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This information was originally sent out in March 10, 2022 JAM. Please note the following budget code updates for 2022-2023 school year below.

The following positions will be available for schools for the 2022-2023 school year only using ESSER III funds.

  • High Schools 1.0 FTE for a tracker
  • Middle Schools 0.25 FTE for a tracker
  • Elementary Schools 25-hour assistant to support intervention

Any additional trackers or aides that have previously been paid for using CARES / ESSER funds will be the responsibility of the school for the 2022-2023 school year. 

Schools will need to update budget codes for personnel who will be covered through ESSER III funds in 2022-2023. Please complete a New Hire/Change Form and code ESSER III Budget #7225 starting July 1, 2022.  

The following Budget Codes will be discontinued after July 1, 2022:

10 E xxx 7211 xxxx xxx and 10 E xxx 7215 xxxx xxx

Schools will need to update budget codes for any personnel who were paid through these budgets.

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Due to supplier shortages and global supply chain issues, the Central Warehouse is running very low on Hammermill DP Colored Copy Paper and Springhill Digital Vellum Bristol Color Cover paper. The paper mills that produce Hammermill and Springhill have temporarily stopped taking orders from distributors that sell to the District. The Purchasing Department is currently working on sourcing other brands of DP Colored Copy Paper and Digital Vellum Bristol Color Cover paper that will fill the demand and needs of the District. Please be patient with us while we are doing all we can to make sure schools can order select colors and types of paper. If the paper you need is not currently available in the warehouse, you may look to purchase through Amazon, Office Depot, or Staples under the state contract using your pcard.

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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 and Pre-school 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 and Pre-school 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 scan the completed submission sheet and send with your regular September payroll to the Payroll Department by September 2, 2022 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, $400 or increments of $400, or $800) 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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Please see the links below to download copies of the elementary, middle, and high school assistant principal directories for 2022-23. The links are accessible to anyone with a Jordandistrict.org account.

If changes need to be made, please forward the updated information to Caleb Olson in Planning & Enrollment. The PDFs will be updated so that the links will always provide the most current version.

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DATE:    
August 4, 2022

TO: 
All Administrators

FROM: 
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
McKinley Withers, Health and Wellness Consultant

SUBJECT:   
Updates to your School's SafeUT Dashboard Contacts

Administrators,

As staff members change at each of your schools, it’s important to keep our SafeUT Dashboard up to date. We have been updating each school as new administrative appointments and transfers become finalized. If you have additional updates, changes, or would like to add anyone from your mental health teams to receive SafeUT notifications, please email Angie Rasmussen at angie.rasmussen@jordandistrict.org. If you need a new account added to the Dashboard for a new hire please include their name and title in your email. For any individual that would like text message notifications, include a cell phone number. Thank you!

If your school has not yet been added to the SafeUT Dashboard, we will be making updates to ensure all JSD schools are registered and receiving SafeUT tips.

 

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DATE:
August 1, 2022

TO:
Principals and Administrative Assistants

FROM:
John Larsen, Business Administrator

SUBJECT:
Legislative Classroom Supplies Appropriation for 2022-23

Legislative supply envelopes for the 2022-23 school year were sent to administrative assistants via interoffice mail on Monday, August 1st. A copy of the attached memo was enclosed with the envelopes. This year, each eligible full-time teacher will receive $175 for supply purchases (or portion, if less than full-time). The memo includes important information about carry-over funds, payroll deductions, and the date supply funds will be deposited to teacher's accounts.

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DATE:   
August 1, 2022

TO:  
Principals
Assistant Principals

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

SUBJECT: 
Free Webinars through Panorama

Please see the memo below for a list of the free webinars.

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DATE:  
Thursday, August 4, 2022

TO:   
Middle School Administrators

FROM:  
Carolyn Gough, Administrator of Teaching & Learning
Ben Jameson, 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: Effects of ADHD on Teacher Efficacy

Applicant: Rebecca Brown, BYU-Provo

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.  Participation in the study is at your discretion.  If you have questions or concerns relating to participation, please contact Ben Jameson at 801-567-8243.

Thank you for your assistance.

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DATE: 
August 3, 2022

TO:  
Principals
Assistant Principals

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

SUBJECT:   
Early Warning System - Panorama

State Code §53F-4-207 establishes a student intervention Early Warning System (EWS) and on May 2, 2022 it become an ongoing law (the pilot program status was repealed). Under this law an LEA that is accepted as a part of the funding through the USBE shall pay for ½ of the cost of the program, but LEA’s may pay the full cost unsubsidized. ALL Jordan Schools, except the special schools, were approved by USBE for the subsidized amount of $2,000 annually. Panorama was paid for by Student Services for the 2022-23 school year only.

Panorama is an effective data-dashboard that sits on top of Skyward, pulling its data from Skyward and presenting it in an easy-to-use graphical user interface. Using course performance, behavior, attendance, and social emotional data Panorama presents information that helps educators get to the correct intervention/help sooner.

