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Date:  
September 17, 2018

To:   
All School Principals
All School Financial Secretaries

From:   
John Larsen, Business Administrator
Daniel Ellis, Director of Accounting, Budgets and Audits
Jason Mott, Accountant / Internal Auditor

Subject:  
Quarterly School Financial Report for July, August, and September 2018


Each school is asked to report the quarter end account balance and transaction detail with the Apple Volume Purchase Program and return with your bank reconciliation.  If your school has no Apple account, please so indicate and return.

Please include the account balance with Apple on the reconciliation sign off form and print a report or screen shot(s) of the balances and quarterly transactions from Apple’s website.  If you need assistance, please contact your Curriculum Technology Specialist – Bonnie, Deana, Harrison, Nancy, Jay, and Raimee.

Please photocopy the selected elements and send to Accounting by October 26, 2018.

Please include:

  • The signed attached memo to Accounting
  • A copy of your July, August, and September 2018 Reconciliation Worksheets
  • A copy of your July, August, and September 2018 Bank Statements
  • A copy of your July, August, and September 2018 Skyward Balance Sheets
  • A copy of your July, August, and September 2018 Outstanding Check Reports
  • Screen shot(s) of your September 30, 2018 Apple Volume Purchase Program transaction history and balance

If you have questions or need assistance, please call Jason Mott at (801)567-8388.

Thank you.

Cc:
Doree Strauss, Administrator of Schools
Laura Finlinsoon, Administrator of Schools
Lisa Robinson, Administrator of Schools
Michael Anderson, Administrator of Schools
Brad Sorensen, Administrator of Schools

 

 

Administrators:

The dates, times and locations for Avoid Deny Defend (ADD) and Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) classified personnel trainings are as follows:

West Jordan Middle School
October 1, 2018
2:00 - 4:30 p.m.

Elk Ridge Middle School
October 26, 2018
8:30 - 11:00 a.m.

Trainings will be announced via JEM and should also be communicated by Department Directors during their next staff meeting.

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

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

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.

The Curriculum Department will pay the registration fee for one administrator per school to attend the Learning Edge Conference on November 6, 2018. The Learning Edge Conference is sponsored by CITES and is designed for administrators. The focus of the 2018 conference is on gifted and talented education. More information is available at the CITES website:

https://education.byu.edu/cites/learning_edge 

To register, contact Amanda Hansen (88319) by Wednesday, October 17, 2018.

School Year 2018-19

30 Day Expiration Dates for Prior Year Free and Reduced Eligibility (all students without a current 2018-19 free and reduced meal application in our system as of the following roll-over dates will default to a paid eligibility status)

Traditional Elementary     Oct 3, 2018

Traditional Middle     Oct 3, 2018

Traditional High     Oct 3, 2018

Track A     Sept 5, 2018

Track B     Sept 25, 2018

Track C     Sept 26, 2018

Track D     Sept 24. 2018

Earlier this week, each principal was sent the current list of personnel in their building that have been authorized and issued a security code to lock/unlock your building security alarm system.

We request that principals work with their head custodians to update the list.  If additions or deletions are needed you can access the fillable, most current change form on the ASB website:     Security Code Addition/Deletion Form

All changes to your list need to be sent, by September 28th, 2018 to:

Jeff Beesley, Safety/Security, ASB

If you have any questions please contact Jeff (801)567-8611

Thank you for your assistance to ensure accuracy of our building codes.

DATE:   
August 29, 2018

TO: 
All Principals,  Jordan School District

FROM: 
Administrators of Schools
Shelley Nordick, Administrator of Curriculum and Staff Development
Nancy Ward, Coordinator of Educational Support Services

SUBJECT:  
CPR/First Aid Certification


Jordan School District requires that at least 3 employees in each building be certified in CPR and First Aid.  Most certifications are valid for 2 years.  It is also recommended that employees who will have direct responsibility for student health and safety be CPR/First Aid certified.  This may include front office staff, playground aides, hall monitors, P.E. teachers, etc.  It is also recommended that you keep a list of current CPR/First Aid certified staff members by all main phone lines where calls for emergency help may originate.  A template is attached.

CPR, First Aid, and AED training and certification is now available to district employees in an online format through the National Safety Council (NSC).  The attached memo will outline the steps necessary to complete the online portion of the course.  The cost of the course is $19.95 and should be paid by the employee at the time of registration.  Schools may provide reimbursement for the course, if funds are available, by following appropriate pre-approval and reimbursement procedures.

Once the online course is completed, employees may sign up to complete their certification by attending a 2 hour skills check session with our district nurses.  To sign up for a skill check, you will need to register with JPLS under CPR/First Aid/AED skill check. All skill checks must be completed within 45 days of sign-up for the online course.  The dates and times for the skill check sessions are listed on the attached flyer.

Please complete the attached CPR/First Aid certification form and return it to the Educational Support Services office by November 15, 2018.

 

Principals:

The new window for Student Club applications began August 15 and goes through October 1. We have updated the guidelines and instructions so please be sure to read through them. We also have created two fillable forms for you to use; the application for student clubs and the student clubs participation form. When printing the forms, make sure you print them two sided. We ask that you pass this information along to your assistant principal who is assigned to be over student clubs.

Please call Cari Minnesota at 801-567-8173 if you have any questions. Thanks!

 

Applications for the 2018-19 Institute for Administrators are now open! These applications will be due on August 17, so please complete this 5-10 minute application at your earliest convenience!

Click here to access the application:  Application

Please see attachment for more details.

