Jordan School District
DATE:
September 12, 2016
TO:
District Administration
FROM:
Administrators of Schools
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent of Schools
Luann Leavitt, Planning and Student Services
SUBJECT:
14th Day Drop Count vs. the Estomat
All Schools, Traditional and YRE
See attached memo.
DATE:
August 23, 2016
TO:
All Principals
FROM:
Administrators of Schools
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent of Schools
Luann Leavitt, Planning and Student Services
SUBJECT:
1st Day Enrollment vs. the Estimate
All Schools, Traditional and YRE
See attached memo.
DATE:
August 15, 2016
TO:
District Administration
FROM:
Administrators of Schools
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent of Schools
Luann Leavitt, Planning and Student Services
SUBJECT:
1st Day Enrollment vs. the Estimate
Year-round Schools, Tracks A, B, C & D
(August 15, 2016 count)
See attached memo.
See attachments for additional ideas for increasing attendance in your school.
DATE:
September 7, 2016
TO:
Elementary Principals
Secondary Principals
FROM:
Administrators of Schools
Laura Finlinson, Administrator, Curriculum/Staff Development
Norman Emerson, Instructional Support Services/Fine Arts Consultant
SUBJECT:
Ballet West 2016-17 Student In-Theater Presentations
Ballet West will once again be providing student in-theater presentations at the Capitol Theater during the 2016-17 school year as follows:
Please note that November 10, December 6, and February 22 are field trip busing moratorium dates.
Although these performances are provided free of charge, Ballet West will not be subsidizing busing as they have in the past. However, all attendees may request a student/teacher workshop to supplement their attendance at a Ballet West student in-theater presentation.
To request a student in-theater presentation, please contact Verlene Jensen at 801-567-8296 or verlene.jensen@jordandistrict.org.
Elementary Principals: The Elementary Testing Bulletin for September is posted below.
DATE:
August 31, 2016
TO:
Elementary Principals
FROM:
Scott Thomas, Administrator, Auxiliary Services
Paul Bergera, Staff Assistant, Auxiliary Services
Dave Rostrom, Director, Facility Services
Lance Everill, Manager, Facility Operations
Ron Boshard, Coordinator, Risk Management
SUBJECT:
Safety/Green Ribbon Month - September
There is nothing more important than safety. It is our responsibility to help prepare our students to be as safe as possible and promote a healthy interaction with the community. Jordan School District has been collaborating with the Region PTA to promote Safety/Green Ribbon Month, which will be September.
All elementary schools are encouraged to participate in this PTA led program, which focuses on education, awareness and prevention of pedestrian/motor vehicle crash injuries.
The PTA will have a packet that consists of:
A Reunification video was produced last year by the Jordan School District Office of Communications, to be shown to parents/guardians to inform them on protocol and expectations for reunifying them with students following an emergency/disruption to school. The video is available on the District Web site under the Parents & Students tab, by selecting General Information, then Student Safety. The Safety Super Hero video is located on this Web page and can be shown to students during Safety/Green Ribbon Month and anytime in the future to reinforce safe behavior.
The JSD Department of Transportation is offering a Safety in the Schools - Riding the Bus Safely assembly. Transportation Training Office Assistant Luanne Smith will be contacting your school to schedule an assembly. Transportation and the Office of Communications have produced an exciting new bus safety video that will soon be available for schools.
If your school’s PTA President has not reached out to you regarding possible PTA led activities at your school, please feel free to contact them.
Please be aware of the many flu shot clinics that have been scheduled in our schools this fall (see attachment). English and Spanish versions are included, for schools to post for their communities. Employees are welcome at all of the clinics. Please also note the clinics scheduled for the District Office and for the ASB. Have a healthy year!
DATE:
August 29, 2016
TO:
Elementary Principals
FROM:
Laura Finlinson, Administrator of Curriculum and Staff Development
Clyde Mason, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability
SUBJECT:
Research Project
The Research Review Committee has reviewed a research project in which your school has been asked to participate.
Project Title: “Video Self-Modeling with Elementary School Students Displaying Behavioral Engagement Deficits Due to Traumatic Brain Injury”
Applicant: PFLIEGER, Courtney
The project has been approved by the District Research Review Committee. The applicant has been directed to contact you to discuss the extent of the project and to obtain your permission to conduct the study at your school. If you have questions or concerns relating to participation, please contact Clyde Mason at 567-8243.
Thank you for your assistance.
If administrators or counselors receive a request from a charter student to enroll in one or more classes, please contact your Administrator of Schools. More information will follow at our next principals meeting.
As you know, we are no longer using the PALS assessment for Kindergarten. You may surplus PALS kits using a Textbook Surplus form and following the normal procedures.
I am pleased to let you know Info Systems has finished the programming to allow teachers to enter Guided Reading Levels directly into Skyward. The step-by-step instructions are attached, including screen shots. Please feel free to distribute to teachers. We will also post this page to the CBL website for future reference.
Some teachers will find the instructions sufficient to complete the process; others may like some additional guidance. I have attached a flier with several dates where I will be available to offer additional ‘hands-on’ training for those who would like the extra help. You may choose to send one teacher that will come back and train others, one per grade level, or all who wish to attend…. Whatever works best for your situation. Please be sure to note participants will be paid for attending and need to bring their laptop.
**The programming for the administrative side, which will allow you to view/print teacher, grade, and school reports, is not yet complete. I will provide instructions for you as soon as I get them from Info Systems. I will, also, walk through the steps at upcoming Principal Literacy Support sessions scheduled for the second week of September.
