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Please share the accompanying flyer containing specific information for each grade level/content with your teachers regarding the district-wide professional development day on August 15th.

All licensed personnel are required to attend a corresponding session to their assignment.

Please contact your AOS if questions arise about teachers with unique assignments. Administrators who are NOT hosting at a particular location should be in attendance with teachers. Divide your administrative team accordingly.

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DATE:  
May 24, 2023

TO: 
Principals
Assistant Principals

FROM: 
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services

SUBJECT:
Panorama – Wrapping up the current year

What to expect over the summer: Shortly after the end of the current school year, Panorama will “freeze” the data in the platform to show the final data from the 2022-2023 school year. Our nightly downloads stop a few weeks after the last day of school to account for the data in your SIS being finalized. If you are running school or district professional development over the summer, you’ll be able to review data from 2022-2023 and revise support notes. Please note that the platform does not support summer school sessions and that data will not appear in Student Success.

Best practices to wrap up the current year: This article on Panorama Academy contains recommendations and guidance for how you and your users can effectively wrap up the 2022-2023 school year.

Back to School: This article on Panorama Academy will help you prepare for back-to-school in Panorama. On or about August 14th Panorama will begin downloading student data, after that date, rosters will be displayed. At the beginning of the year rosters will change frequently.

Have questions? Find answers to frequently asked questions related to our process to close out the school year and prepare for the new one here. And of course, you can always reach out to your Panorama team with any additional questions!

As a reminder: Panorama operates on FERPA. Therefore, students graduating, moving schools, or withdrawing will not be in Panorama in the fall. To ensure that you have all the data you feel like you need it is strongly suggested that you save/print your current years data on or before June 12, 2023.

Resources:

Please reach out to Travis Hamblin @ travis.hamblin@jordandistrict.org for any training or program needs.

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The first submission deadline for next year’s Secondary Literature Selection meetings is September 6, 2023. Any full length novel that a teacher would like to use in the classroom needs to be on the district’s approved list. Teachers may send submissions now or at the beginning of the school year before September 6. Submission directions and forms can be found here: Secondary Literature Selection Process Our secondary approved lists can be found here: JSD Approved Literature Lists.

See the attachment for Lit. Selection Dates 2023-24 for Committee A and Committee B.

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Volunteer reports due by JUNE 15th!

Workers' 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 April 1st, 2023 to End of School Year.

Please complete this form and return it to Bonnie Brennan, Director of Insurance Services, by June 15, 2023.

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This is a mandatory 2-day in-person training for all school administrators (principals and assistant principals).

The training will be held in the JATC-S auditorium, 12723 S Park Ave (2080 W), Riverton.

The trainings will run June 7 & 8 each day 8:00am - 3:00pm or June 20 & 21 each day 8:00am - 3:00pm. Lunch will be on your own.

If you haven't signed up for a date to attend please go to this LINK.

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Throughout the summer, Spencer Campbell, Principal at Kelsey Peak Middle School, will provide weekly virtual workshops for administrators on using Google tools to increase productivity and efficiency. The schedule of topics is listed below, along with the Zoom link and agenda. He will answer questions in the live session; timestamped recordings will be available in a shared drive folder afterward.

What: Google Training for Administrators and Admin Assistants
When: Tuesday from 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. (Except the week of the fourth)

Schedule:
June 6th, 10-11 (Tuesday) Gmail/Chrome Add to Calendar
June 13th, 10-11 (Tuesday) Google Calendar Add to Calendar
June 27th, 10-11 (Tuesday) Drive/Docs Add to Calendar
July 6th, 10-1 (Thursday) Forms/Sheets Add to Calendar
July 11th, 10-11 (Tuesday) Chat/Sidebars/Contacts Add to Calendar
July 18th, 10-11 (Tuesday) Keep/Tasks/Reminders Add to Calendar
July 25th, 10-11 (Tuesday) Chrome Extensions and AI tools Add to Calendar

Who: All administrators looking for productivity tips and time-saving tools using Google Workspace.
Where: Zoom https://uetn-org.zoom.us/j/89395769701 Passcode 221862
Agenda: Click Here (Zoom link is included on the agenda)

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Students enrolled in a district preschool must have the PEEP testing administered by their Preschool Teacher. The testing will happen during the KEEP testing period. Preschool Teachers have been instructed to send a copy of the PEEP protocol to the Principal of the incoming school no later than the end of the day on Tuesday, May 30th. Please do not schedule district preschool students to take the PEEP at your school. If you have any questions, please contact Kristy Whiteside or Jessica Hayes at 801-567-8510.

 

Thank you!

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The Annual Jordan School District Administrative Leadership Conference is scheduled for Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at the JATC-South, 12723 Park Avenue in Riverton. Full-time Administrative Interns (paid) assigned to your building are also expected to attend. The announcement is attached.

The first Principal meeting is also scheduled for Thursday, August 3, 2023.

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Utah State Senate Bill 150 requires schools to assess students three times per school year (fall, winter, & spring) and inform first, second, and third grade parents/guardians of whether or not their child is reading on grade level. Please send the attached letters home with your students to inform parents of their student’s end-of-year Acadience results by June 2, 2023. You may copy the letters onto your school letterhead and send the letters home with students.

 

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We are excited to announce our beginning-of-year reading challenges: Planet Kindergarten & First-Grade Flight School. The Elementary Literacy Specialists will be out visiting kindergarten and first grade teams to invite them to participate in these challenges. These challenges will help put students on the path to meet end-of-year literacy goals!

