Deadline for submissions is now October 4, 2023
Interviews will be held on Friday, October 13, 2023 - Interview Application Link
See the attached flyer for all the details and the link to the interview application.
Elementary Parent Teacher Conference Report – Fall 2023
Please find your school tab in this google sheet and complete the Elementary Parent/Teacher Conference Reporting Form within two weeks of your conferences. If you have any questions please contact Cherice Thomson or Shannel Hooper.
6th Grade CogAT Test Administration Training – October 2023
DATE:
Thursday, September 28, 2023
TO:
Elementary School Administrators
FROM:
Carolyn Gough, Administrator of Teaching and Learning
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability
Rebecca Smith, Consultant, Gifted & Talented
SUBJECT:
6th Grade CogAT Test Administration Training
The test administration window for the 6th grade CogAT opens October 23rd and closes December 1st. 6th grade teachers, in collaboration with school test coordinators, can administer this assessment to their classes.
A test administration training is being offered to school test coordinators as well as 6th grade teachers. School administrators may attend a training session, but it is not required. Testing pool hours may be used for ESPs who are attending a training session outside of their usual hours. There is no funding for substitutes; thus, schools will need to cover the cost of a substitute if a classroom teacher is attending a training session. Attendees should bring a device to the training.
Below are the training session dates, times, and locations. Those who are planning to attend a training session should sign up here.
| Date | Time | Location |
| Tuesday, October 17 | 9:00 – 10:30 am | Presentation Room
7905 South Redwood Rd., West Jordan Entrance C |
| 12:30 – 2:00 pm | ||
| Wednesday, October 18 | 9:00 – 10:30 am | |
| 12:30 – 2:00 pm |
Please contact Ben Jameson in Evaluation, Research & Accountability or Rebecca Smith and Taryn Cox in Gifted & Talented with questions.
Payroll Newsletter October 2023
2023-24 New Acadience Family Letter Communication
Utah State Senate Bill 150 requires schools to assess students in grades 1-3 three times per year (fall, winter, & spring) and inform their parents/guardians of whether or not their child is reading on grade level. Please use the attached letter templates to send information home to all parents/guardians of students in grades 1-3 by October 18, 2023.
In addition, schools are being asked to print the Home Connection letter that can be downloaded from Acadience Reading to send home with the required parent letters. The Home Connection letters give parents more details about their child's reading progress and gives some helpful tips parents can use at home to support their child in reading.
Please see the attachment for instructions to print the Home Connection letters from Acadience Reading.
Parent-Teacher Conferences Interpreters – Fall 2023
We are happy to give you assistance with conferences with your Spanish families. Please see the form for your interpreter assignment. Virtual assignments need to use the form provided so we have the teacher's zoom link and information. You can share this information with your faculty as needed. Additional languages can be supported, however, they will also be virtual.
2024 JSD Elementary Math Tournament
Please see the attached flier for more information about the Jordan District Elementary Math Tournament. All schools are invited to participate!
Contact Rebecca Smith @ 88368 with questions you may have.
Community Connection Opportunities
Language and Culture Services would like to share some amazing community resources that have been sent to us. From Hispanic Heritage month to field trips for students.
- Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! (Sep. 15 - Oct. 15)
Our second largest community in Jordan District is the Hispanic Community and we want to look for ways to celebrate and recognize this month at your school. Announcements, music, flyers home. Bring parents in as volunteers to share their culture. Let us know how you’re celebrating. Here are a few resources to help you. - The Bopsim Korean Festival on Friday, Sept. 29. In collaboration with Korean government-operated entities and the University of Utah, they present this festival which carries special significance as it commemorates the 70th anniversary of the Republic of Korea-US Alliance. Field trip for students from 11 - 2:30 p.m. Please email jh@cupboptruck.com for coupons and vouchers for yummy cup bop.
- Calling all 7th - 9th grade students and educators in Utah! - The Utah Division of Multicultural Affairs is excited to host the Multicultural Youth Leadership Summit — a free and virtual youth leadership event—on Monday, Nov. 6 and Nov. 13 from 9-11 a.m. The program will be the same on both days to accommodate more school schedules. This annual program aims to motivate students of diverse identities to explore college and career pathways, financial empowerment, and leadership development. Schools can bring their students together and participate. Learn more at the 2023 Multicultural Youth Leadership Summit page.
- Men and Women of Promise - Men and Women of Promise Conferences expose students to a different way of life through a one-day corporate experience with professionals who listen and help cast a vision for their lives. The Men of Promise Conference will be held on Oct. 3rd and the Women of Promise Conference on Oct. 4th. Contact Marty Carter for permission slips and sign ups. For more information visit the DBU Global Men & Women of Promise page.
