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Principals:

As per instructions contained in the December 17, 2015 JAM regarding preparations for the 2016 School Climate Surveys (Feb. 1 - Mar. 18, 2016), please be reminded to complete the following before January 22, 2016:

Open each of the following three links to your school's 2016 School Climate Surveys and verify that the names of assistant principals, teachers, and certificated support staff are accurate.  If changes are needed, send the needed changes to Alyssa Messina at UEPC (alyssa.messina@utah.edu).

Student Link:    http://bit.ly/1IQC0sF

Faculty/Staff Link:   http://bit.ly/1NPIXui

Parent Link:   http://bit.ly/1O5llE2

If you have questions or need assistance, please contact Clyde Mason.

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DATE:    
January 6, 2016

TO: 
Principals

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

SUBJECT:
2016 Summative SAGE School Administrator and Test Coordinators’ Training, Feb. 23 and 24, 2016

School Testing Coordinators and Administrators preparation training for the 2016 Summative SAGE assessments is scheduled for February 23, 2016 (secondary) and February 24, 2016 (elementary).  Two sections of training are being provided on each date.  Registration for this training is required through JPLS.  If you, or your assigned school administrator, and your 2016 SAGE Test Coordinator have not yet registered for this training, please do so through JPLS: https://jpls.truenorthlogic.com/U/P/Channel/-/Guest/Login  utilizing the JPLS course and section information provided in the table below:

SAGE-Training-Course

Principals, please note the following:

  • School testing coordinators are required to attend.  Please make sure they attend even if they cannot sign up through JPLS.
  • Testing coordinators and administrators will be expected to train school faculty members and other school personnel who will be administering 2016 Summative SAGE assessments.
  • Training materials will be made available online at http://assessments.jordandistrict.org/

 

Again, principals please make sure that your SAGE test coordinator and you, or your school administrator assigned to oversee 2016 Summative SAGE Assessments, register for, and attend one of the above SAGE training sections.  Please direct any questions regarding this training to Brooke Anderson, 801-567-8393 brooke.anderson@jordandistrict.org.

 

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2016 Outstanding Educator Awards

The 2016 Outstanding Educator Nomination period is now open!

NOMINATION FORM LINK: http://goo.gl/forms/9nQvy67DZy

Superintendent Johnson challenged Jordan Education Foundation to recognize one educator at each school, and we are rising to that challenge! Here is the 2016 process:

  • ONE nomination will be accepted per school.
  • The nomination can be an Educator OR a Special Educator. There will not be separate awards this year.
  • Nominations are due by 11:59 pm Sunday, February 28, 2016.
  • Nominations received by February 28, 2016 will be reviewed and scored based on the rubric.

Every nominee will be recognized by Jordan Education Foundation at their school.

The top 10 nominees will receive a cash award at the 2016 Awards Banquet on April 27, 2016 at Little America Hotel in downtown Salt Lake City. The Awards Banquet will also celebrate one Outstanding Principal (selected by district administrators) and one scholarship recipient from the six district high schools.

 

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Please see the attachment for information about training available related to high functioning autism. The dates for this training are:

January 14th, 21st and Feb 4th it is a three session class presented by Melisa Genaux.  The training will be from 4:30-7:00 each evening.

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DATE:        
December 16, 2015

TO: 
All School Principals
All School Financial Secretaries

FROM:
John Larsen, Business Administrator
Heather Ellingson, Director of Accounting, Budgets and Audits
Daniel Ellis, Accountant/Internal Auditor

SUBJECT:
School Bank Account Balances for December 31, 2015

Please send the following information for each bank account balance as of December 31, 2015 to Accounting by January 22, 2016.  If you have multiple bank accounts, please list each account separately.

School Name-

Name of Bank-         

Type of Account (checking, savings, money market)-

Account Balances-

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 Dan Ellis at (801)567-8389.

Thank you.

Cc:
Michael Anderson, Administrator of Schools
Jill Durrant, Administrator of Schools
Anthony Godfrey, Administrator of Schools
Brad Sorensen, Administrator of Schools
Teri Timpson, Administrator of Schools

 

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DATE:   
December 16, 2015

TO:   
All School Principals
All School Financial Secretaries

FROM: 
John Larsen, Business Administrator
Heather Ellingson, Director of Accounting, Budgets and Audits
Daniel Ellis, Accountant/Internal Auditor

SUBJECT: 
Quarterly School Financial Report for October, November, and December 2015

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.

Please photocopy the selected elements and send to Accounting by January 22, 2016.

Please include:

  • The signed attached memo to Accounting
  • A copy of your October, November and December 2015 Reconciliation Worksheets
  • A copy of your October, November and December 2015 Bank Statements
  • A copy of your October, November and December 2015 Skyward Balance Sheets
  • A copy of your October, November and December Outstanding Check Reports
  • Screen shot(s) of your December 31, 2015 Apple Volume Purchase Program transaction history and balance

If you have questions or need assistance, please call Liz Robins at (801)567-8267.

Thank you.

