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Principals:

February 19, 2019 is set aside for “District Day on the Hill” at the Utah State Capitol. This is your chance to showcase the great things happening in your school. If you have any student-led interactive displays or performances you wish to spotlight, in the Capitol Rotunda, this is a great opportunity. Please contact Mike Anderson, x88167 or Nadine Page, x88186, if you are interested in attending. Applications are due by January 12, 2019.

Thank you!

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All Principals:

Thank you for your past and present participation and assistance with the JSD Teacher Transfer Fair Events. This is an important event for teachers and for you as you fill vacancies at your school location.  A special thanks to Jim Birch and his administrative team for volunteering to host the first Teacher Transfer Fair in 2019.

The first JSD Teacher Transfer Fair in 2019 is scheduled as follows:
Date:  Monday, January 14, 2019
Time:  12:00 noon to 6:00 p.m.
Location:  West Jordan High School - Gymnasium
Enter at the northeast end of West Jordan High School

Both Elementary and Secondary Schools will be participating.

As previously discussed, there will be a separate area available for conducting interviews.  This interview area is in addition to the tables, where interviews have been conducted in the past.

If you are unable to attend this event, please assign another administrator to take the lead, as all schools must be represented.  You should also notify your respective AOS.

HR will be communicating the details of the Teacher Transfer Fair to teachers soon via JEM and would appreciate your assistance. Please remind all educators attending the Teacher Transfer Fair to wear their JSD ID badge, which will allow them entrance into the fair.

Thank you and we look forward to seeing you at the 2019 Teacher Transfer Fair at West Jordan High.

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DATE:  
December 19, 2018

TO:  
All School Principals
All School Financial Secretaries

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

SUBJECT:  
Quarterly School Financial Report for October, November, and December 2018

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 January 25, 2019.

Please include:

  • The signed attached memo to Accounting
  • A copy of your October, November, and December 2018 Reconciliation Worksheets
  • A copy of your October, November, and December 2018 Bank Statements
  • A copy of your October, November, and December 2018 Skyward Balance Sheets
  • A copy of your October, November, and December 2018 Outstanding Check Reports
  • Screen shot(s) of your December 31, 2018 Apple Volume Purchase Program transaction history and balance

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

Thank you.

Cc:
Michael Anderson, Administrator of Schools
Laura Finlinsoon, Administrator of Schools
Lisa Robinson, Administrator of Schools
Brad Sorensen, Administrator of Schools
Doree Strauss, Administrator of Schools

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DATE:  
December 19, 2018

TO: 
Secondary School Principals
Secondary School Financial Secretaries

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

SUBJECT: 
School Bank Account Balances for December 31, 2018

Please send the following information for each bank account balance as of December 31, 2018 to Accounting by January 25, 2019.  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:
Michael Anderson, Administrator of Schools
Laura Finlinsoon, Administrator of Schools
Lisa Robinson, Administrator of Schools
Brad Sorensen, Administrator of Schools
Doree Strauss, Administrator of Schools

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Classroom TECC kits have been delivered to every school in JSD.  A hearty kudos to Mark Raines, Dave Erickson and Brenda Veldevere for their efforts in making that happen.  Included with the delivery of the classroom TECC kits were the following two forms.

  • Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) Kits Distribution Checklist - indicates how many kits were delivered to your school and identifies where the kits should be distributed.
  • Your School’s TECC Kit Assignment Sheet – is an accountability form that indicates which classroom number each kit is assigned to, as well as the teacher’s name and signature.

Thank you to those schools that have distributed the kits and submitted Your School’s TECC Kit Assignment Sheet to Judy Bird at Facility Services.  Those of you that have not yet submitted Your School’s TECC Kit Assignment Sheet to Judy, please do so by Friday, January 11, 2019.  You may either email a copy of the distribution form to Judy at judy.bird@jordandistrict.org or send the form via district mail to Judy Bird, Facility Services, at the ASB.

Feel free to contact Judy with any questions you may have at 801-567-8858.

Thanks for your cooperation and have a happy holiday season.

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DATE:  
December 4, 2018

TO:   
Principals
Assistant Principals
Registrars
Counselors
Administrative Assistants

FROM:
Administrator of Schools
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent of Schools
Travis Hamblin, Planning & Student Services

SUBJECT:   
Student Release Time from School Requests

The Student Release Form has been updated and may be accessed by using the following link:

http://planning.jordandistrict.org/resources/school

As a reminder, the Student Release Form (Form A and Form B) has been merged into one document and entitled “Student Release Form from School Request.” There are several formatting changes and one calculation change on the updated form. Time calculations on the new form are to be calculated by class periods or hours rather than minutes. This change was made in an effort to reduce confusion and improve ease of use. A copy of the form is included with this memo.

