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DATE:    
August 24, 2018

TO: 
Elementary Principals

FROM: 
John Larsen, Business Administrator
Steve Peart, Director of Custodial Services
June LeMaster, Administrator of Human Resources
Brent Burge, Human Resource Administrator-Classified

SUBJECT:  
Hours Increase for Custodial Assistant PT

With the increasing challenge to recruit and retain qualified part-time custodian assistants (elementary adult night supervisor), employees in this position are now allowed to work up to 25 hours/week, with principal approval.

Funding

  • Using multiple factors, Custodial Services allocates funding for appropriate cleaning of your building. This includes wages for sweepers and the custodian assistant PT. Please note: If you increase the hours for your custodian assistant PT, your sweeper funding will be decreased proportionally.  

Restrictions

  • Student adult night supervisor substitutes and sweepers may not increase hours based on laws restricting hours worked by minors.
  • Only custodial funding may be used to increase hours.
  • The assistant custodian PT should not exceed 25 hours per week. 

Implementation

  • Submit a change form to HR to increase hours up to 25/week (.625 FTE).

If you have any questions, please contact Brent Burge in Human Resources at 801-567-8224.

Cc:  
Cabinet

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DATE:
August 27, 2018

TO:
Principals
Administrative Assistants

FROM:
Shelley Nordick, Administrator of Curriculum and Staff Development
Nancy Ward, Coordinator of Educational Support Services
Jordan School District Nurses

SUBJECT:
Immunization Policy and Guidelines, Skyward and USIIS Inservice

Jordan School District Nurses will be conducting this inservice on:

Friday, September 21,  2018
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
ASB COMPUTER LAB D-112

This inservice is open to all office staff and administrators. It is not required that you attend; however, if you are involved with student registration, this inservice will be of benefit to you since immunization status is an important part of the registration process.

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DATE:  
August 27, 2018

TO:
All Principals
Administrative Assistants

FROM: 
Shelley Nordick, Administrator of Curriculum and Staff Development
Nancy Ward, Coordinator of Educational Support Services
Jordan District Nurses

SUBJECT: 
Medication Administration Training

Utah State Law and District Policy requires that all school personnel delegated to administer medication to students in schools must complete Medication Administration Training.

New employees who will be giving medication are required to attend the live training on Friday, September 28, 2018. Prior to this meeting, they need to view the online training, following the links at jordandistrict.org and posted under Educational Support, Nursing Services. Click on Medication Inservice (use a browser other than Firefox).

Employees who have attended this training and have a certificate of completion will not be required to attend this meeting. However, they will be required to recertify by viewing the online training video and completing the corresponding test available on the district website.
(see above)

Please identify staff members that should receive medication administration training. This may include head secretaries, office assistants, cluster teachers or aides, counseling center personnel, and the principal if appropriate. Please inform all personnel that have the potential to administer medication to students at school of their responsibilities in this matter.

Thank you for your responsiveness and support.

Medication Administration Training

Friday, September 28, 2018
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
ASB PDC  #101

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Principals and Administrative Assistants:

Attached is a template that can be filled out and given to each staff member that has completed the required suicide prevention training for 2018-19.

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Principals and Administrative Assistants:

Attached is a template that can be used for your licensed staff to award the licensure points earned by attending the 2018-19 Safety and Wellness Forum. Each person in your building that attended the training this year will need to receive a certificate.

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Todd Theobald has been hired by Jordan School District as a part-time MasteryConnect consultant. Principals, please contact him directly for help with training administrators, the entire school, teams and/or individuals in order to help you make the most of MasteryConnect. He can be reached at 801-310-5907 or todd.theobald@jordandistrict.org.

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DATE:  
Friday, September 24, 2018

TO:   
All Principals

FROM:  
Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability

SUBJECT:   
2018-19 Required Testing Ethics Professional Development Procedures

Instructions, materials, and documentation forms for the required 2018-19 Testing Ethics professional development, are being sent to schools via the Jordan Administrative Memo (JAM). These materials will also be available online at http://assessments.jordandistrict.org/ethics/ . The four required procedures for completing this testing ethics professional development are listed on the “2018-19 Principal’s Test Ethics Checklist” form provided in the materials.

