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DATE:   
February 5, 2020

TO: 
Principals
Administrative Assistants
Secondary Attendance Assistants

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

SUBJECT:  
Early & Late Enrollment Permits

The window for the school choice Early Enrollment Period closes on Friday, February 21, 2020. The law requires that parent(s)/guardian(s) receive written notice from the school by April 3, 2020. 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 21, 2020, 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 “Open Enrollment / School Choice Permits” in the online Planning and Student Services Manual.)

Any permit submitted during the late enrollment period must be processed and prepared for import by the school; however, Board priorities do not need to be verified. These permits 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 See “Open Enrollment / School Choice Permits”).

Permits for the current (2019-20) school year can still be submitted in Skyward by parent(s)/ guardian(s), and schools must make decisions and provide notification within two weeks of the permit submission. These permits should still be processed and waitlisted or seated as appropriate. However, after the January 1 pre-enroll, approved permits are no longer automatically sent to Skyward. Schools will need to manually enter these 2019-20 permits into Skyward. Because the pre-enroll has already occurred, these permits should be entered using the “History” screen of the “Previous Reason Code” section of the “School Path”.

Please contact Student Services at 801-567-8183 with questions.

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Annual Conference

February 22, 2020
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Utah Valley University: Clarke Building
800 W University Parkway, Orem

Registration fee of $55 covers a light breakfast, lunch, and conference materials.

See flyer below for details. Click HERE to go directly to the registration page.

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Please call or text Mike Anderson at 801-419-6133 regarding any student or staff groups visiting the Utah State Capitol Building during the 2020 Legislative Session. We wish to be able to support them and put them in touch with our local lawmakers.

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Administrators: Please share the following with the appropriate individuals

Take note of the upcoming deadline, February 15, 2020, for Early Notification (Resignation/Retirement).

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.

See document below for details.

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DATE:  
January 15, 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:   
January 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, January 31, 2020, from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Jordan School District’s Auxiliary Services Building (7905 South Redwood Road). Glenn Williams, 504 Teacher Specialist, will provide us with 504 Training—Part Two.

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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Administrators: Please share with your employees.

All employees are required to access the new online enrollment system to verify dependents, add beneficiary information and elect or waive additional benefits. Attached are directions for accessing the online enrollment system. Go to Web Address: http://www.infinityhr.com.

Enroll in the Following Benefits February 3-18th.  See attachments for details.

  • Life
  • Accidental Death & dismemberment
  • Aflac Accident
  • Aflac Critical Illness
  • Aflac Hospital Advantage

All benefits are offered on a guarantee basis which means no health questions!

 

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DATE:    
January 24, 2020

TO:  
District Administration

FROM:   
Shelley Nordick, PhD, Administrator, Teaching and Learning

SUBJECT:     
Temporary Offices for Hidden Valley Middle School and the New West Jordan Elementary School

Arrangements have been made to accommodate Principal Shawn McLeod, Assistant Principal Amber Zdunich and Brenda Landeen, administrative assistant for Hidden Valley Middle School; and Tami Bird and her administrative assistant, Peggy Bawden, for the new West Jordan elementary school. They will be temporarily assigned to offices in the Auxiliary Services Building in Teaching and Learning area of the building.

Telephone numbers are as follows:

Shawn McLeod, Principal     #41051
Amber Zdunich, Asst. Principal     #41056
Brenda Landeen, Admin. Assistant     #41052

Tami Bird, Principal     #17470
Peggy Bawden, Admin. Assistant     #17471

We know that every effort will be made to assist them all through this transition and facilitate the successful openings of these new schools.

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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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Please share the revised forms with the appropriate advisors/teachers in your school to use when submitting for a class fee or extracurricular fee charge. These forms were handed out at the December 2019 Fee meeting.

 

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RTS, Inc. has been bringing the arts to elementary schools for sixty years, and now they want to enter a new realm — programming for middle and high schools. They want to find out what needs you have in your schools and districts with older kids so they can find and create the right programs. Principals, please take a few minutes to complete this four-question survey and distribute it to your teachers so that the outstanding programs of ARTS, Inc. may be brought to your school in the future.

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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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The goal of this training will be to outline the hiring process from job posting to onboarding. Additional time will be provided to answer questions and offer support. All current Administrators are invited to attend. Please use this link to RSVP.

