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TO:
All Administrators

FROM:
Carolyn Gough, Administrator of Teaching & Learning

The district-wide professional development day is on August 12th, 2025.

All licensed personnel are required to select and attend a keynote speaker in the morning and are required to attend a session on Portrait of a Graduate at their respective school in the afternoon.

Please sign up for a keynote ASAP if you haven’t already. Please remind teachers in back-to-school communications to sign up for a keynote.

Administrators who are NOT hosting at a particular location should be in attendance with teachers. Divide your administrative team accordingly.

To register for a morning keynote:

Please choose a speaker and then register for a keynote speaker using this LINK

Keynote speakers are NOT content specific. The topics and location information for each keynote speaker are included in the registration information.

Afternoon Portrait of a Graduate Presentation:

Attached is the link to the folder with the presentation and facilitator script along with other POG resources. Please review the documents in anticipation of the principal presentation on the afternoon of August 12, 2025. You can adjust your own copy of the slides to fit the needs of your faculty, but please keep the most important messages regarding POG in tact. Please contact Carolyn Gough ext: 88122 for questions about the presentation or resources.

Folder link

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DATE:  
June 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 spreadsheet linked below to confirm and/or update the School Safety Specialist information for your school. Update the information directly on the form. The information needs to be accurate in order for them to receive communications from the district and the state, as well as their stipend payments.

Beginning the 2026-27 school year, the School Safety Specialist role will be filled by an assistant principal. Schools may choose to make that change now or wait until next year. Schools choosing to implement that change for the 2025-26 school year will simply update the form linked below.

All updates or changes need to be entered on or before Tuesday, August 12th 2025. The list will be submitted to the state on August 13, 2025.

2025-2026 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

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DATE:  
June 26, 2025

TO:   
Principals
Assistant Principals
School Safety Specialists

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

SUBJECT: 
SRP Training – New Administrators and School Safety Specialists

All new administrators or newly appointed school safety specialists are required to attend an SRP/ICS training for the 2025-2026 school year. This training will be offered over ZOOM. Please see the following dates and times available:

  • August 13th, 2025 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
  • August 14th, 2025 from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
  • August 15th, 2025 from 10:00 PM to 12:00 PM

SIGN UP HERE

ZOOM LINK HERE

Please make every effort to attend one of these trainings.

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DATE:   
June 26, 2025

TO: 
Principals
Assistant Principals
School Safety Specialists

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

SUBJECT: 
AED/SRP/Incident Command Training – Administrators/School Safety Specialists

Automated External Defibrillator (AED) training for every school administrator is being offered for the 2025-2026 school year. This will include annual district Standard Response Protocol (SRP) and Incident Command System (ICS) refresher training. School Safety Specialists are encouraged to attend as well. Please follow the link below to sign up for one of the following four training sessions.

  • September 26th, 2025 from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM at JATC South
  • September 26th, 2025 from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM at JATC South
  • October 3rd, 2025 from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM at JATC South
  • October 3rd, 2025 from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM at JATC South

SIGN-UP HERE

Please make every effort to attend one of these trainings. For questions or concerns contact the School Safety Coordinator, Matt Alvernaz, at matt.alvernaz@jordandistrict.org or by phone at (801)567-8623.

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DATE:
June 19, 2025

TO:
Principals
Assistant Principals

FROM:
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services

SUBJECT:
Panorama Users by Role

Panorama, the District’s Early Warning System, will not have usable data from July 1-August 11, 2025, during the annual rollover. Nightly data downloads for the 2025-26 school year will resume on or around August 11, 2025. To ensure that all the appropriate permissions are activated, users by role must be validated by each school.

There are two (2) roles that must be identified:

  1. Administrative Roles:
    1. Have access to all students throughout the school
    2. See all discipline information (number, type, and action of each consequence)
    3. Receive reports about their school and district
    4. Typically, the principal, assistant principal(s), school counselors, school psychologists, and clinical support staff have this access. The administrator may choose others that receive this access (special education team leaders, student trackers, athletic directors, etc)
  2. Survey Coordinator Roles:
    1. Receive reports about the school
    2. Have access to all students throughout the school
    3. Should NOT be the school principal
    4. Coordinate survey administration and messaging

Using the Panorama Administrators and Survey Coordinators, please update (if needed) the names of the users (first and last name), select the role, and enter the user's district email address. Schools should enter this information prior to August 1, 2025, to ensure seamless use at the beginning of the school year.

