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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.

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DATE:    
October 8, 2018

TO: 
Principals
All Special Educators and Related Service Providers

FROM: 
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent
Kim Lloyd, Director of Special Education

SUBJECT: 
Important Deadline--Please Read Immediately
SCRAM Data Due by the end of day Friday, November 2, 2018
Returning D Track Clusters are Due no later than Friday, November 16, 2018
Updating SCRAM for December 1 Funding Count

Please see memo below for important information.

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DATE:
October 1, 2018

TO:
Principals

FROM:
Administrators of Schools
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Planning and Student Services

SUBJECT:
Fall Enrollment as of October 1, 2018

Please see attached memo and enrollment numbers.

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JSD Digital Learning Specialists invite you to introduce Common Sense Media to your school community, by selecting a Teacher Leader who will become a Common Sense Educator and then guide 5-10 additional teachers through certification.

Common Sense Media is one of the major providers of digital citizenship training in the United States.

The JSD Digital Learning Specialists, funded through the Digital Teaching and Learning Grant, are offering training for a team of 5-10 teachers at each school. Upon completion of the training, a team leader from each participating school will receive $500 and each team member will receive $100 to become Common Sense Media certified.

If you would like your school to participate, complete the Common Sense Media Introduction Form by providing the name of a teacher at your school who will serve as the team leader.

For planning and budgeting purposes, we ask that schools complete this form before Friday, October 12.

Attached is a document containing more information.

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The Department of Facility Operations is receiving a large volume of patron calls requesting to view video footage which is not permissible. All security camera/video surveillance is property of Jordan School District. Surveillance recordings are confidential and protected by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), and the Utah Governmental Records and Management Act (GRAMA). In addition, recordings may contain information related to accidents, investigations, insurance claims, and potential litigation. Surveillance footage cannot be freely shared with students, parents, personnel, the media, or others.  

Please find the attached Security Camera/Video Surveillance Access Guidelines, that apply to the responsibility of administration in order to access, view, download, export and/or share security camera/video surveillance.

We ask all Administrators to please answer patron questions and concerns and not refer them to the Facility Operations Department to obtain video footage.

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DATE:
September 19, 2018

TO:
School Psychologists

FROM:
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent
Kim Lloyd, Special Education Director
Fulvia Franco, Program Specialist – Guidance

SUBJECT:
October School Psychologists’ Meeting

A school psychologists’ meeting has been scheduled for Friday, October 12, 2018, from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Jordan School District’s Auxiliary Services Building (7905 South Redwood Road). Stacee Worthen, Secondary Guidance Specialist and Lead Counselor, will provide us with a presentation on Aggression Replacement Training.

Part-time Staff:  I would appreciate it if you could adjust your schedules in order to attend this meeting.

cc:       Principals

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Common Sense Media is one of the major providers of digital citizenship training in the United States.  JSD Digital Learning Specialists invite you to introduce Common Sense Media to your school community, by selecting a Teacher Leader who will become a Common Sense Educator and then promote the program by involving additional teachers. Funding for this program is provided this year through the Digital Teaching and Learning Grant. Details are included in the attachment.

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DATE:   
September 17, 2018

TO: 
Principals
Special Education Teachers (Resource & Cluster)

FROM:  
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent
Kim Lloyd, Director of Special Education
Courtney Titus, Program Administrator Elementary

SUBJECT: 
Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM) Testing Checklist

Attached is the DLM checklist for all special education teachers who are administering the DLM assessment to any of their students for the 2018-2019 school year. You are required to complete and return the checklist to Jen Birrell at the District Office by Friday, December 21, 2018.This form is also available online at specialed.jordandistrict.org/staff/forms on the Special Education website.

If you need help with any portion of this checklist please contact your schools assigned Teacher Specialist.

Please direct any questions or concerns to Jen Birrell at 801-567-8905 or jennifer.birrell@jordandistrict.org or you may contact Courtney Titus at 801-567-8904 or courtney.titus@jordandistrict.org.

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Adolescents and Pornography Use Forum

Presenter
Kendee Hamilton
Therapy Utah

Hosted by Student Intervention Services

October 16, 2018
2:00 – 4:00 pm
Jordan School District Auxiliary Service Building
Presentation Room
7905 South Redwood Road
West Jordan

All Administrators Invited

(Invite any staff you feel would benefit) - See flyer below

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DATE:   
September 18, 2018

TO:     
Elementary Principals

FROM:   
Shelley Nordick, PhD, Administrator, Teaching & Learning
Norman Emerson, Instructional Support Services Consultant

SUBJECT:   
Elementary Media Assistants Guidelines

The top priority of elementary media assistants is to administer the school library. Under normal circumstances, they should not be given additional responsibilities outside of the media center. If additional responsibilities are being considered, the area library media specialist should first be contacted to provide an assessment of the library program to determine if the library program is functioning well enough to allow the library assistant to take on additional responsibilities.

All Jordan School District library schedules should be arranged to deliver the following:

  • An open checkout time for students to independently come into the library to exchange books.
  • Library time for each class (recommended time=30 minutes). Library time includes check out time and instruction time (which includes storytime and library curriculum lessons).
  • Book reshelving and maintenance.
  • Two-hour weekly collaboration time to work together to plan book promotions, displays, curriculum scheduling, and district projects.
  • Library upkeep (including processing books and orders, repairs, overdue books reports, etc.)

Also, please be aware that assistants who are scheduled to work more than five (5) hours per day are entitled to a 30-minute duty-free lunch (not included in the 17-hour paid schedule).

Please contact Norman Emerson at 801-567-8364 if you have any questions about these guidelines.

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Parent Access to Canvas

In our continuing efforts to partner with parents for the academic success of students, Jordan School District is providing parents with access to Canvas to observe their student’s progress. Canvas is the Learning Management System being used throughout the district.

We hope that this resource will:

  • provide parents with more specific information about their student’s curricula, so they have better insight into the work that teachers and students are doing in the classroom
  • provide more meaningful information that may be used to improve conversations concerning academic progress between parents and students

Features in Canvas for parents

When parents access Canvas, they will be able to see:

  • course syllabus
  • course assignments
  • feedback on assignments (if appropriate)
  • grades on individual assignments

IMPORTANT: The total grade in Canvas may be different than the term grade in Skyward. Skyward will continue to be the official record for student grades and all official Jordan School District communication. Parents should continue to use Skyward to monitor their student’s progress in each of the courses.