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The USBE will be offering a "Seal of Bi-Literacy" on high school transcripts this year to graduating seniors who are able to show proof of proficiency in both English and any other world language. There are a number of acceptable tests for both languages that will be accepted as proof of bi-literacy. This seal will be given via application through the high school counselors. Information on this new opportunity for students will be going out to World Language chairs and high school counselors before Thanksgiving.

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Open Enrollment 2017-2018 School Year

Per Utah State Law  53A-2-207:

Open enrollment begins on December 1, 2016 and goes through Friday, February 17, 2017.  Any individual interested in completing a permit for the 2017-18 school year may obtain a permit from the school they wish to attend and begin turning them in on Tuesday, December 1, 2016, to the desired school.

Permit approval is on a first-come/first served basis.  The school shall notify any permit applicant within six weeks after receipt of the application by the district or by March 31, whichever is later, for applications submitted during the early enrollment period.

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DATE:   
November 5, 2016

TO:  
Principals, Head Secretaries, Attendance Secretaries, Registrars

FROM:  
Administrators of Schools
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent
Luann Leavitt, Consultant – Planning & Student Services
Nancy Ward, Consultant – Educational Support Services

SUBJECT: 
Planning & Student Services Permit Training

Our annual Planning & Student Services Permit Training has been scheduled. We will hold two meetings at the ASB Auditorium beginning at 8:30 am. Trainings will be similar so you are welcome to attend the training that works best with your schedule.

  • Elementary Training: Monday, November 14, 2016 8:30 am
  • Secondary Training: Wednesday, November 16, 2016 8:30 am

This training will include:

  • Open Enrollment information/Permits
    • December 1, 2016 – February 17, 2017
  • Guardianship/Durable Power of Attorney
  • Attendance
  • Custodial/Non-custodial
  • Entry/Exit Codes
  • Student Records – “Move it”
  • Educational Support Services
  • ESL
  • McKinney Vento
  • Refugee/Immigrant
  • American Indian
  • Nursing Services
  • Q&A

All school personnel who help with registering new students are invited to attend. Please send at least one person from your school to the training so they can take back and share what they learn at the training. RSVP to Shelley Axtell at 801-567-8183. Thank you.

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DATE:
November 3, 2016

TO:
Principals

FROM:
Administrators of Schools
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent of Schools
Luann Leavitt, Consultant of Planning & Student Services
Steven Harwood, System/Programming Manager

SUBJECT:
Revised Fall Enrollment as of October 1, 2016

See attached, revised memo.

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DATE:   
November 15, 2016

TO: 
All Principals

FROM: 
Laura Finlinson, Administrator of Curriculum and Staff Development
Nancy Ward, Coordinator of Educational Support Services

SUBJECT:   
Volunteer Hours

Volunteer reports need to be submitted to Educational Support Services.

Workmans Compensation insurance costs are based on numbers submitted by schools.  It is important that this information be accurate and complete.

PTA figures must be separate from other volunteer hours.

Attached is a copy of the Volunteer Report for the period from the beginning of the 2016 school year to November 30, 2016.

Please complete this form and return it to
Nancy Ward, Coordinator of Educational Support Services by
December 15, 2016.

 

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Elementary Administrators

Thank you for your help in the SLO process. By now, all teachers should have completed an SLO pretest and recorded the scores in MasteryConnect. The process for reporting SLO scores will be similar to last year, with the addition of several automated steps. Teachers will use a spreadsheet that has been programmed to guide them through each of the steps for recording pre and posttest scores. The spreadsheet will be sent to secondary teachers so those who completed SLOs during the first quarter can initially test the spreadsheet by submitting their data. Elementary teachers will receive the spreadsheet at a later date. The spreadsheet, along with instructions on getting started, is included. If you would like to become familiar with this process, please feel free to follow the instructions and add your own data to the spreadsheet. If you have questions about this process, please contact Holly Allen at holly.allen@jordandistrict.org or extension 88115.

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Secondary Administrators:

Thank you for your help in the SLO process. As you are aware, secondary teachers had flexibility in administering and scoring SLOs, so some of your teachers may have already completed an SLO pre and posttest. The process for reporting SLO scores will be similar to last year, with the addition of several automated steps. Teachers will use a spreadsheet that has been programmed to guide them through each of the steps for recording pre and post test scores. The spreadsheet, along with instructions on getting started, is included. If you would like to become familiar with this process, please feel free to follow the instructions and add your own data to the spreadsheet. If you have questions about this process, please contact Holly Allen at holly.allen@jordandistrict.org or extension 88115.

