Jordan School District
DATE:
Thursday, May 10, 2018
TO:
Elementary and Middle School Principals
FROM:
Laura Finlinson, Administrator of Curriculum and Staff Development
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability
SUBJECT:
Nextera Fall Trainings
Please see memo below for information and dates.
In collaboration with the Friday Institute, USBE, and UEN, JSD will provide a “Leadership in Blended and Digital Learning (LBDL) Academy,” designed specifically for administrators to lead schools toward blended and digital learning through research-based content and job-embedded experiences. The program will follow a blended-learning model with an online course in Canvas and five face-to-face sessions. Participants completing the LBDL Academy will receive the State’s Ed Tech Endorsement.
The face-to-face sessions will be held at the ASB from 8:00 – 3:30 on the dates listed below. A brief description of each session is included as well.
Thursday, September 13, 2018, Session 1: Blended Learning. This session explores and extends upon leadership research and various blended and digital learning models and definitions from leading sources in the field (Michael Fullan, The Christensen Institute, etc.)
Tuesday, November 13, 2018, Session 2: Creating a Culture for Blended Learning. This session will focus on the important culture shifts for all stakeholders including activities around managing complex change (Knoster’s Model), engaging in critical conversations, and engaging stakeholders.
Thursday, January 17, 2019, Session 3: Shifting Teaching and Learning. This session will focus on the key changes in curriculum and instruction in a blended learning environment, including frameworks for instruction such as TPACK and SAMR, and other essential topics such as Digital Content and Tools.
Thursday, March 14, 2019, Session 4: Supporting Teachers Through Professional Learning. This session will focus on the competencies of a blended learning educator and professional learning models which draws on the ISTE and iNACOL standards and also explores various models of professional learning such as competency-based PD.
Thursday, April 4, 2019, Session 5: Implementing and Sustaining Blended Learning. This session will focus on the nuts and bolts of shifting to a blended learning model and implementation strategies. Topics include budget, space, technology & devices, communications, data, and evaluation.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Through legislation, additional funding was added to the Digital Teaching and Learning Grant for the 2018-2019 school year. In an effort to expand blended learning opportunities and build capacity within schools, administrators participating in the LBDL Academy will have the option to apply for 1:1 devices, training, and support for a team of technology teacher leaders. Applications will be available once the budget has been confirmed from USBE. (This is a one-year opportunity only.)
If you would like to be registered for the LBDL Academy, please contact Shelley Nordick before June 1. 801-567-8110 shelley.nordick@jordandistrict.org
DATE:
May 9, 2018
TO:
All Principals, Administrative Assistants, and Custodians
FROM:
Scott Thomas, Administrator of Auxiliary Services
Paul Bergera, Staff Assistant of Auxiliary Services
Dave Rostrom, Director of Facilities Services
Sandi Abplanalp, Facility Systems Coordinator
SUBJECT:
Summer Card Access Scheduling
With the end of the school year rapidly approaching, the need to re-evaluate current access levels of your staff may be necessary. Employees with 24/7 access will remain the same, however, access may need to be altered for your teachers, staff and sweepers. Please be aware that if teachers retain their current access levels during summer months their badge will allow them access into the building regardless of whether or not the building has been disarmed. If your sweepers will be working days, let Sandi Abplanalp know what hours they are authorized to have access.
Please note that District Maintenance workers and District delivery drivers’ access will remain the same (7:00 am-5:00 pm). Please contact Sandi and let her know what days the building will be closed so their access can be removed.
Time zones assigned to the doors will be removed after the last bell on the last day of school. If you want your main door left open or have summer programs running during the summer months, contact Sandi to adjust the schedule. You will be receiving a report which includes a list of employees with access to your building and their access times and passes. If you have employees that will not be returning in the fall, please collect their badges as part of their final check out and return them to Sandi in the Facilities Services Department. If an employee is transferring, email Sandi their names and new locations as soon as possible so she can assign them to their new location. Please account for all of the lockout/unlock cards, portable passes, recess passes, office passes, elevator passes and substitute passes that are listed in this report.
Please be aware that employees with extended building access will revert back to regular access when the school year ends (with the exception of the head administrative assistants and custodians) and a new Building/Card Access-Administrator Authorization form will need to be submitted when the new school year begins. Please call Sandi with any questions or concerns.
Sandi Abplanalp
Jordan School District
Facility Systems Coordinator
801-567-8616
sandi.abplanalp@jordandistrict.org
Cc:
Jordan School District Cabinet Members
DATE:
April 9, 2018
TO:
School Principal and Lunch Manager
FROM:
Scott Thomas, Administrator, Auxiliary Services
Jana Cruz, Director of Nutrition Services
SUBJECT:
Records to be kept for the school lunch program
The records below are necessary to be kept on file.
2014-15 Skyward: Daily Activity and Monthly Payment Totals Report
2015-16 Skyward: Daily Activity and Monthly Payment Totals Report
2016-17 Skyward: Daily Activity and Monthly Payment Totals Report
2017-18 Skyward: Daily Activity and Monthly Payment Totals Report
We certify that the above records for this year and the preceding three years are on file in the school where they will be accessible for review by the District, State and Federal officials involved in the school lunch program of the Jordan School District.