See the attached invitations for the goals and resources.

 

 

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The Elementary Literacy Specialists are looking for kindergarten and first grade teams who are interested in being Reader Leaders. The goal is to create a Professional Learning Community in classrooms across the district. This is an opportunity to share ideas, collaborate, build capacity as a team, and ultimately increase student literacy success. Specialists will be visiting schools to meet with all kindergarten and first grade teams over the next two weeks and to invite teams to apply to this coaching opportunity. Space will be limited. If a team from your building is selected for this three-week Reader Leader cycle, the Literacy Specialists will reach out to administrators and coaches to get approval and establish a timeline for the coaching cycle.

See the attached invitation that will be shared with teams.

 

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DATE: 
May 16, 2023

TO:  
Principals
Special Education Teachers (Preschool and School Age)
Speech-Language Pathologists

FROM: 
Lisa Robinson, Administrator of Schools
Kim Lloyd, Director of Special Education

SUBJECT:
Updated Extended Year for Special Educator Stipend Days 2022-23

A specific group of special educators were allowed to work up to 5.5 additional days following the last contract day for the 2022-23 school year. Eligible staff that have days left to work, and did not work all of their allotted days in the fall, are required to complete a survey to be paid for those days.

After you have completed working the days, simply click on the link in the attached memo to start the survey. This link will open on June 6, 2023 and will remain open until July 15, 2023.

Please remember you cannot enter the days you already worked and were paid for in the fall. Submitted days must be worked June 6-9th, 12-16th, or 20th and must be worked in your assigned building(s).

It is important to remember: When asked for the approver for your submission do not put your principal or LEA. Please enter amanda.hamblin@jordandistrict.org so that the submission can be approved through the Special Education office and be sent to the State Office for payment. If you list your building supervisor as the approver, your request will not be submitted for payment.

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TO:         Jordan School District P-Card Holders

FROM:   Kurt A. Prusse, Purchasing Director

This is a reminder that purchases made before the cycle end date of June 6, 2023, will be taken from your 2022-2023 school year budget. Any charges after June 6, 2023, will be taken from your 2023-2024 school year budget. Your reconciliation will be due in the Accounting Office by June 20th. If you can get your reconciliation in sooner than that, the Accounting Department would appreciate it.

As a reminder for all schools, your P-card reconciliation is still due in the Accounting Department by June 20th, regardless of whether you are working or not. Please make sure that you get your reconciliation in on time.

We are also aware that there will be principals, assistant principals, teachers and secretaries, who currently have a P-Card, that will be transferring to different schools in the district or will be retiring or leaving the District. For those of you who will be transferring schools, you will keep your P-Card but we will need the name and address of the new school, your new office phone number, and the default accounting code that will be used at your new location. For those who are retiring or leaving the school district, please call Kris Wishart in the Purchasing Department at (801) 567-8708 and let her know so that she can close your P-Card account.

If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to Kris Wishart.

 

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DATE:   
May 18, 2023

TO: 
School Principals
Administrative Assistants

FROM: 
Administrators of School

SUBJECT: 
Principal Year-End Checkout Materials for 2022-2023

Attached is the list of all forms and items to be completed for principal checkout.

  • Items highlighted in yellow will be reviewed at checkout with your Administrator of Schools.
  • Items highlighted in green require you to bring the requested items to your checkout.
  • Forms provided by the District for principal checkout are included with this JAM.
  • You should turn in one completed copy of each form and keep a copy on file in your school for easy reference as you prepare the checkout for the next school year.

If you have any questions, please contact your Administrator of Schools’ administrative assistant.

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Administrators, please share this information with your teachers.

Many of your teachers are pursuing a STEM endorsement (see our EIP website for a full list of endorsements) USBE WILL REIMBURSE THEM FOR THEIR EDUCATION! This is called the STEM Endorsement Incentive Program (EIP). See the attached flyer and link to our EIP website for more information. The next round of reimbursements applications is due May 26, 2023 for teachers who completed STEM courses in Winter/Spring 2023.

If you have any questions, please reach out to the content consultant. We would love to talk to you!

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Google has limited the amount of cloud storage that is allocated to the district. As a result of this change, Google Photos for Jordan School District Google accounts will be discontinued this summer. This does not affect the use of Google Photos with a personal account.

To determine if this affects you, go to google.com or mail.google.com on a district device and log in with your Jordan School District credentials. Click on the “waffle” icon in the top, right corner of the screen, then select “Photos” from the available applications. If you find photos and want to keep them, you will need to move those photos to a different account or location.

If you have any questions, you can call the Information Systems Help Desk at 801-567-8737.

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DATE: 
Thursday, May 18, 2023

TO:  
High School Administrators

FROM:  
Carolyn Gough, Administrator of Teaching and Learning
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability

SUBJECT:
2023 ACT Data Available on Tableau Viewer Accounts

The results for the 11th grade administration of the 2023 ACT are now available in Tableau. School administrators may view the following ACT data from 2016 to 2023:

  • Participation rates for all students and specific student groups
  • Composite, English, Math, Reading, Science and STEM scores for the district and each high school
  • ACT reporting categories for the district and each high school
  • An achievement gap analysis for each student group
  • School score comparisons
  • Student level data, including individual student reports

School administrators may access the ACT dashboards at the following links:

Questions about the ACT dashboards may be directed to Ben Jameson in Evaluation, Research & Accountability.