See flyer below for details. Sign up via email to Brian King, brian.king@jordandistrict.org, by October 4, 2019.
Category: Elementary Schools
URS Resources for Employers – September 2019
A representative from Utah Retirement Systems will attend faculty meetings, at your school, and present retirement information to the entire staff. Contact Ben Smedley at 801-366-7382 to schedule an appointment. See flyer below for more information.
Discretionary Staff Funds – Revised 2019-20
DATE:
September 17, 2019
TO:
All Administrators
All Financial Administrative Assistants
FROM:
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Superintendent of Schools
John Larsen, Business Administrator
SUBJECT:
Discretionary Staff Funds
Please see memo and changes below.
Reminder: USBE School Fees Certificate of Compliance (Online this Year) is Due to be Completed by October 31, 2019
Principals:
If you have not already turned in the online Certificate of Compliance, dealing with fee waivers, please check your email for your school specific form, click on the link and complete the form.
Thank you!
State Required Bus Evacuations and School Bus Safety 2019-2020
DATE:
September 6, 2019
TO:
All Jordan School District Principals (with bus route students)
FROM:
Scott Thomas, Administrator of Auxiliary Services
Paul Bergera - Director of Transportation
Kathy Jones - Transportation Trainer/Risk Coordinator
SUBJECT:
State Required Bus Evacuations and School Bus Safety 2019-2020
State required semi-annual school bus evacuations have been scheduled for this fall. This applies to those students that ride the bus daily to and from school.
The evacuations will be conducted during the week of:
Monday, September 30, 2019 through Friday, October 4th, 2019
Your school’s regular bus driver will perform this evacuation as they drop your students off in the morning, one day during that week. This procedure takes place at your school and is located in your normal bus drop off/pick up zone. All professional school bus drivers that transport students are required to perform evacuation procedures in case of an emergency. Bus evacuation will be through the rear door, side door, front door or a combination. Students will then, under the direction and supervision of the bus driver, evacuate and meet in a safe place approximately 100 feet away from the bus.
Your assistance is welcome but not mandatory to complete this required evacuation drill quickly, safely and effectively.
We appreciate all you do to help us safely transport your students.
School Budgets and Allocations for 2019-20
Principals and Administrative Assistants:
Please see the attached summaries of budget allocations and carryovers for the 2019-20 school year.
Save-the-Date – Administrative Leadership Conference August 5-6, 2020
Please save these dates on your calendar so that you may attend the Jordan School District Administrative Leadership Conference to be held August 5-6, 2020! The conference will be held at Mountain Creek Middle School. More information to come later.
Jordan Parent University – Preparing Parents and Students for The Future After High School – September 19, 2019
Principals: Please post in your school and send the attached flyer to each School Community Council member, all parents are invited to attend.
Jordan Parent University
Preparing Parents and Students for The Future After High School
Thursday, September 19, 2019
7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
JATC-South – 12723 S Park Ave, Riverton
Principals’ Meeting – September 17, 2019
Principals’ Meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at the ASB. A light breakfast will be provided starting at 7:30 a.m. The meeting will begin at 8:00 a.m. See you all there!
Ballet West Student In-Theater Presentations 2019-20
Ballet West will again be presenting in-theater presentations for students from grades 1-12. Click on the link in the flyer below for the dates, times and seating allotments of the performances. If you are interested in having your class attend one of these performances, please contact Verlene Jensen at 801-567-8296.
10th Day Enrollment vs. the Estimate – All Schools, Traditional and YRE 2019-20
DATE:
September 4, 2019
TO:
All Principals
FROM:
Administrators of Schools
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Planning and Student Services
SUBJECT:
10th Day Enrollment vs. the Estimate
All Schools, Traditional and YRE
Please see memo and totals below.
All About High-functioning Autism: Strategies for Home and School – October 2019
This training is for parents, teachers, related services personnel, administrators, and anyone else interested in helping kids with High Functioning Autism to succeed and thrive.
