TO:
All Administrators
All Administrative Assistants
FROM:
Steffany Ellsworth, Support Services Manager
Please see the document below.
TO:
All Administrators
All Administrative Assistants
FROM:
Steffany Ellsworth, Support Services Manager
Please see the document below.
TO:
Principals and Department Heads
FROM:
Mike Haynes - Director, Jordan Education Foundation
Outstanding ESP nominations are open! Is there someone in your school or department who goes the extra mile? Someone who works behind the scenes making everyone else's job easier? Nominate them today for Jordan Education Foundation's annual ESP Awards. To submit a nomination, go to our website: Education Support Professional Recognition
Nominations close on April 30th, so get your nominations in today!
DATE:
April 14, 2025
TO:
All Principals
All Budget Directors
FROM:
John Larsen, Business Administrator
Daniel Ellis, Director of Accounting, Budgets & Audits
April Gaydosh, Administrator, Human Resources
Steffany Ellsworth, Manager, Information Systems
Bonnie Brennan, Director of Insurance Services
Sarah Palmer, Director of Payroll
Kurt Prusse, Director of Purchasing
SUBJECT:
Year-End Processing Deadlines
Please observe the attached critical deadlines regarding the financial year-end processes for the 2024-25 year. Please review these dates as they could have a major effect on your location’s ability to operate.
TO:
All Administrators
All Administrative Assistants
FROM:
Mike Haynes - Director, Jordan Education Foundation
The Challenge Obstacle Run is a family-friendly fundraising obstacle course run open to all ages and created to make a difference in Jordan District Classrooms! Sponsored by local businesses and Jordan Education Foundation, 100% of proceeds go directly toward Classroom Grants benefiting students & teachers in Jordan District!
The Challenge Run is open to the community with participation from all of our schools.
The run begins at 9 a.m. on Saturday, May 10 and ends with a (free), fun family festival with lots of free giveaways. You can participate in any one of the events (Obstacle Run, Festival, Fundraising) or in all three! Bring your family, friends, and neighbors for a super fun day!
Come see what all the fun is about! For more details and to register online, please visit jefchallenge.org.
TO:
All Administrators
FROM:
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Mike Haynes, Director of Jordan Education Foundation
Please share this information with your staff.
TO:
Middle School Principals
High School Principals
FROM:
Jason Skidmore, CTE Director
It's time to celebrate the remarkable achievements of the Jordan School District! The "Jordan At-A-Glance 23-24" report showcases impressive graduation rates and highlights the district's robust Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs. These initiatives empower students with valuable certifications in fields like Health Science, Engineering, Computer Science, and Digital Media. Dive into this data to see how our Jordan District CTE sets the stage for student success and leads the way in educational excellence.
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 April 2025.
DATE:
April 10, 2025
TO:
Jordan District Administrators, Directors
FROM:
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Administrators of Schools
SUBJECT:
Time Schedule for the Last Day of School
Please review this memo carefully for your school dismissal time, and convey this information to your students and parents.
DATE:
April 9, 2025
TO:
School Administrators
School Safety Specialists
FROM:
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
Matt Alvernaz, School Safety Coordinator
SUBJECT:
April Safety Drill – Great Utah ShakeOut 2025
On Thursday, April 17th 2025, at 10:15 A.M. a million Utahns will “Drop, Cover, and Hold On” in the annual Great Utah ShakeOut Earthquake Drill.
All schools are encouraged to participate in this drill during the designated time, or to conduct an earthquake drill sometime in the month of April. This is an opportunity to incorporate emergency preparedness in classroom lessons and to include proper ways to protect oneself during an earthquake.
The Jordan School District has registered as a whole to participate in the Great Utah ShakeOut. You can find more information at: www.ShakeOut.org/Utah.
Please review the Jordan School District Safety Manual - Earthquake Action Plan and Standard Operating Guidelines on pages 28-31 for planning, drilling and responding to an earthquake.
For additional information or guidance please contact the District School Safety Coordinator, Matt Alvernaz at matt.alvernaz@jordandistrict.org or by phone at 801-567-8623.
DATE:
April 7, 2025
TO:
All Principals
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
SUBJECT:
DSPD Training
Special Education is partnering with the Department of Services for People with Disabilities (DSPD) and the Utah Parent Center to host a virtual information session on April 15, 2025. This event is for anyone with a student that has a disability. DSPD provides community resources to students with disabilities. It is important that students get on the waitlist early!
The training will include information such as: What exactly is DSPD, and why should I be on the waitlist? What are the benefits for people waiting for services? Join us to answer these questions and more! Hosted by Amber Beck, Jordan School District Parent Consultant, and Calleen Kenney, Family to Family Network Coordinator, with guest Anna Dees DSPD Intake Specialist.
Please distribute the attached flyer to your community.
For more information or questions about the event, please contact Ashley Calhoun at 801-567-8208 or ashley.calhoun@jordandistrict.org
JSD DSPD Training Flyer - English
JSD DSPD Training Flyer - Spanish
DATE:
April 7, 2025
TO:
Principals
All Certified Special Education Staff
FROM:
Lisa Robinson, Administrator of Schools
Kim Lloyd, Director of Special Education
SUBJECT:
End of Year SCRAM Detail Report
All Special Education providers will receive a copy of this memo to review for year-end SCRAM procedures. Please read it carefully as several items have been modified/updated to include new procedures implemented with our Embrace program. The SCRAM report will be sent to the team leader for each school via District Mail. Once you have read through the memo, use the process you have in place at your school to include all service providers to share the report and make the necessary corrections. Scram reports and corrections are due no later than Friday, May 2, 2025.
