Jordan School District
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.
You are invited to the Learning Edge Conference on November 15, 2022, at the Provo Marriott Hotel and Conference Center. The theme is "Find the Fun - Fall in Love with Your Job Again". Several Jordan School District administrators will be presenting in addition to some nationally known educators and artists.
See attached flyer for more information.
UEN is offering several different online courses for principals looking to enhance their leadership with
technology. The first class begins in November. Visit the UEN Catalog to register today!
For questions contact Jared Covili, Consultant for Digital Teaching and Learning.
DATE:
Thursday, September 22, 2022
TO:
All Administrators
FROM:
Carolyn Gough, Administrator of Teaching and Learning
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability
SUBJECT:
Updated Reports in the State’s Data Gateway
The state’s Data Gateway contains official assessment, early college, graduation, and early learning data. Administrators must have an account that they sign into on the Data Gateway to be able to drill down in the reports to see teacher and student level data.
The Data Gateway may be accessed here: https://datagateway.schools.utah.gov/Login
Here are the reports that have been recently updated:
Compare Schools: This report, updated with 2022 RISE and Utah Aspire Plus results, compares proficiency and growth (MGP) for demographically similar schools from across the state.
Utah Aspire Plus: This report contains Utah Aspire Plus data, updated with 2022 assessment results, for districts and schools.
WIDA Access Individual Student Reports: This report allows school administrators to download 2022 WIDA Access individual student reports based on current enrollment for students in your building right now.
The student proficiency, student growth, ACT, and early college reports will all be updated over the next few weeks as well.
Data Gateway accounts for school administrators should already be updated based on current school assignments. However, if an administrator needs an account in the Data Gateway, or your account has been locked or deleted, please contact Ben Jameson in Evaluation, Research & Accountability.
Optional training will be provided by the Business and Auxiliary Services Departments on September 26 (1:00-4:00 pm) and October 4 (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 would like to sign-up to attend. Attendees will be provided with a link to hand-outs 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.
Due to the USDA free meals waiver coming to an end and the many new administrators in Jordan, we would like to highlight the District Approved Procedural Due Process for Meal Deficit Collection. With students returning to a regular free, reduced, and paid price structure, schools are addressing the need to look at student deficits.
The deficit procedures are also available on the Nutrition Services website.
District Approved Procedural Due Process for Meal Deficit Collection
– Revised 05/4/2022
No Student will be denied a lunch.
A student may be served an alternative meal only if the principal has approved the use of Alternative Meals at their site.
Students will not be asked to call home regarding negative lunch balances, these calls will be made by clerks or by the principal.
Elementary
1) Clerk may ask student with low or negative account balance “did you bring lunch money today”?
2) Skyward will automatically send out low account balance email notices starting at positive $5.00. Parents can opt out of this email via Family Access using their parent login and password.
3) As a daily schedule task, Skyward will automatically send out negative account balance email notices starting at negative $.50 on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Parents can not opt out of this email
4) Clerk will send out hard copy of negative balance notices starting at negative $.50 at least once per week if parent does not have an email address.
5) Clerk will communicate with teachers checking that lunch money is not being left in classrooms.
6) The clerk will call parent when student account balance is in the negative of $8.75 and make parent aware that they have the option of completing a free/reduced meal application. Clerk will document all attempts to contact a parent.
7) Clerk will document collection steps completed and give documentation to the site administrator in support of continued collection efforts.
8) Site administrator will call or send a letter (or both) to parent with account balance on or before a deficit balance of -$20.00. At this point (-$20.00) students will be served an alternative meal until negative balance is paid. Alternate meal will include a sun-butter or grilled cheese sandwich, fruit, vegetable, and milk at a cost of .40 cents for reduced eligible and .75 cents for paid eligible students.
9) Site administrator will address further collection efforts with their respective administrator of schools.
10) Any uncollectible deficit lunch account balance will become the responsibility of the school and paid by the principal at the time of student transfers within the district or at the end of each school year for closed student accounts and student accounts who are graduating or moving up to another school (i.e. 6th to 7th, 9th to 10th and seniors). Principals may use any collection agency of their choosing.
If an administrator requires assistance to address individual student concerns affecting lunch account balances, including homelessness or a need for a translator, contact Malinda Jensen with Equity & Compliance at 801-567-8325.
District Approved Procedural Due Process for Meal Deficit Collection
– Revised 05/04/2022
No student lunch will be denied.
A student may be served an alternative meal only if the principal has approved the use of Alternative Meals at their site.
No à la carte items will be debited (cashiers will offer students who try to debit à la carte items a reimbursable lunch).
Students will not be asked to call home regarding negative lunch balances, these calls will be made by clerks or by the principal.
Secondary
1) Cashier will begin notifying student at point of service when account balance is at $5.00.
2) Skyward will automatically send out low account balance email notices starting at positive $5.00. Parents can opt out of this email via Family Access using their parent login and password.
3) As a daily schedule task, Skyward will automatically send out negative account balance email notices starting at negative $.50 on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Parents cannot opt out of this email.
4) Cashiers will document and inform the clerk when students charge a meal.
5) The clerk will call parent when student account balance is in the negative of $10.00 and make parent aware that they have the option of completing a free/reduced meal application. Clerk will document all attempts to contact a parent.
6) Clerk will document collection steps completed and give documentation to the site administrator in support of continued collection efforts.
7) Site administrator will call or send a letter (or both) to parent with account balance on or before a deficit balance of -$20.00. At this point (-$20.00) students will be served an alternative meal until negative balance is paid. Alternate meal will include a yogurt, cheese stick, fruit, vegetable, roll and milk at a cost of .40 cents for reduced eligible and .75 cents for paid eligible students.
8) Site administrator will address further collection efforts with their respective administrator of schools.
9) Any uncollectible deficit lunch account balance will become the responsibility of the school and paid by the principal at the time of student transfers within the district or at the end of each school year for closed student accounts and student accounts who are graduating or moving up to another school (i.e. 6th to 7th, 9th to 10th and seniors). Principals may use any collection agency of their choosing.
If an administrator requires assistance to address individual student concerns affecting lunch account balances, including homelessness or a need for a translator, contact Malinda Jensen with Equity & Compliance at 801-567-8325.
This is the most recent training materials for the School LAND Trust Program. Please take note of important information and training dates.
Important Take-Aways from this information:
October 20, 2022 Deadlines:
Information from the State LAND Trust Office:
