Principals: Desks, chairs, etc. are needed to fill seven elementary portables. Do you have extra items just sitting around in your building that you could contribute? Please call Curtis Hagen at 801-567-8752 if you have items you can share! Thank you!
Category: Middle School Action Required
Final Approved Fee Schedule for 2019-20 School Year
DATE:
May 7, 2019
TO:
All Principals
FROM:
C. Brad Sorensen, Administrator of Schools
Michael V. Anderson, Administrator of Schools
SUBJECT:
Final Approved Fee Schedule for 2019-20 School Year
The Board of Education has approved the 2019-20 fee schedule which can be found on the district website under the following link fees.jordandistrict.org. Because it is required by the Board of Education to approve all fees charged at schools, only fees listed on the website may be charged for the 2019-2020 school year. Please make sure that every fee charged at your school appears on the approved website. If it is not on the website, do not charge the fee.
We need each school to do the following prior to the beginning of the 2019-20 school year:
- Place a link of the fee website (fees.jordandistrict.org) on your own school’s website
- Make sure the website link (fees.jordandistrict.org) is included in all of your registration information and is sent out to your community
- Encourage each of your teachers/coaches/advisors to include this information at parent meetings and in their disclosure statements
- Have copies of all approved fee forms on file for review and available for an annual audit which will be done by the appropriate Administrator of Schools
Additionally, in the event a fee was overlooked or not submitted prior to the Board approved fee schedule and you want to appeal for it to be added to the website, the following process has been put in place:
- Require a written request from your teacher/advisor/coach explaining the need for a fee
- Evaluate your school finances to determine if it can be covered at the school level
- Talk with and submit a written request to your Administrator of Schools for consideration
- Administrator of Schools will appeal fee request to Cabinet
- If approved, the requested fee will be submitted on the Board of Education’s consent agenda
- The website will be adjusted and the new fee will be reflected on the school’s fee schedule
Time Schedule for Last Day of School 2018-19
DATE:
April 26, 2019
TO:
Jordan District Principals
FROM:
Administrators of Schools
SUBJECT:
Time Schedule for the Last Day of School
The Transportation Department has made every effort to accommodate dismissal times for the last day of school. Please review this memo carefully for your dismissal time, and convey that information to your students and parents. Once again, we extend our appreciation to the administration and employees who work in the Transportation Department for assisting in the transportation adjustment required to accommodate these changes.
Public Law: R277. Education, Administration R277-419-2.Definitions R277. Public Accounting
“School day” means a minimum of two hours per day per session in Kindergarten; and a minimum of four hours per day in grades one through twelve. All school day calculations shall exclude lunch periods and pass-time between classes.
MA/np
Principal Year-End Check Out Materials for 2018-2019
DATE:
April 10, 2019
TO:
School Principals and Administrative Assistants
FROM:
Administrators of Schools
SUBJECT:
Principal Year-End Check Out Materials for 2018-2019
Attached is the list of all forms and items to be completed for principal check out.
- Items highlighted in purple will be reviewed at check out with your Administrator of Schools.
- Items highlighted in green require you to bring the requested items to your checkout.
- Forms provided by the District for principal check out are included with this JAM and will no longer be on a separate website.
- You should turn in one completed copy of each form and keep a copy on file in your school for easy reference as you prepare the check out for the next school year.
If you have any questions, please contact your Administrator of Schools’ administrative assistant.
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Free Social & Emotional Wellness Screening for Students (Ages 12-18) – April and May 2019
Principals: Please post and distribute the attached flyer to those you feel can benefit.
Family Resource Fair – April 22, 2019
Please invite your families to this Family Resource Fair on April 22, 2019 at the ASB Auditorium from 4:30-6:30. Families who are Language Learners, McKinney Vento, or at-risk in any way would benefit. Please notify your families, and post this flyer.
2020 Caucus Night – March 24, 2020
In planning school calendars for 2019-20 please remember to not schedule any school activities for March 24, 2020 in order for employees and community members to attend their local Caucus'. Secondary schools, you may be asked to host the local Caucus Night. More information will be given as we get closer to this event. Thank you!
Jordan Parent University – New Schools, New Adventures! – April 11, 2019
Principals: Please post in your school and send the attached flyer to each School Community Council member, all parents are invited to attend.
Jordan Parent University
New Schools, New Adventures!
Thursday, April 11, 2019
7:00 – 8:00 p.m.
South Hills Middle – 13508 S 4000 W, Riverton
2019 UEPC School Climate Survey Reminder
DATE:
Thursday, February 28, 2019
TO:
All Principals
FROM:
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability
SUBJECT:
2019 UEPC School Climate Survey Reminder
We are half way through the 2019 UEPC School Climate Survey administration window. The survey window is scheduled to close on Friday, March 15, 2019. Many schools have had great response rates thus far, but there are still some who have not notified parents of the survey and have not given students or faculty/staff an opportunity to take the survey.
