Elementary Principals:
Please return the attached form to Lisa LeStarge (lisa.lestarge@jordandistrict.org) within two weeks after your conference dates. Thanks!
Elementary Principals:
Please return the attached form to Lisa LeStarge (lisa.lestarge@jordandistrict.org) within two weeks after your conference dates. Thanks!
Principals’ Meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at the ASB. A light breakfast will be provided starting at 7:30 a.m. The meeting will begin at 8:00 a.m. See you all there!
Head Custodian Picture day will be held during our November 20th workshop. We would like every Head Custodian to have a professional picture taken for our display board at the ASB. Please make arrangements for them to attend this “mandatory” Custodial Workshop. It would be great if they could wear a school logo shirt and look the part to represent your school. Our November Custodial Workshop will be held November 20th starting starting at 8:30 a.m. and should conclude no later than 10:00 a.m. Thank you for your support.
Please see the agenda below for optional training being conducted by the Business and Auxiliary Services departments.
ALL elementary school teachers are eligible to receive a $250 Scoring for Schools Grant. Original application deadline of October 31st has been extended to November 8th.
***All Scoring for Schools grants will be processed through Donors Choose. All elementary school teachers hoping to receive a Scoring for Schools grant should apply in 2-steps.
For more information & to apply, click here: https://www.jordaneducationfoundation.org/scoring-for-schools
Administrators and teacher leaders are invited to the 2019 Learning Edge Conference. “Arts for Life: Deep Learning, Deep Connections” is scheduled for November 12, 2019 at the Provo Marriott Hotel & Conference Center. See attached flyer for more information.
Elementary Principals:
Please share with 6th grade teachers.
Jordan School District will administer the Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) to all 6th grade students in November and December of 2019. The CogAT measures general reasoning abilities in three domains: verbal, quantitative and spatial. These abilities reflect the cognitive processes and strategies that enable individuals to learn new tasks and solve problems. The results of the assessment will:
The test will be administered online, during school hours. A staff member from Teaching & Learning will proctor the assessment. Teachers are asked to help monitor the testing events.
School administrators, 6th grade teachers, and the site testing coordinator can collaborate to set a testing schedule that will best meet the school’s needs. All testing should be completed between the dates of Monday, November 4 - Friday, December 6, 2019. Please record schedule by teacher on the List of 6th Grade Teachers before October 18.
The total testing time is 90 minutes. The test sections include:
The assessment can be administered in three separate sessions across multiple days or within one day. It can also be administered in one complete session.
There are three practice tests that should be reviewed with students 1-5 days before test administration. The practice tests are designed to help students become familiar with the types of questions found on the assessment. Reviewing the practice tests will standardize the testing experience.
Within the next week, the Jordan District communications office will distribute parent notification letters in regards to the CogAT testing. If parents choose to opt out of the assessment, they will bring the opt out form to the school. Results of the assessment will be shared with you and with parents after the assessment process is complete.
Of note: The CogAT is different than most other tests students take. The test includes analogies, sentence completion, and comparisons. Students usually enjoy taking the CogAT assessment process.
For more information about the CogAT assessment, please visit:
Please contact Rebecca Smith (88368) or the Teaching & Learning staff member assigned to your school with any questions you may have.
Optional training will be provided the mornings of October 28th and November 21st at JATC South by the Business and Auxiliary Services Departments. More detail on topics and times will be provided later. This training opportunity is meant for any school or department office personnel including principals, assistant principals, administrative assistants, clerks, aides or others with responsibilities correlating with the Business or Auxiliary Services departments.
Cabinet members will be interviewing all administrators currently employed by Jordan School District who wish to be considered for an elementary or middle school principal position between now and October 2020. Similar interviews will be held each fall for anyone who has not interviewed previously. This year's interviews will be held on Monday, November 18, and Wednesday, November 20.
Any administrator interested in being interviewed this year should email Angela Montague at angela.montague@jordandistrict.org by Monday, October 21st at 5:00 p.m. Please indicate whether you would like to be considered for an elementary principal position, a middle school principal position, or both. This process is not designed to select principals for newly-constructed schools or any school in particular. No application or documentation is required.
