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Opportunity to Work
Principals and Directors should work with employees to give them the opportunity to continue working if they choose.  If their current position is not available during the dismissal, they could opt to telework if possible, do online training from home, or to perform other job functions.

Record Leave Time
If contracted employees are not working during the school dismissal (March 16-TBD), they will still need to record their leave time in Skyward as the leave time occurs.  They do not need to apply for FMLA to use available personal, vacation, or no-pay days.  Employees are able to utilize all available personal leave days and vacation days.  Employees can also use no-pay days, and will not be terminated for using more than 15 during the dismissal.  These no-pay days will be docked from the employee’s paycheck(s).  Leave days used from March 1, 2020 through June 30, 2020 will not count against the Attendance Incentive.

Sick Days
Sick days may also still be used for employees if the reason is eligible as per sick leave policy.

Apply for FMLA
Employees will still need to apply for FMLA leave through Human Resources, as usual, if they or family members are having health issues for longer than five (5) consecutive days.

Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)
Employees may apply for leave due to COVID19 reasons through Human Resources.  Please refer to the attached notice for this paid leave and expanded family and medical leave.

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Hello - Jordan School district employees, attached you will find a message from the USBE. We wanted to share with you the most recent information that has been shared with us. While there is a disruption to some of the normal processing that takes place in new hiring, renewals, and upgrades in teacher licensing there is still much that can be done with people working at home. If you are trying to do any of these things and are struggling to make progress please let us know and we will see what we can do to help you move forward. We would encourage you to make what progress you can because when all of these offices are up and running they will be inundated with people trying to get their licenses in good status. Thank you for your help in moving forward and we hope that you and your families are safe and well!!

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DATE: 
Thursday, April 2, 2020

TO:  
All Principals

FROM:   
Shelley Nordick, Ph.D., Administrator of Teaching and Learning
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability

SUBJECT:  
End of Year State Testing Updates

The Utah State Board of Education released the following updates for the various end-of-year state summative assessments:

Please see memo below.

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Dear Administrators:

Once again, thank you for all the amazing work you are doing to help teachers and students during this trying time. In reviewing the needs for evaluations and also understanding the amount of stress administrators and teachers are under we will be making one more change to evaluations. Our hope is to be of help and to support you all the best way we can. Please make the necessary contact with your teachers to let them know what they will need to do.

ARL/APT/Interns/Provisional Psychologist/ Provisional Educators  

If the teacher has had at least one passing evaluation for the 2019-2020 school year, the teacher will now be considered complete and no further action will be required.

If no evaluations have been completed, then you will need to contact the teacher and instruct them to complete the educator interim on JPLS (or the provisional psychologist).

Note: If you have already completed and signed off on a teacher specialist evaluation for an ARL, APT, intern, or provisional teacher you will not need to have the teacher complete an interim.

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Dear Administrators,

Thank you for your patience in regards to teacher evaluations during this time of change and uncertainty.  Many have asked what will be the next steps in the evaluation process.  In order to help relieve the stress for both administrators and teachers the following changes will be made, effective immediately.  Please contact Rebecca Lee with all questions and concerns at rebecca.lee@jordandistrict.org or (801) 567-8369.  Thank you for all your continued help and support.

Career Educators on Full – Not Completed Yet

Career educators who are a full cycle for the 2019-2020 school year and have not been through the evaluation process, or have begun but not finished one or more pieces of the process (missing an in classroom observation, interview), will be placed on an interim.

Action Required: Administrators will need to contact all career teachers and have them

complete the interim on JPLS.  This will include the beginning of the year activities and then the end of the year reflection.  What will need to be completed by the teacher: three goals, self-evaluation, reflection on all three goals. Lists will be updated to reflect the change.

Provisional Educators

All provisional educators that have already had one full evaluation will be considered complete. If you have a provisional educator that has not yet received a full evaluation we will place them on a full Teacher Specialist evaluation on JPLS to complete the one full required evaluation. Lists will be updated to reflect this change.

