Teacher Transfer Fair for elementary and secondary will be held on February 19th from 4:00-6:30 pm at Elk Ridge Middle School. Please share the attached flyer with your licensed staff.
Category: Elementary Schools
2020-21 School LAND Trust Upcoming Plan Due Date – March 27, 2020
Principals: Please take note – The State LAND Trust office adjusted their date that plans are due to them because of the planned update for their website. We are leaving our original date for plans to be completed. Please know that the March 27th date needs to be adhered too in order to get the plans to the State by their deadline. Thanks! Nadine
Due Friday, March 27, 2020
- 2019-20 Midyear Progress Report – this needs to be opened and completed first. Once you open it you can see the allocation for 2020-21.
- 2020-21 School Land Trust Plan -
- Please take note: one of the things JSD Board members looked at last year was the members listed on the website as being on your SCC compared to the numbers stated under "Council Plan Approvals", found at the bottom of the plan. Please have those numbers match. Update the website so it is correct. Please make sure you send the emails out to the SCC members early so they have time to respond back confirming they participated in creating your plan.
- The use of the following wording is highly recommended under Additional Funding. This will help so that you won't need to do an amendment. You are welcome to use school specific wording in addition to this wording.
- "Additional funding will be used for teacher grants and/or to provide collaborative time for teachers to team, develop assessments, curriculum mapping and for teachers to participate in conferences and/or professional development. Substitutes and assistants to support student learning and the PLC process. Purchase additional classroom technology, such as; software, Chromebooks, computers, etc. Offer extra courses/classes to reduce class sizes. Provide travel costs for national conferences. Excess funds will be used for after school enrichment and academic support. Student incentives up to $2 per student to improve behavior.
- 2020-21 School Community Council Membership & Signature Form - See notes above.
Thanks for all you do to keep us in compliance with our Land Trust! Attached are the guidelines to help you with accounting codes. Please take note of which codes NOT to use.
Mandatory Assistant Principal Meeting Sign-up Sheets – March, April, and May 2020
Assistant Principals:
Please click on the link below to choose the days and times you would like to attend the training meetings. Please choose one day and time for each of the months for March, April and May. June's meeting will be one meeting for all assistant principals to be held on June 23, 2020 from 10:00-1:00 pm at the JATC-S. Lunch will served at that meeting.
February 11, 2020 Administrative Assignment
The following is a new administrative assignment:
SECONDARY
- Assignment Effective February 18, 2020
- Andrew Blanchard, teacher at Copper Hills High appointed assistant principal at Herriman High.
Mental Health Access Program (MHAP) Referrals – February 2020
As discussed in principals’ meeting, Jordan District has formed a contracted partnership with 13 community mental health providers. This is an exciting opportunity for our students and families! Schools will be able to refer students who have mental health needs to one of these providers through our mental health access program. These providers have agreed to see all of our District's referrals within 10 calendar days. Jordan District will pay for $800 of mental health services per student referred.
Please review the attached PowerPoint slides that explain the program. Referral forms are also attached for your reference and can be found at wellness.jordandistrict.org/educators.
If you have questions please contact McKinley Withers, mckinley.withers@jordandistrict.org, 801-567-8245, or Kevin Mossel, kevin.mossel@jordandistrict.org, 385-249-7932, or a member of the Health and Wellness Team.
If you'd like to have someone come to your school to explain the MHAP Process, please contact McKinley for a brief visit.
Last Call for Social-Emotional Learning Accelerator Presenters! Survey Due February 21, 2020
Please fill out the survey found at wellness.jordandistrict.org/sel to present at our District's first Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Accelerator. All good ideas are welcome! Please fill out the survey by Friday, February 21st if you would like to be a part of this exciting, inaugural event. The SEL Accelerator will take place on March 6th from 1-3 at JATC South. Review the attached flyer.
95% Group Training for Elementary Principals – Revised Date: February 19, 2020
See flyer below for details. This is a makeup for the meeting that was cancelled due to the snow day.
February 19
10:00-11:00 or 2:00-3:00
ASB PDC Room 102
Updated District and School Demographics Dashboard on Tableau – February 2020
DATE:
Thursday, February 12, 2020
TO:
All Principals
FROM:
Shelley Nordick, Ph.D., Administrator of Teaching and Learning
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability
SUBJECT:
Updated District and School Demographics Dashboard on Tableau
An updated dashboard containing October 1, 2019, enrollment counts for all schools has been pushed out to your Tableau Viewer accounts. This dashboard contains demographic data for each school from 2016 to 2020, including race, special education status, ELL status, and economically disadvantaged status.
