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Thursday, July 25, 2019

TO:  
All Principals and District Department Directors/Consultants

FROM:  
Anthony Godfrey, Superintendent
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability

SUBJECT:  
2019-20 Required Testing Ethics Professional Development Procedures for Classified Employees

Licensed teachers will do their testing ethics training as part of their annual crucial policies and procedures review. Principals do not need to train their teachers on testing ethics for the 2019-20 school year; however, principals will need to do an in-person training with any classified support staff that will participate in any kind of testing.

Instructions, materials, and documentation forms for the required 2019-20 Testing Ethics professional development, are being sent to schools via the Jordan Administrative Memo (JAM). These materials will also be available online at http://assessments.jordandistrict.org/ethics/ . The three required procedures for completing this testing ethics professional development are listed on the “2019-20 Principal’s Testing Ethics Checklist for Classified Employees” form provided in the materials, which is due to the Evaluation, Research & Accountability Department by Friday, September 20, 2019.

It is important that all classified staff that assist with testing be reminded that the professional testing ethics required for all Federally-mandated assessments such as NAEP and WIDA or State-mandated assessments such as RISE, Utah Aspire Plus, ACT, Acadience Reading benchmarks and progress monitoring, also apply to all District-mandated assessments such as benchmark tests, SLO assessments, and other District-created assessments. Students must not be given secured assessment questions as homework or discussion items. Any use of secured assessment questions for instruction, discussion, or homework compromises the validity and integrity of the assessment questions and constitutes a violation of professional testing ethics protocol.

Principals are to make sure that teachers as well as paraprofessionals that assist with testing understand that professional testing ethics must be followed when working with District-mandated as well as State- and Federally-mandated assessments. Principals are also to remind teachers and paraprofessionals that assist with testing that any potential disciplinary action specified for violating professional testing ethics on State- and Federally-mandated assessments, also applies to any violation of professional testing ethics on District-mandated assessments.

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July 18, 2019

TO:
Elementary School Principals

FROM:  
Anthony Godfrey, Superintendent of Schools
Travis Hamblin, Planning and Student Services

SUBJECT:   
Kindergarten Enrollment – Birth Certificate Requirement(s)

Please see attached memo for guidelines.

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Michael Anderson, previously Administrator of Schools, has been appointed Associate Superintendent. An application for the Administrator of Schools position has been posted at workatjordan.org. Cabinet assignments will be finalized once a new Cabinet member has been appointed. The application deadline is July 31.

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Useful information will be presented for all administrative levels, including elementary.

Training will be provided for Elementary and Secondary Principals, Assistant Principals and School Resource Officers.

Friday, August 9, 2019
JATC South Auditorium
9:00 - 11:00 a.m.

See flyer for more details.

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July 17, 2019

TO: 
Principals
All Special Educators and Service Providers

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

SUBJECT:  
SCRAM for 2019-20 School Year - October 1 Count

Please see attached memo for guidelines and multiple deadlines.

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DATE:  
July 18, 2019

TO:  
All Principals

FROM: 
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Superintendent of Schools
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability

SUBJECT:  
Revised Dates for Data Dives with School Administrators

Because of a scheduling conflict and Questar’s inability to provide student level RISE data by its July 15th deadline, the principal data dive schedule for August 5th has been postponed. Additional elementary sections have also been added.

 

School administrators – principals and assistant principals – need only attend one of the available sessions:

Level Date Time Location
Elementary Sep. 10, 2019 8:00-11:30 am ASB Computer Lab D112
Elementary Sep. 10, 2019 12:00-3:30 pm ASB Computer Lab D112
Secondary Sep. 18, 2019 8:00-11:30 am PDC 103
Elementary Sep. 18, 2019 12:00-3:30 pm PDC 103
Secondary Sep. 24, 2019 8:00-11:30 am PDC 101
Secondary Sep. 24, 2019 12:00-3:30 pm PDC 101
Elementary Sep. 25, 2019 8:00-11:30 am ASB Computer Lab D112
Elementary Sep. 25, 2019 12:00-3:30 pm ASB Computer Lab D112

 

For elementary school administrators, we will dive into the following data:

  • Demographic enrollment for the 2019-20 school year
  • Acadience Reading performance data
  • RISE performance data
  • KEEP performance data
  • WIDA performance data

 

For secondary school administrators, we will dive into the following data:

  • Demographic enrollment for the 2019-20 school year
  • RISE performance data (middle schools)
  • Utah Aspire Plus data
  • ACT 11th Grade Administration (middle schools will be able to see ACT results for their previous students)
  • AP results and performance
  • WIDA performance data

 

School administrators will need to bring a laptop (except for the sessions in the ASB computer lab) and their Tableau login credentials.  Assistant principals will need to use their principal’s login credentials.

