Jordan School District is proud of the continuum of services available to students. Jordan Valley School is the center-based school located in Midvale, Utah. We serve 221 students from 2 weeks of age to 22 years of age. All have severe multiple disabilities. These disabilities include autism, cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injury, communication impairments, and students who are both deaf and blind, and those who are extremely medically fragile. 45% of our children are in wheelchairs, only 35% are toilet-trained and only 20% are functionally verbal; 25% are fed through g-tubes and 25% no longer live in their homes, but rather in group homes, care centers or with foster families.
The mission of Jordan Valley School is to provide students with disabilities with an appropriate individualized educational program. Therefore, each classroom is staffed with a certified special education teacher and several paraeducators. Our school has four speech and language therapists, two occupational therapists, two physical therapists, a music therapist and two adapted physical education teachers who provide related services. Our students also benefit from the expertise of a behavior team, a dysphagia (feeding and swallowing) team and a medical team as well as the district augmentative communication team. Our school programs include home living, cooking and shop. Our students access the community for both generalization training and job experiences. The goal of every staff member is to improve the quality of life for our kids and their families. Although our successes are measured in small steps, they are monumental achievements and cause for celebration.
Come visit our school and experience the joy our staff and students feel each day.
Our Address is 7501 South 1000 East, Midvale UT 84047. Feel free to visit. Please check in at the front desk when you arrive.
Here at Jordan Valley School, we always make sure we provide a very safe school environment. You can click here to find out all the details.
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JORDAN EDUCATION FOUNDATION "MINI-GRANTS"
We are thrilled to let you know that the following staff members are recipients of a “mini-grant” from the Jordan Education Foundation: David Mills (1N), Linda Eller (2N), Andy Winters (5N), Millie Rogers (8N), Penny Uriarte (11N), Glenda Stroh (5S), Michelle Stark (West Campus), Karen Krenz (P.E.) and Becca Day (PT). They have received money totaling $4,045.20 from the Jordan Education Foundation to implement innovative classroom projects that will enhance our student’s education.
This year the JEF was able to raise over $130,000 in private money to fund 298 “mini-grants” throughout the Jordan School District. We are so grateful to the businesses, individuals and other donors who cared enough about what we are doing at Jordan Valley to gift money to this program. If you donated or know of someone that donated to this program, be sure to let them know they made a difference for our school and tell them thank you.
Have you considered DSPD Services for Your Child with Disabilities?
Do you know what DSPD has to offer?
The Division of Services for People with Disabilities is a state agency offering services to qualifying families who need assistance for a family member with disabilities. Services available include family support, summer support, day programs and out of home placements. Family supports are provided when the child continues to live in your home and may include basic respite, behavior support, chore and housekeeping assistance or skill building for your child. Did you also know that when a person qualifies for DSPD services, they automatically qualify for Medicaid? Their website offers more information about specific services available - www.dspd.utah.gov.
Even if your family doesn't need assistance currently, families often do need assistance when their child graduates from school and no longer attends school all day. In families where both parents work, the child needs a day program so both parents can continue their jobs.
To see if your family qualifies for DSPD services:
- Call their front desk at 264-7620 and ask for an intake worker. If there is no answer, leave a message and an intake worker will call you.
- The intake worker will ask you some initial questions to be certain that DSPD is appropriate for your family.
- An intake worker will come to your home and help you fill out the necessary paperwork. To document the disability, you may need information from your child's school or doctor if he/she is not yet in school.
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After the initial application process is complete, an inta
ke worker will call your family quarterly to check on the status of your family's situation. However, if your child is approaching graduation, both parents work and there is a need for a day program or if there is some other urgent need for funding, you should call once a month to be certain the intake worker understands the urgency of your family situation. The waiting list is not a ranked list and funding is not determined by how long someone has been on the list. Who receives funding is dependent on your intake worker knowing the urgency of your family's need.
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