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DATE:   
September 14, 2022

TO: 
All Principals, Jordan School District

FROM:  
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Jordan District Nurses

SUBJECT:  
CPR/First Aid/AED Certification

Jordan School District requires that at least 3 employees in each building be certified in CPR and First Aid. Most certifications are valid for 2 years. It is also recommended that employees who will have direct responsibility for student health and safety be CPR/First Aid certified. This may include front office staff, playground aides, hall monitors, P.E. teachers, etc. It is also recommended that you keep a list of current CPR/First Aid certified staff members by all main phone lines where calls for emergency help may originate. A template is attached.

CPR, First Aid, and AED training and certification is now available to district employees in an online format through the National Safety Council (NSC). The attached document will outline the steps necessary to complete the online portion of the course. Information can also be accessed by going here: CPR & First Aid. The cost of the course is $29.95 and should be paid by the employee at the time of registration. Schools may provide reimbursement for the course, if funds are available, by following appropriate pre-approval and reimbursement procedures.

Once the online course is completed, employees may sign up to complete their certification by attending a 2 hour skills check session with our district nurses. To sign up for a skill check, you will need to register with JPLS under CPR/First Aid/AED skill check. All skill checks must be completed within 45 days of sign-up for the online course. The dates and times for the skill check sessions are listed on the attached flyer.

Please complete the attached CPR/First Aid certification form and return it to the Nursing Services office (Nadine Page) by November 16, 2022.

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Principals may provide newly hired teachers with three (3) preparation days when hired AFTER the start of a new contract year. The principal will pay for the substitute with school funds and the newly hired teacher will be paid according to the funding source of the teacher he/she is replacing.

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Principals:

Please invite your SCC Chair to attend this important Jordan Parent Advisory Committee (JPAC) meeting with the Jordan District Board Members.

October 18, 2022
JATC-S in the auditorium
6:30-8:00 pm

Thank you!

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DATE:   
September 15, 2022

TO: 
Principals
Assistant Principals

FROM: 
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services

SUBJECT:
Panorama Student Success Training Opportunity

There will be a Student Success training and overview opportunity held on Friday, September 23, 2022. This training is for any Panorama Student Success user in your building/location that needs an introduction or refresher using Student Success. A recording of the training will be made available afterwards. The Positive Behavior system will NOT be included in the training.

The Student Success training is scheduled for:

Friday, September 23, 2022
1:30-3:30pm
Zoom link: https://panoramaed.zoom.us/j/2595167292

Participants may attend at any point during the training opportunity.

Reminder:

If there are technical problems of any kind – including passwords, student numbers, dashboard issues, survey problems, etc. – you or someone from the school will need to contact Panorama Support at support+utahjordan@panoramaed.com. Info Systems and Student Services cannot assist with technical issues in Panorama. Teachers may contact support+utahjordan@panoramaed.com as well.

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Effective Teacher Training (ETT) is back and better than ever!

Beneficial for: All teachers!
Also welcome: Specialists and mental health providers.

Topics include: antecedents, behavior basics, class-wide and individual interventions, increasing academic effectiveness, data-based decision making, students with unique needs, and personal wellness.

This optional 7-week course will be offered online in an asynchronous format. Learners will engage with content and activities via Canvas.

Register on JPLS no later than Sept. 30th.
Course code: 101914
1 USBE credit or 14 relicensure points are available at no cost for those who complete the course, however the Special Education department will not be providing compensation for this optional course.

For questions please contact:
Melanie Dawson at melanie.dawson@jordandistrict.org
or

Katie Jarvis at katie.jarvis@jordandistrict.org

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DATE:
September 6, 2022

TO:
All Principals
All Special Education Staff

FROM:
Lisa Robinson, Administrator of Schools
Kim Lloyd, Director of Special Education
Melanie Dawson, Principal of River's Edge

SUBJECT:
ASPEN Training for Special Education Personnel 2022-2023

ASPEN training will continue to be required for all licensed special education teachers, SLPs, school psychologists, elementary school counselors, and for all instructional assistants in SEB and Autism self-contained support classrooms during the 2022-2023 school year. (Exception: Staff with a current Mandt certification will not need to be ASPEN trained).

Please see the attached Memo for more information and training schedule.

Please contact Cassidy Hansen at cassidy.hansen@jordandistrict.org or Daveed Goodrich at daveed.goodrich@jordandistrict.org with any questions.

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JSD has been working through the new Medicaid billing processes with USBE for the last several months. Medicaid in the State of Utah has changed how services are billed. Utah was, for many years, the last state in the U.S. that used a bundled rate. Starting this year the State of Utah is changing to a fee for service pattern of billing.

Please see the attached memo for information regarding how this will impact you.

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Administrators, please send a sky alert to your families inviting them to our Family Fall Fair. 

Note to send: Come out to our District Family Fall Fair. You can learn about resources available for the success of your students, see student performance and hear a live band called Superintendent's of Rock, where our own Superintendent, Dr. Godfrey plays guitar.

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DATE:  
September 6, 2022

TO: 
Principals and Assistant Principals

FROM: 
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
Sharon Jensen, Consultant Student Support Services
Michelle Reyes, Prevention Specialist

SUBJECT:  
September Attendance Flyer 2022

Principals and Assistant Principals,

Hopefully you have had a wonderful start to the year!

