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DATE:      
July 11, 2024

TO:
Principals

FROM: 
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services

SUBJECT:
Early Warning System – Panorama Information, Surveys, & Training Opportunities

During this year’s legislative session HB84 – School Safety was passed requiring each regular school within an LEA (District) to implement a Student Intervention Early Warning System (53F-4-207). Panorama meets all the criteria established by HB84-School Safety and will be the District’s early warning system. Panorama Student Success will be paid for by the District.

See the memo below for all of the information.

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DATE:  
June 6, 2024

TO:   
Principals
Assistant Principals

FROM: 
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
McKinley Withers, Health and Wellness Consultant

SUBJECT:
Incident Action Plans

Beginning the 2024-25 school year schools are required to create an action plan for each new incident of bullying.

Each action plan must include:

  • A communication plan to keep each parent updated on the implementation of the plan;
  • For the victim of the incident and in direct coordination with the student’s parent:
    • A tailored response that addresses the student’s needs;
    • Accommodations the student may need for decreased exposure or interactions with the offender;
    • Notification of the consequences and plan to address the behavior of the offender;
    • Supportive measures to preserve the student’s access to educational services and opportunities; and
    • Access to other resources the parent requests for the student.
  • For the student who caused the incident and in direct coordination with the student’s parent:
    • A range of tailored and appropriate consequences, with a reasonable effort to preserve access to educational services and activities;
    • A process to determine and provide resources for the underlying cause of the incident;
    • Supportive measures to preserve educational access while protecting the safety and well-being of other students; and
    • A process to remove the student from school.

The action plan may not require the victim to change their educational schedule or placement; or participation is a school sponsored sport, club, or activity. (§53G-9-605.5)

This memo is intended to provide notification only. Resources and training will be provided in the fall regarding action plans and other prevention efforts to help implement and manage this new requirement.

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The following are new administrative assignments:

New Assignments effective July 1, 2024:

  • Shauna Worthington, previously assigned assistant principal at Riverton Elementary appointed principal at Riverton Elementary.
  • April Thompson, previously assigned assistant principal at Oakcrest Elementary will remain assistant principal at Riverton Elementary.
  • Austin Howarth, administrative intern at Riverton High appointed assistant principal at Copper Mountain Middle.
  • Joel Pullan, principal at Riverton Elementary appointed assistant principal at JATC-North Campus and Southpointe Adult High.

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TO:
Elementary Administrators
Elementary Administrative Assistants

FROM:
Jeri Gamble, Customer Support in Information Systems

YEAR END STUDENT ROLLOVER/ONLINE PAYMENTS

Skyward Finance Rollover will be July 1. It’s best to stay out of Skyward Finance if possible. If you need to get in, do not make any changes since it may cause errors in the rollover process.

Skyward Student Rollover will be Tuesday, July 9. Skyward Student will not be available during this time.

Parents will not be able to make online payments from Monday, July 1 – Tuesday, July 9 while we complete year-end processes and the rollover.

JUNE 3
Accounting/Purchasing: Last day for P-Card expenditures for FY 2023-24.

JUNE 4
Payroll: May Payroll due.

JUNE 5
Purchasing: Last day to enter, and to approve, any FY 2023-24 Purchase Requisitions (posted in current year).
Payroll: True Time submissions due.

JUNE 6
Accounting: All items (mileage reimbursements, journal entries and check requests and “verifications”) to be paid with FY 2023-24 budgets should be entered, approved and received in Accounting by this date. Those received after this date may be paid with FY 2024-25 budgets.
Accounting: P-Card Reconciliations due in Accounting.

JUNE 7
Inventory: Last day for delivery of FY 2023-24 Inventory orders.
Purchasing: Last day for Administrator of Schools to approve FY 2023-24 Purchase Requisitions.
Payroll: True Time 1st approvals due.

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DATE:  
May 30, 2024

TO:  
All Principals and Administrative Assistants

FROM:  
June LeMaster, Administrator of Human Resources

SUBJECT:  
Summer Hours for School Personnel

Please review the schedule of "Summer Hours for School Personnel", with all designated summer school personnel at your location.

