2023-24 Minutes and Agendas

No Meeting Held

Mountainside Elementary School Community Council

Monday, September 11, 2023 3:45

Meeting Minutes

Welcome! Cam Amott

In Attendance: Cam Amott, Daniel Pugmire, Jill Reed, Christy Oldham, Mandy Powell, Teresa Myers, Melissa Anderson, Mickelle Taylor, Scott Rigby, Larry Jeppesen, and Gary Thomas

Mr. Cam Amott
1. Officer Determination
Chair Person: Daniel Pugmire
Vice Chair: KaDee Rawlinson
Secretary: Christy Oldham

Voted in: All in favor

2. Bond Committee- Presented by members of the district office.

The Proposed Solution:
The Proposed bond projects will allow the district to move the sixth grade to middle school, which will relieve overcrowding in all of the elementary schools which are operating over capacity. The Projects will also allow for all-day kindergarten to be fully offered in the elementary schools serving all 27 communities in the district.

Proposed bond projects:
 Build a new middle school in Hyde Park
 Build a new middle school in Nibley
 Build a new elementary school in Hyde Park
 Convert Spring Creek Middle School into an elementary school (similar to Cedar Ridge, White Pine and Wellsville Elementary Schools)
 Implement safety and security enhancements for each school in the district

No Tax Rate Increase (There will be no tax rate increase if the bond is approved)
For More info see www.ccsdut.org/2023bond

Please vote by November 21st .

3. District Strategic Learning Plan – Cache County School Board

4. New Staff Members
Alyssa Wilson 5th Grade, Emily Heath 6th Grade, Morgan Whitman Art, Brittani D’Ewart Computers, Staci Letham Food Service Manager, Theresa Stanton RTI Facilitator.

5. Proposed Meeting Schedule
October 2, November 6, December 4 (if necessary), January 8, February 5, March 4, April 8, May 6 (if necessary). 

October – Review TSSA and Trustland plans, Fall Acadience data, Fall iReady data, School Safety Plan
November – Budget updates, State Report Card, Digital Citizenship, Safe School Routes
December – If needed
January – iReady growth beginning-of-year to middle-of-year, School PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports)
February – Acadience growth beginning-of-year to middle-of-year, Ideas for 24-25 School Improvement goals
March – Budget updates, Technology plan, Propose Trustland Plan (vote)
April – Final budget updates, Propose TSSA Plan,

Motion to approve dates: Christy Oldham 2nd : Mickelle Taylor
Voting: All in favor

6. Introduction to School Community Council
    a. Overview Video at https://shorturl.at/nwzIT

7. Rules of Order and Procedure

Rules of Order and Procedure Summary
To promote ethical behavior and civil discourse each council member shall:
• Attend council meetings on time and prepared
• Make decisions with the needs of students as the main objective
• Listen to and value diverse opinions
• Be sure the opinions of those you represent are included in discussions
• Expect accountability and be prepared to be accountable
• Act with integrity

Rules of Procedure
• All meetings are open to the public
• The agenda of each upcoming meeting with draft minutes of the prior meeting will be made available to all council members at least one week in advance.
• Minutes will be kept of all meetings
• The chair conducts the meetings, makes assignments, and requests reports on assignments.
• The council must have a quorum vote. A quorum vote is equal to a majority of council members.
• If a parent member is absent from two consecutive meetings the chair will notify the member that if the member does not attend the next meeting, the council will consider the seat vacant and a member will be appointed.
• Meetings shall be conducted and action taken according to parliamentary procedure.

Other Concerns/Open Forum

Question to district members
Q: Will there ever be middle school on the west side of cache valley?
A: No, Elementary schools and not full enough to need a middle school. Also, we can’t build another school on a septic system.

Q: What is the time frame for the proposed building?
A: Fall of 2026 for middle schools.

Q: What happens if bond isn’t passed?
A: We will have to add more portable buildings to current schools or go to a year round schedule.