It is essential that the form be completed in its entirety, including all pertinent information in the calculation of time, reason for request, dates, etc., in order to expedite the request process.

All old forms should be destroyed. Any incomplete or old forms will be returned for resubmission on the correct form or for necessary corrections.

Should you have any questions or require assistance please contact Planning and Student Services at 801.567.8259.

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DATE:
Thursday, December 6, 2018

TO:  
High School Principals
Middle School Principals

FROM:  
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability

SUBJECT: 
Annual Utah Aspire Plus Summative Administration Training for Test Coordinators and Administrators

To prepare for the 2019 end-of-year Utah Aspire Plus Summative tests, principals, or their administrative designees, and school test coordinators are asked to attend one of six training sessions. Please see memo below for more information and dates of the trainings.

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DATE: 
Thursday, December 6, 2018

TO: 
All Principals

FROM:    
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability

SUBJECT:
Self-Reported Indicators for the 2017-18 School Accountability Report Card

Please see memo below. Submissions for self-reported indicators are due on Friday, February 22, 2019.

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DATE:  
December 6, 2018

TO:  
All Principals

FROM:   
Cheryl Matson, Director of Insurance Services

SUBJECT:  
Volunteer Hours

Volunteer reports need to be submitted to Insurance Services.

Workers’ Compensation insurance costs are based on numbers submitted by schools. It is important that this information be accurate and complete.

PTA figures must be separate from other volunteer hours.

Attached is a copy of the Volunteer Report for the period from August 1, 2018 to November 30, 2018.

Please complete this form and return it to
Cheryl Matson, Director of Insurance Services by
December 21, 2018.

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DATE:  
December 3, 2018

TO: 
All Elementary, Middle, and Traditional High School Principals

FROM:  
John Larsen, Business Administrator
Derek Anderson, Director of Budgeting

SUBJECT: 
December 2018 Budget Transfer Request

If you would like to transfer budget between your postage, supply, textbook, technology supply and equipment budgets, please complete the following, sign and return to Derek by January 4, 2019. If Derek does not receive this back from you by January 4, 2019, Derek will assume no transfer is requested. The next opportunity to make such a transfer is June 2019.

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Here are some interesting facts about slips, trips and falls:

  • 15% of accidental deaths per year are from slips, trips and falls.
  • Over 17% of all disabling occupational injuries result from falls.
  • Slips, trips and falls account for 25% of all reported insurance claims per year.
  • In 2015 alone, Utah State Risk Management paid out $951,000 in claims.

Attached is a Slips, Trips, Falls and Safety Tips document for your review.  Please take a few minutes to look it over.  It is a great resource and offers terrific ideas on how to be safe during the forthcoming winter months.

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Principals:

Please see the following email that will be going out to all parents this afternoon regarding the open enrollment permit process.

 

Parents,

Jordan School District has contracted with PowerSchool to allow families to apply for open enrollment permits online this year. There will be no paper or in-person applications available.

  • The first window to apply for permits will be from December 3-31.
  • Permits will be approved based on the Board priorities listed at jordandistrict.org, not on a first-come first-served basis.
  • Any permit requests submitted at any time during the month of December will be given equal consideration according to Board priorities.
  • A link to the permit application will be emailed to each family through Skyward on the morning of Monday, December 3. It will also be posted on the District's website.
  • Families will be notified of the status of their permit request during the first week of January, 2019.
  • If you have been notified by the school that your permit was revoked, you must reapply to be considered for a permit for next year.
  • Students who were notified that their permit was not revoked or who are enrolled in ALPS, Dual Language Immersion, or special education programs do not need to apply for a permit.

If you have any questions regarding the permit process, visit boundary.jordandistrict.org or call Planning and Student Services at 801-567-8183. Questions about individual students should be directed to the school.

Thank you

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This year, the Incident Command System training is optional for returning administrators, and mandatory for all new administrators.  Please plan to attend one of the scheduled training dates at the Auxiliary Services Building, in the Presentation Room by the main entrance.
Thursday, December 13, 2018
2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
or
Wednesday, January 9, 2019
8:00 - 9:30 a.m.
The first half of the training will consist of a basic review of all incident action plans.  The remaining time will be focused on the Avoid Deny Defend response strategies as part of the Violence Incident Action Plan, and a tabletop scenario exercise.