Category: Elementary Info

The following are new administrative assignments:

New Assignments effective July 1, 2021:

• Ronna Hoffman, principal at Riverside Elementary appointed administrator on special assignment in the Teaching & Learning Department, she will then be appointed principal of the new elementary school in Herriman for the 2022-23 school year.
• Marianne Johansen, principal of Philo Farnsworth Elementary in the Granite School District appointed principal at Majestic Elementary replacing Kathe Riding who is retiring.
• Michael Trimmell, principal at Arovista Elementary in Brea Olinda Unified School District in California appointed principal at Riverside Elementary replacing Ronna Hoffman who was reassigned.
• Tyler (TJ) Davenport, elementary teacher at Plymouth Elementary in the Granite School District appointed assistant principal at a location to be determined.

New Assignments effective as soon as possible:

• Jennifer Smith, BYU intern facilitator at Blackridge Elementary appointed assistant principal at Foothills Elementary.
• Shana Mondragon, teacher specialist at Oquirrh Elementary appointed assistant principal at Oakcrest and Mountain Shadows Elementary.
• Troy Monson, principal at Scappoose Middle in the Scappoose School District in Oregon appointed assistant principal at South Hills Middle.

Employee COVID-19 testing is continuing at the ASB. As a reminder this testing is for employees that are Non-Symptomatic only. Please remind your employees of this.

High school employees interested in getting tested should do so at their high school by contacting a member of their administration.

Testing will be offered each Friday from 2-4 pm at the Jordan District Auxiliary Services Building, located at 7905 S Redwood Rd, West Jordan, UT 84088. Employees should use the north entrance marked “Entrance A”. Use this link for parking information: ASB COVID-19 Testing Location Map

• Please come with personal identification and your JSD ID badge.
• Employees may test weekly but only need to register one time.
• Employees wishing to be tested must complete the online form found at this link prior to arriving for testing:
  • District Employee Testing Registration

If you have any questions please email nadine.page@jordandistrict.org

The application to be considered for the Digital Teaching & Learning Consultant position has been posted. To apply click here: https://employment.jordandistrict.org/apply/  or apply through your Employee Access. The deadline to apply is February 4.

DATE:
February 4, 2021

TO:  
Administrators
Administrative Assistants
Secondary Registrars
Special Education Team Leaders

FROM:   
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
Norman Emerson, Consultant, Instructional Support Services / Fine Arts
Caleb Olson, Consultant, Planning & Enrollment

SUBJECT:    
Secure District Mail

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In an effort to simplify and streamline the intra-district secure transfer of individual files, effective February 16, 2021, the District will implement a new program called Secure District Mail (SDM). Please see memo below for all the details.

Consider joining the BYU Symposium on Books for Young Readers. Details included in the attached flyer.

Please use this link to learn how our department is helping students with our Student Outreach Specialists in our Winter newsletter. Check out our new Parent and Outreach Bulletin Board (translated version coming soon). Please take a moment to fill out this form and share the activities in your school or classrooms that are occurring in the month of February. We would love to visit, listen, and celebrate with you! If you are not even sure where to start, you can include that in the form and we can come present virtually to your school.

The mileage reimbursement rate is based upon the IRS rate. Effective January 1, 2021, the reimbursement rate is $0.56 per mile. Please use the attached form when submitting for mileage reimbursement. All 2020 mileage reimbursement requests should be submitted as soon as possible. Click HERE to access the mileage form online.

Schools are encouraged to participate in this unique opportunity to participate in the Instructional Leadership Conference. This year’s conference will be held virtually and will include keynote speakers Doug Fisher, Anthony Muhammad and Gerry Brooks, along with many other well-known and motivating speakers. Cost for the conference is $150/person or $1,500 for all school faculty members. The conference platform will be open and participants will have access to all speakers from March 25 - April 3. This provides a unique opportunity to join a conference in creative ways anytime during the week.

• Bring staff together and listen to one of the speakers as a group.
• Invite grade levels or departments to watch a speaker together.
• Invite teachers to watch a specific speaker and meet together to discuss. 
• Invite teachers to watch speakers of their choice. 

This conference will be well worth the cost, even if you’re not able to watch all speakers. See the attached brochure for session and registration information.

The following are new administrative assignments:

• New Assignments effective Jan. 15, 2021:
  • April Gaydosh, principal at Westvale Elementary appointed Elementary School Level Administrator of Schools replacing Doree Strauss who retired.
  • Odette Desmarais, assistant principal at Foothills appointed principal at Westvale Elementary and her replacement is to be determined.
• New Assignments effective July 1, 2021:
  • Yajaira Martinez, assistant principal at Bluffdale and Terra Linda Elementary appointed principal at Terra Linda Elementary replacing Karen Gorringe who is retiring and her replacement is to be determined.

Attention JSD Educators:

The District will open a new elementary school in South Jordan and a Virtual school at each level beginning in August, 2021.  Applications are now being accepted. For information regarding positions available in Phase A, a position advertising schedule, position descriptions and instructions on how to apply, visit the JSD Job Postings at the New Schools page.

