Category: Middle Schools

District Approved Procedural Due Process for Meal Deficit Collection

– Revised 7/27/2016

Elementary

1) Clerk may ask student with low or negative account balance ‘did you bring lunch money     today’?

2) Skyward will automatically send out low or negative account balance email notices starting at -$.01.

3) Clerk will send daily negative balance email reminders to parents.

4) Clerk will send out hard copy low balance notices at least once per week or more often if parent does not have an email address.

5) Clerk will communicate with teachers checking that lunch money is not being left in classrooms.

6) The clerk will call parent when student account balance is in the negative and make parent aware that they have the option of completing a free/reduced meal application. Clerk will document all attempts to contact a parent.

7) Clerk will document collection steps completed and give documentation to the site administrator in support of continued collection efforts.

8) Site administrator will call or send a letter (or both) to parent with account balance on or before a deficit balance of -$20.00. At this point (-$20.00) students will be served an alternative meal until negative balance is paid. Alternate meal will include a Sunbutter or grilled cheese sandwich, fruit or vegetable, and milk at a cost of .40 cents for reduced eligible and .75 cents for paid eligible students.

9) Site administrator will address further collection efforts with their respective administrator of schools.

10) Any uncollectable deficit lunch account balance will become the responsibility of the school and paid by the principal at the time of student transfers within the district or at the end of each school year for closed student accounts and student accounts who are graduating or moving up to another school (i.e. 6^th to 7^th, 9^th to 10^th and seniors). Principals may use any collection agency of their choosing.

If an administrator requires assistance to address individual student concerns affecting lunch account balances, including homelessness or a need for a translator, contact Toni Soeffker with Education Support Services at 801-567-8116.

No Student will be denied a lunch. However, a student may be served an alternative meal.

Students will not be asked to call home regarding negative lunch balances, these calls will be made by clerks or by the principal.

District Approved Procedural Due Process for Meal Deficit Collection

– Revised 7/27/2016

Secondary

1) Cashier will begin notifying student at point of service when account balance is at $5.00.

2) Skyward will automatically send out low or negative account balance email notices starting at -$.01.

3) Cashiers will document and inform the clerk when students charge a meal.

4) The clerk will call parent when student account balance is in the negative. Clerk will document all attempts to contact a parent.

5) Clerk will send daily negative account balance email reminders to parents.

6) Clerk will document collection steps completed and give documentation to the site administrator in support of continued collection efforts.

7) Site administrator will call or send a letter (or both) to parent with account balance on or before a deficit balance of -$20.00. At this point (-$20.00) students will be served an alternative meal until negative balance is paid. Alternate meal will include a yogurt, cheese stick, fruit or vegetable choice, roll and milk at a cost of .40 cents for reduced eligible and .75 cents for paid eligible students.

8) Site administrator will address further collection efforts with their respective administrator of schools.

9) Any uncollectable deficit lunch account balance will become the responsibility of the school and paid by the principal at the time of student transfers within the district or at the end of each school year for closed student accounts and student accounts who are graduating or moving up to another school (i.e. 6^th to 7^th, 9^th to 10^th and seniors). Principals may use any collection agency of their choosing.

If an administrator requires assistance to address individual student concerns affecting lunch account balances, including homelessness or a need for a translator, contact Toni Soeffker with Education Support Services at 801-567-8116.

No student lunch will be denied. However, a student may be served an alternative meal.

No ala-carte items will be debited (cashiers will offer students who try to debit ala-carte items a reimbursable lunch).

Students will not be asked to call home regarding negative lunch balances, these calls will be made by clerks or by the principal.

District Approved Deficit Procedure Elem and Sec 2014 Revised 7-27-2016

DATE:  
July 22, 2016

TO:
Principals
Special Education Teachers (Preschool and School-Age)
Speech-Language Pathologists

FROM:  
Laura Finlinson, Administrator of Curric./Staff Development & Special Programs
Lisa Robinson, Director of Special Education
Julie Brown, Program Specialist

SUBJECT: 
Extended Year Special Educator Stipends 2016-17

See attached memo and documents outlining changes for the 2016-17 school year.

Extended Year Special Educator Stipends 2016-17

Extended School Year Q & A 2016-17

SpEd Legis. Extended Days Stipend Timecard Revisions 16-17

Principals:  I have prepared some helpful information that you may choose to use to help improve attendance in your schools.  Please use these materials according to your community’s needs.  Additional information is also available on the website.  If you use these materials in your Newsletters, Social Media, marquies, etc., please give credit to the Attendance Works website.  All of the information attached to the site is research based.

I have also included some Facebook and Twitter posts from the same site that may be helpful.

Thank you.

Luann Leavitt
Planning & Student Services
Jordan School District

Click here for the AttendanceWorks website: http://www.attendanceworks.org/

See attached document for ideas and information. Also find the permission form from AttendanceWorks to keep on file at your school.

September Attendance Awareness Month – Information for School Use

Attendance Works – Website permission

Principals:

Please share this information with your teachers. Because of changes to the law, SAGE scores may no longer be used as the SLO rating for teachers. Therefore, all classroom teachers will need to use SLOs. Preliminary guidelines are described below. Expect more details in the coming months.

Elementary teachers will have the option of using math or reading to measure student growth.  Teachers may select their SLO subject now and give the pre-test for only that subject. Teachers also have the option of giving both pre-tests and reporting the one with the highest rating. It is recommended that pre-tests be given within the first three weeks of school.

The process for reporting SLO ratings will be similar to last year; however, teachers will not be required to turn scores in to folders. Details and instructions for completing this process will be available at a later date. For now, please make sure that pre-test scores are recorded in Mastery Connect.

The 2016-2017 Secondary SLOs will be available to teachers throughout the year and can be administered by quarter, semester, or unit. Scores for both pre-test and post-test should be entered into Mastery Connect as soon as students have completed the tests.

The attached letters will be mailed to licensed employees who will begin the 2016-17 school year on step 1, 2 or 3. Employees on these steps qualify for additional supply money and additional hours for preparation at the start of the school year. The principal may use up to one half day (4 hours) in required meetings with these employees. Direct questions to your Administrator of Schools.

NEW Teachers & Licensed Employees on Steps 1, 2 & 3

Current Teachers & Licensed Employees on Steps 2 & 3

DATE:    
July 14, 2016

TO:
All Principals

FROM:
Administrators of Schools
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent of Schools
Travis Hamblin, Human Resources
Luann Leavitt, Consultant of Planning and Student Services

SUBJECT: 
Dates for 1^st, 6^th and 14^th day counts

Following are the dates for the 1^st,  6^th and 14^th day counts for the 2016-2017 school year.

• 1^st Day A, B, C Tracks - Tuesday, July 26, 2016
• 6^th Day A, B, C Tracks - Tuesday, August 2, 2016

• 1^st Day A, B, C, D Tracks - Monday, August 15, 2016
• 14^th Day A, B, C, D Tracks - Monday, September 12, 2016

• 1^st Day Traditional (high schools) - Monday, August 22, 2016
• 14^th Day Traditional (high schools) - Monday, September 12, 2016

• 1^st Day Traditional (ES & MS) - Tuesday, August 23, 2016
• 14^th Day Traditional (all schools) - Monday, September 12, 2016

Staffing will also be reviewed on the following dates:

• Monday, October 3, 2016
• Tuesday, January 3, 2017

The official October 1 revised count is taken from Skyward and verified by the Utah State Board of Education.

Dates for 1st, 6th and 14th Day Counts – 2016-17