Category: Elementary Info
Reporting of Safe School Meetings – Available Online
All schools are required to hold School Safety / Incident Command Committee Meetings, at least quarterly. The District is required to maintain records of these meetings. We have created an online Report of Safe School Meetings to replace the previous report form.
Here is the link : https://goo.gl/forms/G5YTPLrFUZFHJ58G2
This report is found on the Auxiliary Services web site, under the tab Safety/Security/Risk Mgnt, pulldown menu item Reports/Forms/Documents. You will no longer need to send a copy of your written report to Ron Boshard, Risk Management Coordinator. We hope this will make reporting your Safe School Committee Meetings easier and more efficient. Please contact Peggy Margetts (x88753) with any questions.
2017 Mileage Reimbursement Rate
The mileage reimbursement rate is based upon the IRS rate. Effective January 1, 2017, the reimbursement rate is $0.535 per mile. Please use the attached form when submitting for mileage reimbursement. All 2016 mileage reimbursement requests should be submitted as soon as possible.
December 31, 2016 Enrollment
DATE:
January 3, 2017
TO:
All Principals
FROM:
Administrator of Schools
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent of Schools
Luann Leavitt, Consultant of Planning and Student Services
SUBJECT:
December 31, 2016 Enrollment
See attached memo.
Encryption of Hard Drives on Specific Systems
DATE:
January - February, 2017
TO:
All Principals
FROM:
Ron Bird, Director of Information Systems
Mark Sowa, Instructional Technology Consultant
SUBJECT:
Encryption of Hard Drives on Specific Systems
In order to better protect HIPPA and FERPA data on Jordan School District PCs and laptops, hard drives will be encrypted on systems used by employees with the following job functions.
- Psychiatrists
- Speech Language Pathologists
- Occupational Therapists
- Physical Therapists
The encryption will be done by the Instructional Support Technician who is assigned to your school. The technician will provide some training on what encryption means and what will change on the systems that have the hard drive encrypted. Some systems have already been encrypted throughout the school district. Users have reported that encrypted systems function normally as they did prior to being encrypted.
It is anticipated that encryption will take place at each school during the months of January and February.
Thank you for your support and understanding of this important effort to protect student data.
RB
Elementary Literacy – Upcoming Live Classes Writing
Principals:
Please share this flyer with your teachers. All classes are open for registration on JPLS.
Protocol for Heating and/or Air Conditioning Issues – December 2016
Principals:
Several inquiries have been directed to our office regarding proper protocol when a school is having heating and/or air conditioning issues. Please adhere to the following steps and take a minute to share this information with your administrative assistant and head custodian.
- The first step is to have the custodian submit a work order.
- If a work order has been completed and the problem continues, or if one of our HVAC technicians hasn't yet diagnosed the problem and the temperature is affecting the learning environment, the second step is to call the maintenance department directly at 801-567-8862.
- Please refrain from having teachers contact the maintenance office, as this can create multiple work orders for the same issue.
- When contacting the maintenance department, the call should come from the principal, administrative assistant, head custodian, or assistant/sub custodian.
In addition, please help us be as efficient as possible by making sure teachers and staff at your school involve the head custodian when maintenance issues need to be resolved. The head custodian should be the point of contact between the school and the maintenance department. Perhaps this could be an agenda item for your next faculty meeting.
Have a wonderful holiday season and thanks for your cooperation.
Elementary Mobile Labs
The School Board has approved the purchase of mobile labs for each elementary school. You may expect to receive 30 MacBook Air laptops and a storage cart early to mid-January. Secretaries should contact Corie Fuller to asset tag all devices prior to having your tech complete formatting.
You will, also, receive 30 Microsoft Office Suite licenses (1 per device). We are unsure if download information will come via email OR disc in the regular mail. Either way, know they have been purchased and techs will be able to load it for you.
Elementary Professional Development Changes
Principals:
As you recall, we held a series of Focus Groups in late October followed by site visits to neighboring districts. Based on the information gathered, it was determined the benefits of professional development would be greater if the support were tailored to the needs of each school, sessions were mostly held on site, and all teachers could attend. To this end, in addition to online courses and district-sponsored workshops, we are moving forward with the following action steps:
- The grade level sessions for team representatives scheduled for February and April are being cancelled.
