Educator Scholarships
      Leslie Owen, fourth-grade teacher at Monte Vista Elementary, and Matthew Walker, social studies teacher at Bingham High, are the first recipients of Kennecott Land Sustainable Community Scholarships to earn master’s degrees.  Kennecott Land awards $5,000 scholarships annually to educators who teach in a South Jordan public school and are interested in pursuing an advanced degree at Western Governors University.

Band and Orchestra Teachers Needed
      Jordan District needs elementary school band and orchestra teachers for before- or after-school music programs, with a maximum of 17 hours per week. Please call Doug Allen, (801) 567-8088, or Cindy Hooper, (801) 567-8365, for information.

• Summer Schedules
• District Office and Auxiliary Services: The District Office and Auxiliary Services Building will be open regular hours through June 29. Summer hours for the District Office are Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., and for the Auxiliary Services Building
  7 a.m.-3:30 p.m., July 3-23. Offices will be closed July 4 for Independence Day and July 24 for Pioneer Day. Both offices will return to regular hours beginning July 25.
• Instructional Support Centers (ISC): The District ISCs at Park Lane Elementary (Sandy) and Terra Linda Elementary (West Jordan) remain open for use through the summer months. Regular ISC hours are Monday and Friday, 7 a.m.-5 p.m., Tuesday-Thursday, 7 a.m.-6 p.m. Special summer hours are weekdays, July 2-23, 7 a.m.-4:30 p.m. The ISCs will be closed July 4 and 24. Visit the centers to use die cuts, laminators, Cerlox machines, badge makers, poster makers, paper cutters and other equipment. Various supplies may also be purchased. Use of the facility is limited to Jordan District employees, volunteers and PTA members as submitted and approved by principals or department administrators. Employees must take personal or non-school related projects to outside printing firms. Due to liability, no children under the age of 12 are allowed in the ISCs. For addresses and additional information, visit departments.jordandistrict.org/iss/supportcenter.html.
• Employee Newsletter: This is the final issue of Current for the 2006-07 school year. The next Current employee newsletter will be e-mailed to employees and available online Aug. 14. Print editions of Current Monthly Summary will resume in September. Remember, you can receive Current at a home e-mail address by going to www.jordandistrict.org and clicking “Subscribe to Our Newsletter” on the left-hand side of the page.

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Educator of the Month
      The Sandy Area Chamber of Commerce and Jordan Credit Union honored Leslie Conklin, first-grade teacher at Alta View Elementary (Sandy), as Educator of the Month for May.  The award was presented at a luncheon May 25.

Students Lead Literacy Project
      The Student Youth Council at Jordan Applied Technology Center, West Jordan Campus, collected more than 3,000 used books to give to the needy during a literacy service learning project. Students also created a coloring book that taught students English translations for Spanish words. In addition, more than $3,000 was collected and used to set up a pre-school library for the Guadalupe School.

Science and Engineering Fair
      Five Jordan District students, representing Hillcrest High (Midvale), Albion Middle (Sandy) and Midvale Middle, attended the International Science and Engineering Fair in Albuquerque May 14-19. They joined 1,500 students from around the world to share projects. The students earned $2,500 in prizes.

National Choir Recognition
      A choir group from West Jordan High recently competed in a national festival in New York City where they swept “gold” recognitions for all choirs. The choir received several additional recognitions and was invited to a “gold” festival in the future. The group is directed by Kelly DeHaan.

Students Open Model City
      Fifth-grade students from Jordan Ridge Elementary (South Jordan) will run Junior Achievement City (J.A. City) during its grand opening today (June 12). J.A. City, a mini municipality designed to support Junior Achievement’s experiential learning programs, is located in the Discovery Gateway, Salt Lake City. J.A. City has the feel of an actual community, including a City Hall, a Town Square and 15 businesses ranging from utilities and banks to retail stores and news outlets. Each business is sponsored by a real company, with each storefront featuring the logo and actual marketplace appearance of the sponsor, bringing the City to life for the students. Following their day “managing” the city, the students will take part in a parade through J.A. City.

Donations Allow Students to View Historical Film
      More than 3,000 Jordan District high school students viewed the historical movie American Pastime during April and May thanks to a state legislator and two local businesses. Rep. Sylvia Anderson worked with The Larry H. Miller Group, which donated tickets, and StoresOnline, which covered costs for transportation, to organize the effort. The movie tells the story of a Japanese family interred at central Utah’s Topaz Relocation Center during World War II.

• Public Health Programs Available
        The Health Services Department, located in the portable classrooms behind Jordan Valley School (Midvale), wants to make everyone aware of public health assistance programs available to residents of Utah:
• The Primary Care Network (PCN) provides uninsured adults, age 19-64, healthcare services such as visits to a primary-care provider, immunizations, lab services and x-rays, prescriptions and eye and dental exams. The cost to enroll is $50, $25 or $15 depending on income. For more information about PCN call Azure Thompson, (801) 412-2519, or visit the Health Services offices.
• The Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) provides health insurance for children. For information about CHIP, contact Health Services, (801) 412-2522, or visit www.health.utah.gov/chip.
• Utah’s Premium Partnership for Health Insurance (UPP) helps make health insurance more affordable for working individuals and families. Those who are uninsured but can get health insurance through an employer may qualify for help in paying premiums. Information is available from Health Services, (801) 412-2522, or at www.health.utah.gov/upp.

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Employment Opportunities
      See current job openings posted by the Human Resources Department at www.jordandistrict.org/hr

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To submit an item for Current, send an e-mail to Michael Kelley at michael.kelley@jordan.k12.ut.us or contact him at (801) 567-8337.