Jordan School District
The Utah Retirement Systems will be providing a presentation on the Tier 2 Retirement program for all employees who are in their first year of retirement eligible employment. Attendance is highly encouraged. P
Please pass the attached flyer on to employees in your school/department that may be interested.
Middle and High School administrators, please consider joining UASSP. Click on this link http://www.uassp.org/ for online registration. If you have any questions please contact Todd Quarnberg at 801-256-5301.
This course is designed to help new teachers understand and use solid classroom management and instruction principles. See flyer for details.
See attachment for upcoming Human Resources events and opportunities.
DATE:
December 6, 2016
TO:
All Principals
FROM:
Administrators of Schools
June LeMaster, Ph.D., Human Resource Administrator
Travis Hamblin, Human Resource Administrator-Licensed
SUBJECT:
Underqualified Educators – Academic Pathway to Teaching (APT) and Letter of Authorization (LOA)
See attached memo and APT Flowchart.
See flyer below for updated dates and times.
Principals:
See attached flyer for information regarding additional training available for SCC members, teachers, principals, and others interested in school community council issues.
High School Principals: The High School Testing Bulletin for December is posted below.
DATE:
December 2, 2016
TO:
All Principals
FROM:
Administrator of Schools
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent of Schools
Luann Leavitt, Consultant of Planning and Student Services
SUBJECT:
November 30, 2016 Enrollment
See attached memo.
Curriculum will pay for one administrator per school to attend the Instructional Leadership in the 21st Century Conference sponsored through CITES on March 23 and 24, 2017. If registration is requested before Dec. 22, two registrations per school will be paid by curriculum. If you would like to attend, please contact Noreen in Curriculum.
Curriculum will pay for one administrator per school to attend the John Hattie conference in Salt Lake on February 16, 2017. If you would like to attend, please contact Noreen in the Curriculum Department.
We have an auction on PublicSurplus.com which will end on Tuesday, December 6th. It will be the last one before the Winter Break. Please take a look and see if there is anything you need for your building.
Also, just a reminder that your school needs to do their surplus paperwork and turn it in with all signatures if you want to be scheduled for pick up. Please do not delay in getting your paperwork in so that we can see how soon we can schedule our next surplus pick up.
As always, thank you for all your help and cooperation with this request.
Happy Holidays from Fixed Assets and the Surplus Warehouse
DATE:
December 1, 2016
TO:
School Psychologists
FROM:
Laura Finlinson, Administrator of Curriculum/Staff Development & Special Programs
Lisa Robinson, Director of Special Education
Fulvia Franco, Program Specialist – Guidance
SUBJECT:
December School Psychologists’ Meeting
A school psychologists’ meeting has been scheduled for Friday, December 9, 2016, from 11:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Jordan School District Auxiliary Services Building Auditorium (7905 South Redwood Road). We will begin with a holiday luncheon at 11:30 p.m. Kathleen Woodward, Senior Clinical Assessment Consultant with Psychological Assessment Resources (PAR), Inc. will provide us with training on the UNIT-2 and ABAS-3.
Part-time Staff: I would appreciate it if you could adjust your schedules in order to attend this meeting.
cc:
Principals
DATE:
November 16, 2016
TO:
Principals
All Provisional Special Educators and Service Providers
FROM:
Laura Finlinson, Administrator of Curriculum & Staff Development
Lisa Robinson, Director of Special Education
SUBJECT:
Severe Reading Assessment Class
The Special Education department is providing training for provisional teachers and service providers who need training on CTOPP2, GORT5, and the RAN/RAS. These tests are used to identify severe reading deficits.
This class is primarily for new special education teachers, SLPs and Guidance staff. However, if other special educators in your building need this training please contact Michelle Chavez. The attendance is at the discretion of the building principal and special educators must arrange for a substitute. Substitutes may be requested by using the program code 1292. Teachers should register through JPLS using Course #101096.
Date: Tuesday, December 13, 2016
Time: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Where: District Office, Room 129
Date:
November 22, 2016
To:
All School Head Financial Secretaries
From:
John Larsen, Business Administrator
Heather Ellingson, Director of Accounting
Dan Ellis, Accountant/Internal Auditor
Subject:
2016 W-9 Forms 1099 Information
Principals' Meeting will be held on December 6, 2016 at the ASB. We will have a special speaker, Dr. Hall, during the opening session. The meeting begins at 8:00 a.m. A beverage service will be provided before the meeting. A nice luncheon will be served. See you there!
Mark your calendar & register online at www.uassp.org
January 23-25th, 2017 Mid Winter Conference in sunny St. George featuring:
June 6-8th, Summer Conference in amazing Park City featuring:
See document below for important dates and reminders.
Principals:
With the arrival of winter weather conditions, please take time to review District procedures for snow closures and delayed starts.
When severe weather is forecast, District personnel will monitor conditions on roadways throughout the night. Superintendent Johnson will determine if school closures or delays are necessary by 5 a.m. All decisions regarding closures or delays will come from the District.
No announcement means normal school operation.
School closure or delayed start information will be posted on the District website and through social media no later than 6:30 a.m. The information will also be broadcast on local news outlets.
Please remember that parents can keep children home when weather is extreme. We ask that you respect this decision and work with families.
Full Emergency Communications & Snow Closure Guidelines can be found at http://jordandistrict.org/resources/emergency/
