Jordan School District
CONGRATULATIONS are in order for the following 2016-17 New JSD School Administrators! Their assignments are to be determined in the near future and additional administrative appointments will be made as needed.
Principals:
Please take note of the adjusted due date for the 2016-17 Land Trust Plan and reports. Due to the State Land Trust deadline this date has been moved up to April 1, 2016.
Land Trust Timeline - Spring 2016
See document below for important dates and reminders.
Secondary Principals:
Please make the attached flyer available to all of your teachers, especially your Band, Choir, Orchestra, Dance and Visual Art teachers.
DATE:
February 19, 2016
TO:
All School Principals
FROM:
Scott Thomas, Administrator, Auxiliary Services
Paul Bergera, Staff Assistant, Auxiliary Services
Lance Everill, Facility Staff Assistant, Operations
Ron Boshard, Coordinator, Risk Management
SUBJECT:
2015-2016 State Risk Self-Inspection Survey
The Self-inspection Survey for 2015-2016 from the State Office of Risk Management is available online. These surveys are designed to heighten safety awareness and to encourage school and District personnel to be proactive in hazard mitigation. Please go to the following Web site: risk.utah.gov
The responsible person or “Surveyor” is the school principal. As in the past, this assignment can be delegated to the department head, lunch manager, custodian, etc. for specific surveys as you see fit. However, all principals will be the responsible person to see that this survey is completed on time.
As with previous years, you will be prompted to fill in a corrective action plan. Please specify Work Order #, date submitted, who will follow through from your school, a target completion date and any other important information pertaining to specific questions.
The surveys are to be completed by April 15, 2016. Note that when the survey is completed, the lock button at the end of the survey must be pressed in order to indicate it is completed.
Please feel free to call or email Ron Boshard, 801-567-8876, ron.boshard@jordandistrict.org or Peggy Margetts, 801-567-8753, peggy.margetts@jordandistrict.org if you have any questions.
Reminder emails will be sent out from SIS@utah.gov, please look for this email address.
Thank you for your support.
Cc: Patrice A. Johnson, Superintendentz
John Larsen, Business Administrator
Administrators of Schools
Call for Nominations through March 25, 2016
Nominations for the 2016 Huntsman Awards for Excellence in Education are now being solicited by the Huntsman Awards Committee and will be accepted through 5:00 p.m., on Friday, March 25, 2016.
Each year the Huntsman family presents a check for $10,000 and a crystal obelisk to each of eleven outstanding Utah public educators: six teachers, three administrators, one volunteer, and one special education teacher. Nominations are received from throughout the state and reviewed by a board consisting of some of Utah’s most prominent citizens and eminent educators, including past award winners. The 2016 recipients will be announced in late April, and the Awards will be presented at a banquet in Salt Lake City on May 13, 2016.
Please visit this website www.huntsmaneducationawards.com for more
information.
DATE:
February 16, 2016
TO:
All Secondary Principals
FROM:
Laura Finlinson, Administrator of Curriculum/Staff Development & Special Programs
Lisa Robinson, Director of Special Education
Fulvia Franco, Coordinator – Jordan Family Education Center
SUBJECT:
Jordan Family Education Center 2016 Spring Quarter Class List - Secondary
The Jordan Family Education Center would like to make you aware of the following information:
Thank you for your continued support of the Jordan Family Education Center.
DATE:
February 16, 2016
TO:
Principals
FROM:
Administrator of Schools
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent of Schools
Luann Leavitt, Consultant, Planning & Student Services
SUBJECT:
Permit Input Dates
The window for the school choice Early Enrollment Period closes on Friday, February 19, 2016. The law requires that parents receive written notice from the school by March 31, 2016. The parent’s copy of the permit application serves as their written notice.
So that we can expedite Version 2.0 of the Estimates for the 2016-17 school year, we are asking that schools have all permits entered into Skyward by Friday, February 26, if at all possible. If you can see that you will not be able to enter all of your permits by this date, please call Luann at 8251 so that she can adjust other schools’ numbers and come back to your school when you have had a chance to input the permits.
Please share this information with the individuals in your school helping with the permits.
If you have questions or concerns, please call Luann. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated in an attempt to help make Estimate Version 2.0 as accurate as possible.
Thank you for your help with this process.
