Jordan School District
The Winter 2023-24 Student Survey is ready for launch on 01/22/2024! Panorama will send an email on launch day as well as reminders throughout the survey.
As a reminder, the student surveys are always optional for parents and students. Please see the JAM sent on December 14th for more guidance and resources - including the Spring survey window dates. The questions used in the survey are below.
DATE:
January 16, 2024
TO:
Principals
FROM:
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
Matt Alvernaz, School Safety Coordinator
SUBJECT:
Safe Routes to Schools Update and Reminder
Due to recent difficulties with the new Safe Routes To School website the deadline for submitting your schools Safe Walking Route will be extended to Friday January 26, 2024. The Safe Routes to School website can be found at Safe Routes Utah. If you have any trouble gaining access to it or your school is not found on the website please reach out directly to Kristen Hoschouer at khoschouer@utah.gov.
A link has been created for principals to download a copy of the updated district Safe Routes To School Form on our School Safety website at Jordan School Safety or copy and paste the link below for direct access.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dCsDkJK78ZtHPSCvPAj08aj4Su9RbyH_zFxM_l7kLGU/copy
Change the title to reflect the specific school and share it with the district School Safety Coordinator, Matt Alvernaz, once it is complete and ready for review. Please do this as soon as you able, even if the map is not yet completed.Jorda
For any additional assistance or clarification please contact Matt Alvernaz at matt.alvernaz@jordandistrict.org or by phone at 801-567-8623.
The 2023-24 Assistant Principal Directory may be accessed at the links below. You must be logged into your Jordandistrict.org account to access the file.
If updates or changes are needed, please send them directly to Caleb Olson via email. The updates will be made in the files at the links above, so the link will always take you to the most recent copy.
Please submit concerns to be discussed by JAESP committee and cabinet by January 24, 2024. Send items to be discussed to Nick Hansen at Golden Fields, Ann Pessetto at Silver Crest, or Kaleb Yates at the new Flex School. All items are discussed anonymously as we work to provide clarification and solutions to concerns of elementary administrators.
Notes of the discussions will be published following the meeting on the Google Doc titled "JAESP committee notes 2023-24" shared previously with Elementary Administrators.
DATE:
January 16, 2024
TO:
Principals
Assistant Principals
School Safety Specialists
FROM:
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
Matt Alvernaz, School Safety Coordinator
SUBJECT:
School Safety Specialist Responsibilities
As a reminder, here are the details describing the roles and responsibilities for School Safety Specialists. By now each School Safety Specialist should have received the Standard Response Protocols training so they are familiar with it. This training is mandatory for all School Safety Specialists and will need to be attended in order to be in compliance with state law.
School Safety Specialists need to be trained and certified in level 1 Comprehensive School Threat Assessment Guidelines (CSTAG). The School Safety Specialist acts as a member of the school’s interdisciplinary threat assessment (CSTAG) team. Please contact Angie Rasmussen (angie.rasmussen@jordandistrict.org) to request CSTAG Level I training for your School Safety Specialist. The cost of the Level I training is $85.
School Safety Specialists should inventory and visually inspect of all the safety equipment within the school and keep of record of the inventory. School Safety Specialists work with the administrator over safety to report, maintain, or order missing or damaged safety items. Items to inspect include (but are not limited to) the tactical emergency casualty care (TECC) kits in the classrooms and common areas, the reunification crate, fire extinguishers, and AEDs. Other items to consider include wheelchairs and staircase evacuation chairs or commonly known as “rickshaws.”
Using the Report Emergency - Drills, Actual Events, or Meetings report form, School Safety Specialists report emergency drills, events, and/or meetings conducted at the school.
Use this link to review the School Safety Specialist roles and responsibilities in detail. If a School Safety Specialist or school administrator is still in need of training please contact the district School Safety Coordinator, Matt Alvernaz, at matt.alvernaz@jordandistrict.org or by phone at 801-567-8623.
DATE:
January 11, 2024
TO:
All School Administrators
FROM:
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
McKinley Withers, Health and Wellness
SUBJECT:
CSTAG Updates January 2024
Please be aware of the following updates regarding Comprehensive School Threat Assessment (CSTAG) in Jordan District. See the memo below.
Principals and Department Directors should arrange for lunch or breakfast for all your employees one day from February 5th–8th . Please do not schedule meals on February 9th so all employees feel free to participate in the Health and Wellness Day activities occurring that day.
Traditional schools (i.e. the 41 elementary schools, 13 middle schools and 7 high schools) will receive an additional $13 per employee in the school’s supply budgets. Traditional schools may then charge the cost of this meal to 10 E xxx 0050 1090 639 by submitting the receipt to Accounting through the normal P-Card or NPO process.
All other schools (i.e. Kauri Sue Hamilton (including the Child Development Center), River’s Edge (including the Jordan Family Education Center), South Valley, JATC North, JATC South, Valley High School, and Southpointe Adult High) will also have $13 per employee available. However, these schools will need to charge the cost of this meal to 10 E xxx 9054 1090 639 by submitting the receipt to Accounting through the normal P-Card or NPO process.
District departments will also have $13 per employee available. Departments should charge the cost of this meal to 10 E xxx 9054 yy90 639 by submitting the receipt to Accounting through the normal P-Card or NPO process. The “yy” listed in the account above will differ for each department as follows:
Superintendent – 24
Associate Superintendent – 24
Administrators of Schools – 24
Accounting, Budgets, and Audits – 25
Auxiliary Services – 26
Business Administrator – 25
Career & Technical Education – 22
Central Warehouse – 26
Communications – 28
Custodial and Energy – 26
Equity & Compliance – 21
Evaluation, Research & Accountability – 10
Facilities – 26
Human Resources – 28
Information Systems – 28
Instructional Support Services – 22
Insurance Services – 25
Jordan Education Foundation – 22
Language and Cultural Services – 21
Nurses – 21
Nutrition Services – 26
Payroll – 25
Purchasing – 26
Transportation – 27
Special Education – 22
Student Services – 21
Teaching and Learning – 22
Transportation – 27
The following are new administrative assignments:
Take note of the following monthly newsletters with important communication about the School LAND Trust (SLT) Program.
