Please see flyer below with information regarding the Administrator/SRO, required, yearly training.
Friday, October 2, 2020
Elk Ridge Middle School
Two sessions offered: 10:00-11:30 am or 12:30-2:00 pm
Please see flyer below with information regarding the Administrator/SRO, required, yearly training.
Friday, October 2, 2020
Elk Ridge Middle School
Two sessions offered: 10:00-11:30 am or 12:30-2:00 pm
Administrators:
Please review this important letter from the County Health Department with teachers and staff. Especially share with staff working in the front office.
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.
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.
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.
DATE:
September 3, 2020
TO:
All Administrators
All Financial Administrative Assistants
FROM:
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Superintendent of Schools
John Larsen, Business Administrator
SUBJECT:
Discretionary Staff Funds
Please see memo below.
Principal Meeting is coming up on September 15, 2020. Please take note of the following schedule:
Secondary and Special Schools Principals meet at 8:00 a.m. – ASB Auditorium
Teaching & Learning and all other District Administration housed at the DO or ASB meet at 11:00 a.m. – ASB Auditorium
Elementary Principals meet at 1:30 p.m. – ASB Auditorium
Due to group number restrictions no interns or other guests will be permitted to attend.
A beverage service of water and soda will be offered at all three meetings. Please take note that no coffee, tea or hot chocolate will be offered due to COVID restrictions.
DATE:
August 26, 2020
TO:
Elementary Principals
FROM:
Shelley Nordick, Ph.D., Administrator of Teaching and Learning
Michelle Lovell, Elementary Language Arts Consultant
SUBJECT:
Really Great Reading Phonics Program
As you are aware, a phonics supplement from Really Great Reading is being offered to teachers this year in grades K-2. We understand the circumstances surrounding this year and want to make sure teachers understand that this is being offered, but not required at this time. Any teacher, group of teachers, or school has the option to receive the program this year. There will be other opportunities to adopt the program in the future.
The teachers who have requested the program this year should have received a training link through email. All of the training for the program is done online. The kindergarten program is called Countdown, the first-grade program is called Blast, and the second-grade program is called HD Word. Teachers will only need to do the training for their grade level. The coaches will have links to all three levels of training. The teacher and student materials are in the ordering process and we are hopeful that they will arrive within the next couple of weeks. The materials will be delivered directly to the schools. Once the teachers receive their materials they can begin implementation. Coaches will receive additional information about the program in their district coaching meeting so they will be prepared to support teachers. If you have additional questions, please contact Michelle Lovell.
DATE:
August 26, 2020
TO:
All Principals
FROM:
John Larsen, Business Administrator
Dan Ellis, Director of Accounting, Budgets, and Audits
Derek Anderson, Director of Accounting, Budgets, and Audits
SUBJECT:
School and Teacher COVID Allocations for PPE
Last night the Board of Education discussed and approved the $500 allocation per in-classroom teacher and the $10 allocation per in-classroom student for needed supplies and PPE. Once calculated, the allocations will be placed in account 32 E XXX 9932 4510 612 for each school. However, in-classroom teachers and schools may begin to utilize their allocations immediately. Schools will track individual in-classroom teacher allotments up to the $500 allotment. Use of the funds will follow regular District policy and procedure (i.e. proper receipts, approvals, etc.) and may utilize P-Cards, Purchase Orders, NPOs, inventory requisitions, or check request reimbursement to facilitate the fastest and easiest option for the circumstance.
If you have questions or need assistance, please call Dan Ellis at x88389 or Derek Anderson at x88275.
Thank you.
Please take note of the attached document. More information will be forthcoming.
DATE:
Thursday, August 27, 2020
TO:
All Principals
FROM:
Shelley Nordick, Ph.D., Administrator of Teaching and Learning
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability
SUBJECT:
2020 WIDA Screeners
Whenever parents indicate that another language besides English is spoken in the household and the student(s) is new to the district, Evaluation, Research & Accountability is required by the federal government to administer a WIDA screener to see if the student qualifies for second language services. The WIDA screener is administered to students learning in-person and online.
Schools are asked to set aside a testing location in which district testers may administer the screener. Typically, a space the size of a conference room will suffice.
The district testers will be contacting schools individually to set up a date, time and testing location within the school building so that they can administer the WIDA screener. Depending on when students register and we receive the documentation, district testers may come to your school multiple times throughout the school year.
Evaluation, Research & Accountability will also contact parents of online students to set an appointment at the school so that they student may be screened.
Please see the document entitled WIDA Screener Testing Protocols and Procedures for COVID-19 that accompanies this memo for information regarding the cleaning and disinfecting routines district testers will be using.
Please contact JoLynn Snelgrove at 801-567-8419 or jolynn.snelgrove@jordandistrict.org with any questions.
