Please return the attached form to Marilyn Smith in the High School Area Office within two weeks of holding conferences.
February 2022 School Psychologists & School Psychology Interns Meeting
DATE:
January 24, 2022
TO:
School Psychologists & School Psychology Interns
FROM:
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
Fulvia Franco, Program Specialist – Guidance
SUBJECT:
February School Psychologists & School Psychology Interns Meeting
A virtual meeting for school psychologists and school psychology interns has been scheduled for Friday, February 4, 2022, from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Cheryl Powell, Administrative Assistant, will send you the Zoom link for the meeting. Deanna Smith, LCSW, Clinical Outreach Coordinator from the OCD & Anxiety Treatment Center will provide us with a presentation on anxiety through the ages: how symptoms of anxiety and OCD alter throughout stages of development.
Part-time Staff: I would appreciate it if you could adjust your schedules in order to attend this meeting.
cc:
Principals
Mentor Reminders and Updates – January 2022
Mentoring in Jordan School District is essential to retaining and supporting new teachers in their first three years of teaching. Each year provisional teachers are identified and provided a mentor. Below are a few reminders and updates.
Reminders:
- Make sure you know who your lead mentor teacher is. Decide if this individual will remain the lead mentor or if you need to assign a new lead mentor.
- Have teachers who are interested in becoming mentors sign up for the mentor training on JPLS. Teachers cannot mentor if they are provisional or if they are not trained.
- All mentors will be recertified every 5 years. Teachers will be notified when they need to recertify. Teachers who do not recertify will no longer be able to mentor.
- Administrators are to work directly with lead mentors in assigning mentors and mentees.
Updates:
- Mentors and mentees must be logging all meetings they have on their shared log.
- Mentors, mentees, and lead mentors have clearly defined roles with each contributing to the partnership.
- Mentors, mentees, and lead mentors have updated contracts that must be signed at the beginning of the mentoring partnership.
- Quarterly surveys are sent out to mentees and mentors to gather information as to how district mentor specialists can provide needed support.
- Each school needs to have a designated administrator over mentoring at their school. This will facilitate communication between district mentor specialists, teachers, and administration.
- The administrator over mentoring, at their school, will have specific duties. See attached information.
- Each school will need to complete the administrator mentor survey indicating which school administrator will be over mentoring. Mentoring Survey
Extended School Year (ESY) Qualification Procedures and Timelines – January 2022
DATE:
January 7. 2022
TO:
Principals
FROM:
Lisa Robinson, Administrator of Schools
Kim Lloyd, Director of Special Education
Kristin Norris, Teacher Specialist-SLP/A, ESY Coordinator
SUBJECT:
Extended School Year (ESY) Qualification Procedures and Timelines
Please read the attached memo and qualifying document for updates and current information.
Data for ESY should be current from this school year and reflect ongoing needs of the student.
The 2022 ESY Memo and forms are now available on the Special Education Forms website.
If you have questions you can talk with your Teacher Specialist or reach out to Kristin Norris at kristin.norris@jordandistrict.org
We are looking for both teachers and paras that would be interested in working our ESY program to make it successful for our students who attend. Please share the Employee application found on the forms page with the paras you work with and contact Kristin with questions.
Thank you.
2022 RISE and Utah Aspire Plus Summative Test Administration and Training
DATE:
Thursday, January 27, 2022
TO:
Middle School Administrators
High School Administrators
FROM:
Carolyn Gough, Administrator of Teaching & Learning
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability
SUBJECT:
RISE and Utah Aspire Plus Summative Test Administration and Training
The RISE assessment is a computer adaptive criterion referenced assessment system that includes summative tests for English Language Arts (ELAs), Mathematics, Science, and Writing. Please see the summative tests that are scheduled to be delivered to the following middle school grades.
2022 Foreign Non-Immigrant Student Graduation and Course Selection
DATE:
January 27, 2022
TO:
High School Principals
High School Assistant Principals
High School Counselors
High School Registrars
FROM:
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
Caleb Olson, Consultant, Planning & Enrollment
SUBJECT:
Foreign Non-Immigrant Student Graduation and Course Selection
Effective immediately, please note the following changes to procedure regarding foreign non-immigrant students (typically referred to as “foreign exchange students” and including students on J-1 or F-1 visas). A revision to Policy AS66 – Non-Resident and Charter School Enrollment is being prepared for Board of Education review and approval. Online documentation at the Planning & Enrollment website will be updated when the policy change has been approved.
