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DATE: 
Thursday, October 15, 2026

TO:  
School Administrators of TSI/ATSI/CSI Designated Schools

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

SUBJECT:   
TSI/ATSI/CSI Workshops

School improvement planning workshops for schools designated for targeted support and improvement (TSI), additional targeted support and improvement (ATSI), and comprehensive support and improvement (CSI) will once again be offered during the 2026-27 school year.  During the workshops, schools will update their TSI/ATSI/CSI datasets, celebrate successful initiatives, update their priority problems of practice and root causes, and determine the action steps they need to take as part of their TSI/ATSI/CSI school improvement plans for the rest of this school year.

To see a list of TSI/ATSI/CSI designated schools please click here.

The workshops will be held on the following dates and times (to register, click here):

Principals should bring instructional coaches and may consider bringing other leaders such as counselors, special education team leads, ELD leads, etc.

Sign up for your preferred dates here.

For questions about the TSI/ATSI/CSI check-ins, please contact Ben Jameson in Assessment, Research & Accountability.

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TO:
All School Principals

FROM:
Mike Anderson, Associate Superintendent

FINAL REMINDER:
The LAND Trust Fall Requirements Form must be completed by October 20, 2026. It can be accessed on the State Land Trust Website and instructions can be found here: Fall Requirement Form Guide. This form includes the following requirements:

• Review your current School LAND Trust Plan, implementation of the Prior Year's Plan, and the Teacher and Student Success Act Plan (TSSA)
• Update Council Membership and complete Principal Assurance
• Update required school website postings
• Verify that SCC members are listed the same on both the school website and the state website

Principals must have all of this completed by the October 20th deadline.

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TO:
All School Principals

FROM:
Mike Anderson, Associate Superintendent

Principals, please personally invite your School Community Council chair to attend this important meeting with the Jordan District Board Members.

On behalf of the Jordan School District Board of Education, we invite you to the upcoming Jordan Parent Advisory Committee (JPAC) meeting.

Date: Thursday, November 5, 2026
Time: 6:30–8:00 pm
Location: Jordan Learning Center, 3706 W. 9800 S., South Jordan.
(The Learning Center is located directly across the street from Elk Ridge Middle School)

Your insights and participation are very important to us. If you are unable to attend, please ensure another parent representative from your School Community Council attends in your place.

We look forward to a productive meeting and to seeing you there!

 

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DATE: 
October 8, 2026

TO:  
Principals       
All Special Educators and Related Service Providers

FROM: 
Lisa Robinson, Administrator of Schools
Brain King, Director of Special Education

SUBJECT: 
Important Deadline--Please Read Immediately
SCRAM Data Due by the end of day Wednesday, November 4, 2026
Updating SCRAM for December 1 Funding Count

For the 2026-27 school year our procedure will be to Submit IEP (SCRAM) electronically through Embrace ONLY.

 Please be sure to Submit IEP (SCRAM) immediately after holding an IEP meeting or Amendments.

NEW PROCESS FOR CHANGES/CORRECTIONS:
Mark/Add changes and/or corrections ON the SCRAM report, sign it, and return to Jen Warkentine at the District Office. Do not Submit IEP (SCRAM) through Embrace for corrections, unless it’s for a NEW student or an Initial Eval.
Jen will verify the changes on the report and contact you if further action needs to be taken.
*Preschool/CDC, please refer to Merrie Allen for procedures.*
If you have any questions. Please contact the Teacher Specialist assigned to your school or Jen Warkentine, jen.warkentine@jordandistrict.org.

 Reminders:

  • Please take note of the date that the report was printed (top right corner) and be aware that if IEP (SCRAM) documents were submitted after the print date, they will not appear on the report, but submitting multiple events is not necessary and slows the entry process.
  • You must click Submit IEP button, to notify Jen Warkentine that there has been a change to the student's service and placement page, or the enrollment tracking.

This report reflects students served during the current school year. Carefully review the following:

Check mark (√ ) in front of the student’s name
Put a check mark in front of each student’s name, if ALL information is correct (the student is currently enrolled and scrammed at your school and receives the same special education/related services and minutes listed on the report). The SCRAM document must match the student’s active IEP.

