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It is time to determine which reading software program (if any) you would like to use for the 2017 – 2018 school year.  See the attached information page for details on each software program, including the recommended minimum weekly usage requirements.  We would like to have as many licenses as possible paid from State grant funds.  I will submit applications on your behalf to USBE for each individual school. Please send an email with the following information to becky.gerber@jordandistrict.org as soon as possible.

  1. Which program(s) would you like to use?
    NOTE:  iReady is no longer an option using these grant funds.  If your students have been using iReady and you would like to continue with this program, you will have to use a different funding source to secure licenses.

Success Maker (Pearson)

Lexia Learning

Imagine Learning

None of the above

  1. Which grade levels will use the program(s)?

K – 1    (All students may have access.)

2 – 3    (Used  ONLY for students needing intervention, as determined by their BOY DIBELS score.)

  1. How many students will be using the program(s) based on what you selected above?

K – 1 _____________                         2 – 3 ___________________

FYI:  Small license (1-160)  Medium license (161-549)  Large license (550+)

  1. Do you agree to ALL of the following Assurances?
    • The LEA has the technical capability to run the software for which licenses are requested. (YES.  The 60 MacBook Air laptops can be used to run any of the choices given on this application.)
    • District technical support will be provided as appropriate to assign in the implementation of the software program. (YES, we can support the choices you have been given on this application.)
    • 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. (Data can/will be gathered by USBE directly from the vendor.)
    • 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.

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Thank you for remembering computers purchased with K-3 Literacy Grant funds should be used for Early Intervention Software Programs until the end of the year.  This will ensure year-end diagnostic assessments can be administered and students will have the opportunity to meet their usage goals.  Funding for next year may be in jeopardy if usage goals are not met.

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DATE:  
April 6, 2017

TO: 
Elementary Principals

FROM:   
Laura Finlinson, Administrator, Curriculum and Staff Development
Becky Gerber, Language Arts Consultant

SUBJECT:
2017-2018 Language Arts Key Standards Curriculum Maps & Pacing Guides

The Elementary Literacy Specialists, along with the ELA Teacher Advisory Group, have prepared several standards-based resources to assist teachers in their ELA planning for the upcoming school year.  Based on feedback from these teams and the ELA Principal Advisory Group, we are scheduling time at each school to help teachers understand the documents and how to use them.

The professional development will include a brief online video about important literacy instructional components that teachers will be expected to view prior to the face-to-face meeting at the school.  The on-site meeting will include a review of the standards-based documents, 2017-2018 curriculum maps and pacing guide.  We will show teachers how to use the curriculum maps and allow time for team planning so we can provide assistance and answer questions. Each meeting will be facilitated by the Teacher Advisory Group member from the school paired with an ELA teacher specialist and customized to meet the specific needs of the faculty.  The meeting is expected to last 1 – 2 hours, depending on what the team is asked to include.  Teachers will receive inservice rate for attending meetings scheduled off contract time. Subs will be provided for any meetings scheduled during the school day.

For schools that may need more detailed support in using Journeys, some information can be incorporated into this meeting.  More in-depth Journeys training can be scheduled at a separate time, if needed.  We will be offering several PD opportunities focused on Journeys during the summer and that information will be sent out following the Spring recess.

To schedule this meeting, please send an email to becky.gerber@jordandistrict.org and include the following information:

  • Preferred date (April 26 or later)
  • Time
  • Any specific requests/questions you would like included/addressed during the meeting

(We can schedule up to 10 schools at a time, so we are pretty confident we can meet all requests.  However, having a ‘second choice’ date might not be a bad idea.)

We look forward to the opportunity to assist schools in planning for standards-based literacy instruction for the upcoming school year.

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DATE:    
April 6, 2017

TO:
Elementary Principals

FROM:  
Dr. Patrice Johnson, Superintendent
Anthony Godfrey, Administrator of Schools
Brad Sorenson, Administrator of Schools
Jill Durrant, Administrator of Schools
Mike Anderson, Administrator of Schools
Teri Timpson, Administrator of Schools
Laura Finlinson, Administrator of Curriculum and Staff Development

SUBJECT:
Required DIBELS Training for Administrators and K-3 Team Leaders

Required training for all elementary principals and their K-3 team leaders will take place to assist schools in developing a deeper understanding of the DIBELS assessment and instructional resources and strategies that can be implemented from information gathered from this assessment.

