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Please note:  After students attend ONE First Offenders Class, they are eligible to return to school. Therefore, if a student violates AS90 on Tuesday, goes to class that evening, that student is eligible to return back to school the very next day. Please determine the length of suspension for the student, then assign the student the first class of First Offenders that s/he needs to attend so that the student returns back to school on the appropriate date.

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Administrator/Director: Please post the attached flyer so all employees can see it.

Reminder: Don't Forget! Opt out of your District printed W-2 by going to Skyward's Employee Access by midnight on December 15th.

Opt out and win one of many prizes! A drawing for the prizes will be held on December 16th. Winning employees will be contacted.

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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
Who Do You Call When...Issues Arise?
Thursday, November 21, 2019
7:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Mountain Creek Middle | 5325 W. Bingham Rim Road | South Jordan

Free and open to the public!

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DATE: 
Thursday, November 7, 2019

TO: 
All Schools

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

SUBJECT: 
School Accountability Report Card Self-Reported Indicators for the 2018-19 School Year

School Accountability Report Cards for the 2018-19 school year will be published in December 2019 or January 2020. Self-reported indicators will once again be an option for schools that wish to celebrate other data beyond that provided by the report card.

Principals are encouraged to select data from the 2018-19 school year and fill out the Self-Reported Indicators for the 2018-19 School Year form attached with this memo.  Schools may submit up to two self-reported indicators. In addition, schools may also submit a pdf document that may contain charts, graphs, photographs or some other visualization that may add to the explanation on the form. Please see the 2018-19 Self-Reported Indicators Principals Flow Chart and the Self -Reported Indicators Presentation attached with this memo for step-by-step instructions.

Completed Self -Reported Indicators for the 2018-19 School Year forms and pdf visualizations are due to Ben Jameson by Friday, November 22, 2019.

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DATE:  
Thursday, November 7, 2019

TO:  
All Principals

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

SUBJECT:  
Research Project

The Research Review Committee has reviewed a research project in which your school has been asked to participate.

Project Title:     “Teacher Mentoring Survey”

Applicant:     Brooke Anderson, Utah Teacher Fellows – Hope Street Group - Utah Education Policy Center

The project has been approved by the District Research Review Committee.  If you have questions or concerns relating to participation, please contact Ben Jameson at 801-567-8243.

UEPC will send a recruitment email and survey link directly to educators who may take the survey voluntarily.

Thank you for your assistance.

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Join the conversation and learn best practices from thought leaders and resilience experts. Experience cutting-edge professional development and walk away with practical tools and knowledge to share.

December 5-6, 2019
Orem, Utah

See flyer below for details.

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We will be providing a course designed for program directors and their administrative assistants to more fully understand the budget planning process. Participants will be expected to bring information needed to complete at least one of their budgets that includes employee costs (i.e. Aware, Youth-in-Custody, Title 1, etc.)

You will need to bring a current Skyward detail report for the target budget that includes all salary and benefit expenses. The course will focus on looking up salary information in Skyward, determining loaded salary expenses, and how to review and revise budgets based on ongoing Skyward budget reports. This is an introductory course but each participant will leave with at least one budget plan completed. If possible, it would be best to have the program director and administrative assistant attend and learn together. Class size will be limited.

Please register in JPLS. All courses will be offered at the District Office, Room 129.

Please bring your laptop (most tablets cannot run Excel).

Course ID# 101498

Section ID# 116044

December 17, 2019, 2:00-4:00 PM

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DATE:   
November 4, 2019

TO:     
Principals and Administrative Assistants

FROM:   
Sarah Palmer, Director of Payroll
Daniel Ellis, Director of Accounting

SUBJECT:  
Independent Contractors and URS

Retirees receiving a monthly benefit from Utah Retirement Services have restrictions when returning to work. Re-employment includes work or service performed on a contract for a participating employer if the retiree is listed as the contractor; or an owner, partner, or principal of the contractor.

If it is discovered that a URS retiree failed to report reemployment in violation of Title 49, "…the retiree and employer who is found to be responsible for the failure to report, are liable to the office for the amount of any overpayment resulting from the violation." Utah Code Ann. § 49-11-1207(2).

The attached URS Post-Retired Verification form must be completed by the Independent Contractor along with their W-9, and then will need to be sent into the Payroll Department each month along with your payroll. Please do not send the W-9 forms to Payroll.

If you have any questions, please email sarah.palmer@jordandistrict.org, or call the Payroll Department at (801) 567-8154.

Thank you.

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DATE:  
October 31, 2019

TO:  
Department Directors/Administrators

FROM:   
HR Administrators

SUBJECT:     
FTE Audit Report 2019-20

As promised, this year the FTE Audit Report may be completed electronically!

The HR administrators are excited to offer an electronic FTE audit report to all directors. Timelines for completing the audit are outlined below:

Electronic FTE Audit Process:

  • November 4, 2019 – HR will share with directors and department administrative assistants the FTE Audit Report via Google Sheets. Please review the report with your administrative assistant. The report will include verification of faculty/staff, FTE, title and budget code(s). Please refer to the “Instructions” sheet in the document for assistance in completing the audit.
  • November 11, 2019 – DUE DATE for the FTE Audit Report to be completed for HR to process. Please email an HR Administrator when you have completed your audit.
  • THE BEST NEWS OF ALL – All corrections made on the 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.

We are hopeful the electronic version of the 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.

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"What is the Mastery Leadership Institute? The Mastery Leadership Institute (“MLI”) is an executive-style program designed to empower school and district leaders to become dynamic users of data. It begins with a three-day working retreat focused on how to effectively use data to target interventions, personalize learning, and evaluate instructional efficacy, followed by virtual coaching sessions."

This opportunity is for the individual session only, which includes one seat to the MLI, conference materials, and meals.  The cost is typically $2000 per participant, but they are offering these spots to us at no charge. If you have questions or are interested in attending, please email Mandy Thurman at mandy.thurman@jordandistrict.org with your name, school and position by Monday, November 4th.  Spots will be filled on a first come basis.  

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Reminder:  We will be providing a course designed for school administrators and their administrative assistants to more fully understand the budget planning process. Participants will be expected to bring information needed to complete at least one of their budgets that includes employee costs (i.e. TSSA, Trustlands, Title I, In Lieu, etc.)

You will need to bring a current Skyward detail report for the target budget that includes all salary and benefit expenses. The course will focus on looking up salary information in Skyward, determining loaded salary expenses, and how to review and revise budgets based on ongoing Skyward budget reports. This is an introductory course but each participant will leave with at least one budget plan completed. If possible, it would be best to have the administrator and administrative assistant attend and learn together. Class sizes will be limited. You only need to register for one of the sections.

Please register in JPLS. All courses will be offered at the District Office, Room 129.

Please bring your laptop (most tablets cannot run Excel).

Course ID# 101498

Section ID
#115998, December 5, 2019, 1:00 - 3:00 PM - Session is filled
#115999, December 17, 2019, 9:00 - 11:00 AM
#116000, December 19, 2019, 2:00 - 4:00 PM
#116001, January 14, 2020, 9:00 - 11:00 AM

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