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Through HB 373, Jordan District was awarded funds to add additional school-based mental health services. Six experienced mental health clinicians have been hired with these funds. Each clinician will be assigned to support a feeder. Over the next few weeks, these mental health clinicians and members of the health and wellness team will be dropping by briefly to discuss ways that they can support student and family mental health needs in your school community. If you have questions or concerns regarding these additional mental health supports, please contact McKinley Withers, 801-567-8245.

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Principals, please share with the appropriate people:

Note the attached two flyers for the EL Cultural Task Force meetings. Secondary meetings are on September 12th at either 7:30 or 11:30. Elementary meetings are on October 3rd at either 9:00 or at 12:00. All meetings are at the ASB auditorium. ALS will pay for substitutes. Come and get it while it's HOT!

 

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DATE:   
Thursday, August 15, 2019

TO:   
High School Principals
Middle School Principals

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

SUBJECT: 
2019 AP Data Available on Principal Tableau Viewer Accounts

2019 AP performance data are now available on principal Tableau Viewer accounts. School administrators will be able to see AP exam participation, average scores, score distribution and pass rates for the district and school as well as student groups for the past three school years. In addition, school administrators will be able to see AP performance by AP teacher for the past three years as well as student-level performance for the 2018-19 school year.

To access the Tableau login page, please follow this link: https://sso.online.tableau.com/public/idp/SSO

As a reminder, principals may share their Tableau login credentials with their assistant principals. If principals or assistant principals have questions about how to navigate Tableau or their AP data, they are encouraged to contact Ben Jameson at 801-567-8243 or via email at ben.jameson@jordandistrict.org.

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DATE:
August 12, 2019

TO:
District Administration

FROM:
Administrators of Schools
Anthony Godfrey, Superintendent of Schools
Travis Hamblin, Planning and Student Services

SUBJECT:
10th Day Enrollment vs. the Estimate
Year-round Schools, Tracks A, B, C
(based on August 8, 2019 count)

Please see attached memo.

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DATE:  
August 12, 2019

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

FROM: 
John Larsen, Business Administrator
Derek Anderson, Director of Accounting, Budgets, and Audits

SUBJECT:   
School Year 2019-2020 Estimated Budgets

Attached is a schedule of your annual school allocation budgets. Please look over them and let Derek know if you have any questions. Budgets will be revised once the official October 1 enrollment counts are available. Budget transfers will be sent out in December and June.

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When scheduling Field/Activity Trips for the 2019-2020 school year, please make note of the following moratorium dates and times when Transportation will not be able to accommodate Field/Activity trips. (See attachment below - the only revised date is the ACT date of March 3, 2020)

Please contact us with any questions: Kitt at 801-567-8809 or Michele at 801-567-8804

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This year CNS will be our preferred provider for Flu Shot Clinics in your school.  Two FLu Shot Clinics have been schedule already:

District Office
September 25, 2019
11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

ASB
September 19, 2019
3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

If you would like to schedule a Flu Shot Clinic, and receive preferred pricing, please contact Cheryl Matson in the JSD Insurance Office and she will help facilitate setting up the clinic for your school. Dates and times are filling up fast.

Please see attached flyer.

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The NSTA Conference will be held in Salt Lake City Utah this year on October 24-26 during the JSD fall break.

Please see flyer below for the details.

Early bird registration ends on September 23 and advance registration ends on October 4.

For questions call or email Jane Harward, jane.harward@jordandistrict.org

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Please take note of the following items:

Plan on bringing an electronic device in order to access the agenda and conference materials.

Handouts will be uploaded as they become available.

Due to limited parking we would encourage you to carpool with team members.

See agenda below.

 

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For three days, Z104 Utah's "Dave & Deb" will sleep in a school bus to raise awareness and gather donations for kids in need along the Wasatch front. Jordan Education Foundation and Jordan District are one of the 9 school district beneficiaries sponsored by Utah Board of Realtors & Z104 Radio.

Needed Supplies can be donated August 7-9 at the Southtown Mall Parking Lot or at any local Les Schwab location. Please see list for needed items.  

 

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All Administrators/Directors:

Please personally invite your entire classified staff to this event. This would include your administrative assistants, all aides, custodial staff, nutrition services staff, maintenance, any other employees that are classified.

If you have questions, please contact a Cabinet member.

Thank you!

