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No, you aren’t an English teacher, but there are standards of Literacy for all technical subjects, and your students need to be literate in the content of your course.

Join us for some relevant and targeted professional development to help your students learn to read and write your subject.  Participants will be guided through subject-specific reading, writing and presenting strategies to strengthen learning in your content area.

This training, part of the CTE goals this year, is highly recommended for all secondary CTE teachers.

See flyer for details.

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Frustrated by Masteryconnect? Think it won’t work for you and your Language Arts classroom? Been there. Done that.

Come learn tips and tricks from two secondary teachers who have been in the trenches and dug through the mire to figure out how to use Masteryconnect. In this class we aren’t reinventing the wheel. We will be going over how to take assignments you already have created/use/and love and format them for easy entry into Masteryconnect.

See flyer for details.

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There has been some confusion regarding due dates for JPAS evaluations.  To help clear this up here are the due dates for summative (full) and formative (interim) evaluations.

All summative (full) JPAS evaluations are due by March 31st to the JES office.  All formative (interim) evaluations must be completed on JPLS by May 13th.

Please contact the JES office if you have any questions. Thank you.

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DATE:
March 7, 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:
March School Psychologists’ Meeting

A school psychologists’ meeting has been scheduled for Thursday, March 17, 2016, from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Jordan School District Auxiliary Services Building Auditorium (7905 South Redwood Road). Melisa Genaux, Jordan School District autism specialist, and Brian King, Jordan School District behavior specialist, will provide us with continued training on the Tough Kid book Chapter 6. Please remember to read Chapter 6 before coming to this meeting. You will also be asked to share the strategies in Chapter 5 that you implemented in your school(s).

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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Due to Spring Break, please turn in Portable Worksheets to your Administrator of Schools by Wednesday, March 23rd.

Principals:

See the guidelines and worksheet below for Portable Classroom Requests and Usage. The worksheet is due on or before March 23, 2016 to your Administrator of Schools.

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Principals and Administrative Assistants:

Final 2015-2016 immunization reporting is right around the corner. As we look forward to the 2016-2017 school year, we would like to remind you that all schools are supposed to be in compliance with the Utah state immunization guidelines before school starts.

Many schools have allotted extra secretary hours in August, through pool hours, to allow more time to achieve compliance.  Remember, compliance leads to service. Discuss with your peers how they are achieving immunization compliance, or call the Nursing Services Department (Educational Support) for help.

We appreciate all of your hard work in ensuring immunization compliance for the 2016-2017 school year.  Please don’t hesitate to call your school nurse for any questions or concerns.

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DATE:
December 5, 2012

TO:
Department Administrators
Principals

FROM:
Patrice A. Johnson, Superintendent

SUBJECT:
Reminder: Retirement Bells No Longer Purchased By the Board

The Board of Education made the decision at the end of last year to continue to purchase clocks for retirees that are presented at the annual retirement dinner in May; however, the Board will no longer be purchasing an additional gift, which has traditionally been a retirement bell. Schools and departments are welcome to purchase bells on their own for their retirees.

The following information may be helpful to schools and departments that may wish to purchase bells for their retirees.

Contact:
Stacey Hessel
Customer Service/Sales Apple Awards Inc.
1-800-248-6243
stacey@appleawards.com

We have been ordering the Large Hand Bell #2CW with the following engraving:

Name of Employee
In Appreciation for Outstanding Service
Jordan School District

The cost for the bell with engraving is within $65 to $70.

Schools or departments can order with a purchase order or credit card online at www.appleawards.com or fax the order to 1-715-634-3334. The purchase should be made from the Principal’s Discretionary account.

 

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DATE:
February 29, 2016

TO:
Principals
Special Education Staff
School Secretaries

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

SUBJECT:
Special Education Budget Closeout for the 2015-16 School Year

See attached memo.

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DATE: 
March 8, 2016

TO:
Principals

FROM:
Laura Finlinson, Administrator of Curriculum and Staff Development
Clyde Mason, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability

SUBJECT:
Accuracy Verification of Google Drive SLO Teacher Folders

A critical component of 2015-16 Educator Evaluations for all certificated personnel is the accurate reporting of SLO pre-test and SLO post-test results via the Excel spreadsheets which were previously created by Curriculum.  In order to accurately report SLO pre-test and post-test results, teachers will need to place their completed Excel spreadsheet in a designated Google Drive SLO Teacher folder which has been created for each teacher within a larger Google Drive SLO School Folder.

It is important that each principal reviews the contents of their school’s shared SLO School Folder and makes certain that each of their school’s full-time and part-time licensed staff has a Google Drive SLO Teacher Folder created for them within the Google Drive SLO School Folder.

Principals need to email Holly Allen, holly.allen@jordandistrict.org, on or before Tuesday, March 15, 2016 to either confirm the accuracy of the Google Drive SLO School Folder’s contents OR provide the name and position of any educator who is missing that should be in the School’s SLO Folder or who is in school’s SLO folder but should not be.

Questions regarding this communication should be directed to Holly Allen at 801-567-8115 or directly at extension 88115.

 

 

 

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LEA Training Series

Topic: Special Education Resources from Birth to 22

This information will help administrators understand some of the resources related to students with special needs, available to their school personnel, as well as families in their community.

Wedneday, March 16, 2016
District Office, Room 129
9:00 - 11:00 AM or 1:00 - 3:00 PM

See attached flyer for more information.

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DATE:
February 24, 2016

TO:
Elementary and Middle School Principals

FROM:
Laura Finlinson, Administrator of Curriculum and Staff Development
Clyde Mason, Director of Evaluation, Research, and Accountability

SUBJECT:
Research Project - Understanding Fractions Through Writing

The Research Review Committee has reviewed a research project in which your school has been asked to participate.

Project Title: “Understanding Fractions Through Writing, Project FACT: An Instructional Approach at Tier 2 for Students in grades 6
to 8”

Applicant: Sharlene A. Kiuhara, Ph.D.

The project has been approved by the District Research Review Committee. The applicant has been directed to contact you to discuss the extent of the project and to obtain your permission to conduct the study at your school. If you have questions or concerns relating to participation, please contact Clyde Mason at 567-8243.

Thank you for your assistance.

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DATE:
February 24, 2016

TO:
Secondary Principals

FROM:
Laura Finlinson, Administrator of Curriculum and Staff Development
Clyde Mason, Director of Evaluation, Research, and Accountability

SUBJECT:
Research Project - Class Size and History Instruction

The Research Review Committee has reviewed a research project in which your school has been asked to participate.

Project Title: “Class Size and History Instruction”
Applicant: Alisa Kesler-Lund

The project has been approved by the District Research Review Committee. The applicant has been directed to contact you to discuss the extent of the project and to obtain your permission to conduct the study at your school. If you have questions or concerns relating to participation, please contact Clyde Mason at 801-567-8243.

Thank you for your assistance.