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September 25, 2025

TO:   
All Secondary Principals

FROM:    
Administrators of Schools
Carolyn Gough, Administrator, Teaching and Learning Department
Norman Emerson, Instructional Support Services/Fine Arts Consultant

SUBJECT:  
Utah Symphony Performance for Secondary Students

We are thrilled to announce a new, optional opportunity for secondary students in the Jordan District. The Utah Symphony will be performing specifically for our secondary students for the first time on March 4, 2026.

Concert Details:

  • Location: West Jordan High School
  • Date: March 4, 2026
  • Time: 9:45 a.m.
  • Performance Duration: 45 minutes

Logistics:

  • Student Participation: Each school is allowed to send up to 60 students.
  • Supervision: Each school must ensure sufficient adult supervision, with a minimum of one adult chaperone per 30 students.
  • Funding: School-based budgets will cover the cost of substitute teachers (if needed), while the Teaching and Learning Department will handle busing fees.

Action Required:

  1. Google Form Submission: To participate, complete the attached Google Form by October 15, 2025.
  2. Transportation Request: Your school’s administrative assistant should submit a transportation request via Skyward. Include the number of teachers and chaperones in your school's final count. Ensure your bus request includes the correct group name (e.g., South Hills, 115 Curr) to facilitate coverage of the bus fee by the Teaching and Learning Department.

Preparation: Utah Symphony will provide study materials to help prepare students and enhance their experience. We strongly encourage utilizing these resources to maximize the educational value of the performance.

For any further information or assistance, please feel free to reach out. We look forward to your school’s participation in this enriching musical experience.

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September 25, 2025

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All Administrators

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Steffany Ellsworth, Support Services Manager, Information Systems

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Introducing the iBoss Parent Portal App for Parents/Guardians

As we settle into the 2025-26 school year, Information Systems is excited to announce a new tool for our families: the iBoss Parent Portal App. This application is designed to give parents and guardians more control and visibility over their student’s internet use on their school-issued Chromebook. The application can be downloaded from either the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store, simply search for “iBoss Parent Portal” to find it.

The iBoss Parent Portal App will allow parents to guide their student’s internet use in two primary ways:

  1. View Browsing History: Parents will be able to review their student’s browsing history on the school Chromebook.
  2. Scheduling Internet Access Outside of School Hours: The app allows parents to set specific schedules to restrict internet access on the device during designated times. This feature is particularly useful for establishing “no-screen” time overnight.

Attached to this memo, you will find a copy of the iBoss Parent Portal Quick Start Guide. This guide will be sent to parents from the office of Communications in the coming weeks. We encourage you to familiarize yourself with this guide.

Should parents have questions, they should be instructed to contact the school directly. For any questions you are unable to answer, please contact the Information Systems help desk at (801) 567-8737 or extension 88737. You can also reach out to your school’s assigned tech for assistance with the app. We are here to support you in helping our families with this new tool.

 

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School Administrators

FROM:
Carolyn Gough, Administrator of Teaching & Learning
Jared Covili, Consultant, Digital Learning, Teaching & Learning

Digital Teaching and Learning 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 PDF for more information

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Elementary Administrators

FROM:
Carolyn Gough, Administrator of Teaching & Learning
Jared Covili, Consultant, Digital Learning, Teaching & Learning

Get ready to create! The new JSD Innovation Lab at Juniper Elementary School is a digital makerspace filled with exciting tools like 3D printers, ChompSaws, and stop-motion cameras. Here, your classroom becomes a creative hub where students can develop critical thinking skills to bring their ideas to life. Although the new lab is located at Juniper Elementary, it is available to fourth, fifth, and sixth-grade students district-wide. Sign up to get your school on the schedule!

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Administrators
Counselors

FROM:
Michelle Love-Day, Director of Language and Culture Services

Language and Culture Services will be hosting two additional sessions of Addressing Discriminatory Language in Schools, a two-hour training for administrators and counselors. If you were unable to attend one of our May sessions, we encourage you to join us on one of these dates:

September 29th from 9:00 to 11:00, ASB in PDC 101
(https://pd.jordandistrict.org/browse/lcs/courses/addressing-discriminatory-language-in-schools---92925)

October 2nd from 1:00 to 3:00, ASB in PDC 101
(https://pd.jordandistrict.org/browse/lcs/courses/addressing-discriminatory-language-in-schools--10225)

Please review the attached flier for additional details and pre-survey link.

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September 18, 2025

TO:     
All Administrators

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

SUBJECT:  
September 2025: Data Privacy and LearnPlatform Chrome Extension

See the attached memo for how this extension will be rolled out to staff at individual schools.

 

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September 18, 2025

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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:  
October 2025 School Counselor Training and Professional Development

October school counselor training and professional development opportunities. Please direct any questions to Stacee Worthen, School Counselor Consultant, at 801-567-8309.

