The PowerPoint Presentations given, by Ben Jameson, in the May 8th Principal Meeting are attached below. Please see the appropriate file for your level.
Category: Elementary Schools
Nextera Fall Trainings 2018
DATE:
Thursday, May 10, 2018
TO:
Elementary and Middle School Principals
FROM:
Laura Finlinson, Administrator of Curriculum and Staff Development
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability
SUBJECT:
Nextera Fall Trainings
Please see memo below for information and dates.
Leadership in Blended and Digital Learning Academy 2018-19
In collaboration with the Friday Institute, USBE, and UEN, JSD will provide a “Leadership in Blended and Digital Learning (LBDL) Academy,” designed specifically for administrators to lead schools toward blended and digital learning through research-based content and job-embedded experiences. The program will follow a blended-learning model with an online course in Canvas and five face-to-face sessions. Participants completing the LBDL Academy will receive the State’s Ed Tech Endorsement.
The face-to-face sessions will be held at the ASB from 8:00 – 3:30 on the dates listed below. A brief description of each session is included as well.
Thursday, September 13, 2018, Session 1: Blended Learning. This session explores and extends upon leadership research and various blended and digital learning models and definitions from leading sources in the field (Michael Fullan, The Christensen Institute, etc.)
Tuesday, November 13, 2018, Session 2: Creating a Culture for Blended Learning. This session will focus on the important culture shifts for all stakeholders including activities around managing complex change (Knoster’s Model), engaging in critical conversations, and engaging stakeholders.
Thursday, January 17, 2019, Session 3: Shifting Teaching and Learning. This session will focus on the key changes in curriculum and instruction in a blended learning environment, including frameworks for instruction such as TPACK and SAMR, and other essential topics such as Digital Content and Tools.
Thursday, March 14, 2019, Session 4: Supporting Teachers Through Professional Learning. This session will focus on the competencies of a blended learning educator and professional learning models which draws on the ISTE and iNACOL standards and also explores various models of professional learning such as competency-based PD.
Thursday, April 4, 2019, Session 5: Implementing and Sustaining Blended Learning. This session will focus on the nuts and bolts of shifting to a blended learning model and implementation strategies. Topics include budget, space, technology & devices, communications, data, and evaluation.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Through legislation, additional funding was added to the Digital Teaching and Learning Grant for the 2018-2019 school year. In an effort to expand blended learning opportunities and build capacity within schools, administrators participating in the LBDL Academy will have the option to apply for 1:1 devices, training, and support for a team of technology teacher leaders. Applications will be available once the budget has been confirmed from USBE. (This is a one-year opportunity only.)
If you would like to be registered for the LBDL Academy, please contact Shelley Nordick before June 1. 801-567-8110 shelley.nordick@jordandistrict.org
2018 Summer Card Access Scheduling
DATE:
May 9, 2018
TO:
All Principals, Administrative Assistants, and Custodians
FROM:
Scott Thomas, Administrator of Auxiliary Services
Paul Bergera, Staff Assistant of Auxiliary Services
Dave Rostrom, Director of Facilities Services
Sandi Abplanalp, Facility Systems Coordinator
SUBJECT:
Summer Card Access Scheduling
With the end of the school year rapidly approaching, the need to re-evaluate current access levels of your staff may be necessary. Employees with 24/7 access will remain the same, however, access may need to be altered for your teachers, staff and sweepers. Please be aware that if teachers retain their current access levels during summer months their badge will allow them access into the building regardless of whether or not the building has been disarmed. If your sweepers will be working days, let Sandi Abplanalp know what hours they are authorized to have access.
Please note that District Maintenance workers and District delivery drivers’ access will remain the same (7:00 am-5:00 pm). Please contact Sandi and let her know what days the building will be closed so their access can be removed.
Time zones assigned to the doors will be removed after the last bell on the last day of school. If you want your main door left open or have summer programs running during the summer months, contact Sandi to adjust the schedule. You will be receiving a report which includes a list of employees with access to your building and their access times and passes. If you have employees that will not be returning in the fall, please collect their badges as part of their final check out and return them to Sandi in the Facilities Services Department. If an employee is transferring, email Sandi their names and new locations as soon as possible so she can assign them to their new location. Please account for all of the lockout/unlock cards, portable passes, recess passes, office passes, elevator passes and substitute passes that are listed in this report.
Please be aware that employees with extended building access will revert back to regular access when the school year ends (with the exception of the head administrative assistants and custodians) and a new Building/Card Access-Administrator Authorization form will need to be submitted when the new school year begins. Please call Sandi with any questions or concerns.