  • If a student being served in special education is not on the SCRAM report, please Submit an IEP (SCRAM) document with the entry date reflecting the date services began for this school year by the end of day Wednesday, November 04, 2026. If they are not on this printout, they are not on record as receiving services at your school.
  • Cross out any students who are no longer receiving services at your school. Fill out the Enrollment tracking, and Submit an IEP (SCRAM) document. An IEP (SCRAM) can be submitted multiple times, so please be sure to click Submit IEP, to notify Jen Warkentine that there is a change to the enrollment. If an exit date is already listed in the SCRAM exit column on the report, nothing else needs to be done. Students who are released from services and are still active at your school will continue to appear on the report until the end of the year with the date they were exited from services.
  • If you are not aware of a student that is listed on the printout (and the student has not been exited from services), you should follow-up with that student who is now in your building. Sometimes teams are not aware of students who have entered their school and should be receiving services. Please Submit an IEP (SCRAM), which either identifies the services the student will receive or which exits the student from services (procedures must be followed for terminating a student from services).
  • If the IEP team has changed a student’s services, the changes must be documented on the Service and Placement page and a new IEP (SCRAM) document must be submitted by clicking Submit IEP. Remember that parents must be involved in any decision to amend IEP services and must receive a copy of the revised IEP.
  • Students classified as Developmentally Delayed (DD) must be re-classified prior to their 9th birthday (regardless of the 3-year re-evaluation due date). Students who maintain a DD classification after their 9th birthday cannot be submitted for funding and will not be counted towards your schools’ numbers for staffing purposes.

Every section of the Service and Placement page must be filled out completely, and IEP (SCRAM) document submitted, or the student’s record cannot be submitted to the State for funding (this includes the student number, school name, eligibility, all services and amount of time per week, start/end dates, environment and regular percent codes, health services, etc.). If information is missing, the record will not be sent to the State for funding counts.

Please make sure to correctly fill out the Assessment Addendum form, with current year and next year participation of the Alternate Assessment by marking PAA in the appropriate boxes, if the student will be taking the DLM/alternative testing as per their IEP. Additionally, students classified as EBD, SLI or SLD should not be marked as DLM/alternative testing, as the state does not consider them to have significant cognitive disability. If they do qualify, they will need to be re-classified.

We recognize that the timeline for submitting this required information is short, but all data must be entered into Skyward by December 1 to make the submission deadline for the Utah State Office of Education.

 If you have questions contact the Teacher Specialist assigned to your school or Jen Warkentine at (801)567-8207. Thank you for your conscientious efforts to complete this critical information. The deadline for returning SCRAM reports and all corrected information and/or new SCRAM information is listed below:

Friday, November 4, 2026

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TO:
Administrators
Administrative Assistants

FROM:
John Larsen, Business Administrator
Lisa LeStarge, Administrative Assistant

Final Reminder:
The Business and Auxiliary Services Department Training will be held October 15, 2026 from 8:00 a.m. to noon at the Auxiliary Services Building Presentation Room. This training opportunity is for new administrators and interns; and new school or department personnel who would like a complete overview of the Business or Auxiliary Services Departments. The draft agenda is attached.

If you would like to participate in this session, please send an email to Lisa LeStarge, at lisa.lestarge@jordandistrict.org.

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TO:
Administrators

FROM:
McKinley Withers, HR Administrator

Employee Wellness is coming to you!

Throughout the 2026-27 school year, the Employee Wellness Team will be doing site visits in partnership with the Employee Benefits Team.

All you need to do is pick a day that works for your school/worksite! We will set up in a faculty room or shared space for employees to bring treats, information, and handouts, along with an open-ended invitation for employees to share their experience and suggestions for our growing wellness program.

To schedule your worksite visit, use this appointment scheduler link. The default site visit time is during your school/worksite’s lunches (10:30-1:30). If you’d like to arrange a different time (before or after school) or have questions about expectations, contact McKinley Withers (cell: 801-448-1404, mckinley.withers@jordandistrict.org). We look forward to seeing you at your worksite!

In addition to these scheduled Site Visits, our team would love to conduct a brief professional development for your staff. Contact McKinley to schedule professional development for ANY employee group.

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TO:
All Employees

FROM:
John Larsen, Business Administrator
Sandy Reisgraf, Director of Communications
Mike Heaps, Director of Information Systems
Steffany Ellsworth, Manager in Information Systems.

