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As a reminder, Alarm Response (801-567-8865) needs to be notified anytime a building is open or entered outside of the designated hours indicated in the Building/Card Access Chart and Procedural Guidelines.
Alarm security codes are assigned to school administration, custodians, head sweepers and lunch managers.  Changes in security codes require authorization from the school principal using a Security Code Change Form.  Please send the completed form to jeffrey.beesley@jordandistrict.org, in Facility Services at the Auxiliary Services Building.

It is recommended that a school administrator or custodian is in the building anytime it is occupied, in case of an emergency.

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DATE:
December 2, 2015

TO:
All Principals

FROM:
Administrator of Schools
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent of Schools
Luann Leavitt, Consultant of Planning and Student Services

SUBJECT:
November 30, 2015 Enrollment

See attached memo.

 

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Open Enrollment
2016-2017 School Year

Per Utah State Law  53A-2-207:

Open enrollment begins on December 1, 2015 and goes through Friday, February 19, 2016.  Any individual interested in completing a permit for the 2015-16 school year may obtain a permit from the school they wish to attend and begin turning them in on Monday, December 1, 2015, to the desired school.

Permit approval is on a first-come, first-served basis.  The school shall notify any permit applicant within six weeks after receipt of the application by the district or by March 31, whichever is later, for applications submitted during the early enrollment period.

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DATE:  
November 9, 2015

TO:  
Principals and Directors

FROM:  
June LeMaster, Ph.D., Administrator, Human Resources
Herb Jensen, Director, Transportation Services
Brent Burge, Human Resource Administrator-Classified

SUBJECT:
Opportunity for Part-time Classified Employees to Drive School Buses

In an effort to meet the District’s need for additional bus drivers (AM & PM), part-time classified employees are now able to work additional hours as substitute bus drivers.

Allowed Hours
Employees currently working part-time at your location are now allowed to work up to 27 hours per week as follows:

  • Current classified employees who are scheduled to work between 8 and 19 hours per week at your location will now be able to work additional hours as a bus driver to a maximum total of 27 hours per week.
  • Current classified employees allowed to work additional hours as a bus driver will not be allowed to work additional hours at the school location for any reason.
  • Current classified employees must provide their school work schedule to Charlene Arko in transportation and will not be allowed to alter their school schedule to work in transportation.
  • Current classified employees working additional hours as a bus driver are without contract or benefits.

Transportation is required to monitor and limit driver hours based on their maximum allowable hours provided by Human Resources when they are hired.  Monthly audits will also be conducted.

Application
Interested current part-time employees must submit an online application through Skyward to be considered.  A specific posting for current employees is currently available through Employee Access.  Employees must be at least 21 years old to drive a bus.

Training
Employees are required to complete the required training, including CDL training, prior to driving.  Training classes are scheduled monthly throughout the year.  See the attached employee notification for training details.

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The attached announcement will be emailed to eligible employees in November notifying each of this opportunity, along with the training requirements.  We also ask for your assistance in communicating this information to current eligible part-time employees.

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The Payroll Department is asking insulin nurses to use their insulin log as their timesheet.  At the end of each month, the insulin nurse at your school should give the head administrative assistant their insulin log/timesheet.  Please have the principal or head administrative assistant sign at the bottom of the insulin log/timesheet approving that insulin shots were administered as indicated.

The insulin log/timesheets must be included with the schools payroll and brought to Payroll on the second working day of each month.  Payroll will not accept timesheets (insulin logs) from employees.

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Parental Exclusions from State Assessments (Opt-Out) Procedures 2015-16

USOE has created an opt-out form for parents who do not want their student to participate in state-mandated assessments.  The USOE opt-out form is titled 2015-16 Parental Exclusion from State Assessments.  A link to the form has been posted on the Evaluation, Research, and Accountability Department’s webpage:  http://assessments.jordandistrict.org/ .  An additional link to the opt-out form has been placed on the Jordan School District’s webpage in the “General Information” section under the “Parents and Students” tab.  The General Information link is titled “Parental Exclusion (Opt-Out)”.    http://jordandistrict.org/parents-students/generalinfo/.

Parents or guardians who choose to not have their student participate in one or more state-mandated assessments can download the 2015-16 Parental Exclusion from State Assessments form from either of the above links, complete and sign the form, and return the completed form to the school principal.  The completed form needs to be submitted to the principal before the date scheduled for the state-mandated assessment(s).

