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DATE: Thursday, August 18, 2022
TO: All School Administrators and District Department Directors/Consultants
FROM: Carolyn Gough, Administrator of Teaching and Learning, Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability
SUBJECT: 2022-23 Required Testing Ethics Professional Development Procedures for Education Support Professionals

Licensed teachers will do their testing ethics training as part of their annual crucial policies and procedures review.  School administrators do not need to train their teachers on testing ethics for the 2022-23 school year; however, administrators will need to conduct a training for any education support professionals (classified employees) who will assist with district, state or federally-mandated testing.  This will include computer lab assistants who function as the school’s test coordinator, any classroom aides that assist with testing, literacy aides who assist with Acadience Reading testing or progress monitoring, or any office staff that assist test coordinators with district, state or federally-mandated testing.

The three required procedures for completing this testing ethics professional development are listed on the “2022-23 Principal’s Testing Ethics Checklist for ESPs” form, which is due to the Evaluation, Research & Accountability Department by Friday, Sept. 16, 2022.

As has been done in the past, administrators may provide in-person training on testing ethics using the pdf slide deck attached with this memo.  Alternatively, administrators may refer education support personnel to the YouTube video that provides the same ethics training.  Once education support personnel have been trained, either in-person or using the video, they are required to sign the “2022-23 Standard Test Administration and Testing Ethics Policy Training Signature Form.”  Administrators are asked to keep these signed forms on file at the school.

There are several materials attached with this memo for your use:

Please contact Ben Jameson or Gaylene Miller in Evaluation, Research & Accountability with any questions.

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See the memo for this new assessment and how to help your teachers get started with test administration.

DATE: Thursday, August 18, 2022
TO: All School Administrators
FROM: Carolyn Gough, Administrator of Teaching and Learning, Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability, Brandee Bergum, Consultant, Secondary Language Arts
SUBJECT: New Reading Assessment Growth Measures Replaces Reading Inventory

Beginning with the 2022-23 school year, Jordan School District will be moving to a new reading assessment called Growth Measure.  This new reading test is the replacement for Reading Inventory, which has been discontinued by Houghton-Mifflin-Harcourt (HMH).  Growth Measure is similar in many ways to Reading Inventory.  Growth Measure will take around 30 minutes for students to complete and it will be available to students in grades 4-12.  Scores will still be reported as Lexiles.  Growth Measure will still be required for 6th graders for reading placement as they transition into 7th grade.  Growth Measure will remain optional for grades 4-5 and 7-12.

Growth Measure should be administered to students three times a year:

  • Beginning-of-year window: August 17 – October 14
  • Middle-of-year window: December 1 – February 15
  • End-of-year window: April 3 – June 30

After each testing window HMH will set up meetings with each school's administration to review the school data for the previous testing window. HMH has also set up online office hours to answer any questions about Growth Measure and its reports.  Teachers and administrators are invited to attend and ask questions.  Here are the office hours with HMH personnel:

  • September 2: 8:00-9:00 am
  • October 7: 8:00 – 9:00 am

Each school has been assigned an admin account. To login and view scores for your school, administrators will need to follow these steps:

Look for an invitation email sent to school principals:

  • Click on this link: https://www.hmhco.com/ui/login
  • Enter your school's Username: gmadmin[your school’s number](For example, Aspen's Username is gmadmin179)
  • Click Forgot Password to set up your new password

If you need someone else at your school to have an admin account, please contact Kira Jensen in Evaluation, Research & Accountability and let her know who needs access at your school. Grades 4-6 teachers, secondary language arts teachers, and students in grades 4-12 are already rostered and set up with accounts in the assessment management system.  Here are the login credentials they will need to use:

Teacher Login Information

  • Username: firstname.lastname
  • Password: Click on “Forgot Password” to create a new password

Student Login Information

  • Username: Student Skyward ID #
  • Password: Student Skyward ID #

For more information on the assessment, please visit our Growth Measure page. We will be adding instructional videos and FAQs in the next few weeks. Teachers will need to visit this page for instructions on how to login and how to assign the test to their students.

Please contact Kira Jensen in Evaluation, Research & Accountability with any questions you may have or to arrange a training for your teachers.

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Workshops focused on the enrichment side of Walk to Read will be offered for aides who work with students in grades K-6. The workshops are optional. Schools can opt to send aides during their contracted time or to pay them for attending at a time they are not working. Please see the flyer for dates and times specific to grade bands. Registration is through a Google form, linked on the flyer.

