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DATE: 
May 22, 2017

TO: 
Principals
Elementary and Middle School Resource Team Leaders
High School Special Education Team Leaders

FROM:   
Laura Finlinson, Admin. of Curriculum & Staff Development
Lisa Robinson, Director of Special Education
Julie Brown, Program Specialist
Courtney Titus, Program Special

SUBJECT:
Information Regarding Beginning of 2017-18 School Year

The 2016-17 school year is quickly rolling to a close and the Special Education Department wants to send out a big thanks to all of you for a great school year. We’ve had many challenges, but even more celebrations, and the work you all do each day for students is our biggest celebration.

In looking forward to the coming school year, there are several items that we wanted to make you aware of prior to leaving for the summer:

  1. Summer Special Education Conference - This year the Special Education Department will be providing professional development in a conference format – Teachers Matter, Teaching Matters: Engagement Strategies for Student Success. The date will be July 31, 8:00 a.m. at Elk Ridge Middle School. All special education staff and all administrators are invited to attend. If you are a special educator and are not on contract that day you will receive a $150.00 stipend for attending the full day. If you are on contract in a year-round school and would need a substitute to attend the conference, we are happy to provide one. Use the program code 1292. We have a great keynote speaker and breakout sessions for everyone. There will also be a specific strand for administrators. You can sign up on JPLS by searching for Special Education Summer Conference (flyer attached). Those that sign up before May 31st will have their names put into a prize drawing at the conference.
  2. Extended Year for Special Education Teacher Stipends – Next year (2017-18) the legislature has funded 5 days of stipend options for Special Education Teachers, Special Education Preschool teachers, and Speech-Language Pathologists. The details and timesheets will be sent to your school July 1, but we wanted to inform you of the option to use these 4.5 extended days to complete IEP related duties the two weeks prior to or following your contract days beginning July 1, 2017. Year-round off-contract options are also available.
  3. Compliance Reviews – In an effort to continue to use technology as an efficient PD delivery tool, we will have compliance modules sent out near the beginning of the year. Other PD and compliance training will be provided in small group formats with options for pay or substitutes.
  4. IEP File Reviews – the chart below indicates those schools that are on the rotation for file reviews (chart attached). You will get more information from your teacher specialist in the fall. Additional file reviews may be requested by administrators or for follow-up purposes from this year’s file review. Those will be scheduled on an individual basis. Also, if you are due for a full JPAS evaluation in 2017-18, please remember that you must have a file review completed with your assigned teacher specialist prior to completing your JPAS evaluation with your administrator. Please schedule those early in the year.

Thanks again for all you do and we look forward to another great year!

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High, Middle, and Elementary Principals:

School Department Heads and music teachers are invited to attend a meeting with their subject curriculum consultant in preparation for the 2017-2018 school year. A schedule of meeting locations, dates, and times is attached. Please share this information. Teachers will be paid at inservice rate for attending. Thank you.

Summer Meetings

CONTENT DATE TIME LOCATION CONTACT
DEPARTMENT CHAIRS
Health 8/7/2017 9:00 – 11:00 JATC North Jane Harward Ext. 88169
ELA 8/7/2017 12:00 – 2:00 ASB Rm 101 Mindy Dummer

Ext. 88152
Math 8/7/2017 1:00 – 3:00 DO Rm 129 Wendy Harmon

Ext. 88377
Visual Art 8/7/2017 2:00 – 4:00 ASB Rm 101 Mindy Dummer

Ext. 88152
PE & Dance 8/8/2017 11:00 – 1:00 JATC North Jane Harward

Ext. 88169
Science 8/9/2017 9:00 – 11:00 JATC North Jane Harward

Ext. 88169
Social Studies 8/9/2017 9:00 – 11:00 ASB Rm 101 Pam Su’a

Ext. 88320
World Language 8/9/2017 1:00 – 3:00 ASB Rm 101 Pam Su’a

Ext. 88320
MUSIC TEACHERS
HS/MS Instrumental 08/08/17 8:00 – 9:30 ASB Rm 103 Norm Emerson