Wednesday Oct. 1 - CSCP Steering Meeting, District Office, Room 129
All Secondary Lead Counselors
8:00 am - 12:30 pm

Thursday Oct. 2 - BRISC Monthly Call, Zoom
All School Counselors (optional)
10:00 am - 11:00 am

Thursday Oct. 2 - Herriman Feeder Meeting, Herriman HS
Herriman Feeder Counselors K-12
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Thursday Oct. 9 - Bingham Feeder Meeting
Bingham Feeder Counselors K-12
8:30 am - 10:00 am

Friday October 10 - CSCP OCT SEC PLC, JATC-South, Auditorium
Secondary School Counselors
7:30 am - 9:00 am

Friday October 10 - CSCP OCT ELEM PLC, JATC-South, Auditorium
Elementary School Counselors
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

 Wednesday Oct. 15 - CSCP New Counselor Training, JATC North & South (Tours)
All New Counselors and Interns
8:00 am - 1:00 pm

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September 18, 2025

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All Administrators & Threat Assessment Teams

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:   
Upcoming Threat Assessment (CSTAG) Training

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

Administrators and threat assessment team members are invited to repeat Level 2 for a practical refresher of CSTAG protocols. Select one of the two (2) session links below to register:

If you would like additional staff or threat assessment team member to receive 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.

For a school-wide training you can share the following brief message and video with your staff:

Violence prevention for all staff (7 minutes)
The importance of reporting: See, Hear, Care, Share
Promote a culture at your school that is safe to report any concern. This will help prevent an incident before it happens. We cannot predict violence in schools, but we can prevent it. Once an incident is reported, a threat assessment can take place. Without open, safe reporting among students and staff, school teams will be less equipped to assess threats preventatively. Students should be encouraged to see, hear, care, and share; and should never be punished for reporting a concern even if it seems strange or unreasonable.

We would love to hear about the violence prevention efforts and threat assessment practices at your school, or support your school with any specific training needs. Reach out to Angie to schedule a time to meet at angie.rasmussen@jordandistrict.org!

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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

Please use the attached document when hiring paraeducators at your school and share it with those at your school who are involved in the hiring process including admin assistants who are entering hire sheets in Frontline and Skyward.

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DATE:
September 17, 2025

TO:   
All Secondary 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:  
Professional Development Opportunities for Back to Basics: The Essentials of EBD, OHI, and Anxiety in Special Education

The Special Education Department will be offering a training session for Secondary Special Education teachers on October 3rd.

This training will address: Does every student with an anxiety diagnosis qualify for IDEA educational classification? How can school teams communicate with parents about the difference between ADA (accommodations) and IDEA (SDI) when discussing eligibility based on an anxiety diagnosis?

Secondary Teachers will use this registration link to sign up.

Training Details:

  • Date: October 3, 2025
  • Time: 1:00-3:00
  • Location: Zoom - Link will be included in the Canvas course

Participation is optional.

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September 18, 2025

TO:  
Elementary Administrators and Administrative Assistants

FROM:
Dan Ellis, Director of Accounting, Budgets, and Audits
Steffany Ellsworth, Support Services Manager

SUBJECT: 
Elementary Efunds Nutrition Training

We will be hosting a training for elementary school administrative assistants and office assistants on Monday October 6th in the auditorium of ASB from 1-2 pm. This training will cover how to use the Efunds system to take credit card payments for Nutrition Services in the main office. You will also be provided with a new credit card reader that will allow for swipe, chip, and tap to pay including Google Wallet and Apple Pay.

Please work with your administrator and staff to ensure you are able to attend. Please bring a laptop or Chromebook so you can follow along. We encourage you to bring some or all of your part time office help as well so they can see the training too; however, we understand this may not be possible due to scheduling and coverage concerns.

If you have questions regarding the training please contact Dan Ellis at extension 88389.

Thank you.

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K-2 Teachers and Instructional Coaches

FROM:
Michelle Lovell, Consultant in Teaching & Learning

Schools who are using UFLI this year are invited to join Teaching & Learning for a special UFLI collaboration meeting. Teachers and coaches will be able to connect with other educators throughout the district to share effective strategies for UFLI instruction. Reserve your spot by signing up at this LINK.

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Secondary Principals

FROM:
Carolyn Gough, Administrator of Teaching & Learning
Amanda Bollinger, Associate Administrator, Teaching & Learning
Amy Lloyd, K-12 Math Consultant, Teaching & Learning

Principals,

We are excited to offer three upcoming professional development opportunities designed to strengthen Tier 1 instruction for secondary math teachers. These sessions will provide practical strategies and collaborative learning experiences to support high quality math instruction for all students.

We shared this information with your teachers as well, but would love your support in reminding teachers of these valuable learning opportunities. Detailed information about each session, along with registration instructions, can be found in the attached flyers.

Thank you for your continued support in fostering instructional excellence!

