Jordan School District
Please see the revised attached flyer for information regarding the teacher transfer fairs.
DATE:
Thursday, November 1, 2018
TO:
All Principals
FROM:
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent
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: Teachers’ Perceptions on Access to General Education and Functional Skills Curricula to Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities
Applicant: Olivia Coleman, University of Utah
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 researcher will contact principals asking them to send out an email recruiting special education teachers and general education team leads/department chairs to participate in the study.
Thank you for your assistance.
DATE:
October 22, 2018
TO:
Principals
FROM:
Administrators of Schools
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Planning and Student Services
Steven Harwood, System/Programming Manager
SUBJECT:
Fall Enrollment as of October 1, 2018 - Revised
Please see attached memo and enrollment numbers.
Please see document below for important dates and reminders.
The District will be conducting a software upgrade to Sprocket on November 8, 2018 at 1 p.m. The process will take 2-4 hours and Sprocket will be unavailable during this time. If you have any questions please contact Sandi Abplanalp at 801-567-8616.
As a reminder, every school needs at least three CPR certified staff. Certification only lasts for two years, so some of your staff certifications may be expiring. Remember that staff need to complete an on-line course before signing up for their skills test. Please see the attached flyer for details. Thank you!
Elementary Schools:
The junior stock epi pens that you have in your buildings for grades K-2 will be expiring at the end of the month. Nurses will come to each school to remove the expired epi pens. Our new pens should be coming within a few weeks. In the meantime, if there is an emergency, call 911. We will get the new ones to you as soon as we can. Call your nurse if you have questions.
Elementary Administrators of Schools and the Teaching & Learning Department are providing principals and school leadership teams three professional learning sessions to build shared knowledge and deep understanding of the JELL framework and strategies for putting the processes into practice. See dates and times on attached flyer.
Principals
We need your help to facilitate Thanksgiving Heroes’ efforts to provide a full Thanksgiving meal to deserving families – up to 1,100 families in Jordan School District.
School Liaison
Tuesday, November 13, 2018
4:00-5:30 p.m.
Auxiliary Services Building - Auditorium (north end)
7905 S Redwood Rd, West Jordan
Principals: Please share this information and flyer with your teachers
Attached is the updated Leave Policy Overview, which provides a summary of leave benefits available for benefited employees. Please familiarize yourself with leave policies as you are responsible for understanding the use of leave within policy provisions. Full text of all leave policies can be viewed online at http://policymanual.jordandistrict.org/. If you are unable to view the document, see your building principal or department director for a copy.
If you have questions regarding any of the leave policies, please contact the HR Department.
Hosted by Student Intervention Services
JSD Administrators, Parents of JSD Students and JSD School Community Councils Invited
November 8, 2018
6:00 - 7:00 pm
Jordan School District Auxiliary Service Building Auditorium
7905 South Redwood Road
West Jordan
NetSmartz Workshop is an interactive, educational program of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) that provides age-appropriate resources. Topics covered include internet and social media safety.
The Curriculum Department is offering a $500 stipend to help support enrichment / gifted and talented resources in elementary schools. Please see the application for more details. Please contact Rebecca Smith (801-567-8368) with any questions you may have.
DATE:
October 15, 2018
TO:
Elementary Principals
Elementary Assistant Principals
School Psychologists/School Psychology Interns
Elementary School Counselors
School Social Workers
FROM:
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent
Kim Lloyd, Director of Special Education
Fulvia Franco, Program Specialist – Guidance
SUBJECT:
Riding the Waves Curriculum
Dr. Scott Poland, national suicide prevention expert, recommended that our district implement the Riding the Waves curriculum at the elementary level when he consulted with our district last school year. Although this is a suicide prevention curriculum that will be presented to all 6th grade students, suicide is never directly mentioned in any of the presentations. The curriculum consists of 12 scripted lessons that take approximately 30 minutes each to present. The focus of the lessons is to teach students problem-solving and coping skills, as well as building resilience and asking adults for help with problems they may be having.
Please speak with your Guidance staff to discuss the best way to implement this program in your school. Attached is a copy of a letter to parents in English and Spanish that explains the program and allows them to have their student opt out and be provided with an alternative educational activity. Please wait at least 10 days after parents are provided with the opt-out letter before starting the presentations.
DATE:
September 18, 2018
TO:
Principals
Assistant Principals
FROM:
Scott M. Thomas, Administrator of Auxiliary Services
Paul Bergera, Staff Assistant of Auxiliary Services
David Rostrom, Director of Facility Services
Lance Everill, Emergency Operations Manager
SUBJECT:
Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) Hands-On Training
As indicated in a separate memo, you can anticipate the delivery of your school’s TECC kits sometime between October 1 and October 15, 2018. However, even before your school receives the TECC kits, administrators are to begin the process of calling their local fire department representative to schedule a date and time that works best for you and your staff to receive your 45-minute hands-on training.
School administrators are responsible to have teachers and staff account that they have received the hands-on training and to keep that documentation on file.
Once you’ve scheduled your hands-on training, please notify your respective AOS of your scheduled date and time so that they might have the opportunity to participate.
Attached is the map and fire department contact name and number that corresponds with the city and your school.
Cc:
Administrative Cabinet
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.
Principals: Please take note and share this information with the appropriate teachers.
The following dates are scheduled as make-up days for the Safety and Wellness Training for those who were not able to attend in July and August:
October 26th - 8:30 am - 3:30 pm in the ASB Presentation Room
January 14th - 8:30 am - 3:30 pm in the ASB Presentation Room - This training will only contain the "Wellness" part of the presentation. After October 26th the Safety (ADD) training will only be available online.
Teachers who missed the original training days can either attend a make-up day or use leave for having missed a contract day. If an employee has already taken a leave day for the missed training and would now like to attend the make-up day, they can work with their administrative assistant to reverse the leave day in Skyward, once they have attended the make-up day.
The final live training of classified personnel for Avoid Deny Defend (ADD) and Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) will be held at:
Elk Ridge Middle School
Friday October 26, 2018
8:30 to 11:00 am
Please work with your school’s classified personnel to afford them the opportunity to receive the training while on the clock.
After October 26, 2018, the ADD and TECC presentations will be available online to be viewed at each school by the administration, licensed and classified personnel at their convenience. The online presentation will also be available to all new hires, personnel that were unable to attend the live trainings and for retraining on an ongoing basis.
Principals are accountable to maintain appropriate documentation that all classified personnel are trained prior to December 31, 2018.
Thank you for your cooperation.
We are within the window where students who have missing or incomplete immunization records may be at the end of their original 21-day conditional enrollment period.
There are several options principals should use prior to withdrawing a student from school for lack of completed immunization records:
1 - Directly contact the parent to inform them of the concerns and make sure they are clear about what is needed
2 - Help parents connect with resources for receiving immunizations - you can work with your school nurse
3 - Extend the conditional enrollment period while you work with the family. A school administrator, in collaboration with the school nurse, can extend the conditional enrollment period when it will likely lead to compliance. (HB308 Q & A Document)
4 - Provide instructions and/or computer access for parents who wish to complete the online exemption training and receive the exemption form
5 - Review the student's immunization records on file and USIIS for the most updated immunization information
In extreme cases, if it becomes necessary to withdraw the student from school due to lack of response to the above steps, please discuss with your Administrator of Schools prior to withdrawing the student.
Appeal documentation due to Student Intervention Services by Friday, October 26, 2018 for the hearings on Tuesday, October 30, 2018.