A parent’s use of the 2015-16 Parental Exclusion from State Assessments form is not mandatory.  If a parent or guardian chooses to not complete, sign and submit the form, or if the parent/guardian submits a different opt-out document, the principal should contact the parent or guardian to determine which 2015-16 state-mandated assessment(s) the parent does not want their student to participate in.  The principal should then mark the assessment(s) on a 2015-16 Parental Exclusion from State Assessments form.  The principal should make a notation on the form of their conversation with the parent and indicate that the parent chose to not complete and/or sign the 2015-16 Parental Exclusion from State Assessments form.  The principal should attach any applicable documents or email communications from the parent to the 2015-16 Parental Exclusion from State Assessments form and maintain a folder of the completed forms and documents.

Finally, principals need to provide a copy of the completed 2015-16 Parental Exclusion from State Assessments form to the school’s testing coordinator.  The testing coordinator should be directed to 1) make necessary changes in the SAGE TIDE system and 2) inform the Evaluation, Research, and Accountability Department, using the established Google Docs procedure, that the student is being opted out of the specified state-mandated assessment(s).  If the testing coordinator needs help with this Google Docs procedure, she/he can reference the two videos posted on the Evaluation, Research, and Accountability Department’s webpage under the “Testing Coordinators” tab:  http://assessments.jordandistrict.org/testing-coordinators/.

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The 2015-16 Emergency Procedures and Contacts manual (commonly known as the "Red Book") will be shared with you on Google Drive in an effort to keep this critical information readily available.  You should have already received hard copies of the manual through district mail. We believe that sharing the manual electronically, in a safe manner, makes it even more accessible if needed.
At this time, only JSD administrators have been included.  In the event you would like to share the manual with your administrative assistant and/or head custodian, please email a request to share to Peggy Margetts at peggy.margetts@jordandistrict.org.  Also, if your current contact information changes, please send Peggy updates immediately so she can keep the contact information as current as possible.  Feel free to contact Peggy at 801-567-8753 with any questions.

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DATE:
October 27, 2015

TO:
School Principals

FROM:
John Larsen, Business Administrator

SUBJECT:
Donation Acknowledgments

 

As a reminder, the District has a procedure for acknowledging receipt of funds from individuals or groups who donate money to benefit various school programs (see pages 44-47 of the Financial Accounting Manual).  When a school receives a monetary donation of $250 or more, please notify me so that a letter can be prepared and sent to the individual or group to acknowledge receipt of the funds.  A copy of the acknowledgement letter will be sent to you for your files.

To help with the preparation of the letter, please provide me with the following:

  1. A copy of the check.
  2. A copy of the school receipt.
  3. If the letter should be addressed to someone other than the name(s) on the check, please provide that information.
  4. Purpose of the donation (i.e., the name of the school club or group benefiting from the donation).
  5. State whether or not goods or services were provided to the donor as a result of the donation (i.e., did the donor benefit?).

Thank you for your assistance.

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DATE:
October 22, 2015

TO:
Principals

FROM:
Administrators of Schools
Dr Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent of Schools
Luann Leavitt, Consultant of Planning and Student Services
Steven Harwood System/Programming Manager

SUBJECT:
Fall Enrollment as of October 1, 2015

 

See attached memo.

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In an effort to streamline processes and improve internal controls, all open purchase orders to Office Depot will be closed November 2, 2015.  Effective immediately, orders to Office Depot should be placed on the Office Depot website (https://business.officedepot.com) using a District P-Card.  Please contact Heather Ellingson at ext. 8388 with any questions.

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DATE:
August 4, 2015

TO:
Administrators of Schools
All Elementary and Secondary Principals
All Elementary and Secondary Lunch Managers

FROM:
Scott Thomas, Administrator of Auxiliary Services
Jana Cruz, Director of Nutrition Services

SUBJECT:
Removing Food from School Kitchens

See attached memo.

 

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DATE:
July 6, 2015

TO:
All Principals

FROM:
Administrators of Schools
Laura Finlinson, Administrator of Curriculum & Staff Development
Travis Hamblin, Human Resources
Luann Leavitt, Consultant of Planning and Student Services

SUBJECT:
Dates for 1st and 6th Day Counts

See attached memo.

 

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DATE:
July 6, 2015

TO:
All Principals
Elementary Head Secretaries
Registrars
Attendance Secretaries

FROM:
Administrators of Schools
Laura Finlinson, Administrator of Curriculum & Staff Development
Luann Leavitt, Consultant of Planning and Student Services

SUBJECT:
Enrollment 2015-16

See attached memo.