• Heritage Elementary School

    School Community Council Minutes

    Wednesday, March 20, 2024

     

    In attendance: Lance Robins, Kendal Welker, 

    Julie Clark, Melisa Richardson, Maria Jones, Andrea Linton

     

    I. Welcome

    II. Review the minutes from the last meeting

    III. Approve minutes

     Motion to approve: Julie Clark second: Maria Jones

     

    IV. Trust Lands spent to date

    Total Distribution for 2023-24:    $110,878.00

                                                           Spent to Date:                               $87,702.65

                                                           Amount Left:                      $23,175.35 

                                          Percent Remaining:                     20.90%

    1. We need to be under 10% by the end of the year, and we are currently over 10%. Money has been spent and the numbers will be updated on the 29th. The amount remaining will go down significantly.

     

    V. In our last meeting, we were going to check on our technology rotations, and we are on a four-year plan.

     

    VI. School plan for 2024-2025

    1. The council reviewed the final funding proposal for next year (see Figure 1 - Final Proposal for 2024-25 School Year).

    2. The majority of the money goes to salaries and benefits. The remaining money goes to technology, software, books, and subscriptions.

    3. Reading Counts will probably not come back next year, so the money in our subscription category has gone down. If it does come back, we can adjust.

    4. Julie Clark motioned to approve the final plan. Kendal Welker seconded the motion. Five members were present at the meeting and they unanimously approved the plan. No members disapproved. Sara Anderson was absent at the meeting, but she approved the plan at 4:53 pm via the phone. 

    5. The members might get an email that asks for them to sign the plan.

    6. Kendal Welker went to a district community council meeting where someone asked how to get information about school board meetings. The information is available on the Cache County School District site, but it is difficult to find. Because of this, the council members at the meeting were given a handout that summarized the meetings, and they were asked to bring it to their local meetings. The district has now also made it easier to find this information on their site. The agenda, minutes, and videos of the meetings are available on this site. Ms. Welker will also pass this information along to the council members via email.

    7. The Essential Elements teacher, Tyler Brown, told Julie Clark that the school received a state-wide, first-place award for inclusion week at Heritage. All of the Essential Element students received Jazz tickets. There are 8 students in the class, and 22 tickets were given so that their parents and caregivers can also attend. Jenda Nye, the Cache County School District Director of Communications, will interview Ms. Brown.

    8. Behavior management flow chart

      1. Mr. Robins gave the council members a behavior management flow chart and reviewed it (see Figure 2 - Behavior Management Flow Chart). Both Mr. Robins and Mr. Mallory have been working on this plan, and Heritage will follow it next year. The teachers have already started receiving copies. The plan combines our PBIS (Positive Behavior Intervention and Support Plan) and Husky Paws programs. Teachers and staff will be trained to use this plan.

      2. Three elementary schools in the district will use this plan in a pilot program (Heritage, Mountainside, and Mr. Robins believes Summit is the third school). These pilot schools will work out a plan to share district-wide. Eventually, the whole district will follow a similar plan. 

      3. We have implemented a tracking program: students in the school have been identified to use a tracker system where they check in and out at the office and work with the teachers on goals. Eventually, the plan is to use the tracker system throughout the district. Mr. Robins asked the council members to get back to him if they want to discuss anything in the plan with him after they review it. 

      4. Mr. Mallory reviews the PBIS program with the students at Heritage every quarter. Teachers are asked to review specific topics with the students like expected behavior in the hall and cafeteria. Prep teachers also review these topics with the students. 

      5. The district interviewed students and teachers about our PBIS and Husky Paws programs. Even the substitute teachers were familiar with these programs during their interviews, so there is awareness of these programs at our school. The students know the program because the teachers enforce it. All the grades participate.

      6. Ms. Jones was interviewed and she was asked to repeat Heritage’s theme, discuss Husky Paws, and to discuss additional behavioral techniques that she utilizes (like student of the week). 

      7. Mr. Robins says that it is nice to be a pilot school and that there is more to come. 

    9. Mr. Robins checked with both the district and state offices to review our School Land Trust plan. He was told that the state wanted the plans to be concise, so he was told to simplify the plan. It is very basic now. A council member mentioned that they probably want to do this so that there is some flexibility in spending. Our new goal is the following:

      1. We will increase the percentage of students in grades 4-6 achieving proficiency on the RISE English Language Arts (ELA) assessment by 2% (as compared to the spring of 2024 assessment scores). For grades K-2 we will achieve a 4% increase in the number of students at or above benchmark on the Acadience Reading composite score from fall 2024 to spring 2025 score(s).

    10. AMITY Aide update

      1. We interviewed Clarence Garcia from the Dominican Republic, and she accepted. We have never had an AMITY Aide from the Dominican Republic before. We’re very excited to have her come to Heritage.

      2. We don’t have anyone on the housing list, so we’re not sure if we want to hire another aide until we secure housing. If we secure housing for one, we will interview for a second, and if we secure housing for the second, we will interview for a third aide. 



    VII. Motion to Close Meeting Melisa Richardson Second Julie Clark

     

    Figure 1 - Final Proposal for 2024-25 School Year











    Figure 2 - Behavior Management Flow Chart