September 6, 2022 – Minutes

Attendance

Faculty:
Margaret Swanicke – Principal
Ashley Howell – Teacher

Parents/Guardians:
Candice Marsh, Chair
Kemi Sutton, Vice Chair
Mike Williams
Geraldine Madariaga

Other attendees – Becca Staker, Wendy Heath, Dan Ashbridge

Agenda Items

• Organize school council
  • Elect chair and vice chair
    • Chair – Candice Marsh
    • Vice – Kemi Sutton
  • Review rules of order and procedure and post on website
  • Set meeting schedule for the year and post on website
    • Tuesdays at 3:30 – Margaret will send out email to finalize what Tuesdays work best for everyone
  • Post roster on website with, at least, one form of contact for each member
    • Roster is correct
  • 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
  • We’ve started acadience testing but don’t have all the data yet
  •  For our plans–aides’ salary was higher than expected so we hired one less position than planned

• August safety drill report and budgets
  • August Drill – Fire – went well
  • Cell Tower
  • Land Trust
  • TSSP
  • In October–we will have our 2023 budgets

• Parking Lot –   
  • Mike shared concerns with district – can we make corrections to make it better?  Why was it done the way it was?  Our school has less spots than other schools.  
  • We need to educate our parents on how to use the parking lot and follow the flow 
  • We have the overflow parking lot – not sure what it is for
    • Follow up – it is for school events during the day, field trip parking, evening events, and for patrons who rent the fields after school school.
  • Discussion on current practices of drop off amongst SCC members
    • Ask a police officer to help families not block each other
    • Morning is better b/c it’s staggered
    • Make it so families go all around in the afternoon to fit in more cars
  • SCC will continue to discuss best options and put in our Safe Routes Plan

• Inside/Outside Recess Protocol
  • 23 degrees or below (including come inside)
  • Air Quality – Red – everyone inside, Orange and Yellow – follow directions from parents/guardians
  • Heat?
  • When it is 95 degrees or higher –
    • School encourages students to wear hats and sunscreen
    • Families who reach out to the school can have their students stay inside
    • Why don’t we have sun shades?  Admin will find out.

• Input from the Community if present

• Adjourn

To Do

Attend Canyons School District SCC training @ the Canyons Center at Canyons District Office; 9361 S. 300 East; Sandy, UT 84070

Wednesday, September 7       9-10:30 a.m.    OR         6-7:30 p.m.

Thursday, September 15         1-2:30 p.m.      OR         6-7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, September 27           10-11:30 a.m. OR         6-7:30 p.m.