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For nomination form and scoring rubric click here:   www.jordaneducationfoundation.org

Submission Deadline: Monday, March 25, 2019

See attached flyer for more details.

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Principals:  Please take note - I will be out of the office on Friday, March 29th for a family wedding. I won't be available to help you on that last day when Land Trust plans are due. Please plan accordingly so I can help you, if needed, before the due date. Thanks! Nadine

 

Due Friday, March 29, 2019

  • 2018-19 Midyear Progress Report - this needs to be opened and completed first. Once you open it you can see the allocation for 2019-20. Principals of the new schools, your schools should be uploaded into the system by the end of this week.
  • 2019-20 School Land Trust Plan
  • 2019-20 School Community Council/Land Trust Signature Form

Thanks for all you do to keep us in compliance with our Land Trust! Attached are the guidelines to help you with accounting codes.

 

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DATE:   
February 13, 2019

TO:  
Principals
Administrative Assistants, ALL
Secondary Attendance Assistants

FROM:
Administrator of Schools
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Planning & Student Services

SUBJECT:   
Early & Late Enrollment Permits

The window for the school choice Early Enrollment Period closes on Friday, February 15, 2019. The law requires that parent(s)/guardian(s) receive written notice from the school by March 31, 2019. 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 16, 2019 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 page 23 in the Planning and Student Services Manual.)

Any permit submitted during the late enrollment period 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 page 23 in the Planning and Student Services Manual).

Schools will continue to verify permit requests and communicate results to parent(s)/ guardian(s) throughout the 2019-20 school year.

Should you have any questions please contact Travis at 88251 or Donna at 88259.

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Instructional Leadership "Teaching Begins with the Learner" Conference - March 21 and 22, 2019

The Conference will be held March 21 & 22 at Utah Valley Convention Center in Provo. Teaching & Learning will cover the registration cost of one administrator per school. If you would like to send a team, Teaching & Learning will cover the registration cost of two participants. Sign up HERE before March 8. Please contact Amanda Hansen for questions.

The 2019 Instructional Leadership Conference has an incredible line up of speakers, including: Michael Fullan, Anders Ericsson, Chad Lewis, Paul Bloomberg, Tim Brown, Kim Geddie, Tom Guskey, Tom Hierck, Robyn Jackson, Tim Kanold, Jonathan Saphier, Ellie Drago-Severson, Tricia Skyles, Ben Springer, and Rick Wormeli. Look for flyers in District mail or visit the website for more information.

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The winning schools receive $500 for a mineral field trip or classroom technology!

Show some love to the minerals in your life. We’re giving $500 to the two schools with the most creative photos showing how minerals help power their students, classrooms or schools.

Need inspiration? What minerals powered your transportation to school? To turn on the lights, air conditioning or heating? Did you power up a computer or other electronic device? How was your school constructed?

Click here for more information! Get your photos posted by February 28th.

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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 Noreen Samowitz (samowitz@jordandistrict.org, est: 88367), with copies of all NPOs, Purchase Orders, P-Card Summaries, check copies, and receipts (anything that validates the expenditure(s)).
  2. Noreen Samowitz will reimburse each school up to $1000 of qualified expenses so long as the money is spent and reimbursement documents are sent by 3/29/2019
  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 (withers@jordandistrict.org, ext: 88245) PRIOR to seeking reimbursement.

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DATE:  
January 17, 2019

TO: 
Principals
Special Education Staff

FROM:  
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent
Kim Lloyd, Director of Special Education
Kristin Norris, Teacher Specialist-SLP/A, ESY Coordinator

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

Attached are the guidelines for determining a student's eligibility for Extended School Year Services. Please review these Time Sensitive documents carefully.

