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The holiday season is fast approaching! And with that comes one of the best events of the year! JEF CHRISTMAS FOR KIDS! Christmas for Kids provides a little bit of Christmas cheer for students in Jordan District who would otherwise go without during the holiday season. These deserving students are carefully selected by school counselors, administrators, and Jordan School District specialists due to extreme need and personal circumstances. Please consider giving your time and resources this year to support a deserving middle or high school student in Jordan District! Visit our website www.jefchristmasforkids org for more information and to register to chaperone or donate.

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Please submit concerns to be discussed by JAESP committee and cabinet by November 15, 2023. Send items to be discussed to Nick Hansen at Golden Fields, Ann Pessetto at Silver Crest or Kaleb Yates at Jordan Hills. All items are discussed anonymously as we work to provide clarification and solutions to concerns of elementary administrators. Notes of the discussions will be published following the meeting on the Google Doc titled "JAESP committee notes 2023-24" shared previously with Elementary Administrators.

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Upcoming Events and Opportunities - LICENSED

 Valued Licensed Employee:

The Human Resource Department is contacting you with important information regarding upcoming events and opportunities.

LICENSE RENEWAL

Teachers and other educators whose educator license will expire on June 30, 2024, are encouraged to begin the license renewal process IMMEDIATELY by going to the USBE website https://www.schools.utah.gov/licensing/renew. You may begin reviewing the videos and forms; however, license renewals cannot be submitted to the USBE before January 2024. The District HR Department will send you reminders in November, January, and March. A FINAL reminder will be sent to you in April as a 4th and FINAL NOTICE & NOTICE OF TERMINATION should you not receive your license renewal certification in CACTUS by June 30, 2024.

DON’T DELAY – START THE PROCESS NOW!

LICENSED EARLY NOTIFICATION (Resignation or Retirement)

Licensed employees resigning/retiring at the end of the current contract year, who give official early notification in SKYWARD – EMPLOYEE ACCESS, will be eligible for a tiered incentive. To qualify, notification must be submitted on or before the following dates:

  • December 15, 2023  $500.00
  • January 15, 2024    $300.00
  • February 15, 2024  $200.00 

The incentive will be paid on the last regular paycheck. Notifications of resignation/retirement received after the dates listed above will not qualify for an incentive. The official District “Notice of Resignation” form is found in Skyward Employee Access under “Task Processes”. Please see District policy DP318 for more detailed information regarding resignations. If you do not know your Skyward username or password please contact the Help Desk at 801-567-8737.

Licensed employees who do not submit an official “Notice of Resignation” form in Skyward Employee Access with at least thirty (30) calendar days’ written notice WILL BE FINED $500, which will be deducted from their final check. Informing your principal/school administrator either verbally or in writing is not sufficient. See District Policy DP318 – Resignations - Licensed.

School/District Administrators must submit an official “Notice of Resignation” form in Skyward Employee Access with at least sixty (60) calendar days’ written notice WILL BE FINED $500 in accordance with District Policy DP318A – Resignations-Administrators.

TEACHER TRANSFER FAIR

This year, the annual Teacher Transfer Fair is open to all CURRENT JSD teacher/educators AND student teachers, interns and those on a 1-year agreement. This event is for current Jordan School District teachers/educators seeking a new teaching/assignment opportunity! The transfer fair will be combined for both elementary and secondary teachers/educators.

Please come prepared with:

  • Your JSD ID badge – required to gain entry, AND
  • Copies of your resume available to distribute.

Come explore your options in JORDAN SCHOOL DISTRICT! See attached flyer.

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Check out the link to the flyer or use the links below for the latest updates from Teaching & Learning for November. Learn tips and tricks, sign up for upcoming PD, and learn about important updates from the T & L team.

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DATE:  
November 2, 2023

TO:    
Building Principals
Assistant Principals
Elementary Administrative Assistants
Secondary Registrars
Secondary Attendance Secretaries.

FROM: 
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
Caleb Olson, Enrollment Consultant, Planning & Enrollment

SUBJECT:  
Enrollment of Charter School Students Returning Mid-Year

In the February 2022 Principal Meeting, school principals were directed to consult with and receive permission from their AOS before denying enrollment to a student who lives in the school's boundary and wishes to return at any point in the school year from a charter school. This guidance remains in effect for principals and assistant principals at all levels.

This information should be communicated to individuals who have responsibility for enrolling students at each school location.

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The following are new administrative assignments:

  • New Assignment effective October 23, 2023:
    • Matthew Tranter, currently on a leave of absence temporarily appointed assistant principal at Copper Hills High.
  • Assignment change effective January 15, 2024:
    • Matthew Tranter, assistant principal at Copper Hills High appointed assistant principal at Herriman High, replacing John Vincent who is retiring.