Ext. 88364
HS/MS Choral 08/08/17 10:00 – 11:30 ASB Rm 103 Norm Emerson

Ext. 88364
Elementary Orchestra 08/09/17 8:00 – 9:30 ASB Rm 103 Norm Emerson

Ext. 88364
Elementary Band 08/09/17 10:00 – 11:30 ASB Rm 103 Norm Emerson

Ext. 88364

 

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2017 Individual Educator Evaluation Reports

Principals:

Your school's Individual Educator Evaluation Reports will be made available to you via a shared Google folder on or before this Friday, May 26, 2017.  The shared Google folder will come from Holly Allen and will contain your school's Individual Educator Evaluation Reports.  If you discover errors in any of the reports, contract Holly Allen (holly.allen@jordandistrict.org) or 801-567-8115.  All errors must be reported to Holly Allen before June 23, 2017.

Individual Educator Evaluation Reports are to be distributed to each teacher by the principal on or before the teacher's 2016-17 check-out.

Thank you,
Clyde Mason

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DATE:
May 31, 2017

TO:
All Principals and Teachers

FROM:
Administrators of Schools
Ron Bird, Director, Information Systems
Michael Heaps, Support Services Manager
Mark Sowa, Curriculum Technology Consultant

SUBJECT:
Mastery Connect and Skyward Rollover Dates

Please be aware that the annual rollover of data in both Mastery Connect and Skyward is scheduled to happen July 5-7, 2017. Consequently, both systems will be unavailable during that time.

For Mastery Connect users, please do not create trackers for the 2017-2018 school year prior to July 7th, since next year’s data will not be available until that time. The current year’s trackers will auto archive as a part of the rollover process. To ensure that this data is available in the future, do not delete last year’s trackers.

If you have questions, please contact the Information Systems Help Desk at 801-567-8737.

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DATE:   
May 17, 2017

TO:   
Principals
Elementary Special Education Resource Math Teachers

FROM:  
Laura Finlinson, Administrator of Curriculum/Staff Development & Special Programs
Lisa Robinson, Director of Special Education
Courtney Titus, Program Specialist

SUBJECT: 
Professional Development for Elementary Resource Math Teachers

The Special Education Department is hosting two professional development training days for elementary resource math teachers. This training will address the effective use of resource math block time, strategies to build student ability and increase grade-level understanding, and key concepts at each grade level. The first training will be held on June 8, 2017 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. for teachers who teach grades K-3. The second training will be held on June 13, 2017 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. for teachers who teach grades 4-6. Both trainings will be at the District Office in room 129. Please register at https://jpls.truenorthlogic.com and search for course 101194 and choose the appropriate section. If a sub is needed, please use budget code 1292. If you teach both levels and would like to come to both sessions, please contact Trevor Warburton, Teacher Specialist in Mathematics at 801-567-8174.

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Teachers!

Now is a great time to plan for the upcoming year before the busy summer rush. The staff in the Instructional Support Center (ISC) will be happy to help you with classroom teaching materials.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Check out the ISC website to see everything offered:
instructionalsupport.jordandistrict.org

The ISC accepts orders by phone, fax or email.
Phone: 801-567-8238
Fax: 801-567-8092
Email: ISC@jordandistrict.org

The ISC is located in the Jordan School District Auxiliary Services Building at 7905 South Redwood Road, West Jordan.

Hours of operation:
Monday - Friday, 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
(July 5th - July 21st, summer hours 7:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.)

Keep in mind:

  • Before you purchase and prepare student planners, the ISC spiral binding machine won’t punch plastic folders.
  • Personal and non-school related material may not be reproduced at the ISC.
  • JSD employees must wear approved District identification badges when visiting the ISC.
  • Volunteers and PTA members as submitted and approved by principals and department administrators may use the ISC.
  • Long-term substitutes may use the ISC, however regular substitutes are not eligible to use the ISC.
  • Home school patrons may use the center if they are on the approved list provided by JSD’s Planning and Student Services Department.

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Elementary Principals:

End-of-Year DIBELS letters are attached.  Please be certain letters are sent home with every first, second, and third grade student on/before June 2 (Traditional) or June 30 (Year-round)  Letters do not go home with Kindergarten students.  Contact Becky Gerber if you have questions.