Principals are asked to do the following, if they have not already done so:
- Please notify parents of the school climate survey as soon as possible. Send out a link with the attached sample parent letter (please edit as you see appropriate) via Skylert and post the link on your school’s website. You may need to send out several reminders between now and the close of the survey window. In the past, the district’s response rate from parents has reached only 12%. In order for us to get a healthy response rate from parents, they need as much notice as possible with a few friendly reminders to take the survey for schools.
- Please schedule a time in which your faculty and staff can take the survey, perhaps during a faculty meeting.
- Please work with your teachers to ensure that every student second grade and up has a time scheduled during the school day in which they may take the survey.
Principals may check their response rates for each stakeholder survey by clicking on the links below. Please see the response rates as of Monday, February 25, 2019, attached with this memo.
Response Rate Links:
Faculty/Staff Responses:
Parent Responses:
Student Responses:
FAA Makes Major Drone ID Marking Change – February 2019
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) posted a rule in the Federal Register requiring small drone owners to display the FAA-issued registration number on an outside surface of the aircraft. Owners and operators may no longer place or write registration numbers in an interior compartment. The rule is effective on February 25. The markings must be in place for any flight after that date.
When the FAA first required registration of small drones in 2015, the agency mandated that the registration marking be readily accessible and maintained in readable condition. The rule granted some flexibility by permitting the marking to be placed in an enclosed compartment, such as a battery case, if it could be accessed without the use of tools.
Subsequently, law enforcement officials and the FAA’s interagency security partners have expressed concerns about the risk a concealed explosive device might pose to first responders upon opening a compartment to find a drone’s registration number. The FAA believes this action will enhance safety and security by allowing a person to view the unique identifier directly without handling the drone.
This interim final rule does not change the original acceptable methods of external marking, nor does it specify a particular external surface on which the registration number must be placed. The requirement is that it can be seen upon visual inspection of the aircraft’s exterior.
The FAA has issued this requirement as an Interim Final Rule—a rule that takes effect while also inviting public comment. The FAA issues interim final rules when delaying implementation of the rule would be impractical, unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest. In this case, the agency has determined the importance of mitigating the risk to first responders outweighs the minimal inconvenience this change may impose on small drone owners, and justifies implementation without a prior public comment period.
The FAA will consider comments from the public on this Interim Final Rule, and will then review any submissions to determine if the provisions of the ultimate Final Rule should be changed. The 30-day comment period will end on March 15, 2019. To submit comments, go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for “RIN 2120-AL32.”
As Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao promised last month, the FAA also posted proposed new rules to let drones fly routinely at night and over people, and to further integrate them safely into the nation’s airspace. The comment period for these proposals is now open and ends on April 15.
Projected Caseload Process for 2019-2020 Resource Allocations
DATE:
February 4, 2019
TO:
Principals
Resource Team Leaders
FROM:
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent
Kim Lloyd, Director of Special Education
SUBJECT:
Projected Caseload Process for 2019-2020 Resource Allocations
Based on administrative recommendations, the hiring window has been moved up to meet the increasing demands caused by teacher shortages, particularly in specific job categories. To address this advanced timeline, the Special Education Department will be creating a 1.5 allocation until updated data can be ascertained. Projections and staffing allocations will be made similar to what was done last year. This method should make the workload on special education teachers and team leaders much easier. Please read through this information carefully. Based on updated information, data may be updated by the end of February. If you have any questions, please contact your assigned teacher specialist.
Caseload Information
- No mid-year SCRAM report will be required. Please continue to send in SCRAM changes as they occur throughout the year. You will still be completing an End-of-Year SCRAM report.
- Your December 1 SCRAM report will be used as the baseline for next year’s caseload estimate.
- A 3-year average of incoming students to your school has been calculated to provide an estimate of incoming students in the youngest grade at your school. This number was added to your December 1 SCRAM numbers.
- The number of students leaving your school in the exiting grade has been calculated. This number was subtracted from your December 1 SCRAM numbers.
- Finally, we’ve maintained a trend line (for some schools since the 2002-03 SY) that shows estimated caseload versus actual caseloads on Oct. 1 and Dec. 1 SCRAM. We will use this trend line to make adjustments to estimates as needed.
- All allocations will be conservative and may be re-evaluated at the end of this school year or after the Oct. 1 2019 count has been finalized.
Timeline
- Initial allocations of certified special education FTE will be provided to the Human Resources Department in time for your 2.0 FTE Allocation.
- Each Principal will receive a letter outlining their estimated caseload numbers for 2019-20 and the projected resource FTE allocation for 2019-20.
