We want to remind you that the current Friday schedule will continue through the end of the 2020-21 school year.
Thanks for your hard work and enjoy the well-deserved winter break.
We want to remind you that the current Friday schedule will continue through the end of the 2020-21 school year.
Thanks for your hard work and enjoy the well-deserved winter break.
The COVID-19 vaccine will be available to all Jordan School District employees beginning in mid-January at locations throughout the district. After the winter break employees will receive a link to sign up for a vaccination time slot and location. COVID-19 vaccinations will be available to all employees, but are not required. More information will be forthcoming.
The following are new administrative assignments:
Below you will find the return to school testing information pamphlet for schools, in English and Spanish. Please note, that registration is REQUIRED prior to someone coming to the test events.
Jordan Education Foundation and Christmas for Kids has an opportunity for you to help bring Christmas joy and it is COVID-19 friendly. Over 400 Jordan School District secondary students, who deserve an amazing Christmas, have been selected to receive a $115 shopping spree at Walmart (3590 W. Jordan Parkway) in South Jordan just off Bangerter Highway. The students have already shopped online and we have their list.
Volunteers are needed Monday through Thursday (Dec 7-10) to do the actual shopping. Sign up at www.jefchristmasforkids.org to come to this Walmart, pick up the shopping list for a student at the north doors of the store, receive a $115 gift card, and do the shopping.
The student will NOT be there. It will just be you and whoever you bring with you to have this great, magical experience. After you check out, the items will be bagged and tagged for the student to pick up on Saturday morning. On Saturday, Dec. 12, the students will drive through the garden shop area and we will deliver their Christmas bags to their car.
Contact the Jordan Education Foundation office if you have any questions. We need about 400 volunteers so sign up and let your neighbors and friends also know.
Check out the Dec. 2020 Be Well newsletter. Stories include:
To receive the monthly Be Well Newsletter via email and check out back issues, please visit the EMI Hope Health Newsletter page.
Zoom Bombing can happen when a hacker/attacker spoofs the meeting ID and joins the meeting uninvited and proceeds to disrupt the meeting by sharing their screen with inappropriate images, sending files, sending profanity laced chats etc.
To protect yourself from zoom bombing please follow the following process.
Blomquist Hale has provided a video presentation on "Teaching Through Times of Uncertainty." You can watch it or download it using the link below:
URS Individual Retirement Planning Sessions are now available through video conferencing or over the phone.
Meet one-on-one with a URS Retirement Planning Advisor for custom retirement guidance. The format will be identical to in-person sessions previously offered throughout the state.
We can answer questions and provide advice about your retirement benefits such as:
Go to www.urs.org/us/counseling for more information about Individual Retirement Planning and how to sign up for a session.
The Teaching and Learning Literacy department is offering one final round of training for the Multisyllable Routine Card (MSRC) program from 95% Group.
Teachers who have implemented this program have been excited with the results that they are seeing. Some of the comments have been, "Where has this been my whole career?" "Why haven't I known about this until now?" "This was so easy to implement and has such a big impact!"
If you have not yet been trained we hope that you will sign up for one of the final training dates. Please register on JPLS. The Course Title is "95% Group Multisyllable Routine Cards (MSRC) 3rd-6th Grades" and the course number is 101525. The final training dates are:
Any and all websites that are domain specific to Weebly or Wix will be blocked by the JSD iBoss Filter on January 18, 2020. All Weebly or Wix sites content will need to be transferred to a JSD supported website. For assistance please contact your school Digital Coach and your school assigned Digital Learning Specialist.
During the 2020-21 contract year, performance evaluations for Education Support Professionals will be optional, with the exception of Provisional employees. By policy, provisional employees must be evaluated twice in their first year of employment. For career employees, evaluations are recommended if performance concerns exist.
Healthy Holidays - Maintain Don't Gain
November 16th - January 4th
The holidays can be a busy time of year. Maintain your health throughout all the festivities with tips and resources to help you eat wisely, stress less and keep moving!