Q: How much is a portable?
A: $400,000 each

Motion to Adjourn: Teresa Myers   2nd: Christy Oldham         Voting: All in favor

Next meeting: Monday, October 2, 2023 3:45 PM, in the library

Mountainside Elementary School Community Council
Monday, October 2, 2023 3:45 PM
Meeting Minutes

Welcome! Daniel Pugmire

In Attendance: Christy Oldham, KaDee Rawlinson, Cam Amott, Daniel Pugmire, MickelleTaylor, Whitney Fletcher, Nancy Arcos, Jennifer Wivietsky, Teresa Myers

Minutes
Motion to approve: Mickelle Taylor      2nd: Christy Oldham   Voting:All in favor

Cam Amott
1. Introduction to School Comunity Council
    a. Overview Video at https://shorturl.at/nwzIT -
    b. What are Utah’s Trustlands? - https://tinyurl.com/2dstzmuu
2. Review TSSA and Trustlands Plan
3. Acadience Data Overview

Mountainside Fall Reading Acadience Comparison 22-23 & 23-24

Mountainside Fall iReady Math Comparison 22-23 & 23-24

5. School Safety Plan

6. SCC Training October 3 at 6:00 PM – Zoom https://uetn-org.zoom.us/j/81238686793?pwd=Vk1SSGJaR0d6YlVZSmlobmtMRHhPZz0

TSSA Plan
Goal – Fund a portion of Counselor's salary: $17,000
Goal - $56,000 for additional math support. About 1 paraprofessional per grade.
Moving forward we are going to push for all day kindergarten. It makes a big difference.

Other Concerns/Open Forum
Q: Where is evacuation location?
A: Out back by the fence and back field.

Q: In an emergency if the students have to leave the school, where is the location?
A: Mendon Square. If it’s really bad they would be bussed to the fair grounds.

Motion to Adjourn: KaDee Rawlinson 2nd: Teresa Myers. Voting: All in favor

Next meeting: Monday, November 6, 2023 3:45 PM, in the library

Council Meeting Dates: December 4 (if necessary), January 8, February 5, March 4, April 8, May 6 (if necessary)

Mountainside Elementary School Community Council

Monday, November 13, 2023 3:45 PM
Mountainside Library
Meeting Minutes

Welcome! Daniel Pugmire

In Attendance: Cierra Maughan, Teri White, Mickelle Taylor, Whitney Fletcher, Melissa Anderson, Cam Amott, Daniel Pugmire, Teresa Myers, Sara Tye, Wendy Osborne, KaDee Rawlinson, Jen Wivietsky, Christy Oldham.

Minutes
Motion to approve:  Mickelle Taylor             2nd: Christy Oldham         Voting: All in favor

Sara Tye – Media Specialist
Sara Tye reviewed Mountainside’s Digital Citizenship Plan

Cam Amott

1. Trustland and TSSA Budget Review

2. School Report Card

No Meeting Held

Mountainside Elementary School Community Council
Monday, January 8, 2024 3:45 PM
Meeting Minutes

In Attendance: Cam Amott, Mickelle Taylor, Whitney Fletcher, Christy Oldham, KaDee Rawlinson, Brian Chambers, Daniel Pugmire, Wendy Osborne, Teresa Myers, Kerry Harris.

Welcome! Daniel Pugmire

Minutes November
Motion to approve: Jen Wivietsky 2 nd : Wendy Osborne Voting: All in favor

Welcome Brian Chambers he is the new School Board Representative.

Mr. Cam Amott

1. Trustland Budget Update
Budget Allocation                           Expenditures                           Budget Remaining
ParaPro $50,650                            $22,191.08                              $28,458.92

TSSA Budget Update
Budget Allocation                           Expenditures                           Budget Remaining
ParaPro $55,950                            $17,265.18                              $38,684.82

Surplus is used for combined aide (Reading Groups)

2. School Safety – Grant from the state - $160,951.30

-Update intercom system
-Bullet-resistant film on glass
-Updated server system for cameras
-Stop The Bleed kits
-Reliable 2-way radios

3. Trustland Math Goal: 1-6 Grades: The median progress for typical or above typical growth will be 55% or higher at the Mid-Year diagnostic on the iReady assessment.

Report: The median progress for typical or above typical growth for 1 st -6 th grade was 58% on the Mid-Year diagnostic assessment.

4. PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions & Support)

3 Tiers of Support
Tier 1- School Wide- Positive Reinforcement with tickets and prizes. Teaching and Reteaching expectations school-wide.
Tier 2 - Three strike system, restorative practices, High-risk students on Well-Being Scale
Tier 3- Teacher team to discuss how to best help individual students. Check-in/Check-out, Behavior Tracker, Token Board, Breaks.

Teaching the students to be Safe, Respectful & Responsible. Playground Rules, Bathroom Rules, Lunchroom Rules are all listed and posted for students to see.

Mr. Amott and the Teachers keep a spreadsheet of tickets given out. This is to ensure all the students are getting recognition for their good behavior. They are also targeting students who might need extra recognition. The teachers have seen improvement since implementing rules and rewards.

