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The following are reminders to keep in mind when completing evaluations.

Full UETS-based JPAS -- Educators on a full UETS-based JPAS will upload student growth with data and stakeholder directly into the Perform system. Educators can upload the documents directly from their computer by logging into Perform and choosing “My Folder” -- “Evidence” -- “Add Artifact.” Educators are asked to name the file and can then choose to upload a document from the computer or add a URL.

Student growth with data must include the following:

  • The core standard
  • A growth target with reflection
  • Pre assessment information (include dates and scores)
  • Post assessment information (include dates and scores)

Stakeholder input could include climate survey information with reflection, teacher initiated email chain with parents or other stakeholders, or descriptive phone logs (must include date, who talked with, summary of discussions). The intent is to show personalized communication with parents.

Administrators may access evidence by logging into Perform and selecting “My Staff” -- “Staff” -- the individual teacher’s folder -- “Evidence.”

The first cycle for provisional teachers is due December 22, 2023.

Please contact the JES office as soon as possible when you know you may have trouble meeting deadlines.

Interim -- Educators on an Interim JPAS will complete a self evaluation and 3 required goals at the beginning of the year and reflect on the 3 required goals at the end of the year. Educators can access the evaluation by logging into Perform and choosing “My Folder” -- “Tasks” -- “Beginning of Year Interim Form.” Educators must click on the “Save and Submit” button once they have completed the beginning of the year form so that the evaluator can access the form for approval.

Administrators may access and approve Interim Evaluations by logging into Perform and selecting “Signatures.” Evaluations will not be available for approval until after the educator has “Saved and Submitted.”

Beginning of the year requirements and approval are due October 31, 2023.

Educators on an Interim JPAS will complete an end-of-year reflection by logging into Perform and choosing “My Folder” -- “Tasks” -- “End of Year Interim Form.” Student growth with data and stakeholder input are uploaded at this time.

Student growth with data must include the following:

  • The core standard
  • A growth target with reflection
  • Pre assessment information (include dates and scores)
  • Post assessment information (include dates and scores)

Stakeholder input could include climate survey information with reflection, teacher initiated email chain with parents or other stakeholders, or descriptive phone logs (must include date, who talked with, summary of discussions). The intent is to show personalized communication with parents.

Deadline for completion of End of the Year Interim Evaluations is May 31, 2024.

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Please use the attached flyer(s) to promote the upcoming clinic at your school. If you want to show the list of all available clinics, use the one with the QR code. If you want to be more specific to your clinic, use the editable English and Spanish versions.

 

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Reminder: This is all due to be completed by tomorrow, Friday, October 20th!

A checklist has been added below for ease in making sure everything is complete.

State LAND Trust
Before October 20, 2023 Deadline:

  • Hold your first SCC Meeting
  • Update the State website with your council members
  • Electronically sign the Principal Assurance portion (on the page where you update the council members)
  • Update your school website with the required information (see information below)

The State Office will begin looking on October 20th to see if Jordan School District has completed these items. Please make sure everything is updated and completed, both on your school website and the State LAND Trust website.

Thank you!

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The October Assistant Principal meetings will be held on October 5 (8:00-11:00am) and October 10 (8:00-11:00am). All meetings will be held in-person at the JATC-S. All assistant principals and intern assistant principals are invited. A beverage service will be provided, beginning at 7:30 am at each of the meetings. As a reminder you only need to attend one of the sessions offered. Both sessions will provide the same information. Please CLICK HERE and it will take you to the Google Doc to sign up for which day you would like to attend. If you have any questions please call Nadine Page at 801-567-8182 (x88182). Thank you!

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Reminder: All school/department Google Sheets are to be filled out with the following information for all plans that have been received by Friday, September 15, 2023:
LOC - EMPLOYEE LAST NAME - EMPLOYEE FIRST NAME - EMPLOYEE ID - FTE - DATE REC'D PLAN

Please Do Not fill in the hours to be paid until you have received the actual timesheet and verified the actual hours worked.

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DATE:  
September 13, 2023

TO: 
Principals and Administrative Assistants

FROM: 
Cody Curtis Middle School Level AOS
Brad Sorensen High School Level AOS

SUBJECT: 
Fall Parent-Teacher Conferences for Secondary Schools

The dates for Fall Parent-Teacher Conferences for secondary schools are Wednesday, September 27, 2023, and Thursday, September 28, 2023, from 4:00 p.m. until 7:30 p.m.