Action Required: Notify any provisional that have not been through one cycle and let them know they need to complete the teacher specialist online.  Note: Teacher Specialist evaluations will need to be manually added and may take until Monday, March 30th to appear.

Educators Currently on an Interim

Educators currently on an interim will have no change.  Please remind these teachers to complete their reflection piece so that they may be acknowledged by the assigned administrator.

Action Required:  Send out reminder emails to teachers on interims reminding them to complete the reflection piece of the interim.

Note:  Each administrator will receive an email with a list of changes for their schools by Monday, March 30, 2020. It will indicate who they need to contact in regards to the above changes. 

 

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Paychecks

All paychecks that are not direct deposited will temporarily be mailed to your address on file in Skyward. This will take effect today, March 13th, until further notice.

To avoid possible delays in receiving your paycheck, please log in to your Skyward Employee Access to verify that your address is correct, or to make any changes to your address.

  

1 - Log in to Skyward Employee Access (call 801-567-8737 for login assistance if needed)
2 - EMPLOYEE INFORMATION tab
3 - PERSONAL INFORMATION (under Employee Information heading)

Address
View and/or change your address online:

  • ADDRESS (under Demographic heading)

View and/or change your address by telephone:

  • Call Human Resources at 801-567-8150

Direct Deposit
View and/or change your direct deposit online:

  • DIRECT DEPOSIT (under Payroll heading)

Paper Direct Deposit Authorization form:

  • Call the Payroll Department at 801-567-8154, or email carolyn.bevan@jordandistrict.org
  • Do NOT email your completed Direct Deposit authorization

W-4
View your W4 information online (you cannot change your W-4 online):

  • W4 INFORMATION (under Payroll heading)

Paper W4 Form:

  • Call the Payroll Department at 801-567-8154, or email bevan@jordandistrict.org
  • Search for 2020 W-4 Form online
  • Do NOT email your completed W4

W-2
View your W2 online

  • W2 INFORMATION (under Payroll heading)
  • VIEW W2 FORM button

Paper Copy of W2:

  • Call the Payroll Department at 801-567-8154

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Please continue to work with your staff members who desire to work from home. Direct any questions or concerns to your Administrator of Schools.

    • State officials will make any decisions regarding any change to the state-wide school dismissal.

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The following information will be shared with teachers in JEM. Please review so you may assist or answer questions about the teacher transfer process.

Video link: http://jem.jordandistrict.org/2019/02/how-to-apply-for-a-teacher-transfer/

Tutorial attached below.

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Administrators: Please post and share with those in your building.

Youth Mental Health First Aid USA is an 8-hour training for adults to teach how to help adolescents and young adults who may be developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis. The evidence behind the program demonstrates that it helps trainees identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders. See flyer below for details on how to register.

Saturday, March 21, 2020
7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Jordan School District Auxiliary Services Building
Room 113

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All administrators are invited to attend our first SEL Accelerator! We ask that administrators also invite individuals at their schools who would benefit from attending and who you'd like to have learned more about implementing social and emotional learning. For questions, contact McKinley Withers at x88245. See flyer below for details.

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Many of us love our Apple devices, anything ranging from an iPad, to a MacBook Air or MacBook Pro, or your iMac or Apple TV. We are purchasing and seeing more and more of these devices in our offices and classrooms, and they help our students grow and learn, and allow the rest of us to do our jobs efficiently.

We encourage you to keep purchasing Apple products for your classrooms and offices. However, any Apple device needs to be purchased from Apple Computer through the purchase order process for educational usage per the State of Utah contract. We may not always get the correct discounted price when purchased from the Apple Store or other retailers such as Best Buy or Costco. It also causes problems for our Information Systems department to get the devices in the Device Enrollment Program (DEP) and the Mobile Device Management (MDM) for tracking and updates. When purchased elsewhere, iPads are not getting engraved with the school district's name (we get this free through Apple on the state contract), and the device management licenses are not being purchased with them.

The District's Amazon Business account will no longer allow purchases of these products, and P-Cards are not to be used for computer/technology devices.

