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Month: October 2016

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School Improvement Plan (SIP) development assistance will be available on November 1, 8:00am. – 4:00p.m., ASB 101.  Additional assistance will be provided upon request.

School SIP plans are due on January 20, 2017 and should be submitted to the school’s AOS and the Curriculum Department.

 

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Please see revised copy of the Classified Leave Policy Overview. This will be emailed to all benefit eligible Classified employees with a Jordan School District email account.

If you have employees without regular access to a computer or who are hired throughout the year please provide them a hard copy of this policy.

If employees have any questions regarding the need to miss work, please direct them to Penny Peart, HR Generalist at (801) 567-8249.

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DATE:
October 3, 2016

TO:
Principals

FROM:
Laura Finlinson, Administrator of Curriculum and Staff Development
Clyde Mason, Director of Evaluation, Reasearch and Accountability

SUBJECT:
Certification of Educators' Having Received Educator Evaluations Training

See attached memo and evaluation sign-off form.

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DATE:  
October 17, 2016

TO:   
Principals
All Special Educators and Related Service Providers

FROM:  
Laura Finlinson, Administrator of Curriculum/Staff Development & Special Programs
Lisa Robinson, Director of Special Education
Julie Brown, Program Specialist-Special Education
Kristy Whiteside, Program Specialist-Special Education

SUBJECT:
Important Deadline--Please Read Immediately
SCRAM Data Due by the end of day Friday, November 4, 2016
Returning D Track Clusters are Due no later than Friday, November 18, 2016
Updating SCRAM for December 1 Funding Count

We are fast approaching our December 1 SCRAM count deadline. Please remember that our funding and other critical data are generated from these counts.  It is important that all information be accurate and current.  The attached report reflects the SCRAM and IEP Services we have received to date.  Please check to see that all students who are currently receiving services are on the SCRAM printout and that all information has been submitted correctly.  Submit a new SCRAM document for any changes.

This report reflects students served during the current school year. Carefully review the following:

o   Please check that the names, entry dates, service patterns and providers are correct for each student on the printout. If the information is correct for all service providers, put a check mark (√) in front of the student’s name. If all of the student’s information is correct on the report, a duplicate copy does not need to be sent. The printout reflects the school’s current special education caseload.

o     If a student being served in special education is not on the SCRAM report, please submit a new SCRAM document by the end of day Friday, November 4, 2016. If they are not on this printout, they are not on record as receiving services at your school.

o   Cross out any students who are not receiving services at your school and submit a SCRAM document with the correct exit date and exit code reason. The exit date is the day after the last day the student receives the services listed. The new SCRAM entry date will be the same as the exit date.  Please note that the entry date for a student coming from another school who enters your setting during the year is the first date that the student enters the new school (this will be the first date of service). Remember that there should be no delay in services (violation of IDEA and we lose days of funding). If an exit date is already listed for a student, a duplicate exit scram does not need to be sent in.

o     If you are not aware of a student that is listed on the printout (and the student has not been exited from services), you should follow-up with that student who is now in your building. Many teams are not aware of students who have entered their school and should be receiving services. A SCRAM document should be submitted which either identifies the services the student will receive or which exits the student from services (procedures must be followed for terminating a student from services).

o   If the IEP team has changed a student’s services, the changes must be documented on the services section of the IEP and a new SCRAM document must be submitted. Remember that parents must be involved in any decision to amend IEP services and must receive a copy of the revised IEP.

o   If you are submitting a corrections for a scram/entry date already submitted, please write “correction” at the top of the scram document and highlight the services or codes that need to be corrected to be sure it is not assumed to be a duplicate copy of a scram already received. (Remember, if all of the student’s information is correct on the SCRAM report, a duplicate scram does not need to be sent in.)

o   Any SCRAM document submitted must reflect all current IEP services. Every section of the form must be filled out completely or the student’s record cannot be submitted to the State for funding (this includes the classification, all services and amount of time, entry/exit dates, environment and regular percent codes, health services, etc.). If information is missing, the record will not be sent to the State for funding counts.

Special Education Resource Teams are being sent one complete list of all students in the school who are being served by resource, speech-language, guidance and/or OT, PT, itinerant teachers for the hearing impaired or visually impaired, etc. Please review and sign the one original list with ALL team members before sending it back to the SCRAM office. Please do not copy and send multiple reports back to the SCRAM office.

Cluster Teams are being sent one complete list of all cluster students in the school who are being served by the cluster, speech-language, guidance and/or OT, PT, itinerant teachers for the hearing impaired or visually impaired, etc. Please review and sign the one original list with ALL cluster team members before sending it back to the SCRAM office. Please do not copy and send multiple reports back to the SCRAM office.

All primary SLP and Guidance services will be included on the master list sent to Special Education Resource Teams. If the provider is serving two different schools, the services will be included on the master list at each school. Teams are expected to work together to review and complete all required SCRAM information.

