Delegation Lists JPAS:
Please review, make changes, and add evaluators to your 2018-19 delegation list by Friday, August 10th so we can get your lists out to you. Contact the JES office with questions. Thank you!

Please review, make changes, and add evaluators to your 2018-19 delegation list by Friday, August 10th so we can get your lists out to you. Contact the JES office with questions. Thank you!
DATE:
July 17, 2018
TO:
Principals
All Special Educators and Service Providers
FROM:
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent
Kim Lloyd, Director of Special Education
SUBJECT:
SCRAM for 2018-19 School Year
Please see attached memo for guidelines and multiple deadlines.
Please see document below for important dates and reminders.
DATE:
June 27, 2018
TO:
Elementary School Principals
FROM:
Michael Anderson, Administrator of Schools
SUBJECT:
Elementary Fee Waiver Materials 2018-19
Attached are fee waiver materials for the 2018-19 elementary registration.
All fee waiver forms can be found in the June 28th edition of JAM: Jordan Admin Memo and are also available at https://schools.utah.gov/policy/resources.
Attention: Students who previously showed verification of eligibility do not need to resubmit documentation. It may be necessary for the principal (or designee) to contact the previous school of transferring students for verification of fee waiver status. Kindergarten students coming into the school, new students to the District, and students with extenuating circumstances will still be required to submit documentation.
Please discard all Fee Waiver Application forms from previous years as there are significant changes for Income Eligibility Guidelines.
Please approve all time off requests by Friday, June 29th before the end of year roll over. Thank you!
DATE:
June 15, 2018
TO:
All School Principals
All School Financial Secretaries
FROM:
John Larsen, Business Administrator
Daniel Ellis, Director of Accounting, Budgets and Audits
Jason Mott, Accountant / Internal Auditor
SUBJECT:
Quarterly School Financial Report for April, May, and June 2018
Each school is asked to report the quarter end account balance and transaction detail with the Apple Volume Purchase Program and return with your bank reconciliation. If your school has no Apple account, please so indicate and return.
Please include the account balance with Apple on the reconciliation sign off form and print a report or screen shot(s) of the balances and quarterly transactions from Apple’s website. If you need assistance, please contact your Curriculum Technology Specialist – Bonnie, Deana, Harrison, Nancy, Jay, and Raimee.
Please photocopy the selected elements and send to Accounting by July 27, 2018.
Please include:
If you have questions or need assistance, please call Jason Mott at (801)567-8388.
Thank you.
Cc:
Michael Anderson, Administrator of Schools
Jill Durrant, Administrator of Schools
Anthony Godfrey, Administrator of Schools
Brad Sorensen, Administrator of Schools
Please see attached calendar and deadlines.
Please see attached calendar and deadlines.
DATE:
June 4, 2018
TO:
All Elementary, Middle, and Traditional High School Principals
FROM:
John Larsen, Business Administrator
Dan Ellis, Director of Accounting, Budgets, and Audits
SUBJECT:
June 2018 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 Dan by July 3, 2018. If Dan does not receive this back from you by July 3, 2018, Dan will assume no transfer is requested. The next opportunity to make such a transfer is December 2018.
Please see document below for important dates and reminders.
In collaboration with the Friday Institute, USBE, and UEN, JSD will provide a “Leadership in Blended and Digital Learning (LBDL) Academy,” designed specifically for administrators to lead schools toward blended and digital learning through research-based content and job-embedded experiences. The program will follow a blended-learning model with an online course in Canvas and five face-to-face sessions. Participants completing the LBDL Academy will receive the State’s Ed Tech Endorsement.
The face-to-face sessions will be held at the ASB from 8:00 – 3:30 on the dates listed below. A brief description of each session is included as well.
Thursday, September 13, 2018, Session 1: Blended Learning. This session explores and extends upon leadership research and various blended and digital learning models and definitions from leading sources in the field (Michael Fullan, The Christensen Institute, etc.)
Tuesday, November 13, 2018, Session 2: Creating a Culture for Blended Learning. This session will focus on the important culture shifts for all stakeholders including activities around managing complex change (Knoster’s Model), engaging in critical conversations, and engaging stakeholders.
Thursday, January 17, 2019, Session 3: Shifting Teaching and Learning. This session will focus on the key changes in curriculum and instruction in a blended learning environment, including frameworks for instruction such as TPACK and SAMR, and other essential topics such as Digital Content and Tools.
Thursday, March 14, 2019, Session 4: Supporting Teachers Through Professional Learning. This session will focus on the competencies of a blended learning educator and professional learning models which draws on the ISTE and iNACOL standards and also explores various models of professional learning such as competency-based PD.
Thursday, April 4, 2019, Session 5: Implementing and Sustaining Blended Learning. This session will focus on the nuts and bolts of shifting to a blended learning model and implementation strategies. Topics include budget, space, technology & devices, communications, data, and evaluation.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Through legislation, additional funding was added to the Digital Teaching and Learning Grant for the 2018-2019 school year. In an effort to expand blended learning opportunities and build capacity within schools, administrators participating in the LBDL Academy will have the option to apply for 1:1 devices, training, and support for a team of technology teacher leaders. Applications will be available once the budget has been confirmed from USBE. (This is a one-year opportunity only.)
If you would like to be registered for the LBDL Academy, please contact Shelley Nordick before June 1. 801-567-8110 shelley.nordick@jordandistrict.org
DATE:
April 9, 2018
TO:
School Principal and Lunch Manager
FROM:
Scott Thomas, Administrator, Auxiliary Services
Jana Cruz, Director of Nutrition Services
SUBJECT:
Records to be kept for the school lunch program
The records below are necessary to be kept on file.
