Please see the updated list of supervisory assignments as of January 14, 2020.
Category: Other Administrators
Principals’ Meeting – February 11, 2020
Principals’ Meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 11, 2020 at the ASB. A light breakfast will be provided starting at 7:30 a.m. The meeting will begin at 8:00 a.m. See you all there!
HR Upcoming Events – Early Notification, February 15; Teacher Transfer Fair, February 19, 2020
Administrators: Please share the following with the appropriate individuals
Take note of the upcoming deadline, February 15, 2020, for Early Notification (Resignation/Retirement).
Teacher Transfer Fair for elementary and secondary will be held on February 19th from 4:00-6:30 pm at Elk Ridge Middle School. Please share the attached flyer with your licensed staff.
See document below for details.
Special Insurance Enrollment February 3-18, 2020
Administrators: Please share with your employees.
All employees are required to access the new online enrollment system to verify dependents, add beneficiary information and elect or waive additional benefits. Attached are directions for accessing the online enrollment system. Go to Web Address: http://www.infinityhr.com.
Enroll in the Following Benefits February 3-18th. See attachments for details.
- Life
- Accidental Death & dismemberment
- Aflac Accident
- Aflac Critical Illness
- Aflac Hospital Advantage
All benefits are offered on a guarantee basis which means no health questions!
Temporary Offices for Hidden Valley Middle School and the New West Jordan Elementary School
DATE:
January 24, 2020
TO:
District Administration
FROM:
Shelley Nordick, PhD, Administrator, Teaching and Learning
SUBJECT:
Temporary Offices for Hidden Valley Middle School and the New West Jordan Elementary School
Arrangements have been made to accommodate Principal Shawn McLeod, Assistant Principal Amber Zdunich and Brenda Landeen, administrative assistant for Hidden Valley Middle School; and Tami Bird and her administrative assistant, Peggy Bawden, for the new West Jordan elementary school. They will be temporarily assigned to offices in the Auxiliary Services Building in Teaching and Learning area of the building.
Telephone numbers are as follows:
Shawn McLeod, Principal #41051
Amber Zdunich, Asst. Principal #41056
Brenda Landeen, Admin. Assistant #41052
Tami Bird, Principal #17470
Peggy Bawden, Admin. Assistant #17471
We know that every effort will be made to assist them all through this transition and facilitate the successful openings of these new schools.
2020 Mileage Reimbursement Rate
The mileage reimbursement rate is based upon the IRS rate. Effective January 1, 2020, the reimbursement rate is $0.575 per mile. Please use the attached form when submitting for mileage reimbursement. All 2019 mileage reimbursement requests should be submitted as soon as possible.
Jordan School District EDUROAM Wireless Network Access – January 2020
What is eduroam?
Eduroam is a secure, world-wide wireless network available to the international research and education community. Eduroam allows any user from an eduroam participating site to get wireless network access at any institution connected to eduroam. The eduroam wireless network is available in thousands of locations across more than a hundred countries worldwide.
What does this mean for Jordan School District now that we are an eduroam participating site?
As you travel to other participating school districts and universities, look for a wireless network called Eduroam. If you see one called Eduroam, you can connect to it using your Jordan School District email address as the user name and your Active Directory password (the same password you use to login to your computer every day). Likewise, visitors to Jordan School District from other participating school districts and universities will now be able to connect to our Eduroam wireless network using their school district or university login and password.
January 7, 2020 Administrative Assignments
The following are new administrative assignments:
SECONDARY
- Assignments Effective Jan. 21, 2020
- Shawn McLeod, principal at South Jordan Middle appointed principal at Hidden Valley Middle.
- Nicole Johnson, assistant principal at Jordan Hills and Rosamond Elementary Schools appointed principal at South Jordan Middle.
- Amber Zdunich, assistant principal at Joel P. Jensen Middle appointed assistant principal at Hidden Valley Middle.
- Jody Deland, CTE teacher at South Jordan Middle appointed assistant principal at Joel P. Jensen Middle.
- Audrey Fish, assistant principal at Oquirrh Hills Middle appointed assistant principal at Fort Herriman Middle.
- Jennifer Jarrard, teacher specialist at Kauri Sue Hamilton appointed assistant principal at Oquirrh Hills Middle.
- Assignment Effective July 1, 2020
- Raimee Jensen, assistant principal at Fort Herriman Middle appointed assistant principal at Hidden Valley Middle.
ELEMENTARY
- Assignments Effective Feb. 3, 2020
- Tami Bird, principal at Rose Creek Elementary appointed principal at the new elementary school in West Jordan.
- Karen Egan, principal at Bluffdale Elementary appointed principal at Rose Creek Elementary.
- Cynthia Tingey, principal at Riverton Elementary appointed principal at Bluffdale Elementary.
- Joel Pullan, principal at Oakcrest Elementary appointed principal at Riverton Elementary.
- Ken Westwood, principal at South Jordan Elementary appointed principal at Oakcrest Elementary.
- Beverly Griffith, assistant principal at Fox Hollow Elementary appointed principal at South Jordan Elementary.
- Nancy Ward, educational support consultant in Teaching & Learning appointed assistant principal at Fox Hollow Elementary.
- Brenda Anderson, instructional coach at Mountain Shadows Elementary appointed assistant principal at Jordan Hills and Rosamond Elementary.
UAGC School Leadership Day – February 7, 2020
Instructions for Registering for Online First Aid/CPR/AED – January 2020
Please see instructions below.