Please see flyer below for more information.
Training for Security Camera Use and Software Operation – October 2, 2019
Principals:
We have scheduled two separate training sessions on the operation of the school's security camera and software. The training will include the use of the software, saving of camera footage and the transferring of that footage to the appropriate device. We receive many requests for help in this area.
The training will be held on October 2, 2019.
Session 1: 9:00-10:00 am
Session 2 1:00-2:00 pm
Both sessions will be held at the Auxiliary Service building in the presentation room, enter at the main entrance. It is recommended that at least one administrator per building attend one of the sessions and if possible send one hall monitor to each session.
Incident Command System Training 2019-20
Incident Command System (ICS) training for the 2019-20 school year is now available for registration on JPLS. This course is being repeated on 3 different dates, for your convenience:
Thursday, September 26, 2019, 8:00-9:30 a.m. - Course #115952
Tuesday, October 1, 2019, 8:00-9:30 a.m. - Course #115953
Thursday, October 3, 2019, 1:00-2:30 p.m. - Course #115954
The course will be held in the Auxiliary Services Building Presentation Room, located at the main entrance. It will be an overview of the ICS, the Jordan School District Incident Action Plans and roles. The course is available to administration, administrative subs and anyone else that has a key ICS position at the school/location, as determined by the administrator. We recommend that at least one person per building attend, but more are welcome, to participate.
Please contact Emergency Operations Manager Lance Everill with questions: 801-567-8623, lance.everill@jordandistrict.org
Data Dives with School Administrators – September 2019
DATE:
Thursday, September 5, 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
The memo serves as a reminder to school administrators of the principal and assistant principal data dive sessions available in September. This is an opportunity to spend some time diving into your school’s assessment data by student grouping (i.e., race, students with disabilities, students receiving EL services, chronic absenteeism, and economically disadvantaged students). In addition, school leaders will be able to see assessment data down to the teacher and student level.
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
- 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)
- ACT 11th Grade Administration
- AP results and performance
- WIDA performance data
School administrators will need to bring a laptop 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.
Guidelines for Employees Entering Time Off into Skyward – September 2019
Reminder that contracted employees should enter their own time off using Skyward's Employee Access whenever possible. Instructions and guidelines attached.
Student Tours of the Governor’s Mansion – 2019-20
There is an ongoing opportunity for student groups to tour the Governor's Mansion. If you have a group already planning to visit the State Capitol, they could also visit the Mansion at the same time. Capitol Preservation has some funding for school groups to cover transportation costs if groups visit both the Capitol and the Mansion.
Liz at Preservation Utah arranges the tours and the docents. Her number is 801-533-0858, extension 107. If she is unavailable, please reach out to Lynda Horne, Mansion Manager, at 801-538-1649 for assistance. They love sharing the beautiful Governor's Mansion with Utah students.
Dual Language Immersion Guideline – September 2019
The following guideline, approved by Cabinet, will help teachers and principals counsel students as they move forward in their DLI programs.
"The goal of the Dual Language Immersion program as defined by USBE is to create a K-12 language roadmap for Utah to address the needs for language skills in business, government, and education. Jordan School District supports this goal and works to create an environment where students can participate in the benefits of learning a second language.
In addition to the USBE Dual Language Immersion assurances and criteria, the following guideline will be used to make decisions as needed.
In the event that a student decides to withdraw from the DLI program, they would not be eligible to return to the program at a later date."
Policy DP339 – Released Time – Professional – Revised August 27, 2019
Click here to see revised policy DP339. Please share with the appropriate staff members.
School Community Council Training Schedule 2019-20 (Revised 8.29.19)
Principals:
Please share the attached flyers with your School Community Council members. One flyer contains dates for Jordan School District trainings. The other is provided by USBE and has the list of the trainings they are offering. As a reminder, new principals and new chairs are required to attend one of these trainings. A video will be available for training purposes if needed.