Schedule:
Wellness challenges are email based, self paced educational programs that focus on areas of well being. Often used to jump-start personal goals, challenges can help you take charge of your health.
To register now, please visit the following link:
https://urspehp.adobeconnect.com/eeo5ppdrf3gl/event/registration.html
Thank you,
PEHP Wellness
Do you know who your school’s ELD teacher lead is? (It might be the Instructional coach and it might not be). We will be meeting with all school level ELD leads on Fri. Nov. 20th, via zoom, from 9 a.m.-10 a.m. Even if you are not the ELD lead, we encourage the instructional coach to attend.
True Time Deadlines for Pay Period
10/5/20 – 11/1/20
Please inform new True Time employees of these deadlines.
Thanksgiving Recess
As per DP335(B): Employees who have not been approved by Human Resources for using an annual/personal day before and after a holiday may be docked (certified $131 or classified 40% of their daily rate). Please refer to policy for further clarification.
Parent/Teacher Conference
As per DP335 NEG: Licensed employees may not use a personal or annual leave day if absent from parent teacher conferences. They may use a sick day or a no-pay day if applicable. The absence should be entered on the comp day.
Jordan Education Foundation has partnered with the Jordan Landing Jersey Mike's location for a fundraiser. Order online or on the Jersey Mike's app using promo code JEF30 on Oct. 21 - Oct. 28—and Jersey Mike's will happily donate 30% of your sale in support of Jordan Education Foundation. Enjoy some great subs and help Jersey Mike’s support this worthy cause.
The October Workout Warrior will encourage and motivate you to be active in the great outdoors and enjoy the cooler weather and fall colors. Hiking is a perfect way to stay fit so fall in love with cool weather fitness! A lot of us don’t like to walk during the hot summer months, but now is a great time of year to start a walking group at work. Gather some co-workers and take that much needed break. If you are working from home, don’t forget to do get away from your computer screen and move your body. It will thank you! Registration and information about the Happy Hiking October Workout Warrior is can be viewed below.
One of the best antidotes for stressful situations for a rough year is laughter. We need to laugh and find humor in life now more than ever. The October Wellness Challenge will focus on the physical, emotional, and social benefits of laughter. Join the Laughter, It’s No Joke Wellness Challenge by using the registration link on the in the PDF below. Let’s all work to make the last part of this year happier and more light-hearted. Laughter is the best medicine!
Fall is the perfect time for healthy and hearty soups. Don’t forget to add a lot of fresh vegetables to your soup to increase the nutritional value and boost your immune system. Have you checked out all the delicious soups and other healthy recipes on our Test Kitchen page of the PEHP Website? Use the following link to explore all the delicious recipes, or maybe submit your own recipe for others to enjoy.
IMPORTANT OCTOBER PAYROLL INFORMATION FOR ALL EMPLOYEES:
Due to the District Office closing for Fall Recess at the end of the day on Thursday, Oct. 22, and not returning until Monday, Oct. 26, the Payroll Department is making the following recommendations:
Please review your pay check and call Payroll immediately with any questions or concerns. (801) 567-8155.
If you need help logging into your Employee Access, call the help desk at 801-567-8737.
The Payroll Department will resume work on Oct. 26, 2020 and will be available if you have any questions.
Thank you for your efforts in assisting Payroll.
The Utah Department of Health, under the direction of Governor Herbert, has approved adjustments to the 14-day quarantine. Students and employees who have been quarantined due to an in-school exposure, while wearing a mask, may return to school if they are symptom-free, and have a negative test result after day 7 of quarantine. The test may be taken on day 7. State officials and medical experts indicate that this new guidance aligns with the best medical practice.
The following are key points provided by the State:
The COVID-19 School Manual will be updated to reflect this change but the change takes effect immediately.
Please carefully read the attached Low Risk Test and Return guidance document found below.
More information will be forthcoming as it becomes available.