DIBELS data review sessions have been scheduled by feeder system following each assessment window. We will assist in running reports, reviewing data, and planning next steps for instruction. Please put the following dates on your calendar.
Secondary Course Catalog for 2018-19
Principals:
The course catalog committee will be recommencing on Tuesday, September 26. If you would like to add a new course to the Jordan District Secondary Course Catalog, please complete the “Secondary Course Request Application” and submit it to the Course Catalog Committee for review through the established audit process for Jordan School District. The final Course Catalog Committee meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 21. If possible, please have all new course request applications submitted to Holly Bell before that time. If requests are not received by then, there is no guarantee that we will be able to complete an out-of-committee audit in time to have the course approved and included in the printed edition of the 2018-2019 Secondary Course Catalog.
Included is a file attachment for the committee calendar:
The fillable form for the Secondary Course Request Application link is as follows: http://jordandistrict.org/wp-content/uploads/fgen_Secondary_Course_Request_Application.pdf
It may also be located on the Jordan District website, under Resources/Forms and Documents/General, or at the following link: jordandistrict.org/resources/forms/general/
Change of Schedule for 2018 Spring Break
DATE:
September 21, 2017
TO:
Jordan District Contract Employees
FROM:
Dr. Patrice A. Johnson, Superintendent of Schools
SUBJECT:
Change of Schedule for Spring Break
A week-long spring break is scheduled for the 2017-18 school year. Students and teachers at both traditional and year-round schools, as well as staff on a 10-month/206-day classified contract or a 225-day licensed contract, will be out of school Monday-Friday, April 2-6, 2018.
Currently, employees on a 12-month/242-day or 12-month/245-day contract are scheduled to work Monday-Wednesday (April 2-4) and off on Thursday and Friday (April 5-6). With Easter falling on April 1st, we are implementing a change in the employee calendar to accommodate time off closer to the holiday. Employees in these two groups will have Monday and Tuesday, April 2-3, for spring break and will return to work on Wednesday, April 4th and work through Friday.
If anyone in your department has already made plans based on being off April 5-6, please work with them to resolve any hardship this change may cause them.
2017-18 14th Day Enrollment vs. October Estimate – All Schools
DATE:
September 12, 2017
TO:
District Administration
FROM:
Administrators of Schools
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Planning and Student Services
SUBJECT:
14th Day Enrollment vs. October Estimate - All Schools
Please see attached memo.
Lead Mentor Responsibilities 2017-18
Please see the list of lead mentor responsibilities distributed at the Lead Mentor/Touchstone workshop on Wednesday and Thursday of this week. Please contact Rebecca Smith with any questions you may have. (801-550-6415)
DIBELS Progress Monitoring Training for Assistants – September 2017
DIBELS Progress Monitoring training for assistants will be offered on the following dates:
Thursday, September 21 8:30-11:30 a.m. PDC 103
Monday, September 25 1:00-4:00 p.m. PDC 103
Tuesday, September 26 1:00-4:00 p.m. PDC 103
All sessions will be the same content. Please call 801-567-8334 OR email lucy.bateman@jordandistrict.org to sign up for your preferred session. Limit of 35 participants per session. Please let Lucy know if these dates don't work for you. We will continue to provide training as needed.
Kindergarten Assistant Training – September 27, 2017
Literacy Professional Development for Elementary Principals 2017-18
Student Data Privacy Training 2017-18
Click the link to access the 2017-18 Student Data Privacy Faculty and Staff Training video and use the attached signature form for personnel to acknowledge they have participated in the training. Please conduct the training by Friday, October 27th.
The YouTube link for the video is: https://youtu.be/T6M-ZPrUl0w
SNAP Plan Forms for 2018-19
All Elementary and Middle School Principals:
It’s SNAP Plan time again. You will find the 2018-19 SNAP form in the Google Drive:
- Shared with me
- ASB-Website Docs and Forms
- Safety/Security
- Safe Walk/SNAP Plans
- SNAP Forms 2018-19.pdf
SNAP plans for schools in South Jordan, Riverton, Herriman and Bluffdale are due by Friday, January 19, 2018.
SNAP plans for schools in the City of West Jordan are due and will be signed at Columbia Elementary, Thursday, February 15, 2018 at 1:00 pm.
Don’t hesitate to contact Peggy Margetts at ext. 88753 with any questions. She will be happy to help with the UDOT mapping software, inserting maps into the forms, or anything else you may need.