Schools who wish to have their faculty activated should email Travis Hamblin (travis.hamblin@jordandistrict.org).

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DATE:
Thursday, June 12, 2025

TO:
Elementary Principals
Middle School Principals

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

SUBJECT:
2025-26 K-8 Grade New Teacher Math Training

Principals,

We are pleased to offer math training sessions for our newly hired 2025-26 K-8 teachers in August before the beginning of school. Teachers will be compensated with a stipend for attending the training.

Kindergarten-5 Grade Elementary New Teacher Open Up Math Training

K-5 teachers will receive two days of training:

  • Day 1: Monday, August 4th
  • Day 2:
    • Thursday, August 7th: Kindergarten and 1st Grade
    • Wednesday, August 6th: 2nd and 3rd Grade
    • Thursday, August 7th: 4th and 5th Grade
  • New teachers can register through Canvas Catalog: K-5 SIGN-UP LINK
  • See the attached flyer for more information.

6-8 Grade Illustrative Mathematics/IL New Teacher Training

  • Wednesday, August 6th: Dedicated training for new 6th-8th grade teachers
    • 8:30-3:30 at the ASB, Room 102 Entrance B
  • New teachers can register through Canvas Catalog: SIGN-UP LINK
  • See the attached flyer for more information.

Please share this information with any newly hired K-6 grade teachers and 7-8 grade math teachers for the 2025-2026 school year.

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DATE:
May 21, 2025

TO:
Principals
Assistant Principals
School Safety Specialists

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

SUBJECT:
Monthly Drill Schedule

This schedule is designed so that our district will remain in compliance with state regulations.  The design is set up so the district can help prepare and support each of your schools throughout the year to better implement these drills.  This schedule is to be followed throughout the district.

Secondary schools are required to have FOUR (4) evacuations a year.  You may do more if desired.

Elementary schools are required to conduct an evacuation EVERY OTHER MONTH.  These evacuations can follow any drill and DO NOT have to be in conjunction with a fire drill.  Due to this regulation and the mandated fire drill after winter break, an evacuation drill will need to be conducted in both December and January in order to remain in compliance.  This only applies to elementary schools.

Two virtual Drill Preparation trainings will be held back-to-back on the first Wednesday of each month at 3:00 PM and again at 3:30 PM.  The ZOOM LINK will remain the same for each session throughout the year.  School Safety Specialists and Administrators over safety are expected to attend.  Other administrators or interested employees are always welcome to attend as well.

If there are any questions, concerns, or conflicts, please contact the District Safety Coordinator Matt Alvernaz at matt.alvernaz@jordandistrict.org or by phone at (801) 567-8623.

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TO:
High School Administrators
Middle School Administrators

FROM:
April Gaydosh, Administrator of Human Resources
Brad Sorensen, Administrator of Schools
Cody Curtis, Administrator of Schools

The Human Resource Department would like to announce the newly established process for administering extra period stipends to educators within the Jordan School District for the 2025-2026 school year. It is imperative that all administrators adhere to this procedure and documentation to ensure compliance and efficient processing.

Process Details:

  1. Pre-Approval Requirement:
    • Before offering any extra period stipends, administrators must obtain pre-approval from their Administrator of Schools. This step is crucial to ensure alignment with district policies and resource allocation.
  2. Completion of Required Documentation:
    • Once pre-approval is obtained, both the educator and the school administrator must complete the attached "Extra Period Stipend Agreement" form.
    • A copy of the signed agreement must be retained at the school location for the entire academic year.
  3. Enrollment Dashboard Update:
    • The approved stipend must be recorded in the Enrollment Dashboard. This ensures transparency and accurate tracking of stipends across the district.
  4. Submission for HR Processing:
    • After the agreement is signed, the school is responsible for submitting the Extra Period Stipend form to Human Resources.
    • This submission will be processed in the Skyward system, ensuring the stipend's inclusion in the educator's monthly payroll.
  5. Monthly Dashboard Reflection:
    • Once the form is processed through HR, the FTE will be reflected on both the Enrollment Dashboard and HR Dashboard each month that the educator receives the additional stipend. 

