Category: High School Action Required

College & University Information Fair

Tuesday, November 13, 2018
4:00-5:30 p.m.
Auxiliary Services Building - Auditorium (north end)
7905 S Redwood Rd, West Jordan

Principals: Please share this information and flyer with your teachers

College University Fair Annoucement 18-19

DATE:   
September 18, 2018

TO: 
Principals
Assistant Principals

FROM: 
Scott M. Thomas, Administrator of Auxiliary Services
Paul Bergera, Staff Assistant of Auxiliary Services
David Rostrom, Director of Facility Services
Lance Everill, Emergency Operations Manager

SUBJECT:  
Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) Hands-On Training

As indicated in a separate memo, you can anticipate the delivery of your school’s TECC kits sometime between October 1 and October 15, 2018.  However, even before your school receives the TECC kits, administrators are to begin the process of calling their local fire department representative to schedule a date and time that works best for you and your staff to receive your 45-minute hands-on training.

School administrators are responsible to have teachers and staff account that they have received the hands-on training and to keep that documentation on file.

Once you’ve scheduled your hands-on training, please notify your respective AOS of your scheduled date and time so that they might have the opportunity to participate.

Attached is the map and fire department contact name and number that corresponds with the city and your school.

Cc:
Administrative Cabinet

TECC Hands-On Training

Fire Department Contacts in JSD 9-19-18

Principals:

Please share the attached flyers with your School Community Council members. One flyer contains dates for Jordan School District trainings. The other is provided by USBE and has the list of the trainings they are offering.  As a reminder, new principals and new chairs are required to attend one of these trainings. A video will be available for training purposes if needed.

JSD SCC Training Schedule 2018-19

Flyer Fall Statewide Training 10-15-2018

Principals:  Please take note and share this information with the appropriate teachers.

The following dates are scheduled as make-up days for the Safety and Wellness Training for those who were not able to attend in July and August:

October 26th - 8:30 am - 3:30 pm in the ASB Presentation Room

January 14th -  8:30 am - 3:30 pm in the ASB Presentation Room - This training will only contain the "Wellness" part of the presentation. After October 26th the Safety (ADD) training will only be available online.

Teachers who missed the original training days can either attend a make-up day or use leave for having missed a contract day. If an employee has already taken a leave day for the missed training and would now like to attend the make-up day, they can work with their administrative assistant to reverse the leave day in Skyward, once they have attended the make-up day.

The final live training of classified personnel for Avoid Deny Defend (ADD) and Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) will be held at:

Elk Ridge Middle School
Friday October 26, 2018
8:30 to 11:00 am

Please work with your school’s classified personnel to afford them the opportunity to receive the training while on the clock.

After October 26, 2018, the ADD and TECC presentations will be available online to be viewed at each school by the administration, licensed and classified personnel at their convenience. The online presentation will also be available to all new hires, personnel that were unable to attend the live trainings and for retraining on an ongoing basis.

Principals are accountable to maintain appropriate documentation that all classified personnel are trained prior to December 31, 2018.

Thank you for your cooperation.

DATE: 
September 18, 2018

TO:  
Principals
Assistant Principals

FROM:   
Scott M. Thomas, Administrator of Auxiliary Services
Paul Bergera, Staff Assistant of Auxiliary Services
David Rostrom, Director of Facility Services
Lance Everill, Emergency Operations Manager

SUBJECT:
Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) Classroom Kits Distribution, Storage and Accountability

We anticipate that TECC kits will be delivered to your school sometime between October 1 and October 15, 2018.  TECC kits will be delivered directly to the school administration, who will then verify and sign off that the accurate number of kits has been received.

A classroom TECC kit should be distributed to each classroom, computer lab, media center and office (main, attendance, counseling center) and stored in a safe and secure location.  We recommend they be placed with the classroom “Go Kit”, classroom first aid kit, or other accessible area within the classroom.

Teachers are responsible for the safekeeping of their assigned TECC kit.  Please instruct all of your teachers and staff that they may also be accountable to produce the TECC kit, with all of its contents intact, during a random Jordan Safety and Security Assessment (JSSA).

Installation of your school wall-mounted kits will be scheduled and completed through the Facility Services Department.

Schools are responsible to pay the cost of any replacement TECC kits due to theft, damage or loss.

Cc:
Administrative Cabinet

TECC Classroom Kits Distribution, Storage and Accountability

Principals and Administrative Assistants:

Please take note of the AA417 Fund Raising Policy when planning a fund raiser.

Attached you will find a revised Fund Raising Request form. Please discard all previous forms and use this new form for any requests.

Fund Raising Request Form (2)

AA417 – Fund Raising – Policy Manual

DATE: 
Thursday, September 6, 2018

TO: 
All Principals

FROM:  
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability

SUBJECT:
2018 SAGE Data Release on USBE Data Gateway

Beginning September 5, 2018, the 2017-18 SAGE proficiency and growth results were released on USBE’s Data Gateway for principals, schools, and districts to review.  Originally, USBE intended to release this data to the general public on September 13^th; however, due to a glitch in the Data Gateway system, the 2018 SAGE data was made available to the public as of this morning.  The URL for the Data Gateway is https://datagateway.schools.utah.gov/. The login prompt is in the upper right hand corner of the screen.

SAGE science grades 6-8 data are not yet released on the Data Gateway pending ratification from the USBE. We expect this data to be released in mid-October.

We ask that principals log into the Data Gateway and review their school’s SAGE results so as to become familiar with what parents and other stakeholders can view and thus be able to answer their questions.

It is anticipated that USBE will release accountability data and school report cards in late November for principals, schools and districts to review. While the release date is still tentative, schools will likely have an opportunity to review their accountability data prior to public release.

