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Volunteer reports need to be submitted to Insurance Services.

Workers' Compensation insurance costs are based on numbers submitted by schools.   It is important that this information be accurate and complete.

PTA figures must be separate from other volunteer hours.

Attached is a copy of the Volunteer Report for the period from December 1, 2020 to March 31, 2021.

Please complete this form and return it to Cheryl Matson, Director of Insurance Services, by April 30, 2021.

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Principals:

Reminder: Two LAND Trust reports are due tomorrow, Friday, March 26, 2021.

2019-20 Final Report
2021-22 Upcoming LAND Trust Plan

Spring Break is next week. Please complete your reports by tomorrow so you can enjoy your time off! As a side note, I will also be off enjoying spring break next week. Please contact me, Nadine Page, at 801-567-8182 or nadine.page@jordandistrict.org, today or tomorrow if you have any questions regarding the completion of these two reports.

Here are previous JAM links to help you in preparing these reports:

JAM - Feb 11th
Recap of the principal meeting training as well as helpful documents.

JAM - Mar 11th
Information regarding the deadlines and how to prepare the reports. You each received an email on March 11th with important information pertinent to your individual school to help in preparing these reports.

Thanks for all of your help in getting these reports to the AOS and Board Members responsible for reviewing and approving the reports.

 

 

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DATE:  
March 25, 2021

TO: 
Jordan District Administrators, Directors

FROM:
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Administrators of Schools

SUBJECT: 
Time Schedule for the Last Day of School

Please review the entire memo carefully for your school dismissal time, and convey that information to your students and parents. Once again, we extend our appreciation to the administration and employees who work in the Transportation Department for assisting in the transportation adjustment required to accommodate these changes.

Public Law:
R277 Education, Administration
R277-419-2 Definitions
R277-419 Pupil Accounting
R277-419-4 Minimum School Days

“School day” means a minimum of two hours per day per session in Kindergarten and a minimum of four hours per day in grades one through twelve, subject to the requirements described in Section R277-419-4. All school day calculations shall exclude lunch periods and pass time between classes but may include recess periods that include organization or instruction from school staff.

Cc:
Paul Bergera, Director of Transportation
Jana Cruz, Director of Nutrition Services
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services

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Hope you were able to register for the Instructional Leadership Conference, “Teaching Begins with the Learner.” In the next week, participants will receive an email from “Summit Events” with a username, password, and information to access the conference sessions. You will have access to the sessions from April 3 - April 12.

Visit Session Summaries for a small collection of questions to guide your viewing.

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Jordan School District has developed an instructional plan for literacy and has adopted curriculum to strengthen instruction in both Tier 1 and Tier 2 settings to support all students and address disrupted learning. Please join us to learn about the plan, the curriculum, and the suggested daily schedule to help you prepare for the coming year.  Two dates have been provided so every elementary school building principal and assistant principal can attend.  The dates are April 8th and 13th from 8:30-4:00 in the ASB Auditorium.

Register in JPLS. Search for Literacy Launch, or Course 101669

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Next steps for planning summer school...

  • By March 26 -- Determine dates and times of summer school. Record on “Summer School Schedule” sheet in your school ESSER Worksheets document.
  • (Optional) By March 26, school administration -- Indicate the number of summer school curriculum packages needed. Record on “Summer School Schedule” sheet in your school ESSER Worksheets document.
  • School Folder Link

IMPORTANT NOTE: T&L needs this information to begin preliminary transportation planning and to order curriculum packages.

  • T&L will share start and end times with transportation for preliminary planning. Schools will be notified if scheduling adjustments need to be made.

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DATE:  
Thursday, March 25, 2021

TO: 
All Principals

FROM: 
Shelley Nordick, Ph.D., Administrator of Teaching and Learning
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability

SUBJECT:  
2021 USBE School Climate Survey Response Rate Links

Principals are encouraged to use the following links to monitor the response rates for the student and adult USBE School Climate Surveys.

As a reminder, all students in grades K-12 should have time scheduled during the school day to take the school climate survey.

An email went out on Monday, March 22, 2021, inviting all school employees to take the climate survey for their school. Evaluation, Research & Accountability will send out emails reminding school employees to take the survey.

An email will be sent out soon inviting all parents to take the climate survey for each school at which they have a student enrolled. Principals will be notified when this email has been sent to parents. Once the initial parent invitation has been sent, principals are encouraged to post the link to the adult survey on their website and send out reminder Skylerts to parents to take the survey.