- We will only be sending the allocation letter to each school’s principal.
Requests for Resource Instructional Assistants
In April, we will send a packet of information to each Resource and Support Class team to request instructional assistants for 2019-20. This will include a regular resource assistant allocation and the information needed to request Critical Needs Instructional Assistants. This timeline should allow your teams to have a better idea of which students with additional staffing needs will be attending your school for 2019-20.
Utah Aspire Plus Test for 9-10th Graders – Parent Brochure Spring 2019
Please see the parent brochure (available in English and Spanish) regarding the Utah Aspire Plus test for 9-10th graders. School administrators are encouraged to distribute these flyers in whatever appropriate manner you deem necessary.
2019 UEPC School Climate Survey Response Rate Links
DATE:
Thursday, February 14, 2019
TO:
All Principals
FROM:
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability
SUBJECT:
2019 UEPC School Climate Survey Response Rate Links
Principals are encouraged to use the following links to monitor the response rates for the student, parent and faculty/staff UEPC School Climate Surveys.
As a reminder, all students second grade and up should have time scheduled during the school day to take the school climate survey. Depending on your technology configuration, some schools may need to schedule computer labs to help facilitate the student survey administration.
Principals should provide time during a faculty meeting as necessary for faculty and staff members to take the survey as well.
Finally, principals should notify parents of the option to take the survey via Skylerts, parent newsletters, social media, or by any other communication means available. Parents will likely need several reminders. In addition, it is recommended that schools provide computers and/or a survey link for parents to take the survey while attending spring parent conferences.
Response Rate Links:
Faculty/Staff Responses:
https://uepc.co1.qualtrics.com/results/public/dWVwYy1VUl85TnN2ZTc5NE1MNUJZUUEtNWMwYWQ5MDIyNmNjZGIwMDEzNzU0MTY3 - /pages/Page_7ed374a9-bc68-4d7d-b2e2-306bbc1b8a33
Parent Responses:
https://uepc.co1.qualtrics.com/results/public/dWVwYy1VUl85TnN2ZTc5NE1MNUJZUUEtNWM2MmViMjc0ZjBkNWIwMDEzODliYmUz - /pages/Page_932e5fd6-d0b3-4b85-99ba-52154455f84d
Student Responses:
https://uepc.co1.qualtrics.com/results/public/dWVwYy1VUl85TnN2ZTc5NE1MNUJZUUEtNWM2MmVlMTZjMzdmNDQwMDBkZDc3ZDAy - /pages/Page_7205b01b-4d07-4bb9-8f89-4a3d6d6f3108
TSSP – Teacher Salary Supplement Program – January 2019
Teachers who qualify may submit an application through USBE's Educator Licensing website to receive this annual stipend. Any teachers with specific questions regarding the TSSP application or process may contact USBE directly or Jill Lisonbee in HR at 801-567-8227. Administrators may view a document found on the AdminOnly site for additional information regarding this program: http://workatjordan.org/files/Teacher-Salary-Supplement-Program-TSSP.pdf
2019 UEPC School Climate Survey – Preparation and Administration Details
DATE:
Thursday, January 31, 2019
TO:
All Principals
FROM:
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability
SUBJECT:
2019 UEPC School Climate Survey – Preparation and Administration Details
Please see attached memo with details.
Utah Aspire Plus Updates and Reminders – 2019
DATE:
Thursday, January 31, 2019
TO:
Middle School Principals
High School Principals
FROM:
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability
SUBJECT:
Utah Aspire Plus Updates and Reminders
In an effort to provide timely updates and reminders as we transition to a new state-mandated 9th and 10th grade summative assessment, we want to provide the following information to school administrators. Principals are asked to please pass this information on to test coordinators, ELA, math, and science teachers, resource teachers, and any other pertinent personnel who will be involved with the 2019 administration of the Utah Aspire Plus Summative test.
Updates and Reminders:
- School administrator, test coordinator and teacher accounts on PearsonAccessNext, the admin site for Utah Aspire Plus, went live on Monday, January 28th. If you did not get an account notification email, please call or email the Evaluation, Research & Accountability Department.
- Question samplers for each of the four subtests (English, reading, math and science) are now available on the Utah Aspire Plus resource website: http://utah.pearsonaccessnext.com/question-samplers/. It is strongly encouraged that every 9th and 10th grade student has had the opportunity to go through the question samplers.
- USBE’s new parental opt in policy where a parent, with signed permission, may opt to have their child’s Utah Aspire Plus score be used in place of a course requirement will not be available this year. We do not expect to see any scores for the Utah Aspire Plus test until the fall of 2019, rendering the opt in impossible.