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DATE:  
Friday, January 4, 2019

TO: 
All Principals

FROM:  
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability

SUBJECT:   
2018-19 UEPC School Climate Survey Preview Links

Jordan District is administering the 2018-19 UEPC School Climate Survey between February 4h and March 15th, 2019. The Evaluation, Research & Accountability Department submitted the licensed educator faculty lists you verified back in November 2018 to the Utah Education Policy Center. UEPC is now finalizing surveys for your school. Please conduct a final preview of the survey by Friday, January 18, 2019, to review the list of licensed educators at your school to make sure the list is complete and accurate.

Please follow the links below to preview the surveys:

Faculty and Staff:

https://uepc.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/preview/SV_efcOayPKIGYs2Wh?Q_SurveyVersionID=current&Q_CHL=preview

Parent:

https://uepc.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/preview/SV_2ireDtaO5CSZpCR?Q_SurveyVersionID=current&Q_CHL=preview

Student:

https://uepc.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/preview/SV_5oQv9mY9h4DvUpv?Q_SurveyVersionID=current&Q_CHL=preview

When you get to the list of educator names for each survey, please read through the list carefully. If there are any names that need to be changed (for example, names are misspelled or not what the educator uses, educators have been added or replaced, etc.), please contact Ben Jameson (ben.jameson@jordandistrict.org) with the necessary changes. If possible, please provide CACTUS ID numbers for educators that need to be added.  Also, please email Ben Jameson if there are no changes that need to be made.

UEPC will make changes to individual school surveys through Friday, January 18, 2019.  Once the surveys go live, UEPC will not be able to make any changes to your faculty lists. 

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2019 Outstanding Educator Nominations open!

APPLICATION PROCESS:

Applications open Tuesday Jan. 1, 2019 and are due by 11:59 pm Monday, Feb. 4, 2019

  1. Go to jordaneducationfoundation.org

  • Click on PRINCIPALS NOMINATE HERE link on front page

  1. At the bottom of the page you will see:

  • Application
  • Past Recipients List (Past Recipients are not eligible)
  • Scoring Rubric
  • Nomination Examples 

**Review the Rubric & Application Examples**       

  1. Select candidate (Approved by Principal)

  1. Write application:

  • Nomination can be written by Principal, a member of school staff, or a committee but 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

  1. Review nomination using Rubric (Application will be scored using Rubric)

  2. Submit – Applications should be submitted no later than February 4th

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Principals:

February 19, 2019 is set aside for “District Day on the Hill” at the Utah State Capitol. This is your chance to showcase the great things happening in your school. If you have any student-led interactive displays or performances you wish to spotlight, in the Capitol Rotunda, this is a great opportunity. Please contact Mike Anderson, x88167 or Nadine Page, x88186, if you are interested in attending. Applications are due by January 12, 2019.

Thank you!

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DATE:  
December 19, 2018

TO:  
All School Principals
All School Financial Secretaries

FROM:  
John Larsen, Business Administrator
Daniel Ellis, Director of Accounting, Budgets and Audits
Jason Mott, Accountant / Internal Auditor

SUBJECT:  
Quarterly School Financial Report for October, November, and December 2018

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 January 25, 2019.

Please include:

  • The signed attached memo to Accounting
  • A copy of your October, November, and December 2018 Reconciliation Worksheets
  • A copy of your October, November, and December 2018 Bank Statements
  • A copy of your October, November, and December 2018 Skyward Balance Sheets
  • A copy of your October, November, and December 2018 Outstanding Check Reports
  • Screen shot(s) of your December 31, 2018 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:
Michael Anderson, Administrator of Schools
Laura Finlinsoon, Administrator of Schools
Lisa Robinson, Administrator of Schools
Brad Sorensen, Administrator of Schools
Doree Strauss, Administrator of Schools

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DATE:  
December 19, 2018

TO: 
Secondary School Principals
Secondary School Financial Secretaries

FROM:  
John Larsen, Business Administrator
Daniel Ellis, Director of Accounting, Budgets and Audits
Jason Mott, Accountant/Internal Auditor

SUBJECT: 
School Bank Account Balances for December 31, 2018

Please send the following information for each bank account balance as of December 31, 2018 to Accounting by January 25, 2019.  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:
Michael Anderson, Administrator of Schools
Laura Finlinsoon, Administrator of Schools
Lisa Robinson, Administrator of Schools
Brad Sorensen, Administrator of Schools
Doree Strauss, Administrator of Schools

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Classroom TECC kits have been delivered to every school in JSD.  A hearty kudos to Mark Raines, Dave Erickson and Brenda Veldevere for their efforts in making that happen.  Included with the delivery of the classroom TECC kits were the following two forms.

  • Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) Kits Distribution Checklist - indicates how many kits were delivered to your school and identifies where the kits should be distributed.
  • Your School’s TECC Kit Assignment Sheet – is an accountability form that indicates which classroom number each kit is assigned to, as well as the teacher’s name and signature.

Thank you to those schools that have distributed the kits and submitted Your School’s TECC Kit Assignment Sheet to Judy Bird at Facility Services.  Those of you that have not yet submitted Your School’s TECC Kit Assignment Sheet to Judy, please do so by Friday, January 11, 2019.  You may either email a copy of the distribution form to Judy at judy.bird@jordandistrict.org or send the form via district mail to Judy Bird, Facility Services, at the ASB.

Feel free to contact Judy with any questions you may have at 801-567-8858.

Thanks for your cooperation and have a happy holiday season.

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Middle and Elementary School Principals:

Our office has received several inquiries regarding the process and timeline for schools to begin working on their Safe Routes Utah plan (formerly SNAP) as a result of the boundary changes.

We recognize that while some of our elementary schools were not affected by MOAB, many of our schools were.  In consulting with Info Systems and the Department of Transportation, those schools that were not affected by MOAB may begin working with their School Community Councils to approve the 2019-20 Safe Routes Utah plan (we’ve actually had a few schools already submit their plans).

Schools that were affected by MOAB can expect to have revised attendance boundaries ready by January 7, 2019.  Revisions to your school’s walk boundary will come from the Department of Transportation and should be ready by mid-January.  Due to the time required to complete this process, we will extend the deadline for submitting Safe Routes Utah plans to Friday, February 8, 2019.

Once you receive the revised attendance and safe walking boundaries for your school, we would encourage you to begin meeting with your SCC to develop your school’s 2019-20 Safe Routes Utah plan as soon as possible.

Thanks for your cooperation.

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DATE:  
Thursday, December 6, 2018

TO:  
Elementary School Principals
Middle School Principals

FROM:  
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability

SUBJECT:   
RISE Summative Technology Readiness Check

Each year, school computer specialists and test coordinators work together to ensure that all the computers used for RISE testing are in good working order and updated with the latest testing browser.  If you are thinking of doing more testing on your wireless network, it’s crucial to check that your network can accommodate all those tests going on at the same time.  Please contact your school’s computer specialist and make arrangements to complete this check by Friday, December 21, 2018.

Please include the following in your RISE Summative System Readiness Check:

  • Verify that the Nextera Secure Browser has been installed and functions in every computer lab that will be used for RISE testing.
  • Utilize the same computers and labs during the readiness check that will be used for the RISE Summative testing.
  • Position mobile testing labs in those locations within your school where they will actually be testing.
  • Include several students with each lab using the text-to-speech tool.
  • Use as many computer labs during the readiness check as you will on the peak testing day in your RISE Summative testing schedule (i.e., if you will be utilizing 14 computer labs on your busiest day of testing, conduct your readiness check with 14 labs).
  • Conducting a RISE Benchmark or Interim test across multiple labs will satisfy the requirements for a readiness check.
  • Once the readiness check has been completed, please enter the completion requirements on the RISE test coordinator checklist tab on your school’s Opt Out shared Google sheet.
  • If you find that your network cannot accommodate the number of devices used, please adjust your RISE Summative testing schedule accordingly.