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Kim Lloyd, Special Education Director in Box Elder School District, has been appointed Special Education Director in Jordan School District effective July 1, 2018.

McKinley Withers, School Counselor at Valley High School, has been appointed Health and Wellness Specialist in Jordan School District effective July 1, 2018.

Congratulations!

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Utah Retirement Systems will be available for one-on-one retirement planning sessions at the Auxiliary Services Building (ASB) in Conference Room 105 on Thursday, July 12, 2018.  See the instructions below to register for an appointment.  Counseling sessions are available at other locations that are also listed on the URS website.

  1. Go to www.urs.org.
  2. Log into your myurs account by clicking on LOGIN in the upper right corner of the screen.
  3. Click on the Education Tab.
  4. Click on “Individual Retirement Planning Sessions”.
  5. Find the session that works best for you.  Select the session to reserve your appointment.
  6. Please be sure to bring your estimated annual salary, any retirement plan balances outside of URS, and your Social Security statement (get yours at www.ssa.gov).

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DATE:
June 13, 2018

TO:
All Principals
All Secondary Assistant Principals
All Attendance Secretaries

FROM:
Laura Finlinson, Administrator of Curriculum & Staff Development
G. Norma Villar, Consultant, Student Intervention Services

SUBJECT:
DRUG & ALCOHOL VIOLATION CARRY-OVERS

The enclosed list identifies students who violated Drug and Alcohol Policy AS90 during the 2017-2018 school year. Their violation resulted in a 10-day, 45-day or I 80- day school suspension. Summer vacation will begin before the suspension can be completed, and therefore, must be continued at the beginning of the 2018-2019 school year. Students are listed alphabetically, and we have indicated their suspension period and return date. Also included, is the list of First Offender students who did not complete the class before the school year ended, and who will need to finish in the Fall. We will notify the parents of the start of classes in September.

You will be contacted in advance of each student's return date if they have failed to complete the assessment as well as the suspension days. Please notify your attendance secretary so that students do not register before their violation has been cleared.

All schools with carry-over students will receive the student names to avoid students attempting to register in a different building, thus avoiding the consequences. Do not allow students to transfer from another school unless their suspension and their assessment, as per policy requirements, have been completed.

Thank you!

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As summer temperatures rise, it is vital to take precautions to prevent heat stress.

Thousands of people become sick every year from overexposure to heat. Some people have even died from heat-related illnesses. To protect yourself and your coworkers, it is important that you can recognize the symptoms of heat-related illnesses.

Please find the attached PDF containing information on heat stress and related illnesses.

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DATE:  
June 7, 2018

TO:  
All District Administrators

FROM:  
Kurt Prusse, Director of Purchasing

SUBJECT: 
Temporary Travel Request Procedure

Attention District Administrators:

Our travel buyer, Stephanie Nicholson, will be out of the office from Wednesday, 6/6/2018 returning 6/20/2018.  She will be unable to secure travel estimates, book employee or student travel during her time off.  However, employee travel must still be entered into the Skyward generated form for supervisory approval before travel arrangements can be booked.  The following options and procedures are in effect only during her absence.  After the 20th of June, all employee travel must go through the district travel buyer.

District Employee Travel 

After entering in a Skyward travel request there will be three options:

  1. Do nothing and wait for Stephanie to return if travel dates are far enough in advance to reasonably book (generally 14 to 21 days) before departure.
  2. Gather estimated costs on your own and submit to Kurt Prusse in Purchasing to input into the Skyward travel request form before being sent to your supervisor for approval. After receiving the Skyward generated approval, proceed to book the travel.  Remember, travel expenses are only estimates, so if they are significantly higher than what has been approved, seek additional approval from your supervisor before finalizing reservations.
  3. Employees can book hotel reservations and flights with the Utah Travel Department by emailing statetravel@utah.gov with the requested travel details. The state will charge standard fees for airfare when applicable.  They will not do any student groups or book employees as a group.  Multiple travelers going to the same destination can be submitted at the same time, but they will be treated as separate requests, so travel departure and return times may be different. The State Travel Department will not book airport shuttles, conference registrations, or rental cars.  Hotel and airfare only.

Student Group Travel 

  1. New Travel Request (Out-of-State) - Do nothing and wait for Stephanie to return or contact Purchasing for options.
  2. New Travel Request (In-State) – Contact Purchasing for assistance
  3. Currently scheduled travel groups – Contact Purchasing for assistance

If you have questions regarding travel related requests, please contact Kris Wishart in the Purchasing Department at ext. #88708.

