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In addition to conducting a fire drill within the first 10 days of school, UT Administrative Rules R277- 400 School Facility Emergency and Safety indicates that all schools are to conduct a drill for “other” emergencies by October 1 each year.

Examples:

  • Bomb Threat
  • Earthquake
  • Shelter-in-place (for external chemical spills or severe weather)
  • Violence (LockOUT for external threats, LockDOWN for internal threats)

Remember:

  • Drills are part of instruction time for students
  • Clearly announce the drill within the school, and always make a clear distinction between “drills” and “actual emergencies”
  • Complete the 2021-22 Report of Emergencies – Drills, Actual Events or Meetings Form on Google Drive, link: 2021-22 Report of Emergencies – Drills, Actual Events or Meetings
    Drill requirements are listed by level at the top of this form
  • Conduct drills according to the District Incident Command System (ICS) Manual Action Plans and Standard Operating Guidelines. Google Drive Incident Command Folder, link:  JSD Incident Command Folder
  • Bookmark the Report Form and Incident Command Folder for future reference

An Incident Command overview will be conducted at Principal’s and Assistant Principal’s Meetings later this month.  Additional Incident Command training opportunities will be advertised for October, or individual locations can schedule meetings with JSD Emergency Operations Manager Lance Everill as needed: 801-567-8623, lance.everill@jordandistrict.org

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DATE:
September 3, 2021

TO:
All Principals

FROM:
Administrators of Schools
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
Scott Festin, Consultant, Planning and Enrollment
Caleb Olson, Consultant, Planning and Enrollment

SUBJECT:
10th Day Enrollment versus the Estimate

Please see memo below.

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What's New School LAND Trust Program 2021 2022 - YouTube

"What's New" Training: this 15 minute video covers the most important changes to the program and announcements and reminders.

*Please take note that the deadlines listed in JAM last week are the deadlines Jordan School District will be following.

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DATE:  
August 27, 2021

TO:  
Registrars

FROM:
Steven Harwood, Information Systems Support Services & Programming Mgr.
Chris Richards-Khong, Teaching and Learning Staff Assistant Administrator

SUBJECT:  
Dropout Cohort Report

Please refresh and update your knowledge regarding your school reporting data. Check in with your registrars to learn more about the important work they are doing to correct and refine your school reporting for graduation and drop out data. See memo below.

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DATE: 
August 26, 2021

TO: 
Principals
Assistant Principals

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

SUBJECT:   
Youth Services Early Intervention Program

The Utah Department of Human Services Youth Services Model is an early intervention program targeting youth who are struggling in school (grades, attendance, behavior), at home and/or otherwise at risk for getting involved in the Court system. The program supports families by helping them gain access to services in the community that they may otherwise be unaware of or unable to afford.

The services can include psych evaluations, individual therapy, Functional Family Therapy, Families First in-home intervention services, and referrals to other wrap around services. The Department has the funding to provide these services due to recent justice reform efforts.

There is an online referral process that makes it simple for youth ages 10-18, primarily in need of services due to the child’s behavior to get the support they need. Someone from Youth Services will respond to the referral within 48 business hours of submission. To refer a youth, visit: https://jjs.utah.gov/referral.

A program flyer accompanies this memo.

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DATE:   
August 25, 2021

TO: 
Principals
Assistant Principals

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

SUBJECT:
AS90-Illegal Substances

On Tuesday August 24, 2021 the Board approved changes to District Policy AS90-Illegal Substances (formerly AS90-Drugs and Alcohol). There were several changes and it is encouraged that you familiarize yourself with the new policy (attached).

The “Consequences Chart” and the “I Form – Illegal Substances Violation” form have been updated on the Student Support website (https://studentsupport.jordandistrict.org/drugs-alcohol-forms/) to reflect the policy changes. A Spanish version will be uploaded soon.

Several trainings will occur over the next month regarding the changes within the policy.

Please address any questions you may have to Sharon Jensen in Student Support at sharon.jensen@jordandistrict.org or 801.567.8236.

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DATE:   
August 25, 2021

TO:   
Principals
Assistant Principals

FROM:
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services

SUBJECT:  
Comprehensive School Threat Assessment Guidelines (CSTAG)

The required Comprehensive School Threat Assessment Guideline (CSTAG) training conducted in July consists of two “levels”. Level 1 is a 7-8 hour training conducted online and Level 2 is an in-person training. A Level 2 training was conducted in July and other dates and times will be provided in coming weeks. In order to complete the CSTAG training you must complete both Level 1 and Level 2.

Each school should have already received the manual “Comprehensive School Threat Assessment Guidelines: Intervention and Support to Prevent Violence” (1 per school). This manual provides resources to assist you as incidents occur. If your school has not received the manual, please contact Student Services at 801.567.8259. Additional manuals may be purchased for $45 each.

Threat assessments are conducted when there is some reason to be concerned about the behavior. It is not feasible nor necessary to conduct an assessment for insignificant behavior such as playful bantering or joking. However, for behavior that is concerning, the CSTAG manual contains forms to assist you in conducting a threat assessment.