School Name ___________________________________________________________________
Principal's Signature_______________________________ Date_________________
Manager's Signature_______________________________ Date_________________
Please return to the Nutrition Services Department by:
Traditional Schools – June 1, 2018
Year Round Schools – July 3, 2018
Date:
May 2, 2018
To:
Elementary, Middle, and High School Principals and Administrative Assistants
From:
John Larsen, Business Administrator
Dan Ellis, Director of Accounting, Budgets, and Audits
Jason Mott, Accountant/Internal Auditor
Subject:
Check Phishing Scam
It has recently come to our attention that there may be an information phishing scam occurring within the District. The scam consists of schools receiving a donation check with no information regarding who donated the funds. Schools are then encouraged to set up an account to view the donors and set up an ACH service for future donations.
These checks are from YourCause, LLC and claim to be for a Wells Fargo Community Support Campaign. If you have received any of these checks:
As a reminder, never give any of your personal information, bank information, or passwords to anyone. No one from the District should ask for your password to log into any of the District systems. School bank information should never be given out to set up ACH payment or receipt transactions.
If you have questions or need assistance, please call Dan Ellis at (801) 567-8389.
Thank you.
DATE:
April 30, 2018
TO:
High School Principals and Counselors
FROM:
C. Brad Sorensen, Administrator of Schools
Holly Bell, Secondary Counseling Specialist
Sharon Jensen, Principal, Valley High School
SUBJECT:
Critical Dates Regarding 24-credit Diploma through Valley High School
Counselors and students planning to graduate with a 24-credit diploma from Valley High School need to be aware of the following date/deadlines:
May 14, 2018
Names of all students planning to graduate with a 24-credit diploma must be submitted to Sharon Jensen, Principal of Valley High School.
All students who are planning to walk at Valley High School’s graduation ceremony need to contact Jostens at 1-800-JOSTENS immediately to order the Valley High School cap and gown package. If they have previously ordered from their boundary school, Jostens will help them with the cancellation and reorder of Valley High School colors.
May 21, 2018
Deadline for official transfer of student to Valley High School.
All transfer students must have credits complete and transcripts reviewed by their boundary school before transfer is submitted. Valley High School registrar will complete all transfers on May 21st.
May 23, 2018
All students who are planning to walk during the Valley High School Graduation Ceremony must attend one of the following meetings at Valley High:
12:30 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
Each meeting will be approximately one hour. Students will not be allowed to walk with fellow graduates if they do not attend one of these meetings. Caps and gowns will be distributed at the end of this mandatory meeting.
May 30, 2018
Valley High School Graduation Ceremony 2:00 p.m.
Salt Lake Community College
Lifetime Activities Center (4600 S. Redwood Rd, Taylorsville)
May 31, 2018
Students who do not wish to attend the graduation ceremony may pick up their diploma at Valley High School.
Please make note of these important dates and ensure they are communicated to students who are planning to use this option.
*Attached are instructions and the application for a 24-credit diploma through Valley High School.
DATE:
Thursday, May 3, 2018
TO:
All Principals
FROM:
John Larsen, Business Administrator
Laura Finlinson, Administrator of Curriculum and Staff Development
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability
Michael Heaps, Director of Information Systems
SUBJECT:
AAPPL Testing Issue using Chromebooks
We are finding that the connection to the LTI AAPPL server using Chromebooks isn’t stable enough to support voice recording during the AAPPL speaking test without removing some of the network filtering. To test with fewer filtering restrictions requires that a special Google account and login be created. Since these special logins allow students access they wouldn’t normally have, the responsibility of schools and teachers to maintain network security and safety for students will be heightened.
What this means for schools and teachers is that students using a Chromebook will need to be logged in with xxxlang@my.jordandistrict.org (where xxx is the school number) whenever an AAPPL test is being administered on a Chromebook. We do NOT want the user name and password for xxxlang@my.jordandistrict.org to be given to students. Otherwise, students would have access to certain websites that would normally be blocked. This means that the teachers will have to log into that account for every Chromebook that a student will use to complete an AAPPL test.
We ask that principals speak with their dual language immersion and foreign language teachers about this issue and request that they log into the xxxlang@my.jordandistrict.org account themselves rather than having students log in.
For the future, the IS department is working on a more permanent and secure solution.
Please contact Ben Jameson in Evaluation, Research & Accountability at 801-567-8243 or ben.jameson@jordandistrict.org or Michael Heaps in Information Systems at 801-567-8271 or Michael.heaps@jordandistrict.org with any questions or concerns.
DATE:
Thursday, May 3, 2018
TO:
Elementary Principals
FROM:
Laura Finlinson, Administrator of Curriculum and Staff Development
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability
SUBJECT:
KEEP Administration within the Mandated Window
This is just a reminder that, as with all state-mandated tests, the Kindergarten Entry and Exit Profile (KEEP) has a window in which teachers may administer the test to their students. The end-of-year window to administer the KEEP, set by USBE, is four weeks before the end of school. Thus, the following windows will apply to traditional and year-round elementary schools for KEEP administration:
In addition, June 15, 2018, is the deadline for traditional elementary schools to input their KEEP data onto the Data Gateway. June 30, 2018, is the deadline for year-round schools to input their data onto the Data Gateway.
