Jordan School District
The Annual Jordan School District Administrative Leadership Conference is scheduled for Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at the JATC-South, 12723 Park Avenue in Riverton. Full-time Administrative Interns (paid) assigned to your building are also expected to attend. The announcement is attached.
The first Principal meeting is also scheduled for Thursday, August 3, 2023.
Please see the attached flyer for information on signing up for a training session.
Utah State Senate Bill 150 requires schools to assess students three times per school year (fall, winter, & spring) and inform first, second, and third grade parents/guardians of whether or not their child is reading on grade level. Please send the attached letters home with your students to inform parents of their student’s end-of-year Acadience results by June 2, 2023. You may copy the letters onto your school letterhead and send the letters home with students.
We are excited to announce our beginning-of-year reading challenges: Planet Kindergarten & First-Grade Flight School. The Elementary Literacy Specialists will be out visiting kindergarten and first grade teams to invite them to participate in these challenges. These challenges will help put students on the path to meet end-of-year literacy goals!
See the attached invitations for the goals and resources.
The Elementary Literacy Specialists are looking for kindergarten and first grade teams who are interested in being Reader Leaders. The goal is to create a Professional Learning Community in classrooms across the district. This is an opportunity to share ideas, collaborate, build capacity as a team, and ultimately increase student literacy success. Specialists will be visiting schools to meet with all kindergarten and first grade teams over the next two weeks and to invite teams to apply to this coaching opportunity. Space will be limited. If a team from your building is selected for this three-week Reader Leader cycle, the Literacy Specialists will reach out to administrators and coaches to get approval and establish a timeline for the coaching cycle.
See the attached invitation that will be shared with teams.
DATE:
May 16, 2023
TO:
Principals
Special Education Teachers (Preschool and School Age)
Speech-Language Pathologists
FROM:
Lisa Robinson, Administrator of Schools
Kim Lloyd, Director of Special Education
SUBJECT:
Updated Extended Year for Special Educator Stipend Days 2022-23
A specific group of special educators were allowed to work up to 5.5 additional days following the last contract day for the 2022-23 school year. Eligible staff that have days left to work, and did not work all of their allotted days in the fall, are required to complete a survey to be paid for those days.
After you have completed working the days, simply click on the link in the attached memo to start the survey. This link will open on June 6, 2023 and will remain open until July 15, 2023.
Please remember you cannot enter the days you already worked and were paid for in the fall. Submitted days must be worked June 6-9th, 12-16th, or 20th and must be worked in your assigned building(s).
It is important to remember: When asked for the approver for your submission do not put your principal or LEA. Please enter amanda.hamblin@jordandistrict.org so that the submission can be approved through the Special Education office and be sent to the State Office for payment. If you list your building supervisor as the approver, your request will not be submitted for payment.
TO: Jordan School District P-Card Holders
FROM: Kurt A. Prusse, Purchasing Director
This is a reminder that purchases made before the cycle end date of June 6, 2023, will be taken from your 2022-2023 school year budget. Any charges after June 6, 2023, will be taken from your 2023-2024 school year budget. Your reconciliation will be due in the Accounting Office by June 20th. If you can get your reconciliation in sooner than that, the Accounting Department would appreciate it.
As a reminder for all schools, your P-card reconciliation is still due in the Accounting Department by June 20th, regardless of whether you are working or not. Please make sure that you get your reconciliation in on time.
We are also aware that there will be principals, assistant principals, teachers and secretaries, who currently have a P-Card, that will be transferring to different schools in the district or will be retiring or leaving the District. For those of you who will be transferring schools, you will keep your P-Card but we will need the name and address of the new school, your new office phone number, and the default accounting code that will be used at your new location. For those who are retiring or leaving the school district, please call Kris Wishart in the Purchasing Department at (801) 567-8708 and let her know so that she can close your P-Card account.
If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to Kris Wishart.
DATE:
May 18, 2023
TO:
School Principals
Administrative Assistants
FROM:
Administrators of School
SUBJECT:
Principal Year-End Checkout Materials for 2022-2023
Attached is the list of all forms and items to be completed for principal checkout.
If you have any questions, please contact your Administrator of Schools’ administrative assistant.
Administrators, please share this information with your teachers.
Many of your teachers are pursuing a STEM endorsement (see our EIP website for a full list of endorsements) USBE WILL REIMBURSE THEM FOR THEIR EDUCATION! This is called the STEM Endorsement Incentive Program (EIP). See the attached flyer and link to our EIP website for more information. The next round of reimbursements applications is due May 26, 2023 for teachers who completed STEM courses in Winter/Spring 2023.
If you have any questions, please reach out to the content consultant. We would love to talk to you!
Google has limited the amount of cloud storage that is allocated to the district. As a result of this change, Google Photos for Jordan School District Google accounts will be discontinued this summer. This does not affect the use of Google Photos with a personal account.
To determine if this affects you, go to google.com or mail.google.com on a district device and log in with your Jordan School District credentials. Click on the “waffle” icon in the top, right corner of the screen, then select “Photos” from the available applications. If you find photos and want to keep them, you will need to move those photos to a different account or location.
If you have any questions, you can call the Information Systems Help Desk at 801-567-8737.