Here is the schedule that the schools will follow:

  • Middle Schools
    • Wednesday, September 27, 2023 - In person
    • Thursday, September 28, 2023 - Virtual
  • High Schools
    • Wednesday, September 27, 2023 - Virtual
    • Thursday, September 28, 2023 - In person

 

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Digital Teaching and Learning is looking to provide your school with technology integration data about your school. To accomplish this goal, we need your help. This week we are distributing our beginning-of-year Fall 2023 DTL Survey through your digital coach. We ask that you encourage your teachers to complete the survey by the end of September. Your teachers' input helps us analyze the impact of technology, professional learning, and digital coaching across the district. It will also provide you with a better understanding of how technology is being used in your school. This will help you track improvements in student learning with technology.

Thank you again for providing us with this important information, and we hope that we can continue to support you in your technology integration efforts this year. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out to me or any of our digital learning specialists. Jared Covili, Admin DTL

Fall 2024 DTL Survey

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DATE:   
Thursday, September 14, 2023

TO:   
All School Administrators

FROM:
Carolyn Gough, Administrator of Teaching and Learning
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability

SUBJECT: 
2022-23 Accountability Data

The Assessment & Accountability section of USBE released the following statement:

After releasing the Tableau 2023 State Education Research File (SERF) on August 25th one of our LEAs identified some missing student RISE test event records when comparing the Tableau SERF with reports available in the TIDE platform. We have been investigating these omitted student test records and discovered the source and scope of the event. The source of the event was the USBE incorrect use of a return file that included test event records that were in a “pause status” at the end of the testing window. This event effected 0.5 % of records or about 5000 tests. Applying the solution will require some rework and result in updates to the related (RISE) Data Gateway reports, a delay of the release of the 2023 school report card and school accountability determinations. Once the updated timelines are available, that information will be shared.

Since Jordan School District was impacted by this error, proficiency and growth scores currently in the Data Gateway will not be accurate. USBE plans to release accountability data using the following timeline:

  • Sept. 16th – USBE will re-release proficiency and growth scores in the Data Gateway and SERF file. Evaluation, Research & Accountability uses data from the SERF file to update proficiency and growth data in RISE and Utah Aspire Plus dashboards on Tableau.
  • Oct. 4-19 – School Accountability Report Cards will be securely released to school and district leaders to preview before the public release.
  • Oct. 24 – School Accountability Report Cards will be released to the public.
  • Oct. 27 – TSI and CSI school designations will be released.

Please contact Ben Jameson in Evaluation, Research & Accountability with questions.

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DATE:
September 12, 2023

TO:
All Principals
All Certified and ESPs

FROM:  
Lisa Robinson, Administrator of Schools
Kim Lloyd, Director of Special Education
Melanie Dawson, Program Administrator of Behavior

SUBJECT:  
ETT: Cultivating Classroom Management Skills

Beneficial for: All general education and special education teachers.

Also welcome: Specialists, mental health providers, ESPs.

Please see attached Memo for registration information!

For questions please contact: melanie.dawson@jordandistrict.org or katie.jarvis@jordandistrict.org

 

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Greetings!

We are anticipating a HIGH volume of substitute requests for the following date: Tuesday, September 19, 2023. To increase coverage for those absences we ask that teachers who will be absent, enter their absences AS SOON AS POSSIBLE in Skyward and Frontline.

Thanks!

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The Business and Auxiliary Services Training is helpful for office and administrative staff of schools and District departments.

The final session of the optional training for office and administrative staff of schools and District offices will be held Thursday, October 12, 2023, beginning at 8:00 a.m. There is space available for an additional 50 attendees. If you would like to participate, please send an email to Lisa LeStarge at lisa.lestarge@jordandistrict.org and let her know you would like to sign up to attend. Attendees will receive an email the day prior to the training with instructions for connecting to the Zoom meeting. The agenda is attached.

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DATE:
Thursday, September 14, 2023

TO:  
All School Administrators and District Department Directors/Consultants

FROM:  
Carolyn Gough, Administrator of Teaching and Learning
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability

SUBJECT:  
2023-24 Required Testing Ethics Professional Development Procedures for Education Support Professionals

Just a reminder from the August 17th JAM:

Licensed teachers will do their testing ethics training as part of their annual crucial policies and procedures review. School administrators do not need to train their teachers on testing ethics for the 2023-24 school year; however, administrators will need to conduct a training for any education support professionals (classified employees) who will assist with district, state or federally-mandated testing. This will include computer lab assistants who function as the school’s test coordinator, any classroom aides that assist with testing, literacy aides who assist with Acadience Reading testing or progress monitoring, or any office staff that assist test coordinators with district, state or federally-mandated testing.

