Community Council 2023- 2024

School Members

John Thomas  (Principal)  (435) 462-2169   john.thomas@nsanpete.org

Nancy Allred     (435) 462-2169  nancy.allred@nsanpete.org

Selicia Mackay  (435) 462-2169    selicia.mackay@nsanpete.org

To view school Trust Land Funding, or school plan - click the link above.

To view the School Improvement TSSA plan, click the link below.

Community Council Meeting

February 13, 2024

2:40 p.m. library

All are welcome to attend

Parent Members                                                                                     Staff Members

Kori Hales      (Chair)                                                                        Selicia Mackay

Marty Gagon                                                                                      Nancy Allred

Lou Gagon     (Vice-Chair)                                                               John Thomas

Ammy Urmston

Jenna Travis

Attending: all participated in meeting and vote.

Review minutes from last meeting:

Upcoming plan proposal:

   Based on last month's discussion and reviewing the available resources, the focus will be on language arts - specifically to improve reading on the Acadience test. To help improve reading, we will continue to employee two teaching assistants. There is not sufficient funds from the Trust Land budget, so we will need to supplement the salaries from the TSSA funds.

The goal and plan is listed below:

Academic Need/ Focus:        Language arts/  Reading

Goal: Students will show growth on the Acadience Reading Benchmark from beginning of year to end of the school year (2025). 75% or more of the students will be proficient or above proficient on the end of year Acadience Benchmark Assessment. (or an ongoing 14% increase)

Steps:

We will hire (2) Paraprofessionals who will help provide individual and small group instruction in reading, progress monitoring, Read Naturally fluency program and Take-Home library. ($25,034). (Actual salaries are more than this budget. The shortfall will be paid from TSSA funds)

   Funding:Estimates

 Totals
    Carry-over from 2022-2023.    $0.00

 
   Distribution for 2023-2024.     $23,509.98

 
   Total Available Funds for 2023-2024.   $23,509.98

 
   Estimated Funds to be Spent in 2023-2024.    $23,509.98

 
   Estimated Carry-over from 2023-2024.      $0.00

 
   Estimated Distribution for 2024-2025.     $25,034.75

 
   Total Available Funds for 2024-2025.     $25,034.75

 
   Summary of Estimated Expenditures for 2024-2025.  $25,034.75

 
   Estimated Carry-over to 2025-2026.    $0.00

 
  The Estimated Distribution is subject to change if student enrollment counts change.

Discussion/ vote:

After a review of the plan and a discussion, there was a call for a vote.

In Favor:  = 8.              Nays = 0

Spring City Elementary Community Council Meeting

January 9, 2024  - School Library

All are welcome to attend.

Parent Members:                                                               Staff Members

Kori Hales (Chair) Selicia Mackay

Marty Gagon          Nancy Allred

Lou Gagon (Vice-Chair) John Thomas

Ammy Urmston

Jenna Travis

Attending; (Absent-Jenna Travis, Ammy Urmston)

Call to Order:

Discussion items:

I - Internet safety, policy, White Ribbon Week

 Digital citizenship - district website:  https://www.nsanpete.org/students-and-parents/digital-citizenship

Technology Report - district website.

https://www.nsanpete.org/students-and-parents/digital-citizenship/district-technology-report

We discussed the white ribbon week and also some of the resources available from the school district and also from the State regarding internet safety and citizenship. The videos for white ribbon week were shared in an email for the teachers and are a nice resource.

II - School data review

Acadience

Math

Reading

RISE

We reviewed the school data that we have so far. Initial Acadience data showed that 61% of the students were proficient in September, so we have a good gain to make our goal of 14% increase by the end of the year. We also reviewed the School RISE test data from last year and decided that reading and math are still areas we need to focus on. 

III - Update on current Trust Land Plan and student progress.

  Goals:   Reading - 8% increase in reading from beginning of year to end.

Math - 24% increase from beginning of year to end.

IV - Trust Land Plan Review and discussion of upcoming academic needs.

Budgets for Trust Land/ TSSA, etc. ($23,500)

TrustLand 2 Teaching assistants - Salaries ($28,000) 

TSSA ($4500)  additional salaries.

