Mt. Logan Middle Schools
Community Council Minutes
January 13, 2022
3:45-4:45

Membership and Attendance
SarahAnn Delancy, Chair Karlee Fryer
Elizabeth Blanchard, Vice Chair X Martha Garrity X
Sara Doutre, Secretary X Rayann Hansen X
Paugl Wagner, Principal Emily Jim
Debbie Brough X Becky Kendall X
Lannis Christesnsen Mellissa LaMalfa X
Shelley Christensen Julie Needham
Melissa Dahle Melanie Pond E
Sheli Field Michelle Selui X
Shandra Floyd X Thane Hutchinson (Guest) X
Justin Smith (Guest) X Scott Wright (Guest) X
Angela Wyatt (Guest) X

Welcome

Decision to wait to approve December meetings at the February meeting because we did not have a quorum present to conduct business

School Safety – COVID Update

High school tested to stay this morning, those who tested negative cannot come back to school until next Wednesday. We anticipate a test to stay at the middle school soon, with information coming as early as tonight. The testing would not happen until after the long weekend.

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School Trust Land Funds Goals Setting: CLICK HERE TO SEE VIDEO

Teacher Survey Review Results

  • Collaborative teams met to discuss possible schoolwide initiatives that we may consider for next year as we pursue our mission.
    • Reminder that our goals should be focused on:
      • Direct impact on students with the highest academic need
      • Research-based
      • Aligned to the flagship goals
  • Collaborative teams sent initiative ideas to Principal Wagner.
  • Ideas were compiled and formed into a survey
    • Survey sent to faculty January 13, 2022
    • 43/62 or 61% of teacher responded as of 2:00 pm today
  • Task today – analyze results and develop plan/goal for top results
  • Note that the survey was not anonymous
  • Discussion
    • The survey asked for input on schoolwide initiatives for all students.
    • It did not frame this as targeted initiatives based on the most critical academic needs and how it would directly impact those students.
    • Some teachers didn’t understand the ranking, interpreted as current vs. proposed.
  • Top results (ranked by teachers on a scale of 1 to 5 – heavily supported)
    • Experiential learning opportunities (outdoor learning lab, funding for field trips, hands on activities, etc.)(4.16)
      • There were previously 25 FTEs committed to discovery, this meant that the class sizes in other sections were higher.
      • There weren’t data that showed increase in outcomes for students.
      • Some teachers saw good outcomes for students with attendance and demeanor.
      • Was hard to come back to regular class in later grades.
      • Also helps with mental health.
    • Attendance Interventions (4.08)
    • Part time ESL teacher (4.04)
      • We currently fund a part-time ESL teacher
    • Math and literacy academy classes (3.78)
    • Classroom aides (3.65)
    • Detailed, three-tiered RTI (Response to Intervention) plan (3.45)
    • Math interventionists to reteach essential learning in small groups (3.40)
    • After school tutoring (3.38)
    • Increasing language opportunities in all content areas (3.18)
    • Ensure 90-120 minutes of “eyes on text” reading and writing opportunities daily (2.90)
    • Share numeracy and literacy instruction in every content area (2.62)
    • Professional development and planning focused on increasing rigor (from essential learnings, targets, lesson plans, assessments, interventions, and enrichments (2.58)
    • Professional book study (2.56)
    • Hire a grant writer (2.56)
    • Learning Academy (2.27)
    • Part-time instructional coach (2.18)

Action Planning Using Top 3 or 4 Survey Results

Broke into small groups to discuss the four top areas to talk about action steps within each of the top 4 schoolwide interventions.

  • What do we think will have the greatest impact on students?

The council had significant discussion about whether it was appropriate to begin with interventions without agreeing first what the critical areas of academic need are.

Considerations raised by the council for drafting goals for the 2022-23 school year and then identifying expenditures.

Items purchased with Land Trust Fuds must:

  • Have direct impact on students with the highest academic need
  • Be research-based

Also a priority for them to be:

  • Aligned to the school’s flagship goals

Data Sources to Measure Impact of Interventions

  • Teacher CFAs
  • STAR reading data
  • Standards-based grades – could identify which students are 1s and 2s
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Sample goal:
90% of the students who were below proficiency in math, ELA, and science based on student standards-based grading data from the previous year will increase proficiency by one level (e.g., from 1 to 2, or 2 to 3) during the 2022-23 school year.

Potential actions to address critical academic need (will need data to show impact):

  1. Experiential learning
  2. Attendance
  3. ELL
  4. Math and Literacy Academy Classes

Public Comment: None

Next Meeting: February 10, 2022