SCRAM corrections may be sent through District Mail to the SCRAM Secretary as long as they arrive in the Special Education office by the due date. If the current report is correct as printed, each team member must sign the report, verifying that it is accurate and return it to the SCRAM Secretary in the Special Education Department at the District Office. If you have questions, please call the Teacher Specialist assigned to your school. Please sign and return the current report with all corrections/changes marked along with the corresponding SCRAM documents by the following due date:

Due:  By 5:00 p.m. on Friday, November 4, 2016
Returning D Track Clusters Due Date:
No later than 5:00 p.m. Friday, November 18, 2016

Reminders:

It is critical that information be received by the specified due dates so that all data can be entered by the December 1 due date.

Note:  1)  Remember that all IEPs should be completed using the web-based Goalview IEP system and any changes must be reported using the IEP SCRAM Services document.

2)  In the event that a hard copy IEP was used and there are changes to the services listed on the printout, be sure to submit the IEP SCRAM Services document and enter the hard copy IEP onto the Goalview system.

Funding Implications

Special education funding and, therefore, school staffing/assistant allocations, etc. are contingent upon the accuracy of this data.  Your timely and accurate response is critical!  Thank you for all your efforts to get us the correct information in a very short time period.

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CITES Learning Edge Conference registration will remain open until Friday, October 28.  The Curriculum Department will pay for one administrator from each building to attend.  Please see the attached flyer and contact Amanda Hansen (801-567-8319) to submit the name from your school/department.

 

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All Elementary and Middle School Principals:

It's SNAP Plan time again. Attached are the 2017-18 Snap Plan forms with the deadlines and instructions that pertain to each city your school resides in.

Training for the new UDOT mapping software will be held on Thursday, October 27th at 9:00 AM in the Computer Lab at the Auxiliary Services Building. With your District ID, you may park and enter at the South Entrance. Cherissa Olson from UDOT will be the instructor. Please register in JPLS to receive licensure points.

Don't hesitate to contact Peggy Margetts at ext. 88753 with any questions.

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USBE is assessing the quality of professional learning throughout the state based on the Utah Professional Learning Standards. All educators are invited to complete the Standards Assessment Inventory (SAI).  Administrators will be provided with access to data reports and resources that could be used in school improvement.  Please encourage your teachers to participate in the survey. You will receive more detailed information before the survey is distributed.

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All principals are invited to read the attached letter from the Utah Department of Health regarding Immunization compliance. Reports are due on or before November 30, 2016. If you have questions, be sure to contact your school nurse. Thank you!

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Educational Technology Endorsement Program

The Educational Technology Endorsement Program (ETEP) is an intensive 1-2-year professional development program provided to a group of Jordan teachers by the Jordan Educational Technology department. It comprises a blend of evening face-to-face sessions and online learning in which teachers explore ways to leverage classroom technology in a constructivist, student-centered approach to increase instructional effectiveness and student achievement.

Objectives for this project include:

  • Enhance teacher instructional practices by using technology seamlessly in classrooms
  • Emphasize project-based learning, constructivist approaches, and student-centered classrooms
  • Enrich instructional effectiveness
  • Increase student academic achievement

This program is intensive, with participation in a 3 credit hour course required every semester. Each course includes 5-6 face-to-face sessions as well as an online component. At the successful completion of the program, participants will have received 18 credit hours (USOE or UVU) and also receive their Educational Technology Endorsement.

The district provides the following for each participant:

  • 18 hours of college or lane change credit.
  •  Participant must pay for UVU credit. USBE credit is free.
  • Educational Technology Endorsement on teaching certificate. (Participant must submit paperwork and pay fee to USBE.)

An informational meeting will be held November 15, in the ASB Auditorium. For more information please visit the following link. Registration for the 2017 cadre begins November 16, 2016. If you have any questions about the ETEP program please contact Raimee Jensen  801-567-8158 in the Educational Technology department.

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Secure Document Shredding

What do we do with confidential records that need to be shredded?

Records to be destroyed need to be retained in a secure place at your school. When you have accumulated more than 10 boxes, please contact Columbus Secure Document Solutions at 801-262-1588 to schedule pickup and disposal. We have established an Open Purchase Order to cover the cost of their services.

The following steps are critical as you prepare your records for pickup:

  1. Please remove records from loose leaf binders and hanging file folders. Only box materials that can be shredded.
  2. All confidential records / materials must be boxed, taped shut and visibly labeled as CONFIDENTIAL TO BE DESTROYED. Boxes that are not secured and labeled will not be accepted.
  3. Please collect boxed / labeled records in one central location.
  4. At the scheduled date and time, please have someone available to direct workers to where the boxes are for quick and efficient pick up.

For guidelines on records retention, please refer to District Policy Number DP367 – District Records Management and Number AS61 – Student Records.

Link to Auxiliary Services website: http://auxiliaryservices.jordandistrict.org/facility-operations/secure-document-shredding/

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The annual UCTM conference will be held November 4th and 5th at West High. The keynote will be the current NCTM president, Matthew R. Larson. In addition to the conference, there is a leadership meeting for any school math leaders, math coaches, or even administrators. This will be held November 4th at Innovations High prior to the UCTM Conference. Matthew R. Larson will also speak at this event. See flyers for details.