Additional compensated work for certain positions may be required prior to the beginning of the contract year.

JSD educators interested in applying for the positions listed above ​must submit ​an application​ using Skyward "Employee Access".  Please see the attached tutorial for application instructions.  External applications for licensed positions will be accepted after JSD educators have been give first consideration.

For assistance in accessing Skyward Employee Access, please contact the Help Desk at 801-567-8737.  For questions regarding positions at each school, please contact the appropriate principal.

DATE:  
January 7, 2021

TO:  
Administrators
Administrative Assistants
Secondary Registrars
DLI Teachers

FROM:  
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Shelley Nordick, Administrator, Teaching & Learning
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
Michele Daly, Consultant, Elementary Dual Language Immersion
Pam Su’a, Consultant, Secondary Dual Language Immersion
Caleb Olson, Consultant, Planning & Enrollment

SUBJECT:  
DLI Student Permits and Movement Between Levels

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The following guidelines will assist schools in identifying where DLI students should be placed when moving between levels and facilitate that transition.

Out-of-boundary permits processed through PowerSchool must not be used to enroll a DLI student in a school that is not their boundary school. Schools should manually grant a permit in Skyward using the “D” reason code. If a school grants an out-of-boundary permit (in PowerSchool) to a DLI student, that student must legally be allowed to remain at the school through the last grade offered even if they choose to end their participation in the DLI program.

DLI students are generally expected to follow the DLI pathway for their elementary school. These pathways can be found at https://immersion.jordandistrict.org/pathway/. As long as the student remains in the DLI program, a seat will be available for them at each level of the pathway they began in elementary school. This means that a middle school or high school may receive a DLI student who does not live in their boundaries. These students should be accommodated with a manual “D” permit, as explained above.

If a student begins a program in one pathway and later becomes a boundary student of a school in a different DLI pathway for the same language, they may enroll at their new boundary school and join the pathway for that school; however, doing so will forfeit any seat or claim on the previous DLI pathway.

If a student begins a program in one pathway and later wishes to move to a school in a different DLI pathway for the same language but has not moved into the boundaries for the school they wish to attend, they may do so only if A) space is available in that school’s DLI program, AND B) an out-of-boundary permit seat (in PowerSchool) is available and can be granted to that student. In this instance, established out-of-boundary permit priorities and waitlist orders must still be followed.

Each year by mid-January, a “sending” DLI school should prepare a list of DLI program students who are planning to continue in the program to the school at the next level of the DLI pathway that will be “receiving” these students. This list should specifically identify the students who do not live in the boundaries of the “receiving” school but qualify to attend because of their participation in the DLI program. This will allow the “receiving” school time to pre-enroll these students in Skyward by the end of January and have these students counted in their yearly 2.0 FTE allocation.

• Elementary: The administrative assistant (or other designee of the principal) should receive and review the list prepared by the DLI teacher(s) and forward it to the middle school registrar of the DLI pathway middle school for further processing and enrollment.
• Middle: The registrar (or other designee of the principal) should receive and review the list prepared by the DLI teacher and forward it to the high school registrar of the DLI pathway high school for further processing and enrollment.

Ice & Snow ... Take it slow

Please see the safety tips below.

DATE:
December 17, 2020

TO:
Principals
Assistant Principals
Administrative Assistants
Secondary Registrars
Secondary Attendance Secretaries

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

SUBJECT:
School Choice Permit Allocations and Tiers

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In 2018, as part of the transition to the PowerSchool permit process and in preparation for the “MOAB” boundary changes, the Board authorized lottery priorities and a three-level permit tier system. The permit tiers control a school’s ability to grant permit seats when projected enrollment is above 90% of building’s capacity.

As a reminder, all schools are required by Utah law (53G-6-402) to accept permit seats when projected enrollment is under 90% of the building’s capacity. Seats from 90% of capacity to 100% of capacity may be offered, following the approvals below, at the principal’s discretion. Schools will not typically offer permit seats when projected enrollment exceeds 100% of capacity. Building capacity is determined by Planning & Enrollment and includes all spaces (including portables, regardless of current use) at a location that are being used or could be used for student instruction. The number of portables at a location, regardless of usage, determines the permit tier for that building.

Tier	Number of Portables	Approval Required to Accept Permits Above 90% of Building Capacity
1	0	- Approval from Administrator of Schools
2	1-6	- Approval from Administrator of Schools - Notification to Board of school’s intent to offer permit seats above 90% of capacity
3	More than 6	- Approval from Cabinet - Discussion/approval by Board of school’s intent to offer permit seats above 90% of capacity

Schools can access their current permit tier, number of seats required to be accepted, and potential number of seats available beyond 90% of building capacity on their Enrollment Dashboard (in the “Permits” section).

For questions related to permits please contact Student Services (801.567.8259) or Caleb Olsen (801.567.8251).