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Curriculum will pay for one administrator per school to attend the Instructional Leadership in the 21st Century Conference sponsored through CITES on March 23 and 24, 2017. If registration is requested before Dec. 22, two registrations per school will be paid by curriculum. If you would like to attend, please contact Noreen in Curriculum.

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We have an auction on PublicSurplus.com which will end on Tuesday, December 6th. It will be the last one before the Winter Break. Please take a look and see if there is anything you need for your building.

Also, just a reminder that your school needs to do their surplus paperwork and turn it in with all signatures if you want to be scheduled for pick up. Please do not delay in getting your paperwork in so that we can see how soon we can schedule our next surplus pick up.

As always, thank you for all your help and cooperation with this request.

Happy Holidays from Fixed Assets and the Surplus Warehouse

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Principals:

With the arrival of winter weather conditions, please take time to review District procedures for snow closures and delayed starts.

When severe weather is forecast, District personnel will monitor conditions on roadways throughout the night. Superintendent Johnson will determine if school closures or delays are necessary by 5 a.m. All decisions regarding closures or delays will come from the District.

No announcement means normal school operation.

School closure or delayed start information will be posted on the District website and through social media no later than 6:30 a.m. The information will also be broadcast on local news outlets.

Please remember that parents can keep children home when weather is extreme. We ask that you respect this decision and work with families.

Full Emergency Communications & Snow Closure Guidelines can be found at http://jordandistrict.org/resources/emergency/

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DATE:
November 3, 2016

TO:
Principals

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

SUBJECT:
Revised Fall Enrollment as of October 1, 2016

See attached, revised memo.

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Elementary Administrators

Thank you for your help in the SLO process. By now, all teachers should have completed an SLO pretest and recorded the scores in MasteryConnect. The process for reporting SLO scores will be similar to last year, with the addition of several automated steps. Teachers will use a spreadsheet that has been programmed to guide them through each of the steps for recording pre and posttest scores. The spreadsheet will be sent to secondary teachers so those who completed SLOs during the first quarter can initially test the spreadsheet by submitting their data. Elementary teachers will receive the spreadsheet at a later date. The spreadsheet, along with instructions on getting started, is included. If you would like to become familiar with this process, please feel free to follow the instructions and add your own data to the spreadsheet. If you have questions about this process, please contact Holly Allen at holly.allen@jordandistrict.org or extension 88115.

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The Conference will be hosted by Alpine School District, with Jordan School District graciously providing space for the event at our Auxiliary Services Building (ASB).

Date:  November 8th, 2016
Time: Check-in beginning at 7:45
Place: Jordan District Auxiliary Services Building (ASB)
             7905 South Redwood Road
             West Jordan

Hands-on classes in Data Mining, Advanced Data Mining, Budgetary Data Mining and Processing Lists will be featured this year.
There will also be a session covering the brand spanking new Student Graduation and Career Planner just added in the Skyward October 2016 release.

No registration is required, plan on a full day or just a few sessions that interest you.
We promise there is something for everyone!

Please see the attached flyer for session times and descriptions.

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Educational Technology Endorsement Program

The Educational Technology Endorsement Program (ETEP) is an intensive 1-2-year professional development program provided to a group of Jordan teachers by the Jordan Educational Technology department. It comprises a blend of evening face-to-face sessions and online learning in which teachers explore ways to leverage classroom technology in a constructivist, student-centered approach to increase instructional effectiveness and student achievement.

Objectives for this project include:

  • Enhance teacher instructional practices by using technology seamlessly in classrooms
  • Emphasize project-based learning, constructivist approaches, and student-centered classrooms
  • Enrich instructional effectiveness
  • Increase student academic achievement

This program is intensive, with participation in a 3 credit hour course required every semester. Each course includes 5-6 face-to-face sessions as well as an online component. At the successful completion of the program, participants will have received 18 credit hours (USOE or UVU) and also receive their Educational Technology Endorsement.

The district provides the following for each participant:

  • 18 hours of college or lane change credit.
  •  Participant must pay for UVU credit. USBE credit is free.
  • Educational Technology Endorsement on teaching certificate. (Participant must submit paperwork and pay fee to USBE.)

An informational meeting will be held November 15, in the ASB Auditorium. For more information please visit the following link. Registration for the 2017 cadre begins November 16, 2016. If you have any questions about the ETEP program please contact Raimee Jensen  801-567-8158 in the Educational Technology department.

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Secure Document Shredding

What do we do with confidential records that need to be shredded?

Records to be destroyed need to be retained in a secure place at your school. When you have accumulated more than 10 boxes, please contact Columbus Secure Document Solutions at 801-262-1588 to schedule pickup and disposal. We have established an Open Purchase Order to cover the cost of their services.

The following steps are critical as you prepare your records for pickup:

  1. Please remove records from loose leaf binders and hanging file folders. Only box materials that can be shredded.
  2. All confidential records / materials must be boxed, taped shut and visibly labeled as CONFIDENTIAL TO BE DESTROYED. Boxes that are not secured and labeled will not be accepted.
  3. Please collect boxed / labeled records in one central location.
  4. At the scheduled date and time, please have someone available to direct workers to where the boxes are for quick and efficient pick up.

For guidelines on records retention, please refer to District Policy Number DP367 – District Records Management and Number AS61 – Student Records.

Link to Auxiliary Services website: http://auxiliaryservices.jordandistrict.org/facility-operations/secure-document-shredding/

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The annual UCTM conference will be held November 4th and 5th at West High. The keynote will be the current NCTM president, Matthew R. Larson. In addition to the conference, there is a leadership meeting for any school math leaders, math coaches, or even administrators. This will be held November 4th at Innovations High prior to the UCTM Conference. Matthew R. Larson will also speak at this event. See flyers for details.

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There is a book study of Jo Boaler's book Mathematical Mindsets. This class will be in a webinar format. There are 5 one hour sessions for administrators and 5 one hour sessions for teachers. See attached flyers for the two different sessions. USBE will purchase the book for any participants who do not already have a copy of the book.

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DATE:  
October 3, 2016

TO:  
School Psychologists

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

SUBJECT:
October School Psychologists’ Meeting

A school psychologists’ meeting has been scheduled for Friday, October 14, 2016, from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Jordan Applied Technology Center (JATC South) Building Auditorium, 12723 S. Park Avenue (2080 W.) Riverton. Najmeh Hourmanesh, Ph.D., RPT-S, NCSP. school psychologist at Heartland Elementary, will provide us with a presentation on Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT).

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

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Principals