It is time to choose Jordan School Districts' Teachers of the Year for the Utah Council for the Social Studies (UCSS).  This is a wonderful time to recognize an elementary, middle, and high school teacher!

Nominations will be due to Kaye Rizzuto, President of the UCSS, kaye.rizzuto@jordandistrict.org, by September 1, 2018.  Please send an email to Kaye with (1) The name of the teacher and subject or grade they teach, (2) Why specifically you believe they should be nominated, and (3) Your name and position (Principal/Assistant Principal). Nominated teachers will be contacted for more detailed information.

Questions, email Pam Su'a at pamela.sua@jordandistrict.org or call 88320

DATE:     
July 17, 2018

TO: 
Principals
All Special Educators and Service Providers

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

SUBJECT: 
SCRAM for 2018-19 School Year


Please see attached memo for guidelines and multiple deadlines.

DATE:  
July 10, 2018

TO:   
Secondary School Principals
Secondary School Financial Secretaries

FROM:  
John Larsen, Business Administrator
Daniel Ellis, Director of Accounting, Budgets and Audits
Jason Mott, Accountant/Internal Auditor

SUBJECT:  
Unclaimed Property


 “The Utah Unclaimed Property Act (Section 67-67-4a) requires that a holder report to the State Treasurer property which is presumed to be “abandoned” or “unclaimed” after the stated dormancy period.”

For school purposes, unclaimed property is defined as property (checks, book refunds, lunch refunds, or other unclaimed balances, but not current school lunch balances) that is due to a payee but have never been cashed or collected and that are dormant for a period of one year as of June 30, 2018.  Checks written BEFORE July 1, 2017 AND not cashed by June 30, 2018 are considered unclaimed property.

Every effort should be made to contact the student or payee and ensure that they receive payment that is due to them.  If you cannot locate a student or payee, then the money must be sent to the State.  It is preferable to void an old check and reissue a new one than to send the money to the State.  Schools may not simply “write off” a check and add the money back into school accounts just because it was never cashed.  Nor may a school take uncollected refunds and add the money back into school accounts.  It is illegal.  If an outstanding check should legitimately be voided, then documentation must be made as to why the check was voided.  Otherwise, the State will consider a voided check without documentation to be unclaimed property.

Attached is a reporting form that must be completed and sent to Jason Mott by September 28, 2018 along with a school check written to Jordan School District for the amount of reported unclaimed property.  If you have no unclaimed property, report $0.00.

All individual items that are under $50 per item may be combined and reported in one lump sum.  For example, if you have 10 checks and/or unclaimed book refunds individually each for less than $50, then you may have one line item on the report for the total of those items.  You should put “aggregate” in the column requesting the owner’s name, the total aggregated in the column of amount due owner, and MS99 in the property code column.  You do not need to report each item less than $50 individually.

Checks issued prior to July 1, 2017 that are currently outstanding should be voided in Skyward.  You will need to write a check to Jordan School District charging the account(s) that were charged with the original check.

Please call Jason Mott at (801)567-8388 with any questions.

DATE:   
June 28, 2018

TO:  
High School Principals

FROM:  
Michael Anderson, Administrator of Schools

SUBJECT:  
High School Fee Waiver Materials 2018-19


Attached are fee waiver materials for the 2018-19 elementary registration.

  • School Fees Requirements – Principal Checklist (Fillable form) (Due September 14, 2018)
  • Secondary Schools Certificate of Compliance (Fillable form) (Due September 14, 2018)
  • High School Fee Schedule
  • Letter to Parents from Superintendent Johnson
  • Standard Fee Waiver Application (English/Spanish) REVISED MAY 2018
  • School Fees Notice for Families of Children in Grades 7-12 (English/Spanish)
  • Fee Waiver Decision and Appeal Form (English/Spanish)
  • Community Services Obligations (English/Spanish)
  • Community Service Assignment and Notice of Appeal Rights (English/Spanish)
  • Appeal of Community Service Agreement (English/Spanish)
  • Fee Waiver Posters (English/Spanish)
    Please include, on the line provided on the poster, your school phone number and contact.

All fee waiver forms can be found in the June 28th edition of JAM: Jordan Admin Memo and also at https://schools.utah.gov/policy/resources.

Attention:  Students who previously showed verification of eligibility do not need to resubmit documentation. It may be necessary for the principal (or designee) to contact the previous school of transferring students for verification of fee waiver status. 

Please discard all Fee Waiver Application forms from previous years as there are significant changes for Income Eligibility Guidelines.

 

DATE:    
June 15, 2018

TO:  
Secondary School Principals
Secondary School Financial Secretaries

FROM: 
John Larsen, Business Administrator
Daniel Ellis, Director of Accounting, Budgets and Audits
Jason Mott, Accountant/Internal Auditor

SUBJECT:  
School Bank Account Balances for June 30, 2018


Please send the following information for each bank account balance as of June 30, 2018 to Accounting by July 27, 2018.  If you have multiple bank accounts, please list each account separately.

School Name
Name of Bank
Type of Account (checking, savings, money market)
Account Balance

The balance requested is the balance from your December bank statements, not Skyward.  This information is required annually and will be used to complete reporting requirements for Utah Money Management Council.

If you have questions or need assistance, please call Jason Mott at (801)567-8388.

Thank you.

Cc:
Michael Anderson, Administrator of Schools
Jill Durrant, Administrator of Schools
Anthony Godfrey, Administrator of Schools
Brad Sorensen, Administrator of Schools