Any questions regarding this demographic dashboard may be directed to Ben Jameson.
USTAR 2020-2021 Extended Pay Application
Dear Administrators,
Here is a link to the USTAR 2020-2021 Extended Pay Application, that has generally been used by schools to request funding for additional periods for Math and Science. The applications are due Friday, May 8, 2020.
The following information will be going out to all Math and Science teachers.
2020-2021 Applications
- Applications for Courses to be offered Summer 2020 – due date is Friday February 21, 2020
- Applications for Courses to be offered during 20-2021 school year – due date is Friday March 27, 2020
If you have any questions, please contact Jane Harward or Noelani Ioane.
Thank you for all that you do for our students.
T&L Math and Science Departments
Elementary Literacy Intervention Report Due February 21, 2020
Please remind teachers to complete the middle of year (MOY) Intervention Report. The original due date was February 15th. Please have it completed by February 21st. Reports are in Google Drive and labeled as “19-20 (school name) Intervention Report”. As a reminder, this report is designed to be a tool to be used continuously throughout the year to track and document interventions; however, it must be updated a minimum of three times throughout the year (BOY, MOY, EOY). Please contact Mandy Thurman (ext: 88119) with any questions.
Elementary, Middle and High School Non-Transferred Student Files Retention Schedule – February 2020
DATE:
February 13, 2020
TO:
Principals
Elementary Administrative Assistants
Secondary Registrars
FROM:
Administrator of Schools
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director, Student Services
Caleb Olson, Consultant, Planning & Enrollment
SUBJECT:
Elementary, Middle and High School Non-Transferred Student Files Retention Schedule
Schools will periodically have files of students who have attended Jordan School District in grades K-8 and never attend grades 9-12. In the event that a transcript was never created and the student’s cumulative folder was never requested, the student’s cumulative folder then becomes the record to retain permanently as required by law. These records are to be handled as follows (refer to “Cumulative Permanent Records Guidelines” and “Records Retention” in the Planning & Enrollment Manual).
Non-transferred Records (Dead Files):
Non-transferred student cumulative/permanent records of students in grades kindergarten through 8 shall be held in that school until the student’s grade level is advanced to the next school level. (i.e., 6th grade records are sent to the feeder middle school and 9th grade records are sent to the feeder high school each June). Once at the feeder high school the record shall be retained three (3) years after the student would have graduated. At the end of three years these records shall be transferred to the Planning & Student Services Department each year by June 30 and then sent to the State Records Center and retained for 17 years and then transferred to the State Archives permanently.
The following remain in the file:
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- achievement test scores,
- copies of report cards,
- health records, and
- pertinent information concerning the student
Examples of these files may include:
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- A student who attended Jordan School District in grades K-8 and never attended a public high school in the State of Utah grades 9-12.
- The death of a student – a certified copy of the cumulative folder should be retained and the family may be given the original if requested.
Please refer to UTREX to make sure the student has not attended a school within the State of Utah before sending the files to Planning & Student Services for retention. If they are active in another school within the State, contact that school and have them officially request the record. If you do not have a UTREX username/password, one may be requested from Information Systems at the principals written (e-mail) request.
Please contact Planning & Enrollment in Student Services at 801-567-8183 with any questions.
Residency Determinations – February 2020
DATE:
February 13, 2020
TO:
Principals and Administrative Assistants
FROM:
Administrators of Schools
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director, Student Services
Caleb Olson, Consultant, Student Services
SUBJECT:
Residency Determinations
Please see attached memo.
Acadience Reading Training for Classroom Aides – Winter 2020
DATE:
Thursday, February 13, 2020
TO:
Elementary Principals
FROM:
Shelley Nordick, Ph. D, Administrator of Teaching & Learning
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability
SUBJECT:
Acadience Reading Training for Classroom Aides – Winter 2020
With the growing importance of progress monitoring students between Acadience Reading benchmark periods, we realize that many schools are utilizing classroom aides to progress monitor students who are Below and Well Below Benchmark. To lighten the burden on schools to provide the necessary test administration training to these classroom aides, the Evaluation, Research & Accountability Department will provide a three-hour hands-on training to school personnel responsible for administering Acadience Reading progress monitoring. While this is not a mandatory training, we encourage schools to send aides that are new to progress monitoring or have never been formally trained.
Classroom aides may attend the training as part of their normal contracted hours. There is no funding to pay them outside of their contracted hours, though schools may use their allotted testing pool hours to cover these extra hours for training. Classroom teachers may also attend the training, but schools will be responsible to cover the cost of a substitute or pay for off-track year-round teachers. It is not recommended that schools use their testing pool hours to cover the cost of training for teachers.
