Jordan School District
Explore endless opportunities in education at the Jordan Job Fair on Wednesday, Jan. 25 from 6 – 8 p.m. at Oquirrh Hills Middle.
Find out about openings for school bus drivers, classroom assistants, custodians, cafeteria workers, substitute teachers, and more. A representative from all schools and departments throughout the district with open positions will be in attendance.
A beverage service will be provided at 7:30 a.m. Lunch will be provided. Please bring a laptop. See you there!
Are you interested in or currently pursuing a STEM endorsement? Let USBE PAY FOR YOUR EDUCATION! This is called the STEM Endorsement Incentive Program (EIP). See our EIP website for a full list of endorsements.
Reimbursement applications for courses completed in Fall/Winter 2022 will be reviewed after the January 27, 2023 deadline. Another round of reimbursements will be available for classes taken in Spring 2023.
See the attached flyer and link to our EIP website for more information. If you have any questions, please reach out to your content consultant. We would love to talk to you!
District Special Education Staff,
Due to technical difficulties that we have experienced with EdPlan in addition to a meeting with the EdPlan group, it has been decided that it would be in our best interest to switch back to Goalview for the time being. This switch will take place on Tuesday, January 17th. Please note the following:
Progress Reports: Continue moving forward with progress reports for this quarter as previously planned. Click here for the template
If possible, you should reschedule any meeting planned for Friday, January 13th until after the switch takes place. If you are unable to reschedule please make sure to download a hard copy of any generated documents from the meeting so that it can be uploaded to Goalview.
Anything that has been created in EdPlan will be migrated over to Goalview in the next few weeks. This will be done at the district level.
Both EdPlan and Goalview will be unavailable over the weekend. Goalview will be available starting on the 17th.
You will still be able to access EasyTrac as you did before using the link in Goalview. Everything that has been entered up to this point will still be there. You will not need to re-enter any information.
New teachers will receive a condensed training in Goalview in the near future. Date and times will be forthcoming.
For Kauri Sue Hamilton School and South Valley School please see your administrators for your process.
Thank you for your patience as we work on upgrading this system. We recognize that everyone has worked very hard to make this transition. Unfortunately, there are still some modifications that EdPlan needs to correct before the platform can meet the needs of our district.
More details regarding the Health & Wellness Day will be coming. In order to give departments and schools time to plan meals the following information is being shared now.
Principals and Department Directors should arrange for lunch or breakfast for all your employees one day from February 6th–9th . Please do not schedule meals on February 10th so all employees feel free to participate in the Health and Wellness Day activities occurring that day.
Traditional schools (i.e. the 42 elementary schools, 13 middle schools and 7 high schools) will receive an additional $12 per employee in the school’s supply budgets. Traditional schools may then charge the cost of this meal to 10 E xxx 0050 1090 639 by submitting the receipt to Accounting through the normal P-Card or NPO process.
All other schools (i.e. Kauri Sue Hamilton (including the Child Development Center), River’s Edge (including the Jordan Family Education Center), South Valley, JATC North, JATC South, Valley High School, and Southpointe Adult High) will also have $12 per employee available. However, these schools will need to charge the cost of this meal to 10 E xxx 9054 1090 639 by submitting the receipt to Accounting through the normal P-Card or NPO process.
District departments will also have $12 per employee available. Departments should charge the cost of this meal to 10 E xxx 9054 yy90 639 by submitting the receipt to Accounting through the normal P-Card or NPO process. The “yy” listed in the account above will differ for each department as follows:
Superintendent – 24
Associate Superintendent – 24
Administrators of Schools – 24
Accounting, Budgets, and Audits – 25
Auxiliary Services – 26
Business Administrator – 25
Career & Technical Education – 22
Central Warehouse – 26
Communications – 28
Custodial and Energy – 26
Equity & Compliance – 21
Evaluation, Research & Accountability – 10
Facilities – 26
Human Resources – 28
Information Systems – 28
Instructional Support Services – 22
Insurance Services – 25
Jordan Education Foundation – 22
Language and Cultural Services – 21
Nurses – 21
Nutrition Services – 26
Payroll – 25
Purchasing – 26
Transportation – 27
Special Education – 22
Student Services – 21
Teaching and Learning – 22
Transportation – 27
For those who don’t know about the UCET Conference, this is the annual, state-wide educational technology conference for teachers, coaches, and administrators. This fantastic conference is a wonderful opportunity to improve digital learning in your schools!
