• School Community Council Meeting Minutes

    January 8, 2024

    3:45 p.m.

    Principal King’s Office

    Meeting convened at    3:50  

    Members Present: ✔️ Missy Ibuyan ✔️ Amie Earl ✔️ Sara Schmalz

    ✔️ Sarah Hancock ✔️ Kathy Downs ✔️ Jessica Von Der Lieth    ✔️ Cindy King

    ✔️ Sam Rasmussen ✔️ Kristen Rolf ⬜  __________________

    Review of Prior Meeting Minutes - Minutes Approved 1st Missy 2nd Jessica

    Discussion Items:

    1.  Welcome

    2. Review Minutes from previous meeting - Sam

    3. Safe Routes Plan Update/Walkability Survey Results

      1. Cindy had a meeting Dec 20 with Nibley City Reps (including city engineer), a police officer, Natalie from Bear River Health, and Amie

      2. Map has been updated to reflect crossing guards, 2 hazard signs added to indicate areas of concern, and not all stop signs were added because it made the map too cluttered. The hazard signs were placed at the crossing by Strata and across 800 West by the park - adding the hazard signs indicates we acknowledge that students do cross there but it is not the recommended (or safest) route. The hazard signs might give us some “teeth” when it comes to getting more crossing guards and/or a mid-block crossing near Strata (with Logan City)

      3. Cindy looked into the cost of a crossing guard with the thought that the school might be able to use some funding to split the cost of an additional crossing guard with Nibley City. The cost is $9000/year, so $4500 a year is a little out of reach as that is a lot of money that should be used for instructional support.

      4. It is not a good option to have a teacher man the crossing in front of the school to free up a guard to cover 800West by the park - that is not a role teachers should be playing due to safety (technically that crossing is not on school grounds, and that would require a different type of relationship with parents)

      5. Could the PTA ask for parent volunteers to cover a crossing guard position?

        1. Likely would not be able to find constant coverage

        2. Some parents just want their children to learn to cross the street on their own so are not concerned enough to help

      6. Traffic flow/concerns will change as more housing is built and as the new middle school gets finished in the next few years. There could be some boundary changes as the middle school gets finished and 6th grade moves out of elementary school, however, Nibley Elementary will likely remain a “walking” school. As more apartments get built around Strata, there will be an increased need for additional crossing guards which will need to be addressed - at some point hopefully we will have 5 crossing guards

      7. Homework: review results of survey that was sent out in December and bring any questions/concerns next month

        1. Data that a classroom took about temperature and driving vs walking to school for several months was also given out to review

    4. Technology Grant Funding

      1. Schreiber Foods

      2. Guymon Orthodontics

      3. We received 2 matching grants - so Schreiber and Guymon Ortho will each contribute $1500 which will be matched, resulting in a total of $6000 which we will be able to use to help with tvs and ipads for teachers. This, in turn, frees up money which can be used to replace aging ChromeBooks

    5. Additional Items for Discussion, Comments, Questions

      1. Teaching Respect

        1. This month’s assembly will be “rewarding” respectful behavior and talk about accountability 

        2. Kathy Down’s goes over a manner every week with her students using a flip chart - “52 Modern Manners for Kids”

    Meeting adjourned at   4:25 1st - Amie, 2nd Sara  

    Next Meeting: Monday, February 12, 2024 at 3:45 p.m.