It is important that all school leaders, teachers, and paraprofessionals that assist with testing be reminded that the professional testing ethics required for all Federally-mandated assessments such as NAEP or State-mandated assessments such as RISE, Utah Aspire Plus, ACT, DIBELS benchmarks and progress monitoring, and WIDA Access, also apply to all District-mandated assessments such as benchmark tests, SLO assessments, and other District-created assessments including MasteryConnect® assessments. Students must not be given secured assessment questions as homework or discussion items. Any use of secured assessment questions for instruction, discussion, or homework compromises the validity and integrity of the assessment questions and constitutes a violation of professional testing ethics protocol.

Principals are to make sure that teachers as well as paraprofessionals that assist with testing understand that professional testing ethics must be followed when working with District-mandated as well as State- and Federally-mandated assessments. Principals are also to remind teachers and paraprofessionals that assist with testing that any potential disciplinary action specified for violating professional testing ethics on State- and Federally-mandated assessments, also applies to any violation of professional testing ethics on District-mandated assessments.

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Principals and Administrative Assistants:

Attached are the guidelines and payroll worksheet for Parking Lot Duty. As stated in the guidelines, please list each educator in your building and beside each name indicate the dollar amount ($0, $200, or increments of $400) the teacher should be paid. Please return this sheet directly to Payroll, along with your September payroll by September 2, 2018. If you have any questions, please contact your Administrator of Schools.

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Utah schools are required to provide training to students that include education and awareness on safe technology utilization and digital citizenship.  To assist Utah schools to meet these requirements, the Utah office of the Attorney General partners with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Utah to provide annual NetSmartz Internet safety trainings in Utah's schools. These trainings are age-appropriate and are provided free of charge.

Please contact Jordan School District's Training Representative to schedule a training:
Josie Angerhofer
(385) 237-5067
Schedule online at: UtahNetSmartz.org

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DATE:
Thursday, August 23, 2018

TO:
Elementary and Middle School Principals

FROM:
Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability

SUBJECT:
Questar Nextera Fall Trainings for the New RISE Assessment

Please see attached memo for information and dates of the trainings. It is required that an administrative representative (principal or designee) and school testing coordinator attend one of these professional learning classes.

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Emergency Drills REMINDER

Administrative Code R277-400-6 Emergency Preparedness Training for School Occupants requires all schools to conduct a fire drill within the first 10 days of the regular school year.

R277-400-7(b) requires schools to conduct an other emergency drill by no later than October 1.  Schools may elect to accomplish both drills on the same day, such as conducting a bomb threat drill, then sounding the fire alarm and evacuating.

Please remember to report all drills using the Report of Emergency Drills form on the Google Drive, at:  https://goo.gl/forms/vUWdOfdE33844MDI3

Have a great, and safe school year!

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DATE:
August 13, 2018

TO:
District Administration

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

SUBJECT:
1st Day Enrollment vs. the Estimate
Year-round Schools, Tracks A, B, C & D (August 13, 2018 count)

Please see attached memo.

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Please see the attached new immunization information that has been in place, starting July 1st.  Please note, that under the new law, children with incomplete immunization histories can be enrolled and placed on conditional immunization status for 21 days.

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With current wild fires creating smokey air, it is a good time to review the Utah Department of Health’s air quality guidelines for schools. Attached, you will find the “Recess Guidance for Schools.” Additional helpful information can be found on the link below. This link will help you to monitor air quality for the purpose of athletics and recess. Once you have clicked on the link, click on “Current Air Quality Levels.” There are additional resources on this web page that may help you to explain the guidelines to your staff and community.  If you click on “Resources for Schools,” you will also find a link in which you can request to receive air quality alert emails sent to you.

http://health.utah.gov/asthma/airquality/recess.html

The guidance on this web page aligns with the EPA AQI Recommendations and links indoor recess recommendations to PM2.5 levels, which is the air pollutant of main concern. The guidance also takes into account students with respiratory symptoms or pre-existing respiratory conditions who may be more sensitive to poor air quality than their peers.

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If you, or members of your licensed staff, were not able to attend the safety training meetings provided on July 18th, August 7th and August 15th there will be a make-up day provided. Further details and information will be forthcoming. If you have any questions please contact your Administrator of Schools.