  1. Identify a Safe Routes Committee
  2. Create/update the Safe Routes Map and submit for district approval
  3. Create/update the Safe Routes plan report

All of this information, including guides and video tutorials, can be found on the new state website.

The District Safe Routes To School (SRTS) forms from last year have been updated and placed in a shared drive by the corresponding city.  Follow the appropriate link below and find your school.  You will see last year’s information entered by the school still on it for reference and convenience.  Make updates to the form as needed.

Once updates have been completed, these forms will be shared with city governments for review and response.  Because it is shared, you will be able to see the city’s responses to better prepare for our meetings (DATES TBD).  Your schools Safe Routes to School forms are due on or before Friday, February 13, 2026 (but the sooner the better).  If you have any questions please contact the district School Safety Coordinator, Matt Alvernaz matt.alvernaz@jordandistrict.org.

West Jordan Schools        South Jordan Schools

Herriman Schools             Riverton Schools

Bluffdale Schools

 

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TO:
All Administrators
All Administrative Assistants

FROM:
April Gaydosh, Administrator of Human Resources
Rebecca Eastman, HR Generalist

If you are a contracted employee and need to take Annual/Personal Leave on a Critical Day before or after President’s Day for any reason not listed in policy DP335NEG or DP335B, you must submit a request as follows:

How to Request

During the window, the employee must send the request through email. Please include your name, school, position, and the date you are requesting the leave. Requests left on voicemail or over the phone will NOT be accepted.

Licensed employees submit their request to licensedpersonalleave@jordandistrict.org

Education Support Professionals submit their request to classifiedpersonalleave@jordandistrict.org

The employee will receive an email confirmation within two working days after submitting the request. If the employee does not receive a confirmation email, then Human Resources has NOT received your request and your leave will not be approved.

School Holiday Date of Holiday Critical Days Window
President’s Day
Licensed & ESP		 February 16, 2026 Feb. 12 and 17, 2026 Jan. 2 – Jan. 12, 2026

*Critical Days are the first student attendance days before or after a school holiday. If a non-student attendance day falls before or after a school holiday, the Critical Day is the day before or after that non-student attendance day when students are in attendance.

Licensed Personal Leave Before or After a Holiday
ESP Personal Leave Before or After a Holiday

 

 

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TO:
All Administrators

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

Educators who are enrolled in or have completed a School Leadership program and are interested in the one-year Paid Administrative Internship have through Monday, December 22nd at 11:59 P.M. to submit their application.

If an educator tries to submit their application at or after 11:59 P.M. the application will not go through, and the educator would have to wait until the next window, opening on January 5th before being able to submit.

Please see the details below, or visit our website.

APPLICATION WINDOWS:

  • January Interviews: Application opens December 8th, 2025 and closes December 22nd , 2025 at 11:59 P.M.
  • February Interviews: Application opens January 5th, 2026 and closes January 16th, 2026 at 11:59 P.M.

ELIGIBILITY:

  • Be enrolled in a university administrative and/or leadership program, OR
  • Have a current in-state or out-of-state administrative license.

STEP 1: Complete the current Administrative Full-Time Paid Internship application in Frontline.

  • In the application, you are required to provide 3 references, which must meet the following criteria:
    1. Current Administrative Supervisor
    2. 2nd Administrator with whom you have worked with in the last 5 years
    3. A professional reference with whom you have worked with in the last 5 years
      • Your application will not be processed until all 3 required references are completed and returned.
      • All your references will receive an email from Mailbot@applitrack.com requesting they complete our Administrative Reference Form on your behalf. It is important you personally notify them to complete and submit the Administrative Reference Form ASAP.
  • The video portion of the application is required. Please make surecertain links can be viewed by anyone who has the link.

STEP 2: Invitation to Interview. Administrative Internship applicants may be invited to an interview in January or March. This is a mandatory, in-person interview with the Administrative Cabinet. These interviews will be held on either Monday or Friday to accommodate travel plans for any out-of-state applicants.

