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Principals:  Desks, chairs, etc. are needed to fill seven elementary portables. Do you have extra items just sitting around in your building that you could contribute? Please call Curtis Hagen at 801-567-8752 if you have items you can share! Thank you!

DATE:     
May 7, 2019

TO:  
All Principals

FROM:     
C. Brad Sorensen, Administrator of Schools
Michael V. Anderson, Administrator of Schools

SUBJECT: 
Final Approved Fee Schedule for 2019-20 School Year


The Board of Education has approved the 2019-20 fee schedule which can be found on the district website under the following link fees.jordandistrict.org. Because it is required by the Board of Education to approve all fees charged at schools, only fees listed on the website may be charged for the 2019-2020 school year. Please make sure that every fee charged at your school appears on the approved website. If it is not on the website, do not charge the fee.

We need each school to do the following prior to the beginning of the 2019-20 school year:

  • Place a link of the fee website (fees.jordandistrict.org) on your own school’s website
  • Make sure the website link (fees.jordandistrict.org) is included in all of your registration information and is sent out to your community
  • Encourage each of your teachers/coaches/advisors to include this information at parent meetings and in their disclosure statements
  • Have copies of all approved fee forms on file for review and available for an annual audit which will be done by the appropriate Administrator of Schools

Additionally, in the event a fee was overlooked or not submitted prior to the Board approved fee schedule and you want to appeal for it to be added to the website, the following process has been put in place:

  1. Require a written request from your teacher/advisor/coach explaining the need for a fee
  2. Evaluate your school finances to determine if it can be covered at the school level
  3. Talk with and submit a written request to your Administrator of Schools for consideration
  4. Administrator of Schools will appeal fee request to Cabinet
  5. If approved, the requested fee will be submitted on the Board of Education’s consent agenda
  6. The website will be adjusted and the new fee will be reflected on the school’s fee schedule

Requests for Certificate of Insurance must be made through the District Insurance Office to Utah State Risk Management.

If you are participating in an event at a location that requires a Certificate of Insurance please provide the following information as soon as possible and no later than three days prior to the event:

  • Location of Event
  • Date of Event
  • Purpose
  • Number of participants
  • Contact Person
  • Certificate Holder
  • Insurance Requirements (limits, additional insured, etc.)

If you have any question please contact:
Cheryl Matson
cheryl.matson@jordandistrict.org
801-567-8285

DATE: 
May 3, 2019

TO: 
All Elementary, Middle, and Traditional High School Principals

FROM:
John Larsen, Business Administrator
Derek Anderson, Director of Accounting, Budgets, and Audits

SUBJECT: 
May 2019 Budget Transfer Request


If you would like to transfer budget between your postage, supply, textbook, technology supply and equipment budgets, please complete the following, sign and return to Derek by June 7, 2019.  If Derek does not receive this back from you by June 7, 2019, Derek will assume no transfer is requested.  The next opportunity to make such a transfer is January 2020.

Prepare to Be A Teacher!

Develop teaching skills, confidence, and a passion for working as an educator. During camp, youth ages 14-17 will learn from professors in BYU's David O. McKay School of Education and experience real-life teaching opportunities in local schools.

Work with teachers in small groups and enjoy activities on BYU campus. Learn about various topics (reading, writing, mathematics, science, STEM activities) and discover exciting career opportunities in education.

The emphasis for this camp will be on elementary education.

Click here for more information: teacherscamp.byu.edu

DATE:  
May 1, 2019

TO:  
Principals
All Special Educators, School Psychologists, Speech Pathologists, and Itinerant Service Providers

FROM:    
Lisa Robinson, Administrator of Schools
Kim Lloyd, Special Education Director

SUBJECT: 
Beginning Dates of All Special Education Services for 2019-20


The following are the dates that Special Education services will begin:

All Special Education Teachers – Elementary & Secondary Traditional – First day of school – August 20, 2019, High School – August 19, 2019.

All Special Education Teachers – Elementary Year Round – First day of school – July 25, 2019 (Tracks A, B, C), August 21, 2019 (Track D).

All Itinerant Services (School Psychologists, Speech & Language, Occupational and Physical Therapists, Vision and Hearing Teachers, APE) - All Itinerant Services Traditional and Year Round – 1 week after the first day of school.

All Special Education services from ALL special educators and itinerant educators will provide services until the last day of school. No service stops a week prior to school ending. Whenever possible and the schedule allows, Special Education services for students continue to the end of the year.

