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As a reminder, the following due dates need to be followed when completing all evaluations.

  • All Full Evaluations - Provisional & Career
    • Due March 29, 2024
    • Stakeholder input and student growth with data uploaded into Perform
    • Goal(s) with both administrator and educator signatures
    • This encompasses classroom teachers, teacher specialists, psychologists, counselors, BTS, etc.
  • All Interim End of the Year Reflection
    • Due May 31, 2024
    • Reflection on 3 Required Goals
    • Stakeholder input and student growth with data must be uploaded into Perform
    • Signatures from both administrator and educator
    • This encompasses classroom teachers, teacher specialists, psychologists, counselors, BTS, administrators, etc.
  • Educational Support Professionals (Classified)
    • Due May 31, 2024
    • Complete in Skyward
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Through the month of FEBRUARY, current JSD licensed teachers and/or educators may view transfer opportunities for the 2024-25 school year. If you are interested in a transfer to another school location in the District for the 2024-25 school year, you must submit a transfer request through the Teacher/Educator Transfer Request located in Skyward Employee Access and/or attend the Teacher/Educator Transfer Fair on Feb. 12, 2024. A Teacher/Educator Transfer Request Report listing all interested licensed teachers and/or educators is emailed to Principals each Monday during the month of February with the names of those teachers/educators who are requesting a transfer to a new location for the 2024-25 school year.

On March 1, current JSD teachers/educators may view openings for the 2024-25 school year at employment.jordandistrict.org and must apply in Frontline. Transfer requests will be accepted through August 1, 2024.

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If you are a contracted employee (Benefit eligible) and need to take Annual/Personal Leave on a Critical Day before or after Spring Recess for any reason not listed in policy DP335NEG or DP335B, you must submit a request as follows:

How to Request
During the window, the employee must send the request through email. Please include your name, school, position, and the date you are requesting the leave. Requests left on voicemail or over the phone will NOT be accepted.

Licensed employees submit their request to licensedpersonalleave@jordandistrict.org 

Education Support Professionals submit their request to classifiedpersonalleave@jordandistrict.org

The employee will receive an email confirmation within two working days after submitting the request. If the employee does not receive a confirmation email, then Human Resources has NOT received your request and your leave will not be approved.

School Holiday Date of Holiday Critical Days Window
Licensed Spring Recess March 26-29, 2024 March 22 and April 1, 2024 Feb. 10 – Feb. 20, 2024
ESP Spring Recess

(242/245 Contract)           

 March 28-29, 2024 March 22 and April 1, 2024 Feb. 12 – Feb. 22, 2024
ESP Spring Recess  

(206 Contract)          

 March 26-29, 2024 March 22 and April 1, 2024 Feb. 9 – Feb. 19, 2024
ESP Spring Recess  

(180/184/187 Contract)          

 March 25-29, 2024 March 22 and April 1, 2024 Feb. 9 – Feb. 19, 2024


Licensed Annual/Personal Leave Taken on a Critical Day 2023-2024

ESP Annual/Personal Leave Taken on a Critical Day 2023-2024

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The Salt Lake Bees are excited to host our annual Utah Prevention Day at Smith’s Ballpark, in conjunction with ResilientYOU. We appreciate your support over the years and hope you will be able to join us again as we try to further the message of building resilience and the prevention of substance abuse, violence, and unhealthy behaviors that compromise students’ safety.

See the flyer below for all the details!

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We have been receiving lots of phone calls regarding 2024-25 preschool registration. I have attached flyers with information regarding preschool that you can share with your community.

Tuition Preschool Registration for the 2024/25 school year opens March 4, 2024 @ 9am.

Families who are interested should go to jcdc.jordandistrict.org to register.

