• School Community Council

    Summit Elementary

     9/25/24

     

    The council nominated and ratified Jasmine Wilhelm as the new committee chair and Clarissa Rich as note taker. 

     

    Teacher Hilary Bair proposed and presented the meeting schedule for 2024-2025. All meetings are open to the public and will be held at 3:45 in the school conference room on the following dates: 

    Sept. 25 Oct. 9 Nov. 13 Jan. 8 Feb. 12 March 12 April 9

     

    Principal Aimee McNeil informed members of the council of the SCC Online Training to be held on Oct. 8 at 6 pm.

     

    Principal McNeil then presented the Title 1 Plan to the council for approval.  The ELA goal states 80% of K-5 students will demonstrate reading proficiency.  The school wide goal for math proficiency states by the middle of the year 75% of students will have demonstrated growth in their math diagnostic.

     

    Title 1 funding will be used to focus on the school's “7 Steps” strategies, engagement strategies, professional development, and classroom aides who help with Tier 1 and Tier 2 interventions.  Money has been allotted for iReady MyPath for use in Tier 2 intervention. 

     

    At the next community council we will be going over the school report card.

     

    The council reviewed the Summit Elementary Parent and Family Engagement Policy.  Number 8 was the only new addition to the existing policy that states: “Inform parents of available community programs and resources.” The family engagement team will discuss how to implement this addition to the policy.

     

    The council also discussed and made a few wording and formatting changes to  the School-Parent-Student Compact to be sent home with students or discussed at Parent Teacher Conference.

     

    Principal McNeil also made the council aware of the Communities that Care event being held Oct 1 and 2.

     

    Principal McNeil updated the council on the crossguard situation. She was able to meet with city officials on Monday, September 23 and was informed the city has no budget for crossing guards.  A mandatory city guideline for intersections needing a crossing guard is a reduced speed zone sign with flashing lights. Summit has a unique situation where students are leaving in all 4 cardinal directions by bus, car, or on foot. Teachers are currently acting as crossing guards in order to ensure the safety of students.  Sheriff’s have been filling in or being present at school arrival and dismissal when they can. It is the responsibility of the city to provide crossing guards and flashing signage for school zones.

     

    City manager, Justin Lewis, has been great to work with and has committed to ordering flags and flag holders for students to use as they cross at the intersection of 100 W and 100 S. Trees at that same intersection have been trimmed or removed so as not to block school crossing signs. Some changes to parking were also planned to make room for a new bus and to make the crosswalks safer for cars backing out.

     

    Next steps are to wait to hear from city officials about requesting a traffic and engineering study.  The council also discussed training students who walk to and from school to use the flags and crosswalk button. The invitation to city officials and members of the sheriff’s department to attend a community council meeting has been extended.