When you need to purchase Apple devices, please contact Tonya Hodges in the Purchasing Department, and she can assist you with quotes from Apple for the devices you need. No additional quotes are required for your purchase! Simply enter a requisition in Skyward with the Apple quote attached, and you are ready to go. Tonya can be reached at 567-8706 or at tonya.hodges@jordandistrict.org .

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DATE:      
Thursday, February 27, 2020

TO:  
All Principals

FROM: 
Shelley Nordick, Ph.D., Administrator of Teaching and Learning
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability

SUBJECT:  
Education Support Professional Stakeholder Survey

Due to the fluctuation in Education Support Professional staff at some schools, we are asking that school administrators forward a link to ALL Education Support Professional personnel at their schools so that they may have an opportunity to complete their stakeholder survey. Please use the following link:

Education Support Professional Stakeholder Survey:
https://jordandistrictex.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_42OCoADTgTYHm1T

Please contact Holly Allen or Ben Jameson in the Evaluation, Research & Accountability Department with any questions or concerns.

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DATE:      
February 7, 2020

TO: 
Middle School Principals
High School Principals
Middle School Self Contained Support Class Teachers
High School Special Education Team Leaders

FROM:  
Lisa Robinson, Administrator of Schools
Kim Lloyd, Director of Special Education
Julie Brown, Program Specialist

SUBJECT: 
Middle School to High School Transition for Self-Contained Support Classrooms

In order to support the transition of students in Middle School Self-Contained Support Classrooms (SCSC) to High School, the Special Education Department is providing an opportunity for the Middle School SCSC teachers to meet with the High School Special Education Team Leaders. Since most of the students will be attending their boundary high school, it is helpful for the current SCSC teacher to provide information on the needs of the student to create an appropriate high school class schedule as well as know the necessary accommodations for the student to be successful. Middle school teachers need to bring a copy of the current IEP, Evaluation Results Summary, Functional Behavior Assessment and Behavior Intervention Plan, health care plan and a copy of the classes the students have completed or have in progress for high school credit. In order to maintain the schedule, it is imperative that teachers are prepared to provide a brief summary of the student’s needs. Teachers may arrange for para-educator coverage if this meets with principal approval. The transition meeting is scheduled for Friday, March 13, 2020 at South Valley School in room 9. High School team leaders and Support Class teachers will need to be present from approximately 7:30 a. m. – 10:00 a.m.

Please see the attached schedule for meeting times.  Attendance is at the discretion of the building principal.

BINGHAM HIGH
7:30-7:40 SJMS Williams
7:40-7:50 ERMS Mair
7:50-8:00 OHMS Taylor

COPPER HILLS HIGH
7:30-7:40 ERMS Mair
7:40-8:20 SJMS Williams
8:20-8:30 WJMS Belliston
8:30-8:40 JPJMS Krebs
8:40-8:50 JPJMS Commichaux

HERRIMAN HIGH
7:30-7:50 OHMS Siavrakas
8:00-8:10 OHMS Taylor
8:10-8:20 SHMS Thompson

MOUNTAIN RIDGE HIGH (Tester)
7:30-8:00 SHMS Thompson
8:00-8:15 OHMS Siavrakas
8:30-9:00 OHMS Taylor

MOUNTAIN RIDGE HIGH (Godwin)
7:30-7:40 SHMS Marx
7:40-8:10 SHMS Sneed

RIVERTON HIGH
7:30-7:50 OHMS Taylor
7:50-8:10 OHMS Siavrakas
8:20-8:40 SHMS Thompson

WEST JORDAN HIGH (Powell)
7:30-8:00 WJMS Belliston
8:00--8:30 JPJMS Krebs
8:30-8:50 SJMS Williams

WEST JORDAN HIGH (Lolohea)
7:30-7:40 WJMS Castor

WEST JORDAN HIGH ( Jacobson)
7:30-7:40 WJMS Preece
7:40-7:50 SJMS Ward

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Teacher Transfer Fair for elementary and secondary will be held on February 19th from 4:00-6:30 pm at Elk Ridge Middle School. Please share the attached flyer with your licensed staff.

