217 East 7800 South, Midvale, UT 84047
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September 16, 2026 – Minutes

Absent

Excused

Present

Parent/Guardian members on roster

  x

Donald Aguire

  x

Danielle Collier

  x

Zack Franzoni

  x

Candice Marsh

Absent

Excused

Present

Staff members on roster

  x

Margaret Swanicke (Principal)

  x

Dana Riches (Teacher)

Community members also present:  Crystal Bartlett, Daniel Pipkin

Time:  3:45 pm

Agenda Items

  • DLI Check-In:  Margaret reviewed the outcome of last board meeting.  Canyons has updated the DLI website with current information.  To learn more–go to:  https://www.canyonsdistrict.org/dual-language-immersion/.  Midvalley will communicate with our Kindergarten families to ensure they are aware when the application window opens.
  • Enrollment Update:  Midvalley’s student enrollment qualified for another teacher.  The district allocated an additional FTE to Midvalley after the 11th day count.  Based on class sizes across the school, the teacher will be a kindergarten teacher.  Margaret shared the hiring and communication plan.  
  • Positive Behavior Plan:  Margaret reviewed our Positive Behavior Plan.  Daniel shared important updates on our Bike Bus plan.  There was a discussion on routes and communication plan.  Daniel plans to lead the Bike Bus once per month.  Thank you!
  • Organize school council
    • Elect chair and vice chair:  Danielle will be chair and Donald will be vice chair
    • Review rules of order and procedure and post on website
    • Set meeting schedule for the year and post on website:  Margaret will send out dates for Mondays at 3:45pm.  Once we all agree on the dates–they will be posted on website.
    • Post roster on website with, at least, one form of contact for each member
    • Review requirements for SCC open meeting requirements 
    • Review bylaws or write bylaws if you don’t currently have; post current copy on website
  • Review school data that may have come in at end-of-year or over summer, previous year’s plans and current year’s plans
  • Title I Input
    • Parent and Family Engagement Policy – Margaret will send out links for everyone to review.
    • School – Home Compact – Margaret will send out links for everyone to review.
    • Title I Parent Engagement Plan – Margaret will send out links for everyone to review.

Office Discipline Referrals (ODRs)

 

August

September

October

November

December

January

February

March

April

May

24-25

23

115

84

62

46

68

77

66

35

25

25-26

13

86

86

90

44

48

39

62

37

24

26 – 27

14

29 (9/16)

        

Attendance – Crystal reviewed our attendance plan for this year.  We had a great attendance matters week and plan to do activities throughout the year.

 

SEVERE

OFF-TRACK

AT-RISK

ON-TRACK

TERM 1 (24)

11 (2%)

74 (12%)

147 (23%)

396 (63%)

TERM 1 (25)

10 (2%)

74 (12%) 

137 (22%)

401 (64%)

TERM 1 (26)

 

26 (4%)

60 (9.7%)

527 (85%)

TERM 2 (25)

56 (9%)

122 (19%)

148 23%)

305 (48%)

TERM 2 (26)

42 (7%)

105 (17%)

121 (20%)

351 (57%)

TERM 3 (25)

63 (10%)

147 (23%)

123 (19%)

308 (48%)

TERM 3 (26)

49 (8%)

145 (24%)

102 (17%)

314 (51%)

  • August safety drill report and budgets
    • August Drill – Fire
    • September Drill – Lockdown
    • Both drills went well.  Margaret will update Husky Happenings with the upcoming drill.  Students are told we are drilling and provided an explanation of why we drill.
    • Cell Tower – see voting motion below
Voting 
Motion: Midvalley cell tower funds ($4,200.18) be moved to principal discretionary account to be spend on teacher/staff meals, teacher/staff spirit gear, and other items for teachers/staff.
AbsentYesNoParent/Guardian members on roster
 x Donald Aguirre
 x Danielle Collier
 x Zack Franzoni
 x Candice Marsh
AbsentYesNoStaff members on roster
 x Margaret Swanicke(Principal)
 x Dana Riches (Teacher)
Absent# Yes# No 
 6 Vote count
    
   Motion Fails
   A tie fails to meet minimum requirement to pass
   

NO EXCHANGES
1. You must be present, and on the roster as a voting member
2. Non-voting members and/or Guests may not step in to vote in place of absent members
    • Land Trust – $114,612.74
    • TSSP – $149,203.58
    • Margaret also reviewed Title budget (amount we get to spend on Midvalley) which is $170,000. 
    • Looking ahead to next year, we will need to prioritize reading as half of our TSSP budget will be spent on reading.
  • Input from the Community if present
  • Adjourn

To Do

  • Sign up to be an approved volunteer – ASAP
  • Safe Walking Routes – October 31st
  • School Safety Plan – CSD Dashboard by Nov. 2nd
  • Digital Safety Plan – December 18th
  • Final Plan – January 19th – 29th
  • Land Trust Plan – April 12th
  • Teacher Student Success Plan – April 12th

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