DATE:
Thursday, August 27, 2020
TO:
Elementary Principals
FROM:
Shelley Nordick, Ph.D., Administrator of Teaching and Learning
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability
SUBJECT:
Acadience Reading Administration Training for Instructional Coaches
Evaluation, Research & Accountability will be training instructional coaches during the Instructional Coaching Institute on Friday, September 4th at 11 am on how to administer Acadience Reading Benchmarks. There are several reasons why this training is important:
Due to limited space available and the need for social distancing, we request that principals send only one instructional coach to the training. It is recommended that the principal send the coach that will oversee Acadience Reading testing and absent testing for the school. Future trainings, including a self-paced Canvas course, will be available in the coming weeks for the other coaches.
Please contact Ben Jameson (801-567-8243) or Shannon Johnson (801-567-8873) with questions.
DATE:
Thursday, August 27, 2020
TO:
Elementary Principals
Elementary Administrative Assistants
FROM:
Shelley Nordick, Ph.D., Administrator of Teaching and Learning
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability
SUBJECT:
Fall 2020 Acadience Reading Testing – In-person and Online Students
Acadience Reading Benchmarks are once again required this year by the state – both students receiving their instruction in-person and online. USBE has extended the testing window by two weeks to October 14, 2020. The memo below contains information on how the benchmark administration will be accomplished for both.
DATE:
Thursday, August 27, 2020
TO:
All Principals and District Department Directors/Consultants
FROM:
Shelley Nordick, Ph.D., Administrator of Teaching and Learning
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability
SUBJECT:
2020-21 Required Testing Ethics Professional Development Procedures for Education Support Professional (Classified) Employees
Licensed teachers will do their testing ethics training as part of their annual crucial policies and procedures review. Principals do not need to train their teachers on testing ethics for the 2020-21 school year; however, principals will need to conduct a training for any education support professionals (classified employees) who will assist with state- or federally-mandated testing. This will include computer lab assistants who function as the school’s test coordinator, any classroom aides that assist with testing (including DLM testing), literacy aides who assist with Acadience Reading testing or progress monitoring, or any office staff that assist test coordinators with state- or federally-mandated testing.
The three required procedures for completing this testing ethics professional development are listed on the “2020-21 Principal’s Testing Ethics Checklist for Classified Employees” form, which is due to Evaluation, Research & Accountability by Friday, September 18, 2020.
As has been done in the past, principals may provide in-person training on testing ethics using the pdf slide deck attached with this memo. Alternatively, principals may refer education support personnel to the YouTube video that provides the same ethics training. Once education support personnel have been trained, either in-person or using the video, they are required to sign the “2020-21 Standard Test Administration and Testing Ethics Policy Training Signature Form.” Principals are asked to keep these signed forms on file at the school.
There are several materials attached with this memo for your use:
Please contact Ben Jameson or Gaylene Miller in Evaluation, Research & Accountability with any questions.
Administrators: Please take note of the information that came out in JEM regarding FFCRA Questions and Answers for Employees. CLICK HERE to see that information.
Administrators: Please see information regarding employees that may have a medical condition, mental health condition, or disability that prevents wearing a face covering. CLICK HERE
Administrators: Please take note of the 2020-21 Crucial Policy Review. All employees , with the exception of minor students, will be required to complete the crucial policy review by November 1, 2020.
Please remind your employees to complete this review. CLICK HERE for more information.
On August 20th, the Utah State Legislature passed H.B. 6004 School Emergency Drills Amendments https://le.utah.gov/~2020S6/bills/static/HB6004.html – stating that schools are not required to hold actual fire evacuation drills before March 1, 2021, due to Covid-19.
Schools are required to:
Elementary schools are still required to conduct an instruction or exercise every month, for a minimum of 9 throughout the school year (5 fire, 4 other emergency safety drills).
Secondary schools are required to conduct a minimum of 6 instruction or exercises throughout the school year (4 fire, 2 other emergency safety drills).
Schools are encouraged to conduct actual evacuation drills, if comfortable doing so, and appropriate Covid-19 precautions can be maintained.
Regular fire evacuation drills (going outside) will resume on March 1, 2021.
Questions, contact: Lance Everill, Emergency Operations Manager 801-567-8623, lance.everill@jordandistrict.org
We are getting requests from schools and teachers to approve or deny the use of individual cleaning, disinfecting, and sanitizing products. As a reminder, the district cannot police every product and cannot be held responsible for any product that is not specifically provided by the district. We recognize that teachers and staff are purchasing and bringing to schools many different products. Please consider these products often contain alcohol or bleach, may cause skin irritation or injury, intoxication, illness, and may be flammable.
Please do the following when using these products:
The building administration is responsible for any outside products introduced into the school environment. When approached by a staff member please ask them to seek out and find the Safety Data Sheet (SDS) online and submit that to the building custodian and administration for approval.
Please see document below for important dates and reminders.