Category: High School Info

DATE: 
December 14, 2022

TO: 
Principals
Assistant Principals

FROM: 
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
Sharon Jensen, Consultant Student Support Services
Michelle Reyes, Prevention Specialist, Student Support Services

SUBJECT: 
December Attendance Newsletter 2022

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Happy Holidays! Can you believe the school year is almost half way through? How is your school doing with attendance? Sometimes parents know their student has missed “a day or two here or there,” but they don’t realize how quickly their student’s absences add up. The 5-, 10- and 15-day attendance letters can help enlighten parents on how much school their child is truly missing. We hope you are utilizing these to your school’s benefit. In the December attendance newsletter, we encourage families to strive for 5 or less absences during the year. This puts their student on track for 95% or greater attendance for the year, helping them stay on track with their academic goals.

We are on the brink of our Winter break. Attendance lags before and after a holiday break from school. This month’s newsletter educates on the importance of attending school up until the winter break and coming back when school resumes in January. There is a bold box indicating the exact dates for the winter break to help families understand when their student should be at school. We also thank parents for their efforts to get their students to school.

Included is the December attendance newsletter that is being sent out to parents in Peach Jar in English and Spanish. Please use these to help spread the word in your school about the winter holiday.

Jordan School District is excited to share our new partnership with YuJa, a video and screen recording software. The YuJa Enterprise Video Platform is an all-in-one video experience to securely create, manage, discover, collaborate, and live stream video content across any device.

Educators and students can create videos with unlimited storage and share their projects across a variety of district tools including Google and Canvas. You'll find YuJa in your Google Waffle, where you can access your account and begin making videos today!

For more information and some basic tutorial videos click HERE.

Any questions can be directed to Jared Covili jared.covili@jordandistrict.org 801-567-8191.

DATE:  
Thursday, December 8, 2022

TO: 
All School Administrators

FROM: 
Carolyn Gough, Administrator of Teaching & Learning
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability

SUBJECT: 
Research Project

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The Research Review Committee has reviewed a research project in which your school has been asked to participate.

Project Title: Cell Phones in the Classroom for Education Rather than Distraction

Applicant: Brandy Westwood, Western Governors University

The project has been approved by the District Research Review Committee. The project will involve a recruitment email sent to classroom teachers inviting them to a professional development on the use of cell phones as part of instruction. Participation in the study is at teachers’ discretion. If you have questions or concerns relating to participation, please contact Ben Jameson at 801-567-8243.

Thank you for your assistance.

 

Per H.B. 162 which was passed in the last legislative session and became a requirement as of July 1, 2022, which "requires local school boards and charter school governing boards to provide period products in certain restrooms within all school facilities". It has since been codified and details can be found in 53G-4-413.

All schools in the district should have received an initial distribution by the central warehouse the second week of school. Instructions were also given to each school location on how and where these products should be made available. Please refer those questions to your applicable Area Administrator of Schools.

Period products are now available to order through Skyward inventory. The cost to schools will be $0 until current supplies last. After which a cost will be automatically populated once the initial allotment of period products has been exhausted. They can be found only in the Custodial warehouse under the following:

#2306796 - Pad Period Product; (400 pads per box)
#2306797 - Tampon Period Product; (480 tampons per box)

Your custodian will stock the appropriate amount for each school, similar to paper towels, toilet paper and hand soap is supplied in your restrooms. There are sufficient quantities for the foreseeable future. Please do not try to order a large quantity of supplies to keep on hand, as we want an accurate count of how much of the product is actually being used in our schools. If you have any questions, please direct them to the Purchasing Department.

DATE:   
November 21, 2022

TO: 
School Psychologists and School Psychology Interns

FROM:  
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
Fulvia Franco, Program Specialist – Guidance

SUBJECT: 
December School Psychologist Guidance Meeting

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A meeting for school psychologists and school psychology interns has been scheduled for Friday, December 2, 2022, from 12:00 to 3:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the Auxiliary Services Building (7905 South Redwood Road). We will start at 12:00 p.m. with a luncheon. You have the option of participating in our pot-luck luncheon, or bringing lunch for yourself if that’s your preference. Dr. Doug Goldsmith, Licensed Psychologist in private practice, will provide us with a presentation that addresses depression and anxiety in children and teens.

Part-time Staff: I would appreciate it if you could adjust your schedules in order to attend this meeting.

cc:
Principals

DATE:  
November 22, 2022

TO: 
Principals
School Counselors

FROM:  
Mike Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director, Student Services
Stacee Worthen, Counselor Consultant

SUBJECT: 
November/December 2022 School Counselor Trainings

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School Counselor Training and Professional Development for November/December 2022

The following are dates that school counselors will be attending for Jordan School District training.

November 30, 2022 (8:00am-2:00pm) -- USBE Updates and Essentials (Counselors & Administrators up for renewal) -- JATC South

December 9, 2022 (7:30am-9:00am) -- Secondary Counselor Singleton PLC, JATC South

December 9, 2022 (1:30pm-3:00pm) -- Elementary Counselor Singleton PLC, DO Rm 129

December 14, 2022 (8am-11:30am) -- Counselor Collaborative, DO Rm 129

December 15, 2022 (Session 1: 8am-10am; Session 2: 10:15am-12:15pm) -- Q3 In-Service, JATC South

If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to Stacee Worthen at stacee.worthen@jordandistrict.org or (801)567-8309.