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Jordan School District (JSD) is committed to finding, hiring and retaining the very best employees possible. We are looking for bus drivers, custodians, nutrition service workers and certain Facilities positions! Historically, some of our top talent is found through referrals from people who already work in the JSD. JSD currently has several positions that need to be filled. We would like to encourage JSD employees to share information about employment opportunities and at the same time reward employees for doing so.

The Employee Referral Program is one in which we hope all district employees will participate. The goal of this program is to help hire staff in “hard to fill” ESP positions effective February 1, 2022. For information about this program, please visit the following website.

JSD Employee Referral Bonus

 

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The Human Resource Department is pleased to announce the addition of the following new positions.

  • Brittany Bauer, Licensing Specialist appointed Recruiting, Licensing, & Hiring Specialist. Brittany has a Masters Degree in Management & Leadership from Western Governors University.
  • Jane Olsen, Data Analyst appointed Recruiting, Licensing, & Hiring Specialist. Jane has a degree in Science in Human Resources from Utah State University.

School/District administrators and administrative assistants are directed to the following HR reference guide when requesting HR assistance.

Please contact Brittany Bauer and Melinda McAnally for secondary questions and Jane Olsen and Stacy Krahenbuhl for elementary questions regarding all recruitment, hiring and placement of new licensed, ESP, and miscellaneous candidates. In addition, they will assist with the following HR related tasks:

  • Recruitment
  • Job Postings
  • Frontline Support
  • Onboarding – Hiring Approvals & Initial Placements
  • Licensing
  • New Teacher Induction
  • CANVAS HR Trainings
  • Social Media
  • Substitutes

Brittany Bauer
brittany.bauer@jordandistrict.org
801-567-8214

Melinda McAnally
melinda.mcanally@jordandistrict.org 
801-567-8227

Jane Olsen
jane.olsen@jordandistrict.org
801-567-8217

Stacy Krahenbuhl
stacy.krahenbuhl@jordandistrict.org
801-567-8221

Contact Brent Burge and June LeMaster for all current Licensed, ESP, and miscellaneous employees:

  • ADA Requests
  • Administrator Recruiting & Hiring
  • Compliance
  • Employee Discipline
  • Investigations
  • Interpretation of District Policies
  • Student Teachers
  • Student Interns
  • Public Relations
  • Reports
  • Reduction in Staff / Reduction in Force

Brent Burge
Brent.burge@jordandistrict.org
801-567-8224

June LeMaster
June.lemaster@jordandistrict.org
801-567-8222

The two current HR administrative vacancies and the positions currently held by Brittany and Jane will not be filled at this time.

 

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Attached are all forms and documents distributed during the level meetings at the annual Administrative Leadership Conference held August 2, 2022

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Due to supplier shortages and global supply chain issues, the Central Warehouse is running very low on Hammermill DP Colored Copy Paper and Springhill Digital Vellum Bristol Color Cover paper. The paper mills that produce Hammermill and Springhill have temporarily stopped taking orders from distributors that sell to the District. The Purchasing Department is currently working on sourcing other brands of DP Colored Copy Paper and Digital Vellum Bristol Color Cover paper that will fill the demand and needs of the District. Please be patient with us while we are doing all we can to make sure schools can order select colors and types of paper. If the paper you need is not currently available in the warehouse, you may look to purchase through Amazon, Office Depot, or Staples under the state contract using your pcard.

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Please see the links below to download copies of the elementary, middle, and high school assistant principal directories for 2022-23. The links are accessible to anyone with a Jordandistrict.org account.

If changes need to be made, please forward the updated information to Caleb Olson in Planning & Enrollment. The PDFs will be updated so that the links will always provide the most current version.

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DATE:    
August 4, 2022

TO: 
All Administrators

FROM: 
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
McKinley Withers, Health and Wellness Consultant

SUBJECT:   
Updates to your School's SafeUT Dashboard Contacts

Administrators,

As staff members change at each of your schools, it’s important to keep our SafeUT Dashboard up to date. We have been updating each school as new administrative appointments and transfers become finalized. If you have additional updates, changes, or would like to add anyone from your mental health teams to receive SafeUT notifications, please email Angie Rasmussen at angie.rasmussen@jordandistrict.org. If you need a new account added to the Dashboard for a new hire please include their name and title in your email. For any individual that would like text message notifications, include a cell phone number. Thank you!

If your school has not yet been added to the SafeUT Dashboard, we will be making updates to ensure all JSD schools are registered and receiving SafeUT tips.

 

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DATE:   
August 1, 2022

TO:  
Principals
Assistant Principals

FROM: 
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services

SUBJECT: 
Free Webinars through Panorama

Please see the memo below for a list of the free webinars.

