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Please be aware that all educators and administrators are required to click the 'Start' button to begin their evaluations (full or interim).  If teachers have not clicked the 'Start' button administrators will not see them under 'Evaluation of Others.'  Please contact the JES office if you have any questions."

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DATE:
September 21, 2016

TO:   
High School Principals

FROM:
C. Brad Sorensen, Administrator of Schools, Herriman K-12 Feeder
Holly Bell, Secondary Counseling Specialist

SUBJECT: 
24-Credit Diploma through Valley High School

Currently, all seniors who are deficient in the credits required for the traditional 27-credit Jordan District diploma, as outlined in the Jordan District Credit Guidelines, have the option of transferring to Valley High for the second semester of their senior year in order to complete a 24-credit diploma.

It was determined, as an alternate option, that Jordan District students who meet the Utah State graduation requirement of 24 credits, may be eligible to receive a Valley High School diploma at the conclusion of their senior year while remaining enrolled in their boundary school.  Students who meet the qualifications required to access this option will work with their counselor and the boundary high school principal, the same way they do with an SEP, to apply for a 24-credit Valley High diploma.

The attached application will be made available to seniors, through their counselor, who have fallen short of meeting the Jordan School District graduation requirements, but plan to remain at their boundary school throughout their senior year. Students who apply for this diploma will acknowledge and commit to the following, as will their parents, counselor, building principal, and appropriate Administrator of Schools.

  • They are working with their boundary high school counselor and principal to develop a plan to meet the 24 credits required by the state.
  • They acknowledge that they are not eligible for early graduation.
  • They acknowledge that they can only walk at the Valley High School graduation ceremony and not their boundary school’s graduation ceremonies.
  • Their diploma will be a “Valley High School Diploma” and not their boundary school diploma.

Students who have met the 24-credit state requirements will have the option of immediately receiving a Valley High diploma by transferring their credits to Valley 3 days prior to graduation in order to participate in the Valley High graduation ceremony.  Students may otherwise choose to continue to pursue their 27-credit boundary school’s diploma through the summer following their senior year in order to meet the requirements. At a designated date, which cannot be later than September 15th of their graduation year, a boundary school diploma or a Valley High School diploma will be issued if all requirements are met.

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DATE:  
September 19, 2016

TO: 
Secondary School Principals
Secondary School Registrar Secretaries

FROM:    
John Larsen, Business Administrator
Luann Leavitt, Consultant of Planning and Student Services
Daniel Ellis, Accountant/Internal Auditor

SUBJECT: 
October 1 Head Count Reports

As October 1 approaches we wanted to remind schools of the report which should be used by the auditors for the head count. The report is titled Student Enrollment Count by Entity, and can be found in Skyward Student under: Students, Jordan Programs, Entity Reports. See attached documentation for Instructions on running the report.

This report should be used to ensure the numbers the auditors use to count match the student count numbers Luann Leavitt sends to the State. If there are questions on how to run the report please contact Denise Smith at (801)567-8258.

Thank you.

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See posts below for information regarding the upcoming Power of Prevention Conference to be held October 10-15, 2016.

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Please be sure that prior to registering any YIC student that you make contact will Holly Evans @801-567-8328. When the foster parent comes in to register them and you have not heard from Holly first that means that not all registration has been completed by the Case Worker (who is the legal guardian). They must clear this office first. It is extremely difficult to back track for all the necessary paperwork once they have been registered at your school. Our goal is to facilitate the registration for you with all the necessary documentation.  Please call Holly with any questions.

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Appeals will be held on the 20th of September (Tuesday) and on the 4th of October (Tuesday). Conferences are scheduled on Wednesday both of those weeks. Please make sure that your paper work for appeals on those days are turned in on the Friday before the hearings.

Thank you for your attention to this matter. This happens about three times a year.

G. Norma Villar, Consultant
Student Intervention Services
7905 So. Redwood Road
West Jordan, Utah 84088

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Hello everyone,

Just a few updates to Truancy Mediation for this year. I will no longer be the individual setting up truancy mediations. That responsibility will now fall on Tayla Egersheim. Tayla is a probation officer who has graciously accepted this new responsibility. Tayla will be sending you her contact information next week. If there is something pressing between now and then please feel free to call me. If there are schools that want truancy mediation and haven't been trained, please let me know and Tayla and I can go do those trainings. We've created a new email address for your administrators to send referrals. That email address is:

3rdjuvtruancymediation@utcourts.gov

Please forward this on to all of your administrators who participate in this program. As a reminder of information we need in the referrals is just the youth's name, date of birth, and grade level. We look forward to working with you this coming year. Of course you can email or call me anytime if you have any questions.

Thanks again!

Bob Curfew

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DATE:
September 12, 2016

TO:
District Administration

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

SUBJECT:
14th Day Drop Count vs. the Estomat
All Schools, Traditional and YRE

See attached memo.

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DATE:
August 23, 2016

TO:
All Principals

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

SUBJECT:
1st Day Enrollment vs. the Estimate
All Schools, Traditional and YRE

See attached memo.

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DATE:
August 15, 2016

TO:
District Administration

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

SUBJECT:
1st Day Enrollment vs. the Estimate
Year-round Schools, Tracks A, B, C & D
(August 15, 2016 count)

See attached memo.

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DATE:     
September 7, 2016

TO:  
Elementary Principals
Secondary Principals

FROM:   
Administrators of Schools
Laura Finlinson, Administrator, Curriculum/Staff Development
Norman Emerson, Instructional Support Services/Fine Arts Consultant

SUBJECT:     
Ballet West 2016-17 Student In-Theater Presentations

Ballet West will once again be providing student in-theater presentations at the Capitol Theater during the 2016-17 school year as follows:

  • Madame Butterfly-November 8, 9, 10 (Grades 3-12)
  • The Nutcracker-November 30, December 1, 6, 7 (Grades 1-12)
  • Sleeping Beauty-February 14, 15, 22 (Grades K-12)
  • The Little Mermaid-March 30, 31 (Grades K-12)
  • The Green Table-April 12 (Grades 5-12)

Please note that November 10, December 6, and February 22 are field trip busing moratorium dates.

Although these performances are provided free of charge, Ballet West will not be subsidizing busing as they have in the past. However, all attendees may request a student/teacher workshop to supplement their attendance at a Ballet West student in-theater presentation.

To request a student in-theater presentation, please contact Verlene Jensen at 801-567-8296 or verlene.jensen@jordandistrict.org.

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Date:    
September 1, 2016

To:  
Traditional Secondary Principals

From:
Laura Finlinson, Administrator of Curriculum and Staff Development
Heather Ellingson, Director of Accounting, Budgets, and Audits

Subject:  
Instrument Purchase and Repair

Effective the July 1, 2016, the purchase and repair of instruments will be the schools’ responsibility.  An additional $1,710 for middle schools and $5,700 for high schools has been added to the District equipment allocation.  Schools should use this allocation to purchase instruments.

Previously, schools were required to turn fees collected for instrument rentals into the District to be used for instrument repairs Districtwide.  Effective July 1, 2016, fees collected for instrument rental should be retained by the school to pay the costs of instrument repairs.

Based on these changes, schools should no longer submit requests to the District for instrument purchases or repair nor should they send in student fees collected for instrument rental.