TO:
Administrators
FROM:
April Gaydosh, Administrator, Human Resources
Rebecca Lee, Administrator, Evaluations
Due Dates:
March 31st ALL Full Evaluations
May 31st ALL Interims & ESP Evaluations
TO:
Administrators
FROM:
April Gaydosh, Administrator, Human Resources
Rebecca Lee, Administrator, Evaluations
Due Dates:
March 31st ALL Full Evaluations
May 31st ALL Interims & ESP Evaluations
TO:
All Administrators
All Administrative Assistants
FROM:
April Gaydosh, Administrator of Human Resources
The following information pertains to Intern Educators, Intern Psychologists, or Intern Counselors graduating in 2025 that are assigned to your location.
Please excuse full time intern educators (BYU, U of U and UVU), intern school psychologists, and intern counselors to attend their own in-person Commencement OR Convocation ceremonies. They are eligible to enter their absence in Skyward under the “Other” Leave Code and the Absence Reason of, “District Excused”. Only one day can be coded as District Excused, and should reflect their commencement or convocation date. Please confirm this date prior to approving in skyward. The following information should be included in the description in Skyward ‘0050- Intern In-Person Graduation UNIVERSITY NAME’
The intern is responsible for requesting a substitute, if needed, through the Frontline Absence Management System. The absence reason entered should be ‘District Excused’ and in the blue notes to administrator box, the intern should add the following information; ‘District Excused 0050- Intern in-person graduation UNIVERSITY NAME’.
If you have questions as to whether your Intern has entered the time off in Skyward or Frontline appropriately, please contact suboffice@jordandistrict.org.
TO:
All Administrators
All Administrative Assistants
FROM:
April Gaydosh, Administrator of Human Resources
The Jordan School District High School graduation dates and times will vary from school to school. Please see the attached 2024-25 High School Graduation Schedule.
Principals and Directors are encouraged to provide flexibility to parents or grandparents requesting the opportunity to attend the graduation ceremonies of family members.
Licensed employees are responsible for requesting a substitute through the Frontline Absence Management System, if applicable. In the blue “Notes to Administrator” box, the employee should add “graduation” along with his/her relationship to the graduate.
For additional assistance, please contact suboffice@jordandistrict.org.
DATE:
March 13, 2025
TO:
Principals and Administrative Assistants
FROM:
John Larsen, Business Administrator
SUBJECT:
Classroom Supplies Appropriation - Payments and Reports
The State Legislature recently clarified Classroom Supply funding qualifications and appropriated funding for the 2025-26 school year. Consistent with last year’s allocation, only Classroom Teachers will receive legislative supply funds as follows:
School Counselors received “legislative funds” in the past, however as stated in JAM previously, Counselors will not receive these funds for the 2025-26 school year.
In late September, ACH deposits will be completed to the licensed employees that qualify for legislative supply funds. At that time, schools will also receive a disbursement and FTE report with instructions and helpful information about legislative supply money.
If you have questions, please contact my administrative assistant, Lisa LeStarge, at 801-567-8120 or via email: lisa.lestarge@jordandistrict.org.
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TO:
Principals
FROM:
Carolyn Gough, Administrator of Teaching & Learning
Amanda Bollinger, Associate Administrator, Teaching & Learning
Administrators,
A Qualtrics Coaching Survey will be sent by Ben Jameson to all teachers on Friday, March 14th.
The Jordan School District is looking for ways to enhance, refine and improve our instructional coaching initiative and we need teacher feedback. Please encourage your teachers to complete the coaching survey and answer the questions based on their experience working with instructional and/or digital coaches. The survey should take less than 5 minutes to complete, depending on the time it takes for teachers to add their comments.
Survey answers will remain anonymous unless you identify yourself in the free response questions. The survey will remain open until April 4th.
TO:
Principals, Teachers, All Mathematicians
FROM:
Carolyn Gough, Administrator, Teaching & Learning
Amy Kinder, Consultant for Math, Teaching & Learning
Dear Administrators, Teachers, and ALL MATHEMATICIANS,
We're thrilled to invite you to a special screening of the documentary film Counted Out by Vicki Abeles, in honor of Pi Day! This is a unique opportunity to celebrate math and explore its impact on our world.
Event Details:
Date: Friday, March 14, 2025 PI DAY
Time: 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM (Please be seated by 4:30)
Location: ASB District Office, 7905 South Redwood Rd. Entrance A. Auditorium
Registration:
Register using the link in the attached flyer below or click HERE. Space is limited, and we're inviting neighboring districts, so be sure to secure your spot soon!
