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Due to so many of the administrative assignment changes and secretary retirements with subsequent shuffling of personnel, the Purchasing Department wants you to know we are doing our best to track everyone. We have a pretty comprehensive list based upon known retirements and the administrative assignment list released by HR. If there are other changes that have not been announced yet, please notify Kris Wishart in Purchasing of those.

There is no need to cancel cards and then reapply. All we need to know is the address, phone number, and new account code for your new location. We will just make the changes in the system and your card will operate the same as usual. This is important because US Bank uses your zip code at times to verify valid charges. If an incorrect zip code is given, the transaction is rejected.

In the future, please notify the Purchasing Department of any personnel changes as they occur of P-Card holders during the year.

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DATE:  
June 7, 2018

TO:  
All District Administrators

FROM:  
Kurt Prusse, Director of Purchasing

SUBJECT: 
Temporary Travel Request Procedure

Attention District Administrators:

Our travel buyer, Stephanie Nicholson, will be out of the office from Wednesday, 6/6/2018 returning 6/20/2018.  She will be unable to secure travel estimates, book employee or student travel during her time off.  However, employee travel must still be entered into the Skyward generated form for supervisory approval before travel arrangements can be booked.  The following options and procedures are in effect only during her absence.  After the 20th of June, all employee travel must go through the district travel buyer.

District Employee Travel 

After entering in a Skyward travel request there will be three options:

  1. Do nothing and wait for Stephanie to return if travel dates are far enough in advance to reasonably book (generally 14 to 21 days) before departure.
  2. Gather estimated costs on your own and submit to Kurt Prusse in Purchasing to input into the Skyward travel request form before being sent to your supervisor for approval. After receiving the Skyward generated approval, proceed to book the travel.  Remember, travel expenses are only estimates, so if they are significantly higher than what has been approved, seek additional approval from your supervisor before finalizing reservations.
  3. Employees can book hotel reservations and flights with the Utah Travel Department by emailing statetravel@utah.gov with the requested travel details. The state will charge standard fees for airfare when applicable.  They will not do any student groups or book employees as a group.  Multiple travelers going to the same destination can be submitted at the same time, but they will be treated as separate requests, so travel departure and return times may be different. The State Travel Department will not book airport shuttles, conference registrations, or rental cars.  Hotel and airfare only.

Student Group Travel 

  1. New Travel Request (Out-of-State) - Do nothing and wait for Stephanie to return or contact Purchasing for options.
  2. New Travel Request (In-State) – Contact Purchasing for assistance
  3. Currently scheduled travel groups – Contact Purchasing for assistance

If you have questions regarding travel related requests, please contact Kris Wishart in the Purchasing Department at ext. #88708.

Sincerely,

Kurt Prusse
Director of Purchasing

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DATE:   
May 24, 2018

TO: 
Principals
Elementary and Middle School Resource Team Leaders
High School Special Education Team Leaders

FROM: 
Laura Finlinson, Admin. of Curriculum/Staff Development & Special Programs
Lisa Robinson, Director of Special Education
Julie Brown, Program Specialist
Courtney Titus, Program Specialist

SUBJECT: 
Information Regarding Beginning of 2018-19 School Year

Please see attached memo.

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The County Library has just added a new digital collection of Spanish eBooks & eAudiobooks for all ages. This is perfect for English learners in Spanish speaking families.  Spanish literacy skills will help students maintain their native language and these literacy skills will support their English language development. These books are also good for students who are studying in our Spanish courses. Books are available at https://slcolibrary.odilo.us

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Visual Art SLO Revision
Facilitated by Mindy Lokey, District Office
June 15, 11:30am to 3:30pm
Interested teachers may revise existing district SLO assessments as well as write new ones or adapt older assessments previously used with outdated core standards.  Inservice pay; sign up on JPLS.

Language Arts SLO Revision
Facilitated by Mindy Lokey, District Office
June 21, 11:30am to 3:30pm
Interested teachers may revise existing SLO assessments.  Inservice pay; sign up on JPLS.

Depth of Knowledge
Facilitated by Mindy Lokey, District Office
June 20, 8am to 4pm
Depth of Knowledge (DOK) assures that your course and your assessments have rigor -­- and that your students gain lasting understanding. This course will teach the basics of Depth of Knowledge and give you the tools to make your curriculum more rigorous.  Participants should bring an assignment or assessment they would like to improve. It is also beneficial if you attend with a PLC colleague. Open to all subject areas.  Inservice pay; sign up on JPLS.

