School Community Council 1/14/22
Welcome
Meeting called to order
Council members in attendance:
Jana Eliason, parent Sabrina Imig, parent Tiffany Sisneros, parent
Nancy Martin, parent Zeke Alexander, Teacher Kelsie Wilson, Teacher
Stacey Nofsinger, Principal
Business Items:
- SCC Roster Updates- The 6 parents who signed up, but have not attended yet have “resigned” from the SCC.
- Want to keep meetings blended of in person and online.
- School Donations
- We received a $5,000 donation from the Wilson Foundation.
- Looking to see what we can do with this money. They typically give this donation every December.
- Staff Shortage
- Parent Volunteers
- Substitutes – Been able to cover most absences with the subs we have.
- New candidate interviews – Just hired 2 new Paras. Both are going to Deven’s class
- COVID Updates w/ remote learning
- 14 staff
- 41 students
- Dismantled 1 class
- Multiple classes with just 1 staff trying to engage students and keep safe
- Hard on both students and staff to be broken up and moved around.
- Many class sizes were smaller but that wasn’t the case for every class
- We received a $5,000 donation from the Wilson Foundation.
- Thank you for being patient to keep everyone safe.
- The entire district is going remote Tuesday and that includes us. We will not be back in person until Wednesday.
- Not all of the absent kids had COVID, but it’s hard to test the students and 14 teachers were out with positive results.
- TSSA & Land Trust Plans -Finishing up the last minute spending.
- New plan ideas –
- Related service providers: Focus on movement? Fine and gross motor work to help teach the “whole” child.
- Rock wall
- Instruments
- Big mack switches
- Adaptive bikes
- Additional manual wheelchairs for ambulatory students that need support going long distances
- Pool area could be revamped.
- Related service providers: Focus on movement? Fine and gross motor work to help teach the “whole” child.
- New plan ideas –
- Bringing peer tutors to JVS
- Sidewalk update – FINISHED!!!!!
Other Input/Questions
Next Meeting – February 11th @ 3:30
Move to adjourn