About the Film:
Counted Out delves into the crucial role math plays in shaping our society. It explores how math influences everything from the news we see to the jobs we obtain. Through personal stories and expert interviews, the film reveals the importance of numeric literacy and challenges us to rethink how we view math.
Watch the Trailer:
Experience a glimpse of the film’s insights by watching the Counted Out trailer.
Questions?
Contact Amy Kinder at Amy.Kinder@jordandistrict.org
We can't wait to celebrate math with you!
TO:
Administrators Completing Title III Compliance
FROM:
Michelle Love-Day, Director, Language and Culture Services
Kim Lloyd, Director, Special Education
At this time, Skyward does not have the functionality to indicate when a bilingual school psychologist has participated in the evaluation of a multilingual student. As a result, we are currently unable to process requests to update this section.
For your Title III Compliance, as long as you have listed the student ID numbers of those missing a bilingual psych on the LPL report, that is all you will need to do and you will be considered in compliance. Please do not fill out the bilingual psych's request link. It's fine if you already have filled out the form, but please understand that this request cannot be completed at this time.
Thank you for your patience and understanding.
DATE:
March 13, 2025
TO:
All Principals
All Licensed Staff
FROM:
Lisa Robinson, Administrator of Schools
Kim Lloyd, Director of Special Education
Melanie Dawson, Program Administrator of Behavior
SUBJECT:
ETT: Cultivating Classroom Management Skills
Effective Teacher Training (ETT) is available for a spring cohort! Seats are capped at 50 and fill quickly, so learners need to register on Canvas Catalog as soon as possible.
Direct registration link: ETT Spring 2025
Or search “ETT” at pd.jordandistrict.org
See attached memo and flyer for more information.
DATE:
March 13, 2025
TO:
Elementary and Middle School South Jordan City School Principals
FROM:
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
Matt Alvernaz, School Safety Coordinator
SUBJECT:
Safe Routes to School Meeting Sign Up (South Jordan Schools ONLY)
The City of South Jordan is prepared to meet with each administration to discuss your Safe Routes To School.
The meetings will be held on March 26th from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM over ZOOM. Each meeting will be held in 10-minute increments. Please select a time slot on the SIGN-UP sheet provided. Times are on a first come first served basis. Feel free to work with one another as needed.
If more time is required to discuss an issue in depth, then we will schedule another time with the city to do so.
Take a moment to review your district SRTS form and ensure it is accurate and complete as the city will need to review it.
For any additional assistance or clarification please contact Matt Alvernaz at matt.alvernaz@jordandistrict.org or by phone at 801-567-8623.
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TO:
All Administrators
FROM:
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Brad Sorensen, Administrator of Schools
Cody Curtis, Administrator of Schools
Odette Desmarais, Administrator of Schools
Meredith Doleac, Administrator of Schools
Becky Gerber, Administrator of Schools
Lisa Robinson, Administrator of Schools
April Gaydosh, Administrator of Human Resources
This is a mandatory 2-day in-person training for all administrators.
DATES: The trainings will run June 11 & 12 or June 18 & 19, 2025
LOCATION: JATC-S Building
TIME: 8:00-3:30 pm each day
Lunch will be on your own. Please see the attached agenda for more details.
Click HERE to see which training date you signed up for.
DATE:
Thursday, March 6, 2025
TO:
Middle and High School Administrators
FROM:
Carolyn Gough, Administrator of Teaching & Learning
Ben Jameson, Director of Assessment, Research and Accountability
SUBJECT:
Research Project
The Research Review Committee has reviewed a research project in which your school has been asked to participate.
Project Title: Collaborative Research: Designing a Teacher Learning Sequence for Building on Mathematical Opportunities in Student Thinking
Applicant: Keith Leatham, Brigham Young University-Provo
The project has been approved by the District Research Review Committee. The applicant has been directed to contact you to discuss the extent of the project and to solicit your participation in a survey. Participation in the study is at your discretion. If you have questions or concerns relating to participation, please contact Ben Jameson at 801-567-8243.
This is a one-year research project in which mathematics teachers may choose to participate in 35 hours of professional development on building mathematical thinking.
Thank you for your assistance.
TO:
All School Administrators
FROM:
Steffany Ellsworth, Support Services Manager
See the attached instructions to disable student access to YouTube.
