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Category: Middle School Info

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DATE:     
September 7, 2016

TO:  
Elementary Principals
Secondary Principals

FROM:   
Administrators of Schools
Laura Finlinson, Administrator, Curriculum/Staff Development
Norman Emerson, Instructional Support Services/Fine Arts Consultant

SUBJECT:     
Ballet West 2016-17 Student In-Theater Presentations

Ballet West will once again be providing student in-theater presentations at the Capitol Theater during the 2016-17 school year as follows:

  • Madame Butterfly-November 8, 9, 10 (Grades 3-12)
  • The Nutcracker-November 30, December 1, 6, 7 (Grades 1-12)
  • Sleeping Beauty-February 14, 15, 22 (Grades K-12)
  • The Little Mermaid-March 30, 31 (Grades K-12)
  • The Green Table-April 12 (Grades 5-12)

Please note that November 10, December 6, and February 22 are field trip busing moratorium dates.

Although these performances are provided free of charge, Ballet West will not be subsidizing busing as they have in the past. However, all attendees may request a student/teacher workshop to supplement their attendance at a Ballet West student in-theater presentation.

To request a student in-theater presentation, please contact Verlene Jensen at 801-567-8296 or verlene.jensen@jordandistrict.org.

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Date:    
September 1, 2016

To:  
Traditional Secondary Principals

From:
Laura Finlinson, Administrator of Curriculum and Staff Development
Heather Ellingson, Director of Accounting, Budgets, and Audits

Subject:  
Instrument Purchase and Repair

Effective the July 1, 2016, the purchase and repair of instruments will be the schools’ responsibility.  An additional $1,710 for middle schools and $5,700 for high schools has been added to the District equipment allocation.  Schools should use this allocation to purchase instruments.

Previously, schools were required to turn fees collected for instrument rentals into the District to be used for instrument repairs Districtwide.  Effective July 1, 2016, fees collected for instrument rental should be retained by the school to pay the costs of instrument repairs.

Based on these changes, schools should no longer submit requests to the District for instrument purchases or repair nor should they send in student fees collected for instrument rental.

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Please be aware of the many flu shot clinics that have been scheduled in our schools this fall (see attachment). English and Spanish versions are included, for schools to post for their communities. Employees are welcome at all of the clinics. Please also note the clinics scheduled for the District Office and for the ASB. Have a healthy year!

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Important SLO Information

Because of changes to the law, SAGE scores may no longer be used as the SLO rating for teachers. Therefore, all classroom teachers will need to use SLOs. An email message will be sent to all JSD educators with preliminary guidelines for the SLO process as described below:

The 2016-2017 Secondary SLOs will be available to secondary teachers throughout the year and can be administered by quarter, by semester, or, in some cases, by standard. Scores for both pre-test and post-test should be entered into Mastery Connect as soon as students have completed the tests.

Elementary teachers will have the option of using math, reading, or writing to measure student growth. Teachers may select their SLO subject now and give the pre-test for only that subject or teachers may give more than one pre-test and report the one with the highest rating. It is recommended that pre-tests be given within the first three weeks of school.

The process for reporting SLO ratings will be similar to last year; however, teachers will not be required to turn scores into folders. Before the end of the first quarter, you will each receive a spreadsheet similar to the ones you got last year. Instructions will accompany your spreadsheet. For now, please record any SLO pre-test data in Mastery Connect so that you will be able to transfer it once your post-tests are completed.

If you have questions, please feel free to contact one of Curriculum’s content administrators.

CONTENT AREA CONTACT NUMBER
Elementary Language Arts Becky Gerber 88087
Secondary Language Arts Mindy Dummer 88152
Math Wendy Harmon 88377
Social Studies Pam Su’a 88320
Science Jane Harward 88169
Fine Arts – Dance/Theater Robyn Bishop 88129
Fine Arts - Music Norm Emerson 88364
Fine Arts – Visual Arts Mindy Dummer 88152
CTE Sonja Ferrifino 75959
General Questions Shelley Nordick 88110

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In order to be consistent with Federal reporting guidelines, the threshold for coding purchases to equipment (object 730) or computer equipment (731) is increasing to $5,000.  Effective immediately, all purchases where a single item is less than $5,000 should be coded to 610 (supplies) or new object code 650 (technology supplies).  This change does not alter the purchasing threshold of required quotes for a single item >$1,000 or a group of items >$2,000 nor does it impact the items requiring asset tags.

The 2016-17 year will be a transition year.  Please do not change purchase orders already in Skyward or submit journal entries for past purchases.  Current budgets have not been modified.  Please code the purchases to the correct account, regardless of budget.  Schools will be able to transfer budget between equipment and supplies in December and June.  District departments and grant programs may make budget revisions in January to reflect current requirements.

Please contact Heather Ellingson (ext. 88388) with any questions.