- Literacy specialists will create updated PD modules that can be tailored to the needs of individual schools and delivered in a format determined by the requesting school.
- Teacher and Principal Advisory Groups will be formed and meet regularly over the next several months to provide input into supporting resources for schools.
Teachers who have previously registered on JPLS for the February and/or April trainings will receive an email indicating the cancellation of these sessions. Please let others involved, who may not have registered yet, know of this change. Also, be certain that scheduled substitutes are cancelled.
I am very appreciative of each of you, your teachers, and the honest insightful feedback that has been shared over the past couple of months. The mission of the Literacy Team is to assist and inspire teachers as they implement effective literacy instruction within a professional learning community. We will continue to accept feedback and make adjustments in our effort to provide schools the literacy support needed to achieve your goals.
As always, please contact me with any questions that arise.
Thank you for your support.
Becky
Safety Share – December 15, 2016
Facility Access During Winter Recess
Please submit Card Access Scheduling requests in Sprocket to have doors open for activities that will occur during Winter Recess, when the facility is normally closed.
Principals that would like to keep the exterior doors locked and allow employees to have badge access will need to submit a Card Access Scheduling request indicating the applicable dates and times.
Remember to submit a Sprocket Heating and Cooling request to correspond with the time the building will be occupied.
Call Alarm Response at 801-567-8865, in advance of any unscheduled opening and closing.
Please call Sandi Abplanalp with any card access and door scheduling questions: 801-567-8616.
Assessment Analysis Class January 2017
DATE:
December 12, 2016
TO:
Principals
All Provisional Special Educators
FROM:
Laura Finlinson, Administrator of Curriculum, Staff Development & Special Programs
Lisa Robinson, Director of Special Education
SUBJECT:
Assessment Analysis Class
The Special Education department is providing training for provisional special education teachers to assist in analyzing tests administered in Jordan. The teachers will be exposed to multiple tests that are given by other service providers.
This class is primarily for new special education teachers. If other special educators in your building need this training, please contact Michelle Chavez. The attendance is at the discretion of the building principal and special educators must arrange for a substitute. Substitutes may be requested by using the program code 1292. Teachers should register through JPLS (JPLS: #114628 USBE (.5) Credit Available).
Date:
January 5, 2017, 8:00 a.m - 4:00 p.m.
January 30, 2017, 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Where:
District Office, Room 129
URS Tier 2 Retirement System Presentation – January 6, 2017
The Utah Retirement Systems will be providing a presentation on the Tier 2 Retirement program for all employees who are in their first year of retirement eligible employment. Attendance is highly encouraged. P
Please pass the attached flyer on to employees in your school/department that may be interested.
Best Practices / Instruction Course – January 2017
This course is designed to help new teachers understand and use solid classroom management and instruction principles. See flyer for details.
Human Resources Upcoming Events and Opportunities – December 2016
See attachment for upcoming Human Resources events and opportunities.
Underqualified Educators – Academic Pathway to Teaching (APT) and Letter of Authorization (LOA)
DATE:
December 6, 2016
TO:
All Principals
FROM:
Administrators of Schools
June LeMaster, Ph.D., Human Resource Administrator
Travis Hamblin, Human Resource Administrator-Licensed
SUBJECT:
Underqualified Educators – Academic Pathway to Teaching (APT) and Letter of Authorization (LOA)
See attached memo and APT Flowchart.
Utah Association School Community Councils – 5th Annual Conference and Training
Principals:
See attached flyer for information regarding additional training available for SCC members, teachers, principals, and others interested in school community council issues.
Technology FYI – December 2016
Technology FYI
Jordan District December 2016
For online version click here: https://www.smore.com/jrvmn
Elementary Testing Bulletin – December 2016
Elementary Principals: The Elementary Testing Bulletin for December is posted below.
November 30, 2016 Enrollment
DATE:
December 2, 2016
TO:
All Principals
FROM:
Administrator of Schools
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent of Schools
Luann Leavitt, Consultant of Planning and Student Services
SUBJECT:
November 30, 2016 Enrollment
See attached memo.
Emergency Go Kit Information
Attached is the information given in Principals' Meeting on December 6, 2016. The recommendations can also be found at this website:
http://auxiliaryservices.jordandistrict.org/files/EMERGENCY-GO-KITS1.pdf