Please save these dates on your calendar so that you may attend the Jordan School District Administrative Leadership Conference to be held August 5-6, 2020! The conference will be held at Mountain Creek Middle School. More information to come later.
Jordan Parent University – Preparing Parents and Students for The Future After High School – September 19, 2019
Principals: Please post in your school and send the attached flyer to each School Community Council member, all parents are invited to attend.
Jordan Parent University
Preparing Parents and Students for The Future After High School
Thursday, September 19, 2019
7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
JATC-South – 12723 S Park Ave, Riverton
Principals’ Meeting – September 17, 2019
Ballet West Student In-Theater Presentations 2019-20
Ballet West will again be presenting in-theater presentations for students from grades 1-12. Click on the link in the flyer below for the dates, times and seating allotments of the performances. If you are interested in having your class attend one of these performances, please contact Verlene Jensen at 801-567-8296.
10th Day Enrollment vs. the Estimate – All Schools, Traditional and YRE 2019-20
DATE:
September 4, 2019
TO:
All Principals
FROM:
Administrators of Schools
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Planning and Student Services
SUBJECT:
10th Day Enrollment vs. the Estimate
All Schools, Traditional and YRE
Please see memo and totals below.
All About High-functioning Autism: Strategies for Home and School – October 2019
This training is for parents, teachers, related services personnel, administrators, and anyone else interested in helping kids with High Functioning Autism to succeed and thrive.
Please see flyer below for more information.
Training for Security Camera Use and Software Operation – October 2, 2019
Principals:
We have scheduled two separate training sessions on the operation of the school's security camera and software. The training will include the use of the software, saving of camera footage and the transferring of that footage to the appropriate device. We receive many requests for help in this area.
The training will be held on October 2, 2019.
Session 1: 9:00-10:00 am
Session 2 1:00-2:00 pm
Both sessions will be held at the Auxiliary Service building in the presentation room, enter at the main entrance. It is recommended that at least one administrator per building attend one of the sessions and if possible send one hall monitor to each session.
Incident Command System Training 2019-20
Incident Command System (ICS) training for the 2019-20 school year is now available for registration on JPLS. This course is being repeated on 3 different dates, for your convenience:
Thursday, September 26, 2019, 8:00-9:30 a.m. - Course #115952
Tuesday, October 1, 2019, 8:00-9:30 a.m. - Course #115953
Thursday, October 3, 2019, 1:00-2:30 p.m. - Course #115954
The course will be held in the Auxiliary Services Building Presentation Room, located at the main entrance. It will be an overview of the ICS, the Jordan School District Incident Action Plans and roles. The course is available to administration, administrative subs and anyone else that has a key ICS position at the school/location, as determined by the administrator. We recommend that at least one person per building attend, but more are welcome, to participate.
Please contact Emergency Operations Manager Lance Everill with questions: 801-567-8623, lance.everill@jordandistrict.org
Data Dives with School Administrators – September 2019
DATE:
Thursday, September 5, 2019
TO:
All Principals
FROM:
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Superintendent of Schools
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability
SUBJECT:
Data Dives with School Administrators
The memo serves as a reminder to school administrators of the principal and assistant principal data dive sessions available in September. This is an opportunity to spend some time diving into your school’s assessment data by student grouping (i.e., race, students with disabilities, students receiving EL services, chronic absenteeism, and economically disadvantaged students). In addition, school leaders will be able to see assessment data down to the teacher and student level.
