Changes have been made to the elementary report card this year. The document below provides clarification.
Category: Elementary Action Required
Crucial Policy Review Report 2019-20
Acadience Reading Training for Classroom Aides
Training for classroom aides will be on October 7 and October 8 at the ASB. See memo for revised times and additional information.
Free Social & Emotional Wellness Screening for Students (Ages 10-18) – October 2019
Please see flyer below for details and share with the appropriate people.
Avoid-Deny-Defend and Tactical Emergency Casualty Care Instructional Training Videos for Staff 2019-20
Last school year, Avoid-Deny-Defend (ADD) and Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) instructional trainings were presented to staff in live sessions conducted by Lt. Matt Pennington and Capt. Chet Ellis. These sessions were recorded to provide future training for personnel. The links to the videos below are available to administrators for the purpose of providing this training to personnel that are either new to the District, or would like a refresher course. Both the ADD and the TECC instructional videos for staff are just under an hour each in duration.
The Avoid-Deny-Defend Drill Protocol document is attached for your convenience. Please refer to this document as you and your staff prepare for a violent intruder drill/situation.
If you have questions, please contact Lance Everill, Emergency Operations Manager, at 801-567-8623, lance.everill@jordandistrict.org
Avoid-Deny-Defend Instructional Video for Staff
Tactical Emergency Casualty Care Instructional Video for Staff
Custodial Share – Winterizing Schools 2019-20
Administrators/Directors/Principals:
Please share this post with your building custodian(s). Thank you!
Discretionary Staff Funds – Revised 2019-20
DATE:
September 17, 2019
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 and changes below.
School Budgets and Allocations for 2019-20
Principals and Administrative Assistants:
Please see the attached summaries of budget allocations and carryovers for the 2019-20 school year.
Jordan Parent University – Preparing Parents and Students for The Future After High School – September 19, 2019
Principals: Please post in your school and send the attached flyer to each School Community Council member, all parents are invited to attend.
Jordan Parent University
Preparing Parents and Students for The Future After High School
Thursday, September 19, 2019
7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
JATC-South – 12723 S Park Ave, Riverton
Ballet West Student In-Theater Presentations 2019-20
Ballet West will again be presenting in-theater presentations for students from grades 1-12. Click on the link in the flyer below for the dates, times and seating allotments of the performances. If you are interested in having your class attend one of these performances, please contact Verlene Jensen at 801-567-8296.
Training for Security Camera Use and Software Operation – October 2, 2019
Principals:
We have scheduled two separate training sessions on the operation of the school's security camera and software. The training will include the use of the software, saving of camera footage and the transferring of that footage to the appropriate device. We receive many requests for help in this area.
The training will be held on October 2, 2019.
Session 1: 9:00-10:00 am
Session 2 1:00-2:00 pm
Both sessions will be held at the Auxiliary Service building in the presentation room, enter at the main entrance. It is recommended that at least one administrator per building attend one of the sessions and if possible send one hall monitor to each session.
Incident Command System Training 2019-20
Incident Command System (ICS) training for the 2019-20 school year is now available for registration on JPLS. This course is being repeated on 3 different dates, for your convenience:
Thursday, September 26, 2019, 8:00-9:30 a.m. - Course #115952
Tuesday, October 1, 2019, 8:00-9:30 a.m. - Course #115953
Thursday, October 3, 2019, 1:00-2:30 p.m. - Course #115954
The course will be held in the Auxiliary Services Building Presentation Room, located at the main entrance. It will be an overview of the ICS, the Jordan School District Incident Action Plans and roles. The course is available to administration, administrative subs and anyone else that has a key ICS position at the school/location, as determined by the administrator. We recommend that at least one person per building attend, but more are welcome, to participate.
Please contact Emergency Operations Manager Lance Everill with questions: 801-567-8623, lance.everill@jordandistrict.org
Guidelines for Employees Entering Time Off into Skyward – September 2019
Reminder that contracted employees should enter their own time off using Skyward's Employee Access whenever possible. Instructions and guidelines attached.
Policy DP339 – Released Time – Professional – Revised August 27, 2019
Click here to see revised policy DP339. Please share with the appropriate staff members.
School Community Council Training Schedule 2019-20 (Revised 8.29.19)
Principals:
Please share the attached flyers with your School Community Council members. One flyer contains dates for Jordan School District trainings. The other is provided by USBE and has the list of the trainings they are offering. As a reminder, new principals and new chairs are required to attend one of these trainings. A video will be available for training purposes if needed.
New 5th Grade Maturation Program 2019-20
We are pleased to announce a new 5th grade maturation program. Because maturation is part of the 5th grade core curriculum, the new videos and permission forms may be found on the Teaching and Learning website under Health and Wellness. Your 5th grade teachers may show the videos, as long as the parent permission forms are signed. 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/. The videos are professionally produced, and are very good. You may invite your school nurse to attend, if you wish. The nurses are happy to come to answer questions. However, the presentation is up to the school to set up and show. Call Nancy Ward or your school nurse if you have questions.
Updated Payroll Rosters – August 2019
Payroll Rosters have been updated. There are multiple tabs at the bottom of the spreadsheet. Administrative assistants should select the roster that best suits their needs. Please replace the old rosters with these new ones. If you have questions or suggestions please contact the Payroll Department.
Important Information for Classified Employee Comp Time – August 2019
District Policy regarding hours of work (DP343 NEG) has two changes for Classified Employees. Nothing else has changed for comp time except:
- Comp time will only be tracked in Skyward’s Employee Access, not by any other mechanism or on paper (trade time is not comp time, and is not tracked in Employee Access). Instructions on how to enter comp time in Employee Access are attached.
- Comp time will be used during the next two successive pay periods.
Classified now reads as follows:
Classified employees who fall under the guidelines of the Fair Labor Standards Act (personnel included on the classified master salary schedule) must be paid at one and one-half times the regular rate of pay for all hours worked over 40 in a work week or receive compensatory time off during the two successive pay periods (first to last day of the month in which work is done) at the rate of one and one-half times the actual overtime worked during any workweek. Only compensatory time will be considered hours worked for the purpose of calculating the 40-hour work week. All compensatory time earned must be pre-approved by the appropriate director, principal or supervisor. The tracking of such earning and using of compensatory time will be done through Skyward Employee Access.
Employees and supervisors should work together in a professional and reasonable manner when dealing with comp time and trade time.
2019-20 Gifted and Talented Networking Meetings
Please see the flyer for GT Networking dates. Please relay the name of your GT Network Representative to Rebecca Smith at 88368 or rebecca.smith@jordandistrict.org.
Testing Updates and Reminders – Elementary Level – August 2019
DATE:
Thursday, August 22, 2019
TO:
Elementary School Principals
FROM:
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Superintendent of Schools
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability
SUBJECT:
Testing Updates and Reminders
Please see memo below.