Digital Teaching and Learning (DTL) wants to ensure that one administrator, from each school, has the opportunity to attend the conference this March 14th and 15th. To that end, DTL is providing each school with a complimentary administrator registration. To apply for your complimentary registration, please fill out the form below. If you find you are unable to attend UCET, the registration may be transferred to another admin or educator in your building.
In addition to an administrator registration, DTL is also providing a complimentary registration for each digital coach (secondary)or instructional coach (elementary) in the district. For those in secondary, this also includes the required substitute for the days of the conference. Please use #5655 for the sub code. We are excited to have a huge presence at this year’s UCET Conference and can’t wait to strengthen the technology skills of our fantastic coaches!
You must apply by January 27, 2023 so we can secure your registration.
Please contact Jared Covili, Digital Teaching and Learning Consultant, with any questions, jared.covili@jordandistrict.org.
The Conference will be held March 23 & 24, 2023 at Utah Valley Convention Center in Provo. Registration fees for 1 administrator and up to 2 teachers per school will be provided by Teaching & Learning. Sign up HERE before March 8, 2023. Please contact LeAnn Nelson for questions.
District office administrators and teacher specialists interested in attending may also sign up using this LINK.
The 2023 Instructional Leadership Conference has an incredible line-up of speakers! Look for flyers in district mail or visit the website.
Having difficulty filling an Assistant Custodian position? Approval has now been given to allow custodial staff additional hours to cover for an open, unfilled, Lane 2 Assistant Custodian position. Please see the attached memo for important details.
DATE:
Thursday, January 12, 2023
TO:
All School Administrators
FROM:
Carolyn Gough, Administrator of Teaching and Learning
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability
SUBJECT:
CSI/TSI Calculations Released by USBE for All Schools
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Targeted School Improvement (TSI) and Comprehensive School Improvement (CSI) are two school designations under the state’s ESSA plan and are part of the state’s school accountability system. The purpose of these two school improvement programs is to help schools identify and support student groups that are struggling academically.
Schools are designated as TSI if one or more of its student groups’ total school report card points earned is in the bottom 5% statewide for two consecutive years.
Schools are designated as CSI if one of the following conditions are met:
For your information, CSI was calculated for the 2021-22 school year.
USBE has recently released the school report card calculation data for TSI designations, and the results may be accessed in school administrator Tableau accounts. School administrators may use this information to identify student groups that are close to being designated as TSI, or in other words, student groups that have one year below the state’s 5% threshold of the two consecutive years required. The 2021-22 TSI Calculations for All Schools Statewide dashboard may be accessed here.
Title I schools may also see a similar view for CSI calculations for their total student population here. Using this dashboard, school principals will be able to see how close to the 5% threshold their student population came to being designated as CSI for each of the school report card indicators.
For questions about TSI, CSI, school report cards, or the state’s school accountability system, please contact Ben Jameson in Evaluation, Research & Accountability.
DATE:
Thursday, January 12, 2023
TO:
All School Administrators
FROM:
Carolyn Gough, Administrator of Teaching and Learning
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability
SUBJECT:
Identifying School Procedures to Prevent Plagiarism During WIDA Testing
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In order to provide targeted supports to multi-language learners, educators need valid and reliable data from assessments that help pinpoint a student's academic language ability. Plagiarism negatively effects the validity and reliability of that data.
As part of normal classroom instruction, many ML students are accustomed to using their device (cell phones or smart watches) to help them communicate and understand their learning. Thus, they have a natural tendency to want to use that technology to help them understand and communicate their learning on the WIDA Access. WIDA test proctors must explicitly communicate to students that their devices are not allowed or needed for the test because we need to understand what they can do without the aid of their device. WIDA test proctors must also implement procedures to ensure students do not have access to their personal technology devices during testing.
The 2022-23 WIDA Access Test Administration Manual states (see page 4):
"A key responsibility of all staff involved in testing is to ensure students are actively monitored during testing and do their own work. Test proctors are to ensure students don't use internet-connected devices, such as cell phones, while testing. Follow your state's test security policies and, whenever possible, have students leave their devices outside the testing room. The use of unapproved devices during testing or the submission of copied or plagiarized responses can result in student scores being invalidated."
The WIDA Access test vendor has the capacity to detect plagiarism from other websites. When this occurs, actions will need to be taken to investigate the issue by the school administration in collaboration with Evaluation, Research & Accountability.
