Curriculum will pay for one administrator per school to attend the John Hattie conference in Salt Lake on February 16, 2017. If you would like to attend, please contact Noreen in the Curriculum Department.
Category: Middle Schools
Last Surplus Auction for 2016 – December 6, 2016
We have an auction on PublicSurplus.com which will end on Tuesday, December 6th. It will be the last one before the Winter Break. Please take a look and see if there is anything you need for your building.
Also, just a reminder that your school needs to do their surplus paperwork and turn it in with all signatures if you want to be scheduled for pick up. Please do not delay in getting your paperwork in so that we can see how soon we can schedule our next surplus pick up.
As always, thank you for all your help and cooperation with this request.
Happy Holidays from Fixed Assets and the Surplus Warehouse
December 2016 School Psychologists’ Meeting
DATE:
December 1, 2016
TO:
School Psychologists
FROM:
Laura Finlinson, Administrator of Curriculum/Staff Development & Special Programs
Lisa Robinson, Director of Special Education
Fulvia Franco, Program Specialist – Guidance
SUBJECT:
December School Psychologists’ Meeting
A school psychologists’ meeting has been scheduled for Friday, December 9, 2016, from 11:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Jordan School District Auxiliary Services Building Auditorium (7905 South Redwood Road). We will begin with a holiday luncheon at 11:30 p.m. Kathleen Woodward, Senior Clinical Assessment Consultant with Psychological Assessment Resources (PAR), Inc. will provide us with training on the UNIT-2 and ABAS-3.
Part-time Staff: I would appreciate it if you could adjust your schedules in order to attend this meeting.
cc:
Principals
Special Education Severe Reading Assessment Class – December 13, 2016
DATE:
November 16, 2016
TO:
Principals
All Provisional Special Educators and Service Providers
FROM:
Laura Finlinson, Administrator of Curriculum & Staff Development
Lisa Robinson, Director of Special Education
SUBJECT:
Severe Reading Assessment Class
The Special Education department is providing training for provisional teachers and service providers who need training on CTOPP2, GORT5, and the RAN/RAS. These tests are used to identify severe reading deficits.
This class is primarily for new special education teachers, SLPs and Guidance staff. However, if other special educators in your building need this training please contact Michelle Chavez. The attendance is at the discretion of the building principal and special educators must arrange for a substitute. Substitutes may be requested by using the program code 1292. Teachers should register through JPLS using Course #101096.
Date: Tuesday, December 13, 2016
Time: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Where: District Office, Room 129
Year-End W-9 and 1099 Tax Information
Date:
November 22, 2016
To:
All School Head Financial Secretaries
From:
John Larsen, Business Administrator
Heather Ellingson, Director of Accounting
Dan Ellis, Accountant/Internal Auditor
Subject:
2016 W-9 Forms 1099 Information
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT – PLEASE READ AND FOLLOW DIRECTIONS THOROUGHLY – CALL IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
Principals’ Meeting – December 6, 2016
Principals' Meeting will be held on December 6, 2016 at the ASB. We will have a special speaker, Dr. Hall, during the opening session. The meeting begins at 8:00 a.m. A beverage service will be provided before the meeting. A nice luncheon will be served. See you there!
UASSP 2017 Conference Information
Mark your calendar & register online at www.uassp.org
January 23-25th, 2017 Mid Winter Conference in sunny St. George featuring:
- Tom Shimmer "Effective Leadership for Standard-Based Grading"
- Ember Conley, Superintendent Park City School District
- Lance Allred, First Legally Deaf National Basketball Association player.
- Jayne Ellspermann Current President of NASSP
June 6-8th, Summer Conference in amazing Park City featuring:
- Sydnee Dickson- New State Superintendent
- More info to come!
Important Payroll Dates for December 2016
See document below for important dates and reminders.
District Procedures for Snow Closures and Delayed Starts
Principals:
With the arrival of winter weather conditions, please take time to review District procedures for snow closures and delayed starts.
When severe weather is forecast, District personnel will monitor conditions on roadways throughout the night. Superintendent Johnson will determine if school closures or delays are necessary by 5 a.m. All decisions regarding closures or delays will come from the District.
No announcement means normal school operation.
School closure or delayed start information will be posted on the District website and through social media no later than 6:30 a.m. The information will also be broadcast on local news outlets.
Please remember that parents can keep children home when weather is extreme. We ask that you respect this decision and work with families.