Response Rate Links:

Parent Survey Response Counts:
https://jordandistrict.az1.qualtrics.com/reports/public/am9yZGFuZGlzdHJpY3QtNjA1OGM1NzA5ZGQzODgwMDBmMGI1NjY2LVVSXzAzMXVIbmNFMUpyaGtZUg==

Teacher and Staff Survey Response Counts:
https://jordandistrict.az1.qualtrics.com/reports/public/am9yZGFuZGlzdHJpY3QtNjA1OGMzYjJjOWMyNjUwMDExOGM2ZTllLVVSXzAzMXVIbmNFMUpyaGtZUg==

Grades K-12 Student Survey Response Counts:
https://jordandistrict.az1.qualtrics.com/reports/public/am9yZGFuZGlzdHJpY3QtNjA1OGMwNTYzZDZkY2EwMDBmNTMyZjk3LVVSXzAzMXVIbmNFMUpyaGtZUg==

Grades 3-5 Student Survey Response Counts:
https://jordandistrict.az1.qualtrics.com/reports/public/am9yZGFuZGlzdHJpY3QtNjA1OGMwZmU3N2I4ODMwMDE3ZTQ2MTQ2LVVSXzAzMXVIbmNFMUpyaGtZUg==

Grades 6-12 Student Survey Response Counts:
https://jordandistrict.az1.qualtrics.com/reports/public/am9yZGFuZGlzdHJpY3QtNjA1OGJkMWJmYTdmOTEwMDEzMmU2MGEyLVVSXzAzMXVIbmNFMUpyaGtZUg==

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DATE:
March 17, 2021

TO:
Principal
Elementary and Middle School Resource Team Leaders
High School Special Education Team Leaders

FROM:
Lisa Robinson, Administrator of Schools
Kim Lloyd, Director of Special Education

SUBJECT:
Special Education Resource Instructional Assistants for 2021-22
Special Education Support Class Instructional Assistants for 2021-22

This memo is designed to explain how special education instructional assistants can be requested and will be allocated to each schools’ special education program(s) for the 2021-22 school year. If you have any questions, please contact your assigned teacher specialist or program administrator. We want to make sure everyone has the support staff necessary to meet student’s individual IEP needs.

You will receive an email including the Projected Resource Staffing Needs Survey form that is specific to your school or program. This form will include your current staffing allocations (this is your current staff minus your current critical needs staff). Please use this form to summarize the additional instructional assistants needed to meet the collective needs of the students you submitted on Checklist of Existing Environmental and Instructional Supports and Rubric to Determine Need for Critical Need Support. This request should be agreed upon by all team members and your building principal or assigned administrator should sign the request.

Please Submit all three forms to your assigned teacher specialist by Friday, April 16, 2021. You will receive a preliminary critical needs instructional assistant allocation by Friday, May 7, 2021. Additional Critical Needs may be requested after school starts or if the students in your class or program change significantly.

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Job postings can be viewed at: https://www.teachers-teachers.com/employer/jordan-school-district-5390

As per, District Policy DP304 -Teacher Transfers, principals will interview at least two (2) qualified transfer candidates if available through June 1.

During screening, Principals will consider both internal/current applicants listed on the Teacher Transfer Request Report, which is generated by email each Monday, and external applicants listed in K12jobspot. Human Resources will also review both lists to ensure this policy is followed before approving any new hire request.

Applicant Process:
Internal (Transfer) - Current JSD teachers apply by submitting a request through the Teacher Transfer Request located in Skyward Employee Access. A Teacher Transfer Request Report is emailed to Principals each Monday.

External - New applicants apply through K12jobspot and these applications are immediately available to principals and/or designated administrators.

For additional assistance, please contact
Stacy Krahenbuhl, Elementary - stacy.krahenbuhl@jordandistrict.org,
Jill Lisonbee, Secondary - jill.lisonbee@jordandistrict.org

DP304 NEG Teacher Transfer Policy

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DATE:
March 8, 2021

TO:
All Principals
All Budget Directors

FROM:
John Larsen, Business Administrator
June LeMaster, Ph.D., Administrator, Human Resources
Daniel Ellis, Director of Accounting, Budgets & Audits
Derek Anderson, Director of Accounting, Budgets & Audits
Cheryl Matson, Director of Insurance Services
Michael Heaps, Director of Information Systems
Sarah Palmer, Director of Payroll
Kurt Prusse, Director of Purchasing

SUBJECT:
Year-End Processing Deadlines

Please observe the following critical deadlines, listed in the memo below, regarding the financial year-end processes for the 2020-21 year. Please review these dates as they could have a major effect on your location’s ability to operate.

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Please complete the “Summer School Schedule” sheet in your school ESSER Worksheets document before April 26th as follows:

  • High Schools indicate your intention to request transportation.
  • Middle Schools record your summer school start and end dates, the days of the week, the start and end time, and indicate your intention to request transportation.
  • Elementary Schools record your summer school start and end dates, the days of the week, the start and end time, indicate your intention to request transportation, and (optional) indicate the number of summer school curriculum packages. Training dates for SORing to Summer Success curriculum package (optional).