SUBJECT:
Notice of Upcoming Emergency Notification Drill – 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 16

Do you want to know if schools, District offices, and departments are closed due to a snow day this winter? Are you properly set up to receive emergency alerts in ParentSquare so you know when it happens?

Having up-to-date contact information is critical if you want to receive important messages. If your contact information is incorrect in Qmlativ Employee Access, you won’t receive essential alerts from both your school and Jordan District in the event of an emergency, severe weather event, or unexpected school or districtwide closure. 

Jordan School District will be conducting an emergency notification drill on Friday, Oct. 16 at 11 a.m. The purpose of this drill is to test our mass notification capabilities and ensure that all employees are properly set up to receive timely, accurate information during an unexpected emergency or school closure, like a snow day. The test will be conducted simultaneously through phone calls and SMS text messages. 

As referenced in JEM dated Aug. 18, 2026, all employees were asked to log into Qmlativ Employee Access to review and update their contact information. Our emergency alert system relies entirely on the contact information provided by you. If your details are outdated or inaccurate, the system will be unable to reach you. 

  • What to expect during the drill? 
    • What: Automated phone call and text messages, clearly identifying the communication as a DRILL/TEST.
    • When: Friday, Oct. 16, 2026 at 11 a.m.
    • Who: All employees 
  • What to do after the drill? 
    • Check with your co-workers to confirm if they received the test call and text message. 
    • If you did not receive the notification, log into Qmlativ Employee Access and follow the instructions in the JEM previously sent in August. 
    • Reach out to the Information Systems help desk if you have any trouble updating your phone contact information at 801-567-8737 or extension 88737. 

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DATE:
September 24, 2026

TO: 
Principals and Assistant Principals

FROM:
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Buddy Alger, Director of Student Services
Michelle Reyes, CARE Team Specialist

SUBJECT:
Panorama Student Feedback Survey Dates, Opt-In Report & Survey Coordinator Resources

The Panorama Social-Emotional Wellness survey may only be administered to students whose parents have opted-in. Parents are asked to opt-in to the student feedback survey during the yearly school registration process. When the online registration process closes on Oct. 1 schools will need to manually enter the opt-in consent received after that date into Skyward. Attached is a digital copy of the parent opt-in consent from the online registration information.

2026-27 Panorama Survey Windows:

  • Fall- October 5, 2026-November 6, 2026
  • Winter- January 22, 2027 – February 19, 2027
  • Spring- April 19, 2027 – May 11, 2027

Action for Schools

  • School Panorama Survey Coordinators should print out the list of students who have opted-in and provide teachers administering the survey with the list of students in their classes that have opted-in. The student opt-in list can be accessed through Skyward using this data mining report.
    • Most secondary schools use the advisory period teachers to administer the survey and post the link panoramaed.com/utahjordan in Canvas or Google Classroom
    • Most elementary schools share the link panoramaed.com/utahjordan in Canvas or Google Classroom and use grade level teachers to administer the survey

The following information is provided to inform and assist you as you administer student surveys:

  • The list of students who may take the survey (opted-in) will be provided to Panorama before and at mid-window during the administration of the survey by Student Services. Only opted-in students will be able to log in and take the survey. If students are unable to login to take the survey, it is likely that they have not been opted-in. Teachers should refer to the list.
    • If there are students who are on the opted-in list, but are having log-in issues, the school survey coordinator should contact Panorama directly for assistance at support+utahjordan@panoramaed.com. Student Services does not have the ability to manage access to surveys.
  • Survey coordinators and administrators should view the Administering Panorama Survey presentation for information, instructions, and guidance regarding the student feedback surveys.
  • The updated Panorama Dashboard with your school data will be available 7 days after the survey window closes.

Questions? Contact Buddy Alger (buddy.alger@jordandistrict.org) or Michelle Reyes (michelle.reyes@jordandistrict.org) at 801-567-8183.

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TO:
Administrators

FROM:
Carolyn Gough, Administrator of Teaching & Learning
Jared Covili, Innovative Coaching, Teaching & Learning

Innovative Coaching 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 attached PDF for more information.

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DATE:
Thursday, September 24, 2026

TO:  
Elementary and Middle School Administrators

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

SUBJECT:   
DLI STAMP Assessment and Training

School administrators are encouraged to send the following information to their DLI teachers.

