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DATE:  
November 2, 2023

TO:    
Building Principals
Assistant Principals
Elementary Administrative Assistants
Secondary Registrars
Secondary Attendance Secretaries.

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

SUBJECT:  
Enrollment of Charter School Students Returning Mid-Year

In the February 2022 Principal Meeting, school principals were directed to consult with and receive permission from their AOS before denying enrollment to a student who lives in the school's boundary and wishes to return at any point in the school year from a charter school. This guidance remains in effect for principals and assistant principals at all levels.

This information should be communicated to individuals who have responsibility for enrolling students at each school location.

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The following are new administrative assignments:

  • New Assignment effective October 23, 2023:
    • Matthew Tranter, currently on a leave of absence temporarily appointed assistant principal at Copper Hills High.
  • Assignment change effective January 15, 2024:
    • Matthew Tranter, assistant principal at Copper Hills High appointed assistant principal at Herriman High, replacing John Vincent who is retiring.

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The Jordan Education Foundation received a large donation of notebooks/journals with pens from SnugZ and we still have about 4,000 left. These come in boxes of 30 and are available in black and blue. If you would like some delivered to your schools (or departments), please email foundation@jordandistrict.org and let us know how many you would like.

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Language & Culture Services is inviting parents who are newcomers (refugee, immigrant, or asylee) to attend a parent orientation to receive information on how they can best help their child in school. Interpreters will be provided. Please distribute to your community.

  • Location: Joel P. Jensen Middle
  • Date: Nov. 1
  • Time: 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

For more info, call 801-567-8124 or visit compliance.jordandistrict.org/lcs.

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DATE:     
October 17, 2023

TO:  
All Principals, Directors and Supervisors

FROM:    
John Larsen, Business Administrator
Sarah Palmer, Director of Payroll

SUBJECT:  
DP375 – Vacation Schedule for Administrative Personnel

Clarification of administrator vacation days carryover:

  • Administrators receive 20 frontloaded vacation days on July 1st of each year. These frontloaded days are earned throughout that current year.
  • Administrators may carryover up to 20 earned vacation days from the previous year. Any earned days over 20 not used by December 31st of each year will be forfeited.

Therefore, as of December 31, 2023, any unused vacation days above 40 days will be forfeited. These 40 days consist of the 20 days that were frontloaded on July 1, 2023 for the 2023-24 year, as well as up to 20 unused earned days that are allowed to be carried over from the previous 2022-23 year.

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This is a reminder to all principals that you may grant up to 2 credit hours of salary level change credit to any teacher for work done outside of contract time to support a school goal that addresses student learning. (AA421) This is a way to incentivizing extra work in your building. Inservice credit may or may not include a stipend. To set up principal directed inservice credit please contact Chris Westra in Teaching & Learning at 801-567-8657. See attachment for additional credit details.

Guidelines for Principal-Directed Inservice Credit

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Please save the date for permit trainings in November! This training will be for anyone with responsibility for processing permits, from brand new to veteran to administrative assistant or administrator!

When: Wednesday, November 8, 2023
Where: ASB Presentation Room
Time:
*Secondary Schools, 9 AM to 11 AM
*Elementary Schools: 1 PM to 3 PM

Watch for additional information after Fall Recess!

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DATE:  
October 11, 2023

TO:   
All Administrators and Financial Administrative Assistants

FROM: 
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Superintendent of Schools
John Larsen, Business Administrator

SUBJECT:
Staff Appreciation Funds (formerly known as Staff Discretionary Funds)

Please see the attached, revised, document for updates to the Staff Appreciation (Discretionary) memo.

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Digital Citizenship Week is October 16 - 20 and the Digital Teaching and Learning team is excited to share some resources with you to celebrate six areas of Digital Citizenship mastery.

Positive Online Behavior
Using Technology Responsibly
Protecting Private Information
Using Reliable Sources
Passwords that Protect
Understanding the Impact of Digital Interactions

DTL has created a new page of resources to help your teachers and students demonstrate appropriate digital citizenship skills. On our site, you’ll find a level-specific list of short lessons and learning activities that teachers can use each day as part of Digital Citizenship Week. Click HERE to check out all of the available resources.

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DATE:
October 10, 2023

TO:
District Administrators

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

SUBJECT:
Fall Enrollment as of October 1, 2023 - REVISED

Please see the attached memo.

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The Health and Wellness Team has worked very hard with principals over the past couple of years nominating a wellness representative at each school that is interested.  We wanted to make you are aware of some resources that they have access to.  They were introduced to each of these during the recent Wellness Representative Retreat.

PEHP Wellness can help JSD Wellness Reps by offering grant money of up to $400 every 2 years to help with wellness initiatives to benefit all employees. They have customizable pre-made wellness challenges (Grab & Go Guides) on a variety of topics you can use to implement monthly challenges. They have over 50 webinars available for employees to view on their own time or as a group. They are available to brainstorm wellness ideas or activities.

