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Category: Elementary Action Required

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DATE:  
Thursday, December 6, 2018

TO:   
Elementary School Principals
Middle School Principals

FROM: 
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability

SUBJECT:  
Annual RISE Summative Administration Training for Test Coordinators and Administrators

To prepare for the 2019 end-of-year Utah Aspire Plus Summative tests, principals, or their administrative designees, and school test coordinators are asked to attend one of six training sessions. Please see memo below for more information and dates of the trainings.

 

 

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To: Elementary School Principals:

Jordan Education Foundation is tasked to keep an up to date Approved Fundraiser's List on the JEF website. Could you help by sending a list of fundraisers you use in your school and/or fundraisers you have used in the past? We only need a name of the company and a contact then JEF will contact them, if necessary, for the appropriate approval process. Email your lists to:
Thank you so much!

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Attached you will find a copy of the WIDA Testing schedule.  It is somewhat tentative where the numbers of students can increase before your scheduled time.

As in past years, some schools will need more than one computer lab on one or more days. Please check the schedule carefully.  Our goal is to work as efficiently as possible so as not to take up too much of your and the students time.

Please, check the date or dates your school is assigned, reserve the necessary lab, or labs.  If there are conflicts let me know as soon as possible.  I would like to have the schedule finalized by the first week of December, to help in your planning.

Like last year, middle schools and high schools will be scheduling the students.  We will send you a list of your students.  We will do the elementary schedules.  As in the past as students complete the test we will ask for other students to come in, so the schedules are a guide.  We do make sure the students go to lunch.

This year we are asking that besides reserving your lab/labs on our testing days, that you reserve the lab on the Friday of the week we are testing your students.  This will help in facilitating absent testing.  Schools with large numbers of students requiring the test, might require our coming back multiple times but, we will make those arrangements as needed.

Thank you so much for your help.

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DATE:  
November 8, 2018

TO: 
Principals
Special Education Staff

FROM: 
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent
Kim Lloyd, Director of Special Education
Kristin Norris, Teacher Specialist-SLP/A, ESY Coordinator

SUBJECT:  
ESY MID-YEAR UPDATE

Critical things to be thinking about for Extended School Year now:

  1. Every student must have regression and recoupment data.

This is the first step in determining eligibility. The second step of looking at predictive factors is only completed after first looking at the regression/recoupment data. Therefore, every student needs data on regression and recoupment.

START NOW!  We just completed fall recess, and Thanksgiving and Winter breaks are coming quickly.

To aid you in this process, we have included the data collection page for this step.

  1. Be clear about why students attend ESY.

Ask yourself this question for each student.
Does this student need an Extended School Year because without it this student would not be able to make adequate progress on their goals and maintain adequate access to their education? The purpose of ESY is to provide FAPE for students who without ESY would not be able to access their education appropriately.

Thank you for all of your hard work for our students in identifying and meeting their needs!

Attachment:
Determination of Eligibility for ESY page 2

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DATE:    
November 1, 2018

TO: 
All Principals
All Directors

FROM:   
Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent
John Larsen, Business Administrator
Cheryl Matson, Director of Insurance Services

SUBJECT:  
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) aka Drones on School Campuses

Utah State Risk Management has decided to provide property and liability insurance on any Unmanned Aircraft Systems (aka UAS or “drone”) that Jordan School District (the District) owns and operates.  However, in order to cover the drones, they must be scheduled or listed.  Therefore, the following information must be provided to the District Insurance Department in order to add any drones we currently have or purchase in the future, to our policy:

  • 55 lbs or over (including payload) – Always excluded from coverage, do not buy or operate
  • Between 0.55 lbs and less than 55 lbs (including payload) each listed separately:
    • Model Name / Number
    • Serial number
    • FAA registration number
    • Purchase cost
    • Location
  • Under 0.55 lbs (including payload) grouped:
    • Model Name / Number
    • Purchase cost
    • What educational purpose they are used for
    • Location

Please refer to the attached District Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) aka Drone on School Campuses Guidelines.

ALL District schools are located within some type of restricted airspace (airport or helipad).  Please make yourselves aware of the requirements to notify the appropriate authority within the area of flight before each flight.

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As a reminder, every school needs at least three CPR certified staff. Certification only lasts for two years, so some of your staff certifications may be expiring. Remember that staff need to complete an on-line course before signing up for their skills test. Please see the attached flyer for details. Thank you!

