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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.

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DATE:  
January 9, 2020

TO:     
Secondary School Principals
Secondary School Financial Secretaries

FROM:  
John Larsen, Business Administrator
Daniel Ellis, Director of Accounting and Audits

SUBJECT:   
Quarterly School Financial Report for October, November, and December 2019

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 Friday, January 24, 2020.

Please include:

  • The signed attached memo to Accounting
  • A copy of your October, November, and December 2019 Reconciliation Worksheets
  • A copy of your October, November, and December 2019 Bank Statements
  • A copy of your October, November, and December 2019 Skyward Balance Sheets
  • A copy of your October, November, and December 2019 Outstanding Check Reports
  • Screen shot(s) of your December 31, 2019 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:
Brad Sorensen, Administrator of Schools
Cody Curtis, Administrator of Schools

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DATE: 
January 9, 2020

TO:  
Secondary School Principals
Secondary School Financial Secretaries

FROM: 
John Larsen, Business Administrator
Daniel Ellis, Director of Accounting, Budgets and Audits

SUBJECT:  
School Bank Account Balances for December 31, 2019

Please send the following information for each bank account balance as of December 31, 2019 to Accounting by January 24, 2020. 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:
Brad Sorensen, Administrator of Schools
Cody Curtis, Administrator of Schools

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The mileage reimbursement rate is based upon the IRS rate. Effective January 1, 2020, the reimbursement rate is $0.575 per mile. Please use the attached form when submitting for mileage reimbursement. All 2019 mileage reimbursement requests should be submitted as soon as possible.

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What is eduroam?
Eduroam is a secure, world-wide wireless network available to the international research and education community. Eduroam allows any user from an eduroam participating site to get wireless network access at any institution connected to eduroam. The eduroam wireless network is available in thousands of locations across more than a hundred countries worldwide.

What does this mean for Jordan School District now that we are an eduroam participating site?
As you travel to other participating school districts and universities, look for a wireless network called Eduroam. If you see one called Eduroam, you can connect to it using your Jordan School District email address as the user name and your Active Directory password (the same password you use to login to your computer every day). Likewise, visitors to Jordan School District from other participating school districts and universities will now be able to connect to our Eduroam wireless network using their school district or university login and password.

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The following are new administrative assignments:

SECONDARY

  • Assignments Effective Jan. 21, 2020
    • Shawn McLeod, principal at South Jordan Middle appointed principal at Hidden Valley Middle.
    • Nicole Johnson, assistant principal at Jordan Hills and Rosamond Elementary Schools appointed principal at South Jordan Middle.
    • Amber Zdunich, assistant principal at Joel P. Jensen Middle appointed assistant principal at Hidden Valley Middle.
    • Jody Deland, CTE teacher at South Jordan Middle appointed assistant principal at Joel P. Jensen Middle.
    • Audrey Fish, assistant principal at Oquirrh Hills Middle appointed assistant principal at Fort Herriman Middle.
    • Jennifer Jarrard, teacher specialist at Kauri Sue Hamilton appointed assistant principal at Oquirrh Hills Middle.
  • Assignment Effective July 1, 2020
    • Raimee Jensen, assistant principal at Fort Herriman Middle appointed assistant principal at Hidden Valley Middle.

ELEMENTARY

  • Assignments Effective Feb. 3, 2020
    • Tami Bird, principal at Rose Creek Elementary appointed principal at the new elementary school in West Jordan.
    • Karen Egan, principal at Bluffdale Elementary appointed principal at Rose Creek Elementary.
    • Cynthia Tingey, principal at Riverton Elementary appointed principal at Bluffdale Elementary.
    • Joel Pullan, principal at Oakcrest Elementary appointed principal at Riverton Elementary.
    • Ken Westwood, principal at South Jordan Elementary appointed principal at Oakcrest Elementary.
    • Beverly Griffith, assistant principal at Fox Hollow Elementary appointed principal at South Jordan Elementary.
    • Nancy Ward, educational support consultant in Teaching & Learning appointed assistant principal at Fox Hollow Elementary.
    • Brenda Anderson, instructional coach at Mountain Shadows Elementary appointed assistant principal at Jordan Hills and Rosamond Elementary.

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Administrators are invited to attend a presentation by Dr. Johnathan Plucker on the morning of February 7, 2020 at the Granite School District office building. Dr. Plucker is a Julian C. Stanley Professor of Talent Development at John Hopkins University and the current President of the National Association for Gifted Children. He will address excellence gaps and promoting high achievement for all students. Please see the attached flyer for more details and registration information. Please contact Rebecca Smith (801-567-8368) with any questions you may have.  

 

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Special Education State Complaint Training presented by the State Special Education Attorney
Some school teams are required to attend these trainings, but all special education personnel and administrators are welcome. Space and number of substitutes are limited so please sign up as soon as possible through JPLS using the correct section code indicating whether you will or will not need a substitute. Please contact the teacher specialist assigned to your school with any questions. See flyer below for more information.

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DATE:  
January 9, 2020

TO:  
Principals
Special Education Staff

FROM:   
Lisa Robinson, Administrator of Schools
Kim Lloyd, Director of Special Education
Kristin Norris, Teacher Specialist-SLP/A, ESY Coordinator

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

The packets for Special Education Extended School Year (ESY) are due March 26, 2020. ESY forms are available online on the SpEd Forms page. Guidelines and instructions are included in the memo.

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DATE:
January 6, 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 December 2019

Please see document below.