October 1, 2025 – Minutes

Midvale Middle School 

School Community Council

 Oct. 1, 2025 Minutes

Date – 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Virtual Meeting  or In Person 

Parent Members Present:  Denay Collins, Josh Wallace, Steve Brown, Jacob McBride, Robyn Kunz, John Gill, Jason Baxtor, Alysha Braithwaite, Michelle Brandon, Lyndzi Elsmore

Staff Present: Amy Skelton, Shelley Allen, Jessica Olmos, Karalee Birima

Visitor: 

Absent Parents: 

---

• Welcome Courtney Long
  • Motion to Approve  Minutes: 
  • Second: 
  • Approved

• PTSA Report Michelle Brandon

Membership:

• 56 members
  • Up 64.7% from last month
• Goal: 10% increase over last year (68)
• Short-Term Goal: 

Meetings

• Next: Tuesday, October 7th at 9 AM
  • Virtual 
• Record attendance from last year, in-person
• Utah PTA 100-celebration
  • When: Tuesday, October 7th at 6-8 PM

• Community School Facilitator Report             Jessica Olmos
• Day of Caring is Friday October 10th!

• Reality Town 

– about 20 spots still need to be filled 

• College and Career emphasis

– College swag 

– Career posters through hallways 

– Lunch and Learns

• Holiday supports

– More information to come 

• Portrait of a Graduate Update               Shelley Allen
  • Champions Overcome Challenges
    • We all face challenges.  We can help each other.

• 8th Graders have started their Rise Up Project
  • Answer the question: How will I make a difference?
  • Project Brainstorm in Mr. Lindstrom’s class
  • If your student doesn’t have Mr. Lindstrom, they can complete independently in the Rise Up Canvas class

• Counselors Report                                                                Amy Skelton
  • Reality Town for 8th grade is November 6th from about 9-11am.  WE NEED YOU to volunteer 🙂
    • We will be in History classes later this month where students spin a wheel of careers to choose their job for Reality Town
  • 6th grade CCA lesson on Stress and positive ways to handle stress. 
• Safe School Walking Route and Safety Plan Connie Simons
  • Action Item: 

• Digital Citizenship Plan Connie/Shelley
  • Action Item:

• School Data Review Courtney Long

• Teacher Student Success Plan Courtney Long
• TSSA/LAND Trust Budgets Courtney Long
• Adjourn Courtney Long
  • Motion to adjourn: 
  • Second: 

____________________________________________________________________________

District Resources and Information for SCC Members:

https://www.canyonsdistrict.org/scc

Our next meeting will be online on 

October 1 Minutes