Upcoming events:

January 12 - No school:  Teacher Professional Development

January 15 - No School: Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday

January 22 - 26 White Ribbon Week - Theme = Digital Detectives

January 31 &  February 6 Parent Conferences

February 13 - Community Council

March 5  - Community Council (If needed)

Adjourn:

Spring City Elementary Community Council Meeting

October 10, 2023 - School Library

All are welcome to attend.

Parent Members: 

Kori Hales

Marty Gagon

Lou Gagon

Ammy Urmston

Jenna Travis

Staff Members

Selicia Mackay

Nancy Allred

John Thomas

Welcome and introductions:

Attending: Kori Halse, Marty Gagon, Ammy Urmston, Jenna Travis, Selica Mackay, Nancy Allred, John Thomas Absent - Lou Gagon

Agenda:

I - Training - purpose of community council, individual responsibility, roles, etc.

The school community council exists to help schools improve their academic performance using the funds awarded from Trust lands. There are also components related to safety plans and other functions. We discussed training opportunities for those who need additional training on the dates listed above. There are 3 opportunities at different times of the day.

II - Rules of Order/ Procedure. Additions, deletions, etc.

We looked at and discussed the the Rules of Order and procedures that we have used and modified as needed over the past few years. There will be a motion process and vote for items related to decision and formal process. Most other discussion and learning will be mostly informal.

III - Elections - Chair, Vice chair

Kori Hales was nominated to be the chair person.  Lou Gagon was nominated the vice-chair. Both were voted unanimously by the council.

IV - Meeting schedule -

We planned and discussed our meeting schedule and timeline between now and the end of the school year. These dates will also be published on the school website and calendar.

January 9, 2024 (review data and begin identifying goals)

February 13, 2024 (set goals and plan upcoming expenditures)

March 5, 2023 (finalize and sign on plan)

V - Title I
  Parent Involvement Policy

School Parent Compact

Because we are a Title I school based upon the demographics of the students, there are additional protections of parental rights and the rights of the students. We talked about the involvement policy and also the school-parent compact. Most of the concepts were agreeable. It was brought up that we need to add some expectations for the parents, teachers, and the students should be kind and civil in our dialogue. Those things might have been implied, but will put them in directly.

VI - Council Membership Form - Information.

Members of the community council shared their contact information to allow other parents to contact them if they have questions or need anything.

VII - Trust Land Plan review/ progress
  Goals: 8% increase in student performance on Acadience Reading Tests (80%)

24% increase in student performance on Acadience Math tests (60%)

We discussed curriculum and student learning. The goals for this year’s Trust land plan are based on the needs we had last year from our Acadience tests.

A parent brought up the questions of school curriculum and what curricula are taught at the school. The state approved curriculum and also the local board approved curriculum and programs are the main materials for our instruction. There are a lot of issues and challenges that face education and students in various places. However, we do not teach or advocate for teaching students anything that is politically motivated, other than principles of good citizenship, and academic subjects.  Teachers try to focus on teaching things that are appropriate for for an elementary school setting. We encourage parents to talk to their students about what they are learning and make sure and guide them when it comes to some of those challenges that our community at large might struggle with.

Adjourn - 3:20

Get involved in the Community Council:

Every Utah public school has a school community council consisting of the principal, elected school employees and parents. Parent members must exceed the principal and staff by at least two. Charter schools may use the charter board if it has a two-parent member majority or a process may be set up to elect a Charter Trust Lands Council with a two parent member majority. Parent members are elected by parents. Parent input is important in the decisions made by councils.

Creating Inclusive School Community Councils

Parent participation on school community councils is important. Councils prepare, adopt, and implement education plans at their school. Most Utah parents are still unaware and un-engaged, and many school community councils are not reflective of the diverse communities they represent. Building equitable representation from within the councils will give our state a greater community asset.

Why Participate?

Improved student success and well-being for ALL students

Engaged parent representation in decision making will allow for greater equity A diverse pool of parent viewpoints helps bridge cultural gaps

If you are willing to participate, you must have a student who attends our school. Speak to the principal, or a member of the community council about the process to get involved.