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September 15, 2025 – Minutes (Draft)

SCC Meeting Agenda/Notes

September 15, 2025

Attending:

Yes Trishia Jensen(T2)

Yes Tracy Keck(T1)

Yes Hailey Murphy (T1) 

Yes Kelly Edwards(T2) 

Yes Barbra Winder 

Yes Gay Lynn Bennion District 41

Excused:

Juliana Jackson(T1/PTA)

Welcome & Introductions

Nominate New Positions: 

  • New elected SCC members
    • Hailey Murphy 
  • All SCC members have agreed to continue their service on SCC:  There needs to be more community members than staff. There should be 4 parents and two staff and not exceed 9 people 
    • Juliana Jackson – Parent
    • Trisha Jensen – Parent
    • Tracy Keck – Parent
    • Kelly Edwards – Teacher
    • Barbra Winder – Principal
  • Elect a Chair and Secretary
    • Chair- Trishia Jensen
    • Vice Chair – Tracy Keck  
    • Secretary- Hailey Murphy 
  • Approve SCC Meetings Dates and time
    • Mondays at 4:00PM: September 15, October 20, November 17, January 12, February 9, March 16, April 20, May 11
    • All approved
    • Dates will be posted on Bella Vista Website
  • Be cautious of scam emails: 

From: Barbra Winder <Barbarawinder31@outlook.com>

Subject: SCC PARENT

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Climate: 

  • August Safety drill report and budgets
    • Land Trust
      • 2025 – 2026 Allocation/Total with carry-over: 33,771.57 / 35,487.96
      • 9/1/25: 37,153.02
    • TSSA
      • 2025 – 2026 Allocation/Total with carry-over: 53,333.66 / 59,002.12
      • 9/1/25: 1,640.69 (not current)
    • Cell Tower
      • 9/1/25: 1,926.84  (not current)
      • Request to move funds to principal’s discretionary 
      • Staff shirts, staff luncheons (PTCs, Holidays, Teacher Appreciation), student/teacher equipment, Generation Genius