Jordan School District
DATE:
July 1, 2020
TO:
Principals
Special Education Teachers (Preschool and School-Age) Speech-Language Pathologists
FROM:
Lisa Robinson, Administrator of Schools
Kim Lloyd, Director of Special Education
SUBJECT:
Extended Year Special Educator Stipends 2020-21
Please read the attached information and instructions carefully. There is a different procedure for submitting Extended Days for payment than previously used.
DATE:
August 5, 2020
TO:
Secondary Principals
Secondary Media Specialists
FROM:
Administrators of Schools
Dr. Shelley Nordick, Administrator, Curriculum/Staff Development
Norman Emerson, Instructional Support Services/Fine Arts Consultant
SUBJECT:
Networking Meetings for Secondary Media Specialists
In order to prepare and train secondary library media specialists to effectively provide services to their schools and to build consistency across the District’s library programs, several networking meetings have been scheduled for the 2020-21 school year. The participation of your media specialists in these meetings is appreciated.
The meetings will be held on the following dates from 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.:
Please feel free to contact Norman Emerson (801-567-8364) if further information is needed. Thank you for your continued support of the library media programs in Jordan District.
Please see document below for important dates and reminders.
Classroom Grant applications will be accepted from August 1, 2020 to October 31, 2020 or until funding is depleted. However, actual grant awards may be received up through Friday, November 20, 2020 – OR UNTIL FUNDING IS DEPLETED. Both the application period and the funding period will end before November 20 if JEF funds have been exhausted by eligible projects. Bottom line: APPLY EARLY! Please see document below for more information.
2020-21 Classroom Grant Application Process:
Step 1 Go to donorschoose.org. Create a Donors Choose account and project. Use the criteria provided within the JEF Google Form to describe your project.
Step 2 Go to jordaneducationfoundation.org, and click on the Classroom Grants APPLY HERE link found on the front page.
Step 3 Provide the link to your Donors Choose project in Section 2 of the JEF Google Form. (This is how we’ll know which projects to fund).
Step 4 If your project does not meet Donors Choose requirements or is for materials/licenses that are not covered by Donors Choose, please complete the “APPLICATIONS NOT APPLICABLE TO DONORS CHOOSE” Section 3 of the JEF Google Form.
Step 5 Submit application to JEF
If you have any questions about the application or funding process,
please call Jordan Education Foundation at 801-567-8125.
Secondary students will be using their Student ID cards when receiving meals in the cafeteria. Cashiers will scan the barcode student ID into our meal counting system. Please be aware that students must have their student ID cards with them when they receive meals (electronic learners must also have their ID cards with them to receive meals). Please ensure that students have their ID cards the first day of school and remind them that they will need their ID cards with them when receiving meals in the cafeteria.
When enrolling new students, the Entry/Withdrawal screen in Skyward should be reviewed to ensure that August 17th is the official start date for the 2020-2021 school year. Students should be enrolled in courses with the official start date of August 17th, as well. After August 17th, students shall be enrolled using their actual start date.
CLICK HERE to access the online document "State Standards, District Policies and Transportation Guidelines". The document is also posted below.
As outlined in the State Public Health Order, employees, students, or visitors, on school property or on a school bus shall wear a face covering unless a medically directed exemption is in place.
Schools have the responsibility to enforce this order.
Individuals who are unwilling to comply with the order may be excluded from school after reasonable efforts have been made.
As you are aware, the Board delayed the start of school by 5 days. Up to 8 hours of principal-directed professional development or training may be used during the week of August 17-21. Faculty meal time is not counted as part of this time.
School plans for the week of August 10-14 may remain in place. Please remember to give as much time as possible to teachers for classroom preparation.
Classroom assistants are being allocated to help with any needs due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This may include covering classes when substitutes are not available. These positions are being funded through the CARES Act for the 2020-21 school year. Principals may post, interview, and hire immediately. Hiring ratios are as follows:
Elementary: One 25-hour assistant
Middle: One 25-hour assistant and one 17-hour assistant
High: Two 25-hour assistants
Specialized Schools: One 25-hour assistant
The position will be a lane 1, 2, or 3 depending on their highly qualified status. The normal process will decide the lane placement.
Budget Code: 10 E xxx 7211 1084 165
Access the Google document HERE to see an outline of components to include as you plan your Friday schedules. These plans should be reviewed with your AOS prior to sharing the plan with employees and parents/guardians.
The attached lunch schedule will be in effect for the week of August 17-21 only. See notes in Friday Schedule Outline.
Administrators:
In accessing the document you must make a copy of it and save it to your own drive in order to complete the document.
The plan must be approved with your AOS and posted on your District website prior to the first day of school.
Click HERE to access the google doc.
1) Rubber bands are being delivered to schools to wrap around the necks of the large hand sanitizer bottles to limit the amount of sanitizer coming out with a single push.
2) Although students are expected to bring masks from home, USBE provided masks intended for student use which will be distributed to schools from the warehouse. We did not receive sufficient quantities for every student. We will be distributing these masks to schools based proportionately on their 2.1 enrollment projections. These masks can be distributed or used at the Principals discretion. For example, they could be held at the office for students who forget a mask or to be given to students who may have a harder time obtaining a mask. Important - Elementary Schools - please remove the paper insert in the masks which show underwear before handing out to students.