Adjourn
Motion to approve: Christy Oldham 2 nd : KaDee Rawlinson Voting: All in favor

Next meeting: Monday, February 5, 2024 3:45 PM, in the library

Council Meeting Dates: March 4, April 8, May 6

Monday, February 5, 2024 3:45 PM

Mountainside Library

Meeting Minutes

Welcome! Cam Amott
 

In Attendance: Cam Amott, Wendy Osborne, Christy Oldham, Melissa Anderson, Whitney Fletcher, Teresa Myers, Mickelle Taylor

Minutes
     Motion to approve: Melissa Anderson    2nd:  Wendy Osborne    Voting: All in favor

Cam Amott

1. Trustland and TSSA Budget Review
2. Trustland Reading Goal Update
   Goal: K-6: The median progress for typical or above typical growth will be 55% or higher on the Mid-Year Acadience Pathways of Progress.
    

3. Mountainside’s median progress for typical or above typical growth was 68% on the Mid-Year Acadience Pathways of Progress.

4. Propose options for goal(s) for 24-25 plan
   1. Factors to consider – Reading Paraprofessional costs $16,000 on avg. per year. Funding four reading paras would equal $64,000.
   2. Funding next year will be $73,374.57
5. 3. We may want to look at only writing a language arts goal for Trustlands plan due to the high cost of reading paraprofessionals.
   4. Our ELA curriculum will be new next year. Using assessments based on our current ELA curriculum may be difficult to collect data for next year.
   5. Technology needs include 4 teacher computers - $3,644, Chromebook Lab of 32 chromebooks - $9,376 hardware + $2,080 = $11,456

6. Paperwork for new TV’s was lost and then found again so we should be receiving them soon.

7. 5. 1. Option 1: Reading Growth Goal:  K-5 students at Mountainside’s average progress for typical or above typical growth will be 70% on the Mid-Year Acadience Pathways of Progress.
          
      2. Option 2: Reading Proficiency Goal: 2% of K-5 students at Mountainside will move from below proficient to at or above proficient on their beginning-of-year to mid-year Acadience composite score.
          
      3. Option 3: Comprehension 6^th Grade – 2% of 6^th grade students will move from below proficient to at or above proficient on their beginning-of-year to mid-year Acadience MAZE score.
          

8. Most in attendance liked Option 1 and will possibly add on Option 3 as well. Mr. Amott will look into available Grants to fund Math Paraprofessionals. Those in attendance were concerned about no math goal. We are lacking in Math support next year. If we are unable to find grants to fund Math Paraprofessionals the teachers will work with groups of students. They might look into parent volunteers. Teachers see improvement when we do have Math Paraprofessionals.

   Motion to Adjourn: Christy Oldham      2nd:  Wendy Osborne       Voting: All in favor

   Next meeting: March 4, 2024 at 3:45 PM, in the library (voting on next year’s plan)

   Council Meeting Dates:  April 8, May 6 (if necessary)

2. Propose 24-25 School Improvement Plan (trustlands plan)

Monday, March 4, 2024 3:45 PM

Mountainside Library

Meeting Minutes

Welcome! KaDee Rawlinson

In Attendance: Whitney Fletcher, KaDee Rawlinson, Cam Amott, Christy Oldham, Melissa Anderson, Jen Wivietsky, Wendy Osborne, Kerry Harris, Shelby Jackson, Teresa Myers

Minutes
     Motion to approve: Wendy Osborne      2nd:  Cam Amott     Voting: All in favor

Cam Amott

1. Trustland and TSSA Budget Review
2. Propose 24-25 School Improvement Plan (trustlands plan)

Monday, April 8, 2024 3:45 PM

Meeting Minutes

Welcome! Daniel Pugmire
 

In Attendance: Christy Oldham, Daniel Pugmire, Cam Amott, Mickelle Taylor, Whitney Fletcher, Cierra Maughan, Melissa Anderson, Wendy Osborne, Teresa Myers, Kerry Harris, Shelby Jackson.

Minutes: Motion to approve:   Melissa Anderson    2nd: Wendy Osborne    Voting: All in favor

Cam Amott

1. Trustland and TSSA Budget Review
2. Signature page for 24-25 School Improvement Plan (trustlands plan)
3. Propose 24-25 TSSA Plan
4. chool Community Council Election Report for 2024-2025
   1. Jennifer Wivietsky
   2. Zac Crane
   3. Megan Brown
   4. Ciara Maughan
   5. Daniel Pugmire
   6. Christy Oldham
       
5. Vote on updated rules of order and procedure

No Meeting Held