Training participants may register for one of the sessions listed below on JPLS (course #101543):
| Date | Location | Time | Comments |
| Tuesday, Feb. 18 | ASB PDC 101 | 8:00 – 11:00 am | All of the sessions are the same. Participants need attend only one session.
Register on JPLS using course #101543.
Sections are capped at 25 participants. |
| Wednesday, Feb. 19 | ASB PDC 101 | 8:00 – 11:00 am | |
| 12:00 – 3:00 pm | |||
| Thursday, Feb. 20 | ASB PDC 101 | 8:00 – 11:00 am |
Please contact Shannon Johnson (801-567-8873 or shannon.johnson@jordandistrict.org) or Ben Jameson with any questions.
Research Project – cHIE-Based Shared-Care Collaborative Pediatrict Patient Summary
DATE:
Thursday, February 13, 2020
TO:
Elementary School Principals
FROM:
Shelley Nordick, Ph. D., Administrator of Teaching & Learning
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability
SUBJECT:
Research Project
The Research Review Committee has reviewed a research project in which your school has been asked to participate.
Project Title: cHIE-Based Shared-Care Collaborative Pediatrict Patient Summary
Applicant: Teresa Taft, University of Utah Department of Biomedical Informatics & Pediatrics
The project has been approved by the District Research Review Committee. The applicant has been directed to contact you to discuss the extent of the project and to obtain your permission to conduct the study at your school. Participation in the study is at your discretion. If you have questions or concerns relating to participation, please contact Ben Jameson at 801-567-8243.
The project will involve focus group discussions involving school personnel filling diverse roles (i.e., principal, nurse, psychologist, counselor, teacher, etc.).
Thank you for your assistance.
5th Grade Maturation Procedures – Spring 2020
The new 5th grade maturation program has brought with it new practices that encourage students to seek out answers to their sensitive questions by asking parents or other trusted adult family members. Along with the new videos and permission forms, we also recommend a new procedure for introducing the video. Before starting the video, a statement should be made pertaining to how questions will be handled. Students should be informed that they may find they have questions after viewing the video, and should reach out to a parent or other trusted adult family member to seek answers to their questions.
Schools may still invite their school nurse to attend, and the school nurse can introduce the video if needed, but will not take student questions. Again, the parent is the best person for a child to go to with questions.
The two 30-minute videos (one for boys and one for girls) and the permission forms can be found at this link: http://pe.jordandistrict.org/healthandwellness/.
Interpreting Services for Parent-Teacher Conferences – Elementary
Parent Teacher Conferences are fast approaching, and many of you will find your school in need of one or more interpreters in order to serve the needs of your parents. Mirsa Joosten is happy to find an interpreter in each language you need, but this can be extremely difficult when there is not sufficient time for her to make arrangements. For this reason, we ask you to please contact Mirsa to request your interpreter at least three weeks in advance. Mirsa can be reached at 801-567-8314 or mirsa.joosten@jordandistrict.org.
Jordan Parent University – Teens, Opioids & Vaping – February 18, 2020
Administrators: Please post in your school and building. Send the attached flyer out in a Skylert to your community and to each School Community Council member. All parents are invited to attend.
Jordan Parent University
Teens, Opioids & Vaping
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
7:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Mountain Ridge High | 14100 S Sentinel Ridge Blvd | Herriman
Free and open to the public!
Save-the-Date – Mandatory Assistant Principal Meetings: March, April, May and June
Each assistant principal is expected to attend one session each month. March, April, and May will have two times available to choose from. There will be one meeting in June for all assistant principals and lunch will be provided. More information to come.
March 19, 2020 - Mountain Ridge High School
8:00 - 10:30 a.m.
1:00 - 3:30 p.m.
April 21, 2020 - JATC-S
1:00 - 3:30 p.m.
April 23, 2020 - JATC-S
8:00 - 10:30 a.m.
May 12, 2020 - JATC-S
8:00 - 10:30 a.m.
May 14, 2020 - JATC-S
1:00 - 3:30 p.m.
June 23, 2020 - JATC-S
10:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Important Payroll Dates for February 2020
Please see document below for important dates and reminders.
Appeals Reminder February 19, 2020
All Appeal Hearing packets for February 19, 2020 must be into Mary Ann by 4:00 p.m. on Friday, February 14th since there is no school on Monday. Please remember to call Mary Ann (88187) whenever you are planning to bring a hearing to the District Appeal Hearing to review the situation ahead of time. Thank you!