Congratulations to the 2025 Jordan Association of Elementary School Principals Award Winners!

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. Members of the JAESP committee were very impressed by this year’s nominees and extend their sincere thanks to each of them for their hard work, dedication, determination, empathy, and skills.

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

Congratulations to the following:

• National Distinguished Principal – Jessica Stowe
• National Distinguished Assistant Principal – Kirt Davis
• Student Advocate Principal of the Year -Yajaira Martinez
• Instructional Leader of the Year – Melissa Beck
• Principal Mentor of the Year – Ronna Hoffman
• Rookie of the Year – Baylee Lansford
• Innovator of the Year – Amy Adams
• Community Leader of the Year – Buddy Alger
• School Improvement Leader of the Year – Keith Klein
• Principal Supervisor of the Year- Becky Gerber