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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.

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For all administrative assistants and principals:
When you have new students who have diverse backgrounds and needs, what are the laws, identification procedures, and available service for these students? All office staff are invited to this ALS Secretary and Registrar Training. Choose from six possible times to attend. See you there!

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Attached are all forms distributed at the Annual Administrative Leadership Conference.

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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.:

  • September 14, 2016-JATC South
  • November 9, 2016--School visits (venues TBA)
  • February 1, 2017--Viridian Event Center
  • March 22, 2017--Auxiliary Service Building

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.

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Administrators:
Every year JPAS trainings are made available to all new hires to help them prepare for their evaluation. This training is designed to help educators understand the effective practices measured by the UETS-based JPAS and to prepare for the evaluation. Please remind your new hires to register for the training that best fits their schedule on JPLS. Also, attached is an additional copy of the flyer sent out to each school. Please contact the JES office with any questions. Thank you for your attention to this matter.  

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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.

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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!

 

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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.

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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

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Leveraging Enrollment and FTE

Using Enrollment Data and FTE to plan and inform decisions with Travis Hamblin and Luann Leavitt
Monday, July 11, 2016
Time:  10:30 -11:30
Place:  District Office Room 129
All Administrators are invited
All Assistant Principals are invited
No registration is necessary
DO NOT MISS for new Principals.

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Principals:

Attached is information regarding a free Mastery Connect professional development opportunity intended for new teachers. This PD is being taught by instructors directly from Mastery Connect. All of the details needed are included in the two attachments from Mastery Connect. Please be aware that there is no compensation being offered to teachers from Jordan School District for attendance at this event.

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Insurance open enrollment will begin June 1 and continue through July 31.  Enrollment information is available online on the insurance web page.  Employees will have opportunities to ask questions and hear about our new H.S.A. option.  Posters were sent to each location and copies are attached for your information regarding dates and times of meetings.

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DATE:  
May 4, 2016

TO:    
Building Administrators

FROM:  
Scott Thomas, Administrator of Auxiliary Services
Paul Bergera, Staff Assistant of Auxiliary Services
Lance Everill, Facility Staff Assistant of Operations
Ron Boshard, Risk Management Coordinator

SUBJECT:  
Save the Date – Reunification Workshop and Drill

On Thursday, June 16, 2016, Jordan School District and participating agencies will collaborate in an Emergency Preparedness Workshop and Drill regarding the Reunification Action Plan.  We are extremely fortunate in having the opportunity to interact with leaders from each of our city and county municipalities within Jordan School District, which include Fire, Police and Emergency Services.

The objective of the training is to assist building administrators in becoming familiar with the Reunification Action Plan.  This plan is utilized when a school is required to conduct a controlled release of students following an emergency or other significant disruption to the normal schedule.  Training includes the proper protocol, identifies roles and responsibilities, and use of effective communication to safely account for and release students to parents/guardians.   It also provides an opportunity to enhance relationships between JSD and our communities.

We anticipate that the administrator responsible for safety and security (Incident Command) from each school/location will attend.  Please register for the workshop and drill on JPLS.  Licensure points will be issued.

When:
June 16, 2016

Workshop:
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM, Auxiliary Services Building – Auditorium

Reunification Drill:
1:00 PM – 4:-00 PM, Fox Hollow Elementary

Due to limited parking and anticipated heavy traffic during the drill at Fox Hollow Elementary, transportation will be provided.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Cc:
Cabinet members
Sandra Riesgraf, Director of Communications

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School Department Heads are invited to attend a meeting with their subject curriculum consultant in preparation for the 2016-2017 school year. A schedule of meeting locations, dates, and times is attached. Please share this information with your Department Heads. Teachers will be paid at inservice rate for attending. Thank you.

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DATE:  
April 27, 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:
May School Psychologists’ Meeting

A school psychologists’ meeting has been scheduled for Friday, May 6, 2016, from 12:00 to 3:30 p.m. at the Jordan School District Auxiliary Services Building Auditorium (7905 South Redwood Road). We will begin with an end-of-the-year potluck luncheon. Melisa Genaux, Jordan School District Autism Specialist, will provide us with a training, “High Functioning Autism: Part II.”

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

Cc: Principals