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Overview

The Teacher Salary Supplement Program (TSSP) was created to draw qualified individuals into education for specific subject areas that have been identified with staffing shortages and/or for the assistance with the fees affiliated with obtaining and maintaining accreditations with the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification (NBPTS).

Before submitting an application at the TSSP Service Site, please review the Utah State Board of Education website regarding the program details and legislation at the following link:

https://schools.utah.gov/curr/licensing/tssp

Applications must be submitted between October 1 and April 30 for each program year.

 

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Principals:

The State LAND Trust fall reports are due October 20, 2019. Please see information below regarding what reports are due and how to complete them. There is also a document to help with making certain that your school website contains the correct information. The State LAND Trust office will start doing random checks of school websites on October 21, 2019. Please make sure yours is completely updated with 2019-20 information. If you have any questions please call Nadine Page at 801-567-8186.

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Dear Administrators,

Sandi Abplanalp has recently retired and we are quickly trying to fill her position. Until we hire and name a new person, we are asking that you please submit all of your after hours door scheduling requests to Ron Mousley at ron.mousley@jordandistrict.org. In addition, we are trying to catch up on employee ID badges. We appreciate your patience and support during this transition.

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DATE: 
September 30, 2019

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 July, August, and September 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, November 8, 2019.

Please include:

  • The signed attached memo to Accounting
  • A copy of your July, August, and September 2019 Reconciliation Worksheets
  • A copy of your July, August, and September 2019 Bank Statements
  • A copy of your July, August, and September 2019 Skyward Balance Sheets
  • A copy of your July, August, and September 2019 Outstanding Check Reports
  • Screen shot(s) of your September 30, 2019 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:
Brad Sorensen, Administrator of Schools
Cody Curtis, Administrator of Schools

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DATE: 
September 30, 2019

TO: 
School Psychologists, Elementary Counselors, and School Social Workers

FROM:  
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
Fulvia Franco, Program Specialist – Guidance

SUBJECT: 
October School Psychologist, Elementary Counselor, and School Social Workers Meeting

A meeting for school psychologists, elementary counselors, and school social workers has been scheduled for Friday, October 11, 2019, from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Jordan School District’s Auxiliary Services Building (7905 South Redwood Road). Zac Imel, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Director of Clinical Training, for the Counseling Psychology Program at the University of Utah, will provide us with a presentation on the common factors in all psychotherapeutic approaches. His presentation will begin promptly at 12:30.

Part-time Staff:  I would appreciate it if you could adjust your schedules in order to attend this meeting.

cc:
Principals

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September 30, 2019 was the date for all District employees to complete the annual Crucial Concerns & Policy review. Administrators and Administrative Assistants may access the Crucial Policy Review Report for their location by following the instructions below:
Website link:  https://is.jordan.k12.ut.us
Click: Documentation
Click: Human Resources
Click: Crucial Policy Review Report Instructions

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Local and Regional PTA Boards have requested access to parent email addresses who have registered for the PTA through Skyward. Cabinet has approved the distribution of parent emails to the PTA if they have registered online. Moving forward, it will be discussed how to include in the online PTA registration process a way for parents to grant permission for their email to be released.

 

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If you missed the Administrator/SRO Training in August you may access it in Canvas by clicking on the following link. Upon completion, you will receive 2.5 hours of relicensure points.  Administrator/SRO Training  The state requires one administrator per school with an SRO officer to attend this course, however, any administrator is encouraged and welcome to attend. This course is not required for elementary administrators but contains valuable up to date information that is of value in working with your students and parents.

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DATE:             September 25, 2019

TO:                  High School Principals

FROM:            Brad Sorensen, Administrator of Schools

SUBJECT:      SBO Meetings & Luncheons

For the 2019-20 school year, we would like to continue having our Student Body Officer meeting and luncheon with Superintendent Godfrey and Board of Education members. As we move forward, we would like to make a slight change to the previous format.

Superintendent Godfrey and Board Members will meet with all the Student Body Presidents from each school for one hour at 11:15 to 12:15. Then from 12:30 to 1:30, Superintendent Godfrey would like to meet with a group of students from the school at which the meeting is held. This group could include a variety of students who represent the student body population at the school (15-25 students) and principals will choose whom to invite. This second hour will be a question and answer format for the students to address the Superintendent (we understand that students might ask silly questions but not a problem). As previously done, the school will provide lunch for the SBO meeting (25 people) and in addition to this, provide pizza and soda for the second group of students. If this is a concern, let us know.

Here is the schedule:

October 14 – Riverton High
November 11 – Copper Hills High
December 9 – Valley High
January 13 – West Jordan High
February (Date to be determined) Day on the Hill with Legislators
March 9 – Herriman High
April 20 – Mountain Ridge High
May 11 – Bingham High

Also, please provide the following information to Cari Minnesota by October 2, 2019, so she can send out the email invites to the SBO’s.

Student Body President:

Name, School, Email, Cell Phone Number, Home Address

Advisor and Assistant Principal over SBO’s:

Name, School, Email, Cell Phone Number

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"The purpose of this document is to clarify how the mental health therapists hired in each of Jordan's feeders are able to support the students and families in your school–if you have any questions or concerns with utilizing these therapists please contact McKinley Withers - 801-567-8245. Thanks!"

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DATE:
Thursday, September 26, 2019

TO:
All Principals

FROM:
Dr. Shelley Nordick, Administrator of Teaching and Learning
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability

SUBJECT:
Student Data Privacy Integration into Existing Purchasing Procedures

As was discussed in September’s Principals Meeting, purchased apps, software programs and online subscriptions that gather personally identifiable student data need to be vetted for student data privacy.  If the app or software program schools are purchasing exceeds the $1,999 cost threshold, the Purchasing Department will refer the program to the Evaluation, Research & Accountability Department for vetting.  If the app or software program schools are purchasing costs less than $1,999, principals will need to submit the app or software program to the Evaluation, Research & Accountability Department for vetting using this link: https://sdpc.a4l.org/new_request.php?districtID=6584

Please plan for an additional 2-3 day time period during the purchasing process for us to complete the app and software program vetting process.

A list of apps, programs and online subscriptions that have already been vetted and approved for use can be found at this link: http://assessments.jordandistrict.org/

Principals were asked to assign a School Student Data Privacy Representative that would be responsible for the preliminary vetting of app, software program and online subscription privacy policies and terms and conditions.  The Evaluation, Research & Accountability Department will provide the necessary training so that each person will know what to look for.  Please provide the contact information for your school’s representative at this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc529OucbinYUmi8ASs8KilXyK1DBDfKaAzTSliKlAScP4nCw/viewform

The slide deck used for the presentation at Principals Meeting is attached with this memo.

Please contact Ben Jameson or our district’s Student Data Managers, Holly Allen (holly.allen@jordandistrict.org or 801-567-8115)  or Steven Harwood (steven.harwood@jordandistrict.org or 801-567-8257), with any questions.

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Date:
September 26, 2019

To:
All Principals

From:
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Superintendent of Schools

Subject:
Classroom Long-Distance Phone Calls

To assist teachers in making phone calls to the ever-increasing number of parents who have long-distance phone numbers, each classroom phone will now
have the ability to call long-distance. Contrary to popular belief, land lines making long-distance calls do incur a charge to the District. Therefore, long-distance calls made on District phones must be for business-related purposes only. Any employee making personal long-distance calls on a District phone is subject to discipline.
Thank you.