August 30, 2021 – Minutes (Draft)

Draper Elementary School SCC

08/30/2021

In Attendance:

Janene Day (parent)

Mike Weaver (parent)

Stacey Shaw (parent)

Sarah Cole (parent) – via Zoom

Angie Stallings (parent)

Megan Litster (parent)

Nancy Nichols (parent) – via Zoom

Brooke Free (parent)

Melissa Inouye (parent)

Christy Waddell (principal)

Julie Page (employee)

Julie McFarland (employee)

Excused: none

Meeting Agenda:

1. Welcome/Introductions Janene
2. Elect Chair/Vice Chair/Secretary Janene
   1. Secretary: Megan Litster
   2. Vice Chair: Brooke Free
3. Review Bylaws Janene
   1. VII b changed “Distribute meeting minutes with members for approval”
   2. Add a new section for meeting minutes – approve via email or during SCC meeting
4. SCC training dates & times Christy
   1. Training schedule shared with members
5. School Update Christy
   1. 1 person in the school is positive with COVID
   2. Quarantines are different this year
      1. If we have 30 people test positive in the school within 2 weeks – then we go to “test to stay”
         1. Test negative – stay in school
         2. Test positive – stay home 10 days
         3. Don’t test – stay home 10 days
      2. If Teacher is COVID positive, parents will be informed by the RN/skyalert and can decide if they’d like to send their student to school
      3. Student Exposed to COVID – (from someone that was within 6 feet of the student)
         1. First Option: quarantine for 10 days
         2. Second Option: come to school with a mask for 10 days
         3. Third Option: come to school without a mask
   3. Testing – school district, pediatrician, Walmart has an-over counter self-test
      1. District Testing: Monday and Thursday mornings
   4. Some students are wearing masks in every grade. Some teachers are wearing masks at times during the day.
   5. Teachers are doing rug-time this year. Not for very long. Students love this time.
   6. Desks are not social-distanced like last year
   7. Lunchroom – assigned table. Sitting closer together than they were last year
   8. School continues to do precautions – cleaning
   9. Hard to get substitutes. We need substitutes!!
   10. State is requiring all K-12 grade teachers, because of low performance on testing, attend a LETRS training.
       1. LETRS is an intensive professional learning program for teachers (Requires 1-2hrs a week outside of contract time). Federal government is funding this.
       2. It’s mandatory for K-3 teachers
       3. All our Kindergarten and 1st grade teachers are going to an all day training on 10/22 (Chinese teachers not going)
       4. We need 8 substitutes on Friday 10/22
   11. Teachers are feeling stressed and overwhelmed.
   12. Christy would like to move $1,000 to principal discretionary funds
   13. Motion: Move $1500 cell tower money to principal discretionary funds to support teachers. Motion approved.
   14. Second Steps – social emotional curriculum
       1. Elementary school curriculum is different than Middle School and High School curriculum
       2. Teachers here at Draper Elementary School like this curriculum
       3. Covers: Empathy, recognize when you are focused, feelings recognition, deep breathing, etc.
6. Digital Citizenship/School Safety Christy
   1. October is Digital Citizenship – Tracie Preece is over this
      1. White Ribbon Week
7. Safe Walking Routes Stacey
   1. Stacey and Christy worked on things over the summer
   2. They have prioritized 3 areas that are the most unsafe – City oriented. Tricky to manage these. Need – sidewalks and crosswalks and crossing guards
   3. We discussed adding a second meeting to discuss this in more detail
      1. Stacey will email Christy some date options
8. Schedule Meeting Dates Janene

4th Monday of the Month at 3:45

1. 9/27 at 3:45
2. 10/25 at 3:45
3. 11/22 at 3:45
4. December – no meeting
5. 01/24 at 3:45
6. 02/28 at 3:45
7. 3/28 at 3:45
8. 4/25 at 3:45
9. 5/23 at 3:45 (optional)