Jordan School District
DATE:
August 12, 2019
TO:
District Administration
FROM:
Administrators of Schools
Anthony Godfrey, Superintendent of Schools
Travis Hamblin, Planning and Student Services
SUBJECT:
10th Day Enrollment vs. the Estimate
Year-round Schools, Tracks A, B, C
(based on August 8, 2019 count)
Please see attached memo.
When scheduling Field/Activity Trips for the 2019-2020 school year, please make note of the following moratorium dates and times when Transportation will not be able to accommodate Field/Activity trips. (See attachment below - the only revised date is the ACT date of March 3, 2020)
Please contact us with any questions: Kitt at 801-567-8809 or Michele at 801-567-8804
This year CNS will be our preferred provider for Flu Shot Clinics in your school. Two FLu Shot Clinics have been schedule already:
District Office
September 25, 2019
11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
ASB
September 19, 2019
3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
If you would like to schedule a Flu Shot Clinic, and receive preferred pricing, please contact Cheryl Matson in the JSD Insurance Office and she will help facilitate setting up the clinic for your school. Dates and times are filling up fast.
Please see attached flyer.
For three days, Z104 Utah's "Dave & Deb" will sleep in a school bus to raise awareness and gather donations for kids in need along the Wasatch front. Jordan Education Foundation and Jordan District are one of the 9 school district beneficiaries sponsored by Utah Board of Realtors & Z104 Radio.
Needed Supplies can be donated August 7-9 at the Southtown Mall Parking Lot or at any local Les Schwab location. Please see list for needed items.
Principals:
This year we have made a change to the format of the pretest and benchmarks for first-grade. Rather than a traditional paper/pencil assessment, the new format will allow teachers to give the test as a series of tasks where the teacher will ask students to give oral responses to questions. The reason for this change is that the core specifies that students will demonstrate their knowledge by reading words, responding orally, and producing words and sounds. A paper/pencil test does not lend itself very well to measuring these important standards. There are a variety of ways teachers could choose to administer the test to students. Teachers could give the tasks in a small-group setting or individually and they could choose to give a task each day or complete several tasks in a day. Each task is designed to take a very short amount of time and should be easy for teachers to administer. We are asking the coaches to meet with the first-grade teams at their respective schools as soon as possible in order to give the teachers the information they will need to make this a smooth transition.
Our kindergarten teachers will give the KEEP test as required by the state the same as last year. However, the kindergarten benchmarks will also be in the new format.
We appreciate your help and support and we are excited about this school year. Please let us know if there are ways we can support you and your teachers.
DATE:
September 18, 2018
TO:
Elementary Principals
FROM:
Shelley Nordick, PhD, Administrator, Teaching & Learning
Norman Emerson, Instructional Support Services Consultant
SUBJECT:
Elementary Media Assistants Guidelines
The top priority of elementary media assistants is to administer the school library. Under normal circumstances, they should not be given additional responsibilities outside of the media center. If additional responsibilities or changes are being considered, the Instructional Support Services Consultant should first be contacted to provide an assessment of the library program to determine if it is functioning in a manner that will allow the change without compromising the library program.
All Jordan School District library schedules should be arranged to deliver the following:
Also, please be aware that assistants who are scheduled to work more than five (5) hours per day are entitled to a 30-minute duty-free lunch (not included in the 17-hour paid schedule).
During the school year, four training meetings for the media assistants are held. Please work with your assistants in making arrangements so that both of the assistants can attend each of these meetings.
Please contact Norman Emerson at 801-567-8364 if you have any questions about these guidelines.
Elementary Principals: The elementary testing bulletin for August is posted below.
The following are new administrative assignments effective August 1, 2019:
Allyson Stovall, teacher at Terra Linda Elementary, appointed administrator on special assignment in the Teaching & Learning Department.
Mandy Thurman, currently assistant principal at Hayden Peak & Bluffdale Elementaries, appointed consultant in the Teaching & Learning Department.
Elizabeth Felt, teacher specialist in the Teaching & Learning Department, appointed assistant principal at Blackridge & South Jordan Elementary Schools.
Ami Shah, teacher specialist in the Special Education Department, appointed assistant principal at Riverton & West Jordan Elementary Schools.
Nicole Johnson, currently on a leave of absence, appointed assistant principal at Columbia, Copper Canyon, Rosamond, Westvale, Jordan Hills & Westland Elementary Schools.
