Jordan School District
DATE:
October 23, 2019
TO:
Principals
FROM:
Administrators of Schools
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
Steven Harwood, Support Services/Programming Manager
SUBJECT:
Fall Enrollment as of October 1, 2019 - Revised
Please see memo and totals below.
DATE:
Thursday, November 24, 2019
TO:
All High School Principals
FROM:
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent
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: A Prospective Study of Youth and Adolescent Injury Rates: Can Injuries Be Predicted?
Applicant: Peter Chalmers, University of Utah
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.
The project will involve baseball pitchers from the 2020 and 2021 baseball season as well as the school’s athletic trainer.
Thank you for your assistance.
Administrators and teacher leaders are invited to the 2019 Learning Edge Conference. “Arts for Life: Deep Learning, Deep Connections” is scheduled for November 12, 2019 at the Provo Marriott Hotel & Conference Center. See attached flyer for more information.
Optional training will be provided the mornings of October 28th and November 21st at JATC South by the Business and Auxiliary Services Departments. More detail on topics and times will be provided later. This training opportunity is meant for any school or department office personnel including principals, assistant principals, administrative assistants, clerks, aides or others with responsibilities correlating with the Business or Auxiliary Services departments.
DATE:
October 3, 2019
TO:
Principals
FROM:
Administrators of Schools
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director Student Services
SUBJECT:
Fall Enrollment as of October 1, 2019
Please see memo and totals below.
DATE:
September 30, 2019
TO:
School Psychologists, Elementary Counselors, and School Social Workers
FROM:
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
Fulvia Franco, Program Specialist – Guidance
SUBJECT:
October School Psychologist, Elementary Counselor, and School Social Workers Meeting
A meeting for school psychologists, elementary counselors, and school social workers has been scheduled for Friday, October 11, 2019, from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Jordan School District’s Auxiliary Services Building (7905 South Redwood Road). Zac Imel, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Director of Clinical Training, for the Counseling Psychology Program at the University of Utah, will provide us with a presentation on the common factors in all psychotherapeutic approaches. His presentation will begin promptly at 12:30.
Part-time Staff: I would appreciate it if you could adjust your schedules in order to attend this meeting.
cc:
Principals
Local and Regional PTA Boards have requested access to parent email addresses who have registered for the PTA through Skyward. Cabinet has approved the distribution of parent emails to the PTA if they have registered online. Moving forward, it will be discussed how to include in the online PTA registration process a way for parents to grant permission for their email to be released.
If you missed the Administrator/SRO Training in August you may access it in Canvas by clicking on the following link. Upon completion, you will receive 2.5 hours of relicensure points. Administrator/SRO Training The state requires one administrator per school with an SRO officer to attend this course, however, any administrator is encouraged and welcome to attend. This course is not required for elementary administrators but contains valuable up to date information that is of value in working with your students and parents.
See attached documents for information.
DATE:
Thursday, September 26, 2019
TO:
All Principals
FROM:
Dr. Shelley Nordick, Administrator of Teaching and Learning
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability
SUBJECT:
Student Data Privacy Integration into Existing Purchasing Procedures
As was discussed in September’s Principals Meeting, purchased apps, software programs and online subscriptions that gather personally identifiable student data need to be vetted for student data privacy. If the app or software program schools are purchasing exceeds the $1,999 cost threshold, the Purchasing Department will refer the program to the Evaluation, Research & Accountability Department for vetting. If the app or software program schools are purchasing costs less than $1,999, principals will need to submit the app or software program to the Evaluation, Research & Accountability Department for vetting using this link: https://sdpc.a4l.org/new_request.php?districtID=6584
Please plan for an additional 2-3 day time period during the purchasing process for us to complete the app and software program vetting process.
A list of apps, programs and online subscriptions that have already been vetted and approved for use can be found at this link: http://assessments.jordandistrict.org/
Principals were asked to assign a School Student Data Privacy Representative that would be responsible for the preliminary vetting of app, software program and online subscription privacy policies and terms and conditions. The Evaluation, Research & Accountability Department will provide the necessary training so that each person will know what to look for. Please provide the contact information for your school’s representative at this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc529OucbinYUmi8ASs8KilXyK1DBDfKaAzTSliKlAScP4nCw/viewform
The slide deck used for the presentation at Principals Meeting is attached with this memo.
Please contact Ben Jameson or our district’s Student Data Managers, Holly Allen (holly.allen@jordandistrict.org or 801-567-8115) or Steven Harwood (steven.harwood@jordandistrict.org or 801-567-8257), with any questions.
Principals, please share this information with your custodians.
Date:
September 26, 2019
To:
All Principals
From:
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Superintendent of Schools
Subject:
Classroom Long-Distance Phone Calls
To assist teachers in making phone calls to the ever-increasing number of parents who have long-distance phone numbers, each classroom phone will now
have the ability to call long-distance. Contrary to popular belief, land lines making long-distance calls do incur a charge to the District. Therefore, long-distance calls made on District phones must be for business-related purposes only. Any employee making personal long-distance calls on a District phone is subject to discipline.
Thank you.
High School Principals: The high school testing bulletin for September is posted below.
A representative from Utah Retirement Systems will attend faculty meetings, at your school, and present retirement information to the entire staff. Contact Ben Smedley at 801-366-7382 to schedule an appointment. See flyer below for more information.
Middle and High School Principals:
Please click here to access guidelines.
DATE:
September 6, 2019
TO:
All Jordan School District Principals (with bus route students)
FROM:
Scott Thomas, Administrator of Auxiliary Services
Paul Bergera - Director of Transportation
Kathy Jones - Transportation Trainer/Risk Coordinator
SUBJECT:
State Required Bus Evacuations and School Bus Safety 2019-2020
State required semi-annual school bus evacuations have been scheduled for this fall. This applies to those students that ride the bus daily to and from school.
The evacuations will be conducted during the week of:
Monday, September 30, 2019 through Friday, October 4th, 2019
Your school’s regular bus driver will perform this evacuation as they drop your students off in the morning, one day during that week. This procedure takes place at your school and is located in your normal bus drop off/pick up zone. All professional school bus drivers that transport students are required to perform evacuation procedures in case of an emergency. Bus evacuation will be through the rear door, side door, front door or a combination. Students will then, under the direction and supervision of the bus driver, evacuate and meet in a safe place approximately 100 feet away from the bus.
Your assistance is welcome but not mandatory to complete this required evacuation drill quickly, safely and effectively.
We appreciate all you do to help us safely transport your students.
Jordan School District Online Learning is excited to offer a new service for students who are taking online courses. We now have 3 full-time online teachers who are eager to work with students who are enrolled in online courses. These coaches offer a level of support which is in addition to that provided by the online teacher students have for their courses. The online teacher supports them in their subject matter questions. The Online Learning Coach supports them in other obstacles to success in the online learning environment including time management, course access, motivation, submission of assignments, effective communication through the Canvas LMS, and many others. We encourage all students who are enrolled in online courses to take full advantage of this new service offered by the Online Learning Team.
DATE:
September 4, 2019
TO:
All Principals
FROM:
Administrators of Schools
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Planning and Student Services
SUBJECT:
10th Day Enrollment vs. the Estimate
All Schools, Traditional and YRE
Please see memo and totals below.