Full Emergency Communications & Snow Closure Guidelines can be found at http://jordandistrict.org/resources/emergency/
Transportation Concerns 2016-17
Principals:
There are two issues that are causing great concern related to Transportation where we need your help.
First, there is a very serious disregard for the safety of our kids by motorists who are illegally failing to stop for our buses when the red lights are flashing and the stop arm is out. Last week we did a one day survey of stop arm violations and witnessed 61 motorists in one day passing our buses when students were loading or unloading and the red lights and stop arm were deployed. Of those 61, three were on the right (loading) side of the bus. Would you please make every effort to educate your patrons about this serious issue. We do not want our precious students injured by one of these careless motorists.
Second, we need your assistance keeping parents out of the bus loading/unloading zone at your school when buses are present. We are placing our bus drivers and buses in a dangerous situation where cars are blocking their unobstructed ingress and egress at your school. Please help us out by restricting cars from your bus pickup/drop off zones until the buses have a chance to leave.
Your support is greatly appreciated. If you have any questions, comments or concerns please contact Transportation Services 801-567-8840.
JPAS Reminders – November 2016
- All Beginning-of-the-Year interims need to be completed ASAP. The deadline was October 31, 2016 to have these all approved.
- Please dispose of all old bubble sheets. They will not run on the scanner and then have to be re-bubbled.
- The self-evaluations for interims is a required piece of the interim evaluation. Please make sure this is completed before approving plans.
- Deadlines for provisional/probationary 1st eval: A Track Nov. 16, B Track Nov. 10, C Track Nov.11, D Track Dec. 6; Traditional Nov. 18.
- Special Education Forms: Please do not send the file review forms and the IEP checklists to the JES office. We only need the supplemental form to be included with the JPAS forms.
- JPAS Interview: Please remember teachers no longer have 24 hours to produce evidence. Scores are based on what is shown at the time of the interview.
Open Enrollment 2017-2018 School Year
Open Enrollment 2017-2018 School Year
Per Utah State Law 53A-2-207:
Open enrollment begins on December 1, 2016 and goes through Friday, February 17, 2017. Any individual interested in completing a permit for the 2017-18 school year may obtain a permit from the school they wish to attend and begin turning them in on Tuesday, December 1, 2016, to the desired school.
Permit approval is on a first-come/first served basis. The school shall notify any permit applicant within six weeks after receipt of the application by the district or by March 31, whichever is later, for applications submitted during the early enrollment period.
Planning & Student Services Permit Training November 2016
DATE:
November 5, 2016
TO:
Principals, Head Secretaries, Attendance Secretaries, Registrars
FROM:
Administrators of Schools
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent
Luann Leavitt, Consultant – Planning & Student Services
Nancy Ward, Consultant – Educational Support Services
SUBJECT:
Planning & Student Services Permit Training
Our annual Planning & Student Services Permit Training has been scheduled. We will hold two meetings at the ASB Auditorium beginning at 8:30 am. Trainings will be similar so you are welcome to attend the training that works best with your schedule.
- Elementary Training: Monday, November 14, 2016 8:30 am
- Secondary Training: Wednesday, November 16, 2016 8:30 am
This training will include:
- Open Enrollment information/Permits
- December 1, 2016 – February 17, 2017
- Guardianship/Durable Power of Attorney
- Attendance
- Custodial/Non-custodial
- Entry/Exit Codes
- Student Records – “Move it”
- Educational Support Services
- ESL
- McKinney Vento
- Refugee/Immigrant
- American Indian
- Nursing Services
- Q&A
All school personnel who help with registering new students are invited to attend. Please send at least one person from your school to the training so they can take back and share what they learn at the training. RSVP to Shelley Axtell at 801-567-8183. Thank you.
Revised Fall Enrollment as of October 1, 2016
DATE:
November 3, 2016
TO:
Principals
FROM:
Administrators of Schools
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent of Schools
Luann Leavitt, Consultant of Planning & Student Services
Steven Harwood, System/Programming Manager
SUBJECT:
Revised Fall Enrollment as of October 1, 2016
See attached, revised memo.
Volunteer Hours November 2016
DATE:
November 15, 2016
TO:
All Principals
FROM:
Laura Finlinson, Administrator of Curriculum and Staff Development
Nancy Ward, Coordinator of Educational Support Services
SUBJECT:
Volunteer Hours
Volunteer reports need to be submitted to Educational Support Services.
Workmans Compensation insurance costs are based on numbers submitted by schools. It is important that this information be accurate and complete.
PTA figures must be separate from other volunteer hours.