Offer and Placement of Successful Candidates: These notifications will be made by phone from a member of the Administrative Cabinet. Candidates who receive a 1-year internship assignment will be invited to apply for and be interviewed in May/November for the Administrative Pool.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

  • Administrative Internships are intended to be a one-year placement
  • Administrative Internships are a 187-day contract on the Teacher Salary Schedule
    • Elementary placements receive 20 additional days
    • Secondary placements receive 10 additional days
  • Internal JSD candidates chosen as an intern will have the right to return to a licensed position for which they are qualified at the conclusion of their intern year if not selected for an Administrative placement.

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America's Awesome KidsPBS Utah and GBH Kids are collaborating on a new PBS KIDS series, America’s Awesome Kids, to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary.

This project will feature 25 live-action shorts (3–5 minutes each) and educational outreach kits showcasing real kids—one from each of 25 states—who represent the diversity, creativity, and spirit of our country. These videos will highlight kids’ unique geographies, customs, interests, skills, and experiences, targeting ages 4–8.

We’re looking for a Utah kid between ages 7–11 who can give us a glimpse into what makes them—and where they live—special! This could be:

  • A child helping others in their community
  • Someone with a unique talent, hobby, or skill
  • A child sharing a cultural tradition with their family
  • A member of a military family
  • A child helping on a family farm or business

There’s no single “type” of story—we just want to meet awesome kids!

How to Submit an Interest Form: 

Timeline:

  • Steps 1: Email interest by Friday, December 12
  • Step 2: Selected children submit a 2–3 minute video by Sunday, December 20
  • Awesome Kid Selected: January 5
  • Filming: Week of January 19

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The following are new administrative assignments:

New Assignments Effective Jan. 2, 2026:

  • Shawn McLeod, principal at Hidden Valley Middle appointed principal at Bingham High, replacing Rodney Shaw who is retiring.
  • Sterling Hunt, assistant principal at Copper Hills High appointed principal at Hidden Valley Middle.
  • Holly Bagley, assistant principal at Silver Crest Elementary appointed principal at Silver Crest Elementary, replacing Patty Bowen who is retiring.
  • Adrian Ramjoue, administrative intern at West Jordan High appointed assistant principal at Copper Hills High.
  • Douglas Pinkal, assistant principal at Antelope Canyon Elementary transferred as assistant principal at Silver Crest Elementary.
  • Adriana Lund, administrative intern at Majestic Elementary transferred as administrative intern at Antelope Canyon.

Assignment Effective Feb. 2, 2026:

  • Kylie Bussell, administrative intern at Mountain Ridge High appointed assistant principal at Bingham High, replacing Rufine Einzinger who is retiring.

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TO:
Administrators
Administrative Assistants
Athletic Directors
Individuals that schedule field trips

FROM:
John Larsen, Business Administrator
Daniel Ellis, Director of Accounting and Audits
Natalie Grange, Accounting Administrator
Kittisack Soumpholphakdy, Transportation Coordinator

When scheduling a field trip with the JSD Transportation Department, it is important to include all relevant information regarding departure and bus needs as well as billing information.

Please review the attached document for instructions on how to add billing codes when a district department is paying for your field trip or you are splitting the cost of a bus with another school.

For specific questions regarding field trip or bus logistics, contact Michael at 801-567-8809. For billing questions, call Janet at 801-567-8334.

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TO:
Principals
Administrative Assistants

FROM:
John Larsen, Business Administrator
Dan Ellis, Director of Accounting
Natalie Grange, Accounting Administrator

Please submit all school allocation budget transfer forms to Natalie.Grange@jordandistrict.org, no later than January 23, 2026.

Budget transfers for this school year cannot be made after January 31, 2026. The budget transfer form is attached.

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TO: 
All Administrators

FROM:
Carolyn Gough, Administrator of T&L
Amanda Bollinger, Associate Administrator of T&L
Amy Lloyd, K-12 Math Consultant of T&L
Jared Covili, Digital Consultant of T&L

Are you interested in or currently pursuing a STEM endorsement? Let USBE PAY FOR YOUR COLLEGE CLASSES! This is called the STEM Endorsement Incentive Program (EIP) and it has been funded again for the 2025-26 school year. See our EIP website for a full list of endorsements.