 

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Elementary Principals

FROM:
Carolyn Gough, Administrator of Teaching & Learning
Amanda Bollinger, Associate Administrator, Teaching & Learning
Amy Lloyd, K-12 Math Consultant, Teaching & Learning

Principals,

On September 26th from 1:00–3:00 p.m. at the ASB, we are offering a professional development session focused on leveraging iPads to enhance instruction with the Open Up math curriculum. Participants will explore strategies for delivering mobile math lessons, collecting student work, and displaying and discussing student thinking in real time.

We shared this information with your teachers as well, but would love your support in reminding teachers of this learning opportunity. Here is the link to register for the course.

Thank you for your ongoing support!

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Elementary Administrators

FROM:
Megan Cox (Rose Creek)
Garett York (Southland)
Jessica Stowe (Bastian)
Ronna Hoffman (Oak Leaf)

Please submit questions to be discussed by JAESP committee and Cabinet by the first Tuesday of each month. You may submit concerns or questions using the Google Form below OR you may send items to be discussed directly to Megan Cox at Rose Creek, Garett York at Southland, Jessica Stowe at Bastian, Ronna Hoffman at Oak Leaf.

Google Form Link

All items will be discussed anonymously as we work to provide clarification and solutions to concerns of elementary administrators.

Notes of the discussions will be published on a Google Doc titled "JAESP Committee Notes 2025-26" which will be shared with Elementary Administrators.

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Thursday, September 18, 2025

TO:  
All School Administrators

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

SUBJECT:  
Math and Science Growth Scores for RISE and Utah Aspire Plus Now Available

2024-25 growth scores for RISE and Utah Aspire Plus math and science are now available in Tableau. You can access these scores at the following links:

In addition, proficiency and growth scores for 2024-25 are also available on the state’s Data Gateway. Both the Student Proficiency and Student Growth reports now have scores for both math and science.

As a reminder, growth scores for RISE and Utah Aspire Plus are calculated by USBE in partnership with the Center for Assessment. For more information to help you understand how growth is calculated, please see this helpful video.

With the core change that prompted a change in the RISE assessment, RISE ELA recently underwent a standard setting to determine new cut scores. The state board of education is scheduled to review the new cut scores in their September board meeting. Thus, proficiency and growth scores will not be released until October. School accountability report cards and TSI/ATSI/CSI exits and designations will be released in January 2026.

For questions about the information provided in this memo, please contact Ben Jameson in Assessment, Research & Accountability.

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Principals

FROM:
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent

All items can be found in the 2025-26 Beginning of Year Documents

October 20, 2025 - Deadline

  • Review the current School LAND Trust Plan, implementation of the Prior Year's Plan, and the Teacher and Student Success Act Plan (TSSA).
  • Submit council members and principal assurance on the School LAND Trust website.
  • Verify that SCC members are listed the same on both the school website and the state website.
  • Update required school website postings.

Upcoming Audit Information

  • An audit of School LAND Trust Rules of Order and Procedure:
    • Will take place in November 2025.
    • The State will randomly select schools to verify that their Rules of Order and Procedure:
      • Are easily accessible on the school website with other required postings.
      • The Rules of Order and Procedure needs to be reviewed each year at the first SCC meeting.
        • Put a new date on the document, and add it to the school website.
      • Use the attached template (new for this year), update anything in red, and change the font color back to black to post on your website.
      • You are welcome to add anything to this template that your SCC council would like to include.
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Elementary Principals

FROM:
Michelle Love-Day, Director of Language and Culture Services

We will be facilitating interpretation for parent teacher conferences on Oct. 1st and 2nd for Elementary Schools. For languages other than Spanish, please fill out THIS FORM to secure an appointment.

We are not able to use LIA as student interpreters, as this is now a violation of Utah Law and Policy.

For Spanish, our department will reach out to your front office to coordinate your needs.

If you have an ESP that interprets, please have them sign up for our Interpreter Certification course on Sept. 26th.

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September 10, 2025

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All Jordan School District Principals (with bus route students)

FROM:   
Scott Thomas, Administrator of Auxiliary Services
Paul Bergera, Director of Transportation
Kathy Jones, Transportation Trainer/Risk Coordinator

SUBJECT: 
State Required Bus Evacuations and School Bus Safety 2025-2026

State required semi-annual school bus evacuations have been scheduled for this fall. This applies to those students that ride the bus daily to and from school.

The evacuations will be conducted during the week of:

Monday, September 22 through Thursday, September 25, 2025

Your school’s regular bus drivers will perform this evacuation procedure as they drop your students off in the morning, one day during that week. The procedure will take place at your school and within the students’ regular bus drop off/pick up zone. All professional school bus drivers that transport students are required to perform evacuation procedures in case of an emergency. Bus evacuation will be through the rear door, side door, front door or any combination of the three. Students will then, under the direction and supervision of the bus driver, evacuate and meet in a safe place approximately 100 feet away from the bus.

Your assistance is welcome but not mandatory to complete this required evacuation procedure quickly, safely and effectively.

We appreciate all you do to help us safely transport your students.

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