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SafeUT Updates:

Form link: https://forms.gle/dxGLSPtDUBzBrpcC8

All individuals expected to be on the SafeUT Dashboard need to complete the electronic form found at the link above. Due to the high volume of administrative and personnel changes at each school, all SafeUT Dashboard changes will be made to match this electronic form. REGARDLESS of the information that is currently in the Dashboard, please fill out this form.

Please have ALL school personnel (including administrators) that you would like to be on the SafeUT Dashboard complete this form by 8/9/2019 so that tips will be sent to the right people on the first day of school.

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Suicide Prevention Grant Request

Form link: https://forms.gle/vptSt97cXeYwZhHt8

Please fill out the electronic form found at the link above if you would like to request funds to implement evidence-based practices and programs for preventing suicide through USBE's Suicide Prevention Grant. There is no guarantee that each school will be awarded funds, but all requests that meet the grant requirements will be submitted for approval to USBE.

Secondary schools may request a minimum of $1000 per school.

Additional instructions are included in the form. Requests are due by 8/9/2019.

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DATE:  
August 1, 2019

TO:  
All Principals

FROM:   
Human Resource Administrators
Administrator of Schools

SUBJECT:  
Guidelines for Classroom Observations or Student Teacher Requests

Principals are directed to follow the guidelines below when receiving requests for classroom observations or student teaching assignments at their school locations. College/University students will have received and cleared a background check during their post-graduate institution program prior to beginning their classroom observation or student teaching experience.  All concerns regarding college/university student assignments should be directed immediately to an HR administrator.

Classroom Observation Requests
Requests for short-term observations from college/university students or advisors must include a written request to the school principal from the college/university advisor.  Such requests are approved at the discretion of the principal and the written requests are to remain at the school location.  Students approved to observe in the classroom are to be supervised at all times. 

Student Teacher Requests
During the student teacher assignment, an HR administrator will serve as a liaison between the principal and the college/university advisor; however, the advisor will work directly with the principal and the cooperating teacher.

Requests to student teach are approximately two to three months in duration and are made through the HR Department by the college/university advisor.  An HR administrator will contact interested principal(s) who will then identify a cooperating teacher meeting the following criteria and expectations.  The cooperating teacher must:

  • be a career teacher (not provisional);
  • is willing to complete student teacher evaluations;
  • is willing to work with the college/university advisor and allow the advisor to conduct classroom observations; and
  • will instruct, model, and mentor the student teacher in professionalism, best teaching practices and classroom management.

Please feel free to call an HR administrator with any questions regarding this process.

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DATE:  
Thursday, August 1, 2019

TO:  
All Schools

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

SUBJECT: 
Earbud Orders for the RISE Summative and the Utah Aspire Plus Summative Tests

Students will have the option to have text read to them on the RISE Summative and Utah Aspire Plus Summative tests once again this year.  Principals or their designee are encouraged to place an order for student earbuds.  Please place your order by Friday, September 27, 2019.

To place an order, please click here.

Earbuds may be used for other district- or state-mandated tests, but schools will need to devise a system by which the same student uses the same earbuds throughout the year as there is no additional funding to purchase more than one pair of earbuds per student in grades 2-10.

If schools wish to purchase additional earbuds for other uses, school administrators are welcome to contact Gaylene Miller in the Evaluation, Research & Accountability Department at 801-567-8185 who can share the purchasing information obtained in the purchasing procedures and quotes used to acquire these earbuds.

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DATE:    
Thursday, August 1, 2019

TO: 
All High School Principals

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

SUBJECT: 
Fall AP Exam Registration Information

The College Board is now requiring that students register for their AP exams in the fall.  AP School Coordinators should receive an access code by email (on or about August 1st) and by mail near the start of the school year.  If AP School Coordinators have not received their access code, they will need to call 877-274-6474.

Once the access code has been received and before the start of school, the AP School Coordinator will need to sign into myap.collegeboard.org to enter the access code and complete the initial setup steps for AP registration and ordering.  The AP School Coordinator will also need to enter all AP class sections in the system and then notify AP teachers when their class sections and join codes are available.

AP teachers will need to log onto myap.collegeboard.org to access those join codes and provide them to their students.  On the first day of class, AP teachers will need to copy and distribute the join code assignment for all AP students and have them register.

Please see the attached documents for more information for AP School Coordinators, AP teachers, and AP students.  In addition, please see part 1 of the AP School Coordinator Manual.  School administrators are encouraged to share this information with their AP School Coordinator and AP teachers.

For questions about this new registration process or any other AP exam-related issues, please contact the College Board directly at 877-274-6474 or fill out an inquiry form at this link: https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/ap-services-inquiry-form