Sandi Abplanalp
Jordan School District
Facility Systems Coordinator
801-567-8616
sandi.abplanalp@jordandistrict.org
Cc:
Jordan School District Cabinet Members
2017-18 Year-End Procedures for Nutrition Services
DATE:
April 9, 2018
TO:
School Principal and Lunch Manager
FROM:
Scott Thomas, Administrator, Auxiliary Services
Jana Cruz, Director of Nutrition Services
SUBJECT:
Records to be kept for the school lunch program
The records below are necessary to be kept on file.
2014-15 Skyward: Daily Activity and Monthly Payment Totals Report
2015-16 Skyward: Daily Activity and Monthly Payment Totals Report
2016-17 Skyward: Daily Activity and Monthly Payment Totals Report
2017-18 Skyward: Daily Activity and Monthly Payment Totals Report
We certify that the above records for this year and the preceding three years are on file in the school where they will be accessible for review by the District, State and Federal officials involved in the school lunch program of the Jordan School District.
School Name ___________________________________________________________________
Principal's Signature_______________________________ Date_________________
Manager's Signature_______________________________ Date_________________
Please return to the Nutrition Services Department by:
Traditional Schools – June 1, 2018
Year Round Schools – July 3, 2018
Administrator Transfer – July 1, 2018
Laura Finlinson, currently Administrator of Curriculum and Staff Development, is being transferred as a part of organizational restructuring, to be an Administrator of Schools - Elementary. This transfer will be effective July 1, 2018.
Check Phishing Scam
Date:
May 2, 2018
To:
Elementary, Middle, and High School Principals and Administrative Assistants
From:
John Larsen, Business Administrator
Dan Ellis, Director of Accounting, Budgets, and Audits
Jason Mott, Accountant/Internal Auditor
Subject:
Check Phishing Scam
It has recently come to our attention that there may be an information phishing scam occurring within the District. The scam consists of schools receiving a donation check with no information regarding who donated the funds. Schools are then encouraged to set up an account to view the donors and set up an ACH service for future donations.
These checks are from YourCause, LLC and claim to be for a Wells Fargo Community Support Campaign. If you have received any of these checks:
- Please do not cash them as they will return unpayable
- Do not create an account or sign up for ACH with this group
- Please send these checks into Accounting
As a reminder, never give any of your personal information, bank information, or passwords to anyone. No one from the District should ask for your password to log into any of the District systems. School bank information should never be given out to set up ACH payment or receipt transactions.
If you have questions or need assistance, please call Dan Ellis at (801) 567-8389.
Thank you.
AAPPL Testing Issue using Chromebooks 2018
DATE:
Thursday, May 3, 2018
TO:
All Principals
FROM:
John Larsen, Business Administrator
Laura Finlinson, Administrator of Curriculum and Staff Development
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability
Michael Heaps, Director of Information Systems
SUBJECT:
AAPPL Testing Issue using Chromebooks
We are finding that the connection to the LTI AAPPL server using Chromebooks isn’t stable enough to support voice recording during the AAPPL speaking test without removing some of the network filtering. To test with fewer filtering restrictions requires that a special Google account and login be created. Since these special logins allow students access they wouldn’t normally have, the responsibility of schools and teachers to maintain network security and safety for students will be heightened.
What this means for schools and teachers is that students using a Chromebook will need to be logged in with xxxlang@my.jordandistrict.org (where xxx is the school number) whenever an AAPPL test is being administered on a Chromebook. We do NOT want the user name and password for xxxlang@my.jordandistrict.org to be given to students. Otherwise, students would have access to certain websites that would normally be blocked. This means that the teachers will have to log into that account for every Chromebook that a student will use to complete an AAPPL test.
We ask that principals speak with their dual language immersion and foreign language teachers about this issue and request that they log into the xxxlang@my.jordandistrict.org account themselves rather than having students log in.
For the future, the IS department is working on a more permanent and secure solution.
Please contact Ben Jameson in Evaluation, Research & Accountability at 801-567-8243 or ben.jameson@jordandistrict.org or Michael Heaps in Information Systems at 801-567-8271 or Michael.heaps@jordandistrict.org with any questions or concerns.
KEEP Administration within the Mandated Window 2018
DATE:
Thursday, May 3, 2018
TO:
Elementary Principals
FROM:
Laura Finlinson, Administrator of Curriculum and Staff Development
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability
SUBJECT:
KEEP Administration within the Mandated Window
This is just a reminder that, as with all state-mandated tests, the Kindergarten Entry and Exit Profile (KEEP) has a window in which teachers may administer the test to their students. The end-of-year window to administer the KEEP, set by USBE, is four weeks before the end of school. Thus, the following windows will apply to traditional and year-round elementary schools for KEEP administration:
- Traditional KEEP Window: Monday, May 7 – Friday, June 1, 2018
- Year-Round KEEP Window – A Track: Monday, May 14 – Friday, June 7, 2018
- Year-Round KEEP Window – B, C, and D Tracks: Tuesday, June 5 – Tuesday, July 3, 2018
In addition, June 15, 2018, is the deadline for traditional elementary schools to input their KEEP data onto the Data Gateway. June 30, 2018, is the deadline for year-round schools to input their data onto the Data Gateway.
