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Please join us December 11th for Christmas for Kids!  - helping to make the holidays brighter for deserving teens.  

Every year Jordan Education Foundation provides holiday gifts for teens who would otherwise go without in the Jordan School District community through an event called “Christmas for Kids.” This year the foundation is once again working with Walmart in South Jordan to provide a little bit of Christmas cheer for 500 deserving middle and high school teens.  

Chaperones are still needed!  Please visit www.jefchristmasforkids.org to register to be a chaperone!

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All provisional first full evaluations are to be completed and submitted on Perform no later than December 17, 2021. 

Beginning of the year interims are now past due. Please make sure to have teachers who have not completed this requirement get them done no later than December 17, 2021. 

If you need assistance regarding these deadlines, please contact Susy Peterson at (801) 567-8296 or susanlyn.peterson@jordandistrict.org.

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DATE:  
Thursday, December 2, 2021

TO: 
Elementary School Administrators

FROM: 
Shelley Nordick, Ph.D., Administrator of Teaching and Learning
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability

SUBJECT:  
Acadience Math Dashboards Available in Tableau

Acadience Math dashboards are now available in your Tableau Viewer accounts.

You can access the Acadience Math dashboards here or through your Tableau Explore menu:

Explore > Acadience Math & Early Numeracy

The dashboards contain both district and school level composite and measure data. In addition, you'll find individual student scores organized by grade level and teacher. To aid you in your data analysis, I have attached a summary of benchmark goals and cut scores similar to what you are already accustomed to with Acadience Reading.

Evaluation, Research & Accountability will disseminate student scores directly to teachers since Acadience Data Management (ADM) is still broken.

Originally, USBE was going to transition schools to Acadience Learning Online, but that transition has been delayed until next year. Once Acadience Data Management is fixed, we will disseminate login credentials to school administrators and educators. We don’t have a timeline for this fix as there are a number of issues, but USBE and Acadience Learning are working on it.

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All kindergarten teachers are invited to join us for Kindergarten Night Out on December 8 at 4:15 pm in the ASB auditorium. The theme will be “A Few of My Favorite Things” and there will be presenters from many of the departments in Teaching and Learning who will share a few of their favorite things to use with kindergarten students. We will have some really fantastic prizes and every teacher who attends will take home something amazing! Please join us for a night of fun!

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Volunteer reports need to be submitted to Insurance Services.

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 from August 1, 2021 to November 30, 2021.

Please complete this form and return it to Cheryl Matson, Director of Insurance Services, by December 22, 2021.

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DATE:
December 2, 2021

TO:
All school administrators and administrative assistants

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

SUBJECT:  
Instructions for using $1000 suicide prevention grant funds

Administrators and Administrative Assistants,

Each school has been awarded $1000 from a State suicide prevention grant “to implement evidence-based practices and programs, or emerging best practices and programs, for preventing suicide.”

Some common ways this fund is spent by schools is on HopeSquad, Sources of Strength, training and stipends, curriculum costs, parent education, and student-focused education and prevention efforts or assemblies. Jordan’s suicide prevention guidelines can be reviewed here.

Approved expenses can be reimbursed through a journal entry or can be coded to this grant using the program number 5674. Contact Carmen Covarrubias (88203, carmen.covarrubias@jordandistrict.org) in Student Services with questions regarding reimbursements or using your school’s grant funds. Any time this fund is used, copies of invoices and/or receipts will need to be sent to Carmen for reimbursement from the State.

Contact McKinley Withers (88245, mckinley.withers@jordandistrict.org) with questions about approved expenses related to training, curriculum and suicide prevention (no treats, T-shirts, or other rewards/incentives are allowed).

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DATE:   
November 29, 2021

TO:  
School Psychologists and School Psychology Interns

FROM:  
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
Fulvia Franco, Program Specialist – Guidance

SUBJECT:   
December School Psychologist Guidance Meeting

A meeting for school psychologists and school psychology interns has been scheduled for Friday, December 10, 2021, from 12:00 to 3:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the Auxiliary Services Building (7905 South Redwood Road). We will start at 12:00 p.m. with lunch. You have the option of participating in our pot-luck luncheon, or bringing lunch for yourself if that’s your preference. Dr. Anne Kirby, faculty member at the University of Utah in the Department of Occupational and Recreational Therapies, will provide us with a presentation that addresses suicidality in students with autism. In addition, Kim Lloyd, Director of Special Education, will address Functional Behavior Assessments (FBA’s) and Behavior Intervention Plans (BIP’s).