Important Reminders:

  • The stipend is contingent upon factors such as student enrollment, budget constraints, and scheduling needs, and may be revoked if necessary.
  • All requests for extra-period stipends must be documented and processed according to the guidelines outlined herein.

Please ensure that all relevant personnel are informed of these changes and that the procedures are implemented immediately. Should you have any questions or require further clarification, do not hesitate to contact the HR department.

Attachments:

Thank you for your attention to these important updates and for your continued commitment to supporting our educators.

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DATE:
June 4, 2025

TO:
All administrators

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:
Summer SafeUT Expectations & CLOSE ALL TIPS

Administrators,

Throughout the summer, SafeUT tips will continue to be sent through the Dashboard to all individuals assigned. Issues and tips received through SafeUT should continue to be addressed throughout the summer (notifications are not urgent unless otherwise specified and can be addressed within normal working hours). After-hours and urgent notifications will follow regular protocol.

As staff members change at each of your schools, it is important to keep our SafeUT Dashboard up to date. We will automatically add any changes for your school’s administrators, counselors, school psychologists, and school-based clinicians to your school’s dashboard starting July 1st. If you have additional updates, changes, or would like to add or remove individuals, you are encouraged to reach out with any requests.

Please email McKinley Withers or Angie Rasmussen for any SafeUT changes or updates outside of the known updates mentioned above. In your email, include the staff member’s name, email address, and title in your email. For any individual who would like text message notifications, please include a cell phone number. Non-administrative individuals may also request to remove text message alerts.

Please keep in mind that it is critical that ALL SafeUT tips are “closed” in a timely manner and your school's SafeUT Dashboard is up to date because:

  • When tips are not closed, it appears that the school did not address or respond to the concern.
  • The data is used for funding decisions.
  • SafeUT uses the feedback to improve how tips are distributed, which impacts our work.

Here are some helpful tools for this process:

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Angie Rasmussen (angie.rasmussen@jordandistrict.org) or McKinley Withers (mckinley.withers@jordandistrict.org).

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DATE:
May 29, 2025

TO:
School Principals and Administrative Assistants

FROM:
Administrators of Schools

SUBJECT:
Principal Year-end Checkout Materials for 2024-25

Attached is the list of items to be completed for principal checkout.

  • Items highlighted in yellow will be reviewed at checkout with your Administrator of Schools.
  • Items highlighted in green require you to bring the requested items to your checkout.

If you have any questions, please contact your Administrator of Schools’ administrative assistant.

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TO:
Administrators

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

FALL Mentor Training will be available online through Canvas from August 1 to September 7. Training is provided to new mentors based on an administrator's recommendation. Complete the Google form for each mentor you wish to enroll. We have limited seats; first come, first served. Teachers will be paid a $150 stipend for completing the mentor Canvas training.

The Google form to submit names for mentor training is now open! Please submit your names by Friday, August 22.

Please confirm the following before completing this form:
1) Potential mentor has not already completed training
2) Potential mentor is willing to complete the training

You can access a list of currently trained mentors on your school’s mentor list, shared with you via Google Sheets and your school coaching plan. If you need help accessing your mentor list, please contact your district coaching specialist.

Google Form Link: https://forms.gle/NaUpsFW2SJomBomQ8

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TO:
Administrators

FROM:
Carolyn Gough, Administrator of Teaching & Learning
Amanda Bollinger, Associate Administrator, Teaching & Learning
Jared Covili, Consultant in Teaching & Learning
Amy Kinder, K-12 Math Consultant, Teaching & Learning

Administrators, please share this information with your teachers.

Many of your teachers are pursuing a science, technology, engineering, or math endorsement (see our EIP website for a full list of endorsements). USBE WILL REIMBURSE THEM FOR THEIR COLLEGE CLASSES! This is called the STEM Endorsement Incentive Program (EIP) and it has been funded for the 2024-25 school year. See the attached flyer and link to our EIP website for more information.