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DATE:  
August 15, 2016

TO:  
All Principals
All Special Education Staff

FROM: 
Laura Finlinson, Administrator of Curric./Staff Development & Special Programs
Lisa Robinson, Director of Special Education
Julie Brown, Program Specialist

SUBJECT:  
Mandatory Special Education Training

In lieu of the Special Education Opening Inservice, the Special Education department has developed compliance training for all special education staff. All elementary and all provisional staff will attend a half-day training. There are 4 sessions available to help disperse the number of staff that will be out of the building. Substitutes may be requested using budget code 1292.  Special educators are responsible for arranging coverage. Registration will be through JPLS. Middle and high school career staff will be trained together by Feeder system during a Friday morning PLC to minimize staff being out of the building. The dates, times, and locations for all trainings are below.

All Elementary and Provisional Staff:
September 7, 2016      8:00 a. m. -11:00 a. m.      JATC South Auditorium
September 7, 2016      12:30 p. m. -3:30 p. m.      JATC South Auditorium
September 8, 2016      8:00 a. m. -11:00 a. m.      JATC South Auditorium
September 8, 2016      12:30 p. m. -3:30 p. m.      JATC South Auditorium

September 9, 2016      7:00 a. m. -8:15 a. m.
Bingham Feeder  -  BHS   Room E204
Herriman Feeder  -  HHS   Room 1403
West Jordan Feeder  -  WJHS Room E27

September 16, 2016    7:00 a. m. -8:15 a. m.
Copper Hills Feeder  -  CHHS Room 2702
Riverton Feeder  -  RHS    Room 2305

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DATE:
August 10, 2016

TO:  
Principals
Speech-Language Pathologists
Speech-Language Technicians
Speech-Language Interns
Audiologists

FROM: 
Laura Finlinson, Administrator of Curric./Staff Development & Special Programs
Lisa Robinson, Director of Special Education
Kristin Norris, CCC-SLP, TS, Speech-Language-Audiology Program

SUBJECT: 
2016-2017 TENTATIVE Speech-Language-Audiology Assignments

Attached are the TENTATIVE Speech-Language-Audiology Assignments as of August 10, 2016.

Please read these assignments carefully and direct any questions or concerns to Kristin Norris @ 801-567-8372 or kristin.norris@jordandistrict.org. Thank you for your attention to these issues.

Attachments

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Upcoming Blomquist Hale Employee Assistance Seminar
Loss and Resilience With Aging
Thursday, September 8th, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Come learn more about losses associated with the aging process and how family caregivers of older adults can tend to the loss and resilience in their older family members and in themselves.
Spread the word to your employees.  Employees and eligible dependents covered by Blomquist Hales's EAP service are welcome to attend seminar at not cost.  Call 801-262-9619 or visit blomquisthale.com to reserve a seat!

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DATE:
August 2, 2016

TO:
All Principals

FROM:
Administrator of Schools
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent of Schools
Luann Leavitt, Planning and Student Services

SUBJECT:
6th Day Enrollment vs. the Estimate
Year-round schools, Tracks A, B, C
(based on August 2, 2016 count)

See attached memo.

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DATE:
July 27, 2016

TO:
District Administration

FROM:
Administrator of Schools
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent of Schools
Luann Leavitt, Consultant, Planning and Student Services

SUBJECT:
1st Day Enrollment vs. the Estimate
Year-round schools, Tracks A, B, C
(based on July 26, 2016 count)

See attached memo.

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For the 2016-17 school year the Civics test will be given via paper and pencil/scantron (find tests here: http://learning.jordandistrict.org/resources) again this year. Individual teachers will enter the date students pass the test. A nightly process will copy the information from the testing module to the educational milestone module. Data for this past school year has all been loaded into the educational milestone module and is viewable in Skyward Family Access and shows on transcripts.
Pathway for teachers to enter passing score date on Skyward:
From Skyward page:  "Teacher access"; "My students"; "Select students"; "Test scores"; "Civics test, yes"'; "Score"--teacher enters date test passed.
Questions, please contact Pam Su'a at pamela.sua@jordandistrict.org or 88320

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Attached is a PDF of Superintendent Johnson's PowerPoint. If you would like the PowerPoint version please contact Roxane Siggard at 801-567-8180 or roxane.siggard@jordandistrict.org.

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Welcome Back - Just wanted to let you know that Surplus Reallocation and Auctions are currently running on PublicSurplus.com. Please check to see if there are any items you may need at your schools.
Please remember to send in all your surplus paperwork as you get it so that we can continue to schedule pick ups as they are needed. All paperwork needs to be signed by the principal and then sent up to your Administrator of Schools at the District Office.
If you have any questions, please contact Kris Wishart (801) 567-8709 or Corie Fuller (801) 567-8717.