If there are any questions or concerns, please contact your teacher specialist.

DATE:
April 23, 2019

TO:   
Principals
Elementary and Middle School Resource Team Leaders
High School Special Education Team Leaders

FROM:  
Lisa Robinson, Area Administrator
Kim Lloyd, Director of Special Education

SUBJECT:   
Special Education Resource Instructional Assistants for 2019-20
Special Education Support Class Instructional Assistants for 2019-20


Please see attached memo.

DATE: 
May 1, 2019

TO: 
High School Principals

FROM: 
John Larsen, Business Administrator
June LeMaster, Administrator, Human Resources
Brad Sorensen, Administrator of Schools
Brent Burge, Human Resource Administrator, Classified

SUBJECT:  
Additional Summer Pool Hour Request - High Schools


This is a reminder to all HS principals of the additional 100 summer pool hours previously approved. The following guidelines are to be followed to ensure consistency and proper use of the additional pool hours:

  • The HS Principal may choose the School Administrative Assistant-Attendance and/or the School Administrative Clerk (Correspondence Secretary) to use the additional summer pool hours.
  • There is a maximum of 100 hours that may only be used after the 206 contract ends June 12, 2019 and before the contract begins July 29, 2019. The employee may not exceed 40 hours in any week and any time not used will be forfeited.
  • No other assistant (full or part time) may use these pool hours.
  • These hours must be reported through TrueTime under the heading of “Contract Pool Hours” and will be charged to 10-E-xxx-0050-2483-152.

We hope these additional summer pool hours will help you provide adequate coverage for the students and patrons you serve. Please contact Human Resources if you have any questions.

Cc:
Cabinet
Payroll

DATE:
April 22, 2019

TO:  
Principals
All Certified Special Education Staff

FROM: 
Lisa Robinson, Administrator of Schools
Kim Lloyd, Director of Special Education

SUBJECT: 
End of Year SCRAM Detail Report


We are fast approaching our last SCRAM count deadline. It is important that this information be as accurate and current as possible. A year-end final SCRAM report that reflects the SCRAM/IEP Services that have been received from your school to date has been sent to resource and self-contained support class (cluster) team leaders.

Special Education generates funds from this count by student days in membership (i.e., how many days they were entered in your program). The resource or self-contained support class (cluster) team report should list all current students, including primary Guidance and primary Speech-Language students. Please check each student for the following information:

  • Check that all students served in your program are listed on the report.
  • Check that names, SCRAM entry dates, exit dates (if applicable), disability codes, environment codes, regular percents and service patterns are correct. Be sure to identify the provider of each service listed.
  • Be sure that entry and exit dates reflect all days that the student received services.  If there is a gap in service dates, we lose days of membership, which directly impacts funding.
  • Students who will continue in the same school (advance from grade to grade) or who will move to Kindergarten, 7th or 10th grade in their boundary school or a permit school within Jordan District will automatically roll-over for the start of the new school year. It is not necessary to submit an exit SCRAM for these students.
  • Current self-contained support class (cluster) students should have been rolled forward to the school they have been assigned to attend. It is not necessary to submit an exit SCRAM for these students (permit codes were entered by the placement specialist/special education department).
  • Students who will continue past the 12th grade, (i.e. students going on to South Valley and/or Kauri Sue Hamilton School) the school registrar must flag the student as a “Retained Senior” in the Graduation/Diploma status field. An exit scram does not need to be submitted for these students.
  • An exit SCRAM must be submitted for any student that has or will age-out or graduate and will not be returning to a Jordan District school at the beginning of the next school year.
  • Be sure to use the appropriate exit codes and dates for any student who has exited the school during the school year. If they are not exited appropriately, we will lose days of membership, which directly impacts funding. Note that the SCRAM exit date and the school exit date must be the same date.
  • Remember that any changes must be documented on the IEP in Goalview prior to changing the SCRAM document. If there are any changes to SCRAM information, submit an updated / corrected SCRAM no later than the date listed below.
  • Please take note of the date that the report was printed (top right corner) and be aware that if scram documents were sent after the print date, they will not appear on the report, but sending multiple duplicate copies is not necessary and slows the entry process.
  • Note that changes made directly on the printout report without a SCRAM document will not be accepted as it leads to data entry confusion and may result in the student’s file being out of compliance. All SCRAM printouts and SCRAM document changes must be received in the Special Education Office no later than the end of the day on the following dates:

Traditional School Deadline:  Monday, May 13, 2019
Year-Round School Deadline:  Friday, May 31, 2019

Please note that separate reports have been sent to each resource team AND each cluster team (if applicable). SLPs, Guidance Specialists and other itinerant providers will need to work with both special education teams to check and complete the requested information.  Since one copy is being sent per “team” (i.e., resource or cluster), it is critical that the list be checked with other team members within your school. Please do not send multiple copies of the report back. Each team member must review and initial the original report before returning it to the Special Education Department.

