In addition, teachers using the website can access additional resources for their classes.  Educational supplements, including the Connect 123 student magazine for grades 3-6 and the Early Connect magazine for grades K-3, are available and the e-Edition is translated into 11 languages.  This is provided as a service with no cost to educators in Utah. ★

On July 1, one day of sick leave was deducted from each eligible employee for the employee-funded sick leave bank.  Should an employee wish to “opt out” of the employee-funded sick leave bank, he/she must complete and return the employee-funded sick leave bank “Opt Out Form” before Sept. 10, as Track C teachers will not return to work until Sept. 7.  For this year only, the District administration has extended the deadline for all employee groups to Sept. 10.  The sick leave deducted on July 1, 20l0 will be returned to each employee who submits an “Opt Out Form.”  Employees who “opt out” of the employee-funded sick leave bank will be ineligible to receive sick bank benefits for the duration of the 2010-11 school year.  “Opt Out Forms” are available by contacting your principal, department directors, or the Human Resources Department.

For more information regarding the sick bank opt out process, please contact your immediate supervisor. ★

Marci Markus, lunch manager at South Jordan Elementary, passes out fresh cantaloupe and watermelon to students

Jordan School District’s Nutrition Services Department has created a new program about nutrition.  Called “Farm to School,” the program incorporates learning about, seeing and tasting fruits and vegetables fresh from local farms throughout Utah.  “We felt it important that children have an increased awareness about the great taste of the nutritional choices available to them,” said Jana Cruz, director of Nutrition Services.  To read more about this program click here and here. ★