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DATE:    
November 1, 2018

TO: 
All Principals
All Directors

FROM:   
Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent
John Larsen, Business Administrator
Cheryl Matson, Director of Insurance Services

SUBJECT:  
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) aka Drones on School Campuses

Utah State Risk Management has decided to provide property and liability insurance on any Unmanned Aircraft Systems (aka UAS or “drone”) that Jordan School District (the District) owns and operates.  However, in order to cover the drones, they must be scheduled or listed.  Therefore, the following information must be provided to the District Insurance Department in order to add any drones we currently have or purchase in the future, to our policy:

  • 55 lbs or over (including payload) – Always excluded from coverage, do not buy or operate
  • Between 0.55 lbs and less than 55 lbs (including payload) each listed separately:
    • Model Name / Number
    • Serial number
    • FAA registration number
    • Purchase cost
    • Location
  • Under 0.55 lbs (including payload) grouped:
    • Model Name / Number
    • Purchase cost
    • What educational purpose they are used for
    • Location

Please refer to the attached District Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) aka Drone on School Campuses Guidelines.

ALL District schools are located within some type of restricted airspace (airport or helipad).  Please make yourselves aware of the requirements to notify the appropriate authority within the area of flight before each flight.

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DATE:  
November 5, 2018

TO:  
All Middle and High School Head Financial Secretaries

FROM:    
John Larsen, Business Administrator
Dan Ellis, Director of Accounting
Jason Mott, Accountant/Internal Auditor

SUBJECT:   
2018 W-9 Forms 1099 Information

(EXTREMELY IMPORTANT – PLEASE READ AND FOLLOW DIRECTIONS THOROUGHLY – CALL IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS) - Deadline Friday, December 14, 2018

 

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Please see the revised attached flyer for information regarding the teacher transfer fairs.

  • Elementary and Secondary will be held on January 14, 2019 at West Jordan High from 12:00 to 6:00 pm.
  • Elementary only will be held on February 20, 2019 at Fort Herriman Middle from 4:30 to 6:30 pm.
  • Secondary only will be held on February 21, 2019 at Copper Hills High from 4:00 to 6:00 pm.
  • Elementary and Secondary will be held on March 28, 2019 at Riverton High from 4:30 to 6:00 pm.
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Secondary schools who have a “known vacancy” for the 2019-20 school year may advertise for that position immediately after consulting with their Administrator of Schools. “Known vacancies” are classified or licensed positions that a school must fill regardless of enrollment or FTE allocation. Examples of a “known vacancy” include Media Specialist, CTE Coordinator, Athletic Director, Band Director, Head Coach/Advisor, Head Custodian, etc.

Principals must post "known vacancies" for one week before hiring. While hiring internal candidates is highly encouraged, principals are authorized to hire from outside the district. Please be reminded that any internal licensed applicants with a "highly effective" JPAS rating must be given the opportunity to interview as per the District's negotiated agreement with JEA.

If you have a position to fill that you believe would qualify as a "known vacancy," please contact your Administrator of Schools. All other positions, including department chairs, can only be filled after FTE has been allocated.

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Thursday, November 1, 2018

TO: 
All High School Principals

FROM: 
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability

SUBJECT:  
Research Project

The Research Review Committee has reviewed a research project in which your school has been asked to participate.

Project Title:     A Prospective Study of Youth and Adolescent Injury Rates: Can Injuries Be Predicted?

Applicant:     Peter Chalmers, University of Utah

The project has been approved by the District Research Review Committee. The applicant has been directed to contact you to discuss the extent of the project and to obtain your permission to conduct the study at your school.  Participation in the study is at your discretion. If you have questions or concerns relating to participation, please contact Ben Jameson at 801-567-8243.

The project will involve baseball pitchers from the 2019 and 2020 baseball season as well as the school’s athletic trainer.

Thank you for your assistance.

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Thursday, November 1, 2018

TO:   
All Principals

FROM:   
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability

SUBJECT:
Research Project

The Research Review Committee has reviewed a research project in which your school has been asked to participate.

Project Title:     Teachers’ Perceptions on Access to General Education and Functional Skills Curricula to Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities

Applicant:     Olivia Coleman, University of Utah

The project has been approved by the District Research Review Committee. The applicant has been directed to contact you to discuss the extent of the project and to obtain your permission to conduct the study at your school. Participation in the study is at your discretion. If you have questions or concerns relating to participation, please contact Ben Jameson at 801-567-8243.

The researcher will contact principals asking them to send out an email recruiting special education teachers and general education team leads/department chairs to participate in the study.

Thank you for your assistance.

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DATE:
October 22, 2018

TO:
Principals

FROM:
Administrators of Schools
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Planning and Student Services
Steven Harwood, System/Programming Manager

SUBJECT:
Fall Enrollment as of October 1, 2018 - Revised

Please see attached memo and enrollment numbers.

