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DATE:  
January 9, 2020

TO:     
Secondary School Principals
Secondary School Financial Secretaries

FROM:  
John Larsen, Business Administrator
Daniel Ellis, Director of Accounting and Audits

SUBJECT:   
Quarterly School Financial Report for October, November, and December 2019

Each school is asked to report the quarter end account balance and transaction detail with the Apple Volume Purchase Program and return with your bank reconciliation. If your school has no Apple account, please so indicate and return.

Please include the account balance with Apple on the reconciliation sign off form and print a report or screen shot(s) of the balances and quarterly transactions from Apple’s website. If you need assistance, please contact your Curriculum Technology Specialist – Bonnie, Deana, Harrison, Nancy, Jay, and Raimee.

Please photocopy the selected elements and send to Accounting by Friday, January 24, 2020.

Please include:

  • The signed attached memo to Accounting
  • A copy of your October, November, and December 2019 Reconciliation Worksheets
  • A copy of your October, November, and December 2019 Bank Statements
  • A copy of your October, November, and December 2019 Skyward Balance Sheets
  • A copy of your October, November, and December 2019 Outstanding Check Reports
  • Screen shot(s) of your December 31, 2019 Apple Volume Purchase Program transaction history and balance

If you have questions or need assistance, please call Jason Mott at (801)567-8388.

Thank you.

Cc:
Brad Sorensen, Administrator of Schools
Cody Curtis, Administrator of Schools

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DATE: 
January 9, 2020

TO:  
Secondary School Principals
Secondary School Financial Secretaries

FROM: 
John Larsen, Business Administrator
Daniel Ellis, Director of Accounting, Budgets and Audits

SUBJECT:  
School Bank Account Balances for December 31, 2019

Please send the following information for each bank account balance as of December 31, 2019 to Accounting by January 24, 2020. If you have multiple bank accounts, please list each account separately.

School Name
Name of Bank
Type of Account (checking, savings, money market)
Account Balance

The balance requested is the balance from your December bank statements, not Skyward. This information is required annually and will be used to complete reporting requirements for Utah Money Management Council.

If you have questions or need assistance, please call Jason Mott at (801)567-8388.

Thank you.

Cc:
Brad Sorensen, Administrator of Schools
Cody Curtis, Administrator of Schools

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The mileage reimbursement rate is based upon the IRS rate. Effective January 1, 2020, the reimbursement rate is $0.575 per mile. Please use the attached form when submitting for mileage reimbursement. All 2019 mileage reimbursement requests should be submitted as soon as possible.

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What is eduroam?
Eduroam is a secure, world-wide wireless network available to the international research and education community. Eduroam allows any user from an eduroam participating site to get wireless network access at any institution connected to eduroam. The eduroam wireless network is available in thousands of locations across more than a hundred countries worldwide.

What does this mean for Jordan School District now that we are an eduroam participating site?
As you travel to other participating school districts and universities, look for a wireless network called Eduroam. If you see one called Eduroam, you can connect to it using your Jordan School District email address as the user name and your Active Directory password (the same password you use to login to your computer every day). Likewise, visitors to Jordan School District from other participating school districts and universities will now be able to connect to our Eduroam wireless network using their school district or university login and password.

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The following are new administrative assignments:

SECONDARY

  • Assignments Effective Jan. 21, 2020
    • Shawn McLeod, principal at South Jordan Middle appointed principal at Hidden Valley Middle.
    • Nicole Johnson, assistant principal at Jordan Hills and Rosamond Elementary Schools appointed principal at South Jordan Middle.
    • Amber Zdunich, assistant principal at Joel P. Jensen Middle appointed assistant principal at Hidden Valley Middle.
    • Jody Deland, CTE teacher at South Jordan Middle appointed assistant principal at Joel P. Jensen Middle.
    • Audrey Fish, assistant principal at Oquirrh Hills Middle appointed assistant principal at Fort Herriman Middle.
    • Jennifer Jarrard, teacher specialist at Kauri Sue Hamilton appointed assistant principal at Oquirrh Hills Middle.
  • Assignment Effective July 1, 2020
    • Raimee Jensen, assistant principal at Fort Herriman Middle appointed assistant principal at Hidden Valley Middle.

ELEMENTARY

  • Assignments Effective Feb. 3, 2020
    • Tami Bird, principal at Rose Creek Elementary appointed principal at the new elementary school in West Jordan.
    • Karen Egan, principal at Bluffdale Elementary appointed principal at Rose Creek Elementary.
    • Cynthia Tingey, principal at Riverton Elementary appointed principal at Bluffdale Elementary.
    • Joel Pullan, principal at Oakcrest Elementary appointed principal at Riverton Elementary.
    • Ken Westwood, principal at South Jordan Elementary appointed principal at Oakcrest Elementary.
    • Beverly Griffith, assistant principal at Fox Hollow Elementary appointed principal at South Jordan Elementary.
    • Nancy Ward, educational support consultant in Teaching & Learning appointed assistant principal at Fox Hollow Elementary.
    • Brenda Anderson, instructional coach at Mountain Shadows Elementary appointed assistant principal at Jordan Hills and Rosamond Elementary.