Sincerely,

Kurt Prusse
Director of Purchasing

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The County Library has just added a new digital collection of Spanish eBooks & eAudiobooks for all ages. This is perfect for English learners in Spanish speaking families.  Spanish literacy skills will help students maintain their native language and these literacy skills will support their English language development. These books are also good for students who are studying in our Spanish courses. Books are available at https://slcolibrary.odilo.us

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Visual Art SLO Revision
Facilitated by Mindy Lokey, District Office
June 15, 11:30am to 3:30pm
Interested teachers may revise existing district SLO assessments as well as write new ones or adapt older assessments previously used with outdated core standards.  Inservice pay; sign up on JPLS.

Language Arts SLO Revision
Facilitated by Mindy Lokey, District Office
June 21, 11:30am to 3:30pm
Interested teachers may revise existing SLO assessments.  Inservice pay; sign up on JPLS.

Depth of Knowledge
Facilitated by Mindy Lokey, District Office
June 20, 8am to 4pm
Depth of Knowledge (DOK) assures that your course and your assessments have rigor -­- and that your students gain lasting understanding. This course will teach the basics of Depth of Knowledge and give you the tools to make your curriculum more rigorous.  Participants should bring an assignment or assessment they would like to improve. It is also beneficial if you attend with a PLC colleague. Open to all subject areas.  Inservice pay; sign up on JPLS.

Employing Socratic Seminar
Facilitated by Josh Brothers, Copper Hills High School
July 11, 9am – 12pm; August 9, 9am – 12pm
One of the key goals of 21st Century Education is to foster critical thinking and expression in our students. This means that teachers need to model and then get out of the way as they allow students to practice using academic conversation skills to hone their critical thinking skills. Using Socratic Seminar is one of the oldest and most effective means to teach these skills while also helping students internalize information and develop a stronger classroom culture. Come learn how to employ this useful tactic in any grade level.  Inservice pay; sign up on JPLS for one date only.

The AP Approach to Writing
Facilitated by Josh Brothers, Copper Hills High School
July 12, 9am – 11am; August 10, 9am – 11am
The AP Program uses a unique approach to writing that focuses on the ability to think and communicate clearly. When taught in tandem with traditional approaches to Grammar and Syntax, students become highly effective communicators and critical thinkers. This course will introduce you to the holistic approach and provide you with sample rubrics and a pathway to incorporate these strategies in your classroom.  Inservice pay; sign up on JPLS for one date only.

Questions?  Email Mindy.Lokey@jordandistrict.org

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Information Systems has begun rolling out a new Anti-Virus/Anti-Malware solution. The new product is called Sophos. This will replace Symantec's anti-virus that is currently installed on all Windows computers. Additionally all Macintosh computers will also have the new software installed. We are initially targeting only faculty and staff machines. This is to avoid interruptions during testing. Student machines will be migrated to the new software over the summer. Impact to users should be minimal. At most they will receive a prompt to reboot. Like most software updates this prompt can be postponed to a time that is convenient to the users. Finally Macintosh computers running OSX 10.13.2 will need to accept the installation. Please refer to the included PDF instructions on how to accept the installation for these machines. District IS staff are working with school techs to schedule installations for each building. Please make faculty and staff aware or these changes. For any questions or concerns please contact your school tech or the help desk at 88737 (801-567-8737).

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Administrators:

Several questions have been raised regarding school-based activities. In an effort to assist you in determining whether an activity is approved or not approved, an Approved-Not Approved Activity & Procedural Guidelines folder will be shared with each of you on Google Drive.  The folder contains a Quick Reference Guide, as well as, supporting guidelines for all approved activities mentioned on the list.  All considered activities should continue to be approved through your respective AOS.

Please keep in mind, the list and guidelines may be updated on a regular basis to address other Utah State Risk concerns or considerations.

The Approved-Not Approved Activity & Procedural Guidelines folder can be accessed by the following steps:

  • Google Drive

-Shared with me

       -Approved-Not Approved Activity & Procedural Guidelines

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Date:  
May 2, 2018

To: 
Elementary, Middle, and High School Principals and Administrative Assistants

From: 
John Larsen, Business Administrator
Dan Ellis, Director of Accounting, Budgets, and Audits
Jason Mott, Accountant/Internal Auditor

Subject: 
Check Phishing Scam

It has recently come to our attention that there may be an information phishing scam occurring within the District. The scam consists of schools receiving a donation check with no information regarding who donated the funds. Schools are then encouraged to set up an account to view the donors and set up an ACH service for future donations.

These checks are from YourCause, LLC and claim to be for a Wells Fargo Community Support Campaign. If you have received any of these checks:

  1. Please do not cash them as they will return unpayable
  2. Do not create an account or sign up for ACH with this group
  3. Please send these checks into Accounting

As a reminder, never give any of your personal information, bank information, or passwords to anyone. No one from the District should ask for your password to log into any of the District systems. School bank information should never be given out to set up ACH payment or receipt transactions.

If you have questions or need assistance, please call Dan Ellis at (801) 567-8389.

Thank you.