Part-time Staff:  I would appreciate it if you could adjust your schedules in order to attend this meeting.

cc:
Principals

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DATE:
Thursday, November 18, 2021

TO:  
Middle and High School Administrators

FROM:   
Shelley Nordick, Ph.D., Administrator of Teaching and Learning
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability

SUBJECT:    
Utah Aspire Plus Individual Student Reports Uploaded to Skyward

Utah Aspire Plus Individual Student Reports (ISRs) have been uploaded into Skyward Family Access student portfolios by the Information Systems Department. These ISRs include all of the subscores for English, Reading, Math, and Science as well as predicted ACT scores. Each ISR has a code and instructions for parents to access the parent portal for more information.

Included with this memo are step-by-step instructions for parents on how to access these ISRs. Principals are encouraged to disseminate this information to parents via Skylert or by any other means deemed appropriate. Principals may also consider keeping copies of the step-by-step instructions in the main office to distribute to parents as needed.

Please contact Brooke Anderson in Evaluation, Research & Accountability with any questions about the Utah Aspire Plus ISRs.

You can find additional information about reporting and scores in the score interpretation guides – go to “score interpretation guides” http://utah.pearsonaccessnext.com/additional-services/ and in the TAM starting on page 116 http://utah.pearsonaccessnext.com/resources/training/UT1130483_SummSp21TAN_WebTag.pdf

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DATE:    
Thursday, November 18, 2021

TO: 
Elementary and Middle School Administrators

FROM:   
Shelley Nordick, Ph.D., Administrator of Teaching and Learning
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability

SUBJECT:   
RISE Individual Student Reports Uploaded to Skyward

2020-21 RISE Individual Student Reports (ISRs) have been uploaded into Skyward Family Access by the Information Systems Department.

Included with this memo are step-by-step instructions for parents on how to access these ISRs. School administrators are encouraged to disseminate this information to parents via Skylert or by any other means deemed appropriate. School administrators may also consider keeping copies of the step-by-step instructions in the main office to distribute to parents as needed.

Please contact Brooke Anderson in Evaluation, Research & Accountability with any questions about the RISE ISRs.

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DATE:  
Thursday, November 18, 2021

TO:  
High School Administrators

FROM: 
Shelley Nordick, Ph.D., Administrator of Teaching and Learning
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability

SUBJECT: 
Tableau Dashboard Releases

The following dashboards have been released for high school administrators:

Graduation and Dropout Rates:
School administrators may view graduation and dropout rates from 2012 to the Class of 2021 by student demographic for the district and individual high schools.

Utah Aspire Plus:
School administrators may view the following data for both the district and individual schools by student demographic for both the 2019 and 2021 test administrations:

  • Proficiency and scale scores for English, Reading, Math and Science subtests
  • Predicted ACT scores for English, Reading, Math and Science subtests
  • Reporting category scores for English, Reading, Math and Science subtests
  • Student participation
  • Individual student data

Opportunity to Learn Survey:
As part of end-of-year summative testing, students who took the RISE math test or the Utah Aspire Plus science test. The survey asked several questions around the context of the type of learning environment students had access to throughout the school year (online, hybrid, in-person), the learning support they had access to at home as well as at school, and the access they had to educational technology and resources. The purpose of this survey was to provide some additional context around 2020-21 summative assessment results anticipating that learning would be affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. School administrators may view this student perception data by student demographic for the district and individual schools.

WIDA Access Growth Targets:
WIDA Access results and proficiency were released earlier this summer. Information on WIDA growth targets has now been added for both the district and individual schools. As part of the state’s school accountability system, schools receive points towards a school grade for EL students who:

  • Reach proficiency on the WIDA Access
  • Meet their WIDA growth target

School administrators may view data for both school report card indicators in this dashboard for each student demographic.

Please contact Ben Jameson in Evaluation, Research & Accountability for any questions about these dashboards or for access to your Tableau account.

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DATE: 
Thursday, November 18, 2021

TO: 
Middle School Administrators

FROM:  
Shelley Nordick, Ph.D., Administrator of Teaching and Learning
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability

SUBJECT:  
Tableau Dashboard Releases

The following dashboards have been released for middle school administrators:

RISE with Individual Teacher and Student Results:
RISE data is now by individual teacher and student in addition to the proficiency data released earlier this summer. Please note, student growth was not calculated by the state for the 2020-21 school year, so this data will not be reflected on the RISE dashboard.

Utah Aspire Plus:
School administrators may view the following data for both the district and individual schools by student demographic for both the 2019 and 2021 test administrations:

  • Proficiency and scale scores for English, Reading, Math and Science subtests
  • Predicted ACT scores for English, Reading, Math and Science subtests
  • Reporting category scores for English, Reading, Math and Science subtests
  • Student participation
  • Individual student data

Opportunity to Learn Survey:
As part of end-of-year summative testing, students who took the RISE math test or the Utah Aspire Plus science test. The survey asked several questions around the context of the type of learning environment students had access to throughout the school year (online, hybrid, in-person), the learning support they had access to at home as well as at school, and the access they had to educational technology and resources. The purpose of this survey was to provide some additional context around 2020-21 summative assessment results anticipating that learning would be affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. School administrators may view this student perception data by student demographic for the district and individual schools.

