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Getting a flu shot is an easy way to help protect you and your family.
No cost to you with your insurance card.
Two district clinics have been scheduled for flu shots this year (see attached schedule).
Clinics have also been scheduled at most schools.  See your individual school for dates and times.
You can also go to your physician, or any pharmacy that accepts PEHP insurance.

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Parent Teacher Conferences are fast approaching, and many of you will find your school in need of one or more interpreters in order to serve the needs of your parents. Mirsa Joosten is happy to find an interpreter in each language you need, but this can be extremely difficult when there is not sufficient time for her to make arrangements. The virtual format can make finding interpreters even more difficult. For these reasons, we ask you to please request your interpreter right away by completing the Interpreting and Translation Services Request Form available on the Equity and Compliance webpage, if you have not already done so.

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DATE:    
September 4, 2020

TO: 
Elementary School Principals

FROM:    
Shelley Nordick, Ph.D., Administrator of Teaching and Learning
Michelle Lovell, Elementary Language Arts Consultant

SUBJECT: 
Acadience for grades 4-6

This year we have a couple of options for Acadience testing for students in grades 4-6. Although testing for grades 4-6 is not required by the state of Utah, we offer testing options for schools who would like to use the system to do progress monitoring for students.

The first option is to use the Acadience.net system. This is offered to all students and it is paid for through the district. The use of this system is fairly inexpensive at around $1.00 per student. The benchmarks and prompts are the same as students would receive in Amplify but the student and school reports are not available. Acadience.net will be loaded for all schools who are not purchasing Amplify for their upper grade students and schools have the option of testing students as needed. The district is only charged for the students who are tested.

The other Acadience option for grades 4-6 is Amplify. The cost for Amplify is around $7.00 per student and includes all of the reports and options that are included in Amplify for the lower grades. It is the school’s responsibility to purchase Amplify if they choose to use this program. Schools will need to contact Amplify and pay for the program. Once the invoice is paid, the IT department can load the program. If you choose to use Amplify this year for grades 4-6, please let Michelle Lovell know as soon as possible.

Thank you!

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DATE:    
September 8, 2020

TO:
Elementary Principals

FROM:   
Shelley Nordick, Administrator, Teaching and Learning
Norman Emerson, Instructional Support Services/Fine Arts Consultant

SUBJECT: 
JSD-Arts Representatives for 2020-21

This year we will continue to have two District Arts Representatives (DARTS) represent your school throughout the 2020-21 school year. We have appreciated the work of past DARTS representatives and how they have helped strengthen arts instruction in your schools. Meaningful progress toward a greater level of arts integration has been made, and we wish this to continue.

DARTS meetings will be held on the following dates: September 16, October 14, November 18, January 20, February 17, March 10, and April 21. The meetings will be held online from 4:30-6:30 p.m.

Please assign two teachers to serve as your school’s DARTS representatives by either selecting a grade-level team, or two teachers from different grade levels. The DARTS representatives will meet once a month for two hours to learn and collaborate. Teachers will be paid at the inservice rate. (Note: In addition to the two regular classroom teachers, your school's BTS arts educator will also be attending the DARTS sessions).

Please email the names of your choices for the JSD DARTS Team for the 2020-21 school year to linda.gold@jordandistrict.org as soon as possible.

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DATE:  
September 10, 2020

TO:  
Administrative and Office Staff of Schools and District Departments

FROM: 
John Larsen, Business Administrator

SUBJECT:
Business Department Training for District and School Office and Administrative Staff

Optional training will be provided by the Business and Auxiliary Services Departments on October 1, 5, and 15 via Zoom or Google Meet. This training opportunity is for school or department personnel including principals, assistant principals, administrative assistants, clerks, aides or others with responsibilities correlating with the Business or Auxiliary Services Departments. Please see the memo below for detailed information.

 

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Please save these dates for the first two Assistant Principal meetings:

September 17 - 1:00-3:30 pm
September 22 - 8:00-10:30 am

November 5 - 1:00-3:30 pm
November 10 - 8:00-10:30 am

More information will be coming next week in JAM regarding in-person and virtual meetings and how to sign up for a time.

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Utah Education Network is working to provide a ZOOM Pro Plan for Educators.  Within the next two weeks you will receive an email (sample below) from ZOOM with an invitation to approve a request for a new account through UEN. If you would like the Pro Plan for Zoom, you will have 30 days to approve the request. Please share this.