Blomquist Hale is a confidential and free mental health benefit provided for the employees and family members covered by the medical plan. This resource helps address a broad range of personal difficulties that may be causing distress. Most services are available by appointment. Assistance is available for life threatening emergencies 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. They are happy to provide the wellness representatives with marketing supplies (flyers, business cards, posters, magnets, etc), benefit presentations and any other support needed. In addition, wellness representatives have access to their Blomquist Hale app (available on all iOS and Android devices) and their online webinars that can be found by searching Blomquist Hale on Youtube.com or by clicking HERE.

The Moreton & Company Population Health Team can help them create a comprehensive wellness strategy that improves your employees’ overall health and well-being. They can help provide educational campaigns on relevant health topics, coordinate wellness initiatives with community partners, create wellness challenges, and more. If our Wellness Representatives have any questions, they can reach out to populationhealth@moreton.com.

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DATE:  
October 12, 2023

TO:  
Principals
Assistant Principals
School Safety Specialists

FROM: 
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
Matt Alvernaz, School Safety Coordinator

SUBJECT:  
Standard Response Protocol (SRP)/Incident Command Training

Training for the Standard Response Protocol (SRP) and Incident Command will be held at the JATC South on the following dates (choose only one date and one time):

  • Wednesday, November 15, 2023
    • 11:00am – 1:00pm
    • 1:30pm – 3:30pm
  • Friday, November 17, 2023
    • 8:30am – 10:30am **UPDATED**
    • 11:00am – 1:00pm **UPDATED**

This training is for any who have responsibility within the Incident Command system (including schools, District Office, ASB, Transportation, or other location). Administrators assigned as the school safety administrator and all School Safety Specialists should attend.

The training will be focused on SRP and Incident Command as well as the roles/responsibilities of the School Safety Specialist and school administrator. School-based safety administrators and specialists will receive materials and information to conduct SRP/Incident Command trainings in schools.

No sign up required to attend. Please mark on your calendars the date and time that best works for you and your school.

Please forward this information to your School Safety Specialist or others you deem appropriate.

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Happy October!

Apple Crunch Day is coming up on Thursday, October 19th. This is a great opportunity for us to increase our students’ exposure to local produce here in Utah. We have purchased fresh apples from Pyne Farms in Payson to celebrate this day and share apples district wide.

As part of the promotion, in addition to fresh apples, our department will provide your kitchen managers with activity pages, fun nutrition facts and a video that can be shared with your teachers and school community. Take this opportunity to make the most of Utah's Apple Crunch Day!

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The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) estimates that every year more than 90,000 people receive emergency room treatment because of ladder accidents.

Falls from ladders at any height can result in serious or even fatal injuries.

See the attached document on ways to follow safe work practices when using a ladder.

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DATE: 
October 12, 2023

TO: 
School Psychologists and School Psychology Interns

FROM:  
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
Fulvia Franco, Program Specialist – Guidance

SUBJECT: 
October School Psychologist Guidance Meeting

A meeting for school psychologists and school psychology interns has been scheduled for Friday, October 20, 2023, from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the Auxiliary Services Building (7905 South Redwood Road). Presentations will address Functional Behavior Assessments and Behavior Intervention Plans, the Mental Health Access Program, and Section 504.

Part-time Staff: I would appreciate it if you could adjust your schedules in order to attend this meeting.

cc:
Principals

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DATE:  
October 12, 2023

TO: 
Principals
Assistant Principals
School Safety Specialists

FROM: 
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
Matt Alvernaz, School Safety Coordinator

SUBJECT:  
Rescue Task Force Training Opportunity

West Jordan Police and Fire Departments are conducting a Rescue Task Force training at Sunset Ridge Middle School on October 18th beginning at 4:00 PM. They are inviting any interested district employee(s) to attend and closely observe the training as it is conducted in real-time scenarios. WJPD is also in need of volunteers to participate in the training as “role players” as well.

Rescue Task Force is the most up to date standard of response to active attacker related events. This consists of both police and firefighters cohesively entering the building with the goal of immediately addressing the threat (police) and quickly providing medical treatment to patients (firefighters). This new standard greatly increases survivability to all involved.

Even though this training is meant for First Responders, our participation better prepares district employees of what to expect and helps provide the best possible training to our First Responder partners. Given the training is geared toward First Responders it will be fairly realistic in nature. The use of real firearms firing blanks or “simunition” (a small paintball fired from a real gun) are to be expected along with make-up to dress victims. The creation of stress is intentional and can be felt by those observing.

For those wanting to observe, please feel free to arrive at the school by 4:00 PM. If anyone is interested in participating in the training, please contact Matt Alvernaz (School Safety Coordinator) at matt.alvernaz@jordandistrict.org or 801-567-8623. A headcount is needed for participation and employees would be expected to arrive early.

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DATE:  
Thursday, October 12, 2023

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: Understanding the Relationship Among Professional Learning Community Engagement, Collective Efficacy, and Perceived Mattering in Physical Education

Applicant: Zack Beddoes and Keven Prusak

The project has been approved by the District Research Review Committee. The research team will send a recruitment email directly to PE teachers throughout the district. Participation in the study is at each teacher’s discretion. If school administrators have questions or concerns relating to participation, please contact Ben Jameson at 801-567-8243.

Thank you for your assistance.