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The Jordan Education Foundation received a large donation of notebooks/journals with pens from SnugZ and we still have about 4,000 left. These come in boxes of 30 and are available in black and blue. If you would like some delivered to your schools (or departments), please email foundation@jordandistrict.org and let us know how many you would like.

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Licenses for K-3 teachers, elementary administrators and elementary school psychologists who started LETRS training in 2021 (Generation1) expired on October 1, 2023. It is a state requirement for all teachers who work with K-3 students, elementary school administrators and elementary school psychologists to complete LETRS training. A license extension will be purchased by the Teaching and Learning department for all K-3 teachers, elementary school administrators and elementary school psychologists who were not able to complete their LETRS training. The extensions will be active for one year from the date of purchase.

Moving forward, if K-3 teachers, elementary school administrators, and elementary school psychologists are not able to complete their training within the additional year the license extension provides, schools will be responsible for purchasing additional license extensions. Brittney Eldredge will send an email to each building principal with a list of K-3 teachers, elementary school administrators and elementary school psychologists who may need a license extension.

Please watch for the email that will come from Brittney Eldredge. If you’ve already communicated with your AOS about the progress of teachers and administrators who started LETRS in 2021, please indicate that in the response.

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Literacy Early Intervention Software Process
2023-2024

The early intervention software program selections were presented to the board on October 17, 2023. An email communication will be sent to the public that will contain a link to all of the software programs that were selected by the RFP committee. Public comment will be received by the board in November. After public comment and pending final board approval, the district will be able to move forward with school requests for licenses. 

Schools will be able to choose from four programs including Lexia, Amira by HMH,  Boost Reading by Amplify, or Reading Playground from Really Great Reading (which schools already have access to). Funding provided by the state grant for these programs is limited and may only be used for grades K-3. Schools wishing to use the grant money will need to work directly with Michelle Lovell and Mandy Thurman. 

Principals will soon be able to request the program choice for the school and the number of licenses that will be needed. Site licenses will not be an option at this time. If schools wish to purchase additional licenses for students in grades 4-6 they may work directly with the companies once final board approval is complete.  Please note that schools are NOT OBLIGATED to use a software program. Teacher specialists will be reaching out to principals to offer support in learning about the program options. 

Early Literacy Interactive Software Program Demos 

 

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Language & Culture Services is inviting parents who are newcomers (refugee, immigrant, or asylee) to attend a parent orientation to receive information on how they can best help their child in school. Interpreters will be provided. Please distribute to your community.

  • Location: Joel P. Jensen Middle
  • Date: Nov. 1
  • Time: 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

For more info, call 801-567-8124 or visit compliance.jordandistrict.org/lcs.

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DATE: 
Thursday, October 19, 2023

TO: 
Elementary School Administrators

FROM:  
Carolyn Gough, Administrator of Teaching and Learning
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability

SUBJECT:  
2023 BOY Acadience Reading Dashboards in Tableau

Beginning of the year Acadience Reading data and results are available in Tableau Viewer accounts. Administrators may view aggregate student participation, benchmark proficiency, and measure proficiency by school and grade level over time (2015-present). In addition, school administrators may view individual student and teacher data for the fall of 2023. New this year is a dashboard that will allow viewers to look up students’ historical Acadience Reading benchmark, pathways of progress and individual measure performance. Demographic filters are also available to help school administrators drill down to the data they wish to see.

All of this information may be found in one dashboard location:

Acadience Reading, 2015-Present

Explore > Assessments > Acadience Reading & Early Literacy > Acadience Reading Analysis, 2015-Present

Please contact Ben Jameson in Evaluation, Research & Accountability for more information about this tool and to obtain login credentials.

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DATE:     
October 17, 2023

TO:  
All Principals, Directors and Supervisors

FROM:    
John Larsen, Business Administrator
Sarah Palmer, Director of Payroll

SUBJECT:  
DP375 – Vacation Schedule for Administrative Personnel

Clarification of administrator vacation days carryover:

  • Administrators receive 20 frontloaded vacation days on July 1st of each year. These frontloaded days are earned throughout that current year.
  • Administrators may carryover up to 20 earned vacation days from the previous year. Any earned days over 20 not used by December 31st of each year will be forfeited.

Therefore, as of December 31, 2023, any unused vacation days above 40 days will be forfeited. These 40 days consist of the 20 days that were frontloaded on July 1, 2023 for the 2023-24 year, as well as up to 20 unused earned days that are allowed to be carried over from the previous 2022-23 year.

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This is a reminder to all principals that you may grant up to 2 credit hours of salary level change credit to any teacher for work done outside of contract time to support a school goal that addresses student learning. (AA421) This is a way to incentivizing extra work in your building. Inservice credit may or may not include a stipend. To set up principal directed inservice credit please contact Chris Westra in Teaching & Learning at 801-567-8657. See attachment for additional credit details.

Guidelines for Principal-Directed Inservice Credit