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The Salt Lake County Health Department has seen a recent increase in norovirus activity and is asking schools to be proactive in their approach to prevention and their response to cases of illness.

The most effective approach is four-pronged:

Hand Washing: Remind staff and students to engage in frequent, thorough, hand washing.

  • Wash hands regularly
  • Washing with soap and warm water, and physically scrub for at least 20 seconds.
  • Hand sanitizers are not an adequate replacement for proper hand washing with soap and warm water. Use in addition to hand washing.

Cleaning & Disinfecting: Standard cleaning and use of effective disinfecting practices are sufficient to remove or kill viruses.

Protect Yourself: “If it’s wet and it’s not yours, don’t touch it!” When cleaning areas soiled by vomit or diarrhea, custodial staff should wear protective equipment and follow universal precautions.

Stay Home: When Ill: Keep ill students and staff home from work and school for the duration of their illness.

Attached is a PDF file you may use to encourage proper protection against the spread of illness.

Great news!  As of today, 98% of licensed employees and 95% of classified employees have completed the required Crucial Policies review, which includes the new Code of Conduct training.  However, there is still work to be done as only 36% of all miscellaneous employees have completed Crucial Policies.  As you may recall, this Code of Conduct training is required of all employees, including sweepers (adult and student), coaches, substitutes, misc. student assistants, misc. classroom substitutes and all other miscellaneous employees.  The Crucial Policies Review is accessed in Skyward Employee Access.

Reports outlining employees in your school/department who have yet to complete the Crucial Policies will be emailed to you by the Information Systems Department.  Please notify each employee of this requirement.  Our hope is to have all employees complete this required training by January 15, 2020.  We will run reports again at that time and will provide updated employee lists, if necessary.  If any employee listed is no longer employed, please email your HR feeder assistant.

Employees needing assistance in accessing Skyward Employee Access are directed to contact the Help Desk at 801-567-8737.

Regards,

Human Resources

DATE:
December 3, 2019

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 November 2019


Please see document below.

Administrators: The first notification date is coming up. Please share with appropriate employees in your building.

Employees resigning/retiring at the end of the current contract year that gives official early notification of resignation/retirement will be eligible for a tiered incentive. To qualify, the notification must be submitted online on or before the following dates:

  • December 15, 2019     $500.00
  • January 15, 2020     $300.00
  • February 15, 2020     $200.00

The incentive will be paid on the last regular paycheck. Notifications of resignation/retirement received after the dates listed above will not qualify for an incentive. The official District resignation/retirement notification form is found in Skyward Employee Access under Task Processes. Please see District policy DP318 for more detailed information regarding resignations. If you do not know your Skyward username or password please contact the Help Desk at 801.567.8737.

As mentioned in Business Meeting, Support Services has put together a collection of tutorials for tasks that pertain to the operation of your school office.  These tutorials can be found using the Documentation link on the Information Systems Gateway (is.jordan.k12.ut.us).

In addition, our Support Analysts are available to come out to your school and train on Skyward tasks as needed, in either an individual or group setting.  If you would like to schedule training, please contact our help desk at (801) 567-8737, or Ext. 88737.

Jordan Health & Wellness
QPR Training - Tools for supporting individuals who are at risk of suicide.

 

2019 District Office Training Options

Jordan Health and Wellness will offer QPR Training for District Office Employees on the following dates. All District Office employees are invited to attend this training as their schedules allow.

District Office Training Room - 129

December 16th 1pm-2pm
December 16th 2:30pm-3:30pm
December 18th 8am-9am
December 18th 9:30am-10:30am

 

2019 Auxiliary Services Building Training Options

Jordan Health and Wellness will offer QPR Training for District Office Employees on the following dates. All District Office employees are invited to attend this training as their schedules allow.

ASB Presentation Room (C100) near Entrance C

December 17th 1pm-2pm
December 17th 2:30pm-3:30pm
December 18th 8am-9am
December 18th 9:30am-10:30am

QPR is a one-hour training designed to give individuals the tools they need to recognize warning signs of suicide as well as questioning, persuading and referring individuals in crisis.  QPR is a brief mental health crisis intervention training for any adult; no prior training or mental health expertise is required.  All attendees will receive a QPR certificate and QPR booklet.

See flyer below.

We have recently undergone some significant job shifting at the ASB that will affect the entire district and all should be aware of these changes.

Sandi Abplanalp has recently retired from the Card Access/Door Scheduling position.

We are pleased to announce that Matt Mears formerly of the facility rental office, was appointed to replace Sandi. He has assumed her old office number and may be reached at 801-567-8616. He will be handling all employee badges, card access and door schedules. We have a new procedure for employees requesting replacement badges. (See attached memo).

Lu Holt, formerly the administrative assistant in the facility rental office has been appointed to replace Matt as the facility rental/scheduler. Her office number is 801-567-8603.

The Jordan School District Master Calendar is now accessible for your reference. Please bookmark the link below. If you have any items you wish to add to this calendar or if you would like to make a revision, please contact Lisa LeStarge (lisa.lestarge@jordandistrict.org or ext. 88164).

https://mastercal.jordandistrict.org/

Dear Schools and Departments:

We have a situation where 40 brand new chairs have been delivered to Bingham High School, and the school is unable to use them for their area.

School Specialty is offering to sell these chairs at a discount if any other school in the district would be interested in taking them.

They are the National Public Seating Cafetorium Stack Chairs, with a thin upholstered black vinyl seat, black plastic back on Chrome Frame with sled base legs on glides.  These are a regular table height chair, not cafe/bar height.   Here is a picture:

https://store.schoolspecialty.com/OA_HTML/ibeCCtpItmDspRte.jsp?minisite=10206&item=3545118

Bingham's price to purchase was $69.93/each.  School Specialty is offering these at $50.00/each ($2,000 for all 40 chairs).   One box has been opened, but most are still boxed and all are in new condition.

Please contact Tonya Hodges in the Purchasing Department by Wednesday, November 20th by end of day if you are interested in purchasing these chairs.

Purchasing Department

Administrator/Director: Please post the attached flyer so all employees can see it.

Reminder: Don't Forget! Opt out of your District printed W-2 by going to Skyward's Employee Access by midnight on December 15th.

Opt out and win one of many prizes! A drawing for the prizes will be held on December 16th. Winning employees will be contacted.

Principals:  Please post in your school and send the attached flyer to each School Community Council member, all parents are invited to attend.

Jordan Parent University
Who Do You Call When...Issues Arise?
Thursday, November 21, 2019
7:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Mountain Creek Middle | 5325 W. Bingham Rim Road | South Jordan

Free and open to the public!