Please work together as a team and only return one copy of the report with all corrections for each school.
NEW PROCEDURE AS OF APRIL 2025:
For the remainder of this school year and going forward our procedure will be to submit SCRAM electronically through Embrace only. It is no longer required to continue to submit the paper version. If there are inconsistencies in the submission of Embrace SCRAM we will once again need to implement the paper SCRAM.
Please read the attached Memo and tip sheet for more information before you proceed with the SCRAM report.
Submit all SCRAM changes and/or corrections AND the signed SCRAM report to Jen Warkentine at the District Office.
If you have questions, please contact the Teacher Specialist assigned to your school or Jen Warkentine at (801) 567-8207 or jen.warkentine@jordandistrict.org.
All SCRAM reports and SCRAM document changes must be received by the Special Education Office no later than Friday, May 2, 2025.
TO:
All Administrators
All Administrative Assistants
FROM:
April Gaydosh, Administrator of Human Resources
If you are a contracted employee (Benefit eligible) and need to take Annual/Personal Leave on a Critical Day before or after Memorial 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 | Impacted Days | Window |
Memorial Day | May 26, 2025 | May 23 and 27, 2025 | April 12 – April 22, 2025 |
Licensed Annual/Personal Leave Taken on a Critical Day 2024-2025
TO:
All Administrators
FROM:
Scott Thomas, Administrator of Auxiliary Services
Brandon Conti, Risk Management Coordinator
Awkward postures are deviations of body parts from their neutral position. Working in these postures is a contributing factor to musculoskeletal disorders and can cause discomfort. Please see tips and hints below.
DATE:
March 25, 2025
TO:
All Principals
All Special Education Staff
School Psychologists
Elementary School Counselors
FROM:
Lisa Robinson, Administrator of Schools
Kim Lloyd, Director of Special Education
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
Melanie Dawson, Program Administrator of Behavior
SUBJECT:
Required ASPEN Training for Special Education Personnel, Elementary Counselors, and School Psychologists 2024-25
This is the final reminder of the remaining ASPEN training sessions for the 2024-2025 school year. ASPEN training is required during the 2024-2025 school year for all licensed special education teachers, SLPs, school psychologists, elementary school counselors, as well as all Education Support Professionals (ESPs) in SEB and Autism self-contained support classrooms who do not have a current Mandt certification. Staff members working in any other special education setting may choose to attend ASPEN at the discretion of their building administrator and at the cost of their school. Please see the attached memo for class and registration information.
DATE:
March 25, 2025
TO:
Principals
Staff Currently Trained in Mandt
FROM:
Lisa Robinson, Administrator of Schools
Kim Lloyd, Director of Special Education
Melanie Dawson, Program Administrator of Behavior
SUBJECT:
Mandt Recertification Training
All staff members who were certified in Mandt in June, July, or August 2024 must attend one of the following recertification sessions to keep their certification current for the upcoming school year. Registration is on Canvas Catalog, and the classes will be capped based on trainer to learner ratio requirements. Please register ASAP for your preferred date. Please see attached memo for dates and registration information.
TO:
All Administrators
All Administrative Assistants
FROM:
Steffany Ellsworth, Support Services Manager
We're launching a redesigned login site for the Canvas Professional Development instance!
This new design will be implemented on March 28th, 2025. All of your existing course enrollments and progress will remain unchanged.
DATE:
March 26, 2025
TO:
Administrators
School Safety Specialists
Threat Assessment Team Members
FROM:
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
SUBJECT:
Proactive Strategies to Prevent Youth Violence **OPPORTUNITY**
School leaders are facing an alarming rise in violence, threats, and behavioral challenges. The pressure to respond to crises is overwhelming, but reactive measures alone won’t create lasting change.
Join an online training for Breaking the Cycle: Strategies for Youth Violence Prevention on Tuesday, April 15 at 2 PM (ET) to explore how intervention, behavioral threat assessment, and a Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) framework can help you break the cycle of violence.
Gain insights from Michele Gay and Ben Fernandez of Safe & Sound Schools, along with Thom Jones from Navigate360 (who provides our curriculum for CSTAG), as they share actionable strategies to help you:
Click HERE to save your spot.
TO:
Administrators
Administrative Assistants
FROM:
Sarah Palmer, Director of Payroll
Please see the document below.
DATE:
January 27, 2025
TO:
All Administrators and Administrative Assistants
FROM:
John Larsen, Business Administrator
Daniel Ellis, Director of Accounting, Budgets and Audits
Sarah Palmer, Director of Payroll
SUBJECT:
Updated W9 and URS Request
Please use the attached W9/URS verification form as it has been updated. This form can also be found on the Accounting webpage at the following link: https://jordandistrict.org/departments/accounting/
If you have any questions please reach out to Accounting.
TO:
All Administrators
FROM:
Administrators of Schools
As we plan both the June Administrator Training and the August Leadership Conference, we would like to identify specific training and professional development needs/wants that you may have. Please take a minute to complete the survey by choosing up to 3 topics of interest. If you have a topic that wasn't represented please feel free to add it to the short answer question (not required). Please complete this survey by March 24, 2025.
If you already completed this survey at the Principal or AP meeting you do not need to repeat it.