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Month: January 2016

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Principals:

As per instructions contained in the December 17, 2015 JAM regarding preparations for the 2016 School Climate Surveys (Feb. 1 - Mar. 18, 2016), please be reminded to complete the following before January 22, 2016:

Open each of the following three links to your school's 2016 School Climate Surveys and verify that the names of assistant principals, teachers, and certificated support staff are accurate.  If changes are needed, send the needed changes to Alyssa Messina at UEPC (alyssa.messina@utah.edu).

Student Link:    http://bit.ly/1IQC0sF

Faculty/Staff Link:   http://bit.ly/1NPIXui

Parent Link:   http://bit.ly/1O5llE2

If you have questions or need assistance, please contact Clyde Mason.

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DATE:    
January 6, 2016

TO: 
Principals

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

SUBJECT:
2016 Summative SAGE School Administrator and Test Coordinators’ Training, Feb. 23 and 24, 2016

School Testing Coordinators and Administrators preparation training for the 2016 Summative SAGE assessments is scheduled for February 23, 2016 (secondary) and February 24, 2016 (elementary).  Two sections of training are being provided on each date.  Registration for this training is required through JPLS.  If you, or your assigned school administrator, and your 2016 SAGE Test Coordinator have not yet registered for this training, please do so through JPLS: https://jpls.truenorthlogic.com/U/P/Channel/-/Guest/Login  utilizing the JPLS course and section information provided in the table below:

SAGE-Training-Course

Principals, please note the following:

  • School testing coordinators are required to attend.  Please make sure they attend even if they cannot sign up through JPLS.
  • Testing coordinators and administrators will be expected to train school faculty members and other school personnel who will be administering 2016 Summative SAGE assessments.
  • Training materials will be made available online at http://assessments.jordandistrict.org/

 

Again, principals please make sure that your SAGE test coordinator and you, or your school administrator assigned to oversee 2016 Summative SAGE Assessments, register for, and attend one of the above SAGE training sections.  Please direct any questions regarding this training to Brooke Anderson, 801-567-8393 brooke.anderson@jordandistrict.org.

 

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2016 Outstanding Educator Awards

The 2016 Outstanding Educator Nomination period is now open!

NOMINATION FORM LINK: http://goo.gl/forms/9nQvy67DZy

Superintendent Johnson challenged Jordan Education Foundation to recognize one educator at each school, and we are rising to that challenge! Here is the 2016 process:

  • ONE nomination will be accepted per school.
  • The nomination can be an Educator OR a Special Educator. There will not be separate awards this year.
  • Nominations are due by 11:59 pm Sunday, February 28, 2016.
  • Nominations received by February 28, 2016 will be reviewed and scored based on the rubric.

Every nominee will be recognized by Jordan Education Foundation at their school.

The top 10 nominees will receive a cash award at the 2016 Awards Banquet on April 27, 2016 at Little America Hotel in downtown Salt Lake City. The Awards Banquet will also celebrate one Outstanding Principal (selected by district administrators) and one scholarship recipient from the six district high schools.

 

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Please see the attachment for information about training available related to high functioning autism. The dates for this training are:

January 14th, 21st and Feb 4th it is a three session class presented by Melisa Genaux.  The training will be from 4:30-7:00 each evening.

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ALL February and April Grade Level Literacy Training dates have been added to JPLS.  Please have the teacher designated to attend register for the appropriate meeting AND then schedule their substitute through AESOP.  Teachers attending should plan on bringing their laptop.  K-3 teachers will also need their iPad.  Direct questions to becky.gerber@jordandistrict.org.

Grade-Level-Literacy-Training-Dates

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Elementary Principals:

The mid-year SRI window is November 23 – January 22.  This test is mandatory for all 6th-graders and scores will be used to inform Reading Class placement for 7th-grade.  This test is optional for grades 3 – 5.  Please be sure teachers complete the assessment before the window closes so we can report accurate data to the middle schools.