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TO: 
All Administrators
All Administrative Assistants

FROM: 
Steffany Ellsworth, Support Services Manager, Information Systems

Great news - Information Systems has turned on pre-transfers! You are now able to view your students for next school year, run enrollment reports, and get a jump on scheduling. Below are a few reminders about pre-transfers:

• A pre-transfer is an active student who is currently attending Jordan School District and will be attending next year at a different Jordan District school. The student's record will pre-transfer to the student's next year boundary school based on their current address, or permitted school as applicable.
• When pre-transfers are turned on, the School Path tab displays current year permits under Previous Reason Code and next year permits under Reason Code.
• Current permits for 6th and 9th grade students have been removed for next year. This allows these students to pre-transfer to their boundary school for the upcoming year.
• In addition to pre-transfers being turned on, the Course Master has been rolled over for next year's scheduling preparation.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the pre-transfer process, please contact the Help Desk at (801) 567-8737 (ext. 88737).

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DATE:
January 8, 2026

TO:
All School Administrators

FROM:
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
McKinley Withers, Health and Wellness

SUBJECT:
FREE Mental Health Education for Parents and Caregivers

Jordan District has partnered with the Cook Center for Human Connection to provide ongoing mental health education for parents and caregivers. This collaboration offers FREE access to live, virtual educational sessions covering various topics. Please share the following resources with your school community:

● A calendar for January’s Mental Health Series sessions is attached. Sessions are offered in both English and Spanish. Previously recorded seminars can be accessed through a comprehensive library of sessions and resources for each topic. You can access the library of recorded sessions at any time by visiting this Parent Guidance site.

● Ask a Therapist live virtual event is an anonymous opportunity to ask questions from a licensed family therapist about your child’s mental health. It is a live event on Tuesday January 27, 2025 with access to the recording afterwards.

● Included in the mental health series is a "Watch Together Series" to highlight for families. While the Mental Health Series is designed for parents, these “Watch Together” events are for the whole family, especially teens and young adults. In this series, each month, you'll meet a new animated character facing real challenges that teens and young adults experience. Together, you and your family can watch their story and learn how to start meaningful conversations at home
     ○ January Event: Together teens and parents will watch the animated story about Dante. Dante feels pressure to fulfill his father’s expectations. This session highlights identity struggles, especially for LGBTQ+ youth, and the emotional toll of being misunderstood or unsupported. Through Dante’s journey, families will learn the importance of validation, how to practice listening without judgment, and how adult mentors outside the home can provide life-changing support. In this interactive session parents and teens will talk through how to encourage empathy and emotional regulation.
     ○ Wednesday, January 14 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm MST REGISTER NOW

Please share the attached flyers/resources with your school communities. Should you have any questions please reach out to Angie Rasmussen at angie.rasmussen@jordandistrict.org.

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DATE:
January 5, 2026

TO:
Middle School Administrators
High School Administrators

FROM:
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
Stacee Worthen, School Counselor Consultant

SUBJECT:
Optimizing Counselor Impact with Panorama Pathways (Formerly Mesa OnTime)

As counselors continue to prioritize student success and postsecondary readiness, the administrative burden of verifying graduation requirements, as well as communicating on/off track status quarterly remains one of counselors most significant challenges. Counselors spend hours manually auditing transcripts, cross-referencing graduation requirements, and managing complex schedules. Panorama Pathways is a data-driven software platform that allows counselors to monitor students’ on-track and off-track graduation status in real time. The system helps counselors quickly identify academic risk factors, track progress toward graduation requirements, and support timely interventions for students who need additional support. By automating the technical "paperwork" of graduation, counselors gain more capacity to focus on what they do best: building relationships, providing social-emotional support, promoting academic achievement, and guiding students through the complexities of college and career planning.

Panorama Pathways is designed to shift this dynamic, moving counselors from "data auditors" to "student advocates." Counselors will receive training on Panorama Pathways on Friday, January 9th, from 7:30 am to 9:30 am at the JATC South Campus. All secondary administrators and counselors now have access to the platform. Administrators are invited to attend the upcoming training to learn more about Panorama Pathways and its implementation along with every secondary school counselor.

View a short video overview (6 minutes) of Panorama Pathways.

Please direct any questions to Stacee Worthen, School Counselor Consultant, at 801-567-8309.

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TO:
All Principals

FROM:
Carolyn Gough, Administrator of Teaching and Learning
Brandee Burgum, Secondary ELA Consultant

To support 2026-27 7th-grade registration, please complete mid-year 6th-grade Acadience and Star Reading assessments by Friday, January 9, 2026. This data is vital for our student placement rubrics (attached). Thank you for your patience and for your work in using data to advocate for our students.

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TO:
All Administrators

FROM:
John Larsen, Business Administrator
Dan Ellis, Director of Accounting, Budgets, and Audits

The mileage reimbursement rate is based upon the IRS rate. Effective January 1, 2026, the reimbursement rate is $0.725 per mile. Please use the attached form when submitting for mileage reimbursement. All 2025 mileage reimbursement requests should be submitted as soon as possible. Click HERE to access the mileage form online.