WIDA Access Growth Targets:
WIDA Access results and proficiency were released earlier this summer. Information on WIDA growth targets has now been added for both the district and individual schools. As part of the state’s school accountability system, schools receive points towards a school grade for EL students who:

  • Reach proficiency on the WIDA Access
  • Meet their WIDA growth target

School administrators may view data for both school report card indicators in this dashboard for each student demographic.

Please contact Ben Jameson in Evaluation, Research & Accountability for any questions about these dashboards or for access to your Tableau account.

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DATE:   
Thursday, November 18, 2021

TO:
Elementary School Administrators

FROM:  
Shelley Nordick, Ph.D., Administrator of Teaching and Learning
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability

SUBJECT: 
Tableau Dashboard Releases

The following dashboards have been released for elementary school administrators:

RISE with Grades 4-5 Science Results:
RISE data is now available by student demographic for both the district and individual schools in grades 4-5 science in addition to the proficiency data released earlier this summer. Data by individual teacher and student is also available on this dashboard. Please note, student growth was not calculated by the state for the 2020-21 school year, so this data will not be reflected on the RISE dashboard.

Opportunity to Learn Survey:
As part of end-of-year summative testing, students who took the RISE math test or the Utah Aspire Plus science test. The survey asked several questions around the context of the type of learning environment students had access to throughout the school year (online, hybrid, in-person), the learning support they had access to at home as well as at school, and the access they had to educational technology and resources. The purpose of this survey was to provide some additional context around 2020-21 summative assessment results anticipating that learning would be affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. School administrators may view this student perception data by student demographic for the district and individual schools.

WIDA Access Growth Targets:
WIDA Access results and proficiency were released earlier this summer. Information on WIDA growth targets has now been added for both the district and individual schools. As part of the state’s school accountability system, schools receive points towards a school grade for EL students who:

  • Reach proficiency on the WIDA Access
  • Meet their WIDA growth target

School administrators may view data for both school report card indicators in this dashboard for each student demographic.

Please contact Ben Jameson in Evaluation, Research & Accountability for any questions about these dashboards or for access to your Tableau account.

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DATE:   
Thursday, November 18, 2021

TO: 
All School Administrators

FROM: 
Shelley Nordick, Ph.D., Administrator of Teaching and Learning
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability

SUBJECT: 
WIDA ACCESS 2.0 Test Administration Training for Schools

The 2021-22 WIDA test administration window begins on January 6 and ends on March 4, 2021. Please see memo below for all the important details!

 

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At our next ELD meeting, Dec. 7th, we will be going over our compliance and monitoring information. We also encourage both ELD leads and administrators to sign up for an additional workshop on how to build EL language skills. You will have to register for that workshop. A substitute will be provided for both days selected.

 

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Reminder: Due date is today, December 2, 2021!

The central warehouse currently has 16 oz. and 64 oz. bottles of hand sanitizer available.

If your location or department would like some, please contact Lisa LeStarge at 801-567-8120 or lisa.lestarge@jordandistrict.org by December 2, 2021.

All requests will be evaluated December 3, and it will be determined how many can be sent out to each location. The hand sanitizer will then be distributed by the warehouse in December.

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It is time to develop the 2022-23 Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Plans for all elementary and middle schools, as required by Utah State Law, to be implemented at the beginning of next school year.

NEW Form
This year, the official Jordan School District (JSD) SRTS Plan Form will be managed as a digitally PDF form-fill file delivered through email, not in printed, hard copy format.

2022-23 Safe Routes to School Plan Form NEW DIGITAL FORM-FILL PDF attached
*Download and save the form, before you begin working on the plan*

Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) Map Online
All school walk route maps and route text descriptions must be developed/updated and submitted annually using the UDOT online mapping Website. See plan form for details.
www.saferoutesutahmap.com

SRTS Plan Development Team
The school's administration and community council should collaborate on plan development and are encouraged to invite/include the respective city’s engineering office and police department in the process as needed.
Contact information is attached

DUE DATE
Plans are due to Risk Management at Auxiliary Services NO LATER THAN FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 2022. See plan form for details.

City Review Meetings - SAVE THE DATE
A virtual review meeting date has been set with each city. School appointments will be scheduled in alphabetical order by city. You will be notified soon of the appointment time. Please save the date, and/or invite your designee.

  • South Jordan City, Wednesday, February 23, 2022
  • Riverton City, Thursday, February 24, 2022
  • West Jordan City, Friday, February 25, 2022
  • Bluffdale City, Wednesday, March 2, 2022
  • Herriman City, Thursday, March 3, 2022