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Elementary Principals:

It is time to determine which reading software program (if any) you would like to use for the 2016 – 2017 school year.  We would like to have as many licenses as possible paid from State grant funds.  I will submit applications to USOE for each individual school and they will accept them on a first-come, first-served basis until funding is exhausted. Please send an email with the information listed on the attached document to becky.gerber@jordandistrict.org as soon as possible.

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All Principals (K-12):

Please share the flyer, Workshops Presentations for Teachers and Students with all of your teachers.   This is put on by SHIFT, a program of the Utah Film Center that offers educators high-quality professional development on the filmmaking process (digital storytelling) and how to integrate it into the core areas.
Workshops and instructional materials provide comprehensive, standards-linked lesson plans to guide educators on how to produce documentaries, public service announcements (PSAs), instructional videos, personal narratives, and other short film projects with their students.  There is a strong emphasis on writing.
*There is a FREE 2-day workshop on Filmmaking in the Classroom on Feb. 19 & 20 at Thanksgiving Point.  You may find registration information in the attached flyer. 

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DATE:  
January 15, 2016

TO:    
Principals
Elementary and Middle School Resource Team Leaders
High School Special Education Team Leaders

FROM:  
Laura Finlinson, Admin. of Curriculum/Staff Development & Special Programs
Lisa Robinson, Director of Special Education
Julie Brown, Program Specialist

SUBJECT:    
Projected Caseload Data and Staffing Needs Survey for 2016-17

Elementary Principals:  See attached memo.

 

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DATE:
January 4, 2016

TO:   
Administrative Assistants

FROM:
John Larsen, Business Administrator

SUBJECT: 
January 11 and 22 Business Meeting for Administrative Assistants

This is a reminder about the business meeting for administrative assistants that will be held at the District Office in Room 129 on the following dates:

Monday, January 11, 2016 – 1:00-3:00 p.m.

Friday, January 22, 2016 – 9:00-11:00 a.m.

Meeting attendance is voluntary and not required; however, we hope you will take advantage of this specialized training.  A copy of the agenda is attached.  While the topics that will be discussed in these sessions are geared more towards school-related matters, District administrative assistants are welcome to participate.  The meetings are also open to administrators and/or others that may benefit from the topics being presented.

If you haven’t already provided Jeri with the date you plan to attend, please choose one of the two dates that will work best with your schedule and send an email to Jeri Clayton (jeri.clayton@jordandistrict.org) to let her know which date you will attend so that we can plan for the number of attendees at each session.  You can also call Jeri at 801-567-8120.

We look forward to seeing you.

/jc
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DATE:    
January 6, 2016

TO: 
Principals

FROM:
Administrators of Schools
Laura Finlinson, Administrator of Curriculum and Staff Development
Clyde Mason, Director of Evaluation, Research, and Accountability

SUBJECT:
2016 Summative SAGE School Administrator and Test Coordinators’ Training, Feb. 23 and 24, 2016

School Testing Coordinators and Administrators preparation training for the 2016 Summative SAGE assessments is scheduled for February 23, 2016 (secondary) and February 24, 2016 (elementary).  Two sections of training are being provided on each date.  Registration for this training is required through JPLS.  If you, or your assigned school administrator, and your 2016 SAGE Test Coordinator have not yet registered for this training, please do so through JPLS: https://jpls.truenorthlogic.com/U/P/Channel/-/Guest/Login  utilizing the JPLS course and section information provided in the table below:

SAGE-Training-Course

Principals, please note the following:

  • School testing coordinators are required to attend.  Please make sure they attend even if they cannot sign up through JPLS.
  • Testing coordinators and administrators will be expected to train school faculty members and other school personnel who will be administering 2016 Summative SAGE assessments.
  • Training materials will be made available online at http://assessments.jordandistrict.org/

 

Again, principals please make sure that your SAGE test coordinator and you, or your school administrator assigned to oversee 2016 Summative SAGE Assessments, register for, and attend one of the above SAGE training sections.  Please direct any questions regarding this training to Brooke Anderson, 801-567-8393 brooke.anderson@jordandistrict.org.

 

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ALL February and April Grade Level Literacy Training dates have been added to JPLS.  Please have the teacher designated to attend register for the appropriate meeting AND then schedule their substitute through AESOP.  Teachers attending should plan on bringing their laptop.  K-3 teachers will also need their iPad.  Direct questions to becky.gerber@jordandistrict.org.

Grade-Level-Literacy-Training-Dates

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Principals:

The 2016 School Climate Surveys will be administered between February 1, 2016 and March 18, 2016.  The attached communication contains links to the 2016 student, faculty/staff, and parent school climate surveys.  Please review and verify the accuracy of assistant principals, teachers, and certificated support staff listed in each of your school’s surveys (student, faculty/staff, parent) prior to January 22, 2016.  If there are any names that need to be changed, please let Alyssa Messina at UEPC know byJanuary 22, 2016 what changes are needed.  She can be reached at alyssa.messina@utah.edu.

Kaurie Sue Hamilton School and Preschool are listed under "Elementary Schools".  River's Edge School and South Valley School are listed under "High Schools".

You may share the survey links with your school's assistant principals but do NOT share the links with students, teachers, staff, or parents until Feb. 1, 2016.  Feel free to visit, and mark, each of the surveys as often as you would like prior to January 22, 2016.  Collection of actual data from the student, faculty/staff, and parent school climate surveys will begin on February 1, 2016 at 8:00 a.m. MST.

Please contact Clyde Mason if you have questions about needed preparations for the 2016 School Climate Surveys.

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Principals:  Please share with your SCC members.

Utah Association School Community Councils
4th Annual Conference & Training

Thursday, January 14th
3:45 - 8:00 PM

Lehi High School
180 N. 500 E.
Lehi

Click Here to Register

Networking - Training - Dinner

Free for school community council members, teachers, principals, legislators, school board members, and others interested in school community council issues.

Workshop Offerings

  • Planning for Language Arts, Math or Science focus
  • Highly functioning community councils and their plans
  • Understanding performance data
  • Trust Lands 101
  • Training for Community Council Chairs
  • Legislation affecting school community councils and LAND Trust
  • Planning effective professional development
  • Expanding parental involvement
  • Your role on the community council
  • Addressing Gifted & Talented

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Your ALS teacher specialists have already sent you the monitoring forms with instructions for Compliance and Assurances Part 2, which is due January 31st.  These were sent to you in December this year in order to give teachers time to complete them before the semester break.  You should have received instructions, but if you have further questions please contact your specialist Sheri Sample ext. 8307 or Krista Mecham ext. 8321.