The three required procedures for completing this testing ethics professional development are listed on the “2023-24 Principal’s Testing Ethics Checklist for ESPs” form, which is due to the Evaluation, Research & Accountability Department by Friday, September 22, 2023.

As has been done in the past, administrators may provide in-person training on testing ethics using the pdf slide deck attached with this memo. Alternatively, administrators may refer education support personnel to the YouTube video that provides the same ethics training. Once education support personnel have been trained, either in-person or using the video, they are required to sign the “2023-24 Standard Test Administration and Testing Ethics Policy Training Signature Form.” Administrators are asked to keep these signed forms on file at the school.

There are several materials attached with this memo for your use:

  • 2023-24 Principal’s Testing Ethics Checklist or ESPs – This form needs to be filled out and sent to Evaluation, Research & Accountability by Friday, September 22, 2023.
  • Testing Ethics Presentation, 2023-24 – This is the slide deck if principals choose to present the training in-person.
  • 2023-24 Standard Test Administration and Testing Ethics Policy – This document should be distributed to every Education Support Professional that assists with state or federally-mandated testing.
  • ESP Testing Ethics Video – This is the training video that may be used in lieu of in-person training. The video may also be found at this link:     ESP Testing Ethics Video
  • Standard Test Administration and Testing Ethics Training Signature Form, 2023-24 – Administrators should retain a signed copy of this form for all Education Support Professionals who assist with district, state or federally-mandated testing.

Please contact Ben Jameson or Gaylene Miller in Evaluation, Research & Accountability with any questions.

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DATE:
September 8, 2023

TO:
All Principals

FROM:
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director, Student Services
Scott Festin, Planning Consultant, Planning & Enrollment
Caleb Olson, Enrollment Consultant, Planning & Enrollment

SUBJECT:
10th Day Enrollment vs. the Estimate for All Schools

See attached memo. Please note that with the release of 10th day numbers, enrollment information on school dashboards will only be updated monthly for the remainder of the year. Schools should anticipate a "Done.0" allocation memo shortly.

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DATE: 
September 6, 2023

TO:    
All Administrators

FROM:
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
McKinley Withers, Health and Wellness

SUBJECT: 
Wellness Representatives Training 9-19-2023

The wellness team is excited to announce the in-person Educator Wellness Training for your school or department’s designated Educator Wellness Representatives on September 19, 2023 at JATC-S from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Administrators are invited to attend with their school wellness representative, if you plan to attend, please RSVP using this link. Schools will need to cover the cost of a sub for their rep, if required.

The Wellness Rep Training will be full of great information that you won’t want to miss! We’re excited to welcome Amy Miner, Founder and Owner of In Focus Education Group as our guest speaker, as well as presentations from PEHP, JSD Insurance Services, and Blomquist Hale. Lunch will be provided and attendees will participate in practical workshops where they’ll connect with other Wellness Reps and work together to build an Employee Wellness Plan for your school. Let’s start the year off WELL!

Review the attached flyer and share it with your school or department’s representative so they can RSVP!

Still need to designate a rep for your school or department? No problem! Fill out this brief form and send them to the training! Keep in mind the following:

  • It’s recommended that principals choose a licensed, non-administrative, non-mental health team staff member as their designated rep. Also, we recommend they work with a leadership team or social committee at your school.
  • The purpose of these representatives is to encourage employee wellness initiatives.

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Optional training will be provided by the Business and Auxiliary Services Departments on September 19 (1:00-4:00 pm) and October 12 (8:00-11:00 am) via Zoom. This training opportunity is for school or department personnel including principals, assistant principals, administrative assistants, clerks, aides or others with responsibilities correlating with the Business or Auxiliary Services Departments. The draft agenda is attached. If you would like to participate in one of the sessions, please send an email to Lisa LeStarge at lisa.lestarge@jordandistrict.org and let her know which date you prefer to attend. The total number of participants in each session will be capped at 80 (plus presenters). Because we want the sessions to have the same interactive environment as in-person sessions, attendees will be able to submit questions via Zoom Chat. Attendees will also be provided with a link to handouts provided by the presenters so they can be viewed during the training or downloaded for future use. We hope you will take advantage of this training opportunity.