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Protect your child with Student Accident Insurance
K-12 accident plans are available for injury, at-school accidents, 24-hour accidents, extended dental and football.  See attached flyers (English and Spanish) for additional information.  Please consider including the information in your school packets.

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DATE:  
May 3, 2016

TO:   
All Principals

FROM: 
Administrators of Schools
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent of Schools
Luann Leavitt, Consultant for Planning and Student Services

SUBJECT:     
Revision of Estimated Enrollment for 2016-17    Version 3.0

See attached memo and V3.0 workbook.

 

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The Utah Association for Gifted Children (UAGC) has a summer conference scheduled for June 8 & 9 in Park City. Karin Hess, an expert in DOK, is the featured guest. The registration is reasonably priced and includes a delicious lunch each day. There is an optional teacher workshop day on June 7. Please see the attachment for more details and registration information.

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DATE:  
May 8, 2016

TO:
All School Principals

FROM:  
Luann Leavitt, Planning and Student Services

SUBJECT: 
Transferring Student Permanent Records; JSD Policy AS61

The following information is provided to clarify procedures regarding this subject:

  • A parent release is not required when transferring student records from one school to another.
  • Any school receiving a written request to forward a copy of a transferring student’s record to the new school shall comply within 30 days of the request, and within 10 days of the request for a military child’s records, unless the record has been flagged as a “Missing child,” in which case the copy may not be forwarded and the requested school shall notify the police department.
  • Transfer the ORIGINAL records for students in grades K through 8.
  • A CERTIFIED COPY of the cumulative/permanent record along with the original health record (Utah School Immunization Record) of students in grades 9 through 12 shall be transferred to requesting schools outside of Jordan School District. The ORIGINAL RECORDS and a copy of the health record of students in grades 9 through 12 shall be archived at the Jordan District high school.
  • Maintain a record of the date the record transfer request was received and the date and school where the record was sent.

 

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DATE:   
April 26, 2016

TO:    
Principals

FROM: 
Laura Finlinson, Administrator of Curriculum and Staff Development
Clyde Mason, Director of Evaluation, Research, and Accountability

SUBJECT:  
Research Project

The Research Review Committee has reviewed a research project in which every school has been asked to participate.

Project Title:  “… Study of the School Leader’s Role in Students’ Mathematics Achievement Through the Lens of Complexity Theory”

Applicant:  Emma Bullock

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 participate in the study.  If you have questions or concerns relating to participation, please contact Clyde Mason at 567-8243.

Thank you for your assistance.

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The JSD Surplus Warehouse is up and running.  We want to thank the schools and departments who have been diligent in turning in their paperwork.  We currently have an auction and reallocation on PublicSurplus.com for those who maybe looking for items for your school/department.

We also have made a few time frame changes to the Surplus Guidelines we sent out.  The changes are as follows:

  1.  After surplus items have been picked up and processed, all items deemed usable for schools will go on the PublicSurplus.com website for reallocation.  Items on reallocation are available for only schools to view. All surplus items will be on reallocation for (2) weeks; they then will roll over into auction on PublicSurplus.com. To access reallocation items you will use your login and password that you created from the link we sent you previously.  If you do not know if you have a login or have forgotten it please contact the Surplus Warehouse. They can tell you your login but they do not have access to your password unless you sent it in.  If you are interested in looking at an item for your school, you may view them Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.or by appointment. Please contact the Surplus Warehouse at (801) 567-8709 to schedule an appointment.

If there are any questions, please contact Corie Fuller, Karen Barnes or Kris Wishart in Fixed Assets/Surplus Warehouse.

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Utah Juvenile Court:  Education Court Report:  Please follow the attached guidelines when completing the requests for student information.  The suggested student record should be attached in response.
NOTE:  (Please do not create any information that does not already exist in response to the request and avoid providing any opinions if requested)

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DATE:        
April 6, 2016

TO:    
Principals

FROM:  
Laura Finlinson, Administrator of Curriculum and Staff Development
Clyde Mason, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability

SUBJECT:
Research Project

The Research Review Committee has reviewed a research project in which your school may be asked to participate.

Project Title:  “Teacher Use of Reason and Research in Education”

Applicant:  Louis Nadelson

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.  If you have questions or concerns relating to participation, please contact Clyde Mason at 567-8243.

Thank you for your assistance.

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All teachers should have received an individual SLO Folder. If there are questions regarding the SLO Folders or teachers have not received one, please contact Holly Allen holly.allen@jordandistrict.org or 801- 567-8115.  The included SLO FAQ document will be sent to all teachers. Please review the document as you can. If you have questions, or if you would like to arrange for someone to help at your school, please contact Shelley Nordick, shelley.nordick@jordandistrict.org or 801-567-8110.

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DATE:
April 22, 2016

TO:
High School Principals
High School Registrars

FROM:     
Administrators of Schools
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent of Schools
Luann Leavitt, Consultant for Planning and Student Services

SUBJECT:    
Graduation Verification Involving a Name Change

This is to provide some guidance to Registrars when a patron who has graduated from a Jordan School District school and after graduation had their name changed through the courts.  In this type of situation, the original Transcript is not to be altered if the name change occurred after the student graduated from a Jordan District school.

A legal court order is required to issue the attached verification that indicates the date it was filed with the courts and has a Judges signature.

The following steps should be taken when this above request is made:

  • Complete to the attached Graduation Verification when a “Name Change” request is made for a student who has graduated from Jordan School District and the original Transcript indicates a different name.
  • Keep a copy of the court order and the issued Graduation Verification Form with the original transcript. These two records will remain with the official transcript permanently.
  • In Skyward, pull up the student’s original name. In the Profile screen, enter the new name into the “Other Name” Field as it is shown on the court documents that were provided.
  • When Graduation Verification phone calls come into the schools, if the name provided is not found in an original search, perform an Advanced Search using the new name provided and search the “Other Name” field to ensure all possible names were searched before we either confirm or deny that a student attended or graduated from a Jordan School District school. (This is a daily procedural change from what has been done in the past.)

If the student is a current student and has not yet graduated, the Skyward system may be updated upon receipt of the court order indicating the name change.  This documentation is to be kept in the Student’s Cum Folder.  Please contact Planning & Student Services with any questions.  Thank you.

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DATE:   
April 6, 2016

TO:         
Principals

FROM:  
Laura Finlinson, Administrator of Curric./Staff Development & Special Programs
Lisa Robinson, Director of Special Education
Julie Brown, Program Specialist

SUBJECT:  
LEA Training Final Session

The last LEA training session for 2015-16 will be held on Wednesday, April 20, 2016, at 1:00 PM in the ASB Auditorium. We will only have one session but in a larger venue. The purpose of this session will be to give you, as the LEA, and any other staff that you wish to attend, time to review your school data as it relates to students with disabilities. We will also briefly review the goals and objectives of the State Improvement Plan (SIP) for Students with Disabilities.

Individual school data was provided at a prior principal meeting and will be available in an electronic format for you to save onto your computer. You will then have a series of guiding questions that you can use to look for trends and patterns as well as make some preliminary plans for the future.

If you plan to attend, please send an RSVP email to Lisa Robinson (lisa.robinson@jordandistrict.org) so data and space can be prepared to accommodate you and your guests.

LEA Training Session –
Data review for Students with Disabilities
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
1:00 PM  (1 session only)
ASB Auditorium