The meetings will follow the schedule outlined below.  Each school will bring a team of five people made up of the Principal and a team leader from each grade, K-3.  The Curriculum Department will pay for the cost of substitutes for teachers. (Sub code 5805)

FEEDER DATE TIME LOCATION
Bingham May 8, 2017 8:30 – 11:30 ASB Auditorium
Copper Hills April 27, 2017 8:30 – 11:30 ASB Auditorium
Herriman May 4, 2017 8:30 – 11:30 ASB Auditorium
Riverton April 24, 2017 8:30 – 11:30 ASB Auditorium
West Jordan May 18, 2017 8:30 – 11:30 ASB Auditorium

Each participant is asked to bring a laptop to the training.  Participants should also know their login and password information for the mCLASShome.com website.  Assistance with this information will be provided the day of the training from 8:00 – 8:30 OR by contacting Becky Gerber in advance.

We look forward to the opportunity to help schools use DIBELS data to make instructional decisions that will ensure student growth and progress in the critically important foundational literacy skills.

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Utah State Risk Management Annual Facility Self-inspection Survey - Now Closed

Due to technical issues that Utah State Risk Management has encountered with the Self-Inspection Survey System, they have had to shut it down early.  As a result, Jordan School District is not required to submit any additional surveys for 2016-2017.  If your school's survey has not already been submitted, you do not have to complete it for this school year.  USRM appreciates all of the effort that many of you have already made and sincerely apologizes for every inconvenience.

USRM hopes to have a new version available to you for next year.  The new system will be similar in design and they hope to include all prior data.

If you have any further questions, please contact JSD Risk Management Coordinator Ron Boshard: 801-567-8876, or ron.boshard@jordandistrict.org

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Principals:

A nine question Home & Hospital survey will be emailed to you, Attendance Secretaries, Registrars and Counselors on Monday, April 3, 2017.  The survey will be open from April 3 – 17.  The data we gather from the survey will be beneficial as we begin to make future decisions for Home & Hospital.  Thank you in advance for completing the survey!

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2017 Outstanding Classified Employee Nomination Form is Available Online

https://docs.google.com/a/jordandistrict.org/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScYg2G8_o7AB5JaPvlCNMp5cIYhScG1kRUD3BL4ZCNXFuDhoA/viewform?c=0&w=1

Submission Deadline: Monday, April 24, 2017

See attached flyer.

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Ten JSD social studies teachers will have an opportunity to participate in the Jordan/Granite Civics Academy this summer, June 5-9, 8:30-3:00.  Participants will receive a stipend of $750 for successful participation and completion of the Academy.  There will be readings pre-Academy and a project of the teachers choice with students during the 2017-18 school year.

To apply, please send an email to Pam Su’a at pamela.sua@jordandistrict.org giving your name, the school and grade taught.

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DATE:
March 27, 2017

TO: 
Principals
Speech-Language Pathologists
Speech-Language Technicians

FROM:
Laura Finlinson, Administrator of Curric./Staff Development & Special Programs
Lisa Robinson, Director of Special Education
Kristin Norris, CCC-SLP, TS, Speech-Language-Audiology Program

SUBJECT: 
SLP Caseload Survey for 2016-17

Attached is the 2016-17 Speech-Language Caseload Survey. This information is necessary to make staffing decisions for the 2017-18 school year. You are required to complete and return the requested information to Kristin Norris at the District Office by Wednesday, April 26, 2017. This form is also available online at specialed.jordandistrict.org/staff/forms/ on the Special Education website. You may complete the attached form or submit it online to kristin.norris@jordandistrict.org.

INSTRUCTIONS

Please complete only one Caseload Survey per school. If more than one SLP is assigned to a school, you must submit your data as a team. However, if you are assigned to more than one school, you must submit a separate Caseload Survey for each school. Preschool SLPs do not need to complete a Caseload Survey. Information submitted without a principal’s signature, will be returned to you. Information will be verified through current SCRAM reports.

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DATE:
April 1, 2017

TO:
All Principals

FROM:
Laura Finlinson, Administrator of Curriculum and Staff Development
Nancy Ward, Coordinator of Educational Support Services

SUBJECT:
Volunteer Hours

Volunteer reports need to be submitted to Educational Support Services.

