Community Council Minutes
February 4, 2022 @ 7am
Hillcrest Zoom Meeting

Members
Dannon Loveland (Chair) Spencer Holmgren (Principal)
Sheli Field (Vice Chair) Cole Thomas(Teacher)
Sara Doutre (Secretary) Heather Fairbank (Teacher)
Candie Miller(excused) Susan MacMurdo(excused)
Brent Chamberlain Ryan Frazier
Tessa Burton Debbie Brough
Mellisa LaMalfa(excused)

Minutes

  • Hillcrest Mission
  • Review and Approve January Minutes
    • Heather Fairbank motioned to approve; Debbie Brough seconded; unanimous vote by those present to approve the December minutes.
  • Budget update
    • Update on spending, all approved expenditures are now happening.
    • We will carry over less than 10% of the 2021-22 budget into next year, good news in a year when it’s been hard to find people and spend money.
  • DLI Update
    • Shared enrollment numbers for 1 st grade for Fall – 50+ Spanish, nearly 40 Portuguese
    • Last day for school choice and DLI enrollment is February 18th
    • Planning to send a postcard before then to all of the households in district boundaries
    • Request: Please include all-day kindergarten registration information on the postcard as well
  • 2022-23 School Improvement Plan
    • Review data from Hillcrest and Bridger for students who will likely attend Hillcrest in 2022-23.
    • Respond to the following guiding questions:
      • What is/are the school's area(s) of greatest academic need?
      • What goals will help the school address the areas of need
      • What do students/teachers need to know and do to accomplish the goal?
      • How will students and teachers be supported in their efforts
    • Data reviewed:
    • Strong academic needs for English learners persist as we’ve seen in previous years
    • Much greater needs in math than in English/Language Arts
      • Could be because we’ve focused on reading and the LETRS training teacher are participating in
      • Not as much coaching in math
      • Math is more abstract, kids don’t have math literacy and as they get into higher grades, language is needed for math
      • A lot of overlap between English learners and students with disabilities
      • Need to make sure they are getting appropriate accommodations on assessments
    • Discuss potential expenditures for 2022-23.
      • Mr. Holmgren surveyed teachers and received the following ideas
      • Discussed multiple ideas including focusing ongoing LETRS training on more math language
      • Math coaches or interventionists could be helpful
  • Public Input
  • Next Steps

Next Meeting: Friday, March 4, 2022 @ 7am