- For 9th - 12th grades Expect the Great - Expect The Great is a free event focusing on college and career awareness and readiness for African, African-American, and Black students and communities in the state of Utah. The theme of this initiative is “Build, Invest, Connect”. Registration is available on the SUU Expect The Great site. Charter busses will be available.
2023-24 SUU Offering FREE Endorsement Classes
SUU is offering endorsements for free with a USBE Grant if you are currently teaching K-12 In Utah
- Educational Technology
- Elementary Stem
- Elementary Science
- Elementary Math
- Elementary Math Specialist
Other endorsements are available for only $300 per class:
- Gate (6 classes)
- ESL (6 classes)
- K12 Literacy Specialist (6 classes)
Ready To Learn More? Join a quick 30 minute Zoom With SUU to learn how to apply and why you should capitalize on this enrichment opportunity.
Save the Date for the Middle School Mathematics District-Wide PLCs for Illustrative Mathematics — 2023-24
Dear Amazing Middle School Principals,
I wanted to take a moment to express our heartfelt appreciation for your support in the implementation of Illustrative Mathematics. Just a reminder, these are the dates that we discussed and planned for Middle School Mathematics District-Wide PLCs for Illustrative Mathematics:
September 8–7:30-9:00 a.m.
October 13– 7:30-9:00 a.m.
November 10–7:30-9:00 a.m.
December 8–7:30-9:00 a.m.
January 12–7:30-9:00 a.m.
March 8–7:30-9:00 a.m.
April 12–12:00-1:30 p.m.
May 10–7:30-9:00 a.m.
Some of you have approached me asking for ideas and suggestions about how to support mathematics instruction, please see the attached flyer.
Thank you,
Amy Kinder
Mathematics Consultant
Professional Learning Grant – 1st Grade Math Support
Principals,
Please see the attached memo for information about the Professional Learning Grant pre-survey and information about optional professional learning opportunities offered for 1st grade teams to support math.
Navigating & Understanding the Panorama Behavior Tool – September 22, 2023
See all the details on the attached flyer.
Using Panorama to Support Student Attendance – Training Opportunity
See the attached document for all the details!
USBE Drop Out Reporting/USBE Prevention and Recovery Survey
DATE:
September 19, 2023
TO:
All Secondary Principals
FROM:
Mike Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director, Student Services
Steven Harwood, Information Systems Support Services & Programming Mgr.
Stacee Worthen, Counselor Consultant
SUBJECT:
USBE Drop Out Reporting
USBE Prevention and Recovery Survey
USBE Drop Out Reporting
USBE Drop Out Reporting is conducted by registrars at the middle and high school levels. During the course of the school year, registrars clean the Drop Out Report as they note student transfers and withdrawals. Registrars document notes within the report to indicate prospective receiving schools, 10-day drops, SSID errors, as well as transfers to GED programs and Adult High School. Upon the completion of the school year, registrars continue to clean and vet the report for accuracy. Registrars submit the final draft report for their school to Stacee Worthen, Brooke Anderson, and Steven Harwood. Steven prepares the data to be submitted to the USBE. Brooke reviews the information for data accuracy and Stacee Worthen uses the data and documentation notes within the draft reports to complete the USBE Prevention and Drop Out Recovery Survey.
USBE Prevention and Drop Out Recovery Survey
This survey is generated by the USBE Student Support and Prevention Specialist as required by Utah State Code 53G-9-802. CRK uses the draft reporting data and compares results with the SLO Reports generated by school guidance counselors, which track students with deficient credits progressively through each academic quarter (Grades 9-12). In preparing the survey responses, student comparisons are made between Quarter 1 - graduation, as well as graduation through the summer academic session prior to the beginning of the next school year. Stacee Worthen also collects intervention data for the survey, with each high school reporting intervention programs available to students at the school and the associated program costs.
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School LAND Trust/SCC Principal Training Summary – September 2023
PURPOSE
Ensure compliance with state law and district policy
HELPFUL RESOURCES
- Please share with your SCC
- Creating School Community Councils and holding the first meeting, 6:00 minute video - Video
- Here’s what’s new, 2:00 minute Training Video - Video
- Updated Timeline with Website Information - Timeline
- Jordan District - Beginning of Year Documents
- Folder with sample documents from JSD schools can be found in the “Beginning of the Year Documents”
RULES OF ORDER AND PROCEDURE
Feedback from State LAND Trust Office:
- Each SCC needs to hold elections according to R277-491 and 53G-7-1202
- Minimum number of parents/school employees on an SCC is in UTAH CODE, and is under 53G-7-1202 (4).
- High School - six parent members and four school employee members, including the principal.
- Elem & Middle - four parent members and two school employee members including the principal.
- A SCC may determine the size of the SCC by a majority vote of a quorum of the SCC provided that: the membership includes two or more parent members than the number of school employee members; and there are at least two school employee members on the SCC.
