Community Council

2008-2009 Agendas

Agendas for 2007-2008 School Year
May 2008 , March 2008 , December 2007 , September 2007,

School Community Council May 13, 2008
In Attendance	Desiree Crump, Melinda VanKomen, Allyson Vietti, Shelley Nordick
MINUTES:
Re-election	Des, Patrece and Traci are up for re-election for parent positions. Allyson and Jenni are up for re-election for teacher positions.
Fun Run	Held June 6th at 4:30 in conjunction with the Fun Run. Will send the notice home with the carnival flyers. Melinda has "tatoo" paper and will create a sticker for runners. Des will come up with a raffle prize for participants. Des will pick up water bottles and put out soccer cones. Patrece and Traci will arrange to have students along the route.
Fundraiser	The committee will do the Happenings Book as its fundraiser. Will do it in the fall. Melinda will ask her sister how they publicized it. Shelley will contact the Happenings people to gather information.
Safe Walking Route	The city and the district have both agreed to make the necessary changes to put a new sidewalk along the north boundary of the school. The district is waiting for the city to send a note of agreement. Shelley called Brent Bennett from the City and Deputy Burton. She left a messge for them, asking about a letter to the district confirming their agreement to cut the curb, repaint the crossing, and provide an additional crossing guard.
Busing	The Transportation Department has sent notice to Shelley that all students living east of Redwood Road and west of the canal will be ineligible for busing beginning next year. Shelley will send a note home to those families.

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School Community Council
March 4, 2008

USOE Audit of Trust Lands Budget

In Attendance

Desiree Crump, Traci Day, Patrice Johnson, Melinda VanKomen, Jenni Brown, Shelley Nordick, David Stoddard, Riverton Feeder System Executive Director, Tim and Melissa Hinckley, USOE Trust Lands

MINUTES:

Review of CSIP Goals

Increase Rosamond’s Language Arts Proficiency level from 80% to 83% through increased use of Balanced Literacy framework components with a focus on increasing comprehension. (Scores improved to 81% the 2006-2007 school year.)
Increase math proficiency level from 69% to 71% by improving comprehension of math content. (Scores improved to 70% the 2006-2007 school year.)Increase community satisfaction (as indicated on community/student survey) by 10% by promoting an inviting school environment.
Use technology to create a least one project per grade level team that demonstrates comprehension of content.

Review of Land Trust Plans

Technology Need:
Goal: Each grade level will complete at least 1 curriculum-specific project using technology
Strategies: Two assistants will be hired to work in the computer lab. The two assistants will work closely with the teachers to identify curriculum integration ideas. The focus of the lab will be to reinforce concepts taught in the classroom, as well as to teach computer skills. The teachers and assistants will work together to teach the students.

Update:

Sample Projects completed:

4th Grade – Used Read, Write, Think to create letters to parents for Parent Teacher Conferences
5th Grade – Created Slide Presentations
6th Grade – Used Read, Write, Think to review the process for Persuasive writing. Created graphic organizer for a writing assignment

We have been selected to take the online version of the Science CRTs this year. Two mobile labs have been purchased for this testing. The mobile labs have been used in classrooms for the above projects. The computer assistants will be help students practice CRT testing in UTIPS and will monitor the end of year science tests.

Budget

2 17-Hour Assistants @ 11.12/hr for 35 weeks
Total Hours: 1,190
Hours Used as of Jan. 31st: 67

Reading Need:
Goal: Release 10 percent of their students over the course of the year. Students are released once they have reached grade level reading.
Strategy: Two reading assistants will be hired to wrok with identified students in reading. These assistants will work closely with our school literacy facilitator. The faciliator will train the assistants and will work closely with the teachers to select students reading below grade level to form small groups. The goal of the assistants will be to help students read on grade level.
Strategy: One assistants will be hired to coordinate volunteers for the “Star” Reading Program (formerly the “I Can Read” program). This assistant will find and coordinate the training of the volunteers, as well as assist with students. Star program is currently working with 40 students.

Update:

Currently, 40 students are being served by 15 “Star” volunteers.
Up to 123 students have been served by the reading assistants. There are currently 100 students in the program. Eight students have “graduated” from the program by reaching grade level. (Additional students are served by Rosamond's Reading Facilitator)
Budget

1 10-hour assistant @ 11.12/hr for 35 weeks
2 17-hour assistants @ 11.12/hr for weeks
Total Hours: 1,540
Hours used as of Jan. 31st – 730.2

Mathematics Need:
Goal: Increase the end of year math scores by 2 percent
Strategy: Two assistants will be hired to work with identified students in math and/or to teach review concepts to each class, freeing the teacher to work with struggling students. The assistants can also be used to work with gifted students to add enrichment and real-life applications of math.

Update:

The math assistants assistant teachers in various ways

Presents lessons to the class so the teacher can work with struggling students
Pulls small groups of students to reinforce skills
Works with students to master basic facts
Works with ELL students

Budget

2 17-hour assistants @ 11.12/hr for 35 weeks
Total Hours: 1, 190
Hours used as of Jan. 31st – 482.75

Staff Development Need
Goal: Involve at least 50 percent of the staff in Core Academy workshops or other professional development workshops
Strategy: Money will be set aside to provide teachers opportunities to attend workshops that will directly impact student performance. One example of possible workshops is the Core Academy. The Core Academy provides core-specific lesson plans, strategies, and resources for participating teachers. The academics focus on one content area each year, so teachers will benefit from taking several courses.

