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DATE:   
April 1, 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 2015 school year to March 31, 2016.

Please complete this form and return it to Nancy Ward, Coordinator of Educational Support Services by May 2, 2016.

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Principals and Administrative Assistants:

In the next few days, administrators and head secretaries will be receiving an email containing time sheets for school mentors. Please complete the time sheets by entering the mentors' hourly rates on the group time sheet and obtaining the signature of the lead mentor on the individual time sheet. Return all time sheets to Lucy Bateman, Curriculum/Staff Development by Friday, April 15.

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SLO2016 Folders for Secondary Teachers

Secondary teachers will be receiving their SLO2016 folders which are an important part of the student growth portion of the educator evaluation. The folder will contain tutorials, student growth Excel templates (that are also available online), and a turn-in folder. The curriculum consultants will be glad to help provide training or support to you or your staff through this process. Training opportunities at the District level will also be available closer to the deadline. Deadlines for SLO data collection are included in the District’s testing bulletin.

Please direct your questions or concerns to any of the following individuals:
Holly Allen 801-567-8115
Clyde Mason 801-567-8243
Shelley Nordick 801-567-8110

 

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Elementary and Middle School Principals and Administrative Assistants:

Since the changes in the flu shot clinic were so successful last year, we have been given the green light to continue working with Community Nursing Services (CNS) for the coming year. It is called “Say Boo to the Flu.” I know that many of you use CNS for immunization clinics, already.  In an effort to serve our communities better as well as our employees, CNS will be contacting you this spring to host a flu shot clinic for your school community in the fall. It requires very little of you. They set up, provide the shots, and clean up. They will work with you to determine a day that will work for your school.

We have attached several items for you to view: Boo frequently asked questions (FAQ), Boo checklist, and a Boo poster. Please let Ed Support know if you have additional questions.

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The May 3rd Principal Meeting will be held at the JATC South building.  LifeTouch will be taking pictures of all principals to update the Principal Directory at the District Office and Auxiliary Services buildings.  We look forward to seeing your smiling face that morning!

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Motivating Good Attendance All Year Long

Attendance Awareness Month 2016 Kickoff Webinar

Click on this link to register:  https://events-na1.adobeconnect.com/content/connect/c1/17179333/en/events/event/shared/1312244105/event_landing.html?sco-id=2149249425&_charset_=utf-8

Tuesday, April 12, 2016
2-3:30 ET
11-12:30 PT

Interested in the latest strategies for leveraging positive messaging to prevent and reduce chronic absence? Join us for our April 12th webinar featuring the new Ad Council campaign from the US Department of Education, California Attorney General Kamala Harris's Positive Parent Messaging toolkit, low-cost, scalable approaches from Harvard Professor Todd Rogers and tips for teachers from the Parent Teacher Home Visit Project.

Attendance Works will also unveil its 2016 Count Us In toolkit to help communities plan for September Attendance Awareness Month. We invite new communities to launch Attendance Awareness Month in September as a step towards a year-round Attendance Awareness Campaign. Our special guests and toolkit offer many ideas to help you plan your activities in the fall, and to develop tools and messaging to keep up a steady drumbeat about the importance of attendance throughout the course of an entire school year.

 

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DATE:
March 15, 2016

TO:
All Principals
All Secondary Assistant Principals
All Attendance Secretaries

FROM:
Administrators of Schools
Laura Finlinson, Administrator of Curriculum & Staff Development
G. Norma Villar, Consultant, Student Intervention Services

SUBJECT:
Policy AS90 Suspensions

District policy AS90 requires a suspension of 45 school days for students found guilty of a second offense possession or first offense distribution. As of March 31, 2016, there are 45 school days remaining in the 2015-16 school year. Students in violation of this policy should be suspended for the remainder of this year. Suspended students are not allowed to participate in any school activities, including end-of-the-year events. Seniors will not be allowed to participate in graduation ceremonies, but will be allowed to pick up their diploma the following day.

Please inform your students' parents that the 45-day suspensions after March 31, 2016 will carry over into the 2016-17 school year. This office will send a list to all assistant principals next fall identifying students who have remaining days of suspension.

Questions regarding policy AS90 should be directed to: G. Norma Villar, Consusltant, Student Intervention Services, 801-567-8187.

 

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DATE:
March 24, 2016

TO:
All Principals and Directors

FROM:
June LeMaster, Ph.D., Administrator, Human Resources
Travis Hamblin, Administrator, Licensed
Brent Burge, Administrator, Classified

SUBJECT:
Employee Attendance at Relative's Graduation Exercises

For the past several years, Jordan School District high school graduations have been scheduled off-campus and starting times have varied considerably.  This year, high school graduation exercises are on Thursday, June 2nd.