Cathy Ford, currently assistant principal at South Jordan & Blackridge Elementaries, appointed assistant principal at Hayden Peak, Falcon Ridge & Mountain Shadows Elementary Schools.
DATE:
July 25, 2019
TO:
Principals
Elementary and Middle School Resource Team Leaders
High School Special Education Team Leaders
Self-contained Support Class Teachers
FROM:
Lisa Robinson, Administrator of Schools
Kim Lloyd, Special Education Director
SUBJECT:
Instructional Assistant Trainings
The Special Education Department is offering training sessions for instructional assistants. There are several options for instructional assistants to choose from in topics of trainings and dates these trainings are available. These trainings are for all instructional assistants regardless of the number of hours they work.
Each instructional assistant should attend ONE half-day session and within that half-day, choose two sessions to attend. Every Session runs 90 minutes. The sessions cover behavior, data collection, instructional practices and the inside out of a special education classroom.
The dates and training schedules are as follows: (pick only one day and either the AM Sessions or the PM Sessions)
August 19, 2019 – ASB
September 12, 2019 - ASB
September 13, 2019 - ASB
To register for this training please contact Amanda Hamblin at 801-567-8176 or amanda.hamblin@jordandistrict.org with your session and class choices and which school you work in.
If the training session attended is outside of regular paid contract time, compensation will be provided.
If you have questions please call the special education department at 801-567-8177.
Training will be provided for Elementary and Secondary Principals, Assistant Principals and School Resource Officers.
Friday, August 9, 2019
JATC South Auditorium
9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
See flyer for more details.
DATE:
July 18, 2019
TO:
All Principals
FROM:
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Superintendent of Schools
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability
SUBJECT:
Revised Dates for Data Dives with School Administrators
Because of a scheduling conflict and Questar’s inability to provide student level RISE data by its July 15th deadline, the principal data dive schedule for August 5th has been postponed. Additional elementary sections have also been added.
School administrators – principals and assistant principals – need only attend one of the available sessions:
| Level | Date | Time | Location |
| Elementary | Sep. 10, 2019 | 8:00-11:30 am | ASB Computer Lab D112 |
| Elementary | Sep. 10, 2019 | 12:00-3:30 pm | ASB Computer Lab D112 |
| Secondary | Sep. 18, 2019 | 8:00-11:30 am | PDC 103 |
| Elementary | Sep. 18, 2019 | 12:00-3:30 pm | PDC 103 |
| Secondary | Sep. 24, 2019 | 8:00-11:30 am | PDC 101 |
| Secondary | Sep. 24, 2019 | 12:00-3:30 pm | PDC 101 |
| Elementary | Sep. 25, 2019 | 8:00-11:30 am | ASB Computer Lab D112 |
| Elementary | Sep. 25, 2019 | 12:00-3:30 pm | ASB Computer Lab D112 |
For elementary school administrators, we will dive into the following data:
For secondary school administrators, we will dive into the following data:
School administrators will need to bring a laptop (except for the sessions in the ASB computer lab) and their Tableau login credentials. Assistant principals will need to use their principal’s login credentials.
Please contact Ben Jameson with any questions about these trainings.
DATE:
July 15, 2019
TO:
Principals
Speech-Language Pathologists
Speech-Language Technicians
Audiologists
FROM:
Lisa Robinson, Administrator of Schools
Kim Lloyd, Director of Special Education
Kristin Norris, CCC-SLP, TS, Speech-Language-Audiology Program
SUBJECT:
2019-20 Speech-Language-Audiology Assignments
Attached are the Speech-Language-Audiology Assignments for K-12, current as of July 15, 2019. These assignments are subject to change.
Please read these assignments carefully and direct any questions or concerns to Kristin Norris @ 801-567-8372 or kristin.norris@jordandistrict.org. Thank you for your attention to these issues.
Attachments
DATE:
July 15, 2019
TO:
Principals
Speech-Language Pathologists
Speech-Language Technicians
Audiologists
FROM:
Lisa Robinson, Administrator of Schools
Kim Lloyd, Director of Special Education
Kristin Norris, CCC-SLP, TS, Speech-Language-Audiology Program
SUBJECT:
2019-20 Professional Development Dates
Attached are the dates and location that have been determined for Speech-Language Pathologist and Audiologist Professional Development. Attendance is optional with principal permission.
