Jordan School District
If you have not had the opportunity to attend and receive training on the changes in the Home & Hospital program, please attend one of the following forums:
Wed., Sept. 28th @ 9:00 a.m. or 1:00 p.m.
Thurs., Sept. 29th @ 9:00 a.m. or 1:00 p.m.
Each site has been asked to send an administrator to attend one of the sessions.
See flyer below.
Several sessions have been scheduled to provide updates on Literacy programs currently being used. See the attached flyer for details and please select a day/time that best fits your schedule.
Topics will include:
JSAS transition to Skyward
Grade-level professional development
DIBELS data, resources, reports
SLO and Benchmark assessments
Early Literacy Software Grants
Open Q & A for all things Literacy
For Elementary Principals:
Grade-Level Literacy Professional Development
We are excited for the opportunity to continue grade level specific work with teachers. Three days per grade level are scheduled throughout the year to address Literacy topics pertinent to each grade level. Classroom teachers will determine the content and presentations will be made by teachers, curriculum staff, and others. All information will be connected to the Utah Elementary ELA State Core Standards and the JSD Comprehensive Balanced Literacy Framework. The teachers selected to attend these sessions are expected to take the information back to school and share with their team. The Curriculum Department will pay for one substitute per grade level for each session. If you have off-track teachers that are able to attend, please consider sending them first to alleviate possible substitute issues. They will be paid inservice rate for their attendance. Registration is available on JPLS for each session.
Please put the following dates on your calendar.
| GRADE | TIME | DATE | ROOM | DATE | ROOM | DATE | ROOM |
| Kindergarten | 8:30 – 4:00 | October 26, 2016 | ASB Auditorium | February 28, 2017 | ASB Auditorium | April 26, 2017 | ASB Auditorium |
| First Grade | 8:30 – 4:00 | October 13, 2016 | PDC 113 | February 1, 2017 | PDC 101 | April 4, 2017 | ASB Auditorium |
| Second Grade | 8:30 – 4:00 | October 12, 2016 | PDC 102 | February 8, 2017 | PDC 101 | April 5, 2017 | ASB Auditorium |
| Third Grade | 8:30 – 4:00 | October 11, 2016 | ASB Auditorium | February 9, 2017 | PDC 103 | April 27, 2017 | ASB Auditorium |
| Fourth Grade | 8:30 – 4:00 | October 6, 2016 | ASB Auditorium | February 16, 2017 | ASB Auditorium | April 18, 2017 | ASB Auditorium |
| Fifth Grade | 8:30 – 4:00 | October 5, 2016 | PDC 102 | February 15, 2017 | PDC 101 | April 19, 2017 | PDC 102 |
| Sixth Grade | 8:30 – 4:00 | October 4, 2016 | ASB Auditorium | February 2, 2017 | PDC 101 | April 20, 2017 | ASB Auditorium |
For Secretaries:
We have invited one teacher per grade level to join us three times this year for a full day. For teachers in grades K - 3, please use 5805. For teachers in grades 4 - 6, please use 7860. These accounts are not interchangeable. Thank you for checking to be sure this information is entered correctly. Please contact Becky Gerber or Lucy Bateman if you have any questions.
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 Professional Development Dates
Attached are the dates and location that have been determined for Speech-Language Pathologist and Audiologist Professional Development. Attendance is optional with principal permission.
See attached flyer for dates and times of training meetings.
Reminder: Craig Zablocki will be speaking to all Elementary Level educators and administrators on August 17, 2016.
Riverton High
12476 S Silverwolf Wy, Riverton UT
Park on the north end of the building and go in the doors by the big RHS letters.
1:00 - 3:00 p.m. - Craig Zablocki, guest speaker
This year we will continue with touchstones and lead mentors to support provisional teachers at each school. Within the next few days you will be receiving a link to a shared document listing your lead mentor, touchstone, provisional teachers and mentors. Your lead mentor will also receive this link. Please work together to update the list.
The purpose of the touchstone is to provide an additional individual that can serve as a resource for your school’s mentor program. Your touchstone will contact your lead mentor twice a month. The touchstones can help find resources to support your mentors and provisional teachers or help make arrangements for coaching as needed. This does not mean to take the place of communication you already have in place. Please feel free to contact consultants directly for any assistance as well.
