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Applications are now open for the summer History Academy for 4th, 5th, and 6th grade teachers. The Academy will run June 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7th. Teachers will receive instruction on using literacy skills to teach history, and will receive a stipend for attending and completing the Academy.

Priority will be given to school teams of a 4, 5 and 6 grade teacher or teams of grade level teachers. Only 15 slots are available. Applications need to be emailed to Pam Su'a at pamela.sua@jordandistrict.org by April 10.

To apply please submit the following information:

  1. Name and grade of teachers wishing to participate.
  2. A statement that all teachers on the team will attend every day of the Academy and participate fully.
  3. A statement detailing how much social studies you currently are able to teach.

Selected teachers will be notified by April 15 and given further details.

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DATE:  
March 20, 2019

TO: 
Principals
Assistant Principals
Administrative Assistants

FROM:  
Administrator of Schools
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Planning & Student Services

SUBJECT:  
Name Change Affidavit and Certification

Utah Administrative Code R277-419-10(4) allows schools to use a name other than what appears on a birth certificate provided the parent(s)/legal guardian(s) aver that there is a compelling need to protect their child.

When parent(s)/legal guardian(s) request such action, schools shall provide them with the “Name Change Affidavit and Certification” form. This form is found online at http://planning.jordandistrict.org/resources/school/. Once the form is completed and notarized it is returned to the school and the change is made in Skyward as though the student’s birth certificate had been changed. Place the original in the student’s cumulative folder and provide a copy for the parent(s)/legal guardian(s).

The new name identified on the form will be used as the official name designated on Jordan School District’s official transcripts and records. The “Name Change Affidavit and Certification” form does NOT constitute a legal name change.

After the name is changed in Skyward the school shall contact Information Systems who will update the student’s state SSID information.

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Name Change Affidavit and Certification

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In order to increase security to Jordan School District computer systems, the following changes are being made for secondary school students:

  1. The first time a secondary school student logs into Skyward, Google or Active Directory, they will be required to create a new password. The default password that the student uses the first time they log in has not changed. Students use their Google password to access their email account, Chromebooks, Google Drive and other Google Apps. Students use their Active Directory password to log in to Windows or Apple laptop or desktop computers.
  2. Secondary school students will be required to remember their passwords from year to year. In the past, passwords to Google and Active Directory were changed at the beginning of the school year to their student number. This will no longer be the practice.
  3. Secondary school students will maintain separate passwords for Google and Active Directory. In the past, passwords from Active Directory would be copied to Google. However, if a student changed their password in Google, it would not be copied to Active Directory. This has caused some confusion in the past. Therefore, passwords will no longer be copied from Active Directory to Google.
  4. Secondary school staff that have previously received security and training to change student passwords in Active Directory will be given security and training to change student passwords in Google. Therefore, if a student forgets their Google or Active Directory password, the school will be able to reset either password for the student.

If you have any questions, please contact the Information Systems help desk at 801-567-8737.

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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 for details.

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At the elementary level, this video is not authorized to be shown to the students at the school.

The Avoid Deny Defend Student Training Video is available on the Auxiliary Services Web Site.

  • Select the Safety & Security tab
  • School Safety & Security on the drop down menu

Please direct any parents/guardians that want to view this video to the Web page. The District welcomes opportunities for parents/guardians to preview curriculum being taught to students, to include emergency response strategies. Avoid Deny Defend has been added to supplement the existing Lockout and Lockdown protocols.

 

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DATE:  
Thursday, March 21, 2019

TO: 
High School Principals

FROM: 
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability

SUBJECT: 
Research Project - The Effect of Joint Training on Knowledge and Attitudes of Career and Technical Education and Special Education Professionals

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

Project Title:     The Effect of Joint Training on Knowledge and Attitudes of Career and Technical Education and Special Education Professionals

Applicant:     Crystal Emery

The project has been approved by the District Research Review Committee. The applicant has been directed to contact you to discuss the extent of the project and to obtain your permission to conduct the study at your school. Participation in the study is at your discretion. If you have questions or concerns relating to participation, please contact Ben Jameson at 801-567-8243.

The project will involve the recruiting of a team of special education and CTE teachers to participate in 4 hours of professional development outside of contract time accompanied by a pre- and post-test.

Thank you for your assistance.

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March 28, 2019

Elementary and Secondary Licensed Employees

Riverton High (Gym)
12476 S Silverwolf Way
Riverton Ut 84065

4:30-6:00 p.m.

See flyer below for more details. Please remember to bring your ID badge, as this event is for JSD licensed employees only.

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The PowerPoint Presentations given, by Ben Jameson, in the March 19th Principals' Meeting are attached below. Please see the appropriate file for your level.

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DATE:    
March 12, 2019

TO: 
School Psychologists, Elementary Counselors, School Social Workers

FROM:   
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent
Kim Lloyd, Director of Special Education
Fulvia Franco, Program Specialist – Guidance

SUBJECT:  
March Guidance Meeting

Our next Guidance meeting is scheduled for March 29, 2019 from 12:30 – 3:30 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Jordan School District Auxiliary Services Building (ASB) (7905 South Redwood Road) in the auditorium. Kim Lloyd, Director of Special Education, and members of her staff will provide us with a presentation on the Combination RTI Discrepancy Model for determining eligibility of students with Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD) that will be used throughout our district effective beginning in the Fall of 2019.