Reimbursement applications for courses completed after July 1, 2025 are now being accepted. The next round of reimbursements applications is due December 19, 2025 for teachers who completed STEM courses in Summer/Fall 2025.

See the attached flyer and link to our EIP website for more information. If you have any questions, please reach out to your content consultant. We would love to talk to you!

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DATE:
December 9, 2025

TO:
Principals and Assistant Principals

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

SUBJECT: 
December Attendance Newsletter, Attendance Video & Winter Break Resources

See attached document.

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TO:
All Administrators
All Administrative Assistants

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

Exciting News for Critical Need/Hard to Fill Positions!

We are thrilled to announce that positions identified as Critical Need or Hard to Fill are now eligible for submission, with postings going live in January! This is an incredible opportunity to showcase your open roles and attract top talent.

Important Action Required! Please ensure you complete the Date Position Available field on your Requisition. This crucial step aids us in accurately identifying positions available for the 2026-2027 school year and bolsters our nationwide recruitment efforts. Your attention to detail will help us connect the right candidates to your team!

Need Assistance? Don't forget, there are tutorials available to guide you through completing requisitions and navigating all things Frontline. Simply follow the link on your Frontline Message Board for step-by-step assistance. Should you have any questions or need further support, our friendly HR Recruiting Team is just a call away!

Let's make this recruitment season a success together!

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TO:
All Administrators

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

We are thrilled to announce the much-anticipated Annual Teacher Transfer Fair, scheduled for February 17, 2026, from 4:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. Join us at Herriman High School for an evening filled with exciting opportunities and professional growth.

Event Highlights:

  • Important Details: Parking and additional event specifics will be shared in January. Please ensure that at least one school administrator attends the fair. A flyer is attached for your convenience to distribute among your educators.
  • Exclusive Invitation: This event is exclusively for current JSD educators, JSD interns, and student teachers for the 2025-2026 contract year. Please note that Education Support Professionals (ESPs) and substitute teachers interested in teaching positions are invited to attend the Jordan Job Fair on March 2, 2026. Kindly refrain from inviting ESPs and substitute teachers to the Teacher Transfer Fair, as they will not be admitted.
  • Interview Opportunities: Even if your school currently has no available positions, we strongly encourage you to interview all interested candidates. This fair offers a prime opportunity to prepare for anticipated or potential openings. Interviewing internal candidates, including interns and student teachers, helps create a tailored pool of candidates ready to apply for openings at your school as they arise.

Transfer Process Information:

  • Comprehensive details regarding the transfer request process will be available in January.
  • The transfer application window will open from Sunday, February 1st to Saturday, February 28, 2026.
  • Any unfilled positions will be publicly posted on Monday, March 2, 2026.

Mark your calendars and prepare for a dynamic event that promises to be an invaluable experience for all involved. We look forward to seeing you at the Teacher Transfer Fair, where opportunities and futures align!

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TO:
DLI School Administrators
Administrative Assistants
Registrars

FROM:
Carolyn Gough, Administrator of Teaching and Learning
Kaye Rizzuto, DLI Consultant in Teaching and Learning

The following guidelines will assist schools in identifying where DLI students should be placed when moving between levels within a feeder.

DLI students will generally attend school through the feeder where they began the program. As long as the student remains in the DLI program, a seat will be available for them at each level through high school. This means that a middle school or high school may receive a DLI student who may not live in their boundaries.

- Students in DLI who are out-of-boundary should be granted a permit manually in Skyward using the “D” reason code.

- Please do NOT use PowerSchool for DLI out-of-boundary permits, otherwise students must legally be allowed to remain at the school through the last grade offered even if they choose to end their participation in the DLI program.

- Every year by January, a “sending” DLI school should prepare a list of DLI students who are planning to continue in the program at the next level. This list should specifically identify the students who do not live in the boundaries of the “receiving” school but who qualify to attend because of their participation in the DLI program. This will allow the “receiving” school time to pre-enroll these students in Skyward by the end of January and have these students counted in their yearly 2.0 FTE allocation. An administrative assistant or registrar should review and send this list to the “receiving” school for enrollment.

