Category: Elementary Info

DATE: 
September 30, 2019

TO: 
School Psychologists, Elementary Counselors, and School Social Workers

FROM:  
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
Fulvia Franco, Program Specialist – Guidance

SUBJECT: 
October School Psychologist, Elementary Counselor, and School Social Workers Meeting

A meeting for school psychologists, elementary counselors, and school social workers has been scheduled for Friday, October 11, 2019, from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Jordan School District’s Auxiliary Services Building (7905 South Redwood Road). Zac Imel, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Director of Clinical Training, for the Counseling Psychology Program at the University of Utah, will provide us with a presentation on the common factors in all psychotherapeutic approaches. His presentation will begin promptly at 12:30.

Part-time Staff:  I would appreciate it if you could adjust your schedules in order to attend this meeting.

cc:
Principals

October School Psychologist, Elem Counselor and School Social Workers Meeting

Local and Regional PTA Boards have requested access to parent email addresses who have registered for the PTA through Skyward. Cabinet has approved the distribution of parent emails to the PTA if they have registered online. Moving forward, it will be discussed how to include in the online PTA registration process a way for parents to grant permission for their email to be released.

If you missed the Administrator/SRO Training in August you may access it in Canvas by clicking on the following link. Upon completion, you will receive 2.5 hours of relicensure points.  Administrator/SRO Training  The state requires one administrator per school with an SRO officer to attend this course, however, any administrator is encouraged and welcome to attend. This course is not required for elementary administrators but contains valuable up to date information that is of value in working with your students and parents.

See attached documents for information.

ES Principal Meeting Transportation Talking Points

MS Principal Meeting Transportation Talking Points.docx

HS Principal Meeting Transportation Talking Points.docx

Principals, please share this information with your custodians.

Custodial Comp Time Memo 2019

Date:
September 26, 2019

To:
All Principals

From:
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Superintendent of Schools

Subject:
Classroom Long-Distance Phone Calls

To assist teachers in making phone calls to the ever-increasing number of parents who have long-distance phone numbers, each classroom phone will now
have the ability to call long-distance. Contrary to popular belief, land lines making long-distance calls do incur a charge to the District. Therefore, long-distance calls made on District phones must be for business-related purposes only. Any employee making personal long-distance calls on a District phone is subject to discipline.
Thank you.

Classroom long distance phone calls

A representative from Utah Retirement Systems will attend faculty meetings, at your school, and present retirement information to the entire staff. Contact Ben Smedley at 801-366-7382 to schedule an appointment. See flyer below for more information.

URS Resources for Employers

DATE:  
September 6, 2019

TO:
All Jordan School District Principals (with bus route students)

FROM:
Scott Thomas, Administrator of Auxiliary Services
Paul Bergera - Director of Transportation
Kathy Jones - Transportation Trainer/Risk Coordinator

SUBJECT:  
State Required Bus Evacuations and School Bus Safety 2019-2020

State required semi-annual school bus evacuations have been scheduled for this fall. This applies to those students that ride the bus daily to and from school.

The evacuations will be conducted during the week of:

Monday, September 30, 2019 through Friday, October 4th, 2019

Your school’s regular bus driver will perform this evacuation as they drop your students off in the morning, one day during that week. This procedure takes place at your school and is located in your normal bus drop off/pick up zone. All professional school bus drivers that transport students are required to perform evacuation procedures in case of an emergency.  Bus evacuation will be through the rear door, side door, front door or a combination.  Students will then, under the direction and supervision of the bus driver, evacuate and meet in a safe place approximately 100 feet away from the bus.

Your assistance is welcome but not mandatory to complete this required evacuation drill quickly, safely and effectively.

We appreciate all you do to help us safely transport your students.

State Required Bus Evacuations and School Bus Safety 2019-20

DATE:
September 4, 2019

TO:
All Principals

FROM:
Administrators of Schools
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Planning and Student Services

SUBJECT:
10th Day Enrollment vs. the Estimate
All Schools, Traditional and YRE

Please see memo and totals below.

10th Day Enrollment vs. the Estimate All Schools

19-20_10th Trad_Totals

DATE:    
Thursday, September 5, 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

The memo serves as a reminder to school administrators of the principal and assistant principal data dive sessions available in September. This is an opportunity to spend some time diving into your school’s assessment data by student grouping (i.e., race, students with disabilities, students receiving EL services, chronic absenteeism, and economically disadvantaged students). In addition, school leaders will be able to see assessment data down to the teacher and student level.

School administrators – principals and assistant principals – need only attend one of the available sessions:

For elementary school administrators, we will dive into the following data:

• Demographic enrollment for the 2019-20 school year
• Acadience Reading performance data
• RISE performance data
• WIDA performance data

For secondary school administrators, we will dive into the following data:

• Demographic enrollment for the 2019-20 school year
• RISE performance data (middle schools)
• ACT 11^th Grade Administration
• AP results and performance
• WIDA performance data

School administrators will need to bring a laptop 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.

Data Dives with School Administrators – Sept 2019

There is an ongoing opportunity for student groups to tour the Governor's Mansion. If you have a group already planning to visit the State Capitol, they could also visit the Mansion at the same time. Capitol Preservation has some funding for school groups to cover transportation costs if groups visit both the Capitol and the Mansion.

Liz at Preservation Utah arranges the tours and the docents. Her number is 801-533-0858, extension 107. If she is unavailable, please reach out to Lynda Horne, Mansion Manager, at 801-538-1649 for assistance. They love sharing the beautiful Governor's Mansion with Utah students.

The following guideline, approved by Cabinet, will help teachers and principals counsel students as they move forward in their DLI programs.

"The goal of the Dual Language Immersion program as defined by USBE is to create a K-12 language roadmap for Utah to address the needs for language skills in business, government, and education. Jordan School District supports this goal and works to create an environment where students can participate in the benefits of learning a second language.

In addition to the USBE Dual Language Immersion assurances and criteria, the following guideline will be used to make decisions as needed.

In the event that a student decides to withdraw from the DLI program, they would not be eligible to return to the program at a later date."

DATE:  
Thursday, August 29, 2019

TO:     
All Principals

FROM: 
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Superintendent of Schools
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability

SUBJECT:    
Utah Compose Rostering Delay

We received word from USBE that Utah Compose is not yet ready for classroom use.  They asked us to disseminate the following message to all educators that could potentially use Utah Compose:

USBE was notified by Measurement Inc. that the Utah Compose upload is continuing slowly. Courses and students continue to be added but users will still see incomplete class rosters and/or missing courses. All courses and students will be loaded by Monday, September 2. In an effort to expedite the upload process, all school and district administrative functions have been suspended until the teacher and student accounts are complete. No school or LEA-level reports will be available until that time. Thank you for your patience. If you have any additional questions or concerns, please contact Kim Rathke kim.rathke@schools.utah.gov

We have sent this information to teachers as well. Please contact Ben Jameson or Kim Rathke at USBE with any questions or concerns you may have. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Utah Compose Rostering Delay

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Regional Conference & Exposition - October 16-18, 2019 in Salt Lake City

Connect with colleagues in the math education community, share knowledge, and learn about the resources, tools, and classroom best practices you can use to enhance your teaching and drive student success.

Whether you're a Pre-K to Grade 12 classroom teacher, math coach, administrator, math teacher educator, preservice teacher, or math specialist, this is your unique opportunity to access superior math resources right on your doorstep.

Early Bird registration ends September 11, 2019. Get a discount for groups of 5 or larger.

https://www.nctm.org/saltlakecity2019/?ref=button