If you need assistance navigating the Data Gateway or logging in, please contact Ben Jameson at 801-567-8243.

2018 SAGE Data Release on USBE Data Gateway

Please share with appropriate staff in your building.

Crisis Response Guidelines & Checklists 2018-19

Principals and Administrative Assistants:

Attached is a template that can be filled out and given to each staff member that has completed the required suicide prevention training for 2018-19.

Suicide Prevention Training Completion Certificate 2018-19

Principals and Administrative Assistants:

Attached is a template that can be used for your licensed staff to award the licensure points earned by attending the 2018-19 Safety and Wellness Forum. Each person in your building that attended the training this year will need to receive a certificate.

Licensure Certificate 8-15-18

DATE:  
Friday, September 24, 2018

TO:   
All Principals

FROM:  
Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability

SUBJECT:   
2018-19 Required Testing Ethics Professional Development Procedures

Instructions, materials, and documentation forms for the required 2018-19 Testing Ethics professional development, are being sent to schools via the Jordan Administrative Memo (JAM). These materials will also be available online at http://assessments.jordandistrict.org/ethics/ . The four required procedures for completing this testing ethics professional development are listed on the “2018-19 Principal’s Test Ethics Checklist” form provided in the materials.

It is important that all school leaders, teachers, and paraprofessionals that assist with testing be reminded that the professional testing ethics required for all Federally-mandated assessments such as NAEP or State-mandated assessments such as RISE, Utah Aspire Plus, ACT, DIBELS benchmarks and progress monitoring, and WIDA Access, also apply to all District-mandated assessments such as benchmark tests, SLO assessments, and other District-created assessments including MasteryConnect^® assessments. Students must not be given secured assessment questions as homework or discussion items. Any use of secured assessment questions for instruction, discussion, or homework compromises the validity and integrity of the assessment questions and constitutes a violation of professional testing ethics protocol.

Principals are to make sure that teachers as well as paraprofessionals that assist with testing understand that professional testing ethics must be followed when working with District-mandated as well as State- and Federally-mandated assessments. Principals are also to remind teachers and paraprofessionals that assist with testing that any potential disciplinary action specified for violating professional testing ethics on State- and Federally-mandated assessments, also applies to any violation of professional testing ethics on District-mandated assessments.

2018-19 Required Testing Ethics Professional Development Procedures

2018-19 Principal’s Testing Ethics Checklist

2018-19 Testing Ethics Signature Form

2018 Testing Ethics Presentation

Summary of Changes – 2018-19 Utah Testing Ethics Policy

2018-19 Testing Ethics Policy – Approved Aug 2, 2018

2018-19 USBE Parental Exclusion Forms

Utah schools are required to provide training to students that include education and awareness on safe technology utilization and digital citizenship.  To assist Utah schools to meet these requirements, the Utah office of the Attorney General partners with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Utah to provide annual NetSmartz Internet safety trainings in Utah's schools. These trainings are age-appropriate and are provided free of charge.

Emergency Drills REMINDER

Administrative Code R277-400-6 Emergency Preparedness Training for School Occupants requires all schools to conduct a fire drill within the first 10 days of the regular school year.

R277-400-7(b) requires schools to conduct an other emergency drill by no later than October 1.  Schools may elect to accomplish both drills on the same day, such as conducting a bomb threat drill, then sounding the fire alarm and evacuating.

Please remember to report all drills using the Report of Emergency Drills form on the Google Drive, at:  https://goo.gl/forms/vUWdOfdE33844MDI3

Have a great, and safe school year!

Your Educational Support/ALS teacher specialist has sent you an email with a video that explains what's new this year.  After watching the video, please contact your teacher specialist if you have questions. Also please complete the simple google form. This is important because it lets our department know who to contact when we are trying to support your school.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1-JJkld4koE44qQ557fg6EvZGj3JohPOQPrjjrLrEX-k/edit

Ed Support Info for Schools 2018-2019

DATE:  
July 17, 2018

TO:
All Principals

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

SUBJECT:   
FTE and Enrollment Counts

FTE and staffing enrollment counts for the 2018-19 school year will occur on the dates listed below. As a reminder, student enrollment will be taken from Skyward and manual student counts are not needed for this process.

• 1^st Day A, B, C Tracks     Wednesday, July 25, 2018
• 10^th Day A, B, C Tracks     Wednesday, August 8, 2018
• 1^st Day D Track (A,B,C included)     Monday, August 13, 2018
• 1^st Day High School     Tuesday, August 21, 2018
• 6^th Day D Track (A,B,C included),     Wednesday, August 22, 2018
  1^st Day Traditional (Elem. & MS)
• 14^th Day Traditional (all schools)     Tuesday, September 11, 2018
  All 10 day/no shows must be entered in by this date.
• October 1, 2018
• January 2, 2019

If there have been any changes to your FTE Staffing and Enrollment spreadsheet, please send an updated spreadsheet to Travis Hamblin in Planning and Student Services. Your staffing report and attendance combine to determine your FTE eligibility.

Questions regarding FTE and/or enrollment should be directed to Travis Hamblin or your Administrator of Schools.

Please staff conservatively.

FTE and Enrollment Counts 2018-19

DATE:     
July 9, 2018

TO: 
Principals
Head Financial Secretaries
Special Education Teachers (Resource and Cluster)
Speech-Language Pathologists

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

SUBJECT:  
Special Education Budget Allocations 2018-19

Please see attached memo and budget guidelines.

Special Education Budget Allocations 2018-19

July 1 Sped Budget Alloc Guidelines 2018-19