As originally indicated in a January 6, 2016 communication, please be reminded that the 2016 Summative SAGE assessment training for school test coordinators and administrators is scheduled for February 23 (secondary) and February 24 (elementary). Two sections of training are being provided on each date. Registration for this training is provided through JPLS. If you, or your assigned school administrator, and your 2016 SAGE test coordinator have not yet registered for this training, please do so through JPLS: https://jpls.truenorthlogic.com/U/P/Channel/-/Guest/Login . Course and section information for this training is as follows:
Course #100960 (Summative SAGE Training for Coordinators and Administrators)
Section 114036 (Secondary): Feb. 23, 2016 8am-11:30am Aux. Services Auditorium
Section 114037 (Secondary): Feb. 23, 2016 12:30pm-4pm Aux. Services Auditorium
Section 114038 (Elem.): Feb. 24, 2016 8am-11:30am Aux. Services Auditorium
Section 114039 (Elem.): Feb. 24, 2016 12:30pm-4pm Aux. Services Auditorium
G. Norma Villar will hold appeals on Tuesday, March 15th. She will be at a law conference on the 16th and 17th of March. Paperwork for those appeals will need to be turned in on the 11th of March by 4:00 pm.
Norma will be attending the Gang Conference on the 13th and 14th of April. Appeals that week will be held on Tuesday, April 12th. Paperwork will need to be turned in April 8th by 4:00 pm.
Anytime Norma is away at a conference feel free to contact her on her cell.
Please mark your calendars for the 10th of March. SIS will be hosting their final Forum of the year from 2-4 pm. The information can be found on the attached flyer.
DATE:
February 9, 2016
TO:
High School Principals
High School Resource Math Special Educators
FROM:
Laura Finlinson, Administrator of Curric./Staff Development & Special Programs
Lisa Robinson, Director of Special Education
Julie Brown, Program Specialist
SUBJECT:
Professional Development on Using Algebra Tiles to Support Students
The Special Education Department will be offering a professional development opportunity for resource special educators that teach math. Since the Utah Core Standards for Mathematics focuses on the Concrete-Representational-Abstract model, Trevor Warburton, Math Coach, will provide training on the use of algebra tiles in the classroom. Algebra tiles provide a concrete way for students to manipulate algebraic expressions, solve equations, and factor quadratics. Students can then transition more effectively to the standard, abstract approach to these same concepts.
Special educators that attend this training will receive a classroom set of algebra tiles and follow-up support to implement algebra tiles. The training will be March 9, 2016 from 8:00 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. at the ASB in PDC 101. Special educators must arrange for a substitute. Half-day substitutes will be paid for under budget code 1292. Attendance is at the discretion of the building principal.
DATE:
February 8, 2016
TO:
Principals
Special Education Teachers (Preschool and School-Age)
Speech-Language Pathologists
FROM:
Laura Finlinson, Administrator of Curric./Staff Development & Special Programs
Lisa Robinson, Director of Special Education
Julie Brown, Program Specialist
SUBJECT:
Extended Year for Special Educator Stipends 2015-16 - REVISED
See attached memo and revised time sheet.
DATE:
February 10, 2016
TO:
All Principals
FROM:
Administrators of Schools
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent of Schools
Luann Leavitt, Consultant, Planning and Student Services
SUBJECT:
Jordan School District Estimated Enrollment - 2016-17 (Version 1.0)
See attached memo.
Employee information has been added to the website: http://planning.jordandistrict.org/calendars/
DATE:
January 22, 2016
TO:
Principals
Special Education Staff
FROM:
Laura Finlinson, Administrator of Curriculum/Staff Development & Special Programs
Lisa Robinson, Director of Special Education
Julie Brown, Program Specialist-Special Education
SUBJECT:
Extended School Year (ESY) Qualification Procedures and Timelines
See attached memo and packet.
Date:
Thursday, February 18th 2016
Location:
ASB Auditorium (North end closest to 7800 South)
7800 South Redwood Road
(the scheduling program will say the location is the DO – but it is at the ASB)
Time(s):
8:00am, 10:00am, 1:00pm, 3:00pm
Four (4) different times for your convenience!
Use the following link to sign-up for a session (if you have issues signing up please let Travis Hamblin know and he will get you signed up)
https://jordanschooldistricthr.setmore.com/resourcebookingpage/r49a61444332140831
Gretchen Bull-Switzer, our Teachers-Teachers.com representative will train you on:
It is highly recommended that any administrator involved in the hiring process attend one of the trainings!
Fillable cover sheet is attached and can also be found on AdminOnly.
Fillable cover sheet is attached and can also be found on AdminOnly.
See timeline below for reminders regarding due dates, expectations and procedures.
