Mt. Logan Middle Schools
Community Council Minutes
January 12, 2023
3:45-4:45
Community Council Minutes
January 12, 2023
3:45-4:45
Members | |
---|---|
SarahAnn Delaney (Chair) | Sheli Field |
Elizabeth Blanchard (Vice Chair) | Debbie Brough |
Martha Garrity (Secretary) | Spencer Holmgren (Principal) |
Melanie Pond | Becky Kendall (Teacher) |
Melissa Dahle | Shandra Floyd (Teacher) |
Sara Doutré | Melissa LaMalfa |
Agenda
- Accolades
- Two of the students involved in the school musical, Oklahoma, featured on KVNU radio show “For the People”
- Terri Jackson inducted into the Ref Hall of Fame!
- MLMS on the National Forum “Schools to Watch” list for academic excellence, developmental responsiveness, social equity, and organizational processes- even after 6 admin changes we’ve still maintained that status which is amazing!
- MLMS Mission
- Review and Approve October-December Minutes (Vote)
- Not enough people were here to approve so we will review and vote on approval in the February mtg
- Academic Needs Review
- 26% are ELL’s, -2% are homeless, -%11 with disabilities
- Teacher experience: 67% 7+ years of experience Retention is 66%
- Rise test scores had a 3.8% increase in Math/1.2% ELA/2% Science
- Comparisons to state and district scores- overall MLMS scores are very comparable
- ELA, Math and Science scores by group- economically disadvantaged group performed the best, then those w. disabilities, then ELL’s
- Attendance at MLMS is a bit lower than district and State averages and is a concern nationwide
- Wellness rooms and now an attendance liaison are helping with attendance concerns
- Comparable schools- ELA- 6/21 Math 8/21 Science 12/21 (Info from ESBE Data Gateway) Union middle school in Canyons district would be a good school improvement plan to look at
- In all academic grades given for term 1- 16% of the student population received a 0-1 grade
- Citizenship grades- 23% received an N or U
- Over the last 4 years the amount of scores on CFA’s has increased across all subject areas
- Budget Update
- This will be addressed when Spencer is back
- Unused Funds Proposal
- Wait for Spencer
- Goal Ideas For Future
- Looked up Union Middle Schools SIP to compare and found they had a lot of similarities however it would also be beneficial to look up their specific CFA’s they use in each subject.
- What can be done to lower the disparity between the CFS’s and the RISE test
- Focus on oral language strategies
- Are CFS’s still what we want to measure?
- Measuring growth through STAR exams
- Do we need to add or change the CFA’s
- Public Input
- Next Steps
- Decide on a goal by the end of next mtg so we can have it turned into the district by March
- Call to adjourn- Martha 2nd - Becky
- Adjourned at 5:05pm