School administrators – principals and assistant principals – need only attend one of the available sessions:
| Level | Date | Time | Location |
| Elementary | Sep. 10, 2019 | 8:00-11:30 am | ASB Computer Lab D112 |
| Elementary | Sep. 10, 2019 | 12:00-3:30 pm | ASB Computer Lab D112 |
| Secondary | Sep. 18, 2019 | 8:00-11:30 am | PDC 103 |
| Elementary | Sep. 18, 2019 | 12:00-3:30 pm | PDC 103 |
| Secondary | Sep. 24, 2019 | 8:00-11:30 am | PDC 101 |
| Secondary | Sep. 24, 2019 | 12:00-3:30 pm | PDC 101 |
| Elementary | Sep. 25, 2019 | 8:00-11:30 am | ASB Computer Lab D112 |
| Elementary | Sep. 25, 2019 | 12:00-3:30 pm | ASB Computer Lab D112 |
For elementary school administrators, we will dive into the following data:
- Demographic enrollment for the 2019-20 school year
- Acadience Reading performance data
- RISE performance data
- WIDA performance data
For secondary school administrators, we will dive into the following data:
- Demographic enrollment for the 2019-20 school year
- RISE performance data (middle schools)
- ACT 11th Grade Administration
- AP results and performance
- WIDA performance data
School administrators will need to bring a laptop and their Tableau login credentials. Assistant principals will need to use their principal’s login credentials.
Please contact Ben Jameson with any questions about these trainings.
Guidelines for Employees Entering Time Off into Skyward – September 2019
Reminder that contracted employees should enter their own time off using Skyward's Employee Access whenever possible. Instructions and guidelines attached.
Student Tours of the Governor’s Mansion – 2019-20
There is an ongoing opportunity for student groups to tour the Governor's Mansion. If you have a group already planning to visit the State Capitol, they could also visit the Mansion at the same time. Capitol Preservation has some funding for school groups to cover transportation costs if groups visit both the Capitol and the Mansion.
Liz at Preservation Utah arranges the tours and the docents. Her number is 801-533-0858, extension 107. If she is unavailable, please reach out to Lynda Horne, Mansion Manager, at 801-538-1649 for assistance. They love sharing the beautiful Governor's Mansion with Utah students.
Dual Language Immersion Guideline – September 2019
The following guideline, approved by Cabinet, will help teachers and principals counsel students as they move forward in their DLI programs.
"The goal of the Dual Language Immersion program as defined by USBE is to create a K-12 language roadmap for Utah to address the needs for language skills in business, government, and education. Jordan School District supports this goal and works to create an environment where students can participate in the benefits of learning a second language.
In addition to the USBE Dual Language Immersion assurances and criteria, the following guideline will be used to make decisions as needed.
In the event that a student decides to withdraw from the DLI program, they would not be eligible to return to the program at a later date."
Utah Association of Student Councils Fall Conference for Middle Level – September 28, 2019
Fall Conference for Middle Level Student Leaders - Student Government, NHS, NJHS, Peer Leadership
Saturday, September 28, 2019
Register by email to later than September 25, 2019
See flyer for registration details.
High School Guidelines of Choreography/Music Composition Payments – August 2019
DATE:
October 10, 2014
TO:
High School Principals
FROM:
John Larsen, Interim Deputy Superintendent
Brad Sorensen, Administrator of Schools, Herriman Feeder
SUBJECT:
High School Guidelines of Choreography/Music Composition Payments
In an effort to provide additional opportunities to come up with a variety of choreographed dances or music pieces, the attached guidelines were created when it involves a current employee. Please make sure the guidelines are followed if you are considering paying a current employee for work above and beyond their current contract.
Policy DP339 – Released Time – Professional – Revised August 27, 2019
Click here to see revised policy DP339. Please share with the appropriate staff members.
EL Cultural Task Force Meeting – September 12, 2019
Middle and High School Principals:
Please see flyer for details.
School Community Council Training Schedule 2019-20 (Revised 8.29.19)
Principals:
Please share the attached flyers with your School Community Council members. One flyer contains dates for Jordan School District trainings. The other is provided by USBE and has the list of the trainings they are offering. As a reminder, new principals and new chairs are required to attend one of these trainings. A video will be available for training purposes if needed.