Graduation:
Any foreign non-immigrant student who completes their 12th grade year in a District high school and meets all current Utah requirements for graduation is eligible to receive a diploma and to graduate. As part of this process, students will need to provide transcripts from their home country so that transfer credits can be granted; however, even after transfer credits are granted, these students may still need to complete a significant number of make-up credits. The time and expense for make-up credits rest with the student. School staff should assist with this process as they would with any other student.
Foreign non-immigrant students who complete their 12th grade year in a District high school and opt to not receive a diploma may still be recognized by school administration during the graduation program.
Course Selection:
Prior District procedure did not allow foreign non-immigrant students to enroll in Driver Education courses. These students may now elect to participate in Driver Education but assume all responsibility for any additional expense or requirements that may exist due to their visa status.
This change means that foreign non-immigrant students may access the same course opportunities as a typical student. The only exception remains that they may not enroll in fully virtual or online courses. The visa requirements for these students require in-person instruction. The requirements do not prevent them from completing online components or assignments of in-person classes or from virtual learning during health- or weather-related emergencies.
2022 RISE Summative Test Administration Training and Resources
DATE:
Thursday, January 27, 2022
TO:
Elementary School Administrators
FROM:
Carolyn Gough, Administrator of Teaching & Learning
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability
SUBJECT:
2022 RISE Summative Test Administration Training and Resources
The RISE assessment is a computer adaptive criterion referenced assessment system that includes summative tests for English Language Arts (ELAs), Mathematics, Science, and Writing. Please see the memo below for the summative tests that are scheduled to be delivered to the listed elementary grades.
2021-22 Mid-Year Acadience Letters for Families
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 use the attached letter templates to send information home to all parents/guardians of students in first, second, and third grades by February 28, 2022.
Acadience Mid-Year (English On-Level)
Acadience Mid-Year (English-Below Level)
Important Payroll Reminders – Semi-Monthly Payroll for Substitutes
Please see the attachments below for deadlines and important information to help the process run smoothly.
Assistant Principal Meetings – February 3 & 8, 2022
The February Assistant Principal meetings will be held on February 3 (8:00-11:00am) and February 8 (8:00-11:00am). All meetings will be held in-person at the JATC-S. A beverage service will be provided, beginning at 7:30am at each of the meetings. As a reminder you only need to attend one of the sessions offered per month. Both sessions will provide the same information. If you haven't had a chance to sign up please CLICK HERE and it will take you to the Google Doc. If you have any questions please call Nadine Page at 801.567.8182 (x88182). Thank you!
Principal Meeting – February 1, 2022
UETS-based JPAS Full Evaluation Due Date Update
The JES department recognizes that due to COVID-19 and other unforeseen circumstances schools are feeling overwhelmed with meeting deadlines. In an effort to support schools as they work hard to meet the needs of students, the UETS- based JPAS Full Evaluation due date has been changed. All full evaluations will now be due April 22, 2022.
This change includes all educator, teacher specialist, counselor, psychologist, and administrative evaluations. Please contact the JES office with any questions at (801) 567-8369.
APPEL Domains VI and V Requirements for Associate License
Educators who are working toward a professional license through the APPEL program have specific requirements that must be met and signed off. To better assist those educators in collection requirements for the Competencies section a document has been created and added to Perform accounts.
Educators will go to My Folder - Tasks - APPEL Domains VI and V Requirements - Go to Form and write a description of the artifacts they will show or upload into Perform (Indicators 50-62 from the UETS-based Domain Document). Once the educator has completed the description for each indicator and gathered all evidence to show they will submit the form to the supervisor for approval. Approval is completed once the supervisor reviews the evidence and description, selects a rating for each indicator, and then clicks on the Approve button.
The administrator will go to My Staff - Staff and then select Folder next to the form labeled APPEL REQUIREMENTS - DOMAINS IV AND V for the correct teacher. The administrator will not be able to go to the form or view the form until the teacher has submitted it.