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We will be upgrading to the new version 4 of Lexia Core 5. This switch will take place on Tuesday, January 21st. Please be sure you have supported technology in place by this date to avoid any interruption in access to the program. Please see the JAMs dated 10/3 and 11/14 for details regarding supported technology.

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Administrators are invited to attend a presentation by Dr. Johnathan Plucker on the morning of February 7, 2020 at the Granite School District office building. Dr. Plucker is a Julian C. Stanley Professor of Talent Development at John Hopkins University and the current President of the National Association for Gifted Children. He will address excellence gaps and promoting high achievement for all students. Please see the attached flyer for more details and registration information. Please contact Rebecca Smith (801-567-8368) with any questions you may have.  

 

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Please remind your 6th grade teachers to have all 6th grade students take the middle of year (MOY) SRI assessment and to enter current guided reading levels in Skyward by January 24th. Brooke Anderson will access this data through SRI and Skyward and compile the reports for middle schools.

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Special Education State Complaint Training presented by the State Special Education Attorney
Some school teams are required to attend these trainings, but all special education personnel and administrators are welcome. Space and number of substitutes are limited so please sign up as soon as possible through JPLS using the correct section code indicating whether you will or will not need a substitute. Please contact the teacher specialist assigned to your school with any questions. See flyer below for more information.

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DATE:  
January 9, 2020

TO:  
Principals
Special Education Staff

FROM:   
Lisa Robinson, Administrator of Schools
Kim Lloyd, Director of Special Education
Kristin Norris, Teacher Specialist-SLP/A, ESY Coordinator

SUBJECT:  
Extended School Year (ESY) Qualification Procedures and Timelines

The packets for Special Education Extended School Year (ESY) are due March 26, 2020. ESY forms are available online on the SpEd Forms page. Guidelines and instructions are included in the memo.

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T&L is excited to introduce Multisyllable Routine Cards from 95% Group for all 3rd-6th grade teachers. This is a short daily routine that can be implemented similar to Heggerty in K-2nd grade. Please share the attached flyer with all 3rd -6th grade teachers and encourage them to pick a date to attend. Teachers will receive all materials needed to implement the program as well as receive inservice pay for attending. If you would like to arrange a training at your school for all 3rd-6th grade teachers, that is an option as well. Please contact Mandy Thurman (ext: 88119) to arrange a school training or with any other questions.

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DATE:
January 6, 2020

TO:
All Principals

FROM:
Administrator of Schools
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
Caleb Olson, Consultant of Planning and Enrollment
Scott Festin, Consultant of Planning and Enrollment

SUBJECT:
Student Enrollment for December 2019

Please see document below.

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Dear Elementary Principals,

We are excited to invite you to the upcoming elementary principal conversations about improving school culture and student learning through the arts. We have planned three site visits in 3 different school districts: Jan. 17, February 21, and March 27, 2020 . Please RSVP for all sessions that you plan to attend so we can order lunch for you : artsrichschools2020.eventbrite.com

Please see flyer below for more information.

 

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The last three custodial workshops for this school year will be on January 15th, March 18th and May 20th in the ASB presentation room from 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM. These workshops serve to train all the Head Custodians, and to update any new information pertinent to their positions. In an effort to insure that these workshops are productive trainings, the Custodial/Energy Services Department would like to address any ongoing, widespread problems or concerns that you might have. Additionally we are also looking for positive examples of individuals that are doing things right.

  • If you are aware of any issues or concerns that you feel need to be addressed in this workshop, please let me know about them, so that they can be addressed.
  • As a department, we are very interested in recognizing any custodial staff members that are doing an exceptional job. If you have someone on your custodial staff that deserves some public recognition for the exceptional job they are doing, please let us know. We are hoping that by having very specific examples, we can use these examples as best practices in our custodial workshop training to improve the service provided by all Custodian in the District.
  • As always, I am also very interested in individual concerns or problems so that our office can help those individuals with their training needs in a more private setting.

Thanks!

Steve Peart
Director of Custodial/Energy Services
801-567-8770
steve.peart@jordandistrict.org

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Recieve FREE Youth Mental Health First Aid certification

Youth Mental Health First Aid USA is an 8-hour training for adults to teach how to help adolescents and young adults who may be developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis. The evidence behind the program demonstrates that it helps trainees identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders. See flyer below for more details.

Date:   January 21, 2020
Time:   7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Location:   Jordan School District Auxiliary Services Building, Room 113, 7905 S Redwood Road, West Jordan
Cost:   FREE!

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The Jordan District Elementary Math Tournament will be held at Daybreak Elementary on April 2, 2020.  Registration information will be available in early January. A teacher specialist is available to provide information and training to schools interested in the Math Tournament and/or Math Olympiads. Please contact Rebecca Smith @ 801-567-8368 with any questions you may have.