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Parent & Teen Talk - Let's Connect!

Parent seminar to discuss parent-teen connection, the effects of social media on the brain, and supporting LGBTQ youth @ West Jordan Middle School, open to all parents and community members in Jordan.

Wednesday, November 20, 2019
6:00 p.m.
West Jordan Middle School

See flyer below for more details. Please post flyer in your school and share with appropriate people in your school and community.

 

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As teachers prepare for parent–teacher conferences, please remind them of the expectation to complete the Skyward SEP form with each student. Setting goals based on individual student needs reinforces focused instruction and student effort in the classroom, as well as parent encouragement at home. Reviewing goals and monitoring progress supports hard work, continued progress and celebration of growth.

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POWERSCHOOL PERMIT TRAINING

Date: 
November 14th

Time:  
9am-11am or 1pm-3pm
Choose one session to attend
Registration is not required

     AND

Date:
November 19th

Time:
10am-12pm
Registration is not required

Who:  
School personnel who currently or may potentially work with school choice permits

Where:
Jordan District Auxiliary Services Building Auditorium
7800 South Redwood Road
Park on the North end of the building, Enter through the 1st Auditorium door.
You will need to use your card access ID badge to gain entrance into the building.

Any person that will be working with permits will need to have a password. IF they do not ALREADY have one - please let Donna Kolva (801.567.8259) or donna.kolva@jordandistrict.org) know and she can initiate that process.

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Head Custodian Picture day will be held during our November 20th workshop. We would like every Head Custodian to have a professional picture taken for our display board at the ASB. Please make arrangements for them to attend this “mandatory” Custodial Workshop. It would be great if they could wear a school logo shirt and look the part to represent your school. Our November Custodial Workshop will be held November 20th starting starting at 8:30 a.m. and should conclude no later than 10:00 a.m.  Thank you for your support.

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Elementary Principals:

Please share with 6th grade teachers.

Jordan School District will administer the Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) to all 6th grade students in November and December of 2019. The CogAT measures general reasoning abilities in three domains: verbal, quantitative and spatial. These abilities reflect the cognitive processes and strategies that enable individuals to learn new tasks and solve problems. The results of the assessment will:

  • Inform middle school programming decisions.
  • Identify students with high-potential in an equitable manner.
  • Provide helpful data about students’ abilities and needs.

The test will be administered online, during school hours. A staff member from Teaching & Learning will proctor the assessment. Teachers are asked to help monitor the testing events.

School administrators, 6th grade teachers, and the site testing coordinator can collaborate to set a testing schedule that will best meet the school’s needs. All testing should be completed between the dates of Monday, November 4 - Friday, December 6, 2019. Please record schedule by teacher on the  List of 6th Grade Teachers before October 18.

The total testing time is 90 minutes. The test sections include:

  • Quantitative – Three 10-minute subtests
    • The first testing session may take a few more minutes due to an optional, short system tutorial.
  • Nonverbal– Three 10-minute subtests
  • Verbal– Three 10-minute subtests

The assessment can be administered in three separate sessions across multiple days or within one day. It can also be administered in one complete session.

There are three practice tests that should be reviewed with students 1-5 days before test administration. The practice tests are designed to help students become familiar with the types of questions found on the assessment. Reviewing the practice tests will standardize the testing experience.

  • Each practice test can be done as a whole class, using a projection system.
    • A hardcopy of the practice assessments will be provided to each 6th grade teacher.
  • Either the teacher or the proctor can review the practice tests with the students.

Within the next week, the Jordan District communications office will distribute parent notification letters in regards to the CogAT testing. If parents choose to opt out of the assessment, they will bring the opt out form to the school. Results of the assessment will be shared with you and with parents after the assessment process is complete.

Of note:  The CogAT is different than most other tests students take. The test includes analogies, sentence completion, and comparisons. Students usually enjoy taking the CogAT assessment process.

For more information about the CogAT assessment, please visit:

Please contact Rebecca Smith (88368) or the Teaching & Learning staff member assigned to your school with any questions you may have.

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Cabinet members will be interviewing all administrators currently employed by Jordan School District who wish to be considered for an elementary or middle school principal position between now and October 2020. Similar interviews will be held each fall for anyone who has not interviewed previously. This year's interviews will be held on Monday, November 18, and Wednesday, November 20.

Any administrator interested in being interviewed this year should email Angela Montague at angela.montague@jordandistrict.org by Monday, October 21st at 5:00 p.m. Please indicate whether you would like to be considered for an elementary principal position, a middle school principal position, or both. This process is not designed to select principals for newly-constructed schools or any school in particular. No application or documentation is required.

Any questions should be directed to a Cabinet member. We look forward to getting to know you better.

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TO:                                                                                            
All Principals

FROM:                                                                                        
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Superintendent of Schools

DATE: 
October 10, 2019

SUBJECT: 
Licensed Employee Advisory Committee for the Board

The Board of Education is forming an advisory committee made up of licensed employees from every school in the District.  The purpose of this committee is to advise the Board regarding issues that affect licensed employees (salaries, grants, leave, etc.).  Representatives will meet four times during the year (November, January, April, and July) and will be compensated at their hourly rate for participation.

Elementary and special schools, Valley High School and Academies will send one representative; middle schools two; and high schools three.  Help us in selecting the assigned number of representatives from your school by using the following process.  Please adhere to these procedures exactly as outlined.

Nomination

Elementary and special schools, Valley High School and Academies will need a minimum of two nominees; middle schools a minimum of three; and high schools a minimum of four.  Additional nominees are at your discretion.