District Administration- a newsletter for school administrators
District School Community Councils- a newsletter for school community council members
Please share the January newsletter with your school community council members.
The newsletters are also accessible online on the USBE website with different language options.
DATE:
January 2, 2024
TO:
Principals
Assistant Principals
FROM:
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
Sharon Jensen, Consultant Student Support Services
Michelle Reyes, Prevention Specialist, Student Support Services
SUBJECT:
Attendance Message to Notify Students & Families of Martin Luther King Jr. Recess
Welcome back from the winter recess. Hopefully the break helped us all come back refreshed and ready to finish out the second quarter strong. As we look forward, another short school recess will soon be upon us in honor of the Martin Luther King Jr. and grade transmittal day, January 15 and 16. Included you will find resources to communicate with families about the upcoming school recess.
Should you have questions or would like editable copies of the social media resources please contact Michelle Reyes at michelle.reyes@jordandistrict.org or 801.567.8205.
JORDAN SCHOOL DISTRICT is offering Elementary and Secondary paid administrative internship openings for the 2024-25 academic year. Applications are open now through March 1, 2024 at midnight.
Please refer to the details below:
Applicants must:
If you are interested in this internship opening, click here to apply!
Click here for a Frontline application tutorial.
Check out the attached flyer and use the links for the latest updates from Teaching & Learning for January. Learn tips and tricks, sign up for upcoming PD, and learn about important updates from the T & L team.
Now is the time to sign up for district supported Elementary Computer Science rotations for the 2024-2025 school year. Digital Teaching and Learning will provide training and professional development throughout the school year.
New hires are required to attend CS training August 21-23, 2024 at the ASB. Returning paraprofessionals will only need to attend August 23rd.
Please fill out the Computer Science sign-up form BEFORE May 1, 2024.
Utah State Senate Bill 150 requires schools to assess students’ reading level three times per school year (fall, winter, & spring) and inform first, second, and third grade parents/guardians of whether or not their child is reading on grade level. Please send the attached letters home with your students to inform parents of their student’s middle of year Acadience results by February 28, 2024. You may copy the letters onto your school letterhead and send the letters home with students.
Wit & Wisdom training is still available for teachers who have not yet had the opportunity to attend. Teachers and coaches at the elementary level who have not attended the training are asked to sign up on JPLS by January 22nd. Reserving training dates now will help the Teaching & Learning department get an accurate count of training needs and ensure that all teachers have access to the training. All teachers and coaches are asked to attend the training this current school year.
Mark your calendar and save the date to attend the Literacy Promise Conference. There are some fantastic presenters in attendance this year that you will not want to miss.
T & L will pay for up to three individuals from each school to attend the Literacy Promise Conference held on March 20-22. This can include administration, coaches or teachers. Schools are not required to participate or may choose to send less than three individuals. Responses will be accepted through March 8th. Please click on the link below and fill out the form to list the individuals who will be paid for through T&L. If your school would like to send more than three individuals, registration can also be done at the school or individual level using the QR link on the enclosed flyer.
The conference is March 20-22, 2024 at the Utah Valley Convention Center in Provo, Utah.
LINK to register individuals to be paid by T&L.
DATE:
January 8, 2024
TO:
All Principals
FROM:
Lisa Robinson, Administrator of Schools
Kim Lloyd, Director of Special Education
Brian King, Assistant Director of Special Education
Mike Trimmell, Ed.D., Special Education Administrator
SUBJECT:
2024 Special Education Transition Fair
Special Education is excited to announce an in-person, Special Education Transition Fair for 2024 and would love for you to join us! There will be over twenty community resources attending to help answer any post-secondary questions for our students and families.
The Transition Fair will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 27 from 4 - 7 p.m. at West Jordan Middle School. We hope that you will be able to attend! For questions please contact Ashley Calhoun at 801-567-8208 or ashley.calhoun@jordandistrict.org
Please make sure to send the flier out to your community.
DATE:
January 11, 2024
TO:
Principals
Special Education Staff
FROM:
Lisa Robinson, Administrator of Schools
Kim Lloyd, Director of Special Education
Kristin Norris, Teacher Specialist-SLP/A, ESY Coordinator
SUBJECT:
Extended School Year (ESY) Qualification Procedures and Timelines
Attached: ESY Eligibility Facts, Tips, and Documentation
In order to afford parents the opportunity to exercise their due process rights, the process outlined is to be followed beginning January, 2024 to March 20, 2024.
Please read the entire memo to ensure proper implementation of all existing and new procedures.
Some procedures and documentation requirements have changed.
Data for ESY should be current from this school year and reflect ongoing needs of the student.
The 2024 ESY Memo and forms will be available on the Special Education Forms website.
If you have questions you can talk with your Teacher Specialist or reach out to Kristin Norris at kristin.norris@jordandistrict.org.
If you are interested in working with the ESY program, applications are currently being accepted (application available online on the SpEd Forms page for current employees). The number of staff hired will be based on the number of eligible students who will be participating in the program. No staffing decisions can be made, until the programming needs and the numbers of participating students are determined. If you have questions, please contact the appropriate ESY coordinator as identified in the attached memo.