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College & University Information Fair

Tuesday, November 13, 2018
4:00-5:30 p.m.
Auxiliary Services Building - Auditorium (north end)
7905 S Redwood Rd, West Jordan

Principals: Please share this information and flyer with your teachers

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Attached is the updated Leave Policy Overview, which provides a summary of leave benefits available for benefited employees. Please familiarize yourself with leave policies as you are responsible for understanding the use of leave within policy provisions.  Full text of all leave policies can be viewed online at http://policymanual.jordandistrict.org/.  If you are unable to view the document, see your building principal or department director for a copy.

If you have questions regarding any of the leave policies, please contact the HR Department.

 

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DATE:  
October 15, 2018

TO: 
Elementary Principals
Elementary Assistant Principals
School Psychologists/School Psychology Interns
Elementary School Counselors
School Social Workers

FROM:   
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent
Kim Lloyd, Director of Special Education
Fulvia Franco, Program Specialist – Guidance

SUBJECT:  
Riding the Waves Curriculum

Dr. Scott Poland, national suicide prevention expert, recommended that our district implement the Riding the Waves curriculum at the elementary level when he consulted with our district last school year. Although this is a suicide prevention curriculum that will be presented to all 6th grade students, suicide is never directly mentioned in any of the presentations. The curriculum consists of 12 scripted lessons that take approximately 30 minutes each to present. The focus of the lessons is to teach students problem-solving and coping skills, as well as building resilience and asking adults for help with problems they may be having.

Please speak with your Guidance staff to discuss the best way to implement this program in your school. Attached is a copy of a letter to parents in English and Spanish that explains the program and allows them to have their student opt out and be provided with an alternative educational activity. Please wait at least 10 days after parents are provided with the opt-out letter before starting the presentations.

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DATE:   
September 18, 2018

TO: 
Principals
Assistant Principals

FROM: 
Scott M. Thomas, Administrator of Auxiliary Services
Paul Bergera, Staff Assistant of Auxiliary Services
David Rostrom, Director of Facility Services
Lance Everill, Emergency Operations Manager

SUBJECT:  
Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) Hands-On Training

As indicated in a separate memo, you can anticipate the delivery of your school’s TECC kits sometime between October 1 and October 15, 2018.  However, even before your school receives the TECC kits, administrators are to begin the process of calling their local fire department representative to schedule a date and time that works best for you and your staff to receive your 45-minute hands-on training.

School administrators are responsible to have teachers and staff account that they have received the hands-on training and to keep that documentation on file.

Once you’ve scheduled your hands-on training, please notify your respective AOS of your scheduled date and time so that they might have the opportunity to participate.

Attached is the map and fire department contact name and number that corresponds with the city and your school.

Cc:
Administrative Cabinet

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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.

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Principals:  Please take note and share this information with the appropriate teachers.

The following dates are scheduled as make-up days for the Safety and Wellness Training for those who were not able to attend in July and August:

October 26th - 8:30 am - 3:30 pm in the ASB Presentation Room

January 14th -  8:30 am - 3:30 pm in the ASB Presentation Room - This training will only contain the "Wellness" part of the presentation. After October 26th the Safety (ADD) training will only be available online.

Teachers who missed the original training days can either attend a make-up day or use leave for having missed a contract day. If an employee has already taken a leave day for the missed training and would now like to attend the make-up day, they can work with their administrative assistant to reverse the leave day in Skyward, once they have attended the make-up day.

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The final live training of classified personnel for Avoid Deny Defend (ADD) and Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) will be held at:

Elk Ridge Middle School
Friday October 26, 2018
8:30 to 11:00 am

Please work with your school’s classified personnel to afford them the opportunity to receive the training while on the clock.

After October 26, 2018, the ADD and TECC presentations will be available online to be viewed at each school by the administration, licensed and classified personnel at their convenience. The online presentation will also be available to all new hires, personnel that were unable to attend the live trainings and for retraining on an ongoing basis.

Principals are accountable to maintain appropriate documentation that all classified personnel are trained prior to December 31, 2018.

Thank you for your cooperation.

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DATE: 
September 18, 2018

TO:  
Principals
Assistant Principals

FROM:   
Scott M. Thomas, Administrator of Auxiliary Services
Paul Bergera, Staff Assistant of Auxiliary Services
David Rostrom, Director of Facility Services
Lance Everill, Emergency Operations Manager

SUBJECT:
Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) Classroom Kits Distribution, Storage and Accountability

We anticipate that TECC kits will be delivered to your school sometime between October 1 and October 15, 2018.  TECC kits will be delivered directly to the school administration, who will then verify and sign off that the accurate number of kits has been received.