  • Information you need to know regarding preschool.
    • All preschool classes have a mix of children with and without disabilities.
    • Applications are accepted on a first come, first served basis.
  • Eligibility Requirements (included on the flyer)
    • Your child must be 3 or 4 on or before September 1, 2024.
    • Your child cannot be eligible for kindergarten - cannot turn 5 on or before September 1, 2024.
    • You will need to provide proof of an original birth certificate and current immunization records prior to attending school.
    • Your child cannot be eligible for special education under an IEP except for students who have articulation only services.
    • Students who receive articulation only services are eligible for tuition preschool but they will not receive articulation services in the preschool classroom and they will be required to pay tuition. Articulation services will be provided separately, in individual or small group sessions, with a speech language pathologist at a different time and location.
    • You will need to transport your child to and from preschool
  • Tuition Cost.
    • There is a non-refundable registration fee of $40.
    • $100 per month (Sept – May)
    • Grant applications available to qualifying families to help with tuition costs.
  • Attendance Options
    • 2 days per week – either Mon/Wed or Tues/Thurs
    • AM class or a PM class

Please let me know if you have any questions. If families have questions that you can not answer please direct them to our website jcdc.jordandistrict.org or have them email preschool@ jordandistrict.org

Thank you,
Kristy Whiteside
Program Administrator
Jordan Child Development Center
Jordan School District
801-567-8510

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We have assigned interpreters to be in person at select schools. Please see the document to verify your school is one of the assigned schools. For schools that would like interpreters, please use the form linked in the document to place your request. The interpreters will log on virtually. If you have to cancel an appointment or will not be logging on the zoom, please email: lcs@jordandistrict.org.

 

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Our second meeting for the LCS Task force is Feb 8th. Secondary begins at 7:30 a.m and Elementary begins at 12 p.m. We will only pay for a half day sub. Please see the flyer for who is invited and the sub code. Thank you!

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DATE:
February 1, 2024

TO:
Elementary Principals
Elementary Special Education Teachers
Elementary Speech Language Pathologists
Elementary School Psychologist

FROM:
Lisa Robinson, Administrator of Schools
Kim Lloyd, Director of Special Education
Brian King, Assistant Director of Special Education

SUBJECT:
Additional Offering of the Core Standards and IEP Alignment PD

Back by popular demand, the Special Education Department will be offering a repeat session of the Core Standard and IEP Alignment professional development. This training is for all elementary resource teachers, support classroom teachers, SLPs, SLTs, and school psychologists. Topics that will be covered include: Embrace FAQs and updates, a review of the classification eligibility forms, and an introduction to the new IEP Goal/Core Alignment Google Sheet. This training is optional, but highly recommended!

Date/Time: Mar 1, 2024 from 1:30- 3:30 PM
Location: Zoom (link will be sent out to all special education elementary staff via email)

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Prior to the TEACHER TRANSFER FAIR on February 12, principals may post available positions for the 2024-25 school year on a Google Form. Please click here to advertise your transfer openings for teachers and other licensed employees. This will allow teachers to view your postings prior to the Teacher Transfer Fair.

Teacher Transfer Fair Link 

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Each year elementary principals are recognized for their excellence in one of six areas. We invite you to nominate a principal who has demonstrated qualities in one of the listed areas. The principals named in the Google Doc are eligible to be nominated this school year. Names of elementary principals who have received one of these awards in the past few years will not show in the dropdown.

Google Doc Link

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DATE:
February 1, 2024

TO:
Principals and Administrative Assistants

FROM:
Cody Curtis, Middle School Level AOS
Brad Sorensen, High School Level AOS

SUBJECT:
Spring Parent-Teacher Conferences for Secondary Schools

The dates for Spring Parent-Teacher Conferences for secondary schools are Tuesday, February 13, 2024 and Thursday, February 15, 2024, from 4:00 pm until 7:30 pm.

Here is the schedule that the schools will follow:

  • Middle Schools:
    • Tuesday, February 13, 2024 - Virtual
    • Thursday, February 15, 2024 - In Person
  • High Schools:
    • Tuesday, February 13, 2024 - In person
    • Thursday, February 15, 2024 - Virtual
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DATE: 
February 1, 2024

TO: 
Principals
Special Education Staff
School Secretaries

FROM:  
Lisa Robinson, Administrator of Schools
Kim Lloyd, Director of Special Education

SUBJECT:  
Special Education Budget Closeout for the 2023-24 School Year

Please remember the following:

  • Budgets are not carried over from one year to the next.
  • Remember to deduct any previously submitted amounts from your Special Education budget (so that you know your balance) before submitting new orders. This includes reimbursements submitted through your school. No orders will be processed that exceed your budgeted allocation.
  • Please check with your school secretary to make sure all Special Education reimbursements have been submitted to the Special Education Department by the March 6th deadline. We will soon be providing each school secretary with a sheet of currently recorded purchase/reimbursement totals for the special education department at your school up through January 31, 2024.
  • When ordering supplies, follow Skyward procedures.
  • Be sure to follow the ordering guidelines outlined in the attached budget information page, as you close out your current year budgets.
  • Any purchases that were inadvertently charged to the Special Ed budget or do not qualify using the guidelines should be removed from the budget using a journal entry form prior to March 6th.
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Intermountain AP Summer Institute is the only institute of its kind held in the state of Utah. 2024 marks the 14th year of operation as a College Board endorsed training. APSI offers the highest quality professional development in 18 content areas. Make the most of your AP dollars by speaking with Chris Richards-Khong in the Teaching & Learning Department about how you can help sponsor registration and stipends for AP teachers.

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ALPS testing will be conducted during the school day at local schools from February 7 - March 15, 2024. The GT office and/or the proctor for your site will contact you to schedule dates and times for your school.

Please contact Rebecca Smith (88368) with any questions you may have. Thank you for accommodating the testing at your sites.

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Please see the attached document for registration and other information for the Elementary Math Tournament, hosted at Daybreak. Registration is due Friday, February 23 and can be submitted via this Google Form.

Please contact Rebecca Smith (88368) with any questions you may have.

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DATE:   
February 1, 2024

TO: 
Principals

FROM:   
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
Matt Alvernaz, School Safety Coordinator

SUBJECT: 
Standard Response Protocols (SRP) Communication

Communication with staff, students, and parent(s)/guardian(s) is a central theme of the Standard Response Protocols (SRP) for safety. With the implementation of SRP, it is critical that each school communicates with these vital stakeholders frequently about school safety efforts.

Communication regarding SRP begins with the monthly safety training for School Safety Specialists (SSS) and Administrators over safety. Using the training, school staff should be trained by the SSS and Administrator about the monthly SRP drill and how to communicate with students. After staff are trained, they should teach their students about the SRP drill (in February it will be HOLD). At some point during the month, whether before or after the safety drill, the school should communicate with parent(s)/guardian(s) (including, but not limited to, the PTSA and Community Council) informing and educating them on the specific monthly SRP drill. Resources for communication will be shared at the monthly SRP training provided by Matt Alvernaz, the School Safety Coordinator, as they become ready.

Each school should begin SRP communication by sending information to parent(s)/guardian(s) introducing them to SRP as soon as reasonably possible. The following resources are provided to assist with that effort:

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DATE:
February 1, 2024

TO:
Middle School Administrators
High School Administrators

FROM: 
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
Stacee Worthen, School Counselor Consultant

SUBJECT:  
2023-24/2024-25 Approved Course Requests

For your information, the attached memo is an updated list of courses approved over the last two academic school years. All courses have been added to the Jordan School District Course Catalog.

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Upcoming Events and Opportunities – LICENSED EARLY NOTIFICATION

 Valued Licensed Employee:

The Human Resource Department is contacting you with important information regarding upcoming events and opportunities.

LICENSED EARLY NOTIFICATION (Resignation or Retirement)
Licensed employees resigning/retiring at the end of the current contract year, who give official early notification in SKYWARD – EMPLOYEE ACCESS, will be eligible for a tiered incentive. To qualify, notification must be submitted on or before the following dates:

  • February 15, 2024   $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 “Notice of Resignation” 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.

Licensed employees who do not submit an official “Notice of Resignation” form in Skyward Employee Access with at least thirty (30) calendar days’ written notice WILL BE FINED $500, which will be deducted from their final check.  Informing your principal/school administrator either verbally or in writing is not sufficient.  See District Policy DP318 – Resignations - Licensed.

School/District Administrators must submit an official “Notice of Resignation” form in Skyward Employee Access with at least sixty (60) calendar days’ written notice WILL BE FINED $500 in accordance with District Policy DP318A – Resignations-Administrators.

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