DATE:
Thursday, May 18, 2023
TO:
High School Administrators
FROM:
Carolyn Gough, Administrator of Teaching and Learning
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability
SUBJECT:
2023 ACT Data Available on Tableau Viewer Accounts
The results for the 11th grade administration of the 2023 ACT are now available in Tableau. School administrators may view the following ACT data from 2016 to 2023:
School administrators may access the ACT dashboards at the following links:
Questions about the ACT dashboards may be directed to Ben Jameson in Evaluation, Research & Accountability.
See attached memo and documents. More clarification and instructions to come.
The following are new administrative assignments:
The assistant principal meeting, to be held in June for all assistant principals, will be held on June 6. This meeting will be held at the JATC-S from 9:00-12:30 pm. Lunch will be provided. Attendance is encouraged but not required at this meeting. In order to have a count for the luncheon please sign-up no later than May 30, 2023 by clicking HERE. We hope to see you all there!
Spring has arrived, and with it comes a sense of renewal and hope for a brighter future. As we move into the month of May, we have much to look forward to in our schools and within our community. Enjoy our newsletter as you learn about Asian and Pacific Island Heritage Month, gain some teaching tools to assist students in reading in a different language other than their native language, and celebrate our bilingual psychologists with us.
The full newsletter can be found at the link below. Stories include:
Student Monitoring - After students score proficient on their WIDA test, they are monitored for four years. If you have any students in monitoring, you will be asked to complete a monitoring form each quarter for them. This quick check-in allows you to communicate any concerns you might have with students who have exited EL services but who continue to be monitored for four years after their exit date. When you log into ELLevation, you will see a red flag above the "Monitoring" tab on your screen. This tells you how many forms you need to complete, and when you click, it will take you to your unfinished forms. Make sure you complete these before the year ends!
Immersive Reader in Canvas - The Immersive Reader is an add-on in Canvas that students can set up to help them understand your Canvas content. Immersive Reader will do the following:
Culture Corner - May is Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, a time to celebrate and recognize the contributions and achievements of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States. This month is an opportunity to learn about the rich history, diverse cultures, and significant contributions that AAPI individuals and communities have made throughout our country's history. It's a time to reflect on the challenges faced by AAPI people, including discrimination and racism, and to promote inclusivity, understanding, and respect for all individuals, regardless of their background. As a district community, let's take this month to celebrate the AAPI heritage and continue to work towards a more inclusive and equitable society.
Reflective Questions - As we end the year, think about the following:
Celebrating our Bilingual Psychs this year! - We have 747 ML's in our district who have IEP's. To help with testing, we have two wonderful bilingual psychologists working nonstop to help test our multilingual students throughout the district. Monica Amador and Angie Mar Velez Matias have had their busiest year yet trying to get students tested for special ed services.
They've tested nearly 300 students this year between the two of them. They do new student referrals and re-evals for students from out of district, state, or country. They are a valuable connection between Special Ed and Language and Culture, and we couldn't do it without them!
The Special Education Summer Conference for the 2023-24 school year will be held on Tuesday, August 8, 2023 at West Jordan High School. Check in begins at 7:30am and the conference begins at 8:00am. Attendees will receive a $200 stipend.
All Certified/Licensed Special Education staff and school administrators are invited to attend. Please register on JPLS before August 6th. Course and Session information are on the attached flyer. If you have any questions or concerns please contact your teacher specialist.
For those who are new this year and will not have access to JPLS to register prior to the conference, Susan and Robin, the New Teacher Induction Specialists will provide us with a list of who will be attending. Please work with them to ensure you are on their list.
We can't wait to see you there!
Our pilot with School AI will allow us to have 100 participants dive in to their programs and see how teachers can utilize AI as part of their classrooms.
We are looking for each school to recommend a teacher to serve as a "power user" who will test School AI this summer during June and July.
There will be a virtual training offered in both June and July to help users maximize School AI. Participants may be asked to participate in a user group to provide suggestions and other feedback.
If you would like to be considered as an additional pilot participant please let us know below.
DATE:
May 10, 2023
TO:
Principals
All Certified Special Education Staff
FROM:
Lisa Robinson, Administrator of Schools
Kim Lloyd, Director of Special Education
SUBJECT:
Year-End Checkout for Special Education
The items listed below need attention as you prepare to close out the 2022-23 school year.
Effective Teacher Training (ETT) will be offered this summer. Spots are limited and fill quickly, so learners need to register on JPLS as soon as possible. Pacing is flexible in this online course, so learners will be able to complete the content even with summer vacations.*
For: All general education and special education teachers
Also Welcome: Specialists, mental health providers, ESPs
Note for instructional coaches: You can request to be an observer in the course instead of registering as a learner.
Please email Melanie Dawson or Katie Jarvis if you are interested.
Fall Mentor Training will be available online through Canvas from July 31 to September 5, 2023. Mentor Training will be provided to new mentors based on the administrator's recommendation. After checking with potential mentors, please complete the Google form to add names of mentors you would like to have complete mentor training. We have a limited number of seats. Educators will be added first come, first served. You may add up to three mentors per form. Teachers will get paid $150 stipend for completing the mentor Canvas training.
