Midvale Middle School 

School Community Council

Meeting Agenda for:

November 1 – 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Virtual Meeting https://meet.google.com/xrq-yvsw-sck

 

Parent Members Present:  Jessica Dalton, Kimberly Menseen, Mac McCann, Mandy Yu, Pamela Brown, Stephanie Liu, Tami Yamane, and Steve Brown

Staff Present: Mindy Robison, Amy Skelton, Kristana Price, Shelley Allen, Jessica Olmos,  Cindy Hanson

Visitor: Amber Rock

Absent Parents: Shinyoung Ahn, Alyssa Powers, and Janette Pasaye

Agenda

1.Welcome Pamela Brown

• • Motion to Approve October Minutes: Mindy Robison
  • Second: Steve Brown
  • Approved

 

2. PTSA Report Alyssa Powers & Jessica Dalton

• • P TSA student board is just beginning
  • Coffee / Tea bar is a hit with the faculty    
  • Fundraiser will happen after the holidays 

 

3. Community School Facilitator Report Jessica Olmos

• • Day of Caring was a Success!
    • We completed 48 service projects
    • Volunteered at 4 elementary schools and HHS, supported Head Start, Primary Children’s Hospital, local animal shelter, letters to fire department, Tyler Library, and beautified our own school
  • Reality Town – November 2nd 
    • Thank you for volunteering
    • 8:30 – 11:00 am
  • Thanksgiving Heroes 
    • We have started to accept nominations
    • Items used to make a Thanksgiving meal
    • If you have families that you know are in need, contact Jessica Olmos
  • Wellness Night – November 8th 
    • 5:00 – 7:00 pm at Hillcrest High School
    • Union and Midvale Middle School included 
    • Haircuts for students are free
    • Dinner is provided 

 

4. Portrait of a Graduate Overview/Update Shelley Allen

• • Community Thrive Time lessons
    • Empathy
    • Kids who have changed the world
  • Grade Level Projects
    • WADE Project – 6th Grade
    • PILOT Project – 7th Grade
    • RISE UP Project – 8th Grade

 

5. Counselors Report                                                                 Amy Skelton

• • Reality Town on November 2
  • 8th grade lesson –  All About High School
  • Scheduling parent meetings for 8th graders to discuss transition to high school and beyond
  • Interim Site Review 

 

6. School Data Review Mindy Robison

Reading Inventory

• 6th Grade: 152 students reached growth goal, 54.48%
• 7th Grade: 151 students reached growth goal, 54.91%
• 8th Grade: 150 students reached growth goal, 52.26%

               Math Inventory 

• 6th Grade: 89 students reached growth goal, 31.90%
• 7th Grade: 125 students reached growth goal, 46.64%
• 8th Grade: 116 students reached growth goal, 41.73%

         Behavior Data

• Physical aggression is higher than the last three years
• We are having a much higher percentage of office discipline referrals are male.

 

               Proactive Measures to address the increase in physical aggression

• Thrive Time Lessons on Conflict Resolution 
• Small groups working with social worker on avoiding conflict
• Team meetings  reviewing school rules with handout
• Meeting with school performance, special education and federal programs
• District support for placement and support changes
• Wednesday seems to be our most challenging day.  We have implemented mindful activities to try to help Wednesday behaviors.

7. School Accountability Report Mindy Robison 

• • Achievement on RISE testing 
    • We were lower in all areas
    • Other school experienced similar trends
  • We reached exemplary growth in all areas!
  • English Learner Progress and Growth
    • We went up 9.8% in proficiency 
    • We are out of the critical needs area

 

8. ATSI Designation                                                             Mindy Robison

• • We qualified in five areas
    • African American / Black
    • English Language Learners
    • Hispanic
    • Pacific Islanders
    • Students with disabilities 

 

9. Teacher Student Success Plan Mindy Robison

• • Literacy goal is 75% of students will show expected growth on the RI.
  • STEM goal is that 60% of students will show expected growth on the MI.
  • Our first PBIS goal is monthly, at least 98% of students will be recognized using our school-wide PBIS system.
  • Also, student connectivity will increase from the pre and post wellness survey.

 

10. TSSA/LAND Trust Budgets Mindy Robison

• • Showed the budgets

 

11. Scams Mindy Robison

1. • The school or administration will never request any funds/gift cards
   • We have seen an uptick in scams
   • Look at the email address
     
     
     12. Adjourn Pamela Brown
     • Motion to adjourn: Steve Brown
     • Second: Jessica Dalton

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District Resources and Information for SCC Members:

https://www.canyonsdistrict.org/scc/

Our next meeting will be online on December 6, 2023