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DATE:
May 30, 2024

TO: 
All Principals
All Licensed Educators

FROM:
Lisa Robinson, Administrator of Schools
Kim Lloyd, Director of Special Education
Melanie Dawson, Program Administrator of Behavior

SUBJECT:
ETT: Supercharge Your Classroom Management Skills

This course is geared towards teachers who want to supercharge their classroom management skills! Effective Teacher Training (ETT) will be offered this summer from June 12-July 31. An $800 stipend is available to all licensed educators who complete the entire course.

Space is limited, so please distribute the attached flyer before your teachers leave for the summer and have them register on JPLS by June 7, 2024.

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DATE:  
May 30, 2024

TO:  
All School Administrators

FROM:  
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
McKinley Withers, Health and Wellness

SUBJECT: 
Content Monitoring Over Summer Months

During the summer months, from June 3rd until August 20th, content monitoring and notifications will have some changes.

  • Notifications to schools will only include administration and not counseling or mental health professionals. This allows for 12-month employees to still receive notifications and not those who are off contract. The notifications will go to the entire team of admin at each school in case there are administrators that are out of the office.
  • Notifications that are not considered emergencies or urgent will not be sent after 2pm to ensure that intervention is reasonable and timely for school personnel.
  • Content monitoring will be checked twice per week, in June, while school is not in session, and once per week, in July. Notifications will be sent to administrators on those days before 2pm.
  • We will continue to receive imminent alerts and will continue to work with administrators when immediate intervention is required.

Should you have any questions please reach out to Angie Rasmussen at angie.rasmussen@jordandistrict.org

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TO:
All Administrators

FROM:
Jordan School District Cabinet Members

Please take note of the schedule for each day as attendees, times, and locations are different. A beverage service will be provided each day.

Please attend on the days that you signed up for. If you have a question regarding which days those are, please contact Nadine Page, x88182 or nadine.page@jordandistrict.org.

Tuesday, June 4th OR Tuesday, June 11th
Time: 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Who: Elementary School Administrators
Location: JATC-South

Time: 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Who: Secondary School Administrators
Location: Riverton High, Tech Atrium

Time: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Who: All School Administrators
Location: JATC-South

Time: 11:30 - 1:00 PM
Who: All Administrators
Location: Lunch on your own

Time: 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Who: All School and District Administrators
Location: JATC-South

Wednesday, June 5th OR Monday, June 10th

Time: 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Who: All School and District Administrators
Location: JATC-South - Lunch will be provided

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TO:
Administrators

FROM:
Michelle Love-Day, Director of Language & Culture Services

Principals, please share with your staff.

Licensed staff, would you like help teaching and supporting Multilingual Learners in your class? Come to one of these sessions at ASB. You will leave with basic tools to understand the needs of and apply strategies for teaching multilingual learners.

  • Monday, July 29
  • Wednesday, July 31
  • Monday, August 5
  • Wednesday, August 7
  • There will be more classes in the fall

Register by clicking HERE or use the QR Code in the flyer

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TO:
Administrators

FROM:
Michelle Love-Day, Director of Language & Culture Services

Beginning in August, the Language & Culture Services team would like to hold a Spanish for Educators class. We are excited to help you communicate with your students!

Please complete the interest form at the link below, to help us gauge interest, and determine class times/locations. Classes will be for licensed educators only.

Stipends will be provided, more information to follow.

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TO:
Administrators

FROM:
Michelle Love-Day, Director of Language & Culture Services

Language and Culture Services want you to save the date for our annual Fall Family Fair on Thursday, Sept. 5 from 4 - 7 p.m. at the the Viridian Event Center. All Jordan District students and their families are invited to become familiar with the District and the Community.

Please see the attached flyer. LCS team members will be going around to place these flyers on your school door.

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TO:
Administrators

FROM:
Carolyn Gough, Administrator of Teaching & Learning
Jared Covili, Consultant in Teaching & Learning

Join Digital Teaching and Learning for a differentiated professional learning day on Using AI Effectively in the Classroom. Learn how to leverage SchoolAI elements in your classroom to enhance your teaching practice AND student learning. The trainings are offered on either Aug. 5 or Aug. 7 at the ASB Auditorium beginning at 8 am. This all-day training includes a $400 stipend for completing the workshop.

 

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TO:
Jordan School District Administrators

FROM:   
District Administration

The Annual Jordan School District Administrative Leadership Conference is scheduled for Tuesday, August 6, 2024 at the West Jordan Middle School, 7550 S. Redwood Road, West Jordan, UT 84084, and Thursday, August 8, 2024. Full-time Administrative Interns (paid) assigned to your building are also expected to attend. The announcement is attached.