For your convenience, the Threat Assessment Forms from the manual are included with this memo. They are fillable for your convenience. Please note that these forms may also be found online at https://www.schoolta.com/manual. The CSTAG Forms and other resources/documents will also be posted on the Student Support website.

Should you want other staff members in your school to receive the CSTAG training, such as campus monitors, SRO’s, or others, please send an email with their firstname,lastname and district email address to Travis @ travis.hamblin@jordandistrict.org. The cost of the training is $85 per person.

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DATE:    
August 19, 2021

TO:  
Principals

FROM:
Steve Peart, Director of Custodial/Energy Services
Scott Thomas, Administrator of Auxiliary Services

SUBJECT: 
Custodian of the Month 2021-22

The Custodial Department is sponsoring the “Custodian of the Month” award. We want to recognize the outstanding accomplishments of our custodians. We are asking that you or a member of your staff write a letter explaining why your custodian deserves this award and why they are a valuable member of your staff. (See Employee of the Month Nomination Form)

Please keep this nomination confidential. We want this to be based on merit; not campaigning for the award by the custodian. Assistants may also be nominated if you feel you have an assistant who deserves this award.

The custodian who is chosen for this month will receive a certificate of recognition from the Custodial Department and Advisory Committee. We would like this award to be presented in a faculty meeting. We hope to be able to recognize the good work that is being done by our excellent custodians.

Nominations are due to the Custodial Director, Steve Peart, by the 25th of every month. If you have any questions, you may contact Steve Peart, Alicea Fratto, or Sally Forman at 801-567-8740.

Thank you for your support and helping us acknowledge the superior custodians who work for Jordan School District.

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For the 2021-2022 academic year, adjustments have been made to the interview requirements for the UETS-based JPAS educator full evaluation. The interview will consist of a review of stakeholder input and student growth performance.  All other interview evidence is waived.

Teachers will be required to upload their evidence for the student growth and stakeholder input directly into the Perform system under the evidence tab.

  • Stakeholder input could include
    • Prior year’s climate survey
    • Current year emails and descriptive phone logs
  • Student Growth Performance Form (Attached)
    • Utah State Core Standard
    • Pre- and post-assessment
    • Growth target and data to support evidence of student growth

Special educators will also be required to complete a file review and provide three IEP checklists as part of their full evaluation.

Specialized subgroups (teacher specialists, counselors, social workers, media, etc.) will be completed on Perform with all required evidence uploaded into the system.  School psychologists will gather required evidence to be reviewed with the evaluator.

Interim Evaluations
All educators on an interim will be required to upload the Student Growth Performance Form and stakeholder input directly into Perform under the evidence tab.

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DATE:
August 19, 2021

TO:
All Principals

FROM:
Administrators of Schools
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
Caleb Olson, Consultant of Planning and Enrollment
Scott Festin, Consultant of Planning and Enrollment

SUBJECT:
1st Day Enrollment vs. the Estimate for All Schools

Please see the attached memo.

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DATE:        
Thursday, August 19, 2021

TO:  
Middle School Administrators
High School Administrators

FROM:  
Shelley Nordick, Ph.D., Administrator of Teaching and Learning
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability

SUBJECT:  
Utah Aspire Plus Scores

Utah Aspire Plus scores are available for math, reading and English. Science scores will not be available until later on this fall. In addition, ACT predicted composite scores will also be available in the fall. In the meantime, a Google Sheet containing the scores we do have for your school will be shared with each administration team.

Any ELA or math teachers whose students took the test last year will also receive their own Google Sheet with just their students’ scores.

Tableau dashboards will be made available once we have the science and predicted ACT composite scores.

Please refer to Brooke Anderson in Evaluation, Research & Accountability with questions.

 

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The following are new administrative assignments:

New Assignments effective for the 2021-22 academic year:

  • Tami Pyfer, Chief of Staff for Unite and former Education Advisor to Governor Herbert, appointed part-time Community Engagement Specialist.
  • Kenneth Auld, former principal of Logan High, appointed Human Resource Administrator.
  • Sally Wilde, Language Arts teacher at Herriman High, assigned as an administrative intern to Bingham High.
  • Chad Stolle, Geography/Spanish teacher at Mountain Creek Middle, assigned as an administrative intern to Sunset Ridge Middle and Southpointe High.
  • Trudy Jack, Director at Franklin Discovery Academy, assigned as an administrative intern to Ridge View and Rosamond Elementary.
  • Paulina Labra, Instructional Coach in Granite School District, assigned as an administrative intern to Oquirrh Elementary.
  • April Thompson, Instructional Coach at Butterfield Canyon Elementary, assigned as an administrative intern to Aspen and Terra Linda Elementary.
  • Veronica Holyoke, Instructional Coach at Aspen Elementary, assigned as an administrative intern to Bastian and Butterfield Canyon Elementary.