It was a great night for fans and players at a recent Salt Lake City Stars basketball game. The team took to the court coming out on top in their game against the Austin Spurs.

But some might say the biggest winners of the night were educators. The Salt Lake City Stars invited the Jordan Education Foundation “Outstanding Educators of the Year,” and the “Outstanding Principal of the Year,” to be recognized on court in front of a supportive and cheering crowd.

Congratulations to these deserving educators for the honor of being recognized and for the important work they do for students in classrooms throughout Jordan School District every single day.

Thank you to the Salt Lake City Stars for making sure educators know how much they are appreciated. Go Stars!

It was an evening focused on families to support students and their individual needs. The Jordan School District Special Education Transition Fair was recently held at West Jordan Middle School and, thanks to everyone involved, it was a great success! The goal of this annual event was to provide special education students and their families with information and resources on transition services from a variety of outside agencies.

Approximately 73 families attended the Transition Fair and they represented all Jordan School District special schools, high schools, and some of our middle schools. South Valley School Student Body Officers volunteered, greeting families, helping at the registration table, and distributing refreshments.

We appreciate the 32 outside agencies for participating and showing support for students. Many parents expressed appreciation for the event saying it provided them with great information.

Thanks to Health Choice Utah, Crumbl, Swig, Chick-Fil-A and others for their support and donations.

A huge thank you to teachers and staff as well, for promoting the event and reaching out to students and families to encourage their participation.

It was a great night supporting families and students, giving them information to support  future success.

They are devoted to students and education, always inspiring others around them. We want to congratulate this year’s Jordan Association of Elementary School Principals (JAESP) Award winners.

These amazing educators are nominated by Jordan School District employees from across the District.

JAESP board members presented each winner with an award at their school and they now advance to the UAESP State competition.

Congratulations to the principals listed below:

• Jennifer Ludlow: Distinguished Principal of the Year
• Veronica Holyoke: Distinguished Assistant Principal of the Year
• Tiffany Smith: Community Leader Principal of the Year 
• Candie Checketts: Student Advocate Principal of the Year
• Jerilyn Schaffer: Rookie Principal of the Year
• Jessica Stowe: Instructional Leader Principal of the Year
• Ken Westwood: Mentor Principal of the Year
• Suzie Williams: Innovator Principal of the Year

We congratulate these principals for their excellence in school leadership.

It was a slam dunk for fun as students and staff got an early start on March Madness at the South Valley School. Cheerleaders warmed up to welcome the teams and cheer them on during some spirited basketball games. Even Superintendent Godfrey suited up to get in on the fun.

South Valley students competed against each other in teams while Life Design students took to the court competing against staff and Superintendent Godfrey.

Congratulations to everyone involved in March Madness at South Valley! We can’t wait for tournament play again next year.