January 10, 2019 Meeting Minutes
Community Council Meeting Notes for January 10, 2019
In Attendance: Jodi Brown, Jennifer McBride, Kris Hirshi, Taunya James, and Melanie Johnson
- 5:00PM: Meeting called to order
- 5:10PM: Review of budget by Melanie Johnson
- Out of $54,000, so for $11,391 have been spent on salaries for paraprofessionals
- Most of the funds will go to salaries over the year
- 5:15PM: DIBELs and Core Phonics Assessments update
- Results for grades 1 and 2 were presented by Melanie Johnson
- 13 (22%) made progress, 5 (1%) dropped down in first grade
- 8 (12%) made progress,
- Explanation of benchmark minimum levels was given
- First grade has added subtests midyear of 3 - 1 minute timings and second grade has the removal of Correct letter Sounds (CLS) and Whole Words Read (WWR) subtests midyear.
- Interventions are specific targeted instruction with small groups
- Paraprofessionals paid for by Trustlands are integral to interventions
- Results for grades 1 and 2 were presented by Melanie Johnson
- 5:30PM: Accountability report is out and can be found on KSL.com or other news
- School growth scores are being shown, there is no letter grade starting this year
- Growth scores show typical growth with attendance at 83%
- Growth from last year shows above average growth
- 5:40PM: The school is working on becoming a Trauma Centered School
- We have a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in addition to our school counselor
- Riverdale has a high population with past trauma that affects behaviors and learning
- Trauma students are not new to Riverdale and we have some new move ins with trauma
- 5:45PM: Attendance
- Attendance is an issue at Riverdale
- We have many students arriving late and/or leaving early frequently
- 83% good attendance reported on accountability reports
- 1st letter from school goes home after 10 days absent
- All absences count including excused by parents, doctor
- We have 1 case that went to court for resolution
- Attendance is an issue at Riverdale
- 5:50PM: ELL Influx
- We are experiencing more ELL students and homeless population
- We do not receive Title 1 funds to help with additional needs
- 6:00PM: Food Assistance
- We currently give out food packs to students in need, especially over weekends and vacations
- Jodi discussed Granite Schools solution for their hungry students. She will research and bring more information to our next meeting
- Other options discussed included a collection box for uneaten/unopened food in the cafeteria to be given to students after lunch has ended - Mel will check on possibility of collecting unopened food and federal laws about this
- 6:20PM: Meeting ended