The following is a new administrative assignment:
New Assignment effective November 1, 2022:
- Stacy Evans, staff assistant in Equity & Compliance, appointed Consultant at Southpointe High, replacing Luann Leavitt who is retiring.
The following is a new administrative assignment:
New Assignment effective November 1, 2022:
Each October, schools, preschools, workplaces, and individuals across Utah celebrate National Farm to School Month by crunching into Utah-grown apples. October 19th, Apple Crunch Day is a way to get excited about delicious local produce, help students understand where their food comes from, and support local farmers. Across the state, students taste-test different apple varieties, take field trips to local farms, and participate in other apple-themed learning activities.
This year, JSD Nutrition Services has purchased apples from Tagge's Famous Fruits in Brigham City and will be participating in the Utah State Apple Crunch Day on Oct. 19th. Get with your kitchen manager for fun ideas on how to celebrate Apple Crunch Day at your school.
DATE:
October 6, 2022
TO:
All School Administrators
FROM:
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
McKinley Withers, Health and Wellness
SUBJECT:
Comprehensive Threat Assessment Guidelines (CSTAG) Practices and Resources
JSD schools are increasingly becoming fully trained in Comprehensive Threat Assessment Guidelines (CSTAG). The following information will assist you in accessing and storing the documentation, upcoming training opportunities, and suggestions for creating threat assessment teams in your schools.
How to access forms
Where to store documentation of your school’s threat assessments
Upcoming trainings for CSTAG Level 2
Creating Threat Assessment teams in your schools
If you have any questions, please reach out to Angie Rasmussen.
DATE:
October 5, 2022
TO:
School Psychologists and School Psychology Interns
FROM:
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
Fulvia Franco, Program Specialist – Guidance
SUBJECT:
October School Psychologist Guidance Meeting
A meeting for school psychologists and school psychology interns has been scheduled for Friday, October 14, 2022, from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the Auxiliary Services Building (7905 South Redwood Road). Juliana Peterson, doctoral student in the Clinical/Counseling Psychology Program at Utah State University, will provide us with a 3-hour presentation on ACT Clinical Skills. We had originally scheduled Dr. Tyler Renshaw from USU to do this presentation but he unfortunately had to cancel last week due to some other commitments.
Part-time Staff: I would appreciate it if you could adjust your schedules in order to attend this meeting.
cc:
Principals
School/Department Administrators:
With your great input, we have simplified the process for hiring licensed employees through Frontline. These changes include:
Please schedule a training time to see these important modifications. This training is available to administrators and administrative assistants, especially those who are new to Frontline Recruiting/Hiring.
All trainings will be at the District Office room #129. Two sessions will also be on Zoom. Please bring a laptop or have one available for the hands-on training. For available dates/times and to schedule a training session, visit the link below. Space is limited in each session. Additional sessions will be added as needed.
Frontline Training Schedule for Appointments
Also available on HRConnections and HRAdminOnly are the training videos and tutorials. Contact Brent Burge at #88224 if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Human Resources
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) estimates that every year more than 90,000 people receive emergency room treatment because of ladder accidents. See the flyer below for tips on how to stay safe!
Attached you will find a copy of the presentation given at the Jordan School District annual School Community Council trainings.
All new principals and new SCC Chairs need to attend one of the SCC Trainings for this year. The last training scheduled for 2022-23 is tonight, September 29th. Please see the meeting link below.
If you have any questions contact Nadine Page, nadine.page@jordandistrict.org or 801.567.8182 (x88182).
September 29, 2022 - 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Join Zoom Meeting LINK
The final session of the optional training for office and administrative staff of schools and District offices will be held Tuesday, October 4, 2022, beginning at 8:00 a.m. 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.
AVOID DENY DEFEND (ADD) is simple response strategy that can be used during an act of violence, threat of violence, or dangerous situation. ADD is a continuum that doesn’t need to be exercised in any particular order. Always respond with the best part of the strategy that is called for based on the information you have at the time and your proximity to the threat.
All school and district staff members, and secondary students are encouraged to watch the seven-minute ADD training video on the Auxiliary Services Incident Command Web page, link:
Incident Command Website
Parents/guardians are invited to watch this ADD video as well. It is not appropriate for elementary-age students.
Additional emergency training videos on the Jordan School District Google Drive, link: JSD Incident Command Training Videos
Additional trauma care training for all staff will be made available at a later time.
Please contact Emergency Operations Manager Lance Everill with questions: 801-567-8623, lance.everill@jordandistrict.org
Principals:
We have scheduled two separate training sessions on the operation of the school’s security camera and software. The training will include the use of the software, saving of camera footage and the transferring of that footage to the appropriate device. We receive many requests for help in this area.
The training will be held on October 5, 2022.
Session 1: 9:00-10:00 am
Session 2: 1:00-2:00 pm
Both sessions will be held at the Auxiliary Service Building in the Presentation Room, enter at Entrance C. It is recommended that at least one administrator per building attend one of the sessions and if possible send one hall monitor to each session.
Registration for the 2023 ESL endorsement class is now open. Registration will close when full, so sign up quickly.
For additional questions, please contact Language and Culture Services.
