Heritage Elementary School
Community Council Minutes
November 20th, 2013
Those in attendance:
Cheryl Christensen principal
Marilyn Merkley- intern
Cindy Gibbons- teacher
Tonya Hyatt- teacher
Melanie Adams
Shirlee Dickson
Paul Anderson
Tammy Black
Jessica Evans
1. Introduces new members and Agenda- Melanie Adams
Tami Black and Paul Anderson
Community Chair: Melanie Adams
Vice chair: Tonya Hyatt
Tonya Hyatt read and reviewed the minutes from the last meeting. October 13th, 2013.
2. Melanie Adams suggested we email all minutes to the members before the next meeting. It would allow the member s to read the minutes before the meeting.
Shirlee Dickson second the motion
3. We reviewed the goal to supply the portables with wi-fi. The goal is to have all portables with wi-fi by the beginning of 2014. One portable is currently wired for wi-fi . Cheryl and Marilyn are looking into purchasing ipad carts on wheels so ipads can be transported to the portables. It is estimated to cost 1,200 per portable to acquire wi-fi. School goal is to have sound systems wired in each portable by the end of this year.
4. Reviewed the safety status of the crossing guards. Melanie Adams is currently helping the children cross safely on Bridgecreek and Weaver. Melanie is assuming liability for the children because the street is not adjacent to the school. As a community we will continue to encourage and promote safe access home for students.
5. We reviewed the status of students arriving early to school. Names have been given to Marilyn Merkley and she has followed up with those families.
6. Shirlee Dickson discussed the Snap Plan and the concerns the community has with the current plan. Shirlee has attended city council meetings to be updated and able to share information with the community. Shirlee expressed her concerns with Layton city council on the construction that is currently taking place around the school. Heritage Elementary is currently going ahead with the Snap Plan that is in place.
7. Chinese Fundraiser-We discussed fundraisers for the Chinese Immersion program. Paul Anderson will look into Panda Express. Yogo Togo may be an option to raise money for Chinese books for the library.
8. Cheryl Christensen discussed the school plan as well as the school land trust expenditures. We discussed the school’s goals and how we as a school will continue to reach our goals. We discussed additional funding to enable teachers to take professional development classes. Those classes will help the teacher be proficient on their ipads. Our school goals are Chinese Immersion, Language Arts (Dibels) and math. We talked about the importance of teacher assistants and additional teachers for large class sizes. Students are benefiting from the additional assistance. Cheryl expressed appreciation to teachers, parents, students, and community for being such an awesome school.
Meeting adjourned by Melanie Adams
Second by Shirlee Dickson