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Jordan School District has developed an instructional plan for literacy and has adopted curriculum to strengthen instruction in both Tier 1 and Tier 2 settings to support all students. Please join us to learn about the plan, the curriculum, and the suggested daily schedule to help you prepare for the coming year. Two dates have been provided so every elementary school building principal and assistant principal can attend. The dates are April 8th and 13th from 8:30-4:00 in the ASB Auditorium.

Tentative  Agenda Items:

  • Overview of Reading
  • Tier 1 Instruction
  • Tier 2 Instruction
  • Assessment Structure
  • Content Integration
  • Support for EL students
  • Recommended Daily Schedule
  • Summer Professional Development

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DATE:  
March 17, 2021

TO: 
All Elementary

FROM:  
Derek Anderson, Director of Accounting, Budgets, and Audits

SUBJECT: 
Year-End Textbook Adoption Balance

With the year-end approaching quickly, one thing to keep in mind is the math expressions adoption and its impact on your year-end balance for your textbook allocation balance.

Please see memo below.

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Principals:

According to the latest information from the State LAND Trust people, the website won’t be back up until sometime in April. The same due dates must be kept on our end in order to finish the review by the AOS’ and the approvals by the JSD Board of Education. All of this must happen in order for the Board to give their final approval at the April 27th Board Meeting. The State must have the approvals by May 15th in order for our 2021-22 funding to take place on time.

In light of this we are asking the following of each of you:

  • A final report of what you spent in 2019-20 will be emailed to each of you on March 11th. You can use this report to complete the 2019-20 Final Report on a Word Doc. Please follow what you have done in the past when completing the final plan. This report, for the State website, must be completed before the 2021-22 Upcoming Plan can be added to the website. Please submit this report, in Word form, to Nadine Page (page@jordandistrict.org). The AOS’ will review and mark as complete the final report from the Word Doc. When the website comes up you will then need to input the information into their format.
  • The 2021-22 Upcoming Plan template, was initially sent out in the February 11th JAM along with the School LAND Trust Training recap given by Natalie Gordon. The template is also attached to this JAM. Please complete your 2021-22 Upcoming Plan on this template, in Word form, and submit to Nadine Page (nadine.page@jordandistrict.org) on or before the March 26th due date. The AOS’ will review the 2021-22 Plan from the Word Doc. The Board members will also review and approve the 2021-22 Upcoming Plan from this document. When the website comes up you will then need to input the information into their format.
  • Along with the electronic final report, being sent to you on March 11th, you will receive a revised 2021-22 LAND Trust allocation to use in completing your plan.

You will also find a copy of the most recent Appropriate Expenditures from the State website as well as suggested wording to use under "What would you do if you receive additional funding".

If you have any questions please contact Nadine Page, 801-567-8182 or nadine.page@jordandistrict.org. Thank you for your help in getting these reports completed and approved!

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DATE:     
Thursday, March 11, 2021

TO:   
All Schools

FROM:   
Shelley Nordick, Ph.D, Administrator of Teaching & Learning
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability

SUBJECT:
2020-21 USBE School Climate Survey Links

Jordan School District will be administering the USBE-mandated school climate survey this year in place of the stakeholder survey that has been administered in previous years.  The school climate survey window opens Wednesday, March 17th and closes on Friday, May 7th.  Surveys are administered to all students in grades K-12, parents, school employees and school resource officers (SROs).

To prepare for, and conduct, the 2020-21 USBE school climate survey, please make sure the following activities are completed for each of surveys:

Student Survey
There are three student surveys: One for students in grades K-2, grades 3-5 and grades 6-12.  Links to the student surveys have been sent to each school tech to load onto computers.

Principals are asked to disseminate the USBE School Climate Survey Teacher Script attached with this memo to their teachers.  After the survey window opens, schools should provide time during the school day for students to take the survey.  Principals may consider designating a homeroom class as the time that students take the school climate survey.

Here are the links to the student surveys:

Grades K-2: https://jordandistrict.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bkFAb5FGBOS57vM

Grades 3-5: https://jordandistrict.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3J1c88baiWNlJMa

Grades 6-12: https://jordandistrict.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0uHAKmyjO8NKZPo

Adult Survey
After the survey window opens, individual licensed faculty, classified staff, and administrators will receive an email from the district with a link inviting them to participate in the school climate survey.  Principals may consider notifying teacher and staff that such an email will be forthcoming.  Principals are also encouraged to provide time in a faculty meeting for employees to take the survey.

A Skylert will be sent to parents inviting them to take the school climate survey.  Principals are encouraged to post the adult survey link on school websites and send out reminder Skylerts inviting parents to take the survey.

Please note that there is a Spanish version of the adult survey available.  Respondents simply click on the English box in the upper right corner of the survey and select Spanish instead.

Here is the link to the adult survey: https://jordandistrict.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cGvnQbMjvtfjifA

Please see the JAM dated February 25th for survey administration details, the length of the survey, parental opt out forms and the school climate survey question items.

Please contact Ben Jameson at 801-567-8243 or ben.jameson@jordandistrict.org with questions.