Jordan School District
Dear Administrators,
Sandi Abplanalp has recently retired and we are quickly trying to fill her position. Until we hire and name a new person, we are asking that you please submit all of your after hours door scheduling requests to Ron Mousley at ron.mousley@jordandistrict.org. In addition, we are trying to catch up on employee ID badges. We appreciate your patience and support during this transition.
DATE:
September 30, 2019
TO:
Secondary School Principals
Secondary School Financial Secretaries
FROM:
John Larsen, Business Administrator
Daniel Ellis, Director of Accounting and Audits
Jason Mott, Accountant / Internal Auditor
SUBJECT:
Quarterly School Financial Report for July, August, and September 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, November 8, 2019.
Please include:
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
Please see document below for important dates and reminders.
DATE:
September 30, 2019
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:
October 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, October 11, 2019, from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Jordan School District’s Auxiliary Services Building (7905 South Redwood Road). Zac Imel, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Director of Clinical Training, for the Counseling Psychology Program at the University of Utah, will provide us with a presentation on the common factors in all psychotherapeutic approaches. His presentation will begin promptly at 12:30.
Part-time Staff: I would appreciate it if you could adjust your schedules in order to attend this meeting.
cc:
Principals
Local and Regional PTA Boards have requested access to parent email addresses who have registered for the PTA through Skyward. Cabinet has approved the distribution of parent emails to the PTA if they have registered online. Moving forward, it will be discussed how to include in the online PTA registration process a way for parents to grant permission for their email to be released.
If you missed the Administrator/SRO Training in August you may access it in Canvas by clicking on the following link. Upon completion, you will receive 2.5 hours of relicensure points. Administrator/SRO Training The state requires one administrator per school with an SRO officer to attend this course, however, any administrator is encouraged and welcome to attend. This course is not required for elementary administrators but contains valuable up to date information that is of value in working with your students and parents.
Just a reminder, appeal hearings for next week will be held on Tuesday, October 1. All paperwork must be submitted to Student Intervention Services by 4:00 pm on Friday, September 27.
See attached documents for information.
DATE:
Thursday, September 26, 2019
TO:
All Principals
FROM:
Dr. Shelley Nordick, Administrator of Teaching and Learning
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability
SUBJECT:
Student Data Privacy Integration into Existing Purchasing Procedures
As was discussed in September’s Principals Meeting, purchased apps, software programs and online subscriptions that gather personally identifiable student data need to be vetted for student data privacy. If the app or software program schools are purchasing exceeds the $1,999 cost threshold, the Purchasing Department will refer the program to the Evaluation, Research & Accountability Department for vetting. If the app or software program schools are purchasing costs less than $1,999, principals will need to submit the app or software program to the Evaluation, Research & Accountability Department for vetting using this link: https://sdpc.a4l.org/new_request.php?districtID=6584
Please plan for an additional 2-3 day time period during the purchasing process for us to complete the app and software program vetting process.
A list of apps, programs and online subscriptions that have already been vetted and approved for use can be found at this link: http://assessments.jordandistrict.org/
Principals were asked to assign a School Student Data Privacy Representative that would be responsible for the preliminary vetting of app, software program and online subscription privacy policies and terms and conditions. The Evaluation, Research & Accountability Department will provide the necessary training so that each person will know what to look for. Please provide the contact information for your school’s representative at this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc529OucbinYUmi8ASs8KilXyK1DBDfKaAzTSliKlAScP4nCw/viewform
The slide deck used for the presentation at Principals Meeting is attached with this memo.
Please contact Ben Jameson or our district’s Student Data Managers, Holly Allen (holly.allen@jordandistrict.org or 801-567-8115) or Steven Harwood (steven.harwood@jordandistrict.org or 801-567-8257), with any questions.
Principals, please share this information with your custodians.
Date:
September 26, 2019
To:
All Principals
From:
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Superintendent of Schools
Subject:
Classroom Long-Distance Phone Calls
To assist teachers in making phone calls to the ever-increasing number of parents who have long-distance phone numbers, each classroom phone will now
have the ability to call long-distance. Contrary to popular belief, land lines making long-distance calls do incur a charge to the District. Therefore, long-distance calls made on District phones must be for business-related purposes only. Any employee making personal long-distance calls on a District phone is subject to discipline.
Thank you.
See flyer for meeting information, dates, and time.
See the attached flyer for dates and locations.
Middle School Principals: The middle school testing bulletin for September is posted below.
DATE:
September 19, 2019
TO:
Elementary School Principals
Middle School Principals
FROM:
Dr. Shelley Nordick, Administrator of Teaching and Learning
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability
SUBJECT:
RISE Benchmark Training for School Test Coordinators
Please see memo below.
Please see flyer below for details and share with the appropriate people.
Below is a link to the 7 minute video for secondary student training on the Avoid-Deny-Defend portion of the Incident Command Violence Action Plan. This video is to be viewed under the direction of administration.
At the elementary level, this video is not authorized to be shown to the students at the school.
The Avoid-Deny-Defend Student Training Video is also available on the Auxiliary Services Website:
Please direct any parents/guardians that want to view this video to the Web page. The District welcomes opportunities for parents/guardians to preview curriculum being taught to students, to include emergency response strategies. Avoid-Deny-Defend has been added to supplement the existing Lockout and Lockdown protocols. Parents/Guardians are encouraged to talk with their school about this and other emergency response protocols and drills.
Avoid-Deny-Defend Secondary Student Training Video
Last school year, Avoid-Deny-Defend (ADD) and Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) instructional trainings were presented to staff in live sessions conducted by Lt. Matt Pennington and Capt. Chet Ellis. These sessions were recorded to provide future training for personnel. The links to the videos below are available to administrators for the purpose of providing this training to personnel that are either new to the District, or would like a refresher course. Both the ADD and the TECC instructional videos for staff are just under an hour each in duration.
The Avoid-Deny-Defend Drill Protocol document is attached for your convenience. Please refer to this document as you and your staff prepare for a violent intruder drill/situation.
If you have questions, please contact Lance Everill, Emergency Operations Manager, at 801-567-8623, lance.everill@jordandistrict.org
Avoid-Deny-Defend Instructional Video for Staff
Tactical Emergency Casualty Care Instructional Video for Staff
