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The following information will be shared with teachers in JEM. Please review so you may assist or answer questions about the teacher transfer process.

Video link: http://jem.jordandistrict.org/2019/02/how-to-apply-for-a-teacher-transfer/

Tutorial attached below.

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Administrators: Please post and share with those in your building.

Youth Mental Health First Aid USA is an 8-hour training for adults to teach how to help adolescents and young adults who may be developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis. The evidence behind the program demonstrates that it helps trainees identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders. See flyer below for details on how to register.

Saturday, March 21, 2020
7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Jordan School District Auxiliary Services Building
Room 113

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All administrators are invited to attend our first SEL Accelerator! We ask that administrators also invite individuals at their schools who would benefit from attending and who you'd like to have learned more about implementing social and emotional learning. For questions, contact McKinley Withers at x88245. See flyer below for details.

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Many of us love our Apple devices, anything ranging from an iPad, to a MacBook Air or MacBook Pro, or your iMac or Apple TV. We are purchasing and seeing more and more of these devices in our offices and classrooms, and they help our students grow and learn, and allow the rest of us to do our jobs efficiently.

We encourage you to keep purchasing Apple products for your classrooms and offices. However, any Apple device needs to be purchased from Apple Computer through the purchase order process for educational usage per the State of Utah contract. We may not always get the correct discounted price when purchased from the Apple Store or other retailers such as Best Buy or Costco. It also causes problems for our Information Systems department to get the devices in the Device Enrollment Program (DEP) and the Mobile Device Management (MDM) for tracking and updates. When purchased elsewhere, iPads are not getting engraved with the school district's name (we get this free through Apple on the state contract), and the device management licenses are not being purchased with them.

The District's Amazon Business account will no longer allow purchases of these products, and P-Cards are not to be used for computer/technology devices.

When you need to purchase Apple devices, please contact Tonya Hodges in the Purchasing Department, and she can assist you with quotes from Apple for the devices you need. No additional quotes are required for your purchase! Simply enter a requisition in Skyward with the Apple quote attached, and you are ready to go. Tonya can be reached at 567-8706 or at tonya.hodges@jordandistrict.org .

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DATE:      
Thursday, February 27, 2020

TO:  
All Principals

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

SUBJECT:  
Education Support Professional Stakeholder Survey

Due to the fluctuation in Education Support Professional staff at some schools, we are asking that school administrators forward a link to ALL Education Support Professional personnel at their schools so that they may have an opportunity to complete their stakeholder survey. Please use the following link:

Education Support Professional Stakeholder Survey:
https://jordandistrictex.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_42OCoADTgTYHm1T

Please contact Holly Allen or Ben Jameson in the Evaluation, Research & Accountability Department with any questions or concerns.

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Teacher Transfer Fair for elementary and secondary will be held on February 19th from 4:00-6:30 pm at Elk Ridge Middle School. Please share the attached flyer with your licensed staff.

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Assistant Principals:

Please click on the link below to choose the days and times you would like to attend the training meetings. Please choose one day and time for each of the months for March, April and May. June's meeting will be one meeting for all assistant principals to be held on June 23, 2020 from 10:00-1:00 pm at the JATC-S. Lunch will served at that meeting.

CLICK HERE

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The new 5th grade maturation program has brought with it new practices that encourage students to seek out answers to their sensitive questions by asking parents or other trusted adult family members. Along with the new videos and permission forms, we also recommend a new procedure for introducing the video. Before starting the video, a statement should be made pertaining to how questions will be handled. Students should be informed that they may find they have questions after viewing the video, and should reach out to a parent or other trusted adult family member to seek answers to their questions.

Schools may still invite their school nurse to attend, and the school nurse can introduce the video if needed, but will not take student questions. Again, the parent is the best person for a child to go to with questions.

The two 30-minute videos (one for boys and one for girls) and the permission forms can be found at this link:  http://pe.jordandistrict.org/healthandwellness/.

 

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Parent Teacher Conferences are fast approaching, and many of you will find your school in need of one or more interpreters in order to serve the needs of your parents. Mirsa Joosten is happy to find an interpreter in each language you need, but this can be extremely difficult when there is not sufficient time for her to make arrangements. For this reason, we ask you to please contact Mirsa to request your interpreter at least three weeks in advance. Mirsa can be reached at 801-567-8314 or mirsa.joosten@jordandistrict.org.

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Administrators:  Please post in your school and building. Send the attached flyer out in a Skylert to your community and to each School Community Council member. All parents are invited to attend.

Jordan Parent University
Teens, Opioids & Vaping
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
7:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Mountain Ridge High | 14100 S Sentinel Ridge Blvd | Herriman

Free and open to the public!

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DATE:     
Thursday, February 6, 2020

TO:   
Elementary Principals

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

SUBJECT:     
2019-20 Stakeholder Survey Preparation

Jordan School District will be administering its own student, parent, and faculty/staff stakeholder survey this year to students in grades 1-12. The survey window opens Monday, February 10, 2020, and closes Friday, April 3, 2020, to accommodate parent conferences and year-round tracks. In November, principals were sent a list of licensed educators at your school and were asked to submit any changes to that list. Those verified and updated lists have now been added to the stakeholder survey. If schools have hired licensed faculty since November 2019, please contact the Evaluation, Research & Accountability as soon as possible so that we can update your school’s surveys.

