Jordan School District
Explore endless opportunities in education at the Jordan Job Fair on Wednesday, Jan. 25 from 6 – 8 p.m. at Oquirrh Hills Middle.
Find out about openings for school bus drivers, classroom assistants, custodians, cafeteria workers, substitute teachers and more. A representative from all schools and departments throughout the district with open positions will be in attendance.
School/Department Administrators:
We have simplified the process for hiring licensed employees through Frontline. These changes include:
Please schedule a training time to see these important modifications. This training is available to administrators and administrative assistants, especially those who are new to Frontline Recruiting/Hiring.
All trainings will be on Zoom. For available dates/times and to schedule a training session, visit the link below.
Frontline Training Schedule for Appointments
Also available on HRConnections and HRAdminOnly are the training videos and tutorials. Contact Brent Burge at #88224 if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Human Resources
DATE:
January 5, 2023
TO:
Elementary School Administrators
Middle School Administrators
FROM:
Carolyn Gough, Administrator of Teaching and Learning
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability
SUBJECT:
RISE Summative Annual Teacher Training
School administrators are encouraged to share the following information with those who will administer the RISE summative assessments in your buildings:
The RISE assessment window will be open from March 14, 2023, until June 2, 2023. Many teachers only use the RISE systems once a year, and so need a yearly training on how it all works. Only teachers who will administer the tests need to be trained.
The following teacher training webinars are already scheduled. Each webinar lasts 45 minutes. Teachers can join at the following link on any date/time listed: https://uetn-org.zoom.us/j/5434254472?pwd=bnRlV1BSK3pWMXJKSzI2MXNFYkZvZz09
For middle schools, there will be a webinar each Friday at 8:15 am for Utah Aspire Plus and a webinar at 9 am for RISE, so both can be done in the same morning.
Each teacher of a RISE course will be sent an email with information about the webinar schedule and the link to join.
If school administrators plan to conduct their own training, slides and other materials are provided here: RISE Summative Faculty Training. Teacher video tutorials are available here: RISE (teachers) Youtube playlist. There is also a Canvas course available: https://jordanpd.instructure.com/enroll/N8M8HF. Teachers may participate in the Canvas course in lieu of in-person training. The same material is covered.
Please direct any questions you have regarding this training to Brooke Anderson, 801- 567-8393 or brooke.anderson@jordandistrict.org
DATE:
January 5, 2023
TO:
All School Administrators
FROM:
Carolyn Gough, Administrator of Teaching and Learning
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability
Michelle Love-Day, Director of Language & Culture Services
SUBJECT:
REMINDER: WIDA ACCESS 2.0 Test Administration Training for Schools
REMINDER: Everyone who will assist with WIDA Access testing needs to participate in the annual training.
See the memo below for information, training dates, and times.
DATE:
January 4, 2023
TO:
Principals
Assistant Principals
All Panorama Users
FROM:
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
SUBJECT:
Panorama Q&A with Drop-In Training
There will be a Panorama Q&A / Open Drop-In training on January 9th at 1:30 pm. It will be held via Zoom and administrators, counselors, clinical support staff, psychologists, teachers, teacher specialists, any other user of Panorama is invited to attend. Please share with whom you feel would benefit from this session. It would be a great time to get questions answered, specific training on deep data dives, or general functionality of the platform. Participants may join for all or part of the training and they can come and go as needed. Think of this as ‘drop-in office hours’.
The Zoom link is: HERE
Or copy and paste the following into your browser:
Join Zoom Meeting https://uetn-org.zoom.us/j/83226711731?pwd=T0dFd1FDTzE1QUZ1N2hIY25aTVB1UT09
DATE:
December 8, 2022
TO:
All School Administrators
FROM:
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
McKinley Withers, Health and Wellness
Angie Rasmussen, School Safety & Wellness Specialist
SUBJECT:
Comprehensive Threat Assessment (CSTAG) Updates and Information
Jordan School District has been invited to participate in a longitudinal study with the University of Virginia and Dewey Cornell. The purpose of this study is to gather data regarding the outcomes for students who have made threats in schools. Comprehensive School Threat Assessment is designed to help all students solve problems that are initially communicated as a threat of violence. We will be gathering data for each threat assessment done in our schools, and following up with additional data as we track the outcomes for those students over the course of a couple years.
Because documentation is vital to gathering the data requested for the study, and because it is best practice, we have several updates to assist with this.
Please see the memo below for the updates.