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Salt Lake Bees Employee Appreciation Night for Jordan School DistrictYou are invited to join us for a FREE night of summer fun at the Salt Lake Bees game.

Jordan School District and the Salt Lake Bees are joining forces to show appreciation to all JSD employees by offering free tickets to an upcoming Bees game against the Sacramento River Cats on Wednesday, August 10 at 6:35 p.m.

It’s also $1.00 hot dog night and Superintendent Godfrey will be throwing out the first pitch along with a Unified Sports athlete!

Here’s What You Need to Know to Participate:

  • 4,000 tickets are available and seating is limited. First come, first served.
  • Each employee can request 1 - 4 free tickets. *Additional tickets may be purchased.
  • Sign up using the form below.
  • The deadline to sign up for tickets is Monday, August 1, 2022.
  • Once you have signed up, you will receive more information on how to pick up your free tickets at the ballpark.

To show their appreciation, the Bees will give away a batting helmet signed by the entire team to one lucky employee at the game that night.

Hope to see you at beautiful Smith’s ballpark to have some fun and cheer on the Bees!

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DATE:   
Thursday, July 28, 2022

TO:  
All School Administrators

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

SUBJECT:  
English Learner Student Profile Dashboards

The English Learner Student Profiles dashboards have now been updated with 2022 WIDA Access, Acadience Reading, Acadience Math, RISE, Utah Aspire Plus, and ACT data.

This dashboard is unique in that it offers an assessment profile of all existing assessment data for individual EL students. For a single EL student, the student profile dashboard will allow school administrators to see the assessment history for any EL student that has a WIDA Access score.

The English Learner Student Profile dashboards may be used to help determine EL plans, target students for specific interventions and support, or provide relevant assessment data as part of student support team discussions around specific EL students.

For elementary EL students, school administrators can see current and historical assessment data for the WIDA Access, Acadience Reading, Acadience Math and RISE.

For middle school EL students, school administrators can see current and historical assessment data for the WIDA Access, Acadience Reading, and RISE.

For high school EL students, school administrators can see current and historical assessment data for the WIDA Access, Utah Aspire Plus, the 11th grade administration of the ACT, attendance, and course grades.

School administrators may access the English Learner Student Profile dashboards here.

For questions about the student profile dashboards, please contact Brooke Anderson or Ben Jameson in Evaluation, Research & Accountability.

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DATE:  
Thursday, July 28, 2022

TO:   
Elementary School Administrators

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

SUBJECT:    
2022 Acadience Math Dashboards

The 2022 Acadience Math results are now available in Tableau viewer accounts. Elementary school administrators may access the dashboards here. Results are available at both the district and school level for both composite scores and measure scores. Composite proficiency and growth are also available. School administrators may also filter the data by student groups (economically disadvantaged, EL, race/ethnicity, and students with a disability). Finally, individual student and teacher data are available for BOY, MOY and EOY.

Please contact Ben Jameson in Evaluation, Research & Accountability with questions about these dashboards or Shannon Johnson with questions about the Acadience Math assessment.

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We are happy to announce that there are two training opportunities available to Paraeducators in Special Education settings throughout Jordan School District. One is for para's new to JSD this year. A second is for all para's, including those who are new. Please see the following information as well as the attached flyers for more details.

Registration is through the Google Forms links below or the Special Ed website:

*New Paraeducator Training:
All Paraeducators NEW for the 2022-23 school year are invited to attend the Basic Paraprofessional Level 1 class, which is required for all new hires, in-person on Monday, August 8, 2022 at the JATC-S building. If this class does not work for schedules, the class can still be taken on Canvas. This registration form should be submitted for those planning to attend:  New Paraeducator Training Registration Form

*Additional Paraeducator Training:
This training will help all Paraeducators learn more about their roles and responsibilities of being an instructional assistant as well as student behavior training. All paraeducators are invited to attend this training held on August 9th at Oquirrh Hills Middle School. The same training will be offered in a morning or an afternoon session to better accommodate schedules. This training is optional, will not be offered virtually at a later date, and does not replace the Advanced Paraeducator Training on Canvas for those qualified for Lane Changes. This registration form should be submitted for those planning to attend:  Paraeducator Training Registration Form

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To support digital and personalized learning in the Jordan School District, the Digital Teaching & Learning Team is continuing the Digital Teacher Leader (DTL) Program. The DTL program has each school designating one person as its Digital or Instructional Coach. Our program is designed to build the capacity of the coach to provide support in the implementation of classroom personalized and digital learning. Learn more about the expectations and role of your DTL by clicking HERE.

Any questions can be directed to Jared Covili, jared.covili@jordandistrict.org or 801-567-8191.