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March 1, 2023

Clearing out & Closing School EARS Budgets (program 5336)

School Administrators:

As you are aware the EARS grant is not a guarantee and is determined on a year to year basis. Please take some time to review your school’s spending, for the 2023/24 school year, to ensure you are covered using all of your other funding sources.

The following information will help you finalize your EARS funding for the current school year: 

CLEARING OUT:
ALL teachers and aides that are being paid for through your 5336 EARS budget will need to be moved to another program for next school year.

  • It will be your responsibility to transition them over to another program after their final paycheck for this school year.
  • Your options could be School Land trust or TSSA

CLOSING:
Program 5336 will have a NO MORE NEW/ADDITIONAL SPENDING date of April 15, 2023. (Personnel already being paid will continue until the end of the 2022-23 school year.)

  • It will be your responsibility to make sure that all your purchases will be cleared by this time. Do NOT open a PO on April 14th to secure $$ for spending.
  • It will also be your responsibility to MOVE MONEY to program 5336, from one of your other programs, if you have overspent.

We hope to procure this money next year to help you continue supporting our “At Risk” students. More information regarding this funding will be available during the early months of next school year and will be disseminated in a timely manner.

Thank you,

Michelle Love-Day

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If you are a contracted employee and need to take Annual/Personal Leave before or after the mid-spring recess for any reason not listed in policy DP335NEG or DP335B, you must submit a request as follows:

How to Request
During the window, the employee must send the request through email. Please include your name, school, position, and the date you are requesting the leave. Requests left on voicemail or over the phone will NOT be accepted.

Licensed employees submit their request to licensedpersonalleave@jordandistrict.org

Education Support Professionals submit their request to classifiedpersonalleave@jordandistrict.org

The employee will receive an email confirmation within two working days after submitting the request. If the employee does not receive a confirmation email, then Human Resources has NOT received your request and your leave will not be approved.

School Holiday Date of Holiday Window
Mid-Spring Recess April 24, 2023 Mar. 10 – Mar. 20, 2023

Annual/Personal Leave Taken Before or After a Holiday 2022-2023

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Schools should update current hiring totals for 2023-24 on their enrollment dashboards as soon as possible so that accurate districtwide data can be monitored and appropriate adjustments made. Hiring totals should be kept current with changes made throughout the summer as needed. Positions do not need to be filled to be counted (i.e., a position that is planned for next year but not yet filled should be recorded on your dashboard as FTE that has been used). Contact Planning & Enrollment with questions about updating staffing totals.

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DATE: 
February 27, 2023

TO:  
School Psychologists and School Psychology Interns

FROM:  
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
Fulvia Franco, Program Specialist – Guidance

SUBJECT:  
March School Psychologist and School Psychology Interns Meeting

A school psychologist meeting has been scheduled for Friday, March 10, 2023, from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. in the auditorium at the Jordan School District Auxiliary Services Building (7905 South Redwood Road). Terisa Gabrielsen, Ph.D., BYU professor, will provide us with a presentation on Demystifying Identification of Nuanced Autism in Females in School Settings.

Part-time Staff: I would appreciate it if you could adjust your schedules in order to attend this meeting.

cc:       Principals

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The March Assistant Principal meetings will be held on March 16 (8:00-11:00am) and March 21 (8:00-11:00am). All meetings will be held in-person at the JATC-S. All assistant principals and intern assistant principals are invited. A beverage service will be provided, beginning at 7:30 am 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. Please CLICK HERE and it will take you to the Google Doc to sign up for which day you would like to attend. If you have any questions please call Nadine Page at 801-567-8182 (x88182). Thank you!

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DATE:   
Thursday, February 23, 2023

TO: 
All School Administrators

FROM:  
Carolyn Gough, Administrator of Teaching and Learning
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability

SUBJECT:   
2022-23 USBE School Climate Survey

HB 120 (53G-8-802) and R277-623 mandate the administration of a statewide school climate survey. For this year, the USBE School Climate Survey will be administered in place of the district’s Stakeholder Input Survey.

