Wednesday, August 21, 2020 Eastmont School Community Council
Voting Members:
| Member Name | In Attend. | Member Name | In Attend. |
| Delese Bettinson | Yes | Stephanie Davis | No |
| Amy Bryant | Yes | Justine Rodriguez | No |
| Jessica Dalton | Yes | Stacy Kurtzhals | Yes |
| Liz Miles | Yes | Visiting: | |
| Jennifer Jolley | Yes | Taylor Hansen | Yes |
| Julie Taucher | Yes | Brooke Rauzon | Yes |
Agenda Items:
Election of Chair, Vice Chair and Secretary
- Chair was to roll over this year but the parent’s student who held the position last year moved onto the high school
- Amy Bryant was voted on as Chair
- Jessica Dalton was voted on as Vice Chair
- Assistant Principals will serve on secretaries by keeping notes during meetings
SCC Bylaws
- Stacy would like to have the Chair chosen by at the end of 2019-2020 school year.
- Wednesday are a good day to hold SCC
- 5:00 pm is a good time
- November’s meeting is earlier because of Thanksgiving o It will be November 20th
- Agreed to cancel December’s meeting
- If we need to cancel a meeting because there is nothing to discuss, then we will email each other about the cancellation.
Funding Estimates
- Land-Trust Carry-Over from 2018-2019: $415
- Estimated Distribution for 2019-2020: $84,823
- Summary of Estimated Expenditures for 2019-2020: $80,687
- Estimated Land-Trust Carry Over for 2019-2020: $4,823
- TSSA Funds for 2019-2020: $ 77,501
Roberts Rules
- Please review and ask any questions you may have
CSIP Goals
- Reviewed CSIP Goals that were approved at the end of 2018-2019
- Talked about improving reading proficiency
- Want students to increase their Reading Inventory score by 15% per cohort
- Using Read 180
- Read 180 has three components: small group, computer assisted learning and independent reading
- Climate: Wish to increase students who are on track for the Early Warning System (EWS)
- Reviewed last year’s data
- Overall: 56% were on track with the EWS
- Attendance: 72%
- ODRs: 93%
- Fs and Ds: 74%
- GPA: 82%
- Talked about pride in school to improve climate
- Committee of teachers formed to help boost pride in school
- The committee currently is just teachers, but as opportunities come up we will invite the community to support us
- Met with maintenance over the summer to discuss building improvements
- Jessica Dalton suggested the 8th graders decide on a year-long beautification project to leave their “mark” on the school.
- Amy Bryant asked where building improvement funds come from? Capital funds from the district
- Will continue Patriot of the Month
- Q: How are Patriot of the Month chosen
A: Team of teachers vote on students. One boy and one girl from each team. Based upon academics, citizenship, leadership, tenacity, etc.
- Q: How are Patriot of the Month chosen
- Will continue Persistent Patriot
- These are students who really are working so hard to make improvements
- Want to reduced Office Discipline Referrals (ODRs)
- We will accomplish this by building relationships with students
- Teachers are stepping up to this
- Will continue school store
- Students earn Patriot Bucks by modeling Respectful Attitude, Independent and Prepared
- Lunchtime Climate:
- Getting basketball hoops
- Pickle ball
- Library pass
- Jenga
- Spike Ball
- Earbuds:
- Have been banned
- Rationale: students need to talk to one another and earbuds (specifically wireless) hinders learning by having earbuds in during class
- Phones
- Tightened up phone procedures if phone is confiscated
- Talked about method for recognizing teachers
- Reviewed last year’s data
- AVID
- Reviewed how AVID helps students skills in writing, reading, collaboration, organization and inquiry.
- Will use Data Dashboard to monitor Ds and Fs
- Will utilize Check-In/Check-Out to help support students
- Anna Alger and Cody West will be the teachers implementing the program
- Para-educator support (ZAP)
- Will only be with 6th graders this year during lunch
- If not working, will push para-educators into classroom
- Math:
- Starting Illustrative Math with all grades this year.
- Illustrative Math
- Very different way of teaching
- Group work
- Students dialogue about math concepts
- Students review concepts throughout the year
- Amy mentioned that Jordan High School did a parent night to help explain new methods for teaching math
- This is something we can do
- Will be hiring a 28 hour para-educator to support math classes
- Talked about how we are moving away from computer labs and focusing on using Chromebooks for instruction
- Q: What is technology ratio?
- A: Not 100% sure, but we have about 20 carts
- Long-term goal is to increase Chromebook carts overall in the building
- TSSA Funds
- Will help pay for .5 FTE of teacher
- District told us if our numbers stay consistent they will pay for .5 of teacher
- Will wait to see if that takes place
- Will be ordering more Chrome bookcarts
- Will be paying teachers stipends if they attend at least 5 professional developments offered after school
- Q: Can teachers get re-certification points?
- A: Yes
- Paraeducator for math (see above)
- After school tutoring in all subjects
- Trying to get Jordan’s NHS students to come tutor here at Eastmont
- Illustrative math materials
- Will help pay for .5 FTE of teacher
Cell Tower Spending Proposal
- Get about $7,000 per year
- Will be doing 3 student appreciation weeks
- A week to celebrate students
- Examples of celebrating students:
- During TA time, we will be celebrating students with a treat
- During Patriot Time, all students will get to participate in extension activities
- Teachers eating in cafeteria with students
- Goes back to climate goal
- Will help supplement field trips
- Debate and Festival busses if needed
- Teacher Recognitions
- Teacher recognition week
- Pick-me ups
- Teacher prizes for what implementing
- Discussed how last year the SCC wanted to provide teachers once a month a larger gift
- School beatification
- Q: Where does Patriot of Month funds come from?
- A: A school designated budget
- Suggestion: use some funds to pay for a professional speaker
- Clarified how Patriot of Month assemblies are organized
- Amy: Monition to approve cell tower
- SCC: Approved
Safety Plan
- Reviewed
- Relationships
- Drills conducted
- Shelter-in-Place vs. Lockdown
- Family Reunification
- Social Media helps with communication
- Q: What should parents do in an event of an emergency
- A: Give the school some time to respond before calling and coming to the school.
Security Doors
- Q: What to do if person isn’t approved for entrance?
- A: We can ask for their ID to be seen over the camera
- A: Can and will notify police and/or district security
- Q: What about volunteer check-in?
- A: Mustcometomain-office.
- A: If don’t then, we will immediately move to locate individual.
Second Steps Social Emotional Curriculum
- Will be implementing Second Steps this year during Teacher Advisory (TA) time
- If…then… thinking
- Bullying, Friends, executive functioning
- Has relevant video and work-book
- Andrew Munoz (our social-worker) will be doing extension activities
- Has service projects for extension
- Discussed what we do during TA time
- Different lessons and materials for 6th, 7th and 8th
- Q: Will lessons and topics be shared with parents?
- A: Yes, will add to email sent out twice a month
Counseling:
- Can we use SCC as counseling committee?
- All OK with this
Musical:
- Proposed: Music Man Junior
- Approved
Other:
- None
Action Items:
- Discuss Speakers for Patriot of the Month
- Add funding for Cell Tower for “bigger” teacher recognition once a month
