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Are you ready to be certified as an ESL teacher? Any JSD teacher can sign up while space is available. Please use this link to place your information by April 11th. ​​This endorsement program is open to K-12 contracted licensed personnel in Jordan School District. This does not include substitute teachers or paraprofessionals who are licensed. Principals, please do not sign up for your teachers.

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Last week to register for the “What I wish you knew” mini conference. We are so excited to bring you a vibrant keynote and stories from parents and students that will continue to help us be curious, be united, and intentional. Last day to register is March 9th.

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Republican Party Caucus Night is March 8. Democratic Party Caucus Night is March 22. Where possible, please avoid scheduling school activities on those evenings so that employees and community members have the opportunity to attend their local caucus meetings.

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The long awaited G9 and G4 model Chromebooks are now available! These Chromebooks will be supported by Google through June 2029. We encourage everyone to move to these new models as you make your Chromebook purchases.

The new models are:
Part# 3V2Y2UT#ABA  HP Chromebook 11 G9 Education Edition, 4GB RAM, 32GB eMMC, 11.6" (basic model)

Part# 3V2Y3UT#ABA  HP Chromebook 11 G9 Education Edition, Touchscreen 4GB RAM, 32GB eMMC, 11.6".  (Touchscreen model)

Part# 3V254UT#ABA  HP Chromebook x360 11 G4 Education Edition, Touchscreen & Flip design , 4GB RAM, 32GB eMMC, 11.6" (Touchscreen & Flip model)

Please check the monthly Technology Pricing page on the Purchasing Department webpage for current pricing and awarded vendors:
https://purchasing.jordandistrict.org/vendors/references/

Since these are just starting into production, HP is estimating that orders placed now will be on 8-12 week lead times. However, demand is expected to be high for these models, as well as supply chain and logistics problems can quickly extend these lead times. The sooner you place your orders, the quicker you will receive your Chromebooks.

Larger orders over $80,000 needing school board approval should note school board meetings will be March 29th and April 26th. Your order will be held until it can be approved at one of these meetings.

Please contact Tonya Hodges in Purchasing with any Chromebooks questions. She can be reached at tonya.hodges@jordandistrict.org or 801-567-8706.

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CSTAG training consists of two (2) training levels and both levels must be completed by all administrator’s and threat assessment team members. Please see the memo below for all the details.

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Employee Health & Wellness Day FlyerTo help manage added stress associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, we are converting Friday, February 11, into a Health and Wellness Day for employees, in place of the Flex Friday previously scheduled.

We are extremely proud and appreciative of community partners who are contributing to our Health and Wellness Day because they care deeply about teachers and all district employees.

For complete details of free offers, discounts and all of the in-person and virtual activities available to employees on Health and Wellness Day, Friday, February 11, please see the flyers below or visit wellness.jordandistrict.org/day

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A reminder to spend your At risk funds. Your reporting for EARS can be completed on this form. Please include the totals you used from the 5336 budget. You can view this sample here as you work on the spending for 2021-22. Please email your final budget to M. Love-Day (michelle.love-day@jordandistrict.org). A new funding budget will be allocated soon.

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We invite parents who are newcomers (refugee, immigrant, or asylee) to our school district to attend this month’s parent orientation to get information on how they can best help their child in school. Please have parents fill out this RSVP form. If you need a flyer translated into another language, please contact michelle.love-day@jordandistrict.org.

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Registration for the Literacy Promise Conference is now available! This is a conference you will not want to miss! There is an amazing line-up of presenters this year including Linda Ferrell, Nancy Frey, David Kilpatrick, and Kelly Gallagher just to name a few. The conference will be held March 23-25, 2022 at the Utah Valley Convention Center in Provo, Utah. The Teaching & Learning department will pay the registration fee for an administrator and up to four other staff members from each school. Noreen Samowitz will complete the registration. Please contact her by March 13th with the list of attendees from your school. Schools are responsible to secure and fund their own substitutes for this event. More information can be found here.

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Mentoring in Jordan School District is essential to retaining and supporting new teachers in their first three years of teaching. Each year provisional teachers are identified and provided a mentor. Below are a few reminders and updates. 

Reminders:

  • Make sure you know who your lead mentor teacher is. Decide if this individual will remain the lead mentor or if you need to assign a new lead mentor. 
  • Have teachers who are interested in becoming mentors sign up for the mentor training on JPLS. Teachers cannot mentor if they are provisional or if they are not trained. 
  • All mentors will be recertified every 5 years. Teachers will be notified when they need to recertify. Teachers who do not recertify will no longer be able to mentor. 
  • Administrators are to work directly with lead mentors in assigning mentors and mentees. 

Updates:

  • Mentors and mentees must be logging all meetings they have on their shared log. 
  • Mentors, mentees, and lead mentors have clearly defined roles with each contributing to the partnership. 
  • Mentors, mentees, and lead mentors have updated contracts that must be signed at the beginning of the mentoring partnership. 
  • Quarterly surveys are sent out to mentees and mentors to gather information as to how district mentor specialists can provide needed support.
  • Each school needs to have a designated administrator over mentoring at their school. This will facilitate communication between district mentor specialists, teachers, and administration.
  • The administrator over mentoring, at their school, will have specific duties. See attached information.
  • Each school will need to complete the administrator mentor survey indicating which school administrator will be over mentoring.   Mentoring Survey

Administrator Mentor Checklist

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The JES department recognizes that due to COVID-19 and other unforeseen circumstances schools are feeling overwhelmed with meeting deadlines. In an effort to support schools as they work hard to meet the needs of students, the UETS- based JPAS Full Evaluation due date has been changed. All full evaluations will now be due April 22, 2022.

