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DATE: 
April 22, 2021

TO:  
All Administrators

FROM: 
Administrators of Schools
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Planning & Student Services

SUBJECT: 
Behavior Survival Training for Administrators

A required training is scheduled for all administrators that will provide, within a restorative MTSS framework, background information pertaining to why problematic behaviors occur, basic information about behavioral resources that are available, an understanding of basic behavioral concepts, and strategies for effectively dealing with crisis behaviors.

Positive behavior intervention and supports (PBIS) are a cornerstone of any restorative MTSS culture. This training will provide the background and understanding to adequately and appropriately manage behavior issues in a supportive environment.

The training will take approximately four (4) hours and will be provided on three different days with five (5) different sessions to choose from (you only need to attend one session – all sessions will provide the same content). All sessions will be held in the auditorium at Elk Ridge Middle School (3659 W 9800 S, South Jordan, UT).

Please select one of the following dates/times to attend:

Tuesday June 8:
7:30-11:30am, or
12:00-4:00pm

Tuesday June 15:
7:30-11:30am, or
12:00-4:00pm

Thursday June 17:
7:30-11:30am

Click HERE to register for the Behavior Survival Training for Administrators or go to https://forms.gle/ndFyh1w1kMW1UzkN6

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DATE:  
April 15, 2021

TO:
Principals and District Administrators

FROM:
Brad Sorensen, Administrator of Schools

SUBJECT:  
Stipend for Department Chairs and Team Leaders

Stipends for Department Chairs and Team Leaders will be paid in May.

  • Elementary Schools may pay $300 for 8 Team Leaders.
  • Middle Schools may pay $500 for 12 Department Chairs or Team Leaders.
  • High Schools may pay $500 for 16 Department Chairs or Team Leaders.

A multiple timesheet roster should be submitted to the Payroll Department by May 3, 2021. All Department Chairs or Team Leaders will be paid out of the same program number from which their salary is paid. Each roster should be clearly marked “Stipend for Department Chair” or “Stipend for Team Leader.”

Kauri Sue, River’s Edge, South Valley, and JATC will be paid as middle schools. If a school houses an additional special education program (cluster program or preschool program), the school will have an additional team leader allocation.

Budget Code
10 xxx xxxx 2216 131
10 xxx 7551 2216 131 (Special Education)

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Performance evaluations for part-time ESP employees for the 2020-21 school year are optional. However, the evaluation documents you provide can be crucial in justifying employee terminations and potential unemployment claims.

Please review the included evaluation description memo and the evaluation form for instructions. Please contact Brent Burge at 88224 if you have any questions.

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All ESP employees are considered non-exempt and are eligible for overtime and/or comp time if they work over 40 hours in any work week. Please view the included memo which summarizes the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) in regards to overtime and comp time. Also included are the procedures for accumulating, tracking and using accrued comp time.

If you have any questions, please contact Brent Burge at 88224.

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In preparation for summer school, administrators are asked to identify one individual (registrar, administrative assistant, etc.) to set up your school's summer school program in Skyward.  This individual will 1) attend a training session by Information Systems, 2) enroll participating students in the summer school entity, 3) create the summer school courses in the course master, and 4) enroll students in the course.  It will be necessary to have this individual available before and during both summer school sessions.

In order to prepare for a training session, please complete the following form before Friday, May 7. The form asks for the courses that will be offered, the number of sections of each course, and the teacher for each section.

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DATE:  
April 15, 2021

TO:
Secondary School Principals
Secondary School Financial Secretaries

FROM: 
John Larsen, Business Administrator
Daniel Ellis, Director of Accounting and Audits
Jason Mott, Accountant / Internal Auditor

SUBJECT:   
Quarterly School Financial Report for January, February, and March 2021

Please photocopy the selected elements and send to Accounting by Friday, April 30, 2021.

Please include:

  • The signed attached memo to Accounting
  • A copy of your January, February, and March 2021 Reconciliation Worksheets
  • A copy of your January, February, and March 2021 Bank Statements
  • A copy of your January, February, and March 2021 Skyward Balance Sheets
  • A copy of your January, February, and March 2021 Outstanding Check Reports

If you have questions or need assistance, please call Jason Mott at (801)567-8388.

Thank you.

