Oct. 13 Board Meeting Update

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You are invited to a meeting of the Board of Education of Jordan School District on Tuesday, Oct. 13 at the JATC South Campus, 12723 S. Park Avenue, Riverton, Utah. The study session begins at 4 p.m. The regular Board Meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. Patrons may view the general session online at boardmeeting.jordandistrict.org.

The Oct. 13 Board meeting agenda is now available on our Board meetings page. Administrative policies that will be discussed include AA408 Fees. Board policies that will be discussed include GP100 Global Governance Commitment, GP101 Governing Style, GP105 Board President’s Role, GP106Board First Vice President’s Role , GP107 Board Second Vice President’s Role, GP111 Type of Meetings, GP112Closed Sessions of the Board and GP114 Board Representation on District Committees and Other Organizations.

. You can also use the following links to the printed and detailed agendas.

WIDA Graduates Celebrated at Multilingual Learner Family Night

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Nearly 500 Jordan School District students were celebrated at Multilingual Learner Family Night for becoming 2026 WIDA graduates and earning a Seal of Biliteracy. Students of all ages who passed the WIDA (World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment) test received certificates and medals certifying their proficiency in English.

The night included a presentation of the 2026 WIDA graduates and highlighted multilingual learners with student performances and speeches. Tara Matiga, representing Herriman High School’s Asian Student Union and Foothills Elementary School’s sixth grade Chinese Dual Language Immersion students each performed songs. Several students spoke to the crowd about what being bilingual means to them. 

Congratulations to the 2026 WIDA graduates! Keep making biliteracy your superpower.

Sunset Ridge Hosts Career and Technical Student Organization Fair

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Sunset Ridge students got a look into the future as the school hosted its Career and Technical Student Organization Fair. Student ambassadors from more than a dozen Jordan Academy for Technology & Careers programs visited the school to teach students about the wide range of opportunities available through JATC in high school. Programs represented at the career fair included everything from auto collision to dental assisting, digital media, and biotechnology, giving students plenty of options as they look forward to continuing their education.

Taking Center Stage with a Former JSD Employee Turned BYU Dance Professor

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Superintendent learns some new dance moves.Supercast Episode 370
She went from being an educator in Jordan School District, teaching everything from hip hop and classic, to contemporary and jazz dance to being an Associate Professor of Dance at BYU.

On this episode of the Supercast, we meet up with Kori Wakamatsu. Hear how she is now preparing the next generation of dance teachers, like student teacher Grace Bjerregaard, to take center stage and why Kori says dance is so important in the busy lives we lead.

Bluffdale Elementary Students Blast Off to Planet Kindergarten

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Students at Bluffdale Elementary became the latest recruits preparing for a mission to Planet Kindergarten. The Planet Kindergarten initiative challenges kindergarteners to learn all the letters and their sounds by November 1, setting them up for early reading success.  

At Bluffdale, the administration got into the space theme and dressed as an astronaut and Earth. Together with the students, they read the book Planet Kindergarten and encouraged the students to reach for the stars and collect special trading cards and pins as they demonstrate their mastery of letters and sounds.