April 8, 2024 – Minutes

School Community Council Meeting Minutes

Sprucewood Elementary

April 8, 2024

Members:

Members Absent: Jason Dyer, Jen Bradford, Emigh Lo

• Call to Order

Mindy called to order at 4:08 

• Approve Last Month’s Minutes

First Approval- Mindy

2nd Approval- Alicia 

• Finalize TSSP and LANDtrust Plans

Proposed 2024-2025 TSSP

Reading Goal

Analysis Summary

65% of Sprucewood students demonstrated typical or above typical growth in basic reading skills according to 2024 Acadience Winter Pathways of Progress data.  

Goal

By May 2025, 80% or more of Sprucewood students will demonstrate typical to above typical growth in basic reading skills according to Acadience Pathways of Progress.

Action Plan Summary

1) Teachers will backward design active reading strategies into each text set, use the monitored independent reading (MIR) strategy daily, and strategically plan and use the precision partners strategy daily.

2) Teachers will use progress monitoring and benchmark data to make walk to read groups based on foundational reading skills.

3) Hire and train five multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) aides (or equivalent hours) to increase foundational reading skills. ($36,500)

4) Pay for substitute salaries to allow the Building Leadership Team (BLT) to meet four full days to build a strong Professional Learning Community (PLC) system. ($5,500)

5) Pay for stipends to allow the Student Support Team (SST) to meet twice a month to analyze data, and make recommendations for school wide intervention plans. ($5,000)

Measurement

All grades will use Acadience Beginning of Year to End of Year Pathways of Progress reading data.

Budget

Landtrust= approximately $47,000

• approximately $36,500  will pay for MTSS aide salaries
• approximately $5,500 will pay for substitute salaries to allow the BLT to meet
• approximately $5,000 will pay for stipends to allow the SST to meet

Math Goal

Analysis Summary

 69% of Sprucewood students demonstrated at or above benchmark skills according to 2024 Math Acadience Winter Pathways scores.   

Goal

By May 2025, 80% or more of Sprucewood students will demonstrate typical to above typical growth according to Acadience Pathways of Progress.

Action Plan Summary

1) Teachers will backwards design all math topics using grade level standards, utilize Building Fact Fluency (BFF) kit daily in the Number Talks component, and incorporate math games weekly during the math block.

2) Teachers will teach math vocabulary words from each topic during the vocabulary section of the math block using our district’s systematic vocabulary routine.  

3) Teachers will use progress monitoring and benchmark data data to make walk to math groups based on foundational math skills.

Measurement

All grades will use Acadience Beginning of Year to End of Year Pathways of Progress math data.

Budget

No TSSP or LandTrust budget will be used to support this plan

*Two MTSS math aides will be paid through 0.5 district budget (0050)

School Climate Goal

Analysis Summary

33% of students are demonstrating elevated internalizing behaviors, according to 2024 Winter SRSS-IE data.  

Goal

By May 2025, 80% of minor discipline dashboard behavior entries will include documentation of using the precorrection strategy and/or de-escalation strategies in the action steps boxes. 

Action Plan Summary

1) Provide professional development on de-escalation behavior strategies, the pre-correction behavior strategy,  and the explicit instruction model to be used daily across content areas.

2) Plan for public practice to occur to improve instruction by having teachers observe peers teaching once a quarter on the teacher’s content area of choice.

3) Provide weekly Arts  instruction (either music or visual arts) to help students increase academic and behavioral skills. ($15,000)

3)  Pay for a portion of our social worker’s salary so she can work with students full time. ($50,000)

4) Pay for a portion of our MTSS aide salaries so they can support the behavioral needs of students. ($5,000)

Measurement

All grades will use Discipline Dashboard data

Budget

TSSA: approximately $70,000. 

• approximately $50,000 will pay for a portion of our school social worker’s salary 
• approximately $15,000 will pay for a music or art IT (instructional technician)
• approximately $5,000 will pay for MTSS aide salaries

• Complete Signature Page

*District deadline for signatures is Tuesday, April 9th- please come in and sign that you’ve participated in the discussions scheduled in February, March and April.  Also, check the box stating if you agree of disagree with the plans. 

• Review Positive Behavior Plan (principal will submit plan in district dashboard)

What learning opportunities and/or activities will your school provide to teach students about peer pressure, mental health and creating positive relationships? 

Botvin in 4th grade, Zones of Regulation as a Tier 1 support in the classroom, Thrive Time weekly lessons, High Flyer (weekly PBIS student recognition)

PBP may include programs, clubs, service opportunities, pro-social activities. Please list any of these resources your school will implement this school year: 

Jr. Coach, Safety Patrol, Recycling club, Falcon Report club, *steam, *choir, *orchestra, *book blitz 

Please list the name of your Positive Behavior Specialist (School Social Worker or Elementary Counselor) who will be responsible for implementing the plan, submitting annual reports and coordination and training with Student Services. 

Madeleine Homer 

• Review response to Safe Walking Route 

Concerns for Canyons District: There are no sidewalks on the east side of 700 East, only a large shoulder. This shoulder for students to walk on, especially in the winter, is hazardous when the snow plows push the snow onto that shoulder.

Response: A large shoulder is considered an equivalent to a sidewalk and a safe walking path. If snow removal is an issue please contact local code enforcement (Draper)

Concerns for Community:

Add solar crossing light on Riparian Dr. that mirrors Sunburn Lane. Orange lights will alert drivers to students crossing.

Add solar crossing light on 1000 E. leading into the school parking lot. Orange lights will alert drivers to students crossing.

Response:

Sandy City: This crossing is already a reduced speed school zone and has a crossing guard.

Draper City – Riparian Dr. – The requested light is not safe and there is not a crosswalk at this location.

• Other

No other agenda items this month

• Adjourn until next month’s meeting May 13, 2024

Mindy adjourned meeting at 4:45pm