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All Appeal Hearing packets for February 19, 2020 must be into Mary Ann by 4:00 p.m. on Friday, February 14th since there is no school on Monday. Please remember to call Mary Ann (88187) whenever you are planning to bring a hearing to the District Appeal Hearing to review the situation ahead of time. Thank you!

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Principals: JEF Outstanding Educator nominations are due Monday, February 3rd. Please nominate one teacher from your school (as of Wednesday afternoon only 6 applications have been received) by submitting an electronic nomination form through the JEF website. See full instructions below.

 

2020 Outstanding Educator Nominations Open!

 

APPLICATION PROCESS:
Applications open Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020 and are due by 11:59 pm Monday, Feb. 3, 2020

  1. Go to jordaneducationfoundation.org
    • Click on PRINCIPALS NOMINATE HERE link on front page
  1. At the bottom of the page you will see (4) buttons:
    • Past Recipients List
      **Review Past Recipients - they are not eligible**
    • Scoring Rubric
      **Review the Scoring Rubric** 
    • Nomination Examples
      **Review the Application Examples**
    • Application
  1. Select candidate (Approved by Principal)
  2. Write application:
    • Principal’s may delegate writing the nomination to a member of school staff, or a committee but the nomination must be approved by Principal.
    • A well-written application should be 3-5 pages in length, include anecdotal examples and comments from co-workers, students, parents, and/or community members as well as data appropriate to Rubric with its relevance explained. (See examples on the JEF website)
    • Please make sure nomination is no longer than 5 pages
    • Please make sure nominee has not received this award in the past. (See Past Recipients List.)
  1. Review nomination using Rubric. (Application will be scored using Rubric)
  2. Submit – Applications should be submitted no later than Monday, February 3rd

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School Administrators:

Our District was awarded suicide prevention funds through a USBE Grant for the 2019-20 school year.

Each secondary school was awarded $1,000 for suicide prevention and each elementary school was awarded $500. Schools that requested funds in the beginning of the school year will be reimbursed in the amount requested if it was in excess of these amounts. Please read the reimbursement instructions.

Suicide Prevention Grant Reimbursement Instructions:

  1. Schools should spend the money out of their school budget (including reimbursing teachers or counselors) prior to seeking reimbursement from the District. Each school will then seek reimbursement from Carmen Corvarrubias (carmen.covarrubias@jordandistrict.org, ext: 88183), with copies of all NPO's, Purchase Orders, P-Card summaries, check copies, and receipts (anything that validates the expenditures(s)).
  2. Carmen will reimburse each school's qualified expenses so long as the money is spent and reimbursement documents are sent by 4/3/2020.
  3. Prior to seeking reimbursement, ensure that expenditures meet the grant funding criteria:
    • "Funding is to be used for educational curricula and/or professional development for staff that enhance understanding of suicide prevention. It may not be used for food, drinks, gift cards, or incentives."
    • If you have questions about what may or may not qualify for funding, please contact McKinley Withers (mckinley.withers@jordandistrict.org, ext: 88245) PRIOR to seeking reimbursement.

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DATE:  
January 9, 2020

TO:     
Secondary School Principals
Secondary School Financial Secretaries

FROM:  
John Larsen, Business Administrator
Daniel Ellis, Director of Accounting and Audits

SUBJECT:   
Quarterly School Financial Report for October, November, and December 2019

Each school is asked to report the quarter end account balance and transaction detail with the Apple Volume Purchase Program and return with your bank reconciliation. If your school has no Apple account, please so indicate and return.

Please include the account balance with Apple on the reconciliation sign off form and print a report or screen shot(s) of the balances and quarterly transactions from Apple’s website. If you need assistance, please contact your Curriculum Technology Specialist – Bonnie, Deana, Harrison, Nancy, Jay, and Raimee.

Please photocopy the selected elements and send to Accounting by Friday, January 24, 2020.

