• Heritage Elementary School
    School Community Council Minutes

    Wednesday, April 12, 2023

     

    In attendance: Lance Robins, Andrea Linton, Kendal Welker,
    Sara Anderson, Ali Olsen, Melisa Richardson, Maria Jones

     

    I. Welcome


    II. Review the minutes from the last meeting


    III. Approve minutesMotion to approve: Sara Anderson second: Ali Olsen


    IV. Trust Lands spent to date

    Total Distribution for 2022-23: 107,417.00
    Spent to Date: 101,449.32
    Amount Left: 5,967.68
    Percent Remaining: 5.56%
    A. The percent remaining is under 10%. We may not spend more this year. Any
    remaining funds will be carried over to next year.

     

    V. School plan for 2022-2023
    A. We submitted the final signed proposal on Monday, April 10, 2023.
    B. We made a few changes to how the funding was listed. The AMITY funding was in
    the aide section, and we were advised to put this in its own section. We were also
    advised to put software in its own section. The final numbers were:
    a. Reading paraprofessionals and other aide support - $55,264.27
    b. Computers/Chromebooks - $26,800.00
    c. Software - $4,800.00
    d. Reading Counts/Reading Inventory/Library - $4,123.00
    e. AMITY - $16,000
    f. Total - $106,987
    C. There are fewer AMITY applicants nationwide this year, so our AMITY spots may
    not be filled. One reason is that applicants prefer to go to college instead of
    participating in the AMITY program now that COVID restrictions are lifted and
    they no longer have to study at home. Scholarships are available for AMITY aides

    that can cover almost all the program costs. We hired an AMITY aide for next
    year, and one turned us down.

     

    VI. Input
    A. We are so grateful for this funding. This funding allows us to run our reading
    programs and provide students with the technology they need. It impacts every
    student at the school.
    B. We will meet again on May 10 to wrap up RISE testing and discuss our summer
    programs.
    C. State funds pay for the after-school summer program. The state gave our district
    money, and the district allocated it to the schools. Bonnie Bickers runs the program
    at Heritage. Title I funding supplements after-school programs at other schools.
    The after-school program is different at each school. It is possible to spend Trust
    Lands funding for the after-school program, but Friday staffing would be difficult
    because the faculty meets on Fridays. The money for this program is running out, so
    the future of the program is uncertain. COVID funding contributed to the after-
    school program, which is ending.
    D. We have new air purifiers throughout the school. We received the air purifiers for
    free.

     

    VII. Thank you for attending.

     

    VIII. Motion to Close Meeting Andrea Linton Second Melisa Richardson