Additional Considerations:
- If a student begins a program in one pathway and later becomes a boundary student of a school in a different DLI pathway for the same language, they may enroll at their new boundary school and join the pathway for that school; however, doing so will forfeit any seat or claim on the previous DLI pathway.

- If a student begins a program in one pathway and later wishes to move to a school in a different DLI pathway for the same language but has not moved into the boundaries for the school they wish to attend, they may do so only if A) space is available in that school’s DLI program, AND B) an out-of-boundary permit seat (in Skyward) is available and can be granted to that student. In this instance, established out-of-boundary permit priorities and waitlist orders must still be followed.

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DATE:   
November 20, 2025

TO:  
Building Principals
Secondary Attendance Secretaries
Secondary Registrars
Elementary Administrative Assistants

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

SUBJECT:   
District Contact for Attendance and Registrars

The district point-of-contact for secondary attendance secretaries and registrars (including overseeing training for newly hired attendance secretaries and registrars and implementing processes to coordinate and standardize District procedure in these areas) is the Enrollment Consultant in Student Services, currently Caleb Olson. Supervision responsibilities will remain with the site-based administrator.

Elementary administrative assistants will also coordinate processes regarding attendance and registration/enrollment with the Enrollment Consultant in Student Services.

Please direct questions to Caleb Olson, caleb.olson@jordandistrict.org or extension 88251.

 

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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.

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TO:
All Administrators

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

For educators currently in, or have completed, an School Leadership program who are interested in a one-year Paid Administrative Internship.

Additional details are below or, you can visit our website at this LINK

APPLICATION WINDOWS:

  • January Interviews: Application opens December 8, 2025 and closes December 22, 2025 at 11:59 P.M.
  • February Interviews: Application opens January 5, 2026 and closes January 16, 2026 at 11:59 P.M.

ELIGIBILITY:

  • Be enrolled in a university administrative and/or leadership program,
    OR
  • Have a current in-state or out-of-state administrative license.

STEP 1: Complete the current Administrative Full-Time Paid Internship application in Frontline                 

  • In the application, you are required to provide 3 references, which must meet the following criteria:
    1. Current Administrative Supervisor
    2. 2nd Administrator with whom you have worked with in the last 5 years
    3. A professional reference with whom you have worked with in the last 5 years
      • Your application will not be processed until all 3 required references are completed and returned.
      • All your references will receive an email from Mailbot@applitrack.com requesting they complete our Administrative Reference Form on your behalf. It is important you personally notify them to complete and submit the Administrative Reference Form ASAP.
  • The video portion of the application is required. Please make certain links can be viewed by anyone who has the link.

STEP 2: Invitation to Interview. Administrative Internship applicants may be invited to an interview in January or February. This is a mandatory, in-person interview with the Administrative Cabinet. These interviews will be held on either Monday or Friday to accommodate travel plans for any out-of-state applicants.

Offer and Placement of Successful Candidates: These notifications will be made by phone from a member of the Administrative Cabinet. Candidates who receive a 1-year internship assignment will be invited to apply for and be interviewed in May/November for the Administrative Pool.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

  • Administrative Internships are intended to be a one-year placement
  • Administrative Internships are a 187-day contract on the Teacher Salary Schedule
    • Elementary placements receive 20 additional days
    • Secondary placements receive 10 additional days
  • Internal JSD candidates chosen as an intern will have the right to return to a licensed position for which they are qualified at the conclusion of their intern year if not selected for an Administrative placement.

 

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TO:
All Administrators
All Administrative Assistants

FROM:
April Gaydosh, Administrator of Human Resources
Rebecca Eastman, HR Generalist

If you are a contracted employee and need to take Annual/Personal Leave on a Critical Day before or after the MLK recess for any reason not listed in policy DP335NEG or DP335B, you must submit a request as follows:

How to Request

During the window, the employee must send the request through email. Please include your name, school, position, and the date you are requesting the leave. Requests left on voicemail or over the phone will NOT be accepted.