Please include:

  • The signed attached memo to Accounting
  • A copy of your October, November, and December 2019 Reconciliation Worksheets
  • A copy of your October, November, and December 2019 Bank Statements
  • A copy of your October, November, and December 2019 Skyward Balance Sheets
  • A copy of your October, November, and December 2019 Outstanding Check Reports
  • Screen shot(s) of your December 31, 2019 Apple Volume Purchase Program transaction history and balance

If you have questions or need assistance, please call Jason Mott at (801)567-8388.

Thank you.

Cc:
Brad Sorensen, Administrator of Schools
Cody Curtis, Administrator of Schools

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DATE: 
January 9, 2020

TO:  
Secondary School Principals
Secondary School Financial Secretaries

FROM: 
John Larsen, Business Administrator
Daniel Ellis, Director of Accounting, Budgets and Audits

SUBJECT:  
School Bank Account Balances for December 31, 2019

Please send the following information for each bank account balance as of December 31, 2019 to Accounting by January 24, 2020. If you have multiple bank accounts, please list each account separately.

School Name
Name of Bank
Type of Account (checking, savings, money market)
Account Balance

The balance requested is the balance from your December bank statements, not Skyward. This information is required annually and will be used to complete reporting requirements for Utah Money Management Council.

If you have questions or need assistance, please call Jason Mott at (801)567-8388.

Thank you.

Cc:
Brad Sorensen, Administrator of Schools
Cody Curtis, Administrator of Schools

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DATE:  
January 9, 2020

TO:  
Principals
Special Education Staff

FROM:   
Lisa Robinson, Administrator of Schools
Kim Lloyd, Director of Special Education
Kristin Norris, Teacher Specialist-SLP/A, ESY Coordinator

SUBJECT:  
Extended School Year (ESY) Qualification Procedures and Timelines

The packets for Special Education Extended School Year (ESY) are due March 26, 2020. ESY forms are available online on the SpEd Forms page. Guidelines and instructions are included in the memo.

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If needed, please make sure to secure field use with your neighboring schools for the upcoming spring sports, i.e. Lacrosse, Soccer, etc., by Friday, January 10, 2020.  As arrangements are made with other schools, complete the appropriate Building Use Request Form (BUR).

Facility Scheduling will begin taking field requests for various youth teams after the winter break. They will need to know what has been reserved and what is available.

Contact the Facilities Scheduler, Lu Holt, by the January 10th deadline to give her the locations and times of the fields you will be using, and include a copy of any BUR agreements.

 

Lu Holt
Jordan School District
Facilities Scheduler
7905 S Redwood Road
West Jordan, UT 84088.
Phone: (801) 567-8603
lu.holt@jordandistrict.org

 

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Literacy Promise:  Opening Doors for K-12 Learners
March 25 – 27, 2020
Utah Valley Convention Center, Provo

Excellent line-up of presenters: Nancy Frey, Steve Layne, Debbie Silver, Wiley Blevins, David Kilpatrick and many, many more.

Featured Author Keynote:  Tyler Whitesides, author of the JANITOR series

Teaching & Learning will cover the registration cost for one administrator per school.  Contact Amanda Hansen (ext. 88319) by February 28 to register one administrator from your school.

See the attached flyer for presenter details and additional registration information.

 

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The link hasn't been working. Contact Robbyn Wagstaff, with Nebo School District, and she will help with the registration. See information below:

Robbyn Wagstaff
Curriculum/Elm Ed. Secretary
Nebo School District
801-354-7423
robbyn.wagstaff@nebo.edu

 

Schedule for the conference:
January 29, 2020
Utah Valley Convention Center in Provo
Main Ballrooms on Level 2
Breakfast between 7:30-8:30
Fullan and Quinn from 8:30 to 3:00
Lunch provided at 12:00 - 12:45

The BYU – Public School Partnership is sponsoring a one-day seminar with Michael Fullan and Joanne Quinn, authors of Coherence and Deep Learning.

This unique opportunity will be held at the Utah Valley Convention Center in Provo on Wednesday, January 29. Jordan School District has been allocated 110 seats. Registration is first-come, first served. The cost is $100 per person. Continental breakfast and lunch are included. See attached flyer for details and link to registration.