Attached is a copy of the Volunteer Report for the period from the beginning of the 2016 school year to November 30, 2016.
Please complete this form and return it to
Nancy Ward, Coordinator of Educational Support Services by
December 15, 2016.
Secondary Update on SLOs and SLO submitting process – November 2016
Secondary Administrators:
Thank you for your help in the SLO process. As you are aware, secondary teachers had flexibility in administering and scoring SLOs, so some of your teachers may have already completed an SLO pre and posttest. The process for reporting SLO scores will be similar to last year, with the addition of several automated steps. Teachers will use a spreadsheet that has been programmed to guide them through each of the steps for recording pre and post test scores. The spreadsheet, along with instructions on getting started, is included. If you would like to become familiar with this process, please feel free to follow the instructions and add your own data to the spreadsheet. If you have questions about this process, please contact Holly Allen at holly.allen@jordandistrict.org or extension 88115.
Within the next few days, your teachers will receive an email with the instructions and spreadsheet. Please encourage teachers who have completed a pre and post SLO assessment to follow the instructions and submit their data through the spreadsheet. Though several individuals have tested the spreadsheets, this will be the first attempt with a larger group of teachers. We would love to hear back from you or your teachers if they run into any problems during the submission process. Please direct feedback comments or questions to Holly Allen at holly.allen@jordandistrict.org or extension 88115.
Appeals Reminder November 18, 2016
Due to Thanksgiving break, appeals will be held on November 22nd. Paperwork is due on November 18 by 4:00 p.m.
Annual Incident Command Systems Refresher Course Reminder – November 16, 2016
Annual Incident Command Systems Refresher Course Reminder
Wednesday, November 16th at 1:00 pm
ASB Presentation Room C-100
(Located at the main entrance)
Please register in JPLS to receive licensure points. This course includes an overview of our Incident Command System procedures for emergency preparedness and is highly recommended for both current and new administrators. This will be the final opportunity for this year.
Invitation to A.S.P.E.N. Behavior Training – December 2, 2016
DATE:
November 7, 2016
TO:
Principals
School Psychologists
FROM:
Laura Finlinson, Administrator of Curriculum/Staff Development
Lisa Robinson, Special Education Director
SUBJECT:
Invitation to A.S.P.E.N. Behavior Training
School administrators and school psychologists are invited to attend the following make-up course on the A.S.P.E.N. Behavior Management Training. This training provides strategies for school personnel to effectively manage and de-escalate aggressive student behavior in the school setting. This training is being offered as a make-up opportunity for the sessions that were offered in October.
Please register in JPLS so we can plan for the appropriate materials. If you can attend at the last minute please feel free to come; however, because we are providing certification for attendance, it is important that you do attend an entire session.
This course for Principals and School Psychologists is a shortened version of the full course to give you an overview of the program and determine what further training may be appropriate for your settings. This course will be offered as a full version to other educator groups in the future or could be customized for your individual school staff needs. We look forward to seeing you there!
A.S.P.E.N. Behavior Management Training
JATC-South Auditorium
December 2nd
8:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Sign up through JPLS for ASPEN Behavior Management
Course #101133, Session #114802
Assessment and Accountability Training for Principals – Sponsored by USBE
DATE:
November 7, 2016
TO:
Principals
FROM:
Laura Finlinson, Administrator of Curriculum and Staff Development
Clyde Mason, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability
SUBJECT:
Assessment and Accountability Training for Principals – Sponsored by USBE
USBE will be providing assessment and accountability training for principals on Friday, November 18, 2016 in the Jordan District Aux. Services auditorium. This full-day training will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Topics covered at specified times will be as follows:
8:30 - 9:00
Accountability
Scale Scores/Vertical Scale
Standard Error of Measurement
9:00 – 11:00
Accessing and Using SAGE Data (ORS, Data Gateway, DIBELS: Pathways to Progress)
Analyzing school level scores
Analyzing teacher level scores
Analyzing reporting categories to find needs
11:00 – 12:00
Lunch
12:00 – 12:30
Formative Tools – What should we use? (Utah Compose, SAGE Formative, UTIPS, DIBELS Progress Monitoring)
12:30 – 1:15
SAGE Summative, Interim, Benchmark Modules
1:15 – 3:30
Now What: Identified areas of concern and moving forward
Pre-registration is NOT required. Re-licensure credit for this training will be made available via registration on USBE’s On-Track system. Details on re-licensure procedures will be made available at the training on Nov. 18.
Contact Clyde Mason if you have questions about this Nov. 18 training for principals.