 

Please contact Ben Jameson with any questions about these trainings.

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July 15, 2019

TO:   
Principals
Speech-Language Pathologists
Speech-Language Technicians
Audiologists

FROM: 
Lisa Robinson, Administrator of Schools
Kim Lloyd, Director of Special Education
Kristin Norris, CCC-SLP, TS, Speech-Language-Audiology Program

SUBJECT: 
2019-20 Speech-Language-Audiology Assignments

Attached are the Speech-Language-Audiology Assignments for K-12, current as of July 15, 2019. These assignments are subject to change.

Please read these assignments carefully and direct any questions or concerns to Kristin Norris @ 801-567-8372 or kristin.norris@jordandistrict.org. Thank you for your attention to these issues.

Attachments

 

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DATE:  
July 15, 2019

TO: 
Principals
Speech-Language Pathologists
Speech-Language Technicians
Audiologists

FROM:
Lisa Robinson, Administrator of Schools
Kim Lloyd, Director of Special Education
Kristin Norris, CCC-SLP, TS, Speech-Language-Audiology Program

SUBJECT: 
2019-20 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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DATE:  
July 10, 2019

TO: 
Jordan School District Administrators

FROM:  
District Administration

SUBJECT:   
2019-20 Annual Administrative Leadership Conference

You are invited to attend the annual Jordan School District Administrative Leadership Conference, “Lead, Educate, Inspire,” scheduled on Tuesday and Wednesday, August 6 and 7, 2019 at South Hills Middle School (13508 S 4000 W) in Riverton.

The conference will follow a full-day format on both days. We will begin in the auditorium at 8:00 a.m. on both Tuesday and Wednesday after a light breakfast, which will be provided starting at 7:30 a.m. Lunch will be provided both days, and meetings will adjourn by 3:30 p.m. Interns assigned to your building are invited to attend both days. Please RSVP to Nadine Page (801-567-8186 or nadine.page@jordandistrict.org) no later than July 23rd if you have an intern that will be attending so they can be included in the breakfast and lunch count.

Plan on bringing an electronic device in order to access the agenda and conference materials.

A map with driving directions to South Hills Middle is attached. Traffic in this area can be congested so please allow enough driving time.

Appropriate dress for the conference is business casual. We look forward to seeing you!

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Thursday, July 11, 2019

TO:   
All Principals

FROM:
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Superintendent of Schools
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability

SUBJECT: 
Data Dives with School Administrators

An opportunity to dive into your school’s data has been made available. There are two sessions for elementary level and two sessions for secondary principals and assistant principals. School administrators need only to attend one of the available sessions:

Level Date Time Location
Elementary Aug. 5, 2019 8:00-11:30 am ASB Computer Lab D112
Elementary Aug. 5, 2019 12:00-3:30 pm ASB Computer Lab D112
Secondary Sep. 18, 2019 8:00-11:30 am PDC 103
Elementary Sep. 18, 2019 12:00-3:30 pm PDC 103
Secondary Sep. 24, 2019 8:00-11:30 am PDC 101
Secondary Sep. 24, 2019 12:00-3:30 pm PDC 101

For elementary school administrators, we will dive into the following data:

  • Demographic enrollment for the 2019-20 school year
  • Acadience Reading performance data
  • RISE performance data
  • KEEP performance data
  • WIDA performance data

For secondary school administrators, we will dive into the following data:

  • Demographic enrollment for the 2019-20 school year
  • RISE performance data (middle schools)
  • Utah Aspire Plus data
  • ACT 11th Grade Administration (middle schools will be able to see ACT results for their previous students)
  • AP results and performance
  • WIDA performance data

School administrators will need to bring a laptop (except the Aug. 5th session) and their Tableau login credentials. Assistant principals will need to use their principal’s login credentials.

Please contact Ben Jameson with any questions about these trainings.

