Midvale Middle School 

School Community Council

Meeting Minutes for:

February 5, 2025 – 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Virtual Meeting

Members Present: Steve Brown (chair /parent), Lyndzi Elsmore (parent),Janette Pasaye (parent), Kimberly Menssen (parent), Courtney Long (principal),  Karalee Birima (teacher),  Amy Skelton (counselor), Jessica Olmos (community facilitator)

Visitors: Jackson Lewis (Board member)

Members Absent:  Shelley Allen (teacher / SCC secretary),Mac McCann (vice chair / parent)Alysha Braithwaite (parent),  Michelle Brandon (parent), Aimara Machin (parent)

1. Welcome -Steve Brown

• Motion to approve minutes by -Lyndzi Elsmore
• Seconded by -Karilee Birima

 

      2.PTSA Report              

• Parent-Teacher Conferences Coming Soon!
  • Volunteer sign-ups will be available via SignUpGenius by the end of next week.
• Student Council at the Capitol
  • Students will visit the Capitol on Tuesday, February 11th.
• Upcoming “No-Fuss” Fundraiser
  • Finalizing details—launching within the next two weeks.
• Kellogg’s & Walmart Partnership
  • Recently presented a plan to donate books and host a PTA event

 

      3. Community School Facilitator Report- Jessica Olmos

• March RAAD – Read Across America Day
  • March 5th, 6th Book Bistro Activity
    • Book tasting for literacy classes in the library 
  • 6th Grade Read-a-thon
  • Let Jess Olmos know if you would like to help

 

• We are Midvale Cultural Night
  • Parent committee – will be recruiting during Parent Teacher Conferences
  • Student committee

 

      4. Counselors Report -Amy Skelton

• Continuing working on registration for next year
  • Deadlines for returning cards for incoming 7th and 8th graders this week

• High school counselors here on Feb. 5th (Jordan High School) and Feb. 11 (Hillcrest High School) to work with 8th graders on course requests
• Working with students and families worried about school being a safe place amid current political climate and news reports.  Courtney reported what the district/school protocols are including:
  • contacting district lawyer if ICE shows up with warrant
  • staff remaining calm and continue to be a safe space for students
  • kids feel more safe and better with each day that passes and time will hopefully continue to alleviate the current fear people are feeling

      5.TSSP for next year -Courtney Long

• Academic Goals 
  • 75% of students will meet or exceed expected growth on the reading assessment during the current school year.  
  • 60% of students will meet or exceed expected growth on the math assessment during the current school year.  
    • Why growth:  Focuses on all students being able to show success.
    • We are showing progress towards our goals. 
      1. SUCCESSES:  ML students are growing in reading at the same rate as non ML students
      2. MAP Math results show 53% of students made expected growth from Fall to Winter and students who are in Special Education made 53% expected growth from Fall to Winter

• Student recognition 
  • On a monthly basis, at least 98% of students will be recognized through our school-wide positive behavior intervention system.
    • Monthly-We are meeting the goal of recognizing students every month, however students are still reporting low on School Climate Survey questions on being recognized.  Looking at rebranding PBIS points and school store 
    • Percentage- Want another year with this goal as we are continuing to look for ways to help students understand when they are being recognized and our survey results are still showing we are not meeting this goal yet 

• Student Climate
  • By May of 2026, student connectivity and wellness will increase as measured by improved scores from the pre and post-wellness survey through the implementation of the after-school program, counseling supports, community facilitator supports, and lessons in homeroom on Portrait of a Graduate.
    • Survey restrictions–agreed that new law creates restrictions on giving the current survey and proposed changing the goal from Student Connectedness Survey to using the School Climate survey as more parents are giving permission for students to participate in this survey and questions 19-24 are almost the same as the questions we had on Student Connectedness Survey 
    • SCC was in agreement with this change

• Considerations 
  • Community Facilitator (.5)
  • Counselor (.5)
  • Behavior Interventionists (2)
  • Mentors (2)
  • Summer School for Newcomers
  • Supplies for class materials 
  • FTE (teacher funding)

 

        6.TSSP update for this year -Courtney Long

              Goals:

• 75% of students will meet or exceed expected growth on the reading assessment during the current school year. 
• 60% of students will meet or exceed expected growth on the math assessment during the current school year.  
• On a monthly basis, at least 98% of students will be recognized through our school-wide positive behavior intervention system.
• By May of 2025, student connectivity and wellness will increase as measured by improved scores from the pre and post-wellness survey through the implementation of the after-school program, counseling supports, community facilitator supports, and lessons in homeroom on Portrait of a Graduate.

      7. TSSA/LAND Trust Budgets- Courtney Long

• Showed budgets and went over major items  

     8. Adjourn- Courtney Long

• Lyndzi Elsmoremade a motion to adjourn, seconded by Karilee Birima

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District Resources and Information for SCC Members:

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

Our next meeting will in person on March 5th at 6:00 PM