Please see the memo below for all the details.

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DATE:  
Thursday, February 23, 2023

TO:   
All High School Administrators

FROM:   
Carolyn Gough, Administrator of Teaching and Learning
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability

SUBJECT:  
Tableau Dashboards for School LAND Trust and TSSA Planning and Reporting

The following Tableau dashboards may be helpful to school administrators as they plan for the 2023-24 school year LAND Trust and TSSA plans. As you look at each of these dashboards, please remember to change the School Name filter to your school.

Assessments:
ACT (11th Grade Administration)

Utah Aspire Plus English/ELA Proficiency, Growth and Predicted ACT Scores

tah Aspire Plus Reading Proficiency and Predicted ACT Scores

Utah Aspire Plus Math Proficiency, Growth and Predicted ACT Scores

Utah Aspire Plus Science/STEM Proficiency, Growth and Predicted ACT Scores

WIDA Access Overall Composite Scores
WIDA Access Language Domain Scores

AP Distribution of Scores and Pass Rates

Growth Measure (beginning of year only)

School Accountability:
2021-22 TSI Calculations for All Schools and All Demographics

Breakdown of TSI Identification Data (for TSI schools only)

Other Relevant Data
Advanced Course Taking

Attendance

Behavior & Discipline

Demographics

Grades

Graduation and Dropout Rates

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DATE: 
Thursday, February 23, 2023

TO: 
All Middle School Administrators

FROM:  
Carolyn Gough, Administrator of Teaching and Learning
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability

SUBJECT:  
Tableau Dashboards for School LAND Trust and TSSA Planning and Reporting

The following Tableau dashboards may be helpful to school administrators as they plan for the 2023-24 school year LAND Trust and TSSA plans. As you look at each of these dashboards, please remember to change the School Name filter to your school.

Assessments:
RISE ELA Proficiency
RISE ELA Growth

RISE Math Proficiency
RISE Math Growth

RISE Science Proficiency
RISE Science Growth

Utah Aspire Plus English/ELA Proficiency, Growth and Predicted ACT Scores

Utah Aspire Plus Reading Proficiency and Predicted ACT Scores

Utah Aspire Plus Math Proficiency, Growth and Predicted ACT Scores

Utah Aspire Plus Science/STEM Proficiency, Growth and Predicted ACT Scores

WIDA Access Overall Composite Scores
WIDA Access Language Domain Scores

AP Distribution of Scores and Pass Rates

Growth Measure (beginning of year only)

 

School Accountability:
2021-22 TSI Calculations for All Schools and All Demographics

Breakdown of TSI Identification Data (for TSI schools only)

Other Relevant Data
Advanced Course Taking

Attendance

Behavior & Discipline

Demographics

Grades

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DATE:  
Thursday, February 23, 2023

TO: 
All Elementary School Administrators

FROM: 
Carolyn Gough, Administrator of Teaching and Learning
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability

SUBJECT: 
Tableau Dashboards for School LAND Trust and TSSA Planning and Reporting

The following Tableau dashboards may be helpful to school administrators as they plan for the 2023-24 school year LAND Trust and TSSA plans. As you look at each of these dashboards, please remember to change the School Name filter to your school.

Assessments:
Acadience Reading Proficiency
Acadience Reading Growth

RISE ELA Proficiency
RISE ELA Growth

RISE Math Proficiency
RISE Math Growth

RISE Science Proficiency
RISE Science Growth

WIDA Access Overall Composite Scores
WIDA Access Language Domain Scores

Growth Measure (beginning of year only)

School Accountability:
2021-22 TSI Calculations for All Schools and All Demographics

Breakdown of TSI Identification Data (for TSI schools only)

Other Relevant Data
Attendance

Behavior & Discipline

Demographics

Grades

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JORDAN SCHOOL DISTRICT is offering Elementary and Secondary paid administrative internship openings for the 2023-24 academic year. Applications are open now through February 28, 2023 at midnight.