The Bricks and Mortar of Special Education Law – February 6 & 12, 2020
Special Education State Complaint Training presented by the State Special Education Attorney
Student Enrollment for December 2019
DATE:
January 6, 2020
TO:
All Principals
FROM:
Administrator of Schools
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
Caleb Olson, Consultant of Planning and Enrollment
Scott Festin, Consultant of Planning and Enrollment
SUBJECT:
Student Enrollment for December 2019
Please see document below.
Safety Share – Winter Driving
Please see document below.
Custodial Workshop Reminder – January 15, March 18 and May 20, 2020
The last three custodial workshops for this school year will be on January 15th, March 18th and May 20th in the ASB presentation room from 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM. These workshops serve to train all the Head Custodians, and to update any new information pertinent to their positions. In an effort to insure that these workshops are productive trainings, the Custodial/Energy Services Department would like to address any ongoing, widespread problems or concerns that you might have. Additionally we are also looking for positive examples of individuals that are doing things right.
- If you are aware of any issues or concerns that you feel need to be addressed in this workshop, please let me know about them, so that they can be addressed.
- As a department, we are very interested in recognizing any custodial staff members that are doing an exceptional job. If you have someone on your custodial staff that deserves some public recognition for the exceptional job they are doing, please let us know. We are hoping that by having very specific examples, we can use these examples as best practices in our custodial workshop training to improve the service provided by all Custodian in the District.
- As always, I am also very interested in individual concerns or problems so that our office can help those individuals with their training needs in a more private setting.
Thanks!
Steve Peart
Director of Custodial/Energy Services
801-567-8770
steve.peart@jordandistrict.org
Youth Mental Health First Aid Certification – January 21, 2020
Recieve FREE Youth Mental Health First Aid certification
Youth Mental Health First Aid USA is an 8-hour training for adults to teach how to help adolescents and young adults who may be developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis. The evidence behind the program demonstrates that it helps trainees identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders. See flyer below for more details.
Date: January 21, 2020
Time: 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Location: Jordan School District Auxiliary Services Building, Room 113, 7905 S Redwood Road, West Jordan
Cost: FREE!
2020-21 Calendar Correction – December 19, 2019
The following corrections have been made on the 2020-21 Traditional School Calendar:
- Contracts for teachers at all traditional levels begin Monday, August 10, 2020.
- The district-wide Licensed Professional Development Day is Tuesday, August 11, 2020.
The links sent out previously via Skylert and JEM are updated and lead to the corrected calendar file. Employees may need to reload the calendar file once opened to see the change. Administrators, please share this information with your staff.
Click HERE to access the 2020-21 calendars.
Michael Fullan Seminar – January 29, 2020
The link hasn't been working. Contact Robbyn Wagstaff, with Nebo School District, and she will help with the registration. See information below:
Robbyn Wagstaff
Curriculum/Elm Ed. Secretary
Nebo School District
801-354-7423
robbyn.wagstaff@nebo.edu
Schedule for the conference:
January 29, 2020
Utah Valley Convention Center in Provo
Main Ballrooms on Level 2
Breakfast between 7:30-8:30
Fullan and Quinn from 8:30 to 3:00
Lunch provided at 12:00 - 12:45
The BYU – Public School Partnership is sponsoring a one-day seminar with Michael Fullan and Joanne Quinn, authors of Coherence and Deep Learning.
This unique opportunity will be held at the Utah Valley Convention Center in Provo on Wednesday, January 29. Jordan School District has been allocated 110 seats. Registration is first-come, first served. The cost is $100 per person. Continental breakfast and lunch are included. See attached flyer for details and link to registration.
Important Payroll Dates for January 2020
Please see document below for important dates and reminders.
December 10, 2019 Administrative Assignments
The following are new administrative assignments. As of January, all elementary schools will have a half-time or full-time assistant principal. We anticipate that administrative appointments for Hidden Valley Middle School and the new elementary school in West Jordan will be announced in January.
- Assignments Effective Jan. 21, 2020
- Brian Rambadt, teacher at Fort Herriman Middle, appointed assistant principal at Sunset Ridge Middle School, replacing Caleb Olson.
- Jody DeLand, computer technology teacher at South Jordan Middle School, appointed assistant principal at a location to be determined.
- Jennifer Jarrard, teacher specialist in Special Education, appointed assistant principal at a location to be determined.
- Assignments Effective Jan. 6, 2020
- Jay Eads, teacher specialist in Teaching & Learning, appointed assistant principal at Mountain Point & Westland Elementary Schools.
- Michelle Kilcrease, consultant in Teaching & Learning, appointed assistant principal at Copper Canyon & Mountain Shadows Elementary Schools.
- Ross Menlove, administrator on special assignment in Teaching & Learning, appointed as a part time assistant principal at Ridgeview Elementary School.
- Allyson Stovall, administrator on special assignment in Teaching & Learning, appointed assistant principal at Southland & Welby Elementary Schools.
- Jerri Crawford, assistant principal at Southland & Oquirrh Elementary Schools, appointed as a full time assistant principal at Oquirrh Elementary School.
- Angela Jones, assistant principal at Golden Fields & Heartland Elementary Schools, appointed as a full time assistant principal at Heartland Elementary School.
- Franco Preston, assistant principal at Bastian & Welby Elementary Schools, appointed assistant principal at Bastian & Majestic Elementary Schools.
- Garett York, assistant principal at Columbia & Westvale Elementary Schools, appointed as a full time assistant principal at Westvale Elementary.
- Kathryn Crandall, intern assistant principal in Granite School District, appointed assistant principal at Columbia & Golden Fields Elementary Schools.
Free Social & Emotional Wellness Screening for Students (Ages 10-18) – January 15, 2020
Please see flyer below for details and share with the appropriate people.