Update:

Teachers registered for Core Academy (2007-2008):

Sandra, Tina, Kasey, Ericka, Priscilla, Emily, Susan, Lauralee, Brenda, Allyson, Lynda, Jody, Janet, Peggy

Additional Workshops

Curtis and Rogers -- Safe School Ambassadors

Budget

$5,000 allocated
Core -- $180 per teacher @ 15 teachers = $2,700

Review of Safe Walking Route

Rosamond's Safe Walking Route is the same for most students. The major change will be for those students who have been riding a bus as part of the hazardous busing along Redwood Road. The district is evaluating whether this route will continue or not. If it does not continue, students will need to work their way to 12300 South Redwood Road, where there will be crossing guards and a traffic light.

Review of Track Request Process

The entire school will be retracking this year. All track request forms should have been turned in. We will be creating the classes through the month of April. Parents should receive track assignments in May. There will be a window of time to receive track-change requests. They will be filled as space becomes available.

Parent Issues/Concerns

A member of the school community council mentioned a concern regarding complaints/concerns voiced by parents. We do want to hear from you and want to work together to address issues and concerns. If you feel a concern has not been addressed, please contact Ms. Nordick.

Questions from Tim

Encouraged council to contact legislators

Next Meeting

May 13, 9:30

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School Community Council December 3, 2007
In Attendance	Desiree Crump, Traci Day, Allyson Vietti, Patrice Johnson, Shelley Nordick
Minutes:
Reviewed Land trust plans--	2 Reading Assistants: Kathy Hardcastle and Michelle Sharp 2 Math Assistants: Kristy Nelson and Nancy Rasmussen 2 Computer Assistants: Paula Everill and Brenda Landeen I Can Read Assistant: Annette Inama Budget set aside for teachers to attend professional workshops.
Reviewed CSIP--	Goal 3 Revised to include Safe School Ambassador Program All other goals remain the same
Discussed Recess issues--	We have decided against having students line up in the morning. We have been allocated an additional noon assistant.
Discussed UPAS and AYP scores--	Discussed concerns regarding interpretation of scores. Discussed concerns regarding having complete information on subgroups.
Discussed Safe Walking Route --	The light on 12300 is scheduled to be turned by the beginning of January. Once the light is turned on, the crossing at Peggy Green park will not be accessible. How do we get the message to the students? Des called Kay Spence (the crossing guard at Peggy Green). She confirmed that the light will be turned on by the beginning of January and that her position will be terminated once that is done. She currently crosses 1 student on a bike on the way to school and 2 students on the way home. The student is on B Track. We will contact his family to let them know he needs to cross at 12300 South. Also suggested the possibility of having a police office at this crossing for a couple of days once it's closed. It has been recommended that we place a crossing guard on the north and south boundary of the school. This will eliminate students crossing in front of cars exiting the school. Shelley will contact the Sheriff's office about an additional crossing guard. Before the light is turned on, the teachers should talk to students about Redwood Road crossing. Shelley called transportation and let them know that the sidewalks will not be finished until March or April. They will continue hazardous busing until the sidewalks are finished. Once the sidewalks are finished, we will have to reapply to continue the hazardous busing route.
	Next meeting Tuesday, March 4 @ 9:30. View "Using the Trust" video

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School Community Council September 12, 2007
In Attendance	Desiree Crump, Traci Day, Melinda VanKomen, Patrice Johnson, Allyson Vietti, and Shelley Nordick
Agenda Items:
School Land Trust Update	The School Land Trust Plan submitted last spring is in place. School Land Trust funds provide 2 reading assistants, 2 math assistants, 2 computer assistants, and 1 Star Reading Program assistant. Additional information regarding School Land Trust will be forthcoming.
CSIP Update	2006-2007 goals were reviewed and evaluated. The plan is a 3-year plan. The goals will remain as they are. Changes will be made to the action steps. Committee members will review changes once they are completed. Revisions are due October 31, 2007.
SCC Fundraiser	The sale of Happenings Books will continue this year. We appreciate the support of parents and community.
Redwood Road Construction Update	Once the construction is complete on Redwood Road, there will be only one crossing located at 12300 South (with a light). Concerns were expressed regarding students crossing at Peggy Green Park, where there has been a crossing guard. The committee feels that busing should continue even after construction is complete. Ms. Nordick will address this issue with Transportation. The committee will revisit this concern in the next meeting as they prepare the School's Safe Walking Route.
School Website	The committee's goal is to keep the website updated. It was suggested that additional information be included on the school website in order to communicate important information and activities as well as celebrate the good things that are happening at Rosamond.
Other Items	A parent asked for clarification on the school's practice of having no yellow days. The decision was made because of supervision concerns. On yellow days, the outside assistants must monitor both inside and outside, no matter the number of students choosing to go outside. The team leaders set a standard for red days . If the temperature reaches 25° or below (wind chill factor included) and if there is precipitation, a red day will be called. Teachers will then be asked to provide supervision along with the outside assistants.
Next Meeting	Thursday, November 29 @ 9:30
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Lorelei Schouten serves as the parent representative to the School Improvement Team.