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DATE:  
Thursday, July 11, 2019

TO: 
Elementary Principals

FROM:   
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Superintendent of Schools
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability

SUBJECT:   
2019 Acadience Data Dashboards Release

A new series of dashboards have been released to your Tableau Viewer account that contain Acadience Reading data from the 2015-16 school year to the 2018-19 school year. These dashboards are located under the project folder entitled '2019 Acadience Reading EOY Analysis.' You will be able to see proficiency and growth data for each benchmark window and measure. In addition, you will be able to compare your results to demographically similar schools in the district. Please note that the demographic comparison is based off of a simplified comparison and calculation of your demographics. Finally, you will be able to see proficiency, growth, and measure data for each of your 2018-19 students.

In addition to these dashboards, you will also be able to look at progress monitoring fidelity for Below Benchmark and Well Below Benchmark students during the 2018-19 school year.

The dashboards will allow you to filter by socioeconomic status, ELL status, special education status, chronic absenteeism, and race. Many of the dashboards will also allow you to filter by proficiency and growth. If you want to download or print any of your dashboards, I have attached step-by-step instructions below.

If you are interested, I would love to meet with you individually to learn how to manipulate your dashboards, peruse your data, and answer any questions you may have.

To access the Tableau login page: https://sso.online.tableau.com/public/idp/SSO

Please contact Ben Jameson with any questions about these dashboards.

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July 1, 2019

TO:  
Principals
Special Education Teachers (Preschool and School-Age)
Speech-Language Pathologists

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

SUBJECT:   
Extended Year Special Educator Stipends 2019-20

The extended school year stipend that was approved with the passage of Senate Bill 2 in the 2008 legislative session will remain in effect for the 2019-20 school year. The legislation allows a specific group of special educators to work up to 4 additional days for a $200/day stipend (plus applicable benefits). Please see documents below for instructions and due dates.

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DATE: 
June 26, 2019

TO: 
Principals
New and 2nd Year Special Educators
Special Ed Mentors

FROM:  
Lisa Robinson, Administrator of Schools
Kim Lloyd, Director of Special Education
Julie Brown, Program Specialist

SUBJECT: 
Special Education New Teacher Induction Training

The Special Education Department has scheduled a series of trainings for special educators that are new to Jordan School District as well as other trainings for Special Educators in their 2nd year with Jordan School District. There are also training opportunities for special education mentors. Please release these special educators so that they may attend these important training opportunities. However, attendance is at the principal’s discretion. Special education will cover the substitute costs for trainings that occur during the school day (Budget code: 1292).  If the training occurs after school, the special educators will be paid at inservice rate.

Please see the attached training schedule for details on dates, locations and registration information.

For more information, please contact Robin Silatolu at robin.silatolu@jordandistrict.org or 801-567-8352.

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DATE:  
July 1, 2019

TO:  
Principals
Head Financial Secretaries
Special Education Teachers (Resource and Cluster)
Speech-Language Pathologists

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

SUBJECT: 
Special Education Budget Allocations 2019-20

Please see attached memo and budget guidelines.

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All schools within Jordan School District should complete either the Elementary or Secondary School Level Emergency Compliance and Safety Form (attached) based on the grades housed in the school. All completed forms should be submitted to SchoolConstruction@schools.utah.gov by July 19, 2019.

As a guide to completing the form, please see the EXAMPLE District School Level Emergency Compliance Form (attached) that was already submitted by the District.

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All portable classrooms are equipped with a Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) Kit and a fire extinguisher. These items are assigned to each portable. As portables get moved to another District locations as needed, the TECC Kit and fire extinguisher are to go with the portable to the new location. Some kits and fire extinguishers have been packed up into boxes or moved out in "go kits"/buckets. Schools are expected to find these items and make sure they are placed back in the assigned portable prior to being moved. If the kits and extinguishers cannot be found, the respective school will be responsible for the replacement costs for these items:

1 TECC Kit $180

1 Fire Extinguisher $53

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In order to better manage and maintain iPads in the district, schools will be required to purchase a JAMF School iPad management software license for each new iPad. This is similar to what is required for all Chromebook purchases. The license is a onetime purchase from Apple and would be included on your Apple iPad order (part number HL2M2LL/A). The current price of the license is $17.50 per iPad. Information Systems has purchased 2,500 licenses that school techs will be installing on iPads that were purchased in the last three years.