Jordan School District
DATE:
January 9, 2020
TO:
Principals
Special Education Staff
FROM:
Lisa Robinson, Administrator of Schools
Kim Lloyd, Director of Special Education
Kristin Norris, Teacher Specialist-SLP/A, ESY Coordinator
SUBJECT:
Extended School Year (ESY) Qualification Procedures and Timelines
The packets for Special Education Extended School Year (ESY) are due March 26, 2020. ESY forms are available online on the SpEd Forms page. Guidelines and instructions are included in the memo.
If needed, please make sure to secure field use with your neighboring schools for the upcoming spring sports, i.e. Lacrosse, Soccer, etc., by Friday, January 10, 2020. As arrangements are made with other schools, complete the appropriate Building Use Request Form (BUR).
Facility Scheduling will begin taking field requests for various youth teams after the winter break. They will need to know what has been reserved and what is available.
Contact the Facilities Scheduler, Lu Holt, by the January 10th deadline to give her the locations and times of the fields you will be using, and include a copy of any BUR agreements.
Lu Holt
Jordan School District
Facilities Scheduler
7905 S Redwood Road
West Jordan, UT 84088.
Phone: (801) 567-8603
lu.holt@jordandistrict.org
Literacy Promise: Opening Doors for K-12 Learners
March 25 – 27, 2020
Utah Valley Convention Center, Provo
Excellent line-up of presenters: Nancy Frey, Steve Layne, Debbie Silver, Wiley Blevins, David Kilpatrick and many, many more.
Featured Author Keynote: Tyler Whitesides, author of the JANITOR series
Teaching & Learning will cover the registration cost for one administrator per school. Contact Amanda Hansen (ext. 88319) by February 28 to register one administrator from your school.
See the attached flyer for presenter details and additional registration information.
Robbyn Wagstaff
Curriculum/Elm Ed. Secretary
Nebo School District
801-354-7423
robbyn.wagstaff@nebo.edu
Schedule for the conference:
January 29, 2020
Utah Valley Convention Center in Provo
Main Ballrooms on Level 2
Breakfast between 7:30-8:30
Fullan and Quinn from 8:30 to 3:00
Lunch provided at 12:00 - 12:45
The BYU – Public School Partnership is sponsoring a one-day seminar with Michael Fullan and Joanne Quinn, authors of Coherence and Deep Learning.
This unique opportunity will be held at the Utah Valley Convention Center in Provo on Wednesday, January 29. Jordan School District has been allocated 110 seats. Registration is first-come, first served. The cost is $100 per person. Continental breakfast and lunch are included. See attached flyer for details and link to registration.
Please see document below for important dates and reminders.
Great news! As of today, 98% of licensed employees and 95% of classified employees have completed the required Crucial Policies review, which includes the new Code of Conduct training. However, there is still work to be done as only 36% of all miscellaneous employees have completed Crucial Policies. As you may recall, this Code of Conduct training is required of all employees, including sweepers (adult and student), coaches, substitutes, misc. student assistants, misc. classroom substitutes and all other miscellaneous employees. The Crucial Policies Review is accessed in Skyward Employee Access.
Reports outlining employees in your school/department who have yet to complete the Crucial Policies will be emailed to you by the Information Systems Department. Please notify each employee of this requirement. Our hope is to have all employees complete this required training by January 15, 2020. We will run reports again at that time and will provide updated employee lists, if necessary. If any employee listed is no longer employed, please email your HR feeder assistant.
Employees needing assistance in accessing Skyward Employee Access are directed to contact the Help Desk at 801-567-8737.
Regards,
Human Resources
Volunteer reports need to be submitted to Insurance Services.
Workers' Compensation insurance costs are based on numbers submitted by schools. It is important that this information be accurate and complete.
PTA figures must be separate from other volunteer hours.
Attached is a copy of the Volunteer Report for the period from July 1, 2019 - November 30, 2019.
Please complete this form and return it to Cheryl Matson, Insurance Services by December 20, 2019.
DATE:
December 3, 2019
TO:
All Elementary, Middle, and Traditional High School Principals
FROM:
John Larsen, Business Administrator
Derek Anderson, Director of Accounting, Budgets, and Audits
SUBJECT:
December 2019 Budget Transfer Request
If you would like to transfer budget between your postage, supply, textbook, technology supply and equipment budgets, please complete the following, sign and return to Derek by January 4, 2020. If Derek does not receive this back from you by January 4, 2020, Derek will assume no transfer is requested. The next opportunity to make such a transfer is June 2020.
Please see document below for important dates and reminders.
Please see document below regarding upcoming events and opportunities.
Good news! The STEM Endorsement Incentive Program (STEM EIP) application is now open for ALL remaining applications for the 2019-2020 school year. This includes applications for teachers who plan to take STEM EIP courses during the Spring Semester as well as those who have completed courses between July 1, 2019 and December 30, 2019 who did not already submit an application. This application cycle is OPEN NOW and will close on DEC 4, 2019.
Link to Teacher Application
Please see document below for more information.
Dear Schools and Departments:
We have a situation where 40 brand new chairs have been delivered to Bingham High School, and the school is unable to use them for their area.