Cc:
Michael Anderson, Administrator of Schools
Jill Durrant, Administrator of Schools
Anthony Godfrey, Administrator of Schools
Brad Sorensen, Administrator of Schools
Teri Timpson, Administrator of Schools

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Principals:

The 2016 School Climate Surveys will be administered between February 1, 2016 and March 18, 2016.  The attached communication contains links to the 2016 student, faculty/staff, and parent school climate surveys.  Please review and verify the accuracy of assistant principals, teachers, and certificated support staff listed in each of your school’s surveys (student, faculty/staff, parent) prior to January 22, 2016.  If there are any names that need to be changed, please let Alyssa Messina at UEPC know byJanuary 22, 2016 what changes are needed.  She can be reached at alyssa.messina@utah.edu.

Kaurie Sue Hamilton School and Preschool are listed under "Elementary Schools".  River's Edge School and South Valley School are listed under "High Schools".

You may share the survey links with your school's assistant principals but do NOT share the links with students, teachers, staff, or parents until Feb. 1, 2016.  Feel free to visit, and mark, each of the surveys as often as you would like prior to January 22, 2016.  Collection of actual data from the student, faculty/staff, and parent school climate surveys will begin on February 1, 2016 at 8:00 a.m. MST.

Please contact Clyde Mason if you have questions about needed preparations for the 2016 School Climate Surveys.

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Success with SAGE
For Secondary Language Arts Teachers

This learning opportunity will give teachers time to explore the SAGE assessment and its tools.  Participants will get the chance to take a practice test and plan activities to help their students better understand the testing tools available.

Curriculum and Staff Development will pay for ½ day subs for those attending sessions during the day.  Teachers attending the evening classes will be paid at the in-service rate for their time in class.

There are seven sessions scheduled:

Thursday, February 4 – 8:00-11:00
Thursday, February 4 – 12:00-3:00
Monday, February 8 – 8:00-11:00
Monday, February 8 – 12:00-3:00
Monday, February 8 – 3:30-6:30
Wednesday, February 10 – 12:00-3:00
Wednesday, February 10 – 3:30-6:30

JPLS course #100998

Facilitator – Donna Hunter, Secondary English Arts, Curriculum and Staff Development.

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Principals:  Please share with your SCC members.

Utah Association School Community Councils
4th Annual Conference & Training

Thursday, January 14th
3:45 - 8:00 PM

Lehi High School
180 N. 500 E.
Lehi

Click Here to Register

Networking - Training - Dinner

Free for school community council members, teachers, principals, legislators, school board members, and others interested in school community council issues.

Workshop Offerings

  • Planning for Language Arts, Math or Science focus
  • Highly functioning community councils and their plans
  • Understanding performance data
  • Trust Lands 101
  • Training for Community Council Chairs
  • Legislation affecting school community councils and LAND Trust
  • Planning effective professional development
  • Expanding parental involvement
  • Your role on the community council
  • Addressing Gifted & Talented

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Your ALS teacher specialists have already sent you the monitoring forms with instructions for Compliance and Assurances Part 2, which is due January 31st.  These were sent to you in December this year in order to give teachers time to complete them before the semester break.  You should have received instructions, but if you have further questions please contact your specialist Sheri Sample ext. 8307 or Krista Mecham ext. 8321.

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The social studies department has received a grant for an "Academy on the History of Civic Involvement."  This week-long summer professional development opportunity is offered to teachers of social studies from 4th-grade through high school.  Dates are June 6-10, hours 8:00 a.-3:30 p.m.  Teachers will receive a $750 stipend for successful completion of course requirements. 2 lane change credits are available.

The application will be available on the social studies professional development webpage beginning January 1 (also attached here) and is due March 1 to Pam Su'a in Curriculum.  Ten slots are available for teachers.

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There are times when portable classroom doors may be scheduled open/unlocked, such as during a class change.  If an emergency were to occur that requires the school to go into a lockdown, the Lockout Card will need to be swiped on the Lockout Reader in the main office to override the door schedule and secure these classrooms.  Please include this procedure while planning and drilling for emergencies that would require a lockdown.

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As a reminder, Alarm Response (801-567-8865) needs to be notified anytime a building is open or entered outside of the designated hours indicated in the Building/Card Access Chart and Procedural Guidelines.
Alarm security codes are assigned to school administration, custodians, head sweepers and lunch managers.  Changes in security codes require authorization from the school principal using a Security Code Change Form.  Please send the completed form to jeffrey.beesley@jordandistrict.org, in Facility Services at the Auxiliary Services Building.

It is recommended that a school administrator or custodian is in the building anytime it is occupied, in case of an emergency.

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Administrators on an Interim Evaluation should have the Beginning of Year activities completed in JPLS. Administrators on a Full Evaluation will want to review the standards and consider evidence that can be used.  All administrator evaluations are to be completed on JPLS. Those administrators scheduled for an Interim evaluation should log into JPLS and complete the Self-Evaluation and Professional Growth Plan before leaving for the Holiday break. Administrators scheduled for a full evaluation have the year to work on their self-evaluation.  Several documents are provided as resources and include:

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Principals: It's not too late to consider attending the Literacy Promise Conference. Contact Amanda Hansen in Curriculum if you would like to be registered for this conference.

 

 

The Literacy Promise
Opening Doors for
K-12 Learners

March 9, 10, 11, 2016
Salt Lake City, UT
Calvin L. Rampton Salt Palace Convention Center

Curriculum and Staff Development will pay for the principal from each school to attend this conference. Principals, if you are interested in attending, please contact Amanda Hansen at 801-567-8319 and she will register you at the discounted price.

Keynote 6:30 pm, Wednesday, March 9
Sessions March 10 and 11, 8:00 am to 3:00 pm