DATE:
December 13, 2022
TO:
Principals
Assistant Principals
FROM:
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
Kim Lloyd, Director of Student Services
Fulvia Franco, Guidance Consultant
SUBJECT:
Medicaid Reporting Requirements in EasyTrac
Beginning this year, the state changed how districts report special education services that are eligible to receive funding from Medicaid. Special education service providers are now required to enter services in EasyTrac for Medicaid billing. Medicaid funding is critical to the function of special education services in the District and accurate EasyTrac documentation is vital. Service providers should be logging the services they provide in EasyTrac regularly.
Monthly EasyTrac logging reminders will be sent to school psychologists and other service providers to assist in this effort. It is, however, strongly recommended that Administrators regularly follow up with all special education service providers (special educators, clinical support staff, school psychologists and elementary school counselors) regarding their timely and accurate logging in EasyTrac.
Questions about EasyTrac should be directed to Brenda Cruz in Special Education.
DATE:
Thursday, December 15, 2022
TO:
Elementary and Middle School Administrators
FROM:
Carolyn Gough, Administrator of Teaching and Learning
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability
SUBJECT:
ISE Summative Test Coordinator Training
The window for end-of-year RISE testing is March 14, 2023, to June 2, 2023. To prepare for the 2023 end-of-year RISE Summative tests, school test coordinators are asked to complete one of the six following training sessions:
Registration for this training is required through JPLS using the course code 101348: https://jpls.truenorthlogic.com/
Principals, please note the following:
Please direct any questions you have regarding this training to Brooke Anderson in Evaluation, Research & Accountability, 801- 567-8393 or brooke.anderson@jordandistrict.org.
DATE:
December 5, 2022
TO:
All Principals
All Special Education Staff
FROM:
Lisa Robinson, Administrator of Schools
Kim Lloyd, Director of Special Education
Melanie Dawson, Principal of River’s Edge School
SUBJECT:
ASPEN Training Reminder for Special Education Personnel 2022-2023
As we move into the second half of the 2022-2023 school, this is a reminder that ASPEN training is required for all licensed special education teachers, SLPs, school psychologists, elementary school counselors, and for all instructional assistants in SEB and Autism self-contained support classrooms during the 2022-2023 school year. (Exception: Staff with a current Mandt certification will not need to be ASPEN trained).
First year staff and staff who have not completed the full certification ASPEN training should register for the in-person training on JPLS. Training dates and times are attached to this memo. Please note that these are expected to be the final dates for the remainder of the school year.
Although not required, instructional assistants working in any other special education setting may choose to attend ASPEN at the discretion of their building administrator.
If you have more than one teacher or instructional assistant that needs to attend, please consider having them attend on separate days in order to maintain adequate coverage in your school. The Special Education Department will cover the costs of substitutes for licensed special education teachers that will be attending the full certification under budget code 1292. Instructional assistants will be asked to use True Time to record their typical workday hours on the day of the training. Any additional hours spent in the training above their typical workday will need to be recorded on a timesheet.
Staff who participated in a full certification or recertification ASPEN training during the previous school year should plan on taking an ASPEN recertification class that will be offered online. Staff should register at JPLS for the recertification class, they will then receive an invitation within two working days to participate in the online course. Participants will have two weeks during which they can complete the course work at their own pace. This course is expected to take approximately 3 hours and should be completed during available contract hours. Dates for the online sessions are attached to this memo.
Mandt training will continue to be required at Kauri Sue Hamilton and River’s Edge School. Personnel at these schools do not need to attend ASPEN. Others wishing to keep their Mandt training current may do so; however, participation is not mandatory and teachers and instructional assistants will not be compensated for their attendance. If staff members are Mandt certified, they do not need to attend ASPEN training.
For questions please contact: Cassidy Hansen at cassidy.hansen@jordandistrict.org or Daveed Goodrich at daveed.goodrich@jordandistrict.org
DATE:
Thursday, December 1, 2022
TO:
Principal
Assistant Principal
Panorama SEL Survey Coordinators
FROM:
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
SUBJECT:
Panorama Mid-Year Survey
The mid-year Panorama SEL Survey window will open January 9, 2023 until February 3, 2023 for a total of 25 days.
As a reminder, prior to administering the SEL Survey parents should be notified allowing them an opportunity to opt their student out if they desire to do so. Student participation in the survey should never be used for grades and should always be voluntary.
Panorama is, by definition, a student record and the information contained in Student Success, including survey results, may be shared with parents upon request.