Request for Red Book Updates 2017-18
JSD Administrators and Administrative Assistants:
You will soon receive an email link to the Emergency Procedures and Contact Information 2017-18 manual (aka The Red Book). Please take a moment to open it up and verify that your contact information, and contact information for anyone listed from your school or department, is correct before we send it for printing. If a correction is needed, please contact Peggy at ext. 88753 or peggy.margetts@jordandistrict.org by end-of-day Friday, September 22nd.
Once any final corrections have been made, the Emergency Procedures and Contact Information 2017-18 manual (aka The Red Book) will be available to you on Google Drive. In addition, you will receive your hard copy as soon as they are back from the printer.
Many thanks from the JSD Safety Team,
Paul Bergera, Auxiliary Services Staff Assistant
Lance Everill, Facility Operations Manager
Ron Boshard, Risk Management Coordinator
Celebrating JSD: Making a Difference PowerPoint – September 12, 2017
Attached is a copy of Superintendent Johnson's Power Point from the September 12th Principals' Meeting.
As a reminder, please be prepared to bring an assessment to the November 7th Principals' Meeting.
2017 Flu Shot Clinics
2017 Flu Shot Clinics are under way. These clinics may be offered to your whole communities. Please remember that the staff immunization clinics that are currently under way are not associated with the flu shot clinics. Attached is a list of dates and locations for our clinics, a fact sheet, an insurance information sheet, and a poster for you to post your clinic (if you signed up for one) in your school. Please direct questions to Educational Support or to your school nurse. Have a healthy year!
Medication Administration Training 2017-18
DATE:
September 6, 2017
TO:
All Principals
Secretaries
FROM:
Laura Finlinson, Administrator of Curriculum and Staff Development
Nancy Ward, Coordinator of Educational Support Services
Jordan District Nurses
SUBJECT:
Medication Administration Training
Utah State Law and District Policy requires that all school personnel delegated to administer medication to students in schools must complete Medication Administration Training.
New employees who will be giving medication are required to attend the live training on Friday, October 6th 2017 . Prior to this meeting, they need to view the online training, following the links at jordandistrict.org and posted under Educational Support, Nursing Services. Click on Medication Inservice (use a browser other than Firefox).
Employees who have attended this training and have a certificate of completion will not be required to attend this meeting. However, they will be required to recertify by viewing the online training video and completing the corresponding test available on the district website.
(see above).
Please identify staff members that should receive medication administration training. This may include head secretaries, office assistants, cluster teachers or aides, counseling center personnel, and the principal if appropriate. Please inform all personnel that have the potential to administer medication to students at school of their responsibilities in this matter.
Thank you for your responsiveness and support.
Medication Administration Training
Friday, October 6th 2017
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
JSD ASB ROOM #102
Meeting Schedule 2017-18 – Revised
Please see attached copy of the revised Meeting Schedule for 2017-18.
Immunization Policy and Guidelines, Skyward and USIIS Inservice 2017-18
DATE:
September 6, 2017
TO:
Principals
Secretaries
FROM:
Laura Finlinson, Administrator of Curriculum and Staff Development
Nancy Ward, Coordinator of Educational Support Services
Jordan School District Nurses
SUBJECT:
Immunization Policy and Guidelines, Skyward and USIIS Inservice
Jordan School District Nurses will be conducting this inservice on:
Friday, September 29, 2017
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
JSB ASB COMPUTER LAB D-112
This inservice is open to all office staff and administrators. It is not required that you attend; however, if you are involved with student registration, this inservice will be of benefit to you since immunization status is an important part of the registration process.
Jordan Parent University September 2017 – Do You Know What’s on Your Child’s Smartphone?
Principals:
Please announce this and post in your school and on your website. Share with your School Community Council and PTA members.
Do You Know What's on Your Child's Smartphone?
Thursday, September 28, 2017
7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
West Jordan Middle School
School Community Council Training Schedule 2017-18
Principals:
Please share the attached flyer with your School Community Council members. As a reminder, new principals and new chairs are required to attend one of these trainings. An online video will be provided for training all other members during a SCC meeting. Watch JAM for information of when the video will be available.
Middle School PLC Calendar 2017-18 – Revised
Middle School Principals:
Please see the revised PLC calendar below. Also attached is an updated copy of the singleton's administrative assignments and room numbers. Please share with the appropriate people. These documents can also be found in the Middle Level Principal Meeting folder in Google Docs.
Crucial Concerns and Policies – Report Instructions
Principals:
Although you do not need to submit this report, generating it will help you track who has and who has not completed the Crucial Concerns and Policies review.
Please see the attached instructions for running the report for both licensed and classified personnel at your school. If you have any questions please contact Penny Morrison in Info Systems at 801-567-8262.