School Specialty is offering to sell these chairs at a discount if any other school in the district would be interested in taking them.
They are the National Public Seating Cafetorium Stack Chairs, with a thin upholstered black vinyl seat, black plastic back on Chrome Frame with sled base legs on glides. These are a regular table height chair, not cafe/bar height. Here is a picture:
https://store.schoolspecialty.com/OA_HTML/ibeCCtpItmDspRte.jsp?minisite=10206&item=3545118
Bingham's price to purchase was $69.93/each. School Specialty is offering these at $50.00/each ($2,000 for all 40 chairs). One box has been opened, but most are still boxed and all are in new condition.
Please contact Tonya Hodges in the Purchasing Department by Wednesday, November 20th by end of day if you are interested in purchasing these chairs.
Purchasing Department
Jordan District's First Social and Emotional Learning ACCELERATOR will take place on January 8th from 1-3pm. This event is designed for educators to come together to gather and share ideas for SEL implementation.
The following survey will be used to create the agenda for the day. You can take the survey by clicking the link or by visiting wellness.jordandistrict.org and clicking the Social and Emotional Learning tab.
Link: https://forms.gle/5TET9Ud5MtMBj4pF6
Please fill out the survey, by December 9th, if you would like to present or attend the event. Please forward this survey to any individuals at your school who you believe could share effective strategies for SEL implementation or who would benefit from attending.
All Elementary and Middle School Principals:
It’s that time of year to start the process of developing your school’s Safe Routes Utah Plan (formerly known as SNAP Plan). The Safe Routes Utah Plan form for 2020-21 is attached, as well as a form with municipal representatives contact information. Your school’s municipal representative (city engineer) would like to be included in the initial planning process. As you work with your school’s safety team and school community council, please invite your municipal representative to the planning/SCC meeting.
The Safe Routes Utah Plan must be downloaded to begin working on it.
Safe Routes Utah Plans for schools in the cities of Bluffdale, Herriman, Riverton, South Jordan and West Jordan are all due to Risk Management at Auxiliary Services by Friday, January 17, 2020.
This year Herriman, Riverton, South Jordan and West Jordan schools original plans will be reviewed at a signing meeting with each respective city. The District will schedule appointments with school administrators beginning at 1:00pm the day of the meeting.
With only 2 schools, there will not be a signing meeting for Bluffdale City. Bluffdale school plans will be reviewed individually.
Please contact Risk Management Coordinator Jeff Beesley 801-567-8876 jeffrey.beesley@jordandistrict.org, or Administrative Assistant Judy Bird 801-567-8625 judy.bird@jordandistrict.org, with any questions.
For assistance with your school’s Safe Routes Utah UDOT mapping software, contact Stacy Allen. Her contact information is included on the Municipal Representatives document.
Appeal Hearing paperwork needs to be into SIS by 4:00 p.m. on November 22, 2019. Appeal Hearings will be the following Tuesday, November 26, 2019.
Administrator/Director: Please post the attached flyer so all employees can see it.
Reminder: Don't Forget! Opt out of your District printed W-2 by going to Skyward's Employee Access by midnight on December 15th.
Opt out and win one of many prizes! A drawing for the prizes will be held on December 16th. Winning employees will be contacted.
DATE:
Thursday, November 7, 2019
TO:
All Schools
FROM:
Shelley Nordick, PH.D., Administrator of Teaching and Learning
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability
SUBJECT:
School Accountability Report Card Self-Reported Indicators for the 2018-19 School Year
School Accountability Report Cards for the 2018-19 school year will be published in December 2019 or January 2020. Self-reported indicators will once again be an option for schools that wish to celebrate other data beyond that provided by the report card.
Principals are encouraged to select data from the 2018-19 school year and fill out the Self-Reported Indicators for the 2018-19 School Year form attached with this memo. Schools may submit up to two self-reported indicators. In addition, schools may also submit a pdf document that may contain charts, graphs, photographs or some other visualization that may add to the explanation on the form. Please see the 2018-19 Self-Reported Indicators Principals Flow Chart and the Self -Reported Indicators Presentation attached with this memo for step-by-step instructions.
Completed Self -Reported Indicators for the 2018-19 School Year forms and pdf visualizations are due to Ben Jameson by Friday, November 22, 2019.
"What is the Mastery Leadership Institute? The Mastery Leadership Institute (“MLI”) is an executive-style program designed to empower school and district leaders to become dynamic users of data. It begins with a three-day working retreat focused on how to effectively use data to target interventions, personalize learning, and evaluate instructional efficacy, followed by virtual coaching sessions."
This opportunity is for the individual session only, which includes one seat to the MLI, conference materials, and meals. The cost is typically $2000 per participant, but they are offering these spots to us at no charge. If you have questions or are interested in attending, please email Mandy Thurman at mandy.thurman@jordandistrict.org with your name, school and position by Monday, November 4th. Spots will be filled on a first come basis.
Please see document below for important dates and reminders.
Please review the following upcoming due dates for provisional and probationary full evaluations.
Year-round
Track A - November 1, 2019
Track B - November 1, 2019
Track C - December 4, 2019
Track D - December 11, 2019
Traditional
November 20, 2019
