North Park Elementary

School Community Council Minutes

Wednesday, October 5, 2o22

Media Center

4:00 p.m.

In Attendance: Marisa Herd, Chad Hawkes, Jullie Payne, Alex Fife, Sasha Beorchia, McKay Wilson 

Absent: Chantel Labrum, Katie Weber

1. Welcome

-Sasha Beorchia called the meeting to order. Chad Hawkes seconded the motion. 

-Sasha nominated Alex Fife for the position of chair. McKay Wilson nominated himself for vice-chair. Sasha Beorchia approved the motion, Alex Fife seconded the motion. 

1. School Council Members 2022-23

2. Notification of SCC Election Results to School Community

3. Contact Information for School Website 

4. Review Meeting Schedule

2. New Business

   1. Purpose of School Community Councils- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88dw5vN_pXg&t=117s

      1. Jullie encouraged us all to watch the video from the state about SCC councils. The state provides us funds to use to meet goals. We have $62,913 from our School Land Trust Plan, and $76,543 for our TSSA Plan. 

   2. SCC Handbook  

      1. All newcomers were given their SCC handbook.- Chad will get his from Charity, an employee that just ended her term on the SCC. 

   3. Order of Business Procedures

      1. Everyone was given a chance to look over the North Park Elementary School Community Council Rules of Order and Procedure. We will discuss next month if we want to change or add anything. 

   4. Update on School LAND Trust Spending Plan

      1. Jullie discussed our goals for our School Land Trust plan. Goal #1  is that we will “increase students on benchmark by 4% between BOY and EOY in the 2022-2023 school year”. Jullie showed us the data from acadience from the last several years to show why our goal was a 4% increase. We also compared North Park’s data from last year with the district as a whole last year. $30,300 will be used to pay for paraeducators to teach reading intervention groups. $1,080 will be used to purchase Reading Counts student subscriptions. 

      2. Our 6th grade goal is to “increase the number of students proficient to 85% of the 6th grade students demonstrating they are comprehending text at grade level proficiency by the 2022-2023 EOY assessment based on the HMH Growth Measure”.  Acadience is used for the younger students to help focus on fluency, whereas HMH Growth Measure is used for the 6th grade students to give us more data on comprehension. $15,604 will be used to pay paraeducators will provide math support. $15,929 will be used to purchase technology for students to utilize online math instruction. 

         1. 6th grade students were given a BOY acadience test and we will go from there to see who we need to keep an eye on. 

         2. Chad gave us a more detailed account of what Tier II (small group) time looks like for the older grades for students who need more support. 

      3. Goal 2 is a math goal. Our goal for kindergarten is to “increase the amount of kindergarten students scoring 80% or higher to 85% of all students in that grade”. In grades 1-6 our goal is to “have at least 80% of students demonstrate typical growth on the EOY iReady Diagnostic assessment in the 2022-2023 school year.” We talked about the individualized mypath program that we have been using in grades 1-6. 

5. Overview of School Improvement Plan (TSSA)

   1. TSSA plan goals: 

      1. Goal 1 is that the percentage of students in grades K-6 scoring at benchmark or higher will increase by 4% from BOY to EOY. $2,500 will be used to purchase Reading Mastery materials. 

      2. Goal 2 is that is that North Park will increase the number of students meeting individual growth targets based on the WIDA ACCESS testing from 32% in the spring of 2022 to 45% by Spring of the 22-23 school year. The money spent will be as follows: $2,243 for an hour of daily ESL para support, $1,100 for substitutes for classroom observations, $330 subscription for online teaching resources. 

      3. Goal 3 is that the school will decrease school-wide rates in office referrals that are related to bullying by 10% from fall to spring of the 22-23 academic year. The money that will be spent as follows: $17,00 for the school portion of counselor salary, $300 for wellness center tools and resources. 

      4. Math goal: 85% of all kindergartens will score 80% or higher on their GoMath end of unit assessments. In grades 1-6, at least 75% of students demonstrate typical growth or grade level proficiency on the EOY iReady Diagnostic assessment from BOY to EOY in the 22-23 school year. The money to meet these goals breaks down as follows: $14,259 for paraeducators for math support, $10,140 for a PLC conference (only about 5,000 was spent as Jullie said. This took place earlier this week and was able to take 4 teachers). $3,500 for math manipulatives and resources, $16,805 for Chromebooks or iPads plus operating and management systems. $3,365 for My Path licenses. 

6. Safe Technology and Digital Citizenship 

   1. Jullie briefly discussed the safe technology and digital citizenship document and shared information about resources used to protect students online (including GoGuardian).  Patti Rash, our media specialist, will talk about this more next month, sharing details about some of the lessons she teaches to the students.. 

7. Safe Routes

   1. Saferouteutah.gov will show you what the states recommended safe routes are for students who are in the parent transportation zone. Jullie drove the school boundaries and made notes about specific areas  and the safe routes that students should use to safely walk to the school. There are also areas of concerns that we need to be cautious of. 

8. Other

   1. There is a more detailed, colored version of the TSSA goals in the SCC handbook. 

   2. North Park gets under $100 a student per year as funds for general school supplies and equipment. Sasha asked if the school has a needs list/wish list that the community could help provide. The school is only allowed 1 fundraiser per year (we do Cache Valley Direct), and the PTO gets 1 per year. 

   3. It was asked if there is anyone who assists with grants at our school.  Blake Pickett is over grants in Cache District and can get you in touch with the Cache Education Foundation if you have questions about grants.  

III. Adjournment- Alex Fife motioned to adjourn, and Chad Hawkes seconded the motion. 

Note:  Approving of Rules of Order and Procedures was conducted through a survey and approved by all council members on 10/18/2022.  

Next Meeting: Wednesday,November 2, 2022 at 4:00 pm