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TO:
Administrators
Administrative Assistants

FROM:
Sarah Palmer, Director of Payroll

IMPORTANT PAYROLL REMINDER
TRUE TIME EMPLOYEES AND APPROVERS

If May 31st is the last day True Time employees and approvers are working before summer break, please make sure all True Time is submitted and approved on time to avoid a delay in receiving June paychecks.

True Time employees MUST clock out and submit all of their True Time on their last day of work this week, no later than Friday, May 31st.

True Time approvers MUST approve all of their True Time by the end of the day May 31st.

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TO:
Administrators

FROM:
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
Caleb Olson, Enrollment Consultant in Planning & Enrollment

Two different discipline training opportunities for administrators will be held in July 2024. Sign up using the link below and mark your calendars now:

For new administrators and administrative interns (plus those who did not attend a training last summer): Tuesday, July 16, 9-11 AM, ASB Auditorium. Newly appointed administrative interns received an email invitation to register last week. Supervising principals should ensure these administrators are registered.

For any administrator wanting a refresher on discipline logging and updates to codes and procedures: Thursday, July 18, 9-11 AM or 1-3 PM, ASB Auditorium.

Sign up for a session by clicking on this link

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TO:
Administrators

FROM:
June LeMaster, Administrator of Human Resources

The Advancing Pathways toward Equity and eXcellence with Educators of Multilingual Learners (APEX) Project is offered by the University of Utah and funded by the U.S. Department of Education. The APEX Project centers on advancing four professional development pathways including degree pathways that support educators of multilingual learners across varied professional roles. All pathways emphasize effective evidence-based practices for improving outcomes for multilingual learners. If you are interested, please see additional details below:

  • APEX Project Overview describes each of four professional development offerings. The implementation of each pathway is tailored to partner districts’ growing need for highly qualified educators of MLs and supported by district liaisons, year-long mentors/advisors, and local and national experts in ML-focused evidence-based instructional practices.
  • APEX Online, self-paced Intensive Training Series (ITS) is geared for support personnel (paraeducators, family advocates, after school coordinators, etc.). They earn 4-credit hours of upper-level undergraduate credit. The flyer includes a link to the application/registration form. Unlimited enrollment is available. This is NOT an ESL endorsement but is training that aligns with TESOL standards structured for those in supporting roles.
  • APEX Summer Institute – includes a 2-week hybrid (online, & 4 in-person days at U campus) focused on Creating a welcoming, inclusive, literacy-rich environment for Newcomers and their families. This is an advanced training for teachers who already have their ESL endorsement and want to freshen up their skills. This earns them 3 credit hours of graduate-level continuing education credit. The flyer includes a link to the application/registration form. Enrollment is limited to 100.

The ESL/MED pathway has 10-15 slots available for Jordan School District employees. Teachers who join the current cohort that begins June 3rd will be joining the Canyons District cohort, which means the limited number of in person meetings would be at the Canyons Administrative building. The good news is that the two summer courses are all fully online and the first in-person meetings would be August 1st & 2nd and the next course will be in October.

If you are interested, please see the links included in this announcement.

 

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TO:
All Principals

FROM:
Carolyn Gough, Administrator of Teaching & Learning
Amanda Bollinger, Staff Assistant in Teaching & Learning

As principals plan their building schedules they should prioritize attendance for building coaches on these dates. Please share the finalized schedule with current instructional coaches, BYU/UVU facilitators, Title I coaches, digital coaches, and those employees who have been given coaching assignments for the 2024-2025 school year. The ICI will continue to offer assigned coaches job embedded professional development and options to earn the coaching endorsement during the contract day.

Principals, please mark your calendars to attend the Kickoff and Closing sessions with your coach(es).

2024-2025 Elementary Instructional Coaching Institute Schedule

2024-25 Secondary Instructional Coaching Institute Schedule

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TO:
Elementary Principals

FROM:
Carolyn Gough, Administrator of Teaching & Learning
Amanda Bollinger, Staff Assistant in Teaching & Learning

Elementary Principals,

Please see the attached documents for the updated recommended elementary instructional minutes for 2024-25 school year. Half-day kindergarten and DLI have been added.