A classroom TECC kit should be distributed to each classroom, computer lab, media center and office (main, attendance, counseling center) and stored in a safe and secure location.  We recommend they be placed with the classroom “Go Kit”, classroom first aid kit, or other accessible area within the classroom.

Teachers are responsible for the safekeeping of their assigned TECC kit.  Please instruct all of your teachers and staff that they may also be accountable to produce the TECC kit, with all of its contents intact, during a random Jordan Safety and Security Assessment (JSSA).

Installation of your school wall-mounted kits will be scheduled and completed through the Facility Services Department.

Schools are responsible to pay the cost of any replacement TECC kits due to theft, damage or loss.

Cc:
Administrative Cabinet

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Principals and Administrative Assistants:

Please take note of the AA417 Fund Raising Policy when planning a fund raiser.

Attached you will find a revised Fund Raising Request form. Please discard all previous forms and use this new form for any requests.

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There is nothing more important than safety. It is our responsibility to help prepare our students to be as safe as possible and promote healthy interactions while out in the community. Jordan School District has been collaborating with the Region PTA on Safety/Green Ribbon Month, which will be September.

All elementary schools are encouraged to participate in this PTA led program, which focuses on education, awareness and prevention of pedestrian/motor vehicle crash injuries.

The PTA will have a packet that consists of:

  • Safety Related Facts
  • Potential Safety/Green Ribbon Month Activities
  • Helpful Safety/Green Ribbon Month Hints
  • Student and Driver Pledges
  • Utah Department of Health Questionnaire

The Jordan School District Transportation Department and Office of Communications have produced an exciting bus safety video, available at: https://youtu.be/Fr5Ciiox0Vw

The JSD Office of Communications produced a Reunification video to be shown to parents/guardians to inform them on protocol and expectations for reunifying them with students following an emergency/disruption to school. This video is available on the District Web site under the Parents & Students tab, by selecting General Information, then Student Safety & Safe Walking Routes. The Be a Safety Super Hero video is also located on this Web page and can be shown to students during Safety/Green Ribbon Month and anytime in the future to reinforce safe behavior.

Both videos can be found at: http://auxiliaryservices.jordandistrict.org/school-safety-security/student-safety/

The following link has additional Green Ribbon Month resources:

http://www.co.davis.ut.us/docs/librariesprovider5/community-health-services/green-ribbon-month-information.pdf?sfvrsn=0

The JSD Transportation Department offers a Safety in the Schools - Riding the Bus Safely assembly. Transportation Training Office Assistant Amber Gardner will be contacting your school to schedule an assembly.

If your school’s PTA President has not reached out to you regarding possible PTA led Safety/Green Ribbon Month activities at your school, please feel free to contact them.

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As a result of implementing the 3rd Edition of the Fountas & Pinnell Benchmark Assessment System, we have made adjustments to the Guided Reading Level Spectrum.  Along with this adjustment, we are asking teachers to enter an instructional reading level for each of their students into Skyward four times a year:  Beginning of year (Aug/Sept) and at each reporting period.  Please help us communicate this expectation to teachers.

A copy of the revised spectrum is attached and available at cbl.jordandistrict.org.

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DATE: 
Thursday, September 6, 2018

TO: 
All Principals

FROM:  
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability

SUBJECT:
2018 SAGE Data Release on USBE Data Gateway

Beginning September 5, 2018, the 2017-18 SAGE proficiency and growth results were released on USBE’s Data Gateway for principals, schools, and districts to review.  Originally, USBE intended to release this data to the general public on September 13th; however, due to a glitch in the Data Gateway system, the 2018 SAGE data was made available to the public as of this morning.  The URL for the Data Gateway is https://datagateway.schools.utah.gov/. The login prompt is in the upper right hand corner of the screen.

SAGE science grades 6-8 data are not yet released on the Data Gateway pending ratification from the USBE. We expect this data to be released in mid-October.

We ask that principals log into the Data Gateway and review their school’s SAGE results so as to become familiar with what parents and other stakeholders can view and thus be able to answer their questions.

It is anticipated that USBE will release accountability data and school report cards in late November for principals, schools and districts to review. While the release date is still tentative, schools will likely have an opportunity to review their accountability data prior to public release.

If you need assistance navigating the Data Gateway or logging in, please contact Ben Jameson at 801-567-8243.