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DATE:      
February 7, 2020

TO: 
Middle School Principals
High School Principals
Middle School Self Contained Support Class Teachers
High School Special Education Team Leaders

FROM:  
Lisa Robinson, Administrator of Schools
Kim Lloyd, Director of Special Education
Julie Brown, Program Specialist

SUBJECT: 
Middle School to High School Transition for Self-Contained Support Classrooms

In order to support the transition of students in Middle School Self-Contained Support Classrooms (SCSC) to High School, the Special Education Department is providing an opportunity for the Middle School SCSC teachers to meet with the High School Special Education Team Leaders. Since most of the students will be attending their boundary high school, it is helpful for the current SCSC teacher to provide information on the needs of the student to create an appropriate high school class schedule as well as know the necessary accommodations for the student to be successful. Middle school teachers need to bring a copy of the current IEP, Evaluation Results Summary, Functional Behavior Assessment and Behavior Intervention Plan, health care plan and a copy of the classes the students have completed or have in progress for high school credit. In order to maintain the schedule, it is imperative that teachers are prepared to provide a brief summary of the student’s needs. Teachers may arrange for para-educator coverage if this meets with principal approval. The transition meeting is scheduled for Friday, March 13, 2020 at South Valley School in room 9. High School team leaders and Support Class teachers will need to be present from approximately 7:30 a. m. – 10:00 a.m.

Please see the attached schedule for meeting times.  Attendance is at the discretion of the building principal.

BINGHAM HIGH
7:30-7:40 SJMS Williams
7:40-7:50 ERMS Mair
7:50-8:00 OHMS Taylor

COPPER HILLS HIGH
7:30-7:40 ERMS Mair
7:40-8:20 SJMS Williams
8:20-8:30 WJMS Belliston
8:30-8:40 JPJMS Krebs
8:40-8:50 JPJMS Commichaux

HERRIMAN HIGH
7:30-7:50 OHMS Siavrakas
8:00-8:10 OHMS Taylor
8:10-8:20 SHMS Thompson

MOUNTAIN RIDGE HIGH (Tester)
7:30-8:00 SHMS Thompson
8:00-8:15 OHMS Siavrakas
8:30-9:00 OHMS Taylor

MOUNTAIN RIDGE HIGH (Godwin)
7:30-7:40 SHMS Marx
7:40-8:10 SHMS Sneed

RIVERTON HIGH
7:30-7:50 OHMS Taylor
7:50-8:10 OHMS Siavrakas
8:20-8:40 SHMS Thompson

WEST JORDAN HIGH (Powell)
7:30-8:00 WJMS Belliston
8:00--8:30 JPJMS Krebs
8:30-8:50 SJMS Williams

WEST JORDAN HIGH (Lolohea)
7:30-7:40 WJMS Castor

WEST JORDAN HIGH ( Jacobson)
7:30-7:40 WJMS Preece
7:40-7:50 SJMS Ward

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DATE:   
February 12, 2020

TO:  
School Psychologists, Elementary Counselors, and School Social Workers

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

SUBJECT: 
February School Psychologist, Elementary Counselor, and School Social Workers Meeting

A meeting for school psychologists, elementary counselors, and school social workers has been scheduled for Friday, February 28, 2020, from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Jordan School District’s Auxiliary Services Building (7905 South Redwood Road). Gayle Threet, JSD Project AWARE counselor, will provide us with training for working with children and youth whose parents are incarcerated, and Valerie Hale, Ph.D., a psychologist in private practice, will provide us with training on working with children and youth in high conflict divorce situations.

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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Teacher Transfer Fair for elementary and secondary will be held on February 19th from 4:00-6:30 pm at Elk Ridge Middle School. Please share the attached flyer with your licensed staff.

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Principals:  Please take note – The State LAND Trust office adjusted their date that plans are due to them because of the planned update for their website. We are leaving our original date for plans to be completed. Please know that the March 27th date needs to be adhered too in order to get the plans to the State by their deadline. Thanks! Nadine

 

Due Friday, March 27, 2020

  • 2019-20 Midyear Progress Report – this needs to be opened and completed first. Once you open it you can see the allocation for 2020-21.
  • 2020-21 School Land Trust Plan -
    • Please take note: one of the things JSD Board members looked at last year was the members listed on the website as being on your SCC compared to the numbers stated under "Council Plan Approvals", found at the bottom of the plan. Please have those numbers match. Update the website so it is correct. Please make sure you send the emails out to the SCC members early so they have time to respond back confirming they participated in creating your plan.
    • The use of the following wording is highly recommended under Additional Funding. This will help so that you won't need to do an amendment. You are welcome to use school specific wording in addition to this wording.
      • "Additional funding will be used for teacher grants and/or to provide collaborative time for teachers to team, develop assessments, curriculum mapping and for teachers to participate in conferences and/or professional development. Substitutes and assistants to support student learning and the PLC process. Purchase additional classroom technology, such as; software, Chromebooks, computers, etc. Offer extra courses/classes to reduce class sizes. Provide travel costs for national conferences. Excess funds will be used for after school enrichment and academic support. Student incentives up to $2 per student to improve behavior.
  • 2020-21 School Community Council Membership & Signature Form - See notes above.

