Jordan School District
DATE:
February 14, 2018
TO:
Principals
Elementary Administrative Assistants
Secondary Registrars
FROM:
Administrator of Schools
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent of Schools
Travis Hamblin, Planning & Student Services
SUBJECT:
Elementary, Middle and High School Non-Transferred Student Files Retention Schedule
Please see attached memo.
DATE:
February 12, 2018
TO:
School Psychologists
FROM:
Laura Finlinson, Administrator of Curriculum/Staff Development & Special Programs
Lisa Robinson, Director of Special Education
Fulvia Franco, Program Specialist – Guidance
SUBJECT:
February School Psychologists’ Meeting
A school psychologists’ meeting has been scheduled for Friday, February 23, 2018, from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Jordan School District Auxiliary Services Building Auditorium (7905 South Redwood Road). Cathy Davis, Suicide Prevention Specialist at the Utah State Board of Education, will provide us with a presentation on creating safety during a suicidal crisis. She will be sharing recent data re: suicide among youth ages 10-17 in Utah. We will also meet in our PLC groups according to level. Many of you have talked to me about activities or programs that you are using with your students. I would like you to share these ideas or materials in your groups. If you have information about something you’re using that you’d like copied, please email them to Cheryl Powell and she will make copies for everyone.
Part-time Staff: I would appreciate it if you could adjust your schedules in order to attend this meeting.
cc:
Principals
Elementary Principals:
Please share the attached flyer with your teachers.
Call for Nominations:
In each of our counseling departments there are phenomenal school counselors that deserve recognition for the work that they are doing in their schools. We encourage you to recognize those in your departments and nominate them for either the School Counselor of the Year or the Rookie Counselor of the Year.
Award Descriptions:
The School Counselor of the Year Award (5+ years experience) honors the best counselors who are running a top-notch, comprehensive school counseling program at either the elementary, middle, or high school level. They are working to provide the best outcomes for each of their students, are leaders in their counseling centers, and a positive influence in their school.
The Rookie School Counselor of the Year Award honors the best of our new counselors (1 - 4 years of experience) at either the elementary, middle, or high school level. These rookie counselors bring new ideas, new enthusiasm, and change for the better in their counseling departments, while still learning from other counselors' experiences.
Nomination Details:
Nominations for the School Counselor of the Year and the Rookie Counselor of the Year are due February 28th.
Those who have been nominated for the School Counselor of the Year will be notified at the beginning of March and will be required to submit an application containing: a resume, 2 letters of recommendation, and a few short answer questions about their school counseling program. The winner(s) of the School Counselor of the Year Award (Elementary, Middle/Junior and High School) will be nominated for the National Counselor of the Year award and will also be required to fill out the NCOY application.
The Rookie Counselor of the Year will not be required to submit any other paperwork.
To nominate a school counselor you work with, please choose the award below and click on the link the the appropriate google form.
School Counselor of the Year: https://goo.gl/forms/z2eJ64zs3EQCoNzg1
Rookie Counselor of the Year: https://goo.gl/forms/6D6y1pTAQNSfy7ol2
Award Information:
The State winner of NCOY will be awarded a free trip to the American School Counselor Association Conference June 29 - July 2, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts. The Rookie Counselor of the Year will be awarded a free 2018 USCA Membership and free attendance to the 2018 USCA Fall Conference.
Thank you for your nominations and we look forward to honoring the inspiring counselors among us!
When a threat of external violence occurs within close proximity to a school campus, it is common for that school (and potentially other schools in the vicinity) to go into a Lockout. This is typically executed at the direction of law enforcement.
After consulting with multiple law enforcement agencies, a revision has been made to the Lockout protocol, as outlined in the Jordan School District Incident Command Manual.
The District has been advised that once a Lockout is implemented and students and staff members that are outside for PE or recess have been brought safely into the building, no entrance into or exit from school should be allowed until the Lockout has ended.
The Incident Command manual has been edited to reflect this revision, and is available to administrators on the Google Drive, in: ASB - Website Docs and Forms, select Safety/Security, select Incident Command, then: PDF JSD ICS Manual Rev. February 2018.
For your convenience, a Lockout sign has been created, which can be posted on the main doors at the school entrance during a Lockout event. This sign in available on the Drive, in same location as the updated Incident Command Manual.
DATE:
Thursday, February 15, 2016
TO:
Elementary and Middle School Principals
FROM:
Laura Finlinson, Administrator of Curriculum and Staff Development
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability
SUBJECT:
Computer Mouses for Grades 6-8 SAGE Science
For those schools that will be using Chromebooks for students taking the grades 6-8 SAGE science assessment, please remember that with the smaller screen size students will have to do a lot more scrolling with the Chromebook track pads. To mitigate this, the Evaluation, Research & Accountability department is willing to purchase USB-connected computer mouses for your Chromebooks. Please check to make sure your Chromebooks have a USB port and then fill out the survey below by Friday, February 23 to order your computer mouses. Please contact Ben Jameson at 801-567-8243 with any questions.
Computer Mouse Survey: https://tinyurl.com/y7s7oogd
August 6-7, 2018 - Administrators Conference
September 18, 2018
October 30, 2018
December 4, 2018
January 8, 2019
February 5, 2019
March 19, 2019
May 7, 2019
Please return the attached form to Peggy Margetts in the Herriman Area Office within two weeks of holding conferences.
Elementary Principals:
The MOY deadline for completing Intervention Reports is today, February 15. Many teachers have not completed their BOY reports yet. We will need this information to prepare for our state report. Please ask teachers to complete them as soon as possible. Reports are in Google Drive as "17-18 (school name) Intervention Reports."
High School Principals: The high school testing bulletin for February is posted below.
Middle School Principals: The middle school testing bulletin for February is posted below.
Elementary Principals: The elementary testing bulletin for February is posted below.
DATE:
February 5, 2018
TO:
All Principals
FROM:
Administrators of Schools
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Planning and Student Services
SUBJECT:
February 1, 2018 Enrollment
Please see attached memo.
Middle School Principals:
Please return the attached form to Nadine Troxel (nadine.troxel@jordandistrict.org) within two weeks after your conference dates.
If you are in need of USB-connected computer mice to administer your 6th grade Science SAGE on Chromebooks or other devices with track pads, please take the survey by clicking this link: https://tinyurl.com/y7s7oogd
Please see information below that was discussed at Principal Meeting on Tuesday, February 6, 2018.
If you are in need of USB-connected computer mice to administer your 7th grade Science SAGE on Chromebooks or other devices with track pads, please take the survey by clicking this link: https://tinyurl.com/y7s7oogd
Please see information below that was discussed at Principal Meeting on Tuesday, February 6, 2018.
Please see information that was discussed at Principal Meeting on Tuesday, February 6, 2018.
DATE:
February 6, 2018
TO:
Principals and Administrative Assistants
FROM:
Administrators of Schools
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent of Schools
Travis Hamblin, Consultant, Planning and Student Services
SUBJECT:
Residency Determinations
Please see attached memo.
March 12th - Last day in-classroom observations should be completed
March 30th - All evaluations, including feedback reports, due to the JES Office
April 30th - Late hire due date (evaluation and feedback)
Elementary Principals are invited to attend a presentation on standards-based grading by Dr. Tim Westerberg, author of the book Charting a Course to Standards-Based Grading.
Date: February 5, 2018
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Place: ASB Auditorium
An elementary report card committee consisting of principals, parents, and teachers will begin the process of revising the elementary report cards. To begin this process, Dr. Westerberg will present an overview of current research regarding grading practices. Committee members will begin their work following this presentation.