This change includes all educator, teacher specialist, counselor, psychologist, and administrative evaluations. Please contact the JES office with any questions at (801) 567-8369.

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Educators who are working toward a professional license through the APPEL program have specific requirements that must be met and signed off. To better assist those educators in collection requirements for the Competencies section a document has been created and added to Perform accounts.

Educators will go to My Folder - Tasks - APPEL Domains VI and V Requirements - Go to Form and write a description of the artifacts they will show or upload into Perform (Indicators 50-62 from the UETS-based Domain Document). Once the educator has completed the description for each indicator and gathered all evidence to show they will submit the form to the supervisor for approval. Approval is completed once the supervisor reviews the evidence and description, selects a rating for each indicator, and then clicks on the Approve button.

The administrator will go to My Staff - Staff and then select Folder next to the form labeled APPEL REQUIREMENTS - DOMAINS IV AND V for the correct teacher. The administrator will not be able to go to the form or view the form until the teacher has submitted it.

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School districts are required to keep special education records five years past the student’s twenty-second birthday. In compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), Jordan School District must notify parents and afford them the opportunity to receive special education records before destruction of those records can occur.

As of January 31, 2022, such notice will have been advertised to parents for students whose birthdates are prior to September 1994 (i.e., students who are 27 years of age). Any records for students over the age of 22 will be stored off site until they are ready to be destroyed when the student turns 27 years of age.

Please see the attached memo for instructions for storage and destruction of Special Education Records.

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The Purchasing Department/Central Warehouse is seeking feedback from our customers... YOU! (Administrators and Admin Assistants) Your input is important to us as we try to provide the best service to our customer base.
Think of your most recent interaction you have had with an employee of the Department or repeated interactions within the last school year. This would include the Purchasing Department, Central Warehouse, Surplus Warehouse and Fixed Assets. Results of this survey remain anonymous, unless you would like feedback or resolution to issues you currently have or have had in the recent past. If applicable, provide your name in the comments section to receive a call from Purchasing.
We appreciate all the constructive suggestions and constructive criticism to improve our department.

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DATE: 
December 9, 2021

TO:    
Administrators and Administrative Assistants

FROM:      
John Larsen, Business Administrator
June LeMaster, Ph.D., Administrator, Human Resources
Sarah Palmer, Director of Payroll
Michael Heaps, Director of Information Systems

SUBJECT: 
Substitutes on Semi-Monthly Payroll

The District has decided to begin paying substitute teachers, substitute nutrition, and substitute bus drivers/attendants on a semi-monthly pay schedule. This means that, beginning February 2022, substitutes will be paid twice a month. Pay dates will be on the 10th and 25th of each month, with the pay periods as follows:

  • Days subbed from the 1st–15th paid on the 25th of that same month
  • Days subbed from the 16th–the last day of the month paid on the 10th of the following month

The new payroll deadlines to accommodate this semi-monthly pay schedule for substitutes are attached. All other payrolls will remain on the 25th of each month. Please reach out to Juli Martin in the sub office at 801-567-8219, or to the Payroll Department at 801-567-8154, with any questions.

Thank you for your support.

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Please join us December 11th for Christmas for Kids!  - helping to make the holidays brighter for deserving teens.  

Every year Jordan Education Foundation provides holiday gifts for teens who would otherwise go without in the Jordan School District community through an event called “Christmas for Kids.” This year the foundation is once again working with Walmart in South Jordan to provide a little bit of Christmas cheer for 500 deserving middle and high school teens.  

Chaperones are still needed!  Please visit www.jefchristmasforkids.org to register to be a chaperone!

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All updates to the Financial Accounting Manual are highlighted in yellow. Please review with pertinent fiscal and administrative staff. Significant modifications were made in the following sections.

  • Purchasing page 7
  • Fixed Assets page 13
  • Purchase cards page 17
  • Mileage page 21 – Clarification regarding staff members that can claim mileage reimbursement based on their work assignment.
  • Staff Appreciation Account page 27 – Clarification regarding how to fund this account and guidelines for allowable expenditures.
  • Annual School Allocations from Districts page 31 – Section added to describe programs, budgets, and allowable uses.
  • Journal Entries page 39
  • Federal Program Work Certifications page 46
  • Check Request Support page 55
  • Camps and Clinics page 64
  • Student Travel Procedures page 72- updated travel procedures
  • Grant Processes and Grant Responsibility Acceptance Form page 92- **Significant revisions

Link to Updated Financial Accounting Manual

 

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Jordan School District Board authorizes up to four (4) full-time employees to be selected for leave.

Sabbatical Leave
Sabbatical leave provides a 1-year leave for professional study. Educators who have completed at least 7 years of continuous service in JSD may apply. Employees on sabbatical leave receive one-half of their salary. Please read Policy DP333 Neg – Sabbatical Leave for complete information. Applications are reviewed by the Local Professional Improvement Committee and approved by the Board.  

Educational Leave
Educators who have worked in Jordan School District for at least three (3) consecutive years may apply for an Educational Leave. Educational leaves are for continued study and must include an outline of studies along with the application. Please read Policy DP332 NEG – Educational Leave for complete information. Educational Leave is without pay.

Applications for 2022-2023 Sabbatical and Educational Leaves are due February 1, 2022. Additional questions can be referred to Chris Westra, 801-567-8657.