- Any change takes place for the following year and should remain in effect for four years.
- Clarify how many parents and school employees will serve and add the election process into the Rules of Order and Procedure.
- Be specific in how many seats. Don’t use “at least” or “maximum number”. All seats that are listed in the Rules of Order and Procedure must be filled each year. Look at even and odd years. Assign if necessary. If all seats are not filled during the election then parents need to be appointed. Review this document yearly at your first meeting.
- Clarify how many spots will be open every year. It wouldn't hurt to also put in more information about their election process. When and how do they post notices? What is the format for applying to be a candidate, and how are ballots managed.
- No email voting.
Elections of School Community Council Members: A Checklist
PAYING FOR TEACHERS
Reminder: If you state in your plan that you will be paying for a math teacher then you must pay for a math teacher. It can be the lowest paid math teacher but must match what subject matter is in the goal.
RECOMMENDED TIMELINE
Can be found in the Beginning of Year Documents
WEBSITE UPDATE
Must be completed no later than October 20th. See attachment in JAM and also in Beginning of the Year Documents
CARRYOVER
- Best Practices Sheet - found in Beginning of the Year Documents
- No more than 10% of allocated monies every year.
- As a reminder TSSA funds should also follow the 10% carryover guidelines.
APPROPRIATE EXPENDITURES
Reminder: No food, no memberships, no school store items from either Land Trust or TSSA.
FUNDING CHANGES - AMENDMENTS
- All principals need to look at the 2023-24 Land Trust Plan on the State Website, at the bottom of the plan for comments.
- Not all need to make changes to their plan
- State is requiring us to be more specific in what is listed within the plan as well as at the bottom under “Funding Changes”.
- Most comments are asking for more clarification on:
- PD
- Software
- Field trips
- Technology purchases
- The State is asking for more exact clarification on what is being purchased. They are requesting that amendments be done if you weren’t clear enough in your action steps and/or Funding Changes portions of your Land Trust Plan.
- Not all need to make changes to their plan
- Steps for Amendment:
- Add it to your Plan on the State Website
- Notify Nadine that you have an amendment waiting
- AOS reviews the amendment
- The amendment is sent to the Board member over your area for review.
- The amendment is placed on the next Board Meeting agenda as a consent item.
- The State LAND Trust Committee is notified that there is an amendment waiting for their approval
- Once the State has done their approval you may start to spend the money as outlined in the amendment.
REVIEW WITH SCC MID-YEAR
If it looks like you won’t be spending as planned, “We can’t hire assistants…what are we going to do differently”? Review in your SCC meeting, come up with a new plan, and do an amendment if needed. Don’t wait until the end of the year to decide you need to spend your money differently. This depends on the wording under “Funding Changes” on your current plan.
September 22, 2023 ELLevation Training
Language and Culture Services will be offering a virtual PD on Sept 22 at 1 p.m. LCS will be offering training on how to use the ELLevation website, a great resource for schools and teachers in supporting their ML students!
- Site overview
- How to access information about your ML students in one place.
- Teaching strategies to support ML students during instruction.
- Opportunities for PD through ELLevation and earning USBE Credit.
ELLevation via Zoom Meeting ID: 830 0071 9835
Passcode: language
McKinney-Vento Aide Training 2023-24
Hilda Lloyd has requested your McKinney-Vento Aide's attendance at the Mckinney-Vento Aides Training Meeting for Elementary, Middle, and High School aides.
When: Tuesday, September 26, 2023
Time: 1:30-3:00 pm
Where: District Office - Training room 129
If your aide is unable to attend, please send an assistant principal to receive the 23-24 information and training. We look forward to seeing everyone there!
Discipline Notes, September 2023
Common issues or frequently asked questions regarding discipline logging that have been identified by the Discipline Review Committee or raised by administrators will be communicated monthly (or as needed) in a "Discipline Notes" document. The documents are accessible by current school administrators only.
September's "Discipline Notes" may be accessed at this LINK.
Administrators may access previous "Discipline Notes" via this LINK to the Discipline Notes folder.
2023-24 Staff Verification Process for Upcoming Stakeholder Input Survey
DATE:
Thursday, September 21, 2023
TO:
All School Administrators
All Administrative Assistants
FROM:
Carolyn Gough, Administrator of Teaching and Learning
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability
SUBJECT:
2023-24 Stakeholder Input Survey – Preparation and Administration Details
The 2023-24 Stakeholder Input Survey will be administered to parents, school employees, and students in grades K-12 beginning Wednesday, November 1, 2023, and ending Tuesday, November 21, 2023. All parents, licensed educators, education support professionals and students should be invited and encouraged to participate in the survey.