 

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The District will be conducting a software upgrade to Sprocket on November 8, 2018 at 1 p.m. The process will take 2-4 hours and Sprocket will be unavailable during this time.  If you have any questions please contact Sandi Abplanalp at 801-567-8616.

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Schools to Watch Intervention Convention
November 7th, 2018

West Jordan Middle School is hosting a STW Intervention Convention on Trauma Responsive Schools and Restorative Practices on Wednesday, November 7th, 2018. The Intervention Convention is a unique professional learning opportunity; bringing practitioners together to share what they are doing and learn from each other.

The day will begin with a presentation from West Jordan Middle School's Principal Dixie Garrison and members of the school's faculty as to what they have been doing and the impact on school culture and students' well being. Then the rest of the day is shaped around questions and topics posed by participants. Participants are encouraged to bring artifacts of their work, like data-collection forms, letters to parents, information given to students and teachers, and tools used in their schools' professional learning and training programs.

The end result is the formation of a dynamic web of networking from which participants can draw upon for the future.  People currently engaged in the work walk away with new ideas that can refine what they are doing; people who have yet embarked on the topic leave with a better idea of what trauma responsive schools are about and how restorative justice practices can have tremendous impact on the behavior and treatment of young adolescents.

The flyer with registration information is attached.  Please note that registration closes on November 1st.  Feel free to contact Lori Gardner at utahschoolstowatch@gmail.com with any questions.

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Middle and High Schools:

Gordmans and the Jordan Education Foundation have provided a Christmas shopping experience for hundreds of our secondary students over the past few years. This year, 300 students will be able to participate in a shopping spree there! In order for this to happen, we need responsible adults to help our students shop. We also need at least one administrator from each participating school to volunteer that morning. School employees are welcome to volunteer to chaperone kids at the following link: https://www.jefchristmasforkids.org/ Many thanks!

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As a reminder, every school needs at least three CPR certified staff. Certification only lasts for two years, so some of your staff certifications may be expiring. Remember that staff need to complete an on-line course before signing up for their skills test. Please see the attached flyer for details. Thank you!

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Elementary Schools:

The  junior stock epi pens that you have in your buildings for grades K-2 will be expiring at the end of the month. Nurses will come to each school to remove the expired epi pens. Our new pens should be coming within a few weeks. In the meantime, if there is an emergency, call 911. We will get the new ones to you as soon as we can. Call your nurse if you have questions.

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Elementary Administrators of Schools and the Teaching & Learning Department are providing principals and school leadership teams three professional learning sessions to build shared knowledge and deep understanding of the JELL framework and strategies for putting the processes into practice. See dates and times on attached flyer.

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Gentle reminder regarding Thanksgiving Heroes. JEF needs your help to identify families and facilitate distribution and collection of the Thanksgiving Heroes form. Thanks to those schools that have provided JEF with the name of your liaison. If you have not, please send your school's liaison contact info to steven.hall@jordandistrict.org
JEF needs to know if your school is or is not going to participate. We can serve at least 1,100 families so think abundance.

 

Principals

We need your help to facilitate Thanksgiving Heroes’ efforts to provide a full Thanksgiving meal to deserving families – up to 1,100 families in Jordan School District.

School Liaison

  • Identify up to 20 families per school and distribute the attached form for them to fill out and sign.
  • Collect the completed forms
  • Return the completed forms to the JEF office before Friday November 9
  • If your school does not want to participate or you have just a few families, please email steven.hall@jordandistrict.org so we can allocate the extra meals to schools that have greater needs. The sooner you can let JEF know the better.
  • If your school needs more than 20 meals, let JEF know
  • The attached form has most of the information you need to answer questions, but you are welcome to contact the JEF office if you have questions
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College & University Information Fair

Tuesday, November 13, 2018
4:00-5:30 p.m.
Auxiliary Services Building - Auditorium (north end)
7905 S Redwood Rd, West Jordan

Principals: Please share this information and flyer with your teachers

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Attached is the updated Leave Policy Overview, which provides a summary of leave benefits available for benefited employees. Please familiarize yourself with leave policies as you are responsible for understanding the use of leave within policy provisions.  Full text of all leave policies can be viewed online at http://policymanual.jordandistrict.org/.  If you are unable to view the document, see your building principal or department director for a copy.

If you have questions regarding any of the leave policies, please contact the HR Department.

 

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Internet and Social Media Safety

S. Max Rogers
NetSmartz Director - Boys and Girls Clubs of Utah Presenter

Hosted by Student Intervention Services

JSD Administrators, Parents of JSD Students and JSD School Community Councils Invited

November 8, 2018
6:00 - 7:00 pm
Jordan School District Auxiliary Service Building Auditorium
7905 South Redwood Road
West Jordan

NetSmartz Workshop is an interactive, educational program of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) that provides age-appropriate resources.  Topics covered include internet and social media safety.

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The Curriculum Department is offering a $500 stipend to help support enrichment / gifted and talented resources in elementary schools.  Please see the application for more details.  Please contact Rebecca Smith (801-567-8368) with any questions you may have.

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