Avant’s STAMP assessment is once again contracted with the state to provide DLI testing for the 2026-27 school year

The DLI STAMP assessment window opens on Monday, October 26th and closes on Friday, December 11th.  Of course, students won’t start testing until after fall break.

Assessment, Research & Accountability does not currently have access to Avant’s testing system and we do not know when we will have access or when we will be able to give teachers access.  That said, here is what we know:

The state’s testing ethics policy requires an annual training for all statewide mandated assessments. Thus, the following virtual training dates will be available for STAMP testing.  All DLI teachers or other school personnel who will be administering or assisting with the STAMP will need to attend one of the virtual trainings listed below:

Friday, 10/9 - 8:30 am or 1:30 pm
Friday, 10/16 - 8:30 am or 1:30 pm
Friday, 10/30 - 8:30 am or 1:30 pm
Friday, 11/6 - 8:30 am or 1:30 pm

Trainings will last approximately 45 minutes. All participants can join the virtual training using this Zoom link: https://jordandistrict-org.zoom.us/j/5266134800

Test Preparation: Students

  • The Utah STAMP website may be accessed here.
  • Sample tests are available in a variety of languages. It is strongly recommended that DLI teachers allow ample time for students to practice the STAMP assessment prior to test day.
  • Grades 3-5 students take the 4Se assessment while grades 6-9 take the 4S.
  • There are four subtests in the STAMP assessment: Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing. Grade levels take two of the four assessments each year:

  • There are test taker videos for each subtest that students should watch prior to test day. The grades 3-5 test taker tutorial videos may be found here and the grades 6-9 test taker tutorial videos may be found here.

For questions about this STAMP information or test trainings, please contact Kassidy Towery in Assessment, Research & Accountability.  For questions about DLI, please contact Kaye Rizzuto in Teaching & Learning.

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TO:
All Administrators
All Administrative Assistants

FROM:
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Nancy Bolduc, Administrative Assistant

Upcoming Deadline Information:

Please forward this memorandum directly to the administrative assistant or employee managing The Educator Directed 32 Hour Plan and Logs.

Action Items & Deadlines

● Verify Roster Accuracy: Cross-check your primary spreadsheet to ensure every employee eligible for payment is listed.
● Collect Employee Plans (Due September 30, 2026): Confirm that all eligible staff members turn in their completed Educator Directed 32 Hours Plan to school administration on or before September 30.
● Log Submissions (Due October 30, 2026): The designated project manager must log each plan and record the date received on the provided Google Sheet no later than October 30.

Here is the link to the original instructions:

Educator Directed 32 Hour Plan Instructions for 2026-2027

For questions or assistance with this process, contact Nancy Bolduc at
x88166 or nancy.bolduc@jordandistrict.org.

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DATE:
September 17, 2026

TO:
Principals and Administrative Assistants

FROM:
Cody Curtis, Administrator of Schools
Brad Sorensen, Administrator of Schools

SUBJECT:
Fall Parent-Teacher Conferences for Secondary Schools

The dates for Fall Parent-Teacher Conferences for secondary schools are Wednesday, September 23, 2026 and Thursday, September 24, 2026, from 4:00 p.m. until 7:30 p.m.

Here is the schedule that the schools will follow:

● Middle Schools:
● Wednesday, September 23, 2026 - Virtual
● Thursday, September 24, 2026 - In Person

● High Schools:
● Wednesday, September 23, 2026 - In Person
● Thursday, September 24, 2026 - Virtual

Also, Spring Parent Teacher Conferences for secondary schools will be held:

● Middle Schools:
● Wednesday, February 10, 2027 - In Person
● Thursday, February 11, 2027 - Virtual

● High Schools:
● Wednesday, February 10, 2027 - Virtual
● Thursday, February 11, 2027 - In Person

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TO:
School Administrators

FROM:
Mike Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Lisa LeStarge, Administrative Assistant

2026-27 School LAND Trust Deadline and Training
The State LAND Trust office recently sent an email with information on a new Canvas course training for administrators. We are requesting all principals complete this course as they are responsible to ensure School Community Councils (SCC) are properly formed and funds are used to address critical academic needs.
Canvas Course LAND Trust Link: 

School Community Council Meetings
SCC meetings should be held after fall elections. The first meeting should include:
* Orientation for new members and scheduling a member training
     * State video for training: Rules of Order and Procedure Training
* Collecting member contact information and setting a meeting schedule for the year
* Assigning a review of required website information and Rules of Order & Procedure
* Electing a Chair and Vice-Chair
     * Please send Lisa LeStarge the names, phone numbers, and email addresses for your SCC Chair and Vice Chair, so an invitation can be sent for an upcoming JPAC meeting.