See flyer below for more details.

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DATE:
January 16, 2020

TO:    
Principals
Administrative Assistants
Registrars

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

SUBJECT:  
New Student Grade Level Placement

When a student enrolls in Jordan School District they should be placed according to their age (see “Appropriate Age Chart” in online Planning & Student Services Manual). This would include students that enroll from another state or country. Exceptions include:

  • A military child who does not meet the deadline but has previously attended kindergarten or a higher grade as a resident in another state. (53G-4-402 and 53E-3-902)
  • A student who was accelerated or retained in a previous school or district within the state of Utah. Jordan District will honor the acceleration or retention and continue to place the student in the next consecutive grade.
  • A student who was home schooled should be placed based on the parent’s request. Examples include, but are not limited to:
    • The student attended a public school in the 7th grade but was in home school for the 8th grade. The parent(s) or guardian(s) requests placement in the 8th grade. The school would place the student according to the request.
    • The student attended public school in the 7th grade but was in home school for the 8th grade. The parent(s) or guardian(s) states that the student completed both the 8th and 9th grade during the past school year, and requests placement in the 10th grade. The school would place the student according to the request.
  • A student who has never been in an educational setting should be placed according to their age.
  • A student may be enrolled in the first grade even though the child did not meet the entry date for kindergarten the previous year, provided a full year of kindergarten was successfully completed in another state or private school (not daycare or preschool). The parent(s) or guardian(s) shall provide convincing evidence that the child has the academic, social and emotional skills necessary to succeed in first grade AND provide a statement from the previous school that verifies the student’s successful completion of the kindergarten curriculum.

Jordan School District does NOT enroll:

  • Any student who has previously received a diploma.
  • Any student who is not five (5) years of age before September 2nd of the year they will be entering school (R277-419-2).

If the parent(s) or guardian(s) disagree with the student’s placement they may request acceleration or retention testing. Acceleration and/or retention testing is conducted to determine academic ability (see “Accelerations and Retentions” in online Planning & Student Services Manual).

Please contact Student Services (801-567-8183) with any questions you may have.

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DATE:  
January 15, 2020

TO:   
All Principals
All Special Education Staff

FROM:     
Lisa Robinson, Administrator of Schools
Kim Lloyd, Director of Special Education
Brian King, Principal, River’s Edge

SUBJECT:     
A.S.P.E.N. Training for all Special Education Staff 2019-2020

A.S.P.E.N. training will continue to be required for all licensed special education teachers, SLPs, school psychologists, elementary school counselors, and for all instructional assistants in SEB and Autism self-contained support classrooms during the 2019-2020 school year. A.S.P.E.N. is a positive, preventative, and proactive approach to managing aggressive student behavior.

Although not required, instructional assistants working in any other special education setting may choose to attend at the discretion of their building administrator.

Those who participated in A.S.P.E.N. training during the 2018-2019 school year do not need to take the full course, but should instead plan on taking an ASPEN re-certification class.

If you have more than one teacher or instructional assistant that needs to attend, please consider having them attend on separate days in order to maintain adequate coverage in your school. The Special Education Department will cover the costs of substitutes for licensed special education teachers under budget code 1292. Instructional assistants will be asked to use True Time to record their typical workday hours on the day of the training. Any additional hours spent in the training above their typical workday will need to be recorded on a time sheet. Staff should register for a training session through JPLS.

Mandt training will continue to be required at Kauri Sue Hamilton and River’s Edge School and staff at these schools will not need to attend A.S.P.E.N. Others wishing to keep their Mandt training current may do so; however, participation is not mandatory and teachers and instructional assistants will not be compensated for their attendance. A Mandt training schedule will be forthcoming.

Additional spring A.S.P.E.N. training dates and times are attached to this memo.

For questions, contact:
Daveed Goodrich at daveed.goodrich@jordandistrict.org or
Cassidy Hansen at cassidy.hansen@jordandistrict.org

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Task Force - the sequel
EL Culturally Responsive Task Force Meeting

Secondary
Thursday, February 6, 2020

Elementary
Wednesday, February 26

Please see flyer below for details and share with appropriate people. Sign up in JPLS and find the sub code listed.