  1. Invite licensed employees to nominate, by secret ballot, the name of the licensed employee they would like to represent your school. Administrators are not eligible to serve on this committee.
  2. Ask those nominated if they would be willing to serve. Serving as a committee member is not mandatory. If a licensed employee is unwilling or unable to serve, ask the next highest vote receiver, until you have the desired number of nominees.

Voting

  1. Prepare a secret ballot for each licensed employee (including administrators) with the names of the nominees. The Board would prefer this be done by secret ballot to ensure that no employee feels pressure to vote for a particular nominee.
  2. All licensed employees at elementary and special schools, Valley High School and Academies should be encouraged to vote for one nominee; middle school licensed employees two; and high school licensed employees three.
  3. Tally the results.
  4. For elementary and special schools, Valley High School and Academies, the top vote receiver is the representative and the next highest will serve as an alternate.
  5. For middle schools, the top two vote receivers are the representatives and the next highest will serve as an alternate.
  6. For high schools, the top three vote receivers are the representatives and the next highest will serve as an alternate.

Please inform the representatives, the alternate, your faculty, and me of the results. Representatives will be contacted with meeting dates, times and location.  The first meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 13th from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.

Thank you for your help with this matter.  We are confident that this advisory committee will have a positive impact on the lives of our educators.

 

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National School Bus Safety Week is October 21-25. Since that is Fall Recess for all of our traditional schools, we would like to observe School Bus Safety Week October 14-18. The following resources are available to your students:

Elementary Schools:
  • The attached bus safety coloring packet and supporting activities
  • Encourage your students to participate in the National School Bus Safety Poster Contest.  The theme is "My School Bus, The Safest Form of Student Transportation!"  See attachment for details.

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Welcome to a new school year!

Here are a few helpful hints and reminders regarding SUBSTITUTES:

 

SHORT TERM SUBSITUTES (fewer than 10 consecutive days)

http://workatjordan.org/files/Substitutes-improving-coverage-2019.pdf

 

LONG TERM SUBSTITUTES (more than 10 consecutive days)

  • A new law requires that long term (LT) substitutes must have a current Utah teaching license, or the school must demonstrate their efforts to secure a licensed substitute for each position.
  • LT licensed substitutes qualify to teach any subject despite their endorsements or teaching level.
  • The administrative assistant has the ability to run a list of licensed substitute for the teacher.
  • Administrative Assistants, not the teacher are to enter the LT substitute position in Frontline and assign the LT substitute.
  • The teacher must contact Jane Olsen, HR Generalist well in advance of the LT leave to obtain approval for a LT absence.
  • The teacher must enter their absence in Skyward.
  • Maternity leave is not entered in Frontline until the baby is delivered.
  • Full time teachers may have the substitute job shadow one full day and a half day for half time teachers. This time is also entered by the administrative assistant.

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Overview

The Teacher Salary Supplement Program (TSSP) was created to draw qualified individuals into education for specific subject areas that have been identified with staffing shortages and/or for the assistance with the fees affiliated with obtaining and maintaining accreditations with the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification (NBPTS).

Before submitting an application at the TSSP Service Site, please review the Utah State Board of Education website regarding the program details and legislation at the following link:

https://schools.utah.gov/curr/licensing/tssp

Applications must be submitted between October 1 and April 30 for each program year.

 

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Reminder of the Lexia Upgrade coming January 2020 and the Teaching and Learning Technology Support Match.

In an effort to help schools update and add to their technology, the Teaching and Learning Department will match funding up to $12,000 for schools. See document below for details.

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DATE: 
September 25, 2019

TO: 
All Elementary Principals

FROM:
Administrators of Schools
Shelley Nordick, PhD, Administrator, Curriculum/Staff Development
Norman Emerson, Instructional Support Services/Fine Arts Consultant

SUBJECT: 
Utah Symphony Performance at Abravanel Hall for 5th Grade Students

Once again we are pleased to announce Utah Symphony concerts for your 5th grade students at Abravanel Hall. The performance dates for 5th grade at Abravanel Hall are February 24, 25, and 26, 2019 at 11:30 a.m. Your school’s date and time will be soon provided on a separate schedule. Please note that there are no assigned seats. Schools will be seated upon arrival.

Study materials for use in preparing your students will be provided by the Utah Symphony in the weeks prior to the performance.

Your secretary will need to complete a transportation request on Skyward. The number of teachers should be included in your school’s final count. When entering your busing request, please include the correct group name (e.g. Daybreak, 115 Curr). This will ensure that the Curriculum Department will cover the busing fee.

Transportation requests should be completed as soon as possible. Due to the number of buses that need to be used for the Symphony concerts, there will be a moratorium on any other transportation requests for these dates.

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DATE:
September 25, 2019

TO:
All Elementary Principals

FROM:
Administrators of Schools
Shelley Nordick, Phd, Administrator, Teaching and Learning Department
Norman Emerson, Instructional Support Services/Fine Arts Consultant

SUBJECT:
Utah Symphony Performance at Riverton High School for 4th Grade Students

Once again we are pleased to announce Utah Symphony concerts for your 4th grade students at Riverton High School. The performance dates for 4th grade at Riverton High are December 16 and 17 at 9:30 and 11:00 a.m. Your school’s date and time will be provided on a separate schedule.  Please note that there are no assigned seats. Schools will be seated upon arrival.

Study materials for use in preparing your students will be provided by the Utah Symphony in the weeks prior to the performance.

Your secretary will need to complete a transportation request on Skyward. The number of teachers should be included in your school’s final count. When entering your busing request, please include the correct group name (e.g. Daybreak, 115 Curr). This will ensure that the Curriculum Department will cover the busing fee.

Transportation requests should be completed as soon as possible. Due to the number of buses that need to be used for the Symphony concerts, there will be a moratorium on any other transportation requests for these dates.