Social emotional surveys are integral to Panorama. These surveys are strongly recommended as they provide key SEL data several times each year. However, they are optional and schools may choose to administer them once, twice, three times or not at all. Each survey administration is optional and parents may choose for their student(s) to not participate. Students may choose to not participate as well. SEL surveys should never be required, part of an academic grade, or high stakes. The same questions are used for every survey administration and have been vetted by the district and its attorney and are NOT mental health screening questions. However, PRIOR to any survey, parents shall be notified and given an opportunity to opt out. Students access the survey via the web and use their student ID to access the survey.

Survey information including survey windows, sample parent letters, survey questions, and FAQ’s will be provided to you and your survey coordinator prior to EACH survey window. You may share any or all of the resources provided – including the survey questions, with parents and staff.

The first survey window of the 2022-23 school year will be August 29, 2022 through September 21, 2022. A second survey window will open in January with the third and final survey window opening in April.

Should you have any Panorama questions or training needs please contact Travis Hamblin (801.567.8439 or travis.hamblin@jordandistrict.org).

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As part of this year's Administrative Leadership Conference on August 2nd, we will be participating in several wellness activities that include options for walking, volleyball, yoga, and more.

Please see the attached list of activities so that you can plan accordingly.

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Salt Lake Bees Employee Appreciation Night for Jordan School DistrictYou are invited to join us for a FREE night of summer fun at the Salt Lake Bees game.

Jordan School District and the Salt Lake Bees are joining forces to show appreciation to all JSD employees by offering free tickets to an upcoming Bees game against the Sacramento River Cats on Wednesday, August 10 at 6:35 p.m.

It’s also $1.00 hot dog night and Superintendent Godfrey will be throwing out the first pitch along with a Unified Sports athlete!

Here’s What You Need to Know to Participate:

  • 4,000 tickets are available and seating is limited. First come, first served.
  • Each employee can request 1 - 4 free tickets. *Additional tickets may be purchased.
  • Sign up using the form below.
  • The deadline to sign up for tickets is Monday, August 1, 2022.
  • Once you have signed up, you will receive more information on how to pick up your free tickets at the ballpark.

To show their appreciation, the Bees will give away a batting helmet signed by the entire team to one lucky employee at the game that night.

Hope to see you at beautiful Smith’s ballpark to have some fun and cheer on the Bees!

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DATE:
July 28, 2022

TO:
All Principals

FROM:
Jordan School District Cabinet

SUBJECT:
Thursday, August 4, 2022 Principal Meeting

  • Principals only, Thursday, August 4, 2022
  • All-day meeting, 8:00-3:30 pm
  • Mountain Creek Middle Auditorium
  • Light Breakfast/beverage service beginning at 7:30 am
  • Lunch on your own

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Employee donations support programs like: Principal's Pantries, Wellness Rooms, Outstanding Educator Awards, Classroom Grants, Unified Sports, and Christmas for Kids.

Please see the flyer for more information on how you can make a BIG difference!

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DATE:   
Thursday, July 28, 2022

TO:  
All School Administrators

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

SUBJECT:  
English Learner Student Profile Dashboards

The English Learner Student Profiles dashboards have now been updated with 2022 WIDA Access, Acadience Reading, Acadience Math, RISE, Utah Aspire Plus, and ACT data.

This dashboard is unique in that it offers an assessment profile of all existing assessment data for individual EL students. For a single EL student, the student profile dashboard will allow school administrators to see the assessment history for any EL student that has a WIDA Access score.

The English Learner Student Profile dashboards may be used to help determine EL plans, target students for specific interventions and support, or provide relevant assessment data as part of student support team discussions around specific EL students.

For elementary EL students, school administrators can see current and historical assessment data for the WIDA Access, Acadience Reading, Acadience Math and RISE.

For middle school EL students, school administrators can see current and historical assessment data for the WIDA Access, Acadience Reading, and RISE.

For high school EL students, school administrators can see current and historical assessment data for the WIDA Access, Utah Aspire Plus, the 11th grade administration of the ACT, attendance, and course grades.

School administrators may access the English Learner Student Profile dashboards here.

For questions about the student profile dashboards, please contact Brooke Anderson or Ben Jameson in Evaluation, Research & Accountability.

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DATE:  
Thursday, July 28, 2022

TO:   
Elementary School Administrators

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

SUBJECT:    
2022 Acadience Math Dashboards

The 2022 Acadience Math results are now available in Tableau viewer accounts. Elementary school administrators may access the dashboards here. Results are available at both the district and school level for both composite scores and measure scores. Composite proficiency and growth are also available. School administrators may also filter the data by student groups (economically disadvantaged, EL, race/ethnicity, and students with a disability). Finally, individual student and teacher data are available for BOY, MOY and EOY.

Please contact Ben Jameson in Evaluation, Research & Accountability with questions about these dashboards or Shannon Johnson with questions about the Acadience Math assessment.