Midvale Middle School 

School Community Council

Minutes

January 10 – 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

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

Parent Members Present:  Alyssa Powers, Janette Pasaye, Mac McCann, Pamela Brown, Jessica Dalton, Stephanie Liu, Mandy Yu

Staff Present: Mindy Robison, Amy Skelton, Kristana Price, Shelley Allen, Jordan Cloward

Visitors: Amber Rock, Mont Millerberg 

Absent Parents: Shinyoung Ahn, Tami Yamane, Steve Brown, Kimberly Menssen

• Welcome ~Pamela Brown
  • Motion to Approve December Minutes: Mac McCann
  • Second: Alyssa Powers
  • Approved

• PTSA Report ~Alyssa Powers & Jessica Dalton
  • Yearbook is going well
  • PTSA Day at the Capital is coming up
    
    

• Community School Facilitator Report ~Jessica Olmos
  • Holiday Support 2023 
    • Supported over 50 families 
    • Donations across schools was low this year, but we still had enough to help everyone who requested it

• • We are Midvale Cultural Committee
  • Student videos
    • What is your favorite thing about your culture
    • What does culture mean to you
  • Parent committee and student committee

• • Read Across America Day 
    • Last week in February 

• • World Read Aloud Day
    • February 7th 

• Portrait of a Graduate Overview/Update ~Shelley Allen
  • Certificate Requirements 
    • 6th Grade WADE Celebration
    •  7th Grade PILOT Celebration
    • 8th Grade Awards Night – May 16, 6:00 PM
      • Levels of Certificates: Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze
      • Requirements: MI and RI growth, Reflections, average a 5 or higher in citizenship, Rise Up Project
  • Empathy
    • Are you empathetic?

• • Digital Citizenship
  • Cyber Safety 

• Counselors Report ~Amy Skelton
  • Registration for next year
    • Hillcrest and Jordan have 9th grade night on January 31
    • High school counselors here on February  7 to work with 8th graders on course requests
    • Counselors will be in 6th grade and 7th grade classes handing out registration cards January 30, 31 and February 1

• Governor Cox’s Cell Phone Request ~Mindy Robison 
  • Midvale’s Cell Phone Policy
    • Cell phones must be put away from bell to bell. 
    • Cell phones may be used before and after school, during passing time, and at lunch.  Otherwise, they must be put away and not in use. 
    • Violations of the cell phone policy will result in the phone being taken to the office.
    • Repeated offenses will require an adult to pick up the phone from the office. 
    • If a parent needs to contact a student during the day, please call the main office at 801.826.7300.

• As a SCC we feel comfortable with our current policy. 

• ATSI Update ~Mindy Robison 
  • Additional Targeted Support for Improvement (ATSI) 
  • Designation occurs when your scores for a specific demographic are in the lower 5% range in the state.
    • Not yet exited:
      • SWD (Students with Disabilities)
      • PI7  (Pacific Islander)

• 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.

• TSSP Considerations
  • Community Facilitator (.5)
  • Counselor (.5)
  • Behavior Interventionists/Check & Connect (2)
  • Mentors (2)
  • Summer School for Newcomers
  • FTE (teacher funding)

• TSSA/LAND Trust Budgets ~Mindy Robison
  • Showed the budgets
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• Adjourn ~Pamela Brown
  • Motion to adjourn: Alyssa Powers
  • 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 February 7, 2024