Further information, including the Rules of Order & Procedures template and checklist, can be found in the 2026-27 Opening Meeting Documents

October 20, 2026 – Deadline
The following must be completed by October 20:

  • Review the current School LAND Trust Plan, implementation of the Prior Year's Plan, and the Teacher and Student Success Act Plan (TSSA).
  • Complete the NEW Fall Requirements Form. This form has replaced both the Council Membership Form and Principal Assurance Form and can be found on the state Land Trust website. Instructions can be found here: Fall Requirement Form Guide.
  • Verify that SCC members are listed the same on both the school website and the state website.
  • Update required school website postings.

Thank you for your attention to these important requirements and deadlines.

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DATE:
 September 3, 2026 

TO:
 All Principals 

FROM:
 Lisa Robinson, Administrator of Schools
Brian King, Director of Special Education
Ross Menlove, Assistant Director of Special Education - Elementary
Maddie Karanevich, Assistant Director of Special Education - Secondary

SUBJECT:
 Professional Development Opportunities for Licensed Special Education Staff on Compliance in Action: Lessons from the Audit

The Special Education Department is pleased to announce upcoming training sessions for licensed special education staff, tailored to our school environment.  

Take a deeper dive into special education compliance by exploring insights and lessons learned from this year’s audit results. This session will examine key trends, common compliance challenges, and areas that require closer attention. Participants will gain practical strategies for strengthening evaluations, IEP development, progress monitoring, and SCRAM practices within the Embrace system. 

  • Elementary Licensed Special Education Staff
    • Friday, September 25, 2026 
    • 1 pm-3 pm
    • Offered Sessions
      • Virtually (link will be in the Canvas course)
      • Transportation Building PD (8480 S 4361 W, West Jordan)
    • Registration Form
  • Secondary Licensed Special Education Staff
    • Friday, October 2, 2026 
    • 1 pm-3 pm
    • Offered Sessions
      • Virtually (link will be in the Canvas course)
      • ASB Presentation Room (7905 S Redwood Rd, West Jordan, Entrance "C")
    • Registration Form

Attendance is optional.   

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DATE:
Thursday, September 3, 2026

TO:
All School Administrators and District Department Directors/Consultants

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

SUBJECT:
2026-27 Required Testing Ethics Professional Development Procedures for Licensed Educator and ESP Employees

For the 2026-27 school year, administrators will need to conduct a training on the state’s testing ethics policy for all licensed educators as well as any education support professionals (ESPs) who will assist with district-, state- or federally-mandated testing.  All licensed educators will need to be trained on the policy.  Administrators will want to consider including computer lab assistants who function as the school’s test coordinator, any classroom aides that assist with testing, literacy aides who assist with Acadience Reading testing or progress monitoring, or any office staff that assist test coordinators with district-, state- or federally-mandated testing.

The three required procedures for completing this testing ethics professional development are listed on the “2026-27 Principal’s Testing Ethics Checklist for Licensed Educators and ESPs” form, which is due to Assessment, Research & Accountability by Friday, September 18, 2026.   

As has been done in the past, administrators may provide the testing ethics training themselves using the Google slide deck linked in this memo. Alternatively, administrators may show the YouTube video linked below to school personnel. The video provides the same information as the slide deck. Once school personnel have been trained, either by a school administrator or using the video, they are required to sign the “2026-27 Standard Test Administration and Testing Ethics Policy Training Signature Form.” Administrators are asked to keep these signed forms on file at the school.

There are several materials attached with this memo for your use:

Please contact Ben Jameson or Heather Knecht in Assessment, Research & Accountability with any questions.

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TO:
All Administrators

FROM:
April Gaydosh, Administrator of Human Resources
Mckinley Withers, HR Administrator, Employee Experience & Wellness

School and department leaders are invited to select a Worksite Wellness Advocate to represent their worksite as part of the broader District Employee Wellness Program. Please nominate your Worksite Wellness Advocate using this link by September 4th. 