Survey Coordinators, in consultation with the administration, are encouraged to begin planning for the administration of the survey as soon as possible.
Custodial items to be covered before the Winter Recess begins on December 22.
Your head custodian will receive an email with these instruction on Friday December 9th from the Custodial Offices.
Thanks
Steve Peart Director of Custodial/Energy Services
385-272-9530
Participation is required for all school and District program Administrators/Supervisors with current open positions. Please see the flyer below for all the details.
Date: January 25, 2023
Time: 6 to 8pm
Location: Oquirrh Hills Middle, 12949 S 2700 W, Riverton, UT 84065
As we begin to prepare for the 2023-24 school year, we would like to collect our mid-year 6th grade Acadience and Growth Measure data as soon as possible. This will allow us to provide the data to middle school principals and counselors as they begin their 7th grade registration process in January.
Please advise your 6th grade teams to administer their mid-year Acadience and Growth Measure in December, with the deadline being Friday Jan. 2, 2023. The mid-year testing window for Growth Measure opens December 1, 2022.
The data we collect will inform the rubrics that we use as recommended guidelines for Reading placement. (See attached.) We appreciate your patience and collaboration in our efforts to use data to do what is best for students.
Please see the attached memo.
The following are reminders to keep in mind when completing evaluations.
Full UETS-based JPAS -- Teachers on a full UETS-based JPAS will upload student performance information (SLO) and stakeholder input in place of completing the interview portion of the JPAS. Teachers can upload the documents directly from their computer by logging into Perform and choosing “My Folder” -- “Evidence” -- “Add Artifact.” Teachers are asked to name the file and can then choose to upload a document from the computer or add a URL.
Administrators may access evidence by logging into Perform and selecting “My Staff” -- “Staff” -- the individual teacher’s Folder -- “Evidence.” (No action is required.)
The first cycle for provisional and probationary teachers is due December 21, 2022.
Adding Observation Data into Perform (Action Required)
The Central Warehouse has KN-95 masks available to any district employee that would like them. They come in boxes of 40 for adults and 100 for youth. If you would like a box, please go through your school/department administrative assistant to place an order through Skyward inventory. The details are as follows:
Mask KN95 Adult - #5800861; 40 Masks per box
Mask KN95 Child - #5800862; 100 Masks per box
Warehouse personnel will deliver to the front office on your regularly scheduled stockroom order day, so please indicate in your notes who is requesting them. You can also request a will call pick up if that is more convenient for the employee to pick them up at the ASB.
AVAILABLE ONLY WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!
For schools that are considering the purchase of a new Apple TV, you will want to be aware that any model you purchase MUST have the Ethernet option included. An Ethernet port is required to permit setup of the Apple TV on the district’s network. Apple TVs without an Ethernet port will not be able to be used.
Currently, Apple has only two models of Apple TVs available. One is a WiFi only model at $129.00. The other is a WiFi and Ethernet model @ $149.00. Purchases of the WiFi only model have been blocked, so you will only be able to acquire the WiFi and Ethernet models through district vendors. If you choose to acquire Apple TVs through other means, please ensure you are purchasing the model that includes an Ethernet port.
DATE:
Thursday, December 1, 2022
TO:
All School Administrators
FROM:
Carolyn Gough, Administrator of Teaching and Learning
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability
SUBJECT:
Testing Ethics Reminder – Parents Should Not Proctor State Assessments
Principals are asked to share the following information with their faculty at their earliest convenience.
This is a friendly reminder about a few less known but important aspects of the state’s testing ethics policy:
Testing ethics violations are to be immediately reported to Ben Jameson in Evaluation, Research & Accountability so that an investigation may be initiated. Please contact Ben Jameson with any questions.
DATE:
December 1, 2022
TO:
Elementary Principals
Elementary Administrative Assistants
FROM:
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
Caleb Olson, Planning and Enrollment Consultant
SUBJECT:
Guidelines to Establish Kindergarten Enrollment
It is the responsibility of each school to obtain a kindergarten roster for the upcoming school year. This roster helps facilitate kindergarten staffing and establish budgets for supplies and materials. Typically, efforts to establish kindergarten rosters begin in December. Enrollments for kindergarten should be promptly entered into Skyward so that projections accurately reflect enrollments. Schools must not keep external lists or delay entering kindergarten enrollments.
The following steps should be used to establish a kindergarten roster:
Optional Ideas:
Please be diligent in recruiting all the kindergarten students within your school boundary.