Submit any SCRAM changes and/or corrections AND the signed current report(s) to Amanda Hamblin through District mail at the District Office. All completed reports and documents must be received in the Special Education Office by the end of the day on the specified due date.

If you have questions, please contact the Teacher Specialist assigned to your school or Amanda Hamblin at (801) 567-8176.

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Please know that your assistance in completing this information accurately is critical, as it directly impacts Special Education funding!

DATE:    
April 11, 2019

TO: 
School Psychologists, School Psychology Interns, Elementary Counselors, and School Social Workers

FROM: 
Lisa Robinson, Administrator of Schools
Kim Lloyd, Director of Special Education
Fulvia Franco, Program Specialist – Guidance

SUBJECT: 
May Guidance Meeting


A meeting for school psychologists, school psychology interns, elementary counselors, and school social workers has been scheduled for Friday, May 3, 2019, from 12:00 to 3:30 p.m. at the Jordan School District Auxiliary Services Building Auditorium (7905 South Redwood Road). We will begin with an end-of-the-year potluck luncheon. Ryan Anderson, Ph.D. will provide us with a presentation on internet gaming disorder. His presentation will provide an overview of this issue, as well as interventions to use with students.

Part-time Staff: I would appreciate it if you could adjust your schedules in order to attend this meeting.

cc:
Principals

Please note the following administrative assignments:

  • Beverly Griffith, K-3 Literacy Coach, Teaching & Learning, appointed elementary school assistant principal,  assignment to be announced.
  • Kaleb Yates, Salt Lake School District, appointed elementary school assistant principal, assignment to be announced.
  • Angela Jones, Granite School District, appointed elementary school assistant principal, assignment to be announced.
  • Baylee Lansford, K-3 Literacy Coach, Teaching & Learning, appointed elementary school assistant principal, assignment to be announced.
  • Matthew Tranter, Teacher, Copper Hills High, appointed high school assistant principal, assignment to be announced.
  • Brady Bartholomew, Teacher, West Jordan High, appointed high school assistant principal, assignment to be announced.
  • Wendy Harmon, Math Consultant, Teaching & Learning, appointed assistant principal at Mountain Creek Middle School.
  • Melinda Lokey, Administrator on Special Assignment, Teaching & Learning, appointed assistant principal at Valley High School.
  • Melanie Dawson, Utah State University, appointed assistant principal at River's Edge.

DATE:
April 10, 2019

TO:
Principals
Administrative Assistants
Registrars

FROM:
Administrator of Schools
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Planning and Student Services

SUBJECT:
Permanent Records – Transfer Processes and Procedures


Year-End Permanent Record Transfers:

Permanent records for students leaving the school (either a boundary change or 6th and 9th grade advancement) need to be delivered in person to the appropriate school by the sending schools staff. Records need to be delivered on or before:

Traditional Schools:   June 7, 2019

Year-Round schools:  July 9, 2019

The receiving school will need to check the student list against each permanent record to assure all permanent records were received. Each bundle must be accompanied by two (2) alphabetized lists which includes the name of the sending school and receiving school. This should be signed by both the sending and receiving school. Computer lists or PDM’s may be used. Dead files should be provided to receiving schools separately in their own box.

General Permanent Record Transfer Procedures (District policy AS61):

  • A parent release is not required when transferring student records from one school to another.
  • Any school receiving a written request to forward a copy of a transferring student’s record to the new school shall comply within 30 days of the request, and within 10 days of the request for a military child’s records, unless the record has been flagged as a “Missing child,” in which case the copy may not be forwarded and the requested school shall notify the police department.
  • Transfer the ORIGINAL records for students in grades K through 8.
  • A CERTIFIED COPY of the cumulative/permanent record along with the original health record (Utah School Immunization Record) of students in grades 9 through 12 shall be transferred to requesting schools outside of Jordan School District. The ORIGINAL RECORDS and a copy of the health record of students in grades 9 through 12 shall be archived at the Jordan District high school.
  • Maintain a record of the date the record transfer request was received and the date and school where the record was sent.