Technology FYI
Jordan District October 2017
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DATE:
September 25, 2017
TO:
School Psychologists
FROM:
Laura Finlinson, Administrator of Curriculum/Staff Development & Special Programs
Lisa Robinson, Director of Special Education
Fulvia Franco, Program Specialist – Guidance
SUBJECT:
October School Psychologists’ Meeting
A school psychologists’ meeting has been scheduled for Friday, October 6, 2017, from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Jordan School District’s Auxiliary Services Building (7905 South Redwood Road). Melissa Heath, Ph.D., professor at BYU, will provide us with a presentation on social skills. Her presentation will also include information about a BYU website that’s been developed around the Collaborative for Academic Social Emotional Learning (CASEL) model of social-emotional learning.
Part-time Staff: I would appreciate it if you could adjust your schedules in order to attend this meeting.
cc: Principals
Please use the attached revised Flu Shot Clinic List. There are a few changes, so please replace the previous list with this one in your buildings and with your communities. Many thanks!
DATE:
September 12, 2017
TO:
District Administration
FROM:
Administrators of Schools
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Planning and Student Services
SUBJECT:
14th Day Enrollment vs. October Estimate - All Schools
Please see attached memo.
Please see the list of lead mentor responsibilities distributed at the Lead Mentor/Touchstone workshop on Wednesday and Thursday of this week. Please contact Rebecca Smith with any questions you may have. (801-550-6415)
2017 Flu Shot Clinics are under way. These clinics may be offered to your whole communities. Please remember that the staff immunization clinics that are currently under way are not associated with the flu shot clinics. Attached is a list of dates and locations for our clinics, a fact sheet, an insurance information sheet, and a poster for you to post your clinic (if you signed up for one) in your school. Please direct questions to Educational Support or to your school nurse. Have a healthy year!
DATE:
September 6, 2017
TO:
All Principals
Secretaries
FROM:
Laura Finlinson, Administrator of Curriculum and Staff Development
Nancy Ward, Coordinator of Educational Support Services
Jordan District Nurses
SUBJECT:
Medication Administration Training
Utah State Law and District Policy requires that all school personnel delegated to administer medication to students in schools must complete Medication Administration Training.
New employees who will be giving medication are required to attend the live training on Friday, October 6th 2017 . Prior to this meeting, they need to view the online training, following the links at jordandistrict.org and posted under Educational Support, Nursing Services. Click on Medication Inservice (use a browser other than Firefox).
Employees who have attended this training and have a certificate of completion will not be required to attend this meeting. However, they will be required to recertify by viewing the online training video and completing the corresponding test available on the district website.
(see above).
Please identify staff members that should receive medication administration training. This may include head secretaries, office assistants, cluster teachers or aides, counseling center personnel, and the principal if appropriate. Please inform all personnel that have the potential to administer medication to students at school of their responsibilities in this matter.
Thank you for your responsiveness and support.
Medication Administration Training
Friday, October 6th 2017
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
JSD ASB ROOM #102
Please see attached copy of the revised Meeting Schedule for 2017-18.
DATE:
September 6, 2017
TO:
Principals
Secretaries
FROM:
Laura Finlinson, Administrator of Curriculum and Staff Development
Nancy Ward, Coordinator of Educational Support Services
Jordan School District Nurses
SUBJECT:
Immunization Policy and Guidelines, Skyward and USIIS Inservice
Jordan School District Nurses will be conducting this inservice on:
Friday, September 29, 2017
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
JSB ASB COMPUTER LAB D-112
This inservice is open to all office staff and administrators. It is not required that you attend; however, if you are involved with student registration, this inservice will be of benefit to you since immunization status is an important part of the registration process.
Principals:
Although you do not need to submit this report, generating it will help you track who has and who has not completed the Crucial Concerns and Policies review.
Please see the attached instructions for running the report for both licensed and classified personnel at your school. If you have any questions please contact Penny Morrison in Info Systems at 801-567-8262.
The following 2017-2018 Ballet West Performances are available to our students. There is no charge for seating but schools will need to schedule and provide for busing. Please contact verlene.jensen@jordandistrict.org if you are interested.
Aladdin (225 seats available)
Wednesday, Oct. 25 10:00-11:00
Wednesday, Oct. 25 12:30-1:30
Thursday, Oct. 26 10:00-11:00
Thursday, Oct. 26 12:30-1:30
The Nutcracker (Full 2-hour performance) 100 seats available
Tuesday, Dec. 5 11:30-1:30 (Special Needs Students First Request)
Wednesday, Dec. 6 11:30-1:30 (Special Needs Students First Request)
The Nutcracker (Act I or II) 225 seats available
Tuesday, Dec. 12 11:30-12:30
Wednesday, Dec.13 11:30-12:30
Cinderella (225 seats available)
Tuesday, Feb. 13 10:30-11:30
Wednesday, Feb 14 10:30-11:30
Tuesday, Feb. 20 10:30-11:30
Wednesday, Feb 21 10:30-11:30
See attached flyer for more detail.
High School Principals: The high school testing bulletin for September is posted below.
September 17 is National Constitution Day and each school is encouraged to do something to celebrate or highlight the Constitution. This could be individual teachers doing something in their class, or as the entire school together. Because Sept. 17 is a Sunday, this could be celebrated on Friday or Monday.On the social studies website, there are some good resources that might be used, socialstudies.jordandistrict.org/resources/ and also secondary social studies dept. chairs have received additional information.Thanks for making this a notable day for your students!
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 18, 2017 thru Friday, September 22, 2017
Your school’s regular bus driver will perform this evacuation as they drop your students off in the morning one of the days during that week. This procedure takes place at your school and is located in your normal bus drop off/pick up zone.
This evacuation requires all professional school bus drivers that transport students, to perform evacuation procedures in case of an emergency. This can either be a rear, side, front door or combination evacuation. The students will then, under the driver’s direction and supervision, 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.
Thank you for all you do to help us safely transport your students.
See attached document for instructions.
DATE:
August 31, 2017
TO:
District Administration
FROM:
Administrators of Schools
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Planning and Student Services
SUBJECT:
1st Day Enrollment vs. the Estimate
Traditional Schools
See attached memo.
CTE purchased licenses for the Adobe Creative Cloud Suite through an agreement between the State and Adobe. 2017-18 is year 2 of the agreement.
See flyer below for details on how to request licenses.
Please remember that it is illegal to gather citizenship status information per the Office of Civil Rights in both the Department of Education and Department of Justice and the U.S. Supreme Court in 1982 (Plyler vs.Doe - 457 U.S. 202). Please see the attached document from the Utah State Board of Education.
Salt Lake County has decided to eliminate 9th grade girls and boys basketball program. Further discussion will be held at the September level meeting.