Jordan School District
February 14, 2018
8:30-1:00
Student Center Oak Room
Taylorsville Campus (4600 S. Redwood Road)
We would like to invite your African American 10th, 11th and 12th grade students to our campus to learn more about college to career pathways. Their attendance will better prepare them to navigate their future in the job market and through life challenges. A poster for the event is attached.
Reminder - Positions are still open
Camp Hobé is currently recruiting volunteers for their summer camp sessions, including counselors and kitchen assistants. Volunteering for Camp Hobé is a great experience for anyone, but especially for school professionals such as teachers, assistants, administrators, or lunch workers. It's a great opportunity to interact with kids outside of the classroom (plus you get to throw water balloons!).
Please forward the attached flyers to employees and anyone else interested in volunteering.
Hosted by Student Intervention Services
JSD Administrators and Parents of JSD students invited
February 1, 2018
6:00 - 7:00 pm
Jordan School District Auxiliary Service Building Auditorium
7905 South Redwood Road,West Jordan
NetSmartz Workshop is an interactive, educational program of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) that provides age-appropriate resources. Topics covered include internet and social media safety.
A new contract for toner and ink supplies will be posted on the Purchasing’s website under Vendors subcategory District Contracts.
This is an approved vendor list contract and it is the responsibility of the school or department to review pricing from all vendors before making your decision.
JSD users must adhere to the following:
Review the approved vendor list
Must obtain a minimum of two (2) quotes
Must purchase from the lowest responsive quote
Be sure to specify OEM or Remanufactured toner when getting quotes. Copy and fax machines must only use OEM and Ink cartridges must only use OEM. Price quoted must include shipping
Deliveries should be made within two to three (2-3) business days from all vendors. If remanufactured cartridges leak in the printer, the vendor should respond within two to three (2-3) business days after a call has been placed. The vendor should have a qualified technician clean the printer at no cost to the District.
All current open purchase orders for toner and ink will be closed by Accounting on January 21, 2018.
High School Principals: The high school testing bulletin for January is posted below.
DATE:
January 9, 2018
TO:
School Psychologists/School Psychology Interns
FROM:
Laura Finlinson, Administrator of Curriculum/Staff Development & Special Programs
Lisa Robinson, Director of Special Education
Fulvia Franco, Program Specialist – Guidance
SUBJECT:
January School Psychologists’ Meeting
A school psychologists’ meeting has been scheduled for Friday, January 19, 2018, from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Auxiliary Services Building Auditorium. Verne C. Larsen, Regional Prevention Director with the Division of Substance Abuse Mental Health, will provide us with a presentation titled Unleashing the Power of Prevention.
Part-time staff: I would appreciate it if you could adjust your schedules in order to attend this meeting.
cc:
Principals
Friday Institute and UEN invite principals to participate in this free professional learning summit. See flyer for details.
See attached flyer for seminars to be held in 2018. These will cover Early to Mid-Career, Pre-Retirement and Retiree Seminars. Please share with your employees.
Please be aware of the increasing popularity of vaping among our youth. A new device is showing up in classrooms called JUUL, an e-cigarette that can be concealed easily because it looks like a USB flash drive and has cartridges that are available in many kid-friendly flavors. JUUL now has the highest market share (in tracked channels), surpassing Reynolds’ Vuse as the most popular e-cigarette product. Here are some recent news articles about JUUL and youth:
· “A mango-scented flash-drive-looking device lets kids smoke in class,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, December 12, 2017: http://www.post-gazette.com/local/region/2017/12/12/JUUL-vaporizer-nicotine-flash-drive-small-concealable-e-cigarette/stories/201712120151
· “Teenagers Embrace JUUL, Saying It's Discreet Enough To Vape In Class,” NPR, December 4, 2017: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/12/04/568273801/teenagers-embrace-juul-saying-its-discreet-enough-to-vape-in-class
· “Juul e-cigs: The controversial vaping device popular on school campuses,” USA Today, October 31, 2017: https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/nation-now/2017/10/31/juul-e-cigs-controversial-vaping-device-popular-school-campuses/818325001/
Utah Retirement Systems is offering individual Retirement Planning Sessions on February 7, 2018 at Oquirrh Hills Middle School. Please review the attached flyer to sign-up instructions.
Utah Retirement Systems is offering individual Retirement Planning Sessions on January 30, 2018 at the District Office. Please review the attached flyer for sign-up instructions.
DATE:
January 3, 2018
TO:
All Principals
FROM:
Administrator of Schools
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Planning and Student Services
SUBJECT:
January 1, 2018 Enrollment
Please see attached memo.
The mileage reimbursement rate is based upon the IRS rate. Effective January 1, 2018, the reimbursement rate is $0.545 per mile. Please use the attached form when submitting for mileage reimbursement. All 2017 mileage reimbursement requests should be submitted as soon as possible.
Please note that the District Office will be closing at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, December 22, 2017. If any adjustments need to be made on December paychecks it will need to be taken care of by noon on this day. Any other questions or concerns will need to be taken care of prior to 4:00 p.m. The District Office will reopen on Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at 8:00 a.m.
DATE:
December 20, 2017
TO:
Principals
Administrative Assistants, ALL
FROM:
Administrator of Schools
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent of Schools
Travis Hamblin, Consultant, Planning & Student Services
SUBJECT:
Permit Data and Codes
Tracking student permits is a vital part of accurately accounting for student enrollment and projections. Each fall schools report their permit information. It is recommended that permit data be tracked by “permit window” for ease of reporting. As a reminder, the following data needs to be tracked for both the early and late enrollment permit window(s):
Beginning January 1, 2018 there have been two (2) small changes to permit codes/descriptions which will enable increased analysis and tracking. The following changes have been made:
Permit documentation has been updated to reflect these changes and an updated copy has been placed in the Skyward Documentation Shared Google Drive.
Please share this information with all individuals in your school working with permits.
Should you have any questions regarding permits please call Student Services at extension 88183.
Thank you for your continued efforts tracking permits.
See attached memo.
Jordan School District
Security Camera/Video Surveillance Access
Guidelines
The purpose of these guidelines is to regulate the use of security camera/video surveillance at Jordan School District facilities and/or grounds. These guidelines apply to the responsibility of school administration in order to access, view, download, export and/or share security camera/video surveillance.
See complete document below.
Attached are quick instructions on how principals and administrative assistants can access any of their budget reports whenever they desire and not have to wait until they are emailed.
Schools and departments can NEVER pay an employee through Accounting (i.e. check request or NPO). Employees must be paid through Payroll (i.e. True Time or Time Sheet). Accounting only pays vendors (businesses) and reimburses employees for purchases they made on behalf of the District.
If an employee has a business which:
a) has a business license, and
b) does work for other entities beside the District, and
c) completes an "Independent Contractor Declaration," and
d) the work they are doing has no similarity to the work the District hired the individual to do, then that business may be paid through Accounting.
However, this is extremely rare and care should be taken to ensure the above four items are true. When you have any doubt about a certain situation, it is safer to pay the person through Payroll as an employee.
