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The Utah Council of Teachers of Mathematics proudly announces our 5th Annual Leadership Conference on November 9, 2017 from 11:30 to 4:00

7905 South Redwood Road, Sandy, Utah

ONLY A FEW REMAINING SPOTS

REGISTER TODAY at http://www.utahctm.org/

See flyer for details.

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DATE:  
November 1, 2017

TO:  
All Middle and High School Head Financial Secretaries

FROM:  
John Larsen, Business Administrator
Dan Ellis, Director of Accounting

SUBJECT:  
2017 W-9 Forms 1099 Information

EXTREMELY IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ AND FOLLOW DIRECTIONS THOROUGHLY - CALL IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS

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Employees and their spouses who are enrolled in the JSD medical insurance through PEHP are eligible to participate in PEHP Wellness Challenges. Register now for the Maintain Don't Gain Healthy Holidays challenge. See attached flyer for details.

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You should have received a printed copy of the Emergency Procedures and Contacts manual for 2017-18 (aka The Red Book). A copy was also sent to each school's Administrative Assistant.

The Red Book is also available on the Google Drive. To access:
1.  Open your Google drive
2.  Click on "Shared with me"
3.  Look for the PDF titled "Emergency Procedures and Contacts 2017-18"

We hope you find this useful, as it provides you 24/7 access and can be updated throughout the year whenever changes occur. It has been shared with all Administrators and school/department Administrative Assistants only. If you have any questions or updates, please don't hesitate to contact Peggy Margetts and ext. 88753 or peggy.margetts@jordandistrict.org.

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It's time for English Learner Compliance and Assurances!

You received the google document this week from your teacher specialist. These are due December 1, 2017. There are 4 workshop options if you want to come and work on them with guidance and assistance from your teacher specialist. These will be held on November 2, 2017 from 9-11 and 1-3 and November 14, 2017 from 9-11 and 1-3.
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DATE:
October 24, 2017

TO:
Principals

FROM:
Administrators of Schools
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Planning and Student Services
Steven Harwood, System/Programming Manager

SUBJECT:
Fall Enrollment as of October 1, 2017 - Revised

Please see attached memo.

 

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DATE:
Wednesday, October 25, 2017

TO:
High School Principals

FROM:
Laura Finlinson, Administrator of Curriculum and Staff Development
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: “Assessment of Nutrition and Physical Activity Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors of Students in Jordan School District:

Applicant: Nica Clark

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 PE/health teachers participating in a focus group regarding the nutrition and physical activity behaviors and attitudes of high school students.  The information gathered from these focus groups will help guide the development of targeted nutrition and physical activity programs in schools.

Thank you for your assistance.

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Dear Principals:

We have been asked to inform you of a buy four get one free offer for Math Expressions student consumable books.  The offer is time sensitive and must be placed before November 17, 2017.  The special pricing offer will expire after this date.  The books are for the 2018-2019 school year, and will be shipped from Mountain States School Book Depository.  They should arrive in the district warehouse before Winter break.

Items available for purchase include:

  • K-2 student consumable books with or without student math boards
    • (The K-2 student consumable books are not available to download or print.  They are the only student textbooks available to K-2 teachers.  These are also available in Spanish)
  • K-2 homework and remembering workbooks
    • (The homework and remembering pages are available to download and print online. These are also available in Spanish)
  • 3-6 student activity workbooks abbreviated version and full consumable
    • (These are in addition to the hardcover student books that have already been purchased.  Many of these pages are available to download and print online.)
  • 3-6 homework and remembering workbooks
    • (The homework and remember pages are available to download and print online.)

All of these items are available for purchase at any time of the year, however the buy four get one free offer will only be honored until November 17.  The necessary buy guides can be found on the elementary math website elemmath.jordandistrict.org.  Go to the teachers tab, K-6, and Math Expressions Orders 2018-19.  Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.  If you are interested in ordering complete class sets with teacher resource materials please contact Peggy Barfuss, the HMH representative, directly.  She will be happy to assist you with these orders.  You can email her at peggy.barfuss@hmhco.com .

Sincerely,

Melissa Garber and Elizabeth Felt
Elementary Mathematics Specialists
melissa.garber@jordandistrict.org  801-567-8170
Elizabeth.felt@jordandistrict.org 801-567-8131

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