Part-time Staff:  I would appreciate it if you could adjust your schedules in order to attend this meeting.

cc:
Principals

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March 13, 2019

TO: 
Applicable School Principals and Administrative Assistants (Financial and Membership)
All Area Administrators of Schools and Administrative Assistants
Travis Hamblin, Planning and Student Services
Michael Heaps, Support Services Manager

FROM: 
John Larsen, Business Administrator
Daniel Ellis, Director of Accounting, Budgets and Audits
Jason Mott, Accountant/Internal Auditor

SUBJECT: 
External Audit Visits

Please see attached memo.

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DATE:
March 12, 2019

TO: 
Principals
Assistant Principals
Attendance Secretaries
Financial Secretaries

FROM: 
Administrator of Schools
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Planning & Student Services

SUBJECT:
Accepting and/or Denying Late Enrollment Permit Applications

Permit applications submitted after the third (3rd) Friday of February for the following school year or any permit for the current school year, must be approved based on the “adjusted capacity” of the school. The adjusted capacity is the total number of students who could be served in a school if each teacher were to have a class size based on the staffing ratio for each grade level (§53G-6-401).  Late enrollment permit acceptance is determined by the staffing ratio as follows:

  • Elementary schools use the student-to-teacher ratio for each grade level to determine if there is space available.
  • Secondary schools use the student-to-teacher ratio for each core class within each grade level to determine if space is available.

Schools must use the following standards for accepting and/or rejecting an application (§53G-6-403):

The standards for accepting or rejecting an application for enrollment may include:

  1. For an elementary, the capacity of the grade level;
  2. Not offering, or having capacity in, an elementary or secondary special education or other special program the student requires;
  3. Maintenance of reduced class sizes (Title I, or school trust money used to reduce class sizes);
  4. Willingness of prospective students to comply with district policies; and
  5. Giving priority to intradistrict transfers over interdistrict transfers.

The standards for accepting or rejecting an application for enrollment may NOT include:

  1. Previous academic achievement;
  2. Athletic or other extracurricular ability;
  3. The fact that the student requires special education services for which space is available;
  4. Proficiency in the English language; or
  5. Previous disciplinary proceedings, except as follows:
    1. There has been a serious infraction of the law of school rules;
    2. The student has been guilty of chronic misbehavior which would, if it were to continue after the student was admitted:
      1. Endanger persons or property;
      2. Cause serious disruptions in the school; or
      3. Place unreasonable burdens on school staff.

Using the waitlist in PowerSchool and the standards listed above, permit applications are granted (seated) by the school on a first-come, first-served basis for the entire school year.

Please contact Travis at 88251 (801.567.8251) should you have any questions.

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DATE:  
March 14, 2019

TO:  
All Jordan School District Principals (with bus route students)

FROM: 
Scott Thomas, Administrator of Auxiliary Services
Herb Jensen, Director of Transportation
Kathy Jones, Transportation Trainer/Risk Coordinator

SUBJECT:  
State Required Bus Evacuations and School Bus Safety 2018-2019

State required semi-annual school bus evacuations have been scheduled for this spring.  This applies to those students that ride the bus daily to and from school.

The evacuations will be conducted during the week of:

Monday, April 22, 2019 thru Friday, April 26, 2019

Your school’s regular bus driver will perform this evacuation as they drop your students off in the morning, one day during that week.  This procedure takes place at your school and is located in your normal bus drop off/pick up zone.  All professional school bus drivers that transport students are required to perform evacuation procedures in case of an emergency.  Bus evacuation will be through the rear door, side door, front door or a combination.  Students will then, under the direction and supervision of the bus driver, evacuate and meet in a safe place approximately 100 feet away from the bus.

Your assistance is welcome but not mandatory to complete this required evacuation drill quickly, safely and effectively.

We appreciate all you do to help us safely transport your students.

 

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DATE:
March 11, 2019

TO:  
High School Principals
Middle School Principals

FROM:  
C. Brad Sorensen, Administrator of Schools
Michael V. Anderson, Administrator of Schools

SUBJECT: 
Fee Schedule Preparation for 2019-20 School Year

The Board of Education is required to approve all charged fees and has requested all schools to list every fee charged to students (both required and optional) which will be posted on the website and included on the 2019-20 Fee Schedule. Fees may not be charged unless they are on the approved fee schedule. Each secondary school has compiled a list of proposed fees. Please review your list of proposed fees and consider the following:

  • Review all items listed on jordandistrict.org to ensure everything is included.
  • Identify and label items considered “optional” for each listed program. (these items may have been previously identified as “spirit pack” items)
  • List every item on the fee schedule that will be receipted in the main office.
  • Confirm the cost of the cap and gown with Jostens for accuracy. (HS Only)
  • Every fee requested must be submitted to, and approved by, the principal on the fee approval form with detailed information and kept on file for auditing purposes.
  • Overnight Travel and Camps & Clinics are identified on the district fee schedule and do not need to be listed under the individual group category. These functions have guidelines and rules that each group must adhere to in order to travel or run a Camp & Clinic activity.
  • Any additions or changes need to be submitted to Brad Sorensen/Cari Minnesota or Mike Anderson/Nadine Page no later than April 12, 2019.
  • The Board of Education is planning to officially review the school fee proposal on April 23, 2019.
  • If something is not listed, you must request a change through an individual fee approval process by submitting your request to the Administrator of Schools. The individual request will be reviewed by cabinet and submitted to the Board of Education for final approval before the fee may be charged.
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We are looking forward to our next JELL sessions! The morning will focus on the how & why of data within the instructional cycle, including how to use data to create school-wide goals and a school-wide instructional strategy. The afternoon will be a guided planning time for you and your leadership team.

We will offer a Principal PLC in preparation for the JELL Sessions.
“Ensuring your PLCs Improve Teaching & Learning, Part 2.”

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DATE: 
March 14, 2019

TO:   
Principals
2019 Graduating Interns

FROM: 
June LeMaster, Ph.D., Human Resource Administrator
Anthony Godfrey, Ed.D., Associate Superintendent

SUBJECT: 
Intern Graduations 2019

It is a long-standing practice in Jordan School District to allow full time, in state partnership university teacher interns to take one (1) day leave to attend either their own university commencement or convocation, without penalty.  This year, this practice is expanded to allow all full time university interns including teacher interns, school psychologists and counselor interns, etc., the same privilege.  Interns attending both in state and out of state university commencement ceremonies are allowed one (1) day; therefore, some interns may need to choose between commencement and convocation.

If a substitute is needed for coverage, the intern is responsible for requesting a substitute through Frontline (formerly known as AESOP).  The absence reason entered should be “other” and in the blue “notes to administrator box”, the intern should add the following information “District excused 0050 - personal graduation”.  For additional assistance, please contact Juli Martin at 801-567-8219.

See dates for the in state 2019 University Commencement and Convocation Ceremonies on the attached memo.

 

 

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DATE:  
February 22, 2019

TO:  
Principals
Special Education Staff
School Secretaries

FROM:
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent
Kim Lloyd, Director of Special Education

SUBJECT: 
Special Education Budget Closeout for the 2018-19 School Year

Please note that Special Education purchase orders/requisitions for the 2018-19 school year must be received by Friday, April 12, 2019 @ 5:00 p.m. Please remember the following:

  • Budgets are not carried over from one year to the next.
  • Remember to deduct any previously submitted amounts from your Special Education budget (so that you know your balance) before submitting new orders. This includes reimbursements submitted through your school. No orders will be processed that exceed your budgeted allocation.
  • Please check with your school secretary to make sure all Special Education reimbursements have been submitted to the Special Education Department by the April 12th deadline. We have provided each secretary with a spreadsheet of currently recorded purchases/reimbursements for the total special education department at your school up through February 22, 2019.
  • When ordering supplies, follow Skyward procedures.
  • Be sure to follow the ordering guidelines outlined in the attached budget information page, as you close out your current year budgets.

Staff will be notified of the new budget allocation amount prior to the start of the new school year.  Keep in mind that new purchase orders/requisitions will not be processed until mid-July when all of the current year’s budgets have been closed out.

As you close out your budgets for the current school year, please note the following:

  1. All purchase orders/requisitions should be routed to Debbie Fairbourn in the Special Education Department.
  2. Use the following codes for purchase orders/requisitions and NPOs submitted through the year.

Coding for Purchase Orders/Requisitions and NPO’s:

FUND TYPE LOCATION PROGRAM FUNCTION OBJECT
10 E (School #) 1295 1090 Use object code

If you have questions regarding your Special Education budget, please call Debbie Fairbourn at
(801) 567-8177.

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Thursday, March 7, 2019

TO:  
Elementary Principals

FROM: 
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability

SUBJECT:
Tableau Account Set Up – Acadience Reading MOY Data Dashboard

The Evaluation, Research & Accountability Department is excited to announce the rollout of a new data visualization system that will allow school administrators to drill into their achievement data in new and more meaningful ways at the click of a mouse. We have purchased Tableau, which is a data visualization software platform that allows us to design interactive charts, graphs, and crosstabulations that you can filter by subgroups such as students with disabilities, EL students, socioeconomic status, gender, race/ethnicity, etc. The first release of dashboards will come from your school’s middle of the year Acadience Reading data.

In order for schools to see and use these dashboards, principals will need to set up their Tableau account. Principals will receive an email from Tableau prompting them to join. Please see the attached step-by-step instructions to set up the school account. Once the set up process has been completed, we will push out your MOY Acadience Reading dashboards.

Principals may share Tableau account login information with their assistant principals. Sensitive student and teacher information will be included in these data dashboards; therefore, principals may not share login information with school personnel other than assistant principals. Please contact Ben Jameson with any questions at 801-567-8243 or ben.jameson@jordandistrict.org.

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