Survey respondents have the opportunity to take part of the survey for school individual principals, assistant principals, classroom teachers and licensed support staff (i.e., instructional coaches, counselors, school psychologists, speech language pathologists, library media coordinators, cluster leaders, etc.). Thus, we need to ensure that the survey contains an accurate list of each school’s licensed educators for whom respondents can take the survey.
The table below contains a unique link for each school that will direct viewers to a list of licensed staff that has been downloaded from Skyward. Administrative assistants are asked to verify the accuracy of that list, adding or deleting licensed educators as necessary. Staff verification lists need to be verified by Friday, October 13, 2023. This will allow enough time for Evaluation, Research & Accountability to upload the staff lists into the survey. Once the survey begins, we will be unable to add or delete any staff, so it is essential that administrative assistants carefully verify the accuracy of these lists.
The staff verification list should contain all licensed educators:
- Principal
- Assistant principals
- Counselors and social workers
- Teachers
- School psychologists
- Speech language pathologists
- Library media specialists/coordinators
- Cluster leaders
- Instructional, technology, literacy, Title I or any other licensed academic coaches (non-licensed or athletic coaches need not be included unless they fill one of the above listed roles)
- Any other licensed and certified educators at your school
Please see the table below to access your school’s staff verification list.
Administrative assistants, please click the link next to your school to view and verify your staff list for accuracy. Contact Ben Jameson (ben.jameson@jordandistrict.org) with questions. Please check the following items for accuracy:
- Position Assignment Description: Use the drop-down menu to indicate if the licensed educator is an administrator or classroom teacher. For all other licensed positions for staff members that are not administrators or classroom teachers, please use the Licensed Support Staff designation.
- Grade Level: For elementary schools, please verify the accuracy of the grade level for classroom teachers. This is because there is a different survey for students in grades K-3 and grades 4-6.
- Missing Teachers: If a teacher in your building does not appear on the list, please add their name on the left side of the list. Elementary administrative assistants will need to add preschool teachers to their list since Skyward does not connect them to their elementary school.
Elementary Schools
| School | Link to Staff Verification List |
| Antelope Canyon Elementary | Link |
| Aspen Elementary | Link |
| Bastian Elementary | Link |
| Blackridge Elementary | Link |
| Bluffdale Elementary | Link |
| Butterfield Canyon Elementary | Link |
| Columbia Elementary | Link |
| Copper Canyon Elementary | Link |
| Daybreak Elementary | Link |
| Eastlake Elementary | Link |
| Elk Meadows Elementary | Link |
| Falcon Ridge Elementary | Link |
| Foothills Elementary | Link |
| Fox Hollow Elementary | Link |
| Golden Fields Elementary | Link |
| Hayden Peak Elementary | Link |
| Heartland Elementary | Link |
| Herriman Elementary | Link |
| Jordan Hills Elementary | Link |
| Jordan Ridge Elementary | Link |
| Majestic Elementary | Link |
| Midas Creek Elementary | Link |
| Monte Vista Elementary | Link |
| Mountain Point Elementary | Link |
| Mountain Shadows Elementary | Link |
| Oak Leaf Elementary | Link |
| Oakcrest Elementary | Link |
| Oquirrh Elementary | Link |
| Ridge View Elementary | Link |
| Riverside Elementary | Link |
| Riverton Elementary | Link |
| Rocky Peak Elementary | Link |
| Rosamond Elementary | Link |
| Rose Creek Elementary | Link |
| Silver Crest Elementary | Link |
| South Jordan Elementary | Link |
| Southland Elementary | Link |
| Terra Linda Elementary | Link |
| Welby Elementary | Link |
| Westland Elementary | Link |
| Westvale Elementary | Link |
Middle Schools
| School | Link to Staff Verification List |
| Copper Mountain Middle | Link |
| Elk Ridge Middle | Link |
| Fort Herriman Middle | Link |
| Hidden Valley Middle | Link |
| Joel P. Jensen Middle | Link |
| Kelsey Peak Middle | Link |
| Mountain Creek Middle | Link |
| Oquirrh Hills Middle | Link |
| South Hills Middle | Link |
| South Jordan Middle | Link |
| Sunset Ridge Middle | Link |
| West Hills Middle | Link |
| West Jordan Middle | Link |
High Schools
| School | Link to Staff Verification List |
| Bingham High | Link |
| Copper Hills High | Link |
| Herriman High | Link |
| JATC North | Link |
| JATC South | Link |
| Kings Peak High | Link |
| Mountain Ridge High | Link |
| Riverton High | Link |
| Valley High | Link |
| West Jordan High | Link |
Special Schools
| School | Link to Staff Verification List |
| Kauri Sue Hamilton School | Link |
| River’s Edge School | Link |
| South Valley School | Link |
Fall 2023 Botvin LifeSkills Training
Administrators, please share these additional Botvin LifeSkills training opportunities with your 4th grade teachers who still need to be trained. See the attached memo for more information.