Cc:
Brad Sorensen, Administrator of Schools
Cody Curtis, Administrator of Schools

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FRAUD ALERT. We've received reports of individuals reproducing and presenting these mask exemption cards with the state of Utah seal on them to businesses and schools. These are FAKE. The state of Utah, UDOH, and local health departments do NOT provide mask exemption cards. Mask exemptions and how to obtain them are outlined in the public health orders here: https://bit.ly/3dUxOKY and here (schools): https://bit.ly/3g9oFRA.

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If your school has surplus PPE corrugated plastic sheets, please email Kris Wishart in Purchasing, kris.wishart@jordandistrict.org. Please provide how many you have and she will schedule to have them picked up from your school.

This is only for the corrugated sheets - no other PPE surplus items will be picked up at this time.

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Memorial Day Annual/Personal Leave Lottery Request

If you are a contracted employee and need to take Annual/Personal Leave before or after Memorial Day for any reason not listed in policy DP335NEG or DP335B, you must submit a request as follows:

How to Request
During the window, the employee must send the request through email. Please include your name, school, position, and the date you are requesting the leave. Requests left on voicemail or over the phone will NOT be accepted.

Licensed employees submit their request to licensedpersonalleave@jordandistrict.org 

Education Support Professionals submit their request to classifiedpersonalleave@jordandistrict.org

The employee will receive an email confirmation within two working days after submitting the request. If the employee does not receive a confirmation email, then Human Resources has NOT received your request and your leave will not be approved.

School Holiday Date of Holiday Window
Memorial Day May 31, 2021 April 16 – April 26, 2021

https://employment.jordandistrict.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/34/Annual-PersonalLeaveBeforeAfterHoliday-20-21-Rev.pdf

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DATE:
April 12, 2021

TO:
Principals
All Certified Special Education Staff

FROM:
Lisa Robinson, Administrator of Schools
Kim Lloyd, Director of Special Education

SUBJECT:
End of Year SCRAM Detail Report

We are fast approaching our last SCRAM count deadline. It is important that this information be as accurate and current as possible. A SCRAM report that reflects the SCRAM/IEP Services that have been received from your school to date has been sent to resource and self-contained support class (cluster) team leaders.

Submit all SCRAM changes and/or corrections AND the signed SCRAM report to Amanda Hamblin through District mail at the District Office or electronically through Move-It. All completed reports and documents must be received by the Special Education Office by the end of the day on Monday, May 3, 2021.

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Many people are aware that computer hardware gets old and becomes unusable in a secure environment. What is not so well known is that computer software also gets out of date, resulting in vulnerability to malicious attacks. These vulnerabilities affect not only the software, but also all data on the machine, and even the network it is connected to. Through monitoring equipment in Information Systems, we see thousands of these attacks occurring on a daily basis.

To keep our district's data and systems secure, Information Systems has performed a district-wide audit for installations of one of the most frequently attacked pieces of software - Microsoft Office. All schools have versions of this software that are out of date and vulnerable to attack. Some schools have only a few licenses that are out-of-date, while other schools have hundreds.

We are informing you of this dilemma now so that you can plan to allocate an appropriate amount of your technology funds to replace older, unsupported licenses of Microsoft Office, and keep your data and machines secure. To find out how many licenses you will need to replace, contact your building computer technician. Microsoft Office for Education licenses currently cost $46.05 each. Please purchase the number of licenses necessary, then let your tech know that they have been purchased. The tech will thereafter update the associated software. To ensure licensing compliance, techs have been instructed to upgrade licenses only after being shown proof of purchase.

Alternatively, if you would prefer to save money, there are free alternatives to Microsoft Office, most notably Google Docs. As with many free offerings, there are advantages and limitations to the use of Google Docs. Nevertheless, it is an alternative that many educators use, and it is free of charge. It is important to realize that even if you choose to use Google Docs, older unsupported versions of Microsoft Office cannot remain installed on machines. In this situation, techs will remove those outdated licenses, and users will be free to use Google docs without purchase or further installation.

Thank you for your concern and cooperation in maintaining the security of our collective computing environment, and the very sensitive data it contains.

Mark Sowa, Instructional Technology Manager

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The School LAND Trust program Final Report for 2019-2020 is now available for entry on the State website. Reports must be submitted on the School LAND Trust reporting site no later than Friday, April 16, 2021.

The following information was sent to you by email from the State with instructions of how to login to the new system:

Your account has been created with your email address as your username. All users will have to request a new password in order to login.

