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DATE:  
September 13, 2016

TO:   
Principals
School Psychologists

FROM:   
Laura Finlinson, Administrator of Curriculum/Staff Development Lisa Robinson, Special Education Director

SUBJECT: 
Invitation to A.S.P.E.N. Behavior Training

All school administrators and school psychologists are invited to attend one of the following courses on the A.S.P.E.N. Behavior Management Training. This training provides strategies for school personnel to effectively manage and de-escalate aggressive student behavior in the school setting. Two training times will be provided to allow for multiple personnel in the school to attend.

Please register in JPLS so we can plan for the appropriate materials. If you can attend at the last minute please feel free to come, however, because we are providing certification for attendance, it is important that you do attend an entire session. This course will be offered to other educator groups in the future or could be customized for your individual school staff needs. We look forward to seeing you there!

A.S.P.E.N. Behavior Management Training
JATC-South Auditorium
Wednesday, October 12th
Session 1: 8:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Session 2: 12:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Sign up through JPLS for ASPEN Behavior Management Session 1 or Session 2

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JSD Administrators:

Due to scheduling conflicts, the HR Administrators have REVISED the voluntary 2016-17 HR Administrator Training sessions. Please refer to the attached REVISED schedule, which is also available for view on AdminOnly.

These sessions will provide you with information you will find helpful as laws, policies and practices continue to evolve. The first session on October 5th will address a progressive discipline plan for both licensed and classified employees.

We look forward to seeing you at each of these three training sessions.

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DATE:
September 6, 2016

TO:
All Principals
Administrative Assistants

FROM:
Laura Finlinson, Administrator of Curriculum and Staff Development
Nancy Ward, Coordinator of Educational Support Services
Jordan School District Nurses

SUBJECT:
Medication Administration Training

All new employees who may be administering medication in school must attend a training. As a review, other employees who administer medication may wish to attend this training. A memo is attached.

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DATE:
September 13, 2016

TO:
Principals
Administrative Assistants

FROM:
Laura Finlinson, Administrator of Curriculum and Staff Development
Nancy Ward, Coordinator of Educational Support Services
Jordan School District Nurses

SUBJECT:
Immunization Policy and Guidelines, Skyward and USIIS Inservice

An immunization in-service class will be offered for office staff and administrators. It is especially important for staff who register students in school to attend. Please see the attached document.

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The Curriculum Department will pay for one administrator per building to attend the CITES Learning Edge Conference on November 15, 2016. See the attached flyer for more information. Please send the name of the administrator to Amanda Hansen by October 7th and she will take care of the registration.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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

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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!