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DATE:
Thursday, January 8, 2026

TO:
Middle School Principals
High School Principals

FROM:
Carolyn Gough, Administrator of Teaching & Learning
Amanda Bollinger, Associate Administrator, Teaching & Learning
Nathan Foster, Health & PE Specialist, Teaching & Learning
Lynsey Williams, Secondary Science Specialist, Teaching & Learning

SUBJECT:
Secondary Sex Education Updates - HB 281- Additional Courses

Principals,
Please share this information with your Science, Health, CTE, and Psychology Teachers.

Secondary Sex Education Update: The updated parental consent forms (including translations) and law and policy course are available on the USBE Health Education webpage. Given the fact that there have been changes to the law, we highly recommend ALL educators teaching any aspect of sex education complete the updated Canvas course as there were significant law changes due to HB 281. The online training course is designed for Utah educators teaching sex education topics as part of health education, CTE, science, and psychology courses. This Canvas course covers Utah law and policy for sex education addressing Utah State Law (53G-10-402) and Utah State Board of Education rule (R277-474).

Educators will enroll from the USBE Canvas Catalog and upon completion, they will be issued a certificate of completion in their Student Dashboard of the USBE Catalog.

If you have any questions please reach out to the following:

Nate Foster - Health/PE Specialist - nate.foster@Jordandistrict.org

Lynsey Williams - Secondary Science Specialist - lynsey.williams@Jordandistrict.org

 

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TO:
All Administrators
All Counselors

FROM:
Carolyn Gough, Director of Teaching and Learning
Kaye Rizzuto, World Language and DLI Consultant


This year, the district will pilot fully funding all STAMP tests required for students to be eligible for the Seal of Biliteracy. The STAMP test will now be the end-of-year assessment for all world language courses in Jordan District and will be used to help seniors qualify for the Seal of Biliteracy.

Key Details:
All world language students: District will pay for the STAMP Speaking and Listening tests (replacing AAPPL Speaking/Listening, previously funded).
Seniors in level 3 or higher: District will also pay for the STAMP Reading and Writing exams to determine Seal of Biliteracy eligibility.
ML (Multilingual Learner) seniors: District will pay for the full STAMP assessment in students’ heritage languages to support Seal of Biliteracy qualification.
ASL students: STAMP ASL test will be fully funded.

Note: One requirement for the Seal of Biliteracy is high school graduation, which is why the district is focusing additional support on seniors.

New for 2025–26: The STAMP test will be used as the world language end-of-year assessment districtwide.
Action Required:
Teachers intending to administer the STAMP test must complete the intent form by January 30 so the district can begin the rostering process.

Teachers will administer the assessment in their classes. The following virtual training sessions are being offered by the assessment department for the STAMP test and a link will be emailed to teachers::

Friday, January 30th @ 8:00 am
Friday, February 20th @ 8:00 am

Please share these changes with your staff. For questions, contact Kaye Rizzuto, kaye.rizzuto@jordandistrict.org

 

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TO:
All Administrators

FROM:
Mike Haynes, Director of Jordan Education Foundation

Take Note: JEF has a bunch of food and weekend packs in their warehouse.

Do you have students that could use some food over the winter break?

Send a representative from your school over to JLC (3706 W 9800 S, South Jordan) to pick up what your school needs!

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DATE: 
December 18, 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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DATE:
December 18, 2025

TO:
All Administrators & Threat Assessment Teams

FROM:
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
McKinley Withers, Health and Wellness
Angie Rasmussen, Student Safety and Wellness Specialist

SUBJECT: CSTAG Updates

Please review the following information regarding CSTAG training opportunities, including the brief training video:

CSTAG training consists of two (2) training levels, and both levels must be completed by all administrators and threat assessment team members. CSTAG Level 2 training is for all who have completed the Level 1 training (the web-based training from Navigate360). Level 2 training builds upon your knowledge of threat assessment by providing practical application and implementation of the CSTAG process in your school. Administrators are invited to repeat CSTAG Level 2 for a practical refresher of CSTAG protocols.

Virtual CSTAG Level Two Training:
Wednesday, January 28th (ZOOM)
Use the link to register and the zoom link will be emailed the day before.

CSTAG Level One Training:
If you want to train a staff member or threat assessment team member in CSTAG level 1, please email the request with the person’s name, title, and email address to Angie Rasmussen (angie.rasmussen@jordandistrict.org). CSTAG Level 1 is web-based through Navigate 360, and the training costs $100 per person. A request for reimbursement will be sent to the school after the staff member has been added.

CSTAG Mini-training Video: CSTAG Tips- Understanding the Decision Tree

This brief, targeted training video is designed to provide all threat assessment team members with the knowledge and skills necessary to use the decision tree to aid in assessing and responding to threats. This is the second mini-training video; each is under 5 minutes in duration and will review important components of CSTAG.