Please go to https://schoollandtrust.schools.utah.gov , click 'Login', then click 'Forgot Password' , and then enter your email address and click 'Submit'. You will receive an email from noreply@schools.utah.gov with the subject 'Reset password token'. Click on the password reset link in this email to create a password (this link will expire after 12 hours). Once you have created your password, you will be instructed to click on a new link to login to the site.

If you need to create a new account, please go to:  https://schoollandtrust.schools.utah.gov and click "New Account"

You will need to supply a username, password, email address, your first and last name and a phone number, and then click "Create My Account."

  • You will receive an email from noreply@schools.utah.gov asking you to activate your account by clicking a link. Please click on that link and you will be taken to a page that will direct you to login to the site.
  • You will need to request an LEA level account (District or Charter Authorizer) or a School Level (principal) account.
  • Select which LEA and /or which School you would like access to.
  • Once you have requested access a USBE Admin will need to approve your account.
  • You will receive a confirmation email when your account has been approved.

If you have questions, please contact us.

If you need website support, please contact the USBE App Help Desk : apphelpdesk@schools.utah.gov or call (801) 538-7800.

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Reminder: The next Assistant Principal meetings will be held on May 6 (1:00-3:30pm) and May 11 (8:00-10:30am). All meetings will be held in-person at the JATC-S. No virtual option will be provided. As a reminder you only need to attend one of the sessions offered per month. Both sessions will provide the same information. If you haven't had a chance to sign up please CLICK HERE and it will take you to the Google Doc. If you have any questions please call Nadine Page at 801.567.8182 (x88182). Thank you!

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Reminder:  Principal Meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at the ASB. The meeting begins at 8:00 a.m. A beverage service will be provided before the meeting. A nice luncheon will be served.

Feel free to wear your favorite Star Wars attire and "May the 4th Be With You"!

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We are excited to announce a new hotline created to assist REDCap users. Examples of assistance include:

  1. Missing student registrations
  2. Data access group assignments
  3. Troubleshooting and training
  4. Data entry
  5. Locating past results

The hotline is available Monday through Friday from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. at (385) 286-0296 or toll-free at 1-855-222-7531 (Select Option #3).

Additionally, email assistance is provided Monday - Friday 8 a.m.- 5 p.m. at REDCap_notifications@utah.gov. Our team typically responds to these emails within 1 business day.

To request assistance for testing events including onsite REDCap resources, please submit this form.

Thank you for your partnership,
Utah Department of Health REDCap (K-12 Testing) Team

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The Emergency Broadband Benefit is an FCC program to help households struggling to pay for internet service during the pandemic. This new benefit will connect eligible households to jobs, critical healthcare services, and virtual classrooms.

About the Emergency Broadband Benefit

Emergency Broadband BenegitThe Emergency Broadband Benefit will provide a discount of up to $50 per month towards broadband service for eligible households and up to $75 per month for households on Tribal lands. Eligible households can also receive a one-time discount of up to $100 to purchase a laptop, desktop computer, or tablet from participating providers if they contribute $10-$50 toward the purchase price.

The Emergency Broadband Benefit is limited to one monthly service discount and one device discount per household.
Who Is Eligible for the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program?
A household is eligible if one member of the household meets at least one of the criteria below:

  • Qualifies for the Lifeline program;
  • Receives benefits under the free and reduced-price school lunch program or the school breakfast program, including through the USDA Community Eligibility Provision, or did so in the 2019-2020 school year;
  • Received a Federal Pell Grant during the current award year;
  • Experienced a substantial loss of income since February 29, 2020 and the household had a total income in 2020 below $99,000 for single filers and $198,000 for joint filers; or
  • Meets the eligibility criteria for a participating providers' existing low-income or COVID-19 program.

When Can Families Sign Up for the Benefit?
The program has been authorized by the FCC, but the start date has not yet been established. The FCC is working to make the benefit available as quickly as possible.

Check out the Broadband Benefit Consumer FAQ for more information about the benefit and please continue to check this page for program updates.

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Schools are encouraged to DROP, COVER and HOLD during the statewide earthquake drill on Thursday, April 15, 2021, at 10:15 a.m., or on another date that may be more convenient.

Over 670,000 citizens, businesses and schools have already registered to participate in the drill on 4/15/21 (registration not required): https://www.shakeout.org/utah/register/

Considerations:

More Information:

  • The Great Utah Shakeout Website, link: https://www.shakeout.org/utah/
  • Contact the District Emergency Operations Manager Lance Everill, 801-567-8623, lance.everill@jordandistrict.org