DATE:
March 5, 2025
TO:
All Administrators
Administrative Assistants
FROM:
Lisa Robinson, Administrator of Schools
Kim Lloyd, Director of Special Education
SUBJECT:
Special Education Resource Instructional Assistants for 2025-26
Special Education Support Class Instructional Assistants for 2025-26
This memo is designed to explain how special education instructional assistants can be requested and will be allocated to each schools’ special education program(s) for the 2025-26 school year. If you have any questions, please contact your assigned teacher specialist or program administrator. We want to make sure everyone has the support staff necessary to meet student’s individual IEP needs. Please follow the attached directions carefully and have the needed information returned to your teacher specialist by the due date.
Critical Needs Requests due to your teacher specialist by Friday, March 28, 2025.
TO:
All Administrators
Administrative Assistants
FROM:
Lisa Robinson, Administrator of Schools
Kim Lloyd, Director of Special Education
Brian King, Ph.D., Assistant Director of Special Education
Mike Trimmell, Ed.D., Special Education Administrator
Attached is the Special Ed Newsletter for March 2025.
TO:
Administrators
AP Program Coordinators
FROM:
Carolyn Gough Administrator of Teaching and Learning
Chris Richards-Khong, Associate Administrator of Teaching and Learning
Davis School District sponsors Utah's only College Board endorsed summer training - the Intermountain AP Summer Institute. In 2025 an IN-PERSON institute will be held July 8-11, 8:00am - 4:00pm.
College Board consultants from across the country will be facilitating sessions.
Two hours of graduate credit is offered through Weber State University for only $30.
Session and registration information can be found on the institute's registration website at
https://eventreg.collegeboard.org/event/bc00ba0b-3036-47a4-ab22-a857ce4dd10c/summary
TO:
Administrators
AP Program Coordinators
FROM:
Carolyn Gough Administrator of Teaching and Learning
Chris Richards-Khong, Associate Administrator of Teaching and Learning
In 2025 Davis School District will sponsor an online-institute to be held June 9-12. College Board consultants from across the country will be facilitating sessions. Sessions will be conducted via Zoom and consist of both synchronous and asynchronous instruction and activities.
The Intermountain AP Summer Institute-ONLINE offers 14 sessions. Two hours of graduate credit is offered through Weber State University for only $30. Session and registration information can be found on the institute's registration website at https://eventreg.collegeboard.org/event/f63e4603-a641-4ef5-b321-161e040970a2/home-page
TO:
Middle School Administrators
FROM:
Michelle Love-Day, Director of Language & Culture Services
Language and Culture Services is excited to share about our upcoming Color Brave Conference for middle school students. Please share the attached flier with any advisors or teachers at your school who work with multicultural councils, culture clubs, or affinity groups. We hope to have seven to ten students from each middle school attend. If you do not have any established multicultural clubs or affinity groups at your school, please let us know. We still want to invite students from your school to attend. We are also happy to provide support in establishing these organizations at your school.
TO:
Elementary Principals
Elementary Administrative Assistants
FROM:
Michelle Love-Day, Director of Language & Culture Services
The goal of the Teacher Recruitment Scholarship is to increase the number of teachers in Wasatch Front schools whose backgrounds could best support underrepresented students in the K-12 school system. This scholarship supports students from a broad range of backgrounds to become teachers and return to their communities as educational leaders and mentors for future generations. Through the Jordan Education Foundation and SLCC, students can receive tuition assistance, books paid for, and funding towards a 4-year university after completing coursework through SLCC. Application deadline is March 31st.
TO:
All Administrators
All Administrative Assistants
FROM:
Steffany Ellsworth, Support Services Manager
ParentSquare Pointers are your periodic dose of ParentSquare tips and tricks delivered via JAM/JEM. This first edition is all about ParentSquare ALERTS!
DATE:
March 5, 2025
TO:
Principals - City of West Jordan
FROM:
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
Matt Alvernaz, School Safety Coordinator
SUBJECT:
Safe Routes To School Meeting Sign Up (West Jordan Schools ONLY)
The City of West Jordan is prepared to meet with each administration to discuss your Safe Routes To School.
The meetings will be held on March 19th from 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM over ZOOM. Each meeting will be held in 10-minute increments. Please select a time slot on the SIGN-UP sheet provided. Times are on a first come first served basis. Feel free to work with one another as needed.
If more time is required to discuss an issue in depth, then we will schedule another time with the city to do so.
Take a moment to review your district SRTS form and ensure it is accurate and complete as the city will need to review it.
For any additional assistance or clarification please contact Matt Alvernaz at matt.alvernaz@jordandistrict.org or by phone at 801-567-8623.
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