Employing Socratic Seminar
Facilitated by Josh Brothers, Copper Hills High School
July 11, 9am – 12pm; August 9, 9am – 12pm
One of the key goals of 21st Century Education is to foster critical thinking and expression in our students. This means that teachers need to model and then get out of the way as they allow students to practice using academic conversation skills to hone their critical thinking skills. Using Socratic Seminar is one of the oldest and most effective means to teach these skills while also helping students internalize information and develop a stronger classroom culture. Come learn how to employ this useful tactic in any grade level.  Inservice pay; sign up on JPLS for one date only.

The AP Approach to Writing
Facilitated by Josh Brothers, Copper Hills High School
July 12, 9am – 11am; August 10, 9am – 11am
The AP Program uses a unique approach to writing that focuses on the ability to think and communicate clearly. When taught in tandem with traditional approaches to Grammar and Syntax, students become highly effective communicators and critical thinkers. This course will introduce you to the holistic approach and provide you with sample rubrics and a pathway to incorporate these strategies in your classroom.  Inservice pay; sign up on JPLS for one date only.

Questions?  Email Mindy.Lokey@jordandistrict.org

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Visual Art SLO Revision
Facilitated by Mindy Lokey, District Office
June 14, 11:30am to 3:30pm
Interested teachers may revise existing district SLO assessments as well as adapt older assessments previously used with outdated core standards.  Inservice pay; sign up on JPLS.

Language Arts & Reading SLO Revision
Facilitated by Mindy Lokey, District Office
June 18, 11:30am to 3:30pm
Interested teachers may revise existing district SLO assessments.  Inservice pay; sign up on JPLS.

Standards-Aligned Novel Unit Workshop
Facilitated by Mindy Lokey, District Office
June 19, 8am to 4pm
Interested reading and language arts teachers bring a text and a partner to write an anchor text unit that addresses every standard.  Units are shared throughout the district.  Inservice pay; email mindy.lokey@jordandistrict.org with your text and partner name to sign up.

Depth of Knowledge
Facilitated by Mindy Lokey, District Office
June 20, 8am to 4pm
Depth of Knowledge (DOK) assures that your course and your assessments have rigor -­- and that your students gain lasting understanding. This course will teach the basics of Depth of Knowledge and give you the tools to make your curriculum more rigorous.  Participants should bring an assignment or assessment they would like to improve. It is also beneficial if you attend with a PLC colleague. Open to all subject areas.  Inservice pay; sign up on JPLS.

Employing Socratic Seminar
Facilitated by Josh Brothers, Copper Hills High School
July 11, 9am – 12pm; August 9, 9am – 12pm
One of the key goals of 21st Century Education is to foster critical thinking and expression in our students. This means that teachers need to model and then get out of the way as they allow students to practice using academic conversation skills to hone their critical thinking skills. Using Socratic Seminar is one of the oldest and most effective means to teach these skills while also helping students internalize information and develop a stronger classroom culture. Come learn how to employ this useful tactic in any grade level.  Inservice pay; sign up on JPLS for one date only.

Questions?  Email Mindy.Lokey@jordandistrict.org

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DATE:   
May 16, 2018

TO: 
Elementary Principals

FROM:   
Laura Finlinson, Administrator of Curriculum/Staff Development & Special Programs
Lisa Robinson, Director of Special Education
Courtney Titus, Program Specialist

SUBJECT:   
Preschool students registering at boundary schools

Many of you have had questions about whether to automatically register a student who has previously had preschool services through Jordan School District. Our preschool programs are composed of students with disabilities and typical peers, therefore, there could be many students who attended preschool coming to register at their neighborhood school. In addition, your elementary teacher specialist will be getting each school a list of incoming kindergarten students who are on an IEP and those who are not receiving special education services to you.

This is a reminder that students are actually registering for access to Jordan School District. Please ask your secretaries to enroll students who live in your boundary. It is best to automatically register a student in their neighborhood school and then if you have placement questions or concerns contact Susan Sudbury or Courtney Titus and changes can be easily facilitated through skyward.

Please direct any questions or concerns to Susan Sudbury at 801-567-8355 or susan.sudbury@jordandistrict.org or you may contact Courtney Titus at 801-567-8904 or courtney.titus@jordandistrict.org.

 

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Information Systems has begun rolling out a new Anti-Virus/Anti-Malware solution. The new product is called Sophos. This will replace Symantec's anti-virus that is currently installed on all Windows computers. Additionally all Macintosh computers will also have the new software installed. We are initially targeting only faculty and staff machines. This is to avoid interruptions during testing. Student machines will be migrated to the new software over the summer. Impact to users should be minimal. At most they will receive a prompt to reboot. Like most software updates this prompt can be postponed to a time that is convenient to the users. Finally Macintosh computers running OSX 10.13.2 will need to accept the installation. Please refer to the included PDF instructions on how to accept the installation for these machines. District IS staff are working with school techs to schedule installations for each building. Please make faculty and staff aware or these changes. For any questions or concerns please contact your school tech or the help desk at 88737 (801-567-8737).

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DATE:    
May 15, 2018

TO:  
Principals
All Certified Special Education Staff

FROM: 
Laura Finlinson, Admin of Curriculum/Staff Development & Special Programs
Lisa Robinson, Director of Special Education
Julie Brown, Program Specialist
Courtney Titus, Program Specialist

SUBJECT: 
Year-End Checkout for Traditional Schools/Year-Round Schools

Please see attached memo.

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Administrators:

Several questions have been raised regarding school-based activities. In an effort to assist you in determining whether an activity is approved or not approved, an Approved-Not Approved Activity & Procedural Guidelines folder will be shared with each of you on Google Drive.  The folder contains a Quick Reference Guide, as well as, supporting guidelines for all approved activities mentioned on the list.  All considered activities should continue to be approved through your respective AOS.

Please keep in mind, the list and guidelines may be updated on a regular basis to address other Utah State Risk concerns or considerations.

The Approved-Not Approved Activity & Procedural Guidelines folder can be accessed by the following steps:

  • Google Drive

-Shared with me

       -Approved-Not Approved Activity & Procedural Guidelines

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DATE:   
Tuesday, May 15, 2018

TO: 
All Principals

FROM: 
Laura Finlinson, Administrator of Curriculum and Staff Development
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability

SUBJECT:
2018 UEPC School Climate Survey Results

The 2018 UEPC School Climate Reports are being prepared.  Before distributing these survey results, principals are required to agree to follow three directions regarding access to, and disclosure of, UEPC survey data:

  1. Table 6 in your school report provides a thumbnail sketch of all teachers at your school who had responses from at least 10 students and/or 10 parents. This table is for school administrators only.  Table 6 may NOT be viewed by or shared with any person beyond district leadership or your school administration.
  2. School reports include a results page for all teachers who received 10 or more evaluations from students and/or parents. Results pages with individual teachers’ Cactus IDs at the top of the page are NOT to be viewed by or distributed to persons other than the school administration or the teacher whose ID appears on the top of the page.
  3. No attempts are to be made to identify respondents or publicly publish information on particular individuals.

Principals are asked to please download, initial, and sign the attached document entitled Data Access and Disclosure Requirements.  Please return the initialed and signed copy to me via email or through District Mail.  Once the 2018-18 UEPC School Climate Survey becomes available and I have the signed Data Access and Disclosure Requirements form initialed and signed by you, I will send your school’s survey report to you via a MoveIT email file.

Once you receive your 2018 UEPC School Climate Survey Report, please distribute a copy of the results pages to each educator so that they may include it in the portfolio portion of their JPAS.

Please remember that your UEPC School Climate Survey Report may include potentially sensitive information as a result of opinions and comments expressed by survey respondents.  Make certain you carefully follow the above requirements when sharing this information and use great discretion when doing so.

Please contact Ben Jameson in Evaluation, Research & Accountability with any questions or concerns.

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Principals:

The fourth and final notification of expiring licenses was sent to 224 licensed employees on April 20, 2018. This final letter serves as a notification of termination if they choose not to complete the process by June 30, 2018. We requested your assistance in notifying the employees, securing their signature and returning the form to HR by May 11, 2018.

To date, HR has received 102 of the 224 letters sent out to licensed employees with expiring licenses. According to CACTUS, there are 113 educators that have not yet completed their license renewal, 19 of which have not yet begun their background check process. Principals will be receiving an email with status details for those educators in their building who still haven’t completed the license renewal process.

If educators still have questions after reviewing the instructions contained in previous notifications, they should contact Jill or Stacy immediately for assistance.

  • Stacy 801-567-8215 (Elementary)
  • Jill 801-567-8227 (Secondary)

Please provide encouragement to your educators to act quickly to avoid termination, as licensure is a condition of employment. HR needs the form returned by all who received it regardless of their current renewal status. Thank you in advance for encouraging those in your building with expiring licenses to take care of this as soon as possible.

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The PowerPoint Presentations given, by Ben Jameson, in the May 8th Principal Meeting are attached below. Please see the appropriate file for your level.

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