We ask that principals please remind their kindergarten teachers of these testing window and data entry dates.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Ben Jameson in Evaluation, Research & Accountability at 801-567-8243 or ben.jameson@jordandistrict.org or Becky Gerber at 801-567-8087 or becky.gerber@jordandistrict.org.
Benefits Fair and Q&A Presentations – May and June 2018
Insurance open enrollment will begin June 1 and continue through July 31. Enrollment information is available online on the insurance web page. Posters were sent to each location, please post in prominent locations for your employees. Copies are attached for you regarding dates and times of meetings.
End of Year SCRAM Detail Report 2017-18
DATE:
April 28, 2018
TO:
Principals
All Certified Special Education Staff
FROM:
Laura Finlinson, Administrator of Curriculum/Staff Development & Special Programs
Lisa Robinson, Director of Special Education
SUBJECT:
End of Year SCRAM Detail Report
We are fast approaching our last SCRAM count deadline. It is important that this information be as accurate and current as possible. A year-end final SCRAM report that reflects the SCRAM/IEP Services that have been received from your school to date has been sent to resource and self-contained support class (cluster) team leaders.
Special Education generates funds from this count by student days in membership (i.e., how many days they were entered in your program). The resource or self-contained support class (cluster) team report should list all current students, including primary Guidance and primary Speech-Language students. Please check each student for the following information:
- Check that all students served in your program are listed on the report.
- Check that names, SCRAM entry dates, exit dates (if applicable), disability codes, environment codes, regular percents and service patterns are correct. Be sure to identify the provider of each service listed.
- Be sure that entry and exit dates reflect all days that the student received services. If there is a gap in service dates, we lose days of membership, which directly impacts funding.
- Students who will continue in the same school (advance from grade to grade) or who will move to Kindergarten, 7th or 10th grade in their boundary school will automatically roll-over for the start of the new school year. It is not necessary to submit an exit SCRAM for these students.
- Current self-contained support class (cluster) students should have been rolled forward to the school they have been assigned to attend. It is not necessary to submit an exit SCRAM for these students (permit codes were entered by the placement specialist/special education department).
- Students who will continue past the 12th grade, (i.e. students going on to South Valley and/or Kauri Sue Hamilton School) the school registrar must flag the student as a “Retained Senior” in the Graduation/Diploma status field. An exit scram does not need to be submitted for these students.
- An exit SCRAM must be submitted for any student that has or will age-out or graduate and will not be returning at the beginning of the next school year.
- Be sure to use the appropriate exit codes and dates for any student who has exited the school during the school year. If they are not exited appropriately, we will lose days of membership, which directly impacts funding. Note that the SCRAM exit date and the school exit date must be the same date.
- Remember that any changes must be documented on the IEP in Goalview prior to changing the SCRAM document. If there are any changes to SCRAM information, submit an updated / corrected SCRAM / IEP Services document no later than the date listed below.
- Please take note of the date that the report was printed (top right corner) and be aware that if scram documents were sent after the print date, they will not appear on the report, but sending multiple duplicate copies is not necessary and slows the entry process.
- Note that changes made directly on the printout report without a SCRAM / IEP service document will not be accepted as it leads to data entry confusion and may result in the student’s file being out of compliance. All SCRAM printouts and SCRAM / IEP Services document changes must be received in the Special Education Office no later than the end of the day on the following dates:
Traditional School Deadline: Monday, May 21, 2018
Year-Round School Deadline: Friday, June 1, 2018
Please note that separate reports have been sent to each resource team AND each cluster team (if applicable). SLPs, Guidance Specialists and other itinerant providers will need to work with both special education teams to check and complete the requested information. Since one copy is being sent per “team” (i.e., resource or cluster), it is critical that the list be checked with other team members within your school. Please do not send multiple copies of the report back. Each team member must review and initial the original report before returning it to the Special Education Department.
Submit any SCRAM changes and/or corrections AND the signed current report(s) to Amanda Hamblin through District mail at the District Office. All completed reports and documents must be received in the Special Education Office by the end of the day on the specified due date.
If you have questions, please contact the Teacher Specialist assigned to your school or Amanda Hamblin at (801) 567-8176.
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Please know that your assistance in completing this information accurately is critical, as it directly impacts Special Education funding!
Optional Part-time Classified Assistant Employment Evaluations 2017-18 School Year
Please see memo and evaluation form below.
Important Payroll Dates for May 2018
Please see document below for important dates and reminders.