Please refer to the details below:

  • Applicants must select level of preference (elementary, middle or high) and submit only one application.
  • Selected applicants will be interviewed.
  • Assignments are for 1-year only, with no guarantee of a permanent administrative position.
  • Internal applicants, if selected, will be treated as an employee on a leave of absence for the current school year. Internal applicants chosen as an administrative intern will have the right to return to a comparable licensed position at the end of the internship.
  • Applicants must:
    • 1) be enrolled in a university administrative/leadership program, OR
    • 2) have a current in state or out-of-state administrative license, OR
    • 3) be in the JSD Administrative Pool
  • Administrative Interns are paid on a teacher salary schedule – 187-day contract plus 20 additional days for elementary and 10 additional days for secondary. A night stipend will be added according to level assignments.
  • Assignment locations are to be determined.

If you are interested in a full time, paid Administrative Internship Position, click HERE to apply!

Click HERE for a Frontline application tutorial.

 

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The Jordan Ethnic Advisory Committee is pleased to announce a Parent, Guardian, and Student Open House event at JATC South, which will take place on March 1st, from 5 - 6:30 p.m. The purpose of this event is to provide a platform for families to share their ideas with administration and teachers, and to engage in meaningful dialogue about the challenges and opportunities facing our students.

Through this event, we hope to foster a sense of community and collaboration, and to work together to build a stronger, more inclusive school environment for all students.

To that end, we would like you to extend an invitation to school communities electronically, and to personally invite four families to participate in this open house. Principals will receive paper invitations in District mail.

We would be honored to have schools support in this initiative, and we believe that your participation will have a positive impact on our district as a whole.

Thank you for your time and consideration. If you have any questions or concerns, please email jeac@jordandistrict.org.

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Dear Principals:

It is time to order student Math Expressions workbooks for the 2023-2024 school year. Student consumables for K-5th grade were included in the 2019 math adoption. Each school site has already pre-paid for 5 years of these materials. We are currently in year 4 and the orders placed will be for year 5 of the 5-year purchase. In order to be ready to start the 2023-2024 school year, Mountain States has asked that we submit the refill orders now with expected delivery prior to the end of the year. They have given us a deadline of February 28th. If they do not receive updated numbers, they will automatically send the amount that was ordered for this year.

An administrative assistant from the Teaching and Learning Department will reach out to you in the next week to confirm your refill orders and student numbers for each grade level. She will have the total number of books ordered for your school for 2022-2023 school year and the expected enrollment for the 2023-2024 school year. We realize these numbers are projected numbers. Please account for growth.

6th Grade textbooks will not be purchased by the district, so 6th grade numbers are not necessary. Teachers have access to PDFs and Word docs for all student materials in the Open Up Resources Program, including Spanish resources. Additionally, there is a robust Canvas course, including MasteryConnect practice problems, Cool Downs, videos and slideshows for every lesson. Many lessons also include Desmos, Geogebra, and Nearpod tasks that teachers can adapt and use as they like. If your school would still like to order student workbooks for 6th grade, we can share the order information with your administrative assistant and your school can handle that order directly.

In order to facilitate this process, please work with your grade level teams and school administrative assistant to ensure that the numbers are ready to report. When contacted, each school will need to provide:

  • The number of student workbooks needed for each grade K-5 (please account for expected growth). The refill orders will be submitted at the district level based on the numbers you provide and will be delivered to your school prior to the end of the year.
  • If new teacher materials orders for K-5 need to be placed, T&L will prepare a buy guide for you that will need to be submitted to purchasing at the school level.

Thank you for your support as we work to have all materials in place for the beginning of the school year.