CSTAG information, documents, and fillable forms are available online here. Additionally, a survey tool to assist with the assessment and documentation of a threat assessment is available on this webpage. It is recommended that you bookmark or create a desktop link to these resources.

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TO:
Administrative Assistants

FROM:
Bonnie Brennan, Director of Insurance Services

Volunteer reports need to be submitted to Insurance Services.

Workers’ Compensation insurance costs are based on numbers submitted by schools. It is important that this information be accurate and complete.

PTA figures must be separate from other volunteer hours.

Please use the link to report your volunteer hours from August 1, 2025 to November 30, 2025. Once you submit this information, insurance services will automatically get your data. Please complete this by Friday, January 23, 2026.

If you have any questions, please contact Insurance Services, insurance@jordandistrict.org, (801) 567-8146.

Thank you and Happy Holidays.

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DATE:
Thursday, December 18, 2025

TO:
All School Administrators

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

SUBJECT: Assessment Prep: Tips and Tricks for Administrators and Testing Coordinators

Testing season is nearly upon us! Assessment, Research & Accountability has been working on a few tools to help schools streamline their testing accommodations processes, as well as a couple of guides with tips to help school testing coordinators and assistant principals over testing have a smooth testing season. Whether you are a school with a new testing coordinator and/or assistant principal over testing this year, or you are looking for ways to make the testing season improve from last year, we hope you find these documents helpful:

Testing Accommodations Worksheet 2025-2026

This Testing Accommodations Worksheet tool was designed to help school testing coordinators work with case managers who oversee IEP/504/EL plans at their school to gather and organize the necessary information needed to ensure all students receive the appropriate testing accommodations. Schools are welcome to create a copy of this accommodations worksheet and make it your own that works for your school. Feel free to make edits, or leave as-is, and share it out with anyone who is involved with testing accommodations at your school.

Tips for School Testing Coordinators

This Tips for School Testing Coordinators document was designed to provide school testing coordinators of all levels of experience with ideas and suggestions to implement during all phases of testing.

Tips for Assistant Principals Over Assessment

This Tips for Assistant Principals Over Assessment document was designed to provide assistant principals over assessment with ideas and suggestions for how you can best support your school's testing coordinator in order to run your school’s smoothest testing season yet!

For questions about these tools and recommendations, please contact Kassidy Towery in Assessment, Research & Accountability.

 

 

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DATE:
Thursday, December 18, 2025

TO:
All School Administrators

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

SUBJECT: 2025-26 Stakeholder Input Survey Results

32,699 students, parents and educators participated in the 2025-26 Stakeholder Input Survey, which was administered in November 2025.

The Stakeholder Input Survey results have been released on Tableau.  Those with Tableau accounts will be able to see aggregated responses to each of the question items that were administered to K-3, 4-6 and 7-12 grade students as well as parent and faculty responses.

Those with Tableau accounts may access school and district survey results by clicking here or through the Explore menu: Explore > Surveys > Stakeholder Input Survey.

As a reminder, the Stakeholder Input Survey fulfills state statute (53G-11-507) requiring that LEAs seek for student and parent input (and employee input for school administrators) as part of an educator evaluation program.  Printed reports containing school, principal, assistant principal, and individual educator effectiveness ratings will also be distributed to principals in January 2026.  Those reports will need to be distributed to educators who may choose to use those results as part of their educator evaluation.  It may also be beneficial for principals to meet with individual educators to discuss their results.

Please contact Ben Jameson in Assessment, Research & Accountability with questions.

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DATE:
December 18, 2025

TO:
All School Administrators

FROM:
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
McKinley Withers, Health and Wellness

SUBJECT: Content Monitoring Over Winter Break

During the winter break, from December 20th until January 5th, content monitoring (BARK, iboss) and safety notifications (SafeUT) will have some temporary changes:

 BARK & iboss Notifications:

  • Content monitoring (BARK) will not be checked while school is not in session.
  • We will continue to receive imminent/urgent alerts and will work with administrators when immediate intervention is required.
  • Notifications that are not considered emergencies or urgent will NOT be sent to school personnel until January 5th. This includes iboss and BARK notifications.

SafeUT alerts - After hours, holidays, and weekends

SafeUT may still send text and email alerts after hours or during blackout periods (winter break) when they are deemed urgent. Most tips and alerts that are deemed non-urgent will be batched for 7 am, January 5, 2026.

When a text/email alert is received after school hours or on a weekend, it should be addressed as soon as reasonably possible. In most cases, SafeUT will call the District’s on-call contact to obtain information immediately. When SafeUT contacts the after-hours staff member, it will be logged in the disposition notes in SafeUT for schools to address as soon as possible. SafeUT may, on occasion, send urgent alerts to schools after hours or during blackout periods without contacting the on-call staff. These alerts are managed by the school.

Should you have any questions, please reach out to Angie Rasmussen at angie.rasmussen@jordandistrict.org

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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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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.