Jordan School District
The goal of this training will be to outline the hiring process from job posting to onboarding. Additional time will be provided to answer questions and offer support. All current Administrators are invited to attend. Please use this link to RSVP.
See flyer below for more details.
DATE:
January 16, 2020
TO:
Principals
Administrative Assistants
Registrars
FROM:
Administrator of Schools
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
Caleb Olson, Planning and Enrollment Consultant
SUBJECT:
New Student Grade Level Placement
When a student enrolls in Jordan School District they should be placed according to their age (see “Appropriate Age Chart” in online Planning & Student Services Manual). This would include students that enroll from another state or country. Exceptions include:
Jordan School District does NOT enroll:
If the parent(s) or guardian(s) disagree with the student’s placement they may request acceleration or retention testing. Acceleration and/or retention testing is conducted to determine academic ability (see “Accelerations and Retentions” in online Planning & Student Services Manual).
Please contact Student Services (801-567-8183) with any questions you may have.
DATE:
January 15, 2020
TO:
All Principals
All Special Education Staff
FROM:
Lisa Robinson, Administrator of Schools
Kim Lloyd, Director of Special Education
Brian King, Principal, River’s Edge
SUBJECT:
A.S.P.E.N. Training for all Special Education Staff 2019-2020
A.S.P.E.N. training will continue to be required for all licensed special education teachers, SLPs, school psychologists, elementary school counselors, and for all instructional assistants in SEB and Autism self-contained support classrooms during the 2019-2020 school year. A.S.P.E.N. is a positive, preventative, and proactive approach to managing aggressive student behavior.
Although not required, instructional assistants working in any other special education setting may choose to attend at the discretion of their building administrator.
Those who participated in A.S.P.E.N. training during the 2018-2019 school year do not need to take the full course, but should instead plan on taking an ASPEN re-certification class.
If you have more than one teacher or instructional assistant that needs to attend, please consider having them attend on separate days in order to maintain adequate coverage in your school. The Special Education Department will cover the costs of substitutes for licensed special education teachers under budget code 1292. Instructional assistants will be asked to use True Time to record their typical workday hours on the day of the training. Any additional hours spent in the training above their typical workday will need to be recorded on a time sheet. Staff should register for a training session through JPLS.
Mandt training will continue to be required at Kauri Sue Hamilton and River’s Edge School and staff at these schools will not need to attend A.S.P.E.N. Others wishing to keep their Mandt training current may do so; however, participation is not mandatory and teachers and instructional assistants will not be compensated for their attendance. A Mandt training schedule will be forthcoming.
Additional spring A.S.P.E.N. training dates and times are attached to this memo.
For questions, contact:
Daveed Goodrich at daveed.goodrich@jordandistrict.org or
Cassidy Hansen at cassidy.hansen@jordandistrict.org
Secondary
Thursday, February 6, 2020
Elementary
Wednesday, February 26
Please see flyer below for details and share with appropriate people. Sign up in JPLS and find the sub code listed.
DATE:
January 9, 2020
TO:
Secondary School Principals
Secondary School Financial Secretaries
FROM:
John Larsen, Business Administrator
Daniel Ellis, Director of Accounting and Audits
SUBJECT:
Quarterly School Financial Report for October, November, and December 2019
Each school is asked to report the quarter end account balance and transaction detail with the Apple Volume Purchase Program and return with your bank reconciliation. If your school has no Apple account, please so indicate and return.
Please include the account balance with Apple on the reconciliation sign off form and print a report or screen shot(s) of the balances and quarterly transactions from Apple’s website. If you need assistance, please contact your Curriculum Technology Specialist – Bonnie, Deana, Harrison, Nancy, Jay, and Raimee.
Please photocopy the selected elements and send to Accounting by Friday, January 24, 2020.
Please include:
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
DATE:
January 9, 2020
TO:
Secondary School Principals
Secondary School Financial Secretaries
FROM:
John Larsen, Business Administrator
Daniel Ellis, Director of Accounting, Budgets and Audits
SUBJECT:
School Bank Account Balances for December 31, 2019
Please send the following information for each bank account balance as of December 31, 2019 to Accounting by January 24, 2020. If you have multiple bank accounts, please list each account separately.
School Name
Name of Bank
Type of Account (checking, savings, money market)
Account Balance
The balance requested is the balance from your December bank statements, not Skyward. This information is required annually and will be used to complete reporting requirements for Utah Money Management Council.
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
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.
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.
The following are new administrative assignments:
SECONDARY
ELEMENTARY
Please see instructions below.
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.
When submitting videos for Appeal Hearings, please use a USB drive and follow the download instructions attached.
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.
Please see document below.
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.
Thanks!
Steve Peart
Director of Custodial/Energy Services
801-567-8770
steve.peart@jordandistrict.org
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!
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
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.