Sincerely,
Melissa Garber
K-6 Elementary Mathematics Specialist
melissa.garber@jordandistrict.org 801-567-8170

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Once each month, a lucky featured teacher will be picked at random to receive a:
$500 Visa gift card from Cyprus Credit Union
Season tickets to Hale Centre Theatre
$250 gift card to Harmon's

Nominate a teacher now by clicking on the Teacher Tribute Wall

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The final version of the 2023-2024 TSSA Plan is due to be completed in your School Planning folder by March 24, 2023. Your budget allocation can be found on the "TSSA Plan" tab.

The JSD Board’s TSSA Framework establishes three priorities schools are to use in developing a TSSA Plan. The priorities include coaching, professional development, and school-based initiatives.

Each school has a personally-created School Planning folder in Google Drive that includes both last year’s and this year’s plans. TSSA Plans and the School Planning Folder can be accessed from 2023-2024 School Planning Tools. Following the School Planning Tool will ensure compliance with TSSA requirements.

The first tab in the School Planning Tool labeled “TSSA Overview and Checklist” provides guidelines and a checklist for completing plans. A quick checklist is provided below. The actual plan is found in the tab labeled “TSSA Plan.” 2023-2024 allocations are pre-loaded into each school’s plan.

Quick TSSA Plan Checklist

  • Share planning tool if desired. (Currently only principals have editing access.)
  • Summarize 2022-2023 TSSA Plan. (Focus on implementation and growth if limited data is available.)
  • Review data. (Review data that is available.)
  • Determine school goal(s) for 2023-2024.
  • (TSI Schools) Complete TSI data review, identify needs, and create goal(s).
  • Record plans and action steps for instructional coaching, professional development, and school-based initiatives.
  • Complete budget.
  • Add in your approximate carry-over in the correct spot.

Reminder that both your School LAND Trust and the TSSA Plan needs to be completed by this date of March 24, 2023.

If you have questions or concerns, please reach out to your AOS.
If you have technical issues, please feel free to contact Chris Westra at 801-567-8657 or Nadine Page at 801-567-8182.

Please see the link below for everything you need to know about “TSSA”.

TSSA Program

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Please take note of the following MANDATORY deadline:

2023-24 School LAND Trust Upcoming School Plan

Completion Deadline: March 24, 2023

Your school's 2023-24 LAND Trust Allocation can be found on the State Website. When you click on the "Upcoming Plan" your "Estimated Distribution for 2023-2024" can be found in the box "Funding Estimates" on the 6th line down “Estimated Distribution for 2023-2024. Do not end up with a negative estimated carry-over to 2024-2025.

  • Under "Action Plan Steps and Expenditures", please click on the provided button to input the budget allocations for that goal.
  • Add in what you will do if you have "Funding Changes". There are new guidelines from the State Office regarding this portion. Please see the tips provided in the link below.
  • NEW FOR THIS YEAR! Districts are required to distribute their own signature pages. Signatures may be collected on paper or digitally and copies should be provided to LEA leadership prior to approving the School LAND Trust Plans. A copy will need to be sent to Nadine Page (nadine.page@jordandistrict.org) as there is not a way to upload the signature file. A template is provided below. You can either use the hard copy and have SCC members sign at your meeting or make a copy of this Google Doc to use electronically.

I can't stress this enough------please use the correct categories for the expenditures as you add them to your goals. They need to be distributed correctly. Don't put everything under salaries/benefits. Call Nadine Page (x88182) if you have questions of what category it should go under. 

Last Reminder: The 2023-24 TSSA Plan will also be due on March 24, 2023. Your TSSA Plan Link can be found HERE.

Please see the link below for everything you need to know about “Land Trust”.

School Land Trust Program

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The School LAND Trust program Final Report for 2021-2022 is now available for entry on the State website. Reports must be submitted on the School LAND Trust reporting site no later than Wednesday, February 28, 2023.

Final Report Expenditures will not be entered by the principal but will be displayed for response and explanation by the principal.

The 2023-24 Upcoming Plan cannot be submitted until the final report is completed, submitted, and finalized by the District Office. We will finalize reports as quickly as possible as you submit them.

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