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Dear Teachers,

We are very aware of the increasing challenges facing educators due to a statewide shortage of substitute teachers. Jordan School District is taking several measures to help alleviate the problem. We are excited to announce the implementation of a new Temporary Substitute Teacher Incentive Pay Program.

The program will provide temporary incentive pay for substitute teachers who work a required number of days between October 25, 2021 and December 15, 2021 without cancellations.

We hope this program will relieve some of the impact on teachers by attracting new substitute teachers, incentivizing and increasing the availability of current substitutes, and reducing cancellations.

Temporary Substitute Incentive Pay Program

  • The following incentives will be paid to substitute teachers on their December paycheck:

    • $500 for substitutes who work 30 of 35 days without cancellations

    • $300 for substitutes who work 25 of 35 days without cancellations

    • $200 for substitutes who work 20 of 35 days without cancellations

    • $100 for substitutes who work 15 of 35 days without cancellations

  • NO CANCELLATIONS – Substitute teachers will not receive the incentive pay if they cancel a job.

Benefit-Eligible Substitutes

Schools are authorized to use school funds to hire benefit-eligible substitute teachers. The District will pay half the cost of the benefited substitute.

Benefit-eligible substitutes will be contracted to work 180 days/year with starting pay $141.44 per day plus benefits. Positions can be posted now for the job starting January 3, 2022. 

Full Pay on Fridays and Shortened Days
Substitute teachers will receive a full day of pay on Fridays and shortened days, even though they may leave 15 minutes after students are dismissed.

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We are excited to offer our annual Utah Skyward User Conference virtually this year!  This conference is an opportunity to learn about Skyward directly from the source as most sessions are being presented by Skyward staff. There are some fantastic sessions being offered this year for teachers and administrators, including Administrator Boot Camp, Tips & Tricks for Teachers, Secondary Gradebook Features, Standards Gradebook Features, and Teacher Tracking.

The conference has been scheduled for the week of October 25th.  The Monday-Thursday sessions are dedicated to Skyward presenters and Friday is focused on state-specific sessions.

You can access the website for the Skyward Virtual User Group now, to view the agenda and begin registering for sessions. You can filter the sessions by date, product (SMS - which is the Skyward system we currently use in JSD, and Qmlativ - which we currently do not use), and Skyward area, i.e. Food Service, Student Management, Human Resources, and Special Education.  **Important Note** All times listed for the sessions are Central Standard Time.  Registration closes two days before the beginning of each session so make sure you sign up in advance.  If you find that you are not able to attend a session that you are interested in, still register for it. Skyward will be recording every session and will email links to the recording to anyone who registered.

To register for sessions on this site, you will need to select "Register for SMS 2.0" in order to view the session for the Skyward system we currently use.  If the button "Register for SMS 2.0" is not available, that session is not offered for our current Skyward system.  Once you select the option to register, you will be prompted to select your state and school district, then enter your login credentials for Skyward (credentials for both Student Management and Finance will work).  Select "Confirm".  You will be taken to a new screen where you need to enter your first name, last name and email address, then select "Register".  You will receive a confirmation email after you register for each session.  You will also receive an email one business day prior to the session you registered for that will include instructions on how to attend the virtual session.

During the virtual sessions you will have the opportunity to ask questions via chat or Q&A periods throughout the sessions.   However, if you have a problem that will take a bit longer to resolve, we suggest that you call our help desk to get further assistance.

As always, we hope you get the best out of this virtual conference and are able to see new things, learn new tips and tricks, get some of your questions answered, and see some of the new possibilities in Skyward.  If you have any questions about attending the conference, please feel free to reach out to me.

Steven Harwood
Application Development and Support Manager
steven.harwood@jordandistrict.org
801-567-8737

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You are invited to the Learning Edge Conference on November 9, 2021, at the Provo Marriott Hotel. The theme is “Leadership: Tools for Today.” The conference will provide sessions addressing innovative leadership, community connections, and creativity. See attached flyer for more information.

 

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The District website will be down for scheduled maintenance on Saturday, Oct. 9 from 1 - 10 p.m. This maintenance will only affect the main District website. Department and school websites as well as online services such as Skyward will not be effected.

You can go to websites.jordandistrict.org to access most of the features of the website. The full site, including documents and forms, will be available when the maintenance has concluded.

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We invite parents who are newcomers (refugee, immigrant, or asylee) to our school district to attend one monthly parent orientation to get information on how they can best help their child in school. Different dates and Interpreters will be provided. Please fill out this RSVP form.

 

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Microsoft has recently updated their Microsoft Office software, and it’s time to move forward with Microsoft Office 2021! Office 2019 is no longer available to purchase, and we are now required to purchase the 2021 version of the program for new computers or any computers at your school running something older than Microsoft Office 2019.

Please use the following information to purchase Microsoft Office 2021 software licenses moving forward:

  • Part# 021-10696 Microsoft Office 2021 Standard lifetime license for PC, per device. $50.67/each
  • Part# 3YF-00731 Microsoft Office 2021 Standard lifetime license for Mac, per device. $50.67.each

There is no shipping as these are electronically delivered. The vendor is Insight Public Sector.