- It is recommended that school administrators help parents, students and community members understand that the Utah Aspire Plus is essentially free practice for the ACT. Individual student reports will provide a predictive score for the ACT and their student’s college readiness. Like the ACT, parents will also have access to a parent portal where they can drill deeper into their student’s performance on the Utah Aspire Plus and access resources to help their student prepare for the ACT. ACT’s own research has shown that students perform better on the ACT if they take it more than once. Therefore, taking the Utah Aspire Plus, which is an ACT product, will have a positive impact on students’ future ACT performance.
- USBE has set the dates of February 4-8, 2019, as the week schools should test the new system and ensure the installed testing software is working. Details on how to do this system check will be available to testing coordinators and school administrators during the Utah Aspire Plus trainings (Jan. 28th and 30th). Please work with your school techs and test coordinators to accomplish this task.
- Please remember that once a subtest has been started, it must be finished in one sitting. School testing schedules should allow for this. If a student has to stop a test for any reason (they get sick, a parent checks them out, etc.), it is unlikely that he/she will be able to finish the subtest.
- The Utah Aspire Plus is a grade specific, end-of-level test, which means that all 9th grade students must take the 9th grade test and all 10th grade students must take the 10th grade test. For instance, an 8th grader in a 9th grade math class will not be eligible to take the Utah Aspire Plus test. In addition, the RISE and Utah Aspire tests cannot be taken in the same room.
- Blueprints for the Utah Aspire Plus test have recently been released. They can be found on the Evaluation, Research & Accountability Department’s website. They are also attached with this JAM memo.
- Middle School Principals: Because you will be implementing two brand new summative assessments with completely different admin sites, we are recommending that middle schools, where possible, have a RISE test coordinator and a separate Utah Aspire Plus test coordinator to help ease the learning curve and workload.
For more information and additional resources for the Utah Aspire Plus Summative test, please visit the Evaluation, Research & Accountability Department’s website: http://assessments.jordandistrict.org/assessments/utah-aspire-plus/
RISE Summative and Utah Aspire Plus Summative Help Sessions for Resource Teachers and EL Leads – February and March 2019
DATE:
January 31, 2019
TO:
All Principals
FROM:
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability
SUBJECT:
RISE Summative and Utah Aspire Plus Summative Help Sessions for Resource Teachers and EL Leads
A member of the Evaluation, Research & Accountability Department will be available at the following dates, times and locations to assist resource teachers and EL leads as they input student accommodations into the RISE Nextera admin system and the Utah Aspire Plus PearsonAccessNext system.
In addition, school test coordinators may also come to these help sessions if they require assistance.
| Date: | Time: | Location: |
| Monday, Feb. 4, 2019 |
3:00 – 5:00 pm |
PDC 101 |
| Monday, Feb. 11, 2019 | ||
| Monday, Feb. 25, 2019 | ||
| Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 | ||
| Monday, Mar. 11, 2019 |
School principals and department heads are asked to provide this information to all school test coordinators as well as special educators and EL leads that will be involved in RISE or Utah Aspire Plus Summative testing.
Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) – Classroom Kits Update – January 2019
As a follow up to the memo sent in JAM on December 20, 2018, we want to clarify that all schools have received their allotted classroom TECC kits. As indicated in the memo, the due date for distribution of classroom TECC kits and the submittal of Your School’s TECC Kit Assignment Sheet, which is sent to Judy Bird in Facility Services, was Friday, January 11, 2019. Thank you to those schools that have distributed the classroom TECC kits and have submitted the TECC Kit Assignment Sheet to Judy Bird.
In addition, you have also been asked to schedule and complete your TECC hands-on training with your local fire agency. Schools should not be holding classroom TECC kits until the training has been completed. Contact information to schedule hands-on training is provided below.
Your cooperation is greatly appreciated.
Fire Department Contacts for Hands-on Training:
Bluffdale, Herriman and Riverton:
Unified Fire Authority - Bret Fossum, 801-310-6262, efossum@unifiedfire.org
South Jordan FD - Jim Ladle, 801-842-4097, jladle@sjc.utah.gov
West Jordan FD - Wyatt Jones, 801-652-4054, wyatt.jones@westjordan.utah.gov
Jordan Parent University – Legislative Forum – February 7, 2019
Principals: Please post in your school and send the attached flyer to each School Community Council member, all parents are invited to attend.
Jordan Parent University
Legislative Forum
Thursday, February 7, 2019
7:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Joel P Jensen Middle - 8105 S 3200 W, West Jordan
Mandatory 2019-20 Middle School Registration Card Wording
Middle School Principals:
As decided in the Middle School Credit Committee and Middle School Principal meetings, and approved by the JSD Board of Education, the following wording must be included on your registration cards:
*For alternative options to these courses, please see your counselor by (date).
For any questions please contact Mike Anderson at 801-567-8167. Thank you!