Important SLO Information
Because of changes to the law, SAGE scores may no longer be used as the SLO rating for teachers. Therefore, all classroom teachers will need to use SLOs. An email message will be sent to all JSD educators with preliminary guidelines for the SLO process as described below:
The 2016-2017 Secondary SLOs will be available to secondary teachers throughout the year and can be administered by quarter, by semester, or, in some cases, by standard. Scores for both pre-test and post-test should be entered into Mastery Connect as soon as students have completed the tests.
Elementary teachers will have the option of using math, reading, or writing to measure student growth. Teachers may select their SLO subject now and give the pre-test for only that subject or teachers may give more than one pre-test and report the one with the highest rating. It is recommended that pre-tests be given within the first three weeks of school.
The process for reporting SLO ratings will be similar to last year; however, teachers will not be required to turn scores into folders. Before the end of the first quarter, you will each receive a spreadsheet similar to the ones you got last year. Instructions will accompany your spreadsheet. For now, please record any SLO pre-test data in Mastery Connect so that you will be able to transfer it once your post-tests are completed.
If you have questions, please feel free to contact one of Curriculum’s content administrators.
| CONTENT AREA | CONTACT | NUMBER |
| Elementary Language Arts | Becky Gerber | 88087 |
| Secondary Language Arts | Mindy Dummer | 88152 |
| Math | Wendy Harmon | 88377 |
| Social Studies | Pam Su’a | 88320 |
| Science | Jane Harward | 88169 |
| Fine Arts – Dance/Theater | Robyn Bishop | 88129 |
| Fine Arts - Music | Norm Emerson | 88364 |
| Fine Arts – Visual Arts | Mindy Dummer | 88152 |
| CTE | Sonja Ferrifino | 75959 |
| General Questions | Shelley Nordick | 88110 |
DATE:
August 19, 2016
TO:
Elementary Principals
FROM:
Laura Finlinson, Administrator of Curriculum and Staff Development
Norman R. Emerson, Fine Arts Consultant
SUBJECT:
Assemblies by Artistic Resources for Teachers and Students, Inc. (ARTS, Inc.)
ARTS, Inc., now in its fifty-fifth year of operation, was founded in 1961 and has provided performances in all forty-one school districts in Utah, reaching more than 250 schools each year with professional arts and education programming. We welcome their artists in our schools again for the 2016-17 school year.
Enclosed you will find the following:
The artists have been instructed to contact you at least two weeks prior to their assembly to verify starting times and specific needs for their performance. If the date selected for the music group to perform at your school does not work with your schedule, please contact the music group as soon as possible to reschedule. The name and phone number of the contact person for each group has been provided.
If you have any questions, please contact Norman Emerson at 801-567-8364.
In order to be consistent with Federal reporting guidelines, the threshold for coding purchases to equipment (object 730) or computer equipment (731) is increasing to $5,000. Effective immediately, all purchases where a single item is less than $5,000 should be coded to 610 (supplies) or new object code 650 (technology supplies). This change does not alter the purchasing threshold of required quotes for a single item >$1,000 or a group of items >$2,000 nor does it impact the items requiring asset tags.
The 2016-17 year will be a transition year. Please do not change purchase orders already in Skyward or submit journal entries for past purchases. Current budgets have not been modified. Please code the purchases to the correct account, regardless of budget. Schools will be able to transfer budget between equipment and supplies in December and June. District departments and grant programs may make budget revisions in January to reflect current requirements.
Please contact Heather Ellingson (ext. 88388) with any questions.
DATE:
August 15, 2016
TO:
All Principals
All Special Education Staff
FROM:
Laura Finlinson, Administrator of Curric./Staff Development & Special Programs
Lisa Robinson, Director of Special Education
Julie Brown, Program Specialist
SUBJECT:
Mandatory Special Education Training
In lieu of the Special Education Opening Inservice, the Special Education department has developed compliance training for all special education staff. All elementary and all provisional staff will attend a half-day training. There are 4 sessions available to help disperse the number of staff that will be out of the building. Substitutes may be requested using budget code 1292. Special educators are responsible for arranging coverage. Registration will be through JPLS. Middle and high school career staff will be trained together by Feeder system during a Friday morning PLC to minimize staff being out of the building. The dates, times, and locations for all trainings are below.
All Elementary and Provisional Staff:
September 7, 2016 8:00 a. m. -11:00 a. m. JATC South Auditorium
September 7, 2016 12:30 p. m. -3:30 p. m. JATC South Auditorium
September 8, 2016 8:00 a. m. -11:00 a. m. JATC South Auditorium
September 8, 2016 12:30 p. m. -3:30 p. m. JATC South Auditorium
September 9, 2016 7:00 a. m. -8:15 a. m.
Bingham Feeder - BHS Room E204
Herriman Feeder - HHS Room 1403
West Jordan Feeder - WJHS Room E27
September 16, 2016 7:00 a. m. -8:15 a. m.
Copper Hills Feeder - CHHS Room 2702
Riverton Feeder - RHS Room 2305
DATE:
August 10, 2016
TO:
Principals
Speech-Language Pathologists
Speech-Language Technicians
Speech-Language Interns
Audiologists
FROM:
Laura Finlinson, Administrator of Curric./Staff Development & Special Programs
Lisa Robinson, Director of Special Education
Kristin Norris, CCC-SLP, TS, Speech-Language-Audiology Program
SUBJECT:
2016-2017 TENTATIVE Speech-Language-Audiology Assignments
Attached are the TENTATIVE Speech-Language-Audiology Assignments as of August 10, 2016.
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.
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