DATE:
September 26, 2022
TO:
All Elementary Principals
All Secondary Principals
FROM:
Mike Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Jill Durrant, Administrator of Elementary Schools
Lisa Robinson, Administrator of Elementary Schools
April Gaydosh, Administrator of Elementary Schools
Becky Gerber, Administrator of Elementary Schools
Travis Hamblin, Director, Student Services
Stacee Worthen, Counselor Consultant
SUBJECT:
October 2022 School Counselor Trainings
School Counselor Training and Professional Development for October 2022
The following are dates that school counselors will be attending training this month.
October 5, 2022 (8am-11am) -- New Counselor Training, JATC South
October 6, 2022 (Session 1: 8am-10am; Session 2: 10:15am-12:15pm) -- Q2 In-Service, JATC South
October 12, 2022 (8am-11:30am) -- Counselor Collaborative, DO Rm 129
October 14, 2022 (7:30am-9am) -- Secondary Counselor Singleton PLC, Valley HS
October 14, 2022 (1:30pm-3pm) -- Elementary Counselor Singleton PLC, DO Rm 129
October 14, 2022 (12:30-3:30) -- Lead Counselors by Guidance Invitation, ASB Auditorium
October 19, 2022 (Session 1: 8am-10am; Session 2: 1pm-3pm) -- Optional JPAS Training, Valley HS
If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to Stacee Worthen at (801)567-8309.
Please see the attached form!
Please return the attached form to Marilyn Smith in the High School Area Office within two weeks of holding conferences.
The Men of Promise Conference will be held Oct. 6 at the Zions Technology Center, 159 W. Center Street in Midvale for students in grades 9-12. If you are looking for an opportunity in growing leadership within our young males, particularly, the young males of color, the Black Success Center (through the Black Chamber of Commerce) is focused on programming to develop and connect this part of our future.
The Men of Promise (MOP) conference inspires students by speaking to their hearts and providing them with professional experiences designed to shift their life trajectories. The conference’s approach encourages students to change their path by shifting their habits and disciplines, thus helping them to help themselves…to achieve goals. Another aspect of the conference was to connect students with role models to help them develop their VISION, DISCIPLINE, and CHARACTER.
Contact event organizers:
l.ward@dreambuildersuniversity.com
james@j3motivation.com
DATE:
Thursday, September 22, 2022
TO:
Middle and High School Administrators
FROM:
Carolyn Gough, Administrator of Teaching and Learning
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability
SUBJECT:
Utah Aspire Plus Individual Student Reports Uploaded to Skyward
Utah Aspire Plus Individual Student Reports (ISRs) have been uploaded into Skyward Family Access student portfolios by the Information Systems Department. These ISRs include all of the subscores for English, Reading, Math, and Science as well as predicted ACT scores. Each ISR has a code and instructions for parents to access the parent portal for more information.
Included with this memo are step-by-step instructions for parents on how to access these ISRs. Principals are encouraged to disseminate this information to parents via Skylert or by any other means deemed appropriate. Principals may also consider keeping copies of the step-by-step instructions in the main office to distribute to parents as needed.
Please contact Brooke Anderson in Evaluation, Research & Accountability with any questions about the Utah Aspire Plus ISRs.
You can find additional information about reporting and scores in the score interpretation guides – go to “score interpretation guides” http://utah.pearsonaccessnext.com/additional-services/ and in the TAM starting on page116: http://utah.pearsonaccessnext.com/resources/training/UT1130483_SummSp21TAN_WebTag.pdf.
School Administrators:
You now have access to your 2022-23 FTE Audit. Please review the report with your staff. The report will include verification of faculty/staff, FTE, title and budget code(s). Please refer to the “Instructions” sheet in the document for assistance in completing the audit.
Any corrections made on the FTE Audit Report will be made by HR. Change forms will not be required; however, new hires not listed on the report will require the submission of a hire sheet to HR in Frontline.
If you are interested in meeting with HR to review/assist with your audit, a link will be available on the Instructions sheet in your audit documents to schedule a time to meet. You are welcome to invite your administrative assistant and/or Assistant Principal to the meeting. We ask that you review the audit and come prepared to the meeting with needed changes to your audit.
Thank you for your time and assistance.
October 5-6, 2022
Auxiliary Services Building
12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Please see the flyer for all the details!
DATE:
Thursday, September 22, 2022
TO:
High School Principals
High School Heath Teachers
FROM:
Carolyn Gough, Administrator of Teaching & Learning
Amanda Bollinger, Staff Assistant, Teaching & Learning
Jane Harward, Administrator of Science/STEM/Health/PE/Dance
SUBJECT:
Required CPR/AED Training in Schools
CPR Training is now codified as 53G-10-408 and is written into USBE Rule as R277-465. This requires LEAs to provide CPR instruction to all students consistent with the Health Education Core Standards and as required in Subsection 53G-10-408(5):
An LEA shall provide the CPR instruction using the following ratios as closely as possible: a student to instructor ratio of no greater than 15:1; and a mannequin to student ratio no greater than 1:6.
Fortunately, there are some options for JSD principals and health teachers to choose from to meet the criteria at your school:
Health students do not need to be CPR certified, but are required to receive CPR training as outlined above. Teaching & Learning will be utilizing a state grant to reimburse the costs of training teachers and/or contracted services at a maximum of $6/per student. Principals, please coordinate with your health teachers and complete the Google form to let us know how your school will meet this legal requirement.
Please refresh and update your knowledge regarding your school reporting data. Check in with your registrars to learn more about the important work they are doing to correct and refine your school reporting for graduation and dropout data.
Please see the memo below.