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Assistant Principals:

Please click on the link below to choose the days and times you would like to attend the training meetings. Please choose one day and time for each of the months for March, April and May. June's meeting will be one meeting for all assistant principals to be held on June 23, 2020 from 10:00-1:00 pm at the JATC-S. Lunch will served at that meeting.

CLICK HERE

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Administrators:  Please post in your school and building. Send the attached flyer out in a Skylert to your community and to each School Community Council member. All parents are invited to attend.

Jordan Parent University
Teens, Opioids & Vaping
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
7:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Mountain Ridge High | 14100 S Sentinel Ridge Blvd | Herriman

Free and open to the public!

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DATE:    
Thursday, February 6, 2020

TO:  
Middle and High School Principals

FROM:  
Shelley Nordick, Ph.D, Administrator of Teaching & Learning
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability

SUBJECT:   
2019-20 Stakeholder Survey Preparation and Preview Links

Jordan School District will be administering its own student, parent, and faculty/staff stakeholder survey this year to students in grades 1-12. The survey window opens Monday, February 10, 2020, and closes Friday, April 3, 2020, to accommodate parent conferences and year-round tracks. In November, principals were sent a list of licensed educators at your school and were asked to submit any changes to that list. Those verified and updated lists have now been added to the stakeholder survey. If schools have hired licensed faculty since November 2019, please contact the Evaluation, Research & Accountability Department as soon as possible so that we can update your school’s surveys.

To prepare for, and conduct, the 2019-20 student, parent, and faculty/staff stakeholder survey, please make sure the following activities are completed for each of the school climate surveys:

Student Survey
After the survey window opens, students will receive an email from the district with a link inviting them to participate in the stakeholder survey. Schools should provide time during the school day for students to take the survey. Principals may consider designating a homeroom class as the time that students take the stakeholder survey.

Faculty/Staff Survey
After the survey window opens, individual licensed faculty and classified staff will receive an email from the district with a link inviting them to participate in the stakeholder survey. Principals may consider notifying teacher and staff that such an email will be forthcoming.

Parent Survey
After the survey window opens, parents will receive an email from the district with a link inviting them to participate in the stakeholder survey. No further action by principals is necessary.

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DATE:   
February 5, 2020

TO: 
Principals
Administrative Assistants
Secondary Attendance Assistants

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

SUBJECT:  
Early & Late Enrollment Permits

The window for the school choice Early Enrollment Period closes on Friday, February 21, 2020. The law requires that parent(s)/guardian(s) receive written notice from the school by April 3, 2020. The results e-mails sent to parents(s)/guardian(s) after records have been placed on the waitlist or seated list serves as that written notice. Schools will need to ensure that communication with parent(s)/guardian(s) has occurred for each permit request.

Beginning February 21, 2020, the Late Enrollment Period begins. The late enrollment period is for applications submitted before Dec. 1 or after the third (3rd) Friday in February for the following year, or a permit request for the current school year. (See “Open Enrollment / School Choice Permits” in the online Planning and Student Services Manual.)

Any permit submitted during the late enrollment period must be processed and prepared for import by the school; however, Board priorities do not need to be verified. These permits will be placed at the bottom of the waitlist currently in PowerSchool when processed. The permit waitlist in PowerSchool will be used throughout the school year to grant permit requests and seat students at the school. Permits may be re-ordered on the waitlist according to the late enrollment requirements (see See “Open Enrollment / School Choice Permits”).

Permits for the current (2019-20) school year can still be submitted in Skyward by parent(s)/ guardian(s), and schools must make decisions and provide notification within two weeks of the permit submission. These permits should still be processed and waitlisted or seated as appropriate. However, after the January 1 pre-enroll, approved permits are no longer automatically sent to Skyward. Schools will need to manually enter these 2019-20 permits into Skyward. Because the pre-enroll has already occurred, these permits should be entered using the “History” screen of the “Previous Reason Code” section of the “School Path”.

Please contact Student Services at 801-567-8183 with questions.