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Mark your calendar for September 17 for the first JELL session of 2020-2021. Todd Theobald will continue the work from the August Professional Development Day and address Proficiency Scales. The meeting will be virtual from 8:30 – 3:00. Watch for a checklist in next week’s JAM that will help you prepare for the meeting. For now, please do the following:

  • Identify a location for the September 17 Virtual Meeting.
  • Send Shelley Nordick a list of the members of your leadership team.
    • Because all schools will be participating, please keep participation on the 17th to a minimum. (Recommended attendees: Principal, Coach, Upper Grade Teacher, Lower Grade teacher, and one other determined by school.)
    • Arrange for substitutes. (T&L will cover the costs of three substitutes.)
  • Watch for a checklist in next week’s JAM.

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Please update TSSA plans according to the 2020-2021 TSSA allocations provided in the August 20th JAM. TSSA Plans and the School Planning Folder can be accessed from 2020-2021 School Plan Links. Updates should be completed by October 1 to meet USBE deadlines. Contact your AOS once your plan is updated.

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Now that all Elementary students have been placed in virtual or in-person classrooms, a procedure has been created for online requests for new move-in students.

If a family requests virtual learning for a new student when registering at an Elementary School, the Administrative Assistant must complete the following form:

https://forms.gle/WranSUEVAa6vwySL8

Once this form is filled out by the Administrative Assistant, the request will be reviewed and schools will receive information about placement within a few days. This will allow us to carefully balance the amount of students in virtual classes.

If the student was in a virtual class at another Elementary school within our district before the move into a new school boundary, every effort will be made to keep this student with the same virtual teacher.

This procedure applies to New Move-In students who have requested online classes only. If a student would like to attend school in person, standard class placement procedures should be followed.

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DATE: 
September 3, 2020

TO:  
Principals
Administrative Assistants
Attendance Secretaries
Registrars

FROM:  
Administrators of Schools
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
Caleb Olson, Consultant, Planning & Enrollment

SUBJECT: 
10-Day Accounting and September 9, 2020 Count

Students who are registered to a District school and have not attended (or been marked absent with a valid excuse) for ten consecutive school days at any point in the school year must be withdrawn from membership. This is particularly important during the first ten days of the school year so that our enrollment calculations and reporting is accurate.

This year, USBE has required an official count on September 9, 2020 (in addition to the formal October 1 count). This means that all 10-day drops must be processed in a timely manner at the end of the 10th day (High Schools: Friday, September 4, 2020; Elementary and Middle Schools: Tuesday, September 8, 2020). The early timing of the September 9 count count does not allow for a delay in processing 10-day drops.

Please ensure that all staff members with responsibility for processing the drops are aware of the deadline and the need for accuracy and efficiency this year. More information on the 10-day drop process can be found on the Planning & Enrollment website by searching for “10-Day Accounting.”

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The flyer below was posted in JEM earlier this week. Attached below is a PDF copy that you can print and hang throughout your school or building. Let's work together to keep our schools open. What we do makes a difference.

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Elementary Principals:

Through the 2018-19 negotiations process, the Board allocated funds to pay each elementary teacher $400 for parking lot duty each year. Following are additional details and clarification for the implementation of this payment.

  • Although parking lot duty requirements will vary from school to school, the payment is the same districtwide.
  • Administrators are encouraged to reduce parking lot duty for teachers as much as possible while still maintaining necessary coverage.
  • All full-time K-6 licensed educators districtwide who are responsible for parking lot duty are eligible for the $400 stipend. Half-time educators are eligible for a $200 stipend.
  • All elementary school Special Education cluster teachers are eligible for an $800 stipend.
  • Licensed educators (psychologists, BTS teachers, etc.) who have not been assigned parking lot duty in the past may choose to participate and be paid a stipend but should not be required to do so.
  • Administrators and classified staff are not eligible for a stipend.
  • The stipend will be paid out on September paychecks.
  • Teachers are required to complete parking lot duty unless they coordinate with the principal to give their assignment and stipend to another willing teacher.
  • Teachers can take on as many parking lot duty assignments (and stipends) from other teachers as will fit in the calendar.
  • Teachers can only give up their parking lot duty assignment and stipend or accept an additional assignment and stipend in coordination with the principal.
  • Teachers can only give up or accept an entire assignment and an entire stipend.
  • Principals should adjust the parking lot duty schedule as necessary to allow as many teachers to take on as many extra assignments as needed.
  • Special Education cluster teachers cannot give up their parking lot duty assignment.
  • Stipends for parking lot duty are included in retirement pay calculations.

In order to streamline payment, please ask your administrative assistant to complete the attached Excel workbook. Please email the completed submission sheet to the Payroll Department by September 11, 2020 so that teachers can be paid the stipend on their September 25th check. 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.

The budget code for Parking Lot Stipends is 10 E XXX 0050 1024 131

Please contact your Administrator of Schools with any questions.

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Register in JPLS by September 18, 2020 for the UETS-Based JPAS online training for administrators!

Training will be held September 29-30, 2020. See more information on the flyer below.