The mileage reimbursement rate is based upon the IRS rate. Effective January 1, 2020, the reimbursement rate is $0.575 per mile. Please use the attached form when submitting for mileage reimbursement. All 2019 mileage reimbursement requests should be submitted as soon as possible.
Category: High Schools
Jordan School District EDUROAM Wireless Network Access – January 2020
What is eduroam?
Eduroam is a secure, world-wide wireless network available to the international research and education community. Eduroam allows any user from an eduroam participating site to get wireless network access at any institution connected to eduroam. The eduroam wireless network is available in thousands of locations across more than a hundred countries worldwide.
What does this mean for Jordan School District now that we are an eduroam participating site?
As you travel to other participating school districts and universities, look for a wireless network called Eduroam. If you see one called Eduroam, you can connect to it using your Jordan School District email address as the user name and your Active Directory password (the same password you use to login to your computer every day). Likewise, visitors to Jordan School District from other participating school districts and universities will now be able to connect to our Eduroam wireless network using their school district or university login and password.
January 7, 2020 Administrative Assignments
The following are new administrative assignments:
SECONDARY
- Assignments Effective Jan. 21, 2020
- Shawn McLeod, principal at South Jordan Middle appointed principal at Hidden Valley Middle.
- Nicole Johnson, assistant principal at Jordan Hills and Rosamond Elementary Schools appointed principal at South Jordan Middle.
- Amber Zdunich, assistant principal at Joel P. Jensen Middle appointed assistant principal at Hidden Valley Middle.
- Jody Deland, CTE teacher at South Jordan Middle appointed assistant principal at Joel P. Jensen Middle.
- Audrey Fish, assistant principal at Oquirrh Hills Middle appointed assistant principal at Fort Herriman Middle.
- Jennifer Jarrard, teacher specialist at Kauri Sue Hamilton appointed assistant principal at Oquirrh Hills Middle.
- Assignment Effective July 1, 2020
- Raimee Jensen, assistant principal at Fort Herriman Middle appointed assistant principal at Hidden Valley Middle.
ELEMENTARY
- Assignments Effective Feb. 3, 2020
- Tami Bird, principal at Rose Creek Elementary appointed principal at the new elementary school in West Jordan.
- Karen Egan, principal at Bluffdale Elementary appointed principal at Rose Creek Elementary.
- Cynthia Tingey, principal at Riverton Elementary appointed principal at Bluffdale Elementary.
- Joel Pullan, principal at Oakcrest Elementary appointed principal at Riverton Elementary.
- Ken Westwood, principal at South Jordan Elementary appointed principal at Oakcrest Elementary.
- Beverly Griffith, assistant principal at Fox Hollow Elementary appointed principal at South Jordan Elementary.
- Nancy Ward, educational support consultant in Teaching & Learning appointed assistant principal at Fox Hollow Elementary.
- Brenda Anderson, instructional coach at Mountain Shadows Elementary appointed assistant principal at Jordan Hills and Rosamond Elementary.
UAGC School Leadership Day – February 7, 2020
Instructions for Registering for Online First Aid/CPR/AED – January 2020
Please see instructions below.
The Bricks and Mortar of Special Education Law – February 6 & 12, 2020
Special Education State Complaint Training presented by the State Special Education Attorney
Extended School Year (ESY) Qualification Procedures and Timelines – January 2020
DATE:
January 9, 2020
TO:
Principals
Special Education Staff
FROM:
Lisa Robinson, Administrator of Schools
Kim Lloyd, Director of Special Education
Kristin Norris, Teacher Specialist-SLP/A, ESY Coordinator
SUBJECT:
Extended School Year (ESY) Qualification Procedures and Timelines
The packets for Special Education Extended School Year (ESY) are due March 26, 2020. ESY forms are available online on the SpEd Forms page. Guidelines and instructions are included in the memo.
Appeal Hearing Videos on USB Drives – January 2020
Appeal Hearing Videos on USB Drives:
When submitting videos for Appeal Hearings, please use a USB drive and follow the download instructions attached.
Student Enrollment for December 2019
DATE:
January 6, 2020
TO:
All Principals
FROM:
Administrator of Schools
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
Caleb Olson, Consultant of Planning and Enrollment
Scott Festin, Consultant of Planning and Enrollment
SUBJECT:
Student Enrollment for December 2019
Please see document below.