Workman’s Compensation insurance costs are based on numbers submitted by schools. It is important that this information be accurate and complete.

PTA figures must be separate from other volunteer hours.

Attached is a copy of the Volunteer Report for the period from December 2016 to March 31, 2017.

Please complete this form and return it to
Nancy Ward, Coordinator of Educational Support Services by
April 18, 2017.

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DATE: 
March 21, 2017

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:  
April School Psychologists’ Meeting

A school psychologists’ meeting has been scheduled for Friday, April 7, 2017, from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Jordan School District Auxiliary Services Building Auditorium (7905 South Redwood Road). Jennifer Slade, Director of Special Education in Park City School District and former Section 504 Specialist from the Utah State Board of Education (USBE), will be providing us with a training on Section 504.

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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Principals:  Please forward the attached flyer to teachers who may be interested in this opportunity.

Brigham Young University School Leadership Program
Aspiring Principals Academy
Learn the Principles of being a Principal

Apply by June 2, 2017 at http://education.byu.edu/edlf/aspiring_principals.html

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DATE:      
March 22, 2017

TO:  
All Principals
All Budget Directors

FROM: 
John Larsen, Business Administrator
June LeMaster, Ph.D., Administrator, Human Resources
Heather Ellingson, Director of Accounting, Budgets & Audits
Cheryl Matson, Director of Insurance Services
Ron Bird, Director of Information Systems
Sarah Palmer, Director of Payroll
Kurt Prusse, Director of Purchasing

SUBJECT: 
Year-end Processing Deadlines

Please observe the following critical deadlines regarding the financial year-end processes for the 2016-17 year. Please review these dates as they could have a major effect on your location’s ability to operate.

See complete memo below.

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DATE: 
March 27, 2017

TO: 
Elementary Principals

FROM: 
Laura Finlinson, Administrator of Curriculum and Staff Development
Clyde Mason, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability

SUBJECT: 
Research Project

The Research Review Committee has reviewed a research project in which the parents of your kindergarten students may be asked to participate.

Project Title:     “Salt Lake County Preschool Study”

Applicant:     Jeremy Keele and/or William Powers, Sorenson Impact on behalf of Salt Lake County Human Services

The project has been approved by the District Research Review Committee.  It is not expected that you or your staff will be directly involved in this study.  Instead, the District’s Communications Department will be assisting the researcher in the distribution of email survey link invitations to parents of your kindergarten students.

If you have questions or concerns relating to this study, please contact Clyde Mason at 567-8243.

Thank you for your assistance.

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DATE: 
March 27, 2017

TO: 
Principals

FROM: 
Laura Finlinson, Administrator of Curriculum and Staff Development
Clyde Mason, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability

SUBJECT: 
Research Project

The Research Review Committee has reviewed a research project in which your school may be asked to participate.

Project Title:     “Students’ Social Interaction during Historical Reading and Writing”

Applicant:     Dr. Jeffery D. Nokes, History Department, BYU

The project has been approved by the District Research Review Committee.  The applicant will be working with Pam Sua to identify one 5th, 8th, and 11th grade history classroom to participate in this study.  If one of these classes is in your school, your approval will be required prior to beginning the study.  If you have questions or concerns relating to participation, please contact Clyde Mason at 567-8243.

Thank you for your assistance.

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DATE:
March 22, 2017

TO: 
Principals

FROM:  
Laura Finlinson, Administrator of Evaluation, Research and Accountability
Clyde Mason, 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:     “Who Cares about Digital Badges? An Examination of Employers’ Perceptions of the Usefulness of Open Badges”

Applicant:     Dan RANDALL, Department of Instructional Psychology and Technology, BYU

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.  If you have questions or concerns relating to participation, please contact Clyde Mason at 567-8243.

Thank you for your assistance.

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Principals:

Please take note that the 2017-18 Upcoming Plan, Progress Report and Council Signature Form are due to be completed online no later than March 31, 2017. This due date is determined by the State Land Trust deadlines that we have been given.

Don't forget to send the emails to your SCC members under Council Signature Form. There has to be a majority accepting the plan before it can be finalized and sent to the AOS for review and the Board for approval.

Thank you for your support!