November 9, 2022 – Minutes

School Community Council                11/9/22

 

Welcome

 

Meeting called to order

 

Council members:

Jana Eliason, Chair      Jacquelyn Wallenberg, parent (virtual)                      Kelli Manning, parent

Bryce Edwards, Employee       Stacey Nofsinger, Principal                 Zach Allred, Instructional Coach

Business Items:

1. TSSP & Land Trust/Beginning of Year Literacy Project data
   1. Shared beginning of year data for students 1st-12th grades
   2. Will continue to look and identify areas on literacy project that need more focus and determine what will be most beneficial for Land Trust and TSSP funds
2. Safety Plan
   1. Possibility of having available staff act as crossing guards at the crosswalks to meeting points
   2. Need to check on whether the emergency supply bins have been updated (Jana & Kelli are willing to help with this project)
   3. Staff continue to prop doors open with rocks – extremely unsafe
   4. Really like the alarms added to classroom exterior doors because it alerts staff if a student is quietly slipping out unnoticed
3. Digital Citizenship
   1. Continue teaching students how to be safe when using their devices
   2. Continue teaching students how to treat device appropriately and take responsibility for communication devices
   3. Working on removing unnecessary apps
4. Staff Shortages
   1. 11 para positions, 1 Speech, 1 PT assistant, 4 Registered Behavior Techs (RBT)
   2. District continues to send 6 employees to support in classrooms when subs are not obtained
   3. Interviewed multiple people this week – planning to offer positions to 5 (para)
   4. Peer Tutor options for the future
      1. Hillcrest Peer Leadership Team has started coming twice a week to volunteer in classrooms for an hour.
      2. Stacey will connect with Diamond Ridge Principal and pick up discussions from just before COVID about offering a peer tutor elective for students to come to JVS

• Stacey will also connect with RSD to see if an elective course can be created for future high school students at all high schools.

 

Other Input/Questions

• Cell Tower funds were voted in October to be placed in principal’s discretionary fund. The total amount was $336.11
• District media specialist, Gretchen, is working with Stacey on improving book selection in library. Parents are encouraged to send favorite themes to help guide what types of books to purchase.

 

Next Meeting Scheduled for: 12/14/22 @ 9:15

 

Move to adjourn