Within the next few days, your teachers will receive an email with the instructions and spreadsheet. Please encourage teachers who have completed a pre and post SLO assessment to follow the instructions and submit their data through the spreadsheet. Though several individuals have tested the spreadsheets, this will be the first attempt with a larger group of teachers. We would love to hear back from you or your teachers if they run into any problems during the submission process. Please direct feedback comments or questions to Holly Allen at holly.allen@jordandistrict.org or extension 88115.

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Annual Incident Command Systems Refresher Course Reminder

Wednesday, November 16th at 1:00 pm
ASB Presentation Room C-100
(Located at the main entrance)

Please register in JPLS to receive licensure points.  This course includes an overview of our Incident Command System procedures for emergency preparedness and is highly recommended for both current and new administrators.  This will be the final opportunity for this year.

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DATE:     
November 7, 2016

TO:
Principals
School Psychologists

FROM:  
Laura Finlinson, Administrator of Curriculum/Staff Development
Lisa Robinson, Special Education Director

SUBJECT:
Invitation to A.S.P.E.N. Behavior Training

School administrators and school psychologists are invited to attend the following make-up course on the A.S.P.E.N. Behavior Management Training. This training provides strategies for school personnel to effectively manage and de-escalate aggressive student behavior in the school setting. This training is being offered as a make-up opportunity for the sessions that were offered in October.

Please register in JPLS so we can plan for the appropriate materials. If you can attend at the last minute please feel free to come; however, because we are providing certification for attendance, it is important that you do attend an entire session.

This course for Principals and School Psychologists is a shortened version of the full course to give you an overview of the program and determine what further training may be appropriate for your settings. This course will be offered as a full version to other educator groups in the future or could be customized for your individual school staff needs. We look forward to seeing you there!

A.S.P.E.N. Behavior Management Training
JATC-South Auditorium
December 2nd
8:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Sign up through JPLS for ASPEN Behavior Management

Course #101133, Session #114802

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DATE:   
November 7, 2016

TO:    
Principals

FROM:   
Laura Finlinson, Administrator of Curriculum and Staff Development
Clyde Mason, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability

SUBJECT: 
Assessment and Accountability Training for Principals – Sponsored by USBE

USBE will be providing assessment and accountability training for principals on Friday, November 18, 2016 in the Jordan District Aux. Services auditorium. This full-day training will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Topics covered at specified times will be as follows:

8:30 - 9:00
Accountability
Scale Scores/Vertical Scale
Standard Error of Measurement

9:00 – 11:00
Accessing and Using SAGE Data (ORS, Data Gateway, DIBELS: Pathways to Progress)
Analyzing school level scores
Analyzing teacher level scores
Analyzing reporting categories to find needs

11:00 – 12:00
Lunch

12:00 – 12:30
Formative Tools – What should we use?  (Utah Compose, SAGE Formative, UTIPS, DIBELS Progress Monitoring)

12:30 – 1:15
SAGE Summative, Interim, Benchmark Modules

1:15 – 3:30
Now What:  Identified areas of concern and moving forward

Pre-registration is NOT required. Re-licensure credit for this training will be made available via registration on USBE’s On-Track system. Details on re-licensure procedures will be made available at the training on Nov. 18.

Contact Clyde Mason if you have questions about this Nov. 18 training for principals.

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DATE:  
November 1, 2016

TO: 
Secondary Principals

FROM: 
Laura Finlinson, Administrator of Curriculum and Staff Development
Clyde Mason, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability

SUBJECT: 
Research Project

The Research Review Committee has reviewed a research project in which your school has been asked to participate.

Project Title:     Reducing Stress and Increasing Self-Efficacy among Preservice Teachers through Bettering Teacher Education Programs’ Promotion of Classroom Management

Applicant:     Allsop, Yvonne

The project has been approved by the District Research Review Committee. The applicant has been directed to contact you to discuss the extent of the project and to obtain your permission to conduct the study at your school. If you have questions or concerns relating to participation, please contact Clyde Mason at 801-567-8243.

Thank you for your assistance.

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Elementary Principals:

The annual buy four get one free offer from HMH is now available.  Schools interested in purchasing student workbooks at a discounted rate can submit orders now (they must be ordered by November 30, 2016).  The workbooks will be delivered in December 2016 for the 2017-2018 school year.
Order forms are located at elemmath.jordandistrict.org  They are available under the administrator forms tab, they are also available on the JSD website under “teachers”, “K-6”, and Math Expressions 2017-18 orders.  In order to qualify for the reduced rate, it is important that all orders are signed, approved, and received in the purchasing department by the end of November.  This will allow purchasing to submit the orders to Mountain States and the deliveries can be made before schools release for winter break.  Please work with your school secretaries in order to complete the order forms in time.