To prepare for, and administer, the 2019-20 student, parent, and faculty/staff stakeholder survey, please make sure the following activities are completed for each of the stakeholder surveys:

Student Survey

  • Before students take the survey, a link to the student survey needs to be placed on the computers in your computer lab(s) and/or Chromebooks. The link will be sent to your school techs.
  • Schedule dates and times within the survey window for students in grades 1-6 to take the survey under supervision in the computer lab(s) at your school. The surveys are short and should take 5-10 minutes to complete.

Faculty/Staff Survey
After the survey window opens, individual licensed faculty and classified staff will receive an email from the district with a link inviting them to participate in the stakeholder survey. Principals may consider notifying teachers and staff that such an email will be forthcoming.

Parent Survey
After the survey window opens, parents will receive an email from the district with a link inviting them to participate in the stakeholder survey. No further action by principals is necessary.

Please direct any questions or concerns to the stakeholder survey coordinator, Holly Allen, at holly.allen@jordandistrict.org (801-567-8115).

 

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DATE:   
February 5, 2020

TO: 
Principals
Administrative Assistants
Secondary Attendance Assistants

FROM: 
Administrator of Schools
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
Caleb Olson, Planning and Enrollment Consultant

SUBJECT:  
Early & Late Enrollment Permits

The window for the school choice Early Enrollment Period closes on Friday, February 21, 2020. The law requires that parent(s)/guardian(s) receive written notice from the school by April 3, 2020. The results e-mails sent to parents(s)/guardian(s) after records have been placed on the waitlist or seated list serves as that written notice. Schools will need to ensure that communication with parent(s)/guardian(s) has occurred for each permit request.

Beginning February 21, 2020, the Late Enrollment Period begins. The late enrollment period is for applications submitted before Dec. 1 or after the third (3rd) Friday in February for the following year, or a permit request for the current school year. (See “Open Enrollment / School Choice Permits” in the online Planning and Student Services Manual.)

Any permit submitted during the late enrollment period must be processed and prepared for import by the school; however, Board priorities do not need to be verified. These permits will be placed at the bottom of the waitlist currently in PowerSchool when processed. The permit waitlist in PowerSchool will be used throughout the school year to grant permit requests and seat students at the school. Permits may be re-ordered on the waitlist according to the late enrollment requirements (see See “Open Enrollment / School Choice Permits”).

Permits for the current (2019-20) school year can still be submitted in Skyward by parent(s)/ guardian(s), and schools must make decisions and provide notification within two weeks of the permit submission. These permits should still be processed and waitlisted or seated as appropriate. However, after the January 1 pre-enroll, approved permits are no longer automatically sent to Skyward. Schools will need to manually enter these 2019-20 permits into Skyward. Because the pre-enroll has already occurred, these permits should be entered using the “History” screen of the “Previous Reason Code” section of the “School Path”.

Please contact Student Services at 801-567-8183 with questions.

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Please call or text Mike Anderson at 801-419-6133 regarding any student or staff groups visiting the Utah State Capitol Building during the 2020 Legislative Session. We wish to be able to support them and put them in touch with our local lawmakers.

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T&L is excited to introduce Multisyllable Routine Cards from 95% Group for all 3rd-6th grade teachers. This is a short daily routine that can be implemented similar to Heggerty in K-2nd grade. Please share the attached flyer with all 3rd-6th grade teaches and encourage them to pick a date to attend. The first three sessions are already full and the others are filling up quickly so encourage them to register soon. Teachers will receive all materials need to implement the program as well as receive inservice pay for attending. If you would like to arrange a training at your school for all 3rd-6th grade teaches, that is an option as well. Please contact Mandy Thurman (ext: 88119) to arrange a school training or with any other questions.

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Administrators: Please share the following with the appropriate individuals

Take note of the upcoming deadline, February 15, 2020, for Early Notification (Resignation/Retirement).

Teacher Transfer Fair for elementary and secondary will be held on February 19th from 4:00-6:30 pm at Elk Ridge Middle School. Please share the attached flyer with your licensed staff.

See document below for details.

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Administrators: Please share with your employees.

All employees are required to access the new online enrollment system to verify dependents, add beneficiary information and elect or waive additional benefits. Attached are directions for accessing the online enrollment system. Go to Web Address: http://www.infinityhr.com.

Enroll in the Following Benefits February 3-18th.  See attachments for details.

  • Life
  • Accidental Death & dismemberment
  • Aflac Accident
  • Aflac Critical Illness
  • Aflac Hospital Advantage

All benefits are offered on a guarantee basis which means no health questions!

 

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Due to some new and important information from Lexia, the upgrade date has been postponed from January 21st to January 31st.  Please read and share this important information with your faculty.

As we prepare to migrate schools to the expanded scope and sequence in Lexia please be aware of the following important points.

  • We are asking that schools allow students to continue to use Lexia at the level they are currently on after the program update. There is no need to retest students for a new placement. Retesting students at this point in the year can affect the data that the state collects to determine whether we have met the usage requirements for the grant. We recommend students just continue to use the program as usual. Students should not notice any disruptions to their daily routine when the system updates.
  • If your students are using iPads, ensure that the most recent version of the Lexia app is installed. Your school tech should have already completed this (you can find it by searching for Lexia Core5 or going to your app updates if it’s already installed). Access to the browser version of the program is the same as before.