Safety Share – Winter Driving
Please see document below.
Custodial Workshop Reminder – January 15, March 18 and May 20, 2020
The last three custodial workshops for this school year will be on January 15th, March 18th and May 20th in the ASB presentation room from 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM. These workshops serve to train all the Head Custodians, and to update any new information pertinent to their positions. In an effort to insure that these workshops are productive trainings, the Custodial/Energy Services Department would like to address any ongoing, widespread problems or concerns that you might have. Additionally we are also looking for positive examples of individuals that are doing things right.
- If you are aware of any issues or concerns that you feel need to be addressed in this workshop, please let me know about them, so that they can be addressed.
- As a department, we are very interested in recognizing any custodial staff members that are doing an exceptional job. If you have someone on your custodial staff that deserves some public recognition for the exceptional job they are doing, please let us know. We are hoping that by having very specific examples, we can use these examples as best practices in our custodial workshop training to improve the service provided by all Custodian in the District.
- As always, I am also very interested in individual concerns or problems so that our office can help those individuals with their training needs in a more private setting.
Thanks!
Steve Peart
Director of Custodial/Energy Services
801-567-8770
steve.peart@jordandistrict.org
Youth Mental Health First Aid Certification – January 21, 2020
Recieve FREE Youth Mental Health First Aid certification
Youth Mental Health First Aid USA is an 8-hour training for adults to teach how to help adolescents and young adults who may be developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis. The evidence behind the program demonstrates that it helps trainees identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders. See flyer below for more details.
Date: January 21, 2020
Time: 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Location: Jordan School District Auxiliary Services Building, Room 113, 7905 S Redwood Road, West Jordan
Cost: FREE!
Field Use for High School Spring 2020 Sports
If needed, please make sure to secure field use with your neighboring schools for the upcoming spring sports, i.e. Lacrosse, Soccer, etc., by Friday, January 10, 2020. As arrangements are made with other schools, complete the appropriate Building Use Request Form (BUR).
Facility Scheduling will begin taking field requests for various youth teams after the winter break. They will need to know what has been reserved and what is available.
Contact the Facilities Scheduler, Lu Holt, by the January 10th deadline to give her the locations and times of the fields you will be using, and include a copy of any BUR agreements.
Lu Holt
Jordan School District
Facilities Scheduler
7905 S Redwood Road
West Jordan, UT 84088.
Phone: (801) 567-8603
lu.holt@jordandistrict.org
Preparation for 2020 WIDA Access for ELLs Testing
DATE:
Thursday, December 19, 2019
TO:
All Principals
FROM:
Shelley Nordick, Ph.D., Administrator of Teaching and Learning
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability
SUBJECT:
Preparation for 2020 WIDA Access for ELLs Testing
January 6, 2020 marks the opening of the WIDA ACCESS for ELLs test administration window. Testing will conclude on March 6, 2020. This test will be administered to every EL student with a Language Proficiency Level (LPL) of 4 or less. With the exception of a small group of pilot schools who will administer the WIDA ACCESS themselves, four teams of testers from the Evaluation, Research & Accountability Department will administer the test in each school. See complete memo below. Also attached with this memo is a test schedule that outlines the WIDA ACCESS test dates for each school.
Literacy Promise: Opening Doors for K-12 Learners – March 25-27, 2020
Literacy Promise: Opening Doors for K-12 Learners
March 25 – 27, 2020
Utah Valley Convention Center, Provo
Excellent line-up of presenters: Nancy Frey, Steve Layne, Debbie Silver, Wiley Blevins, David Kilpatrick and many, many more.
Featured Author Keynote: Tyler Whitesides, author of the JANITOR series
Teaching & Learning will cover the registration cost for one administrator per school. Contact Amanda Hansen (ext. 88319) by February 28 to register one administrator from your school.
See the attached flyer for presenter details and additional registration information.
2020-21 Calendar Correction – December 19, 2019
The following corrections have been made on the 2020-21 Traditional School Calendar:
- Contracts for teachers at all traditional levels begin Monday, August 10, 2020.
- The district-wide Licensed Professional Development Day is Tuesday, August 11, 2020.
The links sent out previously via Skylert and JEM are updated and lead to the corrected calendar file. Employees may need to reload the calendar file once opened to see the change. Administrators, please share this information with your staff.