Licensed employees submit their request to licensedpersonalleave@jordandistrict.org

Education Support Professionals submit their request to classifiedpersonalleave@jordandistrict.org

The employee will receive an email confirmation within two working days after submitting the request. If the employee does not receive a confirmation email, then Human Resources has NOT received your request and your leave will not be approved.

School Holiday Date of Holiday Critical Days Window
Martin Luther King

 Licensed & ESP

 January 19, 2026 Jan. 16 and 21, 2026 Dec. 5 – Dec. 15, 2025

*Critical Days are the first student attendance days before or after a school holiday. If a non-student attendance day falls before or after a school holiday, the Critical Day is the day before or after that non-student attendance day when students are in attendance.

Licensed Annual/Personal Leave Taken on a Critical Day 2025-2026

ESP Annual/Personal Leave Taken on a Critical Day 2025-2026

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TO:
All Administrators
All Administrative Assistants

FROM:
April Gaydosh, Administrator of Human Resources
Brittany Bauer, HR Specialist

Dear Educators,

We are pleased to inform you of recent updates from the Utah State Board of Education (USBE) that will streamline the process for teachers to upgrade their current licenses to include grades 6-12. This change aims to offer educators more opportunities to enhance their teaching credentials and broaden their influence in schools.

Eligibility and Requirements

Teachers with a qualifying professional license in Elementary, Early Childhood, Deaf Education, Preschool Special Education, and Special Education areas can now add the Secondary (6-12) license by fulfilling the professional level endorsement requirements for a Content Area Endorsement or a Career and Technical Education (CTE) Endorsement.

Available Content Area Endorsements:

Below is a comprehensive list of eligible content area endorsements:

  • American Sign Language
  • Driver Education
  • Health Education
  • Library Media
  • Physical Education
  • Secondary Fine Arts (All areas)
  • English as a Second Language
  • English Language Arts
  • Literacy Interventionist
  • Middle School Mathematics (Formerly Math 2)
  • Secondary Mathematics
  • Science Core
  • Secondary Science: Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Physics
  • Social Studies (All Areas)
  • Social Studies Composite
  • World Languages
  • And many more within the CTE endorsements

Application Process

Group 1: Applying for Professional Level Endorsement

  • Educator Status: Holds a qualifying professional license and is applying for a Content Area or CTE professional-level endorsement.
  • Application Used: Updated "Endorsement Only" application in SM Apply.

Group 2: Already holds a Professional Level Endorsement

  • Educator Status: Holds a qualifying professional license and already has the required Content Area or CTE professional level endorsement.
  • Application Used: "LER Upgrade to Professional” application in SM Apply.

We encourage all eligible educators to take advantage of this opportunity to enhance their teaching credentials. For further information, please visit the USBE website or contact Brittany Bauer at brittany.bauer@jordandistrict.org or 801-567-8214.

Thank you for your continued dedication to education and for making a positive difference in the lives of our students.

 

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TO:
School Building Administrators

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

TESOL stands for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages and it is a national organization that will be hosting its conference here in Salt Lake March 24-27, 2026. While the department does not have funds to send teachers, we encourage building administrators to at least send your ELD lead to this impactful conference to take information back to your school. You can learn more about the conference at this website.

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TO:
All Administrators
Licensed Educators
ESPs

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

The Language & Culture Services team has a few spots open for Spanish for Educators. Their goal is to provide tools and resources for classroom teachers so that they can sharpen Spanish skills, whether this is their first time being exposed to Spanish or they learned in high school, LCS encourages all educators who have students that speak Spanish to take this 5 week course from DLI educators.

The course is 5 weeks long. Select one from two remaining sessions:

  • Session 3 Jan. 5 - Feb. 10, 2026
  • Session 4  Feb. 23 - March 23, 2026  is available for learning.
  • Classes will be held from 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.
  • Locations:  Bingham High on Tuesdays | West Jordan High on Wednesdays | Mountain Ridge High on Thursdays

Please complete the registration form at the link below, to help us gauge interest.  Classes are for licensed educators only.