Please note that Information Systems has not had an opportunity to test out this software. There could be a few issues with the software once you have it loaded on your machines. Information Systems will do their best to troubleshoot any problems that may arise. If significant issues occur, they may have to move you back to Office 2019 for a time until the bugs can be worked out, and then have Office 2021 reinstalled. Please be aware of this possibility.

Please contact Tonya Hodges in Purchasing at tonya.hodges@jordandistrict.org or 801-567-8706 if you need assistance with these software licenses.

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DATE: October 7, 2021

TO: District Administrators

FROM: Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
Scott Festin, Consultant, Planning & Enrollment
Caleb Olson, Consultant, Planning & Enrollment

SUBJECT: Fall Enrollment as of October 1, 2021

Attached to this memo is District enrollment as of October 1, 2021. This report is subject to revision based on the USBE final review, expected by mid-October.

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Here's helpful information that has been provided after the communications discussions held at the principal and  assistant principal meetings.

This is a ten-minute tutorial (unedited) on Snooze Buttons (Mobile/Desktop), Inbox Types, Reading Panes, and Multiple inboxes.

Gmail Snooze, Inbox types, Reading Panes, Multiple Inboxes Tutorial

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The administrator JAES evaluation (full and interim) is now available for all administrators on Perform. To better assist with the completion of the administrator JAES evaluation, attached are the standards and rubric for rating the evaluation. Please contact the JES office with any questions at (801) 567-8369 or rebecca.lee@jordandistrict.org.

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Salt Lake County Health Department - Team assisting Jordan School District

Paige Allen-Rife – 801-448-9620, PAllen-Rife@slco.org
Candice Briese – 801-859-1939, CBriese@slco.org
Amber Martin – 385-722-0517, AMartin@slco.org
Lara Fields – 801-836-2670, LFields@slco.org
Mia McDonald – 385-219-5908, MRMcDonald@slco.org

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The agenda for the optional training sessions for office and administrative staff of schools and District departments is attached. The September 30th and October 14th sessions will be held in the morning and the October 4th session in the afternoon (same information presented at each session). If you would like to participate in one of the sessions, please send an email to Lisa LeStarge at lisa.lestarge@jordandistrict.org and let her know which date you would like to sign-up to attend. Attendees of each session will receive an email the day prior to the training with instructions for connecting to the Zoom meeting.

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DATE:   
September 23, 2021

TO:   
Employees in the District Office, Auxiliary Services Building, and Transportation Facilities

FROM:  
John Larsen, Business Administrator
Scott Thomas, Administrator of Auxiliary Services
Shelley Nordick, Administrator of Teaching and Learning

SUBJECT:  
Halloween Activities

Some departments and buildings have had a tradition of employees bringing their children and grandchildren into the building on Halloween for trick-or-treating. This activity has many merits and benefits to our groups and teams. However, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and in order to maintain safety for all employees and their family members, we will not be having these types of activities this year.

We know this may be a disappointment to many who look forward to this each year. However, many employees and/or those they go home to each evening have health concerns that make such activities unwise at this time.

If you have questions or concerns regarding the cancellation of these Halloween activities, please communicate them through your supervisor to their Cabinet level supervisor.

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Please use these contacting an interpreter for your school procedures when you need an interpreter or a document translated for your school. 

  1. Contact Mirsa Joosten in Equity and Compliance at 801-567-8314 for the language you need to be interpreted at the school. She can also help with the translation of documents. 
  2. If not available or she cannot assist you right away, you may use the number to connect with Commgap. 

Special Notes:
This number is for administrators and office staff to use. Please do not give out to the entire staff. 

When you can use this number: to share good news about a student, an accident, homework clarification, information on signed papers, issues at school, set up a meeting with translator, remind families of the District parent orientations, etc. 

For any clarification, please contact Language and Culture Services. 

Commgap offers on-site, over-the-phone, tele-health and video remote interpreting in over 100 languages. Language and Culture services will pay the invoice on calls made.

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We want to assist our parents of second language learners by giving them a virtual tour of the District and resources to our schools. Please share this flyer with your Refugee, immigrant, asylee and EL families. Please fill out this google form, "Contact information for Parent Orientations" on the families behalf if they plan on attending. Interpreters will be provided. If they need assistance with transportation, please have them contact Michelle Love-Day in Language and Culture Services. 

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The flyer below has information regarding URS retirement staff/planning meetings that can be scheduled at your workplace. Please contact Robert Goodlick (see flyer) at URS to schedule a meeting.

This is a great opportunity for new employees to learn about which retirement plan to choose from, which plan is best for their individual situation, and to become more informed on the plan they already participate in.

 

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We appreciate your patience as we update the Perform system to ensure that all educators are assigned the appropriate evaluation.

The following documents may help you in the evaluation process:

  • This document provides an overview of the process for the various evaluations in Perform.
  • The attached document provides instructions for logging in and uploading evidence in Perform.