Click HERE to access the 2020-21 calendars.
Michael Fullan Seminar – January 29, 2020
The link hasn't been working. Contact Robbyn Wagstaff, with Nebo School District, and she will help with the registration. See information below:
Robbyn Wagstaff
Curriculum/Elm Ed. Secretary
Nebo School District
801-354-7423
robbyn.wagstaff@nebo.edu
Schedule for the conference:
January 29, 2020
Utah Valley Convention Center in Provo
Main Ballrooms on Level 2
Breakfast between 7:30-8:30
Fullan and Quinn from 8:30 to 3:00
Lunch provided at 12:00 - 12:45
The BYU – Public School Partnership is sponsoring a one-day seminar with Michael Fullan and Joanne Quinn, authors of Coherence and Deep Learning.
This unique opportunity will be held at the Utah Valley Convention Center in Provo on Wednesday, January 29. Jordan School District has been allocated 110 seats. Registration is first-come, first served. The cost is $100 per person. Continental breakfast and lunch are included. See attached flyer for details and link to registration.
Emergency Contacts in Skyward – December 2019
DATE:
December 16, 2019
TO:
Principals
Assistant Principals
Administrative Assistants
Attendance Secretaries
FROM:
Mike Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
Caleb Olson, Planning and Enrollment Consultant
SUBJECT:
Emergency Contacts in Skyward
The primary purpose of emergency contacts in Skyward is to provide a secondary method for contacting the parent/guardian (Family 1 in Skyward) when they are not readily or immediately available to the school. In most cases those listed as an emergency contact are not the parent/guardian and do not have the authority to excuse a student’s school attendance.
Emergency contacts may not excuse a student’s attendance nor check them out of school. However, an emergency contact may pick up and/or deliver a student when a parent/guardian excuses a student’s attendance and authorizes that person to do so. The authorization should be done via phone or email that matches information recorded in Skyward.
Emergency contacts (unless they are the parent/guardian) do not have a right to FERPA protected information. The school should not disclose a student’s personally identifiable information nor any information that is protected by FERPA to an emergency contact without written permission from the parent/guardian.
Please contact Caleb Olson (801.567.8251) in Planning and Enrollment should you have any questions.
Important Payroll Dates for January 2020
Please see document below for important dates and reminders.
December 10, 2019 Administrative Assignments
The following are new administrative assignments. As of January, all elementary schools will have a half-time or full-time assistant principal. We anticipate that administrative appointments for Hidden Valley Middle School and the new elementary school in West Jordan will be announced in January.
- Assignments Effective Jan. 21, 2020
- Brian Rambadt, teacher at Fort Herriman Middle, appointed assistant principal at Sunset Ridge Middle School, replacing Caleb Olson.
- Jody DeLand, computer technology teacher at South Jordan Middle School, appointed assistant principal at a location to be determined.
- Jennifer Jarrard, teacher specialist in Special Education, appointed assistant principal at a location to be determined.
- Assignments Effective Jan. 6, 2020
- Jay Eads, teacher specialist in Teaching & Learning, appointed assistant principal at Mountain Point & Westland Elementary Schools.
- Michelle Kilcrease, consultant in Teaching & Learning, appointed assistant principal at Copper Canyon & Mountain Shadows Elementary Schools.
- Ross Menlove, administrator on special assignment in Teaching & Learning, appointed as a part time assistant principal at Ridgeview Elementary School.
- Allyson Stovall, administrator on special assignment in Teaching & Learning, appointed assistant principal at Southland & Welby Elementary Schools.
- Jerri Crawford, assistant principal at Southland & Oquirrh Elementary Schools, appointed as a full time assistant principal at Oquirrh Elementary School.
- Angela Jones, assistant principal at Golden Fields & Heartland Elementary Schools, appointed as a full time assistant principal at Heartland Elementary School.
- Franco Preston, assistant principal at Bastian & Welby Elementary Schools, appointed assistant principal at Bastian & Majestic Elementary Schools.
- Garett York, assistant principal at Columbia & Westvale Elementary Schools, appointed as a full time assistant principal at Westvale Elementary.
- Kathryn Crandall, intern assistant principal in Granite School District, appointed assistant principal at Columbia & Golden Fields Elementary Schools.