Thanks for all you do to keep us in compliance with our Land Trust! Attached are the guidelines to help you with accounting codes. Please take note of which codes NOT to use.

 

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Assistant Principals:

Please click on the link below to choose the days and times you would like to attend the training meetings. Please choose one day and time for each of the months for March, April and May. June's meeting will be one meeting for all assistant principals to be held on June 23, 2020 from 10:00-1:00 pm at the JATC-S. Lunch will served at that meeting.

CLICK HERE

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As discussed in principals’ meeting, Jordan District has formed a contracted partnership with 13 community mental health providers. This is an exciting opportunity for our students and families! Schools will be able to refer students who have mental health needs to one of these providers through our mental health access program. These providers have agreed to see all of our District's referrals within 10 calendar days. Jordan District will pay for $800 of mental health services per student referred.

Please review the attached PowerPoint slides that explain the program. Referral forms are also attached for your reference and can be found at wellness.jordandistrict.org/educators.

If you have questions please contact McKinley Withers, mckinley.withers@jordandistrict.org, 801-567-8245, or Kevin Mossel, kevin.mossel@jordandistrict.org, 385-249-7932, or a member of the Health and Wellness Team.

If you'd like to have someone come to your school to explain the MHAP Process, please contact McKinley for a brief visit.

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Please fill out the survey found at wellness.jordandistrict.org/sel to present at our District's first Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Accelerator. All good ideas are welcome! Please fill out the survey by Friday, February 21st if you would like to be a part of this exciting, inaugural event. The SEL Accelerator will take place on March 6th from 1-3 at JATC South. Review the attached flyer.

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DATE: 
Thursday, February 12, 2020

TO:    
All Principals

FROM:     
Shelley Nordick, Ph.D., Administrator of Teaching and Learning
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability

SUBJECT:  
Updated District and School Demographics Dashboard on Tableau

An updated dashboard containing October 1, 2019, enrollment counts for all schools has been pushed out to your Tableau Viewer accounts. This dashboard contains demographic data for each school from 2016 to 2020, including race, special education status, ELL status, and economically disadvantaged status.

Any questions regarding this demographic dashboard may be directed to Ben Jameson.

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Dear Administrators,

Here is a link to the USTAR 2020-2021 Extended Pay Application, that has generally been used by schools to request funding for additional periods for Math and Science. The applications are due Friday, May 8, 2020.

The following information will be going out to all Math and Science teachers.

2020-2021 Applications

 

If you have any questions, please contact Jane Harward or Noelani Ioane.

Thank you for all that you do for our students.

T&L Math and Science Departments

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DATE:    
February 13, 2020

TO:   
Principals
Elementary Administrative Assistants
Secondary Registrars

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

SUBJECT:  
Elementary, Middle and High School Non-Transferred Student Files Retention Schedule

Schools will periodically have files of students who have attended Jordan School District in grades K-8 and never attend grades 9-12.  In the event that a transcript was never created and the student’s cumulative folder was never requested, the student’s cumulative folder then becomes the record to retain permanently as required by law.  These records are to be handled as follows (refer to “Cumulative Permanent Records Guidelines” and “Records Retention” in the Planning & Enrollment Manual). 

Non-transferred Records (Dead Files):

Non-transferred student cumulative/permanent records of students in grades kindergarten through 8 shall be held in that school until the student’s grade level is advanced to the next school level.  (i.e., 6th grade records are sent to the feeder middle school and 9th grade records are sent to the feeder high school each June).  Once at the feeder high school the record shall be retained three (3) years after the student would have graduated.  At the end of three years these records shall be transferred to the Planning & Student Services Department each year by June 30 and then sent to the State Records Center and retained for 17 years and then transferred to the State Archives permanently.

The following remain in the file:

    • achievement test scores, 
    • copies of report cards,
    • health records, and
    • pertinent information concerning the student 

Examples of these files may include:

    • A student who attended Jordan School District in grades K-8 and never attended a public high school in the State of Utah grades 9-12.
    • The death of a student – a certified copy of the cumulative folder should be retained and the family may be given the original if requested.