Frontline Training Opportunities – January 2022
School/Department Administrators:
We will be providing additional training opportunities for administrators and administrative assistants on the Frontline Recruiting and Hiring system during the week of January 24 - 28. All trainings will be at the District Office in room #129. Please bring a laptop for the hands-on training. For available dates/times and to schedule a training session, visit the link below. Space is limited in each session. Additional sessions will be added if needed.
Our Classes at Jordan School District
Also available on HRConnections and AdminOnly are the training videos and tutorials. Contract Brent Burge at #88224 if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Human Resources
JSD Teacher Transfer Fair – February 15, 2022
Open to all current JSD Teachers
February 15 2022
4:00-6:30 PM
Elk Ridge Middle School - Gymnasium
3659 West 9800 South
South Jordan
See the flyer below for more information.
Interpreting Services for Parent-Teacher Conferences – Spring 2022
Parent Teacher Conferences are fast approaching, and many of you will find your school in need of one or more interpreters in order to serve the needs of your parents. Mirsa Joosten is happy to find an interpreter in each language you need, but this can be extremely difficult when there is not sufficient time for her to make arrangements. The virtual format, should we need to use it, can make finding interpreters even more difficult. For these reasons, we ask you to please request your interpreter no later than the dates given below by completing the Interpreting and Translation Services Request Form available on the Equity and Compliance webpage, if you have not already done so.
| Level | Conference Date(s) | Date Interpreter Request Due |
| High Schools | February 16, 2022 | February 4, 2022 |
| Middle Schools | February 16 - 17, 2022 | February 4, 2022 |
| Elementary Schools | March 16 – 17, 2022 | March 4, 2022 |
Getting your requests in early will be especially important for secondary schools, as Mirsa will not be available during the week of secondary conferences.
Assistant Principal Meetings – January & February 2022
January meetings will still be held on the 20th and 25th as scheduled, in-person at JATC-S.
The next Assistant Principal meetings will be held on January 20 (8:00-11:00am) and January 25 (8:00-11:00am). At this time the plan is that all meetings will be held in-person at the JATC-S. A beverage service will be provided, beginning at 7:30am at each of the meetings. As a reminder you only need to attend one of the sessions offered per month. Both sessions will provide the same information. If you haven't had a chance to sign up for the January meetings please CLICK HERE and it will take you to the Google Doc.
Yes! The February 3rd and 8th meetings are coming up quickly after the January meetings. To sign up for February (if you haven't already) please CLICK HERE and it will take you to the Google Doc.
2022-23 Mathematics Parent Letter for 6th Graders: Please send via Skyward Alert
Dear Principals,
Please send the 6th grade parent letter to Parent via SkyAlert. It provides parents important information about the options for mathematics that are available to their students in middle school. There is an English and Spanish version.
Thank you for your support in this matter.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Amy Kinder at (801) 567-8469 or email amy.kinder@jordandistrict.Org.
Campus Monitor Training – March 25, 2022
DATE:
January 12, 2022
TO:
Principals
Assistant Principals
Campus Monitors
FROM:
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
Sharon Jensen, Consultant in Student Support Services
SUBJECT:
Campus Monitor Training
The last Campus Monitor training of the current school year will be held on Friday, March 25th. All Campus Monitors should plan to attend. This is a Grade Transmittal Day in our district so please plan to adjust their hours accordingly that week for the 2 hours to attend. An administrator from each secondary school is also invited to attend the training.
What: Campus Monitor Training
When: Friday, March 25th 2022
Where: The ASB Presentation Room (Entrance C by the flagpole)
When: 7:30 AM until 9:30 AM
2021-22 Physical Education/Health Graduation Requirement
DATE:
January 12, 2022
TO:
High School Principals, Middle School Principals
High School Counselors, Middle School Counselors
FROM:
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
Stacee Worthen, Secondary Counselor Consultant
Jane Harward, Consultant, Science/Health/PE/STEM
SUBJECT:
Physical Education/Health Graduation Requirement
Please see memo below for the Physical Education/Health requirements for graduation, as approved by the Utah Board of Education.