May 2018 School Psychologists’ Meeting
DATE:
April 17, 2018
TO:
School Psychologists
FROM:
Laura Finlinson, Administrator of Curriculum/Staff Development & Special Programs
Lisa Robinson, Director of Special Education
Fulvia Franco, Program Specialist – Guidance
SUBJECT:
May School Psychologists’ Meeting
A school psychologists’ meeting has been scheduled for Friday, May 4, 2018, from 12:00 to 3:30 p.m. at the Jordan School District Auxiliary Services Building Auditorium (7905 South Redwood Road). We will begin with an end-of-the-year potluck luncheon. Sheila Crowell, Ph.D., a professor in the Psychology Department at the University of Utah, will provide us with a presentation on Suicide Prevention and Intervention for Teens.
Part-time Staff: I would appreciate it if you could adjust your schedules in order to attend this meeting.
cc:
Principals
Parapro Assessment Testing Dates for 2018-19
Become "Highly Qualified" and Receive a Lane Change and/or Pay Increase
Please see attached for testing dates and other information.
USBE Feedback Survey 2018
USBE has prepared a short survey and is asking those in various roles in our district to respond. The intent of the survey is to provide USBE and our district with useful information around implementation of the components of a draft for the Utah Literacy Framework. We would very much appreciate your support in getting the survey out to teachers and invite principals to take the appropriate survey, as well. The survey takes approximately 5 minutes to complete. The results will help to guide future efforts and supports both at the state and district level. The survey is now open and will close on May 4th. Please distribute ASAP.
Teacher Survey Link
https://usbe.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0r2ETAGGViSnPKd
School Administrator Survey Link
Early Literacy Software Applications Due by May 25, 2018
Early Literacy Software Applications:
Early literacy software grant applications are now available. As in the past, Becky Gerber will gladly submit the application on your behalf. Please email answers to the following questions to her no later than May 25, 2018.
- Which program would you like to use and for which grade levels?
- Imagine Learning: K-1 2-3
- iReady: K-1 2-3
- Lexia: K-3
- SuccessMaker is NOT an approved vendor on the grant this year. If you choose to continue to use this program, the school will be responsible for payment.
- How many students per grade level do you anticipate using the program?
- Kindergarten _____
- 1st grade _____
- 2nd grade _____
- 3rd grade _____
- Do you agree to ALL assurances?
The LEA agrees to the following conditions of participation in the Early Reading Intervention Program:
- The LEA has the technical capability to run the software for which licenses are requested.
- The LEA agrees to implement the software with fidelity based on the recommendations of the software provider,including minimum number of minutes per week, included professional development for teachers and/or administrators, and technology specifications.
- The LEA agrees to report student data on learning gains as measured and recorded by the software by student SSID.
- The LEA is submitting a request for licenses to be used at a school where the principal and the K-6 faculty agree to the terms of implementation.
- USBE Personalized Fidelity Pilot for Schools
We will be running a pilot for schools that are looking to develop their own personalized fidelity measures in 2018-19. This process will support schools using their own data to establish a personalized fidelity measure that offers flexibility from the statewide requirements. We are looking for 20-30 school to sign up for an opportunity to join the pilot. Schools will be selected on first come, first served basis.
Fountas & Pinnell Training and Contents List
Fountas & Pinnell 2nd Edition Contents List:
We are asking that ALL F&P 2nd edition kits be collected from teachers at check out. Please be sure all books are in the kit. With the exception of the calculator, materials from this kit are not compatible with the new kit and should not be kept. Attached is a list of items that should be in the box when collected.
Fountas & Pinnell 3rd Edition Training:
Please email Becky Gerber as soon as possible to confirm the date and time you would like to schedule training for your teachers on the administration protocol of the F&P 3rd edition. Kits will be ordered by the curriculum department and shipped directly to your school. They will need to be ready to distribute to teachers on/before the day of the training.
DIBELS End of Year Letters to Parents 2017-18
Letters should be sent to parents of ALL students in grades 1 – 3 no later than June 15. Please do not send letters home to parents of Kindergarten students.
DIBELS End of Year Data Review 2017-18
Please be sure the date for your EOY Data Review is on your calendar.
DIBELS Data Review - EOY |
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Riverton Feeder |
T |
5.15.18 |
8:30 - 11:30 |
PDC 103 |
West Jordan Feeder |
T |
5.15.18 |
1:00 - 4:00 |
PDC 103 |
Copper Hills Feeder |
W |
5.16.18 |
8:30 - 11:30 |
PDC 103 |
Bingham Feeder |
TH |
5.17.18 |
8:30 - 11:30 |
PDC 103 |
Herriman Feeder |
TH |
5.17.18 |
1:00 - 4:00 |
PDC 103 |