Please refer to UTREX to make sure the student has not attended a school within the State of Utah before sending the files to Planning & Student Services for retention.  If they are active in another school within the State, contact that school and have them officially request the record.  If you do not have a UTREX username/password, one may be requested from Information Systems at the principals written (e-mail) request.

Please contact Planning & Enrollment in Student Services at 801-567-8183 with any questions.

 

Published on

DATE:  
February 13, 2020

TO:   
Principals and Administrative Assistants

FROM:   
Administrators of Schools
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director, Student Services
Caleb Olson, Consultant, Student Services

SUBJECT:
Residency Determinations

Please see attached memo.

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DATE:
February 4, 2020

TO:
Middle and High School Principals and Administrative Assistants

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

SUBJECT:
Textbook Transfers

This is a reminder that textbook fees need to be transferred out of the activity fee account and into the 9080 textbook account. The Financial Accounting Manual states on page 30:

“Because textbook fees are part of the registration fee, a journal entry must be made to transfer revenue from the activity account (program 2160) to the textbook account (program 9080) by debiting 21 R xxx 2160 1800 999 and crediting 21 R xxx 9080 1805 999 for the amount of the textbook fee times the finalized October 1 enrollment. In May, the accounting department will generate a memo to indicate the total dollar amount of textbook fees to be sent to the district by multiplying the textbook fee by the October 1 enrollment count. For convenience purposes, this amount is offset by fee waivers to be reimbursed by the district. Typically, the school will issue a check to the district for the net amount of these items. Any remaining balance (positive or negative) should be moved to the general account (program 2000).”

Also, attached are instructions to issue a check for the textbook fees when the billing statements are sent out in May. If you have questions or need assistance, please call Jason Mott at (801)567-8388.

Thank you.

 

 

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Administrators:  Please post in your school and building. Send the attached flyer out in a Skylert to your community and to each School Community Council member. All parents are invited to attend.

Jordan Parent University
Teens, Opioids & Vaping
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
7:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Mountain Ridge High | 14100 S Sentinel Ridge Blvd | Herriman

Free and open to the public!

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Each assistant principal is expected to attend one session each month. March, April, and May will have two times available to choose from. There will be one meeting in June for all assistant principals and lunch will be provided. More information to come.

March 19, 2020 - Mountain Ridge High School
8:00 - 10:30 a.m.
1:00 - 3:30 p.m.

April 21, 2020 - JATC-S
1:00 - 3:30 p.m.
April 23, 2020 - JATC-S
8:00 - 10:30 a.m.

May 12, 2020 - JATC-S
8:00 - 10:30 a.m.
May 14, 2020 - JATC-S
1:00 - 3:30 p.m.

June 23, 2020 - JATC-S
10:00 - 1:00 p.m.

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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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DATE:
February 4, 2020

TO:
All Principals

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

SUBJECT:
Student Enrollment for January 2020

Please see document below.

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DATE:    
Thursday, February 6, 2020

TO:  
Middle and High School Principals

FROM:  
Shelley Nordick, Ph.D, Administrator of Teaching & Learning
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability

SUBJECT:   
2019-20 Stakeholder Survey Preparation and Preview Links

Jordan School District will be administering its own student, parent, and faculty/staff stakeholder survey this year to students in grades 1-12. The survey window opens Monday, February 10, 2020, and closes Friday, April 3, 2020, to accommodate parent conferences and year-round tracks. In November, principals were sent a list of licensed educators at your school and were asked to submit any changes to that list. Those verified and updated lists have now been added to the stakeholder survey. If schools have hired licensed faculty since November 2019, please contact the Evaluation, Research & Accountability Department as soon as possible so that we can update your school’s surveys.

To prepare for, and conduct, the 2019-20 student, parent, and faculty/staff stakeholder survey, please make sure the following activities are completed for each of the school climate surveys:

Student Survey
After the survey window opens, students will receive an email from the district with a link inviting them to participate in the stakeholder survey. Schools should provide time during the school day for students to take the survey. Principals may consider designating a homeroom class as the time that students take the stakeholder survey.

Faculty/Staff Survey
After the survey window opens, individual licensed faculty and classified staff will receive an email from the district with a link inviting them to participate in the stakeholder survey. Principals may consider notifying teacher and staff that such an email will be forthcoming.

Parent Survey
After the survey window opens, parents will receive an email from the district with a link inviting them to participate in the stakeholder survey. No further action by principals is necessary.