Principals and Directors are encouraged to direct parents or grandparents who may wish to attend these graduations, but who are scheduled to work in their own locations to District Policy DP335 NEG.  This policy specifically states: "Personal leave shall not be taken during the first five days and last five days that students are in school except...to attend to personal or business matters which require the employee's attendance and scheduling is beyond the employee's control."

Since graduation scheduling is beyond the employee's control, it is the expectation that immediate supervisors will cooperate and provide employees who may fall into this category, an opportunity to attend graduation ceremonies of family members.

Employees are responsible for requesting a substitute through the AESOP system, if applicable.  In the “Notes to Administrator” box, the employee should add graduation along with his/her relationship to the graduate.

Any questions should be directed to the appropriate Administrator of Schools.

Cc:  Administrators of Schools

JL/am

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Principals and Administrative Assistants:

Final 2015-2016 immunization reporting is right around the corner.  As we look forward to the 2016-2017 school year, we would like to remind you that all schools are supposed to be in compliance with the Utah State Immunization Guidelines before school starts.

Many schools have allotted extra secretary hours (pool hours) in August to allow more time to achieve compliance.  Compliance really does lead to service for students. Discuss with your peers how they are achieving immunization compliance, or call the Nursing Services Department (Educational Support) for help. See attached list of nurses and their assignments.

We appreciate all of your hard work in ensuring immunization compliance for the 2016-2017 school year.  Please don’t hesitate to call your school nurse for any questions or concerns.

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DATE:   
March 16, 2016

TO:  
Building Administrators

FROM:
Scott Thomas, Administrator
Paul Bergera, Staff Assistant
Ron Boshard, Risk Management Coordinator

SUBJECT:
Great Utah Shake Out

At 10:15 a.m. on April 21, 2016, hundreds of thousands of Utahns will “Drop, Cover, and Hold On” in the Great Utah Shake Out.

All schools are encouraged to participate in this drill or hold an earthquake drill in the month of April. Please take this opportunity to incorporate emergency preparedness in classroom lessons and teach proper ways to protect yourself during an earthquake.  The drill will help us to be prepared for a catastrophe disaster in our area.

We encourage all schools to register at www.ShakeOut.org/Utah. After you register your school, please click on the “Resources” tab; here you will find a Shakeout Drill Manual for K-12 schools. This 17 page manual will provide you great information for your schools exercise.

Please review Incident Command procedures relevant to earthquake drills.

Please plan and prepare to take part in this statewide earthquake response exercise.

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DATE:
March 15, 2016

TO:
All School Principals
All School Financial Secretaries

FROM: 
John Larsen, Business Administrator
Heather Ellingson, Director of Accounting, Budgets and Audits
Daniel Ellis, Accountant/Internal Auditor

SUBJECT:
Quarterly School Financial Report for January, February and March 2016

Each school is asked to report the quarter end account balance and transaction detail with the Apple Volume Purchase Program and return with your bank reconciliation.  If your school has no Apple account, please so indicate and return.

Please include the account balance with Apple on the reconciliation sign off form and print a report or screen shot(s) of the balances and quarterly transactions from Apple’s website.  If you need assistance, please contact your Curriculum Technology Specialist – Bonnie, Deana, Harrison, Nancy.

Please photocopy the selected elements and send to Accounting by April 22, 2016.

Please include:

  • The signed attached memo to Accounting
  • A copy of your January, February and March 2016 Reconciliation Worksheets
  • A copy of your January, February and March 2016 Bank Statements
  • A copy of your January, February and March 2016 Skyward Balance Sheets
  • A copy of your January, February and March Outstanding Check Reports
  • Screen shot(s) of your March 31, 2016 Apple Volume Purchase Program transaction history and balance

If you have questions or need assistance, please call Liz Robins at (801)567-8267.

Thank you

Cc:
Michael Anderson, Administrator of Schools
Jill Durrant, Administrator of Schools
Anthony Godfrey, Administrator of Schools
Brad Sorensen, Administrator of Schools
Teri Timpson, Administrator of Schools

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DATE: 
March 15, 2016

TO:
All School Principals
All School Financial Secretaries

FROM: 
John Larsen, Business Administrator
Heather Ellingson, Director of Accounting, Budgets and Audits
Daniel Ellis, Accountant/Internal Auditor

SUBJECT: 
Tickets for Lagoon Activities

We recently received a notice from the Utah State Tax Commission requiring the payment of sales tax on most Lagoon park ticket purchases. As you prepare for your Lagoon trips this year, there are two options for paying sales tax. First, request sales tax be included in your invoice. Second, have students pay for the tickets at the box office upon arriving at the park.

If you have questions or need assistance, please call Dan Ellis at (801)567-8389.

Thank you

Cc:
Michael Anderson, Administrator of Schools
Jill Durrant, Administrator of Schools
Anthony Godfrey, Administrator of Schools
Brad Sorensen, Administrator of Schools
Teri Timpson, Administrator of Schools