Final BlendTec Contest Winners!

We would like to congratulate the following schools:

North - Foxboro Elementary

Central - Northlake Elementary

South - Orchard Elementary

Rural Areas - Manti Elementary

They have won the final BlendTec Blender contest! 

Thanks to all of you who have helped the program run smoothly this year. We are excited for the coming year and all the progress there is to be made.

If you haven't sent in your agreement and information sheet for the 2015-16 school year, please do so ASAP!

E-mail to hannat@sieutah.org or fax to 801-428-1977.

Have a fabulous summer, and remember to 

READ EVERY DAY!!

UESP Contest Winners!

We are excited to announce the winning schools for UESP’s 5-29 Day read-a-thon! Thank you for your participation during this contest, as well as throughout the year. The contest was neck and neck up to the very end.

The two winning schools are:

Jackling Elementary from Granite School District

Northlake Elementary from Tooele School District

Congratulations to these schools!

We would also like to remind all of you that UESP has generously offered a $25 matching contribution for new accounts opened on 5-29-15.

“Also in honor of 5·29 Day, UESP announced it will provide a $25 matching contribution to any new Utah resident account owner who opens a first-time UESP account for a first-time Utah beneficiary on May 29, either online at uesp.org or by submitting an Individual Account Agreement (form 100). Contribute $25 or more to the new account to be eligible for the UESP match.

To meet the requirements for a $25 matching contribution from UESP, new accounts opened and contributions made online at uesp.org must be received on May 29, 2015, by 11:59 p.m., Mountain Time (MT). New Individual Account Agreements submitted by mail, fax, overnight carrier, or in person must be received at UESP, State Board of Regents Building, 60 South 400 West, Salt Lake City, UT, 84101-1284, by 5 p.m. MT on May 29, 2015. Individual Account Agreements (form 100) are available for download at uesp.org or by calling 800.418.2551 toll-free. Applicants should be sure to enter the promotion code MAY29SAVE4COLLEGE on the account agreements.”

If parents have questions about UESP, here is some information about how it works.

“Earnings on contributions to a UESP account grow deferred from federal and Utah state income taxes. Withdrawals used for qualified higher education expenses are exempt from federal and Utah state income taxes. Qualified expenses include tuition and mandatory fees; required books, supplies, and equipment; and certain room-and-board costs at any university, college, or technical school in the United States or abroad that participates in federal student financial aid programs.

In 2015, a trust or single Utah taxpayer who files a Utah state income tax return can claim a 5 percent tax credit on contributions to a UESP account up to $1,900, for a maximum credit of $95 per qualified beneficiary. Spouses filing jointly can claim a 5 percent tax credit on contributions up to $3,800, for a maximum of $190 per qualified beneficiary. In order for an account owner to claim the credit, the beneficiary must have been age 19 or younger when designated as such on the account. If this requirement is met, the account owner can claim the credit each year a contribution is made for the life of the account.”

Thank you for your participation, and have a wonderful summer!

Fall Forum Meeting Update

We would like to thank those of you who attended our Fall Forum Meetings for the questions and wonderful feedback you provided. 

Please remember it's NOT TOO LATE! We are more than happy to help your school set up & get going using the Road to Success WebTool. Also, if there's anything that really works at your school please share so other schools can benefit as well!

The PowerPoint presentation from the meeting with instructions and helpful hints can be found at: 

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/3r4zsidlp18eprj/AAArMG4-OBdT5ntlkmHgsuiTa?dl=0

Faculty and Staff Certificate Lists are NEEDED!  All faculty and staff at your school who work 24* hours+ are eligible to receive these.  They are a booklet of offers given as a token of Success in Education’s appreciation for all they do!  *If a person that works less than 24 hours deserves one, please include them.  Use your judgment.  Please send the list in Excel in the following format.  Please email the list to intern@sieutah.org no later than Friday, December 5^th.  All schools who get their lists in on time will be put in a drawing to receive a special prize!

First Name	Last Name	School	District
Megan	Ware	Success	Salt Lake
Hanna	Thorne	Success	Salt Lake

Also remember that we are having a CONTEST! 

All schools will be starting at ground zero NOW. If your school already qualifies, just keep going. If you're not quite there -- you have time! Start now and your school can still qualify by the next Forum Meeting.

Who Qualifies? Schools with 80% of your students using the WebTool 80% of the time!

What do you win? A fabulous Blendtec blender!

When? All schools qualifying will be entered in the drawing to be held at the next Forum Meetings. 

* You MUST be present to win.

Many of you had questions about printing reading slips. Please see instructions below.

1. Log in as each teacher (e-mail Megan or Hanna if you'd like a spreadsheet of teachers' usernames & passwords)

2. Click "Reading Slips"

3. Make sure the correct classroom is selected if the teacher has multiple (you can select this in the drop-down box below the teacher's name)

4. Select the week

5. Click "Select Eligible" (This will automatically print 1 ticket if a student has read 5-6 days or 2 tickets if a student has read 7 days. If there is a student you feel is deserving you can click the circle next to their name to print a ticket for that student.)

6. Click "Print Selected Slips"

7. On the page that pops up, either right-click & hit "Print" or hold down Ctrl+P on your keyboard to print the page

Repeat steps 4-7 for each week, then move on to the next teacher.