2014-15 Skyward: Daily Activity and Monthly Payment Totals Report
2015-16 Skyward: Daily Activity and Monthly Payment Totals Report
2016-17 Skyward: Daily Activity and Monthly Payment Totals Report
2017-18 Skyward: Daily Activity and Monthly Payment Totals Report
We certify that the above records for this year and the preceding three years are on file in the school where they will be accessible for review by the District, State and Federal officials involved in the school lunch program of the Jordan School District.
School Name ___________________________________________________________________
Principal's Signature_______________________________ Date_________________
Manager's Signature_______________________________ Date_________________
Please return to the Nutrition Services Department by:
Traditional Schools – June 1, 2018
Year Round Schools – July 3, 2018
DATE:
Thursday, May 3, 2018
TO:
Elementary Principals
FROM:
Laura Finlinson, Administrator of Curriculum and Staff Development
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability
SUBJECT:
KEEP Administration within the Mandated Window
This is just a reminder that, as with all state-mandated tests, the Kindergarten Entry and Exit Profile (KEEP) has a window in which teachers may administer the test to their students. The end-of-year window to administer the KEEP, set by USBE, is four weeks before the end of school. Thus, the following windows will apply to traditional and year-round elementary schools for KEEP administration:
In addition, June 15, 2018, is the deadline for traditional elementary schools to input their KEEP data onto the Data Gateway. June 30, 2018, is the deadline for year-round schools to input their data onto the Data Gateway.
We ask that principals please remind their kindergarten teachers of these testing window and data entry dates.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Ben Jameson in Evaluation, Research & Accountability at 801-567-8243 or ben.jameson@jordandistrict.org or Becky Gerber at 801-567-8087 or becky.gerber@jordandistrict.org.
DATE:
April 28, 2018
TO:
Principals
All Certified Special Education Staff
FROM:
Laura Finlinson, Administrator of Curriculum/Staff Development & Special Programs
Lisa Robinson, Director of Special Education
SUBJECT:
End of Year SCRAM Detail Report
We are fast approaching our last SCRAM count deadline. It is important that this information be as accurate and current as possible. A year-end final SCRAM report that reflects the SCRAM/IEP Services that have been received from your school to date has been sent to resource and self-contained support class (cluster) team leaders.
Special Education generates funds from this count by student days in membership (i.e., how many days they were entered in your program). The resource or self-contained support class (cluster) team report should list all current students, including primary Guidance and primary Speech-Language students. Please check each student for the following information:
Traditional School Deadline: Monday, May 21, 2018
Year-Round School Deadline: Friday, June 1, 2018
Please note that separate reports have been sent to each resource team AND each cluster team (if applicable). SLPs, Guidance Specialists and other itinerant providers will need to work with both special education teams to check and complete the requested information. Since one copy is being sent per “team” (i.e., resource or cluster), it is critical that the list be checked with other team members within your school. Please do not send multiple copies of the report back. Each team member must review and initial the original report before returning it to the Special Education Department.
Submit any SCRAM changes and/or corrections AND the signed current report(s) to Amanda Hamblin through District mail at the District Office. All completed reports and documents must be received in the Special Education Office by the end of the day on the specified due date.
If you have questions, please contact the Teacher Specialist assigned to your school or Amanda Hamblin at (801) 567-8176.
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Please know that your assistance in completing this information accurately is critical, as it directly impacts Special Education funding!
Please see document below for important dates and reminders.
Early literacy software grant applications are now available. As in the past, Becky Gerber will gladly submit the application on your behalf. Please email answers to the following questions to her no later than May 25, 2018.
The LEA agrees to the following conditions of participation in the Early Reading Intervention Program:
Letters should be sent to parents of ALL students in grades 1 – 3 no later than June 15. Please do not send letters home to parents of Kindergarten students.
DATE:
April 23, 2018
TO:
High School Principals
FROM:
Laura Finlinson, Administrator of Curr/Staff Development and Special Programs
Lisa Robinson, Director of Special Education
SUBJECT:
Requests for Sign Language Interpreters for Graduation
Graduation is upon us and every year we receive requests for sign language interpreters at graduation for deaf parents, siblings, grandparents or other family members. We are happy to supply interpreters for graduation, if we are given adequate notification.
If you know of deaf clients attending your school's graduation, you need to contact interpreters no later than Tues, May 15. Please call Betty Carlson at 801-567-8655 or Kerry Heywood, at 801-567-8653.
We will send at least two interpreters. At least a week before graduation, they will need the following:
* Copies of all speeches - speeches can be difficult to hear clearly due to sound quality or clarity of speaker
* Copies of all song lyrics - songs must be transposed into ASL , this takes time and practice
* Seats reserved for deaf clients - up front where interpreters can sit facing the clients
* Chairs for interpreters
* One music stand for interpreters to place copies of speeches & song lyrics
We will also need time and location of the graduation, and if possible, the names of the clients attending. If you can't provide names, at least the number of deaf clients would be helpful.
We are happy to come to the school and pick up this information. The sooner we know, the better we can prepare and make this a smooth, successful situation for everyone involved.
Thank you for your help and support. Congratulations on another successful year!
DATE:
April 18, 2018
TO:
Principals
Administrative Assistants
FROM:
Laura Finlinson, Administrator, Curriculum and Staff Development
Norm Emerson, Consultant, Instructional Support Services/Fine Arts
SUBJECT:
End-of-Year Due Dates
The following is a reminder of Curriculum reports and the corresponding due dates:
Traditional YR
The music reports should be sent directly to Norm Emerson, Consultant, Instructional Support Services. All other reports and timesheets listed above should be sent to Noreen Samowitz, Administrative Assistant, Curriculum Department.
Thank you for your help.
/nrs
Appeal hearings for the fourth week in April will be held the 24th due to the Gang Conference. Deadline for paperwork is 4:00 pm on the 20th of April.