We hope the lead mentors and touchstones will collaborate to support mentors and their assigned provisional teachers. We also ask that lead mentors help to update the mentor/provisional teacher list, distribute and collect contracts, and attend lead mentor trainings. The curriculum department will provide compensation for one lead mentor per school. The first lead mentor/touchstone training will be September 12 for elementary and September 13 for secondary. The meetings will be held at the ASB from 8:00 – 11:00.
The District mentor teacher specialists are also available to provide support. Contact information and school assignments are included on a separate document. We look forward to working with each school to develop a mentor program that supports effective teaching and learning by building capacity among your staff.
All administrators, SROs and interested DARE officers are invited. See flyer below for date and time.
See flyers below for dates and times of morning and afternoon Jump Start Forums.
Attached are all forms distributed at the Annual Administrative Leadership Conference.
DATE:
August 2, 2016
TO:
Elementary Principals
Elementary Media Assistants
FROM:
Administrators of Schools
Laura Finlinson, Administrator, Curriculum/Staff Development
Norman Emerson, Instructional Support Services/Fine Arts Consultant
SUBJECT:
Quarterly Training Meetings for Elementary Media Assistants
In order to prepare and train elementary library media assistants to effectively provide services to elementary schools and to build consistency across elementary library programs, several training meetings have been scheduled for the 2016-17 school year. The participation of both of your library assistants in these meetings is expected and appreciated. The meetings are to be included in the assistants' allotted 17 hours and are scheduled on Wednesdays, the day recommended for their scheduled overlap time.
The meetings will be held at the venues shown below from 9:30-11:30 a.m.:
Please feel free to contact Norman Emerson (801-567-8364) if further information is needed. Thank you for your continued support of the library media programs in Jordan District.
See attachment for team and bay assignments.
All administrators will be assigned to a 6-member team for the TopGolf activity on Friday, August 5th, at 9:45 a.m. If you are unable to participate due to health or other issues, please call Anthony Godfrey at 801-567-8316.
Although all equipment will be provided, you are welcome to bring your own clubs.
Team assignments will be sent out next week.
DATE:
July 7, 2016
TO:
Jordan School District Administrators
FROM:
District Administration
SUBJECT:
2016 Annual Administrative Leadership Conference
You are invited to attend the annual Jordan School District Administrative Leadership Conference scheduled on Thursday and Friday, August 4 and 5, 2016 at Sunset Ridge Middle School (8292 S. Skyline Arch Drive) in West Jordan.
A program agenda is enclosed for your reference. The conference will follow a full-day format on both days. We will begin in the auditorium at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday after a light breakfast. Lunch will be provided, and meetings will adjourn by 3:30 p.m.
At the start of the day on Friday, time has been set aside for you to take care of any business items before our conference resumes. Our activity will begin that day at 10:00 a.m. at TopGolf (920 Jordan River Bldv.) in Midvale. A flyer explaining TopGolf has been enclosed. The vast majority of TopGolf participants are non-golfers, and all equipment is provided on site. Each administrator will be assigned to a team of six. If you are unable to participate due to health or other issues, please call Anthony Godfrey at 801-567-8316. We are very grateful to Doug Young and Lifetouch for sponsoring this activity.
As noted on the agenda, Craig Zablocki will be our keynote speaker on Friday afternoon. Interns assigned to your building are invited to attend all day on Thursday and in the afternoon on Friday if they wish to do so.
Appropriate dress for the conference is business casual. We look forward to seeing you then!
Principals and Administrative Assistants:
The Alternative Language Services (ALS) Department is providing a training for secretaries and all office staff who work with English learners and other students who are eligible for services through ALS (migrant, immigrant, refugee, homeless, and Native American). The training will cover the identification process and procedures for each population, as well as other relevant information needed to help schools provide support for these students and help keep schools in compliance with state and federal laws.
See flyer below for dates and times.
All elementary school teachers, counselors and administrators are invited to attend
Guest Speaker:
Craig Zablocki
Please see attached bio on Craig or check him out online at http://www.craigzablocki.com/testimonials/
Date:
August 17, 2016
Venue:
Riverton High School Auditorium
Time:
1:00 - 3:15 pm
See attached flyers for information regarding morning and afternoon Jump Start Forums to be held on August 8-10, 2016.