3) Although staff are expected to bring masks from home, the District is providing 2 masks with a white "J" on the right cheek for each employee. The warehouse will be delivering these masks to schools and buildings soon.
4) Lighter, more temporary face masks continue to be available for order by schools or departments from the District Warehouse.
5) Please work with your head custodian to see that each classroom has a paper towel dispenser, with paper towels, and a cleansing spray bottle.
6) If you have a need for a clear face mask contact your AOS.
Attached are the Spectator Protocols (meant for you) & Spectator Agreement Forms (meant for parents/student) that were created after discussion with other district representatives as well as from the high school meeting where these items were developed.
DATE:
July 27, 2020
TO:
Principals
Head Financial Secretaries
Special Education Teachers (Resource and Cluster)
Speech-Language Pathologists
FROM:
Lisa Robinson, Administrator of Schools
Kim Lloyd, Director of Special Education
SUBJECT:
Special Education Budget Allocations 2020-21
Special Education Budget Allocations for Resource, Cluster Teachers, Speech-Language Pathologists, for the 2020-21 School Year. Please see the attached memo.
DATE:
July 28, 2020
TO:
All Schools
FROM:
John Larsen, Business Administrator
Derek Anderson, Director of Budgets
SUBJECT:
School Year 2020 – 2021 Budget Allocations
Attached is the fiscal year 2020-21 budget allocations summary. The three charts attached reflect your annual allocations, your carryover from fiscal year 2019-20, and your total budget that is the current year allocation plus carryovers. Also in the total is school startup funds and July budget transfers that are only included in the total budget number. The annual allocations are based off the 2.1 October 1, 2020 projections. These amounts will be updated once the October 1 headcount is complete and will reflect the actual enrollment.
Your 5810 media budget has been increased from the previous year. Please work with Norm Emmerson’s group this year to use this budget fully. This is state funding which should be used up by the end of each year.
Please call or email Derek with any questions.
Ex - 88275
E-Mail – derek.anderson2@jordandistrict.org
The District has ordered personal protective equipment and supplies for buildings throughout the District. These items will be delivered immediately and throughout the coming days as it arrives at the warehouse. Please be expecting the warehouse to deliver the following:
Hand Sanitizer (1 gallon for each classroom with others for the Principal to distribute where appropriate)
Hand Sanitizer (1/2 gallons for the Principal to distribute where appropriate)
Hand Sanitizer (16 oz size for employees)
Cloth Masks (for employees)
Face Shields (for teachers)
Touchless Thermometers (for the Principal to distribute where appropriate)
Plexiglass sheets (as requested by Principals earlier)
Plexiglass Sneeze Guards (as requested by Principals earlier)
Spray Bottles and paper towels will be distributed through Custodial staff
Teacher Reimbursement up to $150 for Webcams, Microphones and/or Tripods Purchased for the Purpose of Broadcasting or Recording Lessons in Canvas for Students at Home
Teachers wishing to broadcast or record daily instruction through Canvas will be reimbursed up to $150 for the purchase of a webcam, microphone, and/or tripod. Receipts for purchases should be submitted to the school’s main office.
Administrative assistants at River’s Edge, South Valley, Kauri Sue Hamilton, all elementary schools, and the five secondary pilot schools should submit reimbursements via the district checkbook as follows: Submit an e-check request through Skyward for reimbursement to the teacher for the amount spent (up to $150 per teacher).
Administrative assistants at all other schools still using the school checkbook system should submit an NPO to the Accounting Department for each teacher requesting reimbursement (up to $150 per teacher). The original receipt should be attached to the NPO to document the purchase and the principal and teacher should each sign the NPO. Please include the teacher’s name, address, and vendor key.
The account to be charged for these reimbursements is: 10 E xxx 7210 1090 650
Teachers exceeding the $150 allocation may apply the excess against their teacher legislative supply allocation. In order to do this, the teacher will need to retain copies of receipts, subtract $150 from the total spent, record the difference on his/her legislative supply Record of Receipts envelope, and place the receipt copy/documentation inside the envelope.
Dear Principals,
To comply with social distancing and be time efficient, the teacher induction training for 2020-21 will be virtual, through a New Teacher Induction video.
The purpose of the video is to welcome our new teachers to Jordan School District, introduce key personnel and department heads and provide contact information for essential resources.
The New Teacher Induction video will be available on August 10th and should be viewed by all new teachers by August 14th. The video presentation is at the principal’s discretion on date and time; however, we encourage new teachers be provided the opportunity to view the video with their assigned mentor. For this purpose, please make sure each new teacher has been assigned a mentor by August 10th.
We also encourage all staff members to have an opportunity to view the video. You may want to include the video as part of your teacher training, or to be viewed by teams. The video lasts approximately 25 minutes.
Support in the first year of teaching is crucial in the success, retention and development of teachers. Receiving support from administrators and colleagues, mentoring and supervision, targeted professional development, and recognition of professional growth is essential for effective teaching.
Ongoing induction training and support will be provided by the Teaching and Learning Department. More information is coming.
