Jordan School District
Administrators: Please share this information with current teachers who may be interested in becoming an instructional coach. For information regarding this program please click on the link below:
Jordan School District Aspiring Coach Pathway 2022-2023 Instructional Coaching Endorsement
DATE:
Thursday, May 26th, 2022
TO:
All School Administrators
FROM:
Carolyn Gough, Administrator of Teaching & Learning
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability
SUBJECT:
Research Project
The Research Review Committee has reviewed a research project in which your school has been asked to participate.
Project Title: Modification Strategies Used by General Education Teachers to Teach English Language Learners
Applicant: Nilufer Guler, Rockhurst University
The project has been approved by the District Research Review Committee. The applicant has been directed to contact you to discuss the extent of the project and to obtain your permission to conduct the study at your school. Participation in the study is at your discretion. If you have questions or concerns relating to participation, please contact Ben Jameson at 801-567-8243.
General education teachers will receive an email invitation to participate in a 15-minute survey. In the survey, teachers can also volunteer to participate in a follow-up interview.
Thank you for your assistance.
The 2022-23 elementary, middle, and high school calendar packets available at https://planning.jordandistrict.org/calendars/ now include a new, easy-to-read "Is There School Today?" calendar. The calendar shows when students are in and out of school for each level and may be easier to use when creating parent materials for next year. Information on these calendars will be sent to employees and families soon.
Health Special Risk, Inc. is offering two options for supplemental accident insurance, at-school coverage and 24-hour coverage. See attached flyer (English and Spanish) for additional information. Please consider including the information in your school packets.
DATE:
5/18/2022
TO:
All Administrators
FROM:
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
McKinley Withers, Health and Wellness Consultant
SUBJECT:
Free Parent Coaching & Courses Available for Parents and Employees
Our District has created a partnership with the Cook Center for Human Connection.
As part of this partnership, FREE parent coaching is available to all of our District’s parents and employees. For more information on this resource, please review and share the attached flyers.
In addition to available coaching, there are several free courses in both English and Spanish available for parents to take online. Topics for these courses include “Helping your child when they’re bullied,” “How parents can prevent suicide,” as well as many others! These courses are available at parentguidance.org
We hope that parents and students will benefit from this resource.
Date: May 18, 2022
In consideration of our extraordinary drought conditions we are implementing the following procedures:
We hope that this helps you answer questions and demonstrates our commitment to responsible water use during these extreme conditions.
DATE:
May 19, 2022
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 below, with all designated summer school personnel at your location.
Let your staff know that it is important to read the following document regarding the use of any N95 masks.
The following are new administrative assignments:
New Assignments effective July 1, 2022:
We invite you to celebrate and learn about our Asian Heritage and Pacific Islander friends and community. The term “Asian and Pacific Islander” includes all people of Asian, Asian American or Pacific Islander ancestry who trace their origins to the countries, states, jurisdictions and/or the diasporic communities of these geographic regions. The month of May is set aside in the US to observe the groups of people from this community and their contribution to our world.
A friendly reminder for the Employee-Funded Sick Bank Policy,
More information regarding the Employee-Funded Sick Bank can be found in policies, DP326NEG -Sick Leave-Educational Support Professionals and DP 324NEG -Sick Leave-Licensed.
For those who wish to opt out of participation in the Employee-Funded Sick Bank, keep an eye out for instructions starting in the July issues of JEM and JAM.
*First Year Educational Support Professionals and hourly employees are not eligible for sick bank, therefore, a sick bank day will not be deducted (if applicable).
Please take note of the 2022-23 schedule for requesting annual/personal leave before/after a holiday.
Orangetheory Fitness is offering 2 Free Workouts for Teacher Appreciation Week.
Please see the flyer below for details.
Instructions have been created for schools to provide to parents on a method they can use to help translate Skyward Family access to other languages. Both an English and Spanish version of the instructions are attached. Additionally you can find the instructions in the Information Systems documentation folder at the following links: English, Spanish. Please don't share these links directly with parents as a @jordandistrict.org email account is required to access the documentation folder. Instead download the directions and provide them with a copy of the pdf directly.
The professional learning sessions will be offered at various locations in Utah during June and July. All interested educators can register and attend. Please forward this information to those you think might be interested.
WHEN (check here for specific courses at specific locations and associated costs):
Digital Teaching and Learning is co-hosting the Leading Schools Summit with the Utah Telehealth and Education Network this July 12-14, 2022 at JATC South. This conference will include administrators from across the state who are looking to strengthen the impact of digital learning in their schools. This is a FREE conference, so sign up today!
Click HERE for more information and to register.
DATE:
May 4, 2022
TO:
All Principals and Directors
FROM:
June LeMaster, Ph.D., Administrator of Human Resources
Brent Burge, Human Resource Administrator, ESP
SUBJECT:
Education Support Professionals (Non-Exempt) Employee Overtime Reminder
Please see the memo below.
DATE:
May 4, 2022
TO:
All Principals, Directors, and Coordinators
FROM:
June LeMaster, Ph.D., Administrator, Human Resources
Brent Burge, Human Resource Administrator - ESP
SUBJECT:
Optional PT ESP Assistant Employee Evaluations - 2021-2022 School Year
Please see the memo below.
Salt Lake County Clerk Sherrie Swensen is running an art contest for high school students (Grades 9 – 12) to design a new “I Voted” sticker for the General Election in November. Salt Lake County is encouraging participation among students in the District and are hoping you could help in distributing the contest information to schools and teachers.
As discussed in Principal Meeting, beginning this year report cards will no longer be printed and sent to secondary schools for mailing home. End of year report cards will be accessible in Skyward Family Access no later than June 15th. Please share the attached tutorial with your patrons, as needed, to access report cards in Skyward.