Any questions should be directed to a Cabinet member. We look forward to getting to know you better.
TO:
All Principals
FROM:
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Superintendent of Schools
DATE:
October 10, 2019
SUBJECT:
Licensed Employee Advisory Committee for the Board
The Board of Education is forming an advisory committee made up of licensed employees from every school in the District. The purpose of this committee is to advise the Board regarding issues that affect licensed employees (salaries, grants, leave, etc.). Representatives will meet four times during the year (November, January, April, and July) and will be compensated at their hourly rate for participation.
Elementary and special schools, Valley High School and Academies will send one representative; middle schools two; and high schools three. Help us in selecting the assigned number of representatives from your school by using the following process. Please adhere to these procedures exactly as outlined.
Nomination
Elementary and special schools, Valley High School and Academies will need a minimum of two nominees; middle schools a minimum of three; and high schools a minimum of four. Additional nominees are at your discretion.
Voting
Please inform the representatives, the alternate, your faculty, and me of the results. Representatives will be contacted with meeting dates, times and location. The first meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 13th from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Thank you for your help with this matter. We are confident that this advisory committee will have a positive impact on the lives of our educators.
National School Bus Safety Week is October 21-25. Since that is Fall Recess for all of our traditional schools, we would like to observe School Bus Safety Week October 14-18. The following resources are available to your students:
National School Bus Safety Week is October 21-25. Since that is Fall Recess for all of our traditional schools, we would like to observe School Bus Safety Week October 14-18. The following resources are available to your students:
National School Bus Safety Week is October 21-25. Since that is Fall Recess for all of our traditional schools, we would like to observe School Bus Safety Week October 14-18. The following resources are available to your students:
Welcome to a new school year!
Here are a few helpful hints and reminders regarding SUBSTITUTES:
SHORT TERM SUBSITUTES (fewer than 10 consecutive days)
http://workatjordan.org/files/Substitutes-improving-coverage-2019.pdf
LONG TERM SUBSTITUTES (more than 10 consecutive days)
Principals
We need your help to facilitate Thanksgiving Heroes’ efforts to provide a full Thanksgiving meal to deserving families – up to 1,200 families in Jordan School District.
School Liaison
Please see attachment regarding critical dates for 2019-20.
DATE:
October 7, 2019
TO:
Principals
Special Education Teachers (Resource & Cluster)
FROM:
Lisa Robinson, Administrator of Schools
Kim Lloyd, Director of Special Education
SUBJECT:
Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM) Testing Checklist
Attached is the DLM checklist for all special education teachers who are administering the DLM assessment to any of their students for the 2019-2020 school year. You are required to complete and return the checklist to Jen Birrell at the District Office by Friday, December 20, 2019. This form is also available online at specialed.jordandistrict.org/staff/forms on the Special Education website.
If you need help completing any portion of this checklist, please contact the Teacher Specialist assigned to your school.
Please direct any questions or concerns to Jen Birrell at 801-567-8905 or jennifer.birrell@jordandistrict.org.
DATE:
October 8, 2019
TO:
Principals
All Special Educators and Related Service Providers
FROM:
Lisa Robinson, Administrator of Schools
Kim Lloyd, Director of Special Education
SUBJECT:
Important Deadline--Please Read Immediately
SCRAM Data Due by the end of day Monday, November 4, 2019
Returning D Track Clusters are Due no later than Monday, November 18, 2019
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. Please review the scram report for accuracy of services, do not just print your caseload of scram and submit it with the report.
Due: By 5:00 p.m. on Monday, November 4, 2019
D Track Clusters Due Date:
By 5:00 p.m. Monday, November 18, 2019
This report reflects students served during the current school year. Carefully review the following:
Special Education Resource Teams and Cluster Teams are being sent one complete list of all students in the school who are being served by resource/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 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 must be sent through District Mail to the SCRAM Secretary or delivered to the District Office. 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 due date.
Reminders:
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.
DATE:
October 3, 2019
TO:
Principals
FROM:
Administrators of Schools
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director Student Services
SUBJECT:
Fall Enrollment as of October 1, 2019
Please see memo and totals below.