Human Resources will offer in-person support meetings on September 14th and 15th at JATC-South from 8:30-10:30 and 1:30-3:30. Worksite Wellness Advocates are invited to choose one of the four sessions to attend. If a substitute is required, the Employee Wellness and Experience Team can pay for the substitute. Contact McKinley Withers (mckinley.withers@jordandistrict.org) to acquire the substitute code for your designated Worksite Wellness Advocate. This meeting is intended to build community among Employee Wellness Champions and offer support to bring wellness to your worksite! 

For more information, contact McKinley Withers or visit well.jordandistrict.org/champions.

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DATE:
Thursday, September 3, 2026

TO:
All School Administrators

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

SUBJECT:
Earbud Orders for State Testing

Students will have the option to have text read to them on the RISE Summative once again this year.  Principals or their designee are encouraged to place an order for student earbuds.  Please place your order by Friday, October 16th.

To place an order, please click here.

Earbuds may be used for other district- or state-mandated tests, but schools will need to create a system by which the same student uses the same earbuds throughout the year as there is no additional funding to purchase more than one pair of earbuds per student in grades 3-12.

If schools wish to purchase additional earbuds for other uses, school administrators are welcome to contact Heather Knecht in Assessment, Research & Accountability at 801-567-8185, who can share the purchasing information and quotes used to acquire these earbuds.

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DATE:
Thursday, September 3, 2026

TO:
Middle and High School Administrators

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

SUBJECT:
Updates for 9-12th Grade RISE-tested Courses

Principals are encouraged to send this information to teachers of RISE-tested courses.

USBE has communicated the following information regarding the timeline for the release of testing resources for the 9-12th grade RISE-tested courses on the Utah RISE Portal:

  • RISE Blueprints – Available now under the Resources tile on the RISE Portal
  • Performance Level Descriptors – November 16, 2026
  • Secondary Math 2/ELA 9 & 10 Benchmarks – January 19, 2026
  • Science Benchmarks – No timeline yet
  • ELA, Math and Science Interims – No timeline yet

Secondary Math 1 resources and benchmarks are already available on the RISE Portal.

Middle and high schools should take note of the different dates for the end of the RISE summative testing window:

  • 9-12th Grades: April 5-May 14, 2027
  • 7-8th Grades: April 5-May 28, 2027

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DATE:
August 27, 2026

TO:
Principals
Assistant Principals

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

SUBJECT:
Fire Drill Required Within the First 10 School Days

All schools are required to conduct a fire drill within the first 10 days of the school year. This provides a great opportunity to review plans, emergency response/Incident Command assignments, evacuation maps, outside rally locations, communications, and related supplies.

Please call the Jordan School District 24-hr. Alarm Response 801-567-8865 at least 30 minutes in advance of the drill, so the fire department is not dispatched.

Use the JSD Incident Command System Manual - Fire Action Plan as your drill guideline. Jordan School District Safety Manual

Should you have any questions or concerns please contact Matt Alvernaz the District Safety Coordinator at matt.alvernaz@jordandistrict.org or 801-567-8623.

 

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DATE:
August 27, 2026

TO:   
All Administrators

FROM:
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Buddy Alger, Director of Student Services
Sharon Jensen, Student Support Administrator
Student Services Student CARE Team

SUBJECT:
Prevention Stipend & Supply Funds now available for all schools

Administrators,

For the 2026-27 school year, funding for a school plan has been renewed through the State’s E-cigarette and Nicotine Prevention Fund. Please complete the attached plan through Google Forms to obtain access to these funds. 

As a reminder, these funds can only be used for the following purposes:

  • $1,000 of supply funds to administer your plan.  Accounting has set up your school’s account. PLEASE, DO NOT EXCEED $1,000 IN EXPENSES.
  • Stipends for individuals implementing your school’s plan in amounts below. Stipends will be paid out in November or March. Please submit the form by October 3, 2026, to have the stipends paid on the November paycheck, or please submit it by February 6, 2027, to have the stipends paid on the March paycheck:
    • You may choose one person to receive - $2,250.00
    • You may choose two people to receive - $1,125.00 each
    • You may choose three people to receive - $750.00 each