Applications for reimbursement are now being accepted for teachers who completed STEM courses after June 1, 2024. The next round of reimbursements applications is due May 28, 2025 for teachers who completed STEM courses in Winter/Spring 2025.

If you have any questions, please reach out to the content consultant. We would love to talk to you!

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DATE:    
May 22, 2025

TO:  
All Principals and Administrative Assistants

FROM:  
April Gaydosh, Administrator of Human Resources

SUBJECT: 
Summer Hours for School Personnel

Please review the schedule of "Summer Hours for School Personnel", with all designated summer school personnel at your location.

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TO:  
All Administrators

FROM:
Jordan School District Cabinet Members

Please review the important information below regarding the upcoming Administrative Leadership Conference.

Tuesday, August 5, 2025

  • Event: Jordan District Administrative Leadership Conference
  • Time: Breakfast at 7:30 AM, Conference begins at 8:00 AM
  • Location: Fort Herriman Middle School, 14058 S. Mirabella Dr (6200 W), Herriman

Keynote Book Order Information

The keynote address will feature a speaker from the Arbinger Institute, focusing on the book Leadership and Self-Deception. If you would like a copy of this book in your preferred format, please use the attached Google Form to place your order by June 20, 2025.

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DATE:   
May 22, 2025

TO:  
Principals
Elementary Administrative Assistants
Secondary School Registrars

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

SUBJECT:  
Permanent Records – Transfer Processes and Procedures

See attached memo. Principals, please ensure registrars and record staff receive a copy of this memo.

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DATE:   
May 22, 2025

TO: 
Principals
Elementary Administrative Assistants
Secondary Attendance Secretaries

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

SUBJECT:  
Entering Attendance in Skyward for the Last Six (6) Days of the School Year

See attached memo. Principals, please ensure a copy is provided to your attendance staff.

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DATE:
May 14, 2025

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 2024-25

The legislation allows a specific group of special educators to work up to 5 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 10-13th, 17-20th, and 23-24th. Please remember that June 9th is the last contract day and June 16th 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.

Link to USBE 2024-25 End of Year(EOY) Spring Extended Year for Special Educators (EYSE) Stipend Report

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, 2025.

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 2024-25 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 10 to June 24, 2025 (excluding weekends and holidays) and only the number of days you have remaining from fall 2024-25.

As you plan for the coming year, keep in mind the legislature will presumably award days for the 2025-26 school year, which you can begin working two weeks prior to your first contract day, which is August 11, 2025. 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 7, 2025

TO:  
School Administrators

FROM:   
Scott Thomas, Administrator of Auxiliary Services
Paul Bergera, Director of Transportation
Kitt Soumpholphakdy, Field/Activity Trips Coordinator

SUBJECT: 
Field/Activity Trips Planning for the 2025-26 School Year

The Department of Transportation’s Field/Activity Trips Office is preparing to launch a new software solution for managing field/activity trip requests, approvals and resource allocations.

Schools will continue to use BusHive for all field/activity trip requests for the duration of the 2024-25 school year until June 30, 2025. The new software solution will become activated beginning July 1, 2025.

Therefore, please refrain from scheduling any field/activity trips for the 2025-26 school year after July 1, 2025, until the new software solution has become activated. Requests received by the Field/Activity Trips Office will be denied.

More information will be forthcoming as we prepare to launch the new software solution for field/activity trips.

Contact Mike Westover at michael.westover@jordandistrict.org or ext. 88809 or Michele Yuill at michele.yuill@jordandistrict.org or ext. 88804 with any questions you may have.

Thank you for your support and understanding.

 

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TO:
All Principals
All Assistant Principals

FROM:
Administrators of Schools

Please share the attached flyer with the future school leaders in your building.

The BYU School Leadership Program invites educators to learn from current school, district, state, and university leaders about becoming a principal. The Academy is a great way to get a taste of school leadership and learn best practices for applying to principal preparation programs and future leadership positions. The district will cover the cost of your substitute teacher, and BYU will award a $1,000 scholarship to any participants who are accepted to and attend BYU’s Masters of School Leadership Program.

APPLY BY AUGUST 29, 2024 - APPLICATION LINK