To help schools formulate their procedures regarding student personal technology during the WIDA Access test administration, we are asking school test coordinators, in collaboration with their school administration, to fill out a survey form prior to test day that outlines the step-by-step procedures test proctors will use so that students do not have access to their personal technology devices during testing. The form may be accessed here. A copy of the questions is attached with this memo. In addition, school test coordinators will need to ensure that all WIDA Access test administrators and proctors are aware of and follow the outlined procedures to prevent plagiarism so that ML students have the best opportunity to demonstrate what they know and can do.
Please contact Ben Jameson in Evaluation, Research & Accountability with any questions regarding this new requirement.
Please see the document below.
As a reminder, the following due dates need to be followed when completing all evaluations.
All Full Evaluations
Note: Administrator full evaluations are due May 1, 2023.
All Interim End of the Year Reflection
Educational Support Professionals (Classified)
Principals who are absent from work for three or more days qualify for an approved administrative substitute.
Assistant principals who are absent from work for ten or more days qualify for an approved administrative substitute.
The Approved Administrative Substitute list can be found on the Admin Only HR site under Substitutes.
For questions, please contact the respective Administrator of Schools.
DATE:
January 3, 2023
TO:
All Certified and ESPs
FROM:
Lisa Robinson, Administrator of Schools
Kim Lloyd, Director of Special Education
Melanie Dawson, Principal of River’s Edge School
SUBJECT:
Back by Popular Demand! ETT: Cultivating Classroom Management Skills
Effective Teacher Training (ETT) is back! Our last section filled within one day of being announced, so learners need to register ASAP to reserve their spot. We are offering two more sections this year, so participants can choose what works best for their schedule.
| Dates | Course | Section | Register by | |
| Winter Section | Jan. 23 - March 13 | 101914 | 117557 | Jan. 19 |
| Spring Section | April 3 - May 22 | 101914 | 117558 | March 30 |
For: All general education and special education teachers
Also Welcome: Specialists, mental health providers, ESPs
Instructional coaches can request to be an observer of the course instead of registering on JPLS.
Topics include: Antecedents, behavior basics, class-wide and individual interventions, increasing academic effectiveness, data-based decision making, students with unique needs, and personal wellness.
Format: This 7-week course will be offered online in an asynchronous format. Learners will engage with content and activities via Canvas. Participants must complete the first module within the first week, or their spot in the class will be given to someone on the waitlist.
1 USBE credit is available at no cost for those who complete the course.
For questions please contact: melanie.dawson@jordandistrict.org or katie.jarvis@jordandistrict.org.
DATE:
January 5, 2023
TO:
Principals
FROM:
Mike Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director, Student Services
Stacee Worthen, Counselor Consultant
SUBJECT:
January/February 2023 School Counselor Trainings
School Counselor Training and Professional Development for JANUARY & FEBRUARY 2023 are as follows:
January 13, 2023 (7:30am-9:00am) -- Secondary Counselor Singleton PLC, JATC South
January 13, 2023 (1:30pm-3:00pm) -- Elementary Counselor Singleton PLC, DO Rm 129
January 26, 2023 (8am-11am) -- New Counselor Training, JATC South
January 27, 2023 (1:30pm-3:00pm) -- Elementary Counselor Singleton PLC, DO Rm 129
February 6-10, 2023 -- NATIONAL SCHOOL COUNSELING WEEK
February 8, 2023 (8am-11:30am) -- Counselor Collaborative, DO Rm 230
If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to Stacee Worthen at (801) 567-8309.
The January Assistant Principal meetings will be held on January 12 (8:00-11:00am) and January 19 (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 per month. 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!
A beverage service will be provided starting at 7:30 a.m. Plan on a half day meeting. See you there!
Language & Culture Services is inviting parents who are newcomers (refugee, immigrant, or asylee) to attend a parent orientation to receive information on how they can best help their child in school. Interpreters will be provided. To best be prepared for families attending, please fill out this RSVP form. If a parent would like to attend virtually, that is also an option.
For more info, call 801-567-8124 or visit lcs.jordandistrict.org.
Please distribute the attached flyers to your community.
This training from Language & Culture Services is where you can learn to use ELLevation as an efficient program for managing your ESL Program. All Schools will begin using ELLevation to monitor ELs/MLs. School staff will have easy access to data and strategies for ELs/MLs.
This training will provide efficient program management, high quality instruction, effective collaboration with colleagues and great student outcomes.
