Midvale Middle School 

School Community Council

Meeting Agenda for:

October 4, 2023 – 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

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

 

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

Staff Present: Mindy Robiosn, Amy Skelton, ConnieTrue Simons, Shelley Allen, Jessica Olmos, Francesca Hall, Jordan Cloward

Absent Parents: Shinyoung Ahn,Steve Brown, and Janette Pasaye

Agenda

1. Welcome Pamela Brown
   • Motion to Approve September Minutes: Mac McCann
   • Second: Jessica Dalton
   • Approved 

 

       2.SCC Training Update Pamela Brown

 

       3. PTSA Report Jessica Dalton

• • President – Alyssa Powers
  • President Elect – Jessica Dalton
  • Provided dinner for parent teacher conferences –  teachers really appreciated it               

 

       4. Community School Facilitator Report Jessica Olmos

• • Day of Caring – October 10th, whole school service day and conflict resolution lessons.  Supported by United Way of Salt Lake and Dominion Energy.
  • Last year wer gave 902 hours of community service
  • Reality Town – November 2nd, 50 volunteers needed 

 

       5. Portrait of a Graduate Overview/Update Shelley Allen

• • Community Thrive Time lessons
    • Understanding Perspective
    • Different Perspectives
  • Day of Caring
    • Service Reflection

 

       6. Counselors Report                                                                 Amy Skelton

• • Student Connectedness Fall Survey 
    • Baseline data: 96% of students report having a friend at MMS and 85.7% of students report knowing an adult they can go to for help.
  • 8th Grade will participate in Reality Town on Nov 2
  •  School wide conflict resolution lessons

 

1. 1. Action Item: Cell Tower Fund Distribution Mindy Robison
      • Each year, Midvale Middle receives approximately $2,000, from the cell tower in the back of the school.
      • Proposed to allocate funds to the Principal’s Discretionary Fund
        • Food for teachers
        • Staff appreciation
        • Pick me ups
        • Birthday celebration
        • Staff Morale

• Action Item Cell Fund Distribution

1. • • Motion to approve: Pamela Brown
     • Second: Mac McCann
     • SCC approves how the funding is allocated

 

                 2. Action Item: Safety Plan Connie Simons 

• • • SCC felt the information presented in the district community council safety report was easy to understand and the website was easy to navigate.
    • Nothing stood out as missing in the report
    • Our number one safety concern is making sure the entire school community is taught and understand the new standard response protocol
    • No additional items identified as a primary concern

• Action Item Safety Plan

1. • • Motion to approve Safety Plan: Pamela Brown
     • Second: Jessica Dalton
     • SCC approves the Safety Plan

 

                 3. Action Item: Digital Citizenship Plan Shelley Allen

• • Digital Citizenship Plan includes making sure all staff, students and the community understand how to safely navigate the digital world including the impact of their digital footprint.
  • Parents would like more information on social media use and misuse, including ways to better help their students at home.
  • Parents would like to be included in planning training and information for parents
  • Questions answered by the SCC:
    • Does the SCC feel it has received enough information to determine if the filtering system and supervision practices are appropriate?
      • Yes
    • Does the SCC feel it has received enough information about the school’s educational efforts to instill in students a desire to be good digital citizens?
      • Yes
    • Does the SCC believe the school has a viable plan to present information on Internet Safety and Digital Citizenship information to parents in the community?
      • Yes, include parents in the planning process for training

• Action Item Digital Citizenship Plan

• • Motion to approve Digital Citizenship: Pamela Brown
  • Second: Jessica Dalton
  • SCC approves the Digital Citizenship Plan

 

1. 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.
     • We are having a much higher percentage of office discipline referrals with students who are receiving special education services 

 

        7. ATSI Designation  Mindy Robison

• • We qualified in five areas
    • African American / Black
    • English Language Learners
    • Hispanic
    • Pacific Islanders
    • Students with disabilities 
  • More information about the plan will be coming 

 

        8. 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.

 

        9. TSSA/LAND Trust Budgets Mindy Robison

• • Showed the budgets
    
    
    10. Adjourn Pamela Brown
    • Motion to adjourn: Pamela 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 November 1, 2023