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Great news!  As of today, 98% of licensed employees and 95% of classified employees have completed the required Crucial Policies review, which includes the new Code of Conduct training.  However, there is still work to be done as only 36% of all miscellaneous employees have completed Crucial Policies.  As you may recall, this Code of Conduct training is required of all employees, including sweepers (adult and student), coaches, substitutes, misc. student assistants, misc. classroom substitutes and all other miscellaneous employees.  The Crucial Policies Review is accessed in Skyward Employee Access.

Reports outlining employees in your school/department who have yet to complete the Crucial Policies will be emailed to you by the Information Systems Department.  Please notify each employee of this requirement.  Our hope is to have all employees complete this required training by January 15, 2020.  We will run reports again at that time and will provide updated employee lists, if necessary.  If any employee listed is no longer employed, please email your HR feeder assistant.

Employees needing assistance in accessing Skyward Employee Access are directed to contact the Help Desk at 801-567-8737.

Regards,

Human Resources

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Volunteer reports need to be submitted to Insurance Services.

Workers' Compensation insurance costs are based on numbers submitted by schools. It is important that this information be accurate and complete.

PTA figures must be separate from other volunteer hours.

Attached is a copy of the Volunteer Report for the period from July 1, 2019 - November 30, 2019.

Please complete this form and return it to Cheryl Matson, Insurance Services by December 20, 2019.

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DATE:   
December 3, 2019

TO: 
All Elementary, Middle, and Traditional High School Principals

FROM:   
John Larsen, Business Administrator
Derek Anderson, Director of Accounting, Budgets, and Audits

SUBJECT: 
December 2019 Budget Transfer Request

If you would like to transfer budget between your postage, supply, textbook, technology supply and equipment budgets, please complete the following, sign and return to Derek by January 4, 2020. If Derek does not receive this back from you by January 4, 2020, Derek will assume no transfer is requested. The next opportunity to make such a transfer is June 2020.

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Good news! The STEM Endorsement Incentive Program (STEM EIP) application is now open for ALL remaining applications for the 2019-2020 school year. This includes applications for teachers who plan to take STEM EIP courses during the Spring Semester as well as those who have completed courses between July 1, 2019 and December 30, 2019 who did not already submit an application. This application cycle is OPEN NOW and will close on DEC 4, 2019.


Link to Teacher Application

Please see document below for more information.

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Dear Schools and Departments:

We have a situation where 40 brand new chairs have been delivered to Bingham High School, and the school is unable to use them for their area.

School Specialty is offering to sell these chairs at a discount if any other school in the district would be interested in taking them.

They are the National Public Seating Cafetorium Stack Chairs, with a thin upholstered black vinyl seat, black plastic back on Chrome Frame with sled base legs on glides.  These are a regular table height chair, not cafe/bar height.   Here is a picture:

https://store.schoolspecialty.com/OA_HTML/ibeCCtpItmDspRte.jsp?minisite=10206&item=3545118

Bingham's price to purchase was $69.93/each.  School Specialty is offering these at $50.00/each ($2,000 for all 40 chairs).   One box has been opened, but most are still boxed and all are in new condition.

Please contact Tonya Hodges in the Purchasing Department by Wednesday, November 20th by end of day if you are interested in purchasing these chairs.

Purchasing Department

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Jordan District's First Social and Emotional Learning ACCELERATOR will take place on January 8th from 1-3pm. This event is designed for educators to come together to gather and share ideas for SEL implementation.

The following survey will be used to create the agenda for the day. You can take the survey by clicking the link or by visiting wellness.jordandistrict.org and clicking the Social and Emotional Learning tab.

Link: https://forms.gle/5TET9Ud5MtMBj4pF6

Please fill out the survey, by December 9th, if you would like to present or attend the event. Please forward this survey to any individuals at your school who you believe could share effective strategies for SEL implementation or who would benefit from attending.