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January 7, 2018 Toner and Ink Supplies

A new contract for toner and ink supplies will be posted on the Purchasing’s website under Vendors subcategory District Contracts.

This is an approved vendor list contract and it is the responsibility of the school or department to review pricing from all vendors before making your decision.

JSD users must adhere to the following:
Review the approved vendor list
Must obtain a minimum of two (2) quotes
Must purchase from the lowest responsive quote

Be sure to specify OEM or Remanufactured toner when getting quotes.  Copy and fax machines must only use OEM and Ink cartridges must only use OEM.  Price quoted must include shipping

Deliveries should be made within two to three (2-3) business days from all vendors.  If remanufactured cartridges leak in the printer, the vendor should respond within two to three (2-3) business days after a call has been placed.  The vendor should have a qualified technician clean the printer at no cost to the District.

All current open purchase orders for toner and ink will be closed by Accounting on January 21, 2018.

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DATE: 
January 9, 2018

TO:  
School Psychologists/School Psychology Interns

FROM:   
Laura Finlinson, Administrator of Curriculum/Staff Development & Special Programs
Lisa Robinson, Director of Special Education
Fulvia Franco, Program Specialist – Guidance

SUBJECT: 
January School Psychologists’ Meeting

A school psychologists’ meeting has been scheduled for Friday, January 19, 2018, from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Auxiliary Services Building Auditorium. Verne C. Larsen, Regional Prevention Director with the Division of Substance Abuse Mental Health, will provide us with a presentation titled Unleashing the Power of Prevention.

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

cc:
Principals

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Please be aware of the increasing popularity of vaping among our youth.  A new device is showing up in classrooms called JUUL, an e-cigarette that can be concealed easily because it looks like a USB flash drive and has cartridges that are available in many kid-friendly flavors.  JUUL now has the highest market share (in tracked channels), surpassing Reynolds’ Vuse as the most popular e-cigarette product.  Here are some recent news articles about JUUL and youth:

·         “A mango-scented flash-drive-looking device lets kids smoke in class,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, December 12, 2017:  http://www.post-gazette.com/local/region/2017/12/12/JUUL-vaporizer-nicotine-flash-drive-small-concealable-e-cigarette/stories/201712120151

·         “Teenagers Embrace JUUL, Saying It's Discreet Enough To Vape In Class,” NPR, December 4, 2017: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/12/04/568273801/teenagers-embrace-juul-saying-its-discreet-enough-to-vape-in-class

·         “Juul e-cigs: The controversial vaping device popular on school campuses,” USA Today, October 31, 2017: https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/nation-now/2017/10/31/juul-e-cigs-controversial-vaping-device-popular-school-campuses/818325001/

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Utah Retirement Systems is offering individual Retirement Planning Sessions on February 7, 2018 at Oquirrh Hills Middle School. Please review the attached flyer to sign-up instructions.

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The mileage reimbursement rate is based upon the IRS rate. Effective January 1, 2018, the reimbursement rate is $0.545 per mile. Please use the attached form when submitting for mileage reimbursement. All 2017 mileage reimbursement requests should be submitted as soon as possible.

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Please note that the District Office will be closing at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, December 22, 2017. If any adjustments need to be made on December paychecks it will need to be taken care of by noon on this day. Any other questions or concerns will need to be taken care of prior to 4:00 p.m. The District Office will reopen on Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at 8:00 a.m.

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DATE:
December 20, 2017

TO:
Principals
Administrative Assistants, ALL

FROM:
Administrator of Schools
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent of Schools
Travis Hamblin, Consultant, Planning & Student Services

SUBJECT:
Permit Data and Codes

Tracking student permits is a vital part of accurately accounting for student enrollment and projections. Each fall schools report their permit information. It is recommended that permit data be tracked by “permit window” for ease of reporting. As a reminder, the following data needs to be tracked for both the early and late enrollment permit window(s):

  • The number of (both early and late window(s)):
    • Permits Requested
    • Permits Approved
    • Permits Denied

Beginning January 1, 2018 there have been two (2) small changes to permit codes/descriptions which will enable increased analysis and tracking. The following changes have been made:

  1. A new permit code of “S” has been added and is to be used for any Dual Immersion Sibling.
  2. “District Assigned” has been added to the description of permit code “H” – Court Order.

Permit documentation has been updated to reflect these changes and an updated copy has been placed in the Skyward Documentation Shared Google Drive.

Please share this information with all individuals in your school working with permits.

Should you have any questions regarding permits please call Student Services at extension 88183.

Thank you for your continued efforts tracking permits.

 

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Jordan School District

Security Camera/Video Surveillance Access

Guidelines

The purpose of these guidelines is to regulate the use of security camera/video surveillance at Jordan School District facilities and/or grounds.  These guidelines apply to the responsibility of school administration in order to access, view, download, export and/or share security camera/video surveillance.

See complete document below.

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Schools and departments can NEVER pay an employee through Accounting (i.e. check request or NPO). Employees must be paid through Payroll (i.e. True Time or Time Sheet). Accounting only pays vendors (businesses) and reimburses employees for purchases they made on behalf of the District.

If an employee has a business which:
a) has a business license, and
b) does work for other entities beside the District, and
c) completes an "Independent Contractor Declaration," and
d) the work they are doing has no similarity to the work the District hired the individual to do, then that business may be paid through Accounting.

However, this is extremely rare and care should be taken to ensure the above four items are true. When you have any doubt about a certain situation, it is safer to pay the person through Payroll as an employee.

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With the recent return of our winter inversion, it is a good time to review the Utah Department of Health's air quality guidelines for schools. Attached you will find the "Recess Guidance for Schools" with additional helpful information at the following link:   http://health.utah.gov/asthma/airquality/recess.html .There are two buttons on this website that will be of special interest: "Current Air Quality Levels" and Utah Recess Guidance Tool." 

If you are interested in receiving alerts when the PM2.5 levels require students to stay indoors, you may sign up for those email alerts at bguerra@utah.gov . A free downloadable app is also available at UtahAir.app which will allow you to check air quality levels from the convenience of your phone.

As a reminder, we respect parents' decisions to have their children stay indoors due to poor air quality. Thanks for your efforts to keep our students safe. Enjoy the winter!