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The following are new administrative assignments. As of January, all elementary schools will have a half-time or full-time assistant principal. We anticipate that administrative appointments for Hidden Valley Middle School and the new elementary school in West Jordan will be announced in January.

  • Assignments Effective Jan. 21, 2020

    • Brian Rambadt, teacher at Fort Herriman Middle, appointed assistant principal at Sunset Ridge Middle School, replacing Caleb Olson.
    • Jody DeLand, computer technology teacher at South Jordan Middle School, appointed assistant principal at a location to be determined.
    • Jennifer Jarrard, teacher specialist in Special Education, appointed assistant principal at a location to be determined.
  • Assignments Effective Jan. 6, 2020
    • Jay Eads, teacher specialist in Teaching & Learning, appointed assistant principal at Mountain Point & Westland Elementary Schools.
    • Michelle Kilcrease, consultant in Teaching & Learning, appointed assistant principal at Copper Canyon & Mountain Shadows Elementary Schools.
    • Ross Menlove, administrator on special assignment in Teaching & Learning, appointed as a part time assistant principal at Ridgeview Elementary School.
    • Allyson Stovall, administrator on special assignment in Teaching & Learning, appointed assistant principal at Southland & Welby Elementary Schools.
    • Jerri Crawford, assistant principal at Southland & Oquirrh Elementary Schools, appointed as a full time assistant principal at Oquirrh Elementary School.
    • Angela Jones, assistant principal at Golden Fields & Heartland Elementary Schools, appointed as a full time  assistant principal at Heartland Elementary School.
    • Franco Preston, assistant principal at Bastian & Welby Elementary Schools, appointed assistant principal at Bastian & Majestic Elementary Schools.
    • Garett York, assistant principal at Columbia & Westvale Elementary Schools, appointed as a full time assistant principal at Westvale Elementary.
    • Kathryn Crandall, intern assistant principal in Granite School District, appointed assistant principal at Columbia & Golden Fields Elementary Schools.
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DATE: 
Thursday, December 12, 2019

TO:   
All Principals

FROM:   
Shelley Nordick, Ph.D, Administrator of Teaching & Learning
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability

SUBJECT:    
Tableau Viewer Account Set Up for Assistant Principals

The Evaluation, Research & Accountability Department is excited to announce that Tableau Viewer accounts have been made available for assistant principals.

Assistant principals will receive an email from Tableau Online prompting them to join. Please see the attached step-by-step instructions to set up the account. Once the set up process has been completed, I will be able to push out the variety of data dashboards available for your school.

As a reminder, school administrators may not share Tableau login information with school personnel outside of the school administration. Please contact Ben Jameson with any questions at 801-567-8243 or ben.jameson@jordandistrict.org.

Once your account is set up, you can access the Tableau login page by clicking here:
https://sso.online.tableau.com/public/idp/SSO

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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.

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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

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DATE:   
Thursday, December 12, 2019

TO:   
All Principals

FROM:  
Shelley Nordick, Ph.D., Administrator of Teaching and Learning
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability

SUBJECT: 
USBE Teacher Engagement Survey

The Utah State Board of Education is requesting that we disseminate the following teacher engagement survey to all classroom teachers.  This is NOT the same as the district’s stakeholder school climate survey scheduled to be released on February 10, 2020. Principals should send the attached letter entitled JSD Educator Engagement Email Template for Survey Distribution to all classroom teachers in their school. This document invites teachers to participate in an 8-minute anonymous teacher engagement survey that they can access using the link in the document.

The survey window is already open and will close on December 31, 2019. Please refer any questions about the survey administration to Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research & Accountability.

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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.

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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.

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DATE: 
December 3, 2019

TO: 
All Elementary, Middle, and Traditional High School Principals

FROM: 
John Larsen, Business Administrator
Derek Anderson, Director of Accounting, Budgets, and Audits

SUBJECT:  
Updated School Budgets

Attached are the updated school budgets reflecting the changes from projected enrollment to your actual October 1 student count. They are broken down into three pages:

  1. Current year allocation
  2. Carryover from the previous year
  3. Actual budget in skyward which is the current year allocation combined with the carryover from the previous year.

The amount to the left of “the line” are transferable between the different budget types.

Please note, if you have submitted a budget transfer it has been reflected in the sheet labeled “final budget”. If you try and total the sheet labeled “annual allocation” and the sheet labeled “carryover” they will not equal the amount on the sheet labeled “final budget.”

 

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Social Emotional Learning Accelerator - date changed to March 6th. Please visit wellness.jordandistrict.org/sel  to sign up to present or attend. Please forward to those at your school who you would like to attend.

See attached flyer.

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Volunteer reports need to be submitted to Insurance Services.

Workers' Compensation insurance costs are based on numbers submitted by schools. It is important that this information be accurate and complete.

PTA figures must be separate from other volunteer hours.

Attached is a copy of the Volunteer Report for the period from July 1, 2019 - November 30, 2019.

Please complete this form and return it to Cheryl Matson, Insurance Services by December 20, 2019.

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DATE:   
December 3, 2019

TO: 
All Elementary, Middle, and Traditional High School Principals

FROM:   
John Larsen, Business Administrator
Derek Anderson, Director of Accounting, Budgets, and Audits

SUBJECT: 
December 2019 Budget Transfer Request

If you would like to transfer budget between your postage, supply, textbook, technology supply and equipment budgets, please complete the following, sign and return to Derek by January 4, 2020. If Derek does not receive this back from you by January 4, 2020, Derek will assume no transfer is requested. The next opportunity to make such a transfer is June 2020.

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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.

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