Community Council Minutes
January 24, 2024 @ 8:30 PM
Cafeteria

Minutes

• Motion to open
  • Motion: Erica Logan
  • 2^nd Marisa Oviatt
• Teacher of the Year Selection Process Has Changed
  • Community Council is no longer involved in the process.
  • 2 nomination forms, one for parents and students, and one for colleagues.
  • All nominations go to principals, and the principal will fill out a rubric for each teacher with a nomination, then a district committee will pick teacher of the year at each school.
  • Window for nominations closes Friday, January 26th.
• Gallup Poll
  • Coalition Team picked question #4 to work on as a staff, it states, I have received praise within the last 7 days.
  • Coalition team decided to increase the number of shout outs our staff is receiving and giving.
  • Frank asked for feedback about the poll and Marisa suggested clarification of some of the questions.
• Yearbook
  • The yearbook is an area the school goes in the red
    • Idea:send out an interest form before ordering then order maybe 20 more.
    • Allison said we need to warn parents that we won’t have extra.
    • Isabelle asked could we pre order yearbooks and then give that number to the printer to get a price.
    • Isabelle explained that with registration at the Middle School you can order your yearbook at the beginning of the year, if you order now it is this price.
    • This year the conversation continues that there will be a limited number of yearbooks, order yours now.
    • Can we have a booth or QR code at parent teacher conferences where people could buy their yearbook then?
    • District Foundation?
    • How can we allow people to pay for a yearbook online?
    • Marisa will look into how to pay for things online.
• Digital Citizenship
  • Marisa has a handout from the district about digital citizenship. Isabelle loved that the email had all the links already.
  • “This is what we want for our students and kids.” Isabelle Obray.
  • AI information came from the district via email, it was good and just this is how we will.
  • AI can be a great tool to help teach.-Isabelle Figure out how to use AI-Marisa.
  • Talk to students about the pros and cons of AI, how are we responsible consumers.
• Trustland Money
  • Next years trustland money will be discussed at the February Community Council Meeting. Usually due around April.
  • The last 4 to 5 years we have had the same goals for our SIP so we might need to adjust our goals for next year.
  • Get ideas from the Coalition Team and then bring the ideas to the Community Council.
• PTA Questions
  • When is the next meeting?
  • Fun Run will still happen Tom will be in charge of it.
  • Chick-fil-A spirit fundraiser on February 8th, Papa Murphys got pushed back to March.
  • PTA President is working on getting a fundraiser with Dirty Dough as well.
  • We really appreciate our president. She is fantastic, a go-getter and a rule follower, and very efficient, very impressed with her.
• Motion to end the meeting
  • Motion: Isabella Obray
  • 2^nd Michelle Selui