We ask that principals please remind their kindergarten teachers of these testing window and data entry dates.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Ben Jameson in Evaluation, Research & Accountability at 801-567-8243 or ben.jameson@jordandistrict.org or Becky Gerber at 801-567-8087 or becky.gerber@jordandistrict.org.
Governor Gary R. Herbert has declared May 3, 2018 as “Utah Prevention Day!” A copy of the Governor’s Declaration is included in this packet. Feel free to copy it and post it in your classrooms, office and halls.
Please see packet below for more information.
Insurance open enrollment will begin June 1 and continue through July 31. Enrollment information is available online on the insurance web page. Posters were sent to each location, please post in prominent locations for your employees. Copies are attached for you regarding dates and times of meetings.
DATE:
April 28, 2018
TO:
Principals
All Certified Special Education Staff
FROM:
Laura Finlinson, Administrator of Curriculum/Staff Development & Special Programs
Lisa Robinson, Director of Special Education
SUBJECT:
End of Year SCRAM Detail Report
We are fast approaching our last SCRAM count deadline. It is important that this information be as accurate and current as possible. A year-end final SCRAM report that reflects the SCRAM/IEP Services that have been received from your school to date has been sent to resource and self-contained support class (cluster) team leaders.
Special Education generates funds from this count by student days in membership (i.e., how many days they were entered in your program). The resource or self-contained support class (cluster) team report should list all current students, including primary Guidance and primary Speech-Language students. Please check each student for the following information:
Traditional School Deadline: Monday, May 21, 2018
Year-Round School Deadline: Friday, June 1, 2018
Please note that separate reports have been sent to each resource team AND each cluster team (if applicable). SLPs, Guidance Specialists and other itinerant providers will need to work with both special education teams to check and complete the requested information. Since one copy is being sent per “team” (i.e., resource or cluster), it is critical that the list be checked with other team members within your school. Please do not send multiple copies of the report back. Each team member must review and initial the original report before returning it to the Special Education Department.
Submit any SCRAM changes and/or corrections AND the signed current report(s) to Amanda Hamblin through District mail at the District Office. All completed reports and documents must be received in the Special Education Office by the end of the day on the specified due date.
If you have questions, please contact the Teacher Specialist assigned to your school or Amanda Hamblin at (801) 567-8176.
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Please know that your assistance in completing this information accurately is critical, as it directly impacts Special Education funding!
Please see memo and evaluation form below.
Please see document below for important dates and reminders.
DATE:
April 17, 2018
TO:
School Psychologists
FROM:
Laura Finlinson, Administrator of Curriculum/Staff Development & Special Programs
Lisa Robinson, Director of Special Education
Fulvia Franco, Program Specialist – Guidance
SUBJECT:
May School Psychologists’ Meeting
A school psychologists’ meeting has been scheduled for Friday, May 4, 2018, from 12:00 to 3:30 p.m. at the Jordan School District Auxiliary Services Building Auditorium (7905 South Redwood Road). We will begin with an end-of-the-year potluck luncheon. Sheila Crowell, Ph.D., a professor in the Psychology Department at the University of Utah, will provide us with a presentation on Suicide Prevention and Intervention for Teens.
Part-time Staff: I would appreciate it if you could adjust your schedules in order to attend this meeting.
cc:
Principals
Please see attached for testing dates and other information.
USBE has prepared a short survey and is asking those in various roles in our district to respond. The intent of the survey is to provide USBE and our district with useful information around implementation of the components of a draft for the Utah Literacy Framework. We would very much appreciate your support in getting the survey out to teachers and invite principals to take the appropriate survey, as well. The survey takes approximately 5 minutes to complete. The results will help to guide future efforts and supports both at the state and district level. The survey is now open and will close on May 4th. Please distribute ASAP.
Teacher Survey Link
https://usbe.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0r2ETAGGViSnPKd
School Administrator Survey Link
Early literacy software grant applications are now available. As in the past, Becky Gerber will gladly submit the application on your behalf. Please email answers to the following questions to her no later than May 25, 2018.
The LEA agrees to the following conditions of participation in the Early Reading Intervention Program:
Fountas & Pinnell 2nd Edition Contents List:
We are asking that ALL F&P 2nd edition kits be collected from teachers at check out. Please be sure all books are in the kit. With the exception of the calculator, materials from this kit are not compatible with the new kit and should not be kept. Attached is a list of items that should be in the box when collected.
Fountas & Pinnell 3rd Edition Training:
Please email Becky Gerber as soon as possible to confirm the date and time you would like to schedule training for your teachers on the administration protocol of the F&P 3rd edition. Kits will be ordered by the curriculum department and shipped directly to your school. They will need to be ready to distribute to teachers on/before the day of the training.
Letters should be sent to parents of ALL students in grades 1 – 3 no later than June 15. Please do not send letters home to parents of Kindergarten students.