Stressing the importance of school attendance in September has been proven to have great benefits on attendance for the remainder of the school year. Students who miss more than 3-4 days in September go on to miss almost a month of school. Included is a September flyer sent out to parents on PeachJar but it would be wonderful to make this available in your schools as well. A new attendance flyer will be sent out each month as we strive for better attendance.

We hope we are starting the year off strong with attendance!

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DATE:   
Thursday, September 15, 2022

TO:  
All School Administrators

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

SUBJECT: 
Earbud Orders for State Testing

Students will have the option to have text read to them on the RISE Summative and Utah Aspire Plus Summative testing systems once again this year. For students in grades 3-6, the Acadience Reading Daze test will also have audio functions. Principals or their designee are encouraged to place an order for student earbuds. Please place your order by Friday, October 14th.

To place an order, please click here.

Earbuds may be used for other district- or state-mandated tests, but schools will need to create a system by which the same student uses the same earbuds throughout the year as there is no additional funding to purchase more than one pair of earbuds per student in grades 3-10.

If schools wish to purchase additional earbuds for other uses, school administrators are welcome to contact Gaylene Miller in Evaluation, Research & Accountability at 801-567-8185 who can share the purchasing information and quotes used to acquire these earbuds.

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If you are a contracted employee and need to take Annual/Personal Leave before or after Fall Recess for any reason not listed in policy DP335NEG or DP335B, you must submit a request as follows:

How to Request
During the window, the employee must send the request through email. Please include your name, school, position, and the date you are requesting the leave. Requests left on voicemail or over the phone will NOT be accepted.

Licensed employees submit their request to licensedpersonalleave@jordandistrict.org 

Education Support Professionals submit their request to classifiedpersonalleave@jordandistrict.org

The employee will receive an email confirmation within two working days after submitting the request. If the employee does not receive a confirmation email, then Human Resources has NOT received your request and your leave will not be approved.

School Holiday Date of Holiday Window
Fall Recess

(All 242, 245 Contracts)

 October 27-28, 2022 Sept. 12 – Sept. 22, 2022
Fall Recess

(180, 184, 187, 207, 206 Contracts)

 October 24-28, 2022 Sept. 9 – Sept. 19, 2022

Annual/Personal Leave Taken Before or After a Holiday 2022-2023

 

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School Administrators:

The School FTE Audit process is critical in ensuring employees are paid accurately and out of the appropriate budgets. Like last year, the FTE Audit will be electronic. Below is the process we will follow for the audits:

Electronic FTE Audit Process:

  • September 19, 2022 – HR will share with principals and administrative assistants the FTE Audit Report via Google Sheets. Please review the report with your administrative assistant. 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.
  • October 3, 2022 – DUE DATE for the FTE Audit Report to be completed for HR to process. Check the “yellow” box on the front page to indicate audit completion.
  • THE BEST NEWS OF ALL – All corrections made on the FTE Audit Report will be made by HR upon return. 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. You are welcome to invite your administrative assistant and Assistant Principal. You can schedule a time to meet. 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.

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DATE:
Thursday, September 8, 2022

TO:
All School Administrators

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

SUBJECT:
Research Project

The Research Review Committee has reviewed a research project in which your school has been asked to participate.

Project Title: Policies and Leadership Responses to Teacher Vocal Problems

Applicant: Pam Hallam, BYU-Provo

The project has been approved by the District Research Review Committee. The applicant has been directed to contact you to discuss the extent of the project and to obtain your permission to conduct the study at your school. Participation in the study is at your discretion. If you have questions or concerns relating to participation, please contact Ben Jameson at 801-567-8243.

The project will involve the recruitment of teachers who are interested in participating on a focus group to discuss and research voice care as part of vocal health.

Thank you for your assistance.

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The following dates have been scheduled for administrative assistant (user group) meetings this year. These will be held after the September, January, and March Principal meetings, so administrators can be informed about topics and items that will be discussed with their assistants. See the attachment with the dates listed.

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The annual Jordan School District (JSD) Incident Command System (ICS) training will review the basics for responding to an emergency. The course is available for anyone with a key response role at your location. The same course is being offered in both the morning and afternoon. Registration is available on JPLS – Incident Command Training 2022-23, Course #101918. Relicensure points will be issued.

Wednesday, September 21, 2022
8:30-10:00 a.m., section #117445
Or
1:00-2:30 p.m., section #117446

Auxiliary Services Building, Presentation Room C100, Entrance “C”
7905 South Redwood Road

The course will be led by JSD Emergency Operations Manager Lance Everill at 801-567-8623, lance.everill@jordandistrict.org.

Additional ICS review opportunities will be made available throughout the school year, and individual locations can schedule meetings as needed/requested.

 

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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.

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. 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 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.

 

Published on

DATE:
September 8, 2022

TO:
All Principals

FROM:
Administrators of Schools
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
Scott Festin, Consultant, Planning and Enrollment
Caleb Olson, Consultant, Planning and Enrollment

SUBJECT:
10th Day Enrollment versus the Estimate

Please see the memo below.