Category: Elementary Deadline

DATE:  
April 6, 2023

TO: 
Principals and Administrative Assistants

FROM:  
John Larsen, Business Administrator

SUBJECT:  
Legislative Supply Envelopes – Due May 1, 2023

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We thought a few reminders might be helpful as you collect legislative envelopes.

1)   Carry-Over of Unused Supply Funds. Principal approval is required if a teacher would like to carry-over unused funds to the next school year. If approval is given, the principal should sign the envelope in the bottom right-hand box. The Guidelines state that “As a general rule, balances less than $50 should be carried over to the next year.” However, carry-over amounts are at the principal’s discretion. Also, if a teacher has an amount remaining at the end of the year of $5 or less, no return of the funds is needed.

A list of all teachers who have carry-over amounts should be kept so this information can be written on the teacher’s envelope for the 2023-24 school year and added to the amount of the current year funds. As a reminder, if a teacher with a carry-over amount transfers to a different school within the District and the principal allows the teacher to use the carry-over funds at the new school, please communicate this to the administrative assistant at the new school so they can record the information on the teacher’s envelope. If the principal does not approve the use of funds at the new school, the teacher will need to return the unused funds.

2)   Payroll Deductions. For teachers not approved to carry over unused funds, a payroll deduction will be needed. The request for a payroll deduction should be sent to Sarah Palmer, director of Payroll, and can be emailed to her at: sarah.palmer@jordandistrict.org. Please provide Sarah with the employee name(s), school location, amount of the deduction, and an explanation about the need for the deduction. Please provide this information by May 10 for the May 25 paycheck or by June 10 for the June 25 paycheck.

3)   Principal Use of Unused Supply Funds. Unused supply money that is returned to the District via payroll deduction or other means (check or cash) will be made available to the principal to use. After a payroll deduction is completed, the Payroll Department will provide the Accounting Department with the school location and amount and a journal entry will be done to transfer the funds to the school’s 2000 account.

4)   Teachers that Resign During the School Year. If a teacher resigns during the school year, please ask for the return of his/her legislative supply envelope before they leave. If there is a balance remaining of unspent funds, this money needs to be returned to the District via a payroll deduction made before the employee receives his/her final paycheck. If your school has a check-out procedure for teachers that resign, please add the return of the envelope to the procedures to insure the legislative envelope and unused funds are returned.

5)   Storing Legislative Envelopes. After collecting the envelopes on May 1, please keep them in a secure location at the school for a period of four years. The envelopes are subject to random audits by District auditors.

Thank you for your help with legislative supply money. If you have questions, please contact my administrative assistant, Lisa LeStarge, at 801-567-8120 or email: lisa.lestarge@jordandistrict.org.

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DATE:  
March 9, 2023

TO: 
All Building Principals

FROM:  
Kurt Prusse, Director of Purchasing/Warehouse

SUBJECT: 
Large Surplus Sale End of School Year 2023

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With the closure of West Jordan Elementary School (WJE), the surplus warehouse will be holding a large public surplus sale at WJE this summer. After schools have a chance to select any items they desire, the public surplus sale for any remaining items will be held. In conjunction with that sale, we would also like to add any surplus items you currently have or will be disposing of by the end of the year. Please note: you do not need to wait for any of the below dates or deadlines to surplus your unwanted items between now and the end of the school year. The surplus warehouse will still make their regular pick-ups after receiving your surplus paperwork.

To successfully do this large of a sale, we ask for your assistance by separating your surplus, including your paperwork, into three categories:

• Furniture & Equipment,
• Electronics, and
• Books

Each category is treated differently. We are working with our electronics and books recyclers to possibly pick-up directly from the schools. But, we cannot make those arrangements until we know the quantities available. However, we can pick-up all your items by the dates indicated below.

June 9
Due date for schools to submit surplus paperwork to AOS

June 12
Due date for surplus paperwork to be received by surplus warehouse in order to guarantee a pick-up for the WJE Surplus Sale

June 12 - July 7
Pick-ups of surplus furniture and equipment from schools

July 10 - July 11
JSD schools may visit WJE and request transfer of surplus items

July 13 - July 14
Other LEA schools may visit WJE and purchase surplus items

July 15
Public may visit WJE and purchase surplus items

July 17 - Aug 4
Pick-ups of surplus electronics or textbooks from schools

If you have any questions, or special requests, please contact Steve Oldham either by calling x88709 or emailing steven.oldham@jordandistrict.org .

The final version of the 2023-2024 TSSA Plan is due to be completed in your School Planning folder by March 24, 2023. Your budget allocation can be found on the "TSSA Plan" tab.

The JSD Board’s TSSA Framework establishes three priorities schools are to use in developing a TSSA Plan. The priorities include coaching, professional development, and school-based initiatives.

Each school has a personally-created School Planning folder in Google Drive that includes both last year’s and this year’s plans. TSSA Plans and the School Planning Folder can be accessed from 2023-2024 School Planning Tools. Following the School Planning Tool will ensure compliance with TSSA requirements.

The first tab in the School Planning Tool labeled “TSSA Overview and Checklist” provides guidelines and a checklist for completing plans. A quick checklist is provided below. The actual plan is found in the tab labeled “TSSA Plan.” 2023-2024 allocations are pre-loaded into each school’s plan.

Quick TSSA Plan Checklist

• Share planning tool if desired. (Currently only principals have editing access.)
• Summarize 2022-2023 TSSA Plan. (Focus on implementation and growth if limited data is available.)
• Review data. (Review data that is available.)
• Determine school goal(s) for 2023-2024.
• (TSI Schools) Complete TSI data review, identify needs, and create goal(s).
• Record plans and action steps for instructional coaching, professional development, and school-based initiatives.
• Complete budget.
• Add in your approximate carry-over in the correct spot.

Reminder that both your School LAND Trust and the TSSA Plan needs to be completed by this date of March 24, 2023.

If you have questions or concerns, please reach out to your AOS.
If you have technical issues, please feel free to contact Chris Westra at 801-567-8657 or Nadine Page at 801-567-8182.

Please see the link below for everything you need to know about “TSSA”.

TSSA Program

Please take note of the following MANDATORY deadline:

2023-24 School LAND Trust Upcoming School Plan

Completion Deadline: March 24, 2023

Your school's 2023-24 LAND Trust Allocation can be found on the State Website. When you click on the "Upcoming Plan" your "Estimated Distribution for 2023-2024" can be found in the box "Funding Estimates" on the 6th line down “Estimated Distribution for 2023-2024. Do not end up with a negative estimated carry-over to 2024-2025.

• Under "Action Plan Steps and Expenditures", please click on the provided button to input the budget allocations for that goal.
• Add in what you will do if you have "Funding Changes". There are new guidelines from the State Office regarding this portion. Please see the tips provided in the link below.
• NEW FOR THIS YEAR! Districts are required to distribute their own signature pages. Signatures may be collected on paper or digitally and copies should be provided to LEA leadership prior to approving the School LAND Trust Plans. A copy will need to be sent to Nadine Page (nadine.page@jordandistrict.org) as there is not a way to upload the signature file. A template is provided below. You can either use the hard copy and have SCC members sign at your meeting or make a copy of this Google Doc to use electronically.

I can't stress this enough------please use the correct categories for the expenditures as you add them to your goals. They need to be distributed correctly. Don't put everything under salaries/benefits. Call Nadine Page (x88182) if you have questions of what category it should go under. 

Last Reminder: The 2023-24 TSSA Plan will also be due on March 24, 2023. Your TSSA Plan Link can be found HERE.

Please see the link below for everything you need to know about “Land Trust”.

School Land Trust Program

The School LAND Trust program Final Report for 2021-2022 is now available for entry on the State website. Reports must be submitted on the School LAND Trust reporting site no later than Wednesday, February 28, 2023.

Final Report Expenditures will not be entered by the principal but will be displayed for response and explanation by the principal.

The 2023-24 Upcoming Plan cannot be submitted until the final report is completed, submitted, and finalized by the District Office. We will finalize reports as quickly as possible as you submit them.

DATE:
February 1, 2023

TO:
Principals
Special Education Staff
School Secretaries

FROM:
Lisa Robinson, Administrator of Schools
Kim Lloyd, Director of Special Education

SUBJECT:
Special Education Budget Closeout for the 2022-23 School Year

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Please note that Special Education purchase orders/requisitions for the 2022-23 school year must be received by Monday, March 6, 2023 @ 5:00 p.m. Please remember the following:

• Budgets are not carried over from one year to the next.
• Remember to deduct any previously submitted amounts from your Special Education budget (so that you know your balance) before submitting new orders. This includes reimbursements submitted through your school. No orders will be processed that exceed your budgeted allocation.
• Please check with your school secretary to make sure all Special Education reimbursements have been submitted to the Special Education Department by the March 6th deadline. We will soon be providing each school secretary with a sheet of currently recorded purchase/reimbursement totals for the special education department at your school up through January 31, 2023.
• When ordering supplies, follow Skyward procedures.
• Be sure to follow the ordering guidelines outlined in the attached budget information page, as you close out your current year budgets.

Staff will be notified of the new budget allocation amount prior to the start of the new school year. Keep in mind that new purchase orders/requisitions will not be processed until late July when all of the current year’s budgets have been closed out.

As you close out your budgets for the current school year, please note the following:

1. All purchase orders/requisitions, should be routed through Amanda Hamblin in the Special Education Department.
2. Use the following codes for Purchase Orders/Requisitions, P-Cards, and ECHECKS submitted through the year.

Coding for P.O.s/Requisitions, NPOs, P-Cards, ECHECKS:

FUND	TYPE	LOCATION	PROGRAM	FUNCTION	OBJECT
10	E	(School #)	1295	1090	Use object code

If you have questions regarding your Special Education budget, please contact Amanda Hamblin at (801) 567-8177.

Please review the Special Education Budget information that is attached below.

Prior to the TEACHER TRANSFER FAIR on February 13th, principals may post available positions for the 2023-24 school year on a Google Form. Please fill out the Teacher Transfer Fair link to advertise your transfer openings for teachers and other licensed employees. This will allow teachers to view your postings prior to the Teacher Transfer Fair.