DATE:
Thursday, July 11, 2019
TO:
All Principals
FROM:
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Superintendent of Schools
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability
SUBJECT:
Data Dives with School Administrators
An opportunity to dive into your school’s data has been made available. There are two sessions for elementary level and two sessions for secondary principals and assistant principals. School administrators need only to attend one of the available sessions:
| Level | Date | Time | Location |
| Elementary | Aug. 5, 2019 | 8:00-11:30 am | ASB Computer Lab D112 |
| Elementary | Aug. 5, 2019 | 12:00-3:30 pm | ASB Computer Lab D112 |
| Secondary | Sep. 18, 2019 | 8:00-11:30 am | PDC 103 |
| Elementary | Sep. 18, 2019 | 12:00-3:30 pm | PDC 103 |
| Secondary | Sep. 24, 2019 | 8:00-11:30 am | PDC 101 |
| Secondary | Sep. 24, 2019 | 12:00-3:30 pm | PDC 101 |
For elementary school administrators, we will dive into the following data:
For secondary school administrators, we will dive into the following data:
School administrators will need to bring a laptop (except the Aug. 5th session) and their Tableau login credentials. Assistant principals will need to use their principal’s login credentials.
Please contact Ben Jameson with any questions about these trainings.
DATE:
Thursday, July 11, 2019
TO:
Elementary Principals
FROM:
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Superintendent of Schools
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability
SUBJECT:
2019 Acadience Data Dashboards Release
A new series of dashboards have been released to your Tableau Viewer account that contain Acadience Reading data from the 2015-16 school year to the 2018-19 school year. These dashboards are located under the project folder entitled '2019 Acadience Reading EOY Analysis.' You will be able to see proficiency and growth data for each benchmark window and measure. In addition, you will be able to compare your results to demographically similar schools in the district. Please note that the demographic comparison is based off of a simplified comparison and calculation of your demographics. Finally, you will be able to see proficiency, growth, and measure data for each of your 2018-19 students.
In addition to these dashboards, you will also be able to look at progress monitoring fidelity for Below Benchmark and Well Below Benchmark students during the 2018-19 school year.
The dashboards will allow you to filter by socioeconomic status, ELL status, special education status, chronic absenteeism, and race. Many of the dashboards will also allow you to filter by proficiency and growth. If you want to download or print any of your dashboards, I have attached step-by-step instructions below.
If you are interested, I would love to meet with you individually to learn how to manipulate your dashboards, peruse your data, and answer any questions you may have.
To access the Tableau login page: https://sso.online.tableau.com/public/idp/SSO
Please contact Ben Jameson with any questions about these dashboards.
DATE:
June 26, 2019
TO:
Principals
New and 2nd Year Special Educators
Special Ed Mentors
FROM:
Lisa Robinson, Administrator of Schools
Kim Lloyd, Director of Special Education
Julie Brown, Program Specialist
SUBJECT:
Special Education New Teacher Induction Training
The Special Education Department has scheduled a series of trainings for special educators that are new to Jordan School District as well as other trainings for Special Educators in their 2nd year with Jordan School District. There are also training opportunities for special education mentors. Please release these special educators so that they may attend these important training opportunities. However, attendance is at the principal’s discretion. Special education will cover the substitute costs for trainings that occur during the school day (Budget code: 1292). If the training occurs after school, the special educators will be paid at inservice rate.
Please see the attached training schedule for details on dates, locations and registration information.
For more information, please contact Robin Silatolu at robin.silatolu@jordandistrict.org or 801-567-8352.
DATE:
July 1, 2019
TO:
All Principals
FROM:
Administrator of Schools
Travis Hamblin, Planning and Student Services
SUBJECT:
Student Enrollment for June 2019
Please see attached memo.
In order to better manage and maintain iPads in the district, schools will be required to purchase a JAMF School iPad management software license for each new iPad. This is similar to what is required for all Chromebook purchases. The license is a onetime purchase from Apple and would be included on your Apple iPad order (part number HL2M2LL/A). The current price of the license is $17.50 per iPad. Information Systems has purchased 2,500 licenses that school techs will be installing on iPads that were purchased in the last three years.
Consistent with Jordan School District Transportation priorities, our most important objective is to deliver students to school and back home safely and on time. Please see the document below for the Jordan School District Transportation priorities.
Year-Round
July 17th
8:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Traditional Elementary
August 12th
8:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Secondary
August 12th
12:00 - 3:00 p.m.