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DATE: 
May 15, 2017

TO:
All Elementary, Middle and Traditional High School Principals

FROM:
John Larsen, Business Administrator
Heather Ellingson, Director of Accounting, Budgets and Audits

SUBJECT:
June 2017 Budget Transfer Request

Please review your budgets and complete the Budget Transfer Request if you would like to transfer between your postage, supply, textbook and equipment budgets. The signed form is due back to Heather Ellingson no later than July 3, 2017.

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DATE:
May 10, 2017

TO:
All Administrators
All Administrative Assistants

FROM:
Patrice Johnson, Superintendent of Schools
John Larsen, Business Administrator

SUBJECT:
Social Security Numbers and Year of Birth

It recently came to our attention that some departments and schools may have staff lists that contain Social Security Numbers and year of birth. Although well intentioned, their mere existence can be problematic. In our continuing efforts to ensure personal information stays private, we ask that you purge all Social Security Numbers and year of birth from all staff lists, electronic or otherwise.

Administrators and Administrative Assistants should meet to verify that all data on lists described above are purged. If you have questions, please contact your Cabinet level administrator and discuss your concern with him or her.

Thank you!

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Special Education Summer Conference
Teaching Matters - Teachers Matter

Principals, please forward to all special educators in your building.

July 31, 2017
8:00 am - 3:45 pm
Elk Ridge Middle School

Register on JPLS. See flyer for details.

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DATE:  
May 5, 2017

TO:
Principals
All Certified Special Education Staff

FROM:   
Laura Finlinson, Admin of Curriculum/Staff Development & Special Programs
Lisa Robinson, Director of Special Education
Julie Brown, Program Specialist
Courtney Titus, Program Specialist

SUBJECT: 
Year-End Checkout for Traditional Schools/Year-Round Schools

See attached memo.

Published on

DATE:
May 3, 2017

TO:
Principals/Directors

FROM:  
June LeMaster, Ph.D., Administrator, Human Resources
Administrator of Schools
Travis Hamblin, Human Resource Administrator-Licensed
Brent Burge, Human Resource Administrator-Classified

SUBJECT: 
Part-Time Classified Hourly Job Posting

Thank you for your recent input regarding the posting of part-time (PT) classified positions.  As you are aware, this procedure was optional during the 2016-2017 school year and will be effective July 1, 2017, as principals at all levels provided examples of their experience with this new procedure and indicated the benefits they observed.  The new standardized procedures are as follows:

  1. Employees within the same location may be moved to vacant positions without posting. A change form must be submitted
  2. An online job advertisement is submitted through FastTrack for all vacant positions.
  3. The position will be posted “open until filled”. The school/department must notify HR when the position is filled.
  4. The Administration will screen the applicants, conduct interviews, check references and make the offer. References must be submitted with the hire sheet.  All other interview documents will be maintained at the location unless requested by an HR Administrator.
  5. Once HR is notified the position has been filled, we will use FastTrack to notify those applicants who were not selected.

The new procedure will not allow for generic position postings on FastTrack as in the past, with the exception of Sweeper applications.  A tutorial on the posting of PT positions using FastTrack is available on the AdminOnly and SecretaryConnections website or you may contact an HR Administrator for further assistance.

Thank you for hiring the best candidates available at each location.

 

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Elementary Principals:

Attached is a parent letter from Superintendent Johnson regarding the assignment of limited use email addresses to K-2 students. This is the third letter to be sent home as we phase in this program throughout the grade levels. Please email a copy to your School Community Council members with an explanation that this letter will be sent home to the parents. Give them time to respond back to you with any questions they may have and then send the letter home in the same manner you send all parent communication.

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DATE:
May 8, 2017

TO:
All Principals
Administrative Assistants, ES/MS/HS

FROM:
Administrators of Schools
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent
Luann Leavitt, Consultant for Planning and Student Services

SUBJECT:
Transferring Student Permanent Records; JSD Policy AS61

Transfer of K-8 Student Files for Retention at the State Records Center and for Permanent Archives

See each of these memos below.