Principals:
Due to fall recess the Jordan School District due date is October 17, 2018 for the fall reports. Please see information below regarding what reports are due and how to complete them.
Month: October 2018
December 1, 2018 SCRAM Count for Special Education
DATE:
October 8, 2018
TO:
Principals
All Special Educators and Related Service Providers
FROM:
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent
Kim Lloyd, Director of Special Education
SUBJECT:
Important Deadline--Please Read Immediately
SCRAM Data Due by the end of day Friday, November 2, 2018
Returning D Track Clusters are Due no later than Friday, November 16, 2018
Updating SCRAM for December 1 Funding Count
Please see memo below for important information.
Utah’s Annual Apple Crunch Day! October 17, 2018
October 17th is Utah's Annual Apple Crunch Day! You are already providing a fruit to the students, why not make it a local apple and all crunch together?!
Please see attached Apple Crunch Guide for information and ideas.
Fall Enrollment as of October 1, 2018
DATE:
October 1, 2018
TO:
Principals
FROM:
Administrators of Schools
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Planning and Student Services
SUBJECT:
Fall Enrollment as of October 1, 2018
Please see attached memo and enrollment numbers.
Elementary Testing Bulletin – October 2018
Elementary Principals: The elementary testing bulletin for October is posted below.
Middle School Testing Bulletin – October 2018
Middle School Principals: The middle school testing bulletin for October is posted below.
High School Testing Bulletin – October 2018
High School Principals: The high school testing bulletin for October is posted below.
Important Payroll Dates for October 2018
Common Sense Media Introduction Opportunity for Schools – Submit by October 12, 2018
JSD Digital Learning Specialists invite you to introduce Common Sense Media to your school community, by selecting a Teacher Leader who will become a Common Sense Educator and then guide 5-10 additional teachers through certification.
Common Sense Media is one of the major providers of digital citizenship training in the United States.
The JSD Digital Learning Specialists, funded through the Digital Teaching and Learning Grant, are offering training for a team of 5-10 teachers at each school. Upon completion of the training, a team leader from each participating school will receive $500 and each team member will receive $100 to become Common Sense Media certified.
If you would like your school to participate, complete the Common Sense Media Introduction Form by providing the name of a teacher at your school who will serve as the team leader.
For planning and budgeting purposes, we ask that schools complete this form before Friday, October 12.
Attached is a document containing more information.
Security Camera/Video Surveillance Access Guidelines
The Department of Facility Operations is receiving a large volume of patron calls requesting to view video footage which is not permissible. All security camera/video surveillance is property of Jordan School District. Surveillance recordings are confidential and protected by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), and the Utah Governmental Records and Management Act (GRAMA). In addition, recordings may contain information related to accidents, investigations, insurance claims, and potential litigation. Surveillance footage cannot be freely shared with students, parents, personnel, the media, or others.
Please find the attached Security Camera/Video Surveillance Access Guidelines, that apply to the responsibility of administration in order to access, view, download, export and/or share security camera/video surveillance.
We ask all Administrators to please answer patron questions and concerns and not refer them to the Facility Operations Department to obtain video footage.
October 2018 School Psychologist’s Meeting
DATE:
September 19, 2018
TO:
School Psychologists
FROM:
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent
Kim Lloyd, Special Education Director
Fulvia Franco, Program Specialist – Guidance
SUBJECT:
October School Psychologists’ Meeting
A school psychologists’ meeting has been scheduled for Friday, October 12, 2018, from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Jordan School District’s Auxiliary Services Building (7905 South Redwood Road). Stacee Worthen, Secondary Guidance Specialist and Lead Counselor, will provide us with a presentation on Aggression Replacement Training.
Part-time Staff: I would appreciate it if you could adjust your schedules in order to attend this meeting.
cc: Principals
Research Project – Homework Solution Study
DATE:
Thursday, October 4, 2018
TO:
Middle School Principals
FROM:
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability
SUBJECT:
Research Project
The Research Review Committee has reviewed a research project in which your school has been asked to participate.
Project Title: "Homework Solution Study"
Applicant: American Institutes for Research – Dr. Kirk Walters and David Miller
The project has been approved by the District Research Review Committee. The applicant has been directed to contact you to discuss the extent of the project and to obtain your permission to conduct the study at your school. Participation in the study is at your discretion. If you have questions or concerns relating to participation, please contact Ben Jameson at 801-567-8243.
The project will involve testing out a new math tutoring platform over the next two years. Participating schools will receive ASSISTments and its accompanying teacher training for free.
Thank you for your assistance.