Utah Compose Rostering Delay – August 2019
DATE:
Thursday, August 29, 2019
TO:
All Principals
FROM:
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Superintendent of Schools
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability
SUBJECT:
Utah Compose Rostering Delay
We received word from USBE that Utah Compose is not yet ready for classroom use. They asked us to disseminate the following message to all educators that could potentially use Utah Compose:
USBE was notified by Measurement Inc. that the Utah Compose upload is continuing slowly. Courses and students continue to be added but users will still see incomplete class rosters and/or missing courses. All courses and students will be loaded by Monday, September 2. In an effort to expedite the upload process, all school and district administrative functions have been suspended until the teacher and student accounts are complete. No school or LEA-level reports will be available until that time. Thank you for your patience. If you have any additional questions or concerns, please contact Kim Rathke kim.rathke@schools.utah.gov
We have sent this information to teachers as well. Please contact Ben Jameson or Kim Rathke at USBE with any questions or concerns you may have. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Regional Conference & Exposition – October 16-18, 2019
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Regional Conference & Exposition - October 16-18, 2019 in Salt Lake City
Connect with colleagues in the math education community, share knowledge, and learn about the resources, tools, and classroom best practices you can use to enhance your teaching and drive student success.
Whether you're a Pre-K to Grade 12 classroom teacher, math coach, administrator, math teacher educator, preservice teacher, or math specialist, this is your unique opportunity to access superior math resources right on your doorstep.
Early Bird registration ends September 11, 2019. Get a discount for groups of 5 or larger.
School FTE Audit Reports 2019-20
DATE:
August 27, 2019
TO:
All Principals (Traditional)
FROM:
HR Administrators
SUBJECT:
School FTE Audit Reports 2019-20
As promised, this year the School FTE Audit Reports may be completed electronically!
The HR administrators are excited to offer an electronic school audit report to all principals, which eliminates the required in-person appointments of the past. However, in-person appointments will also be made available to new and experienced principals who prefer to review these reports in-person with an HR administrator. Instructions for both processes are outlined below:
Electronic FTE Audit Process:
- September 1 - 13, 2019 – Complete the Payroll audit which is necessary to ensure contracted employees are paid correctly. HR will enter any changes from the Payroll audit and will prepare the School FTE Audit Reports by location.
- September 25, 2019 – HR will share with administration and administrative assistant the School FTE Audit Reports via Google Sheets to be reviewed with the administrative assistant, nutrition manager, and head custodians respectively. These reports will include verification of faculty/staff, FTE, budget codes and a list of employees with associate level licenses (underqualified). Please refer to the “Instructions” sheet for assistance in completing the audit.
- October 4, 2019 – DUE DATE for the FTE School Audit Reports to be completed for HR to process. Please email an HR administrator when you have completed your audit. HR then forwards this information to the Utah State Board of Education. All completed documents for underqualified teachers should be scanned and emailed to an HR administrator by the due date.
- Resources are available on the AdminOnly site to assist you in completing the audit. Resources include Temporary Employment Agreements and Letter of Authorization forms for underqualified teachers.
- THE BEST NEWS OF ALL – All corrections made on the School FTE Audit Report will be made by HR upon return. Change forms will not be required; however, new hires not listed on the report will require the submission of a hire sheet to HR.
In-person FTE Audit Process:
- Complete steps 1 and 2 above. This includes making any changes to the audit Google Sheet prior to the audit appointment.
- September 30 through October 4, 2019 are the in-person audit appointments with the HR administrators. The time necessary for each appointment will depend on the school level for which you are assigned. Principals may schedule an in-person audit appointment at any time by clicking the following link: https://jordanschooldistricthr.setmore.com/resourcebookingpage/ra7401561145687524
We are hopeful the electronic version of the School FTE Audit Report process will be an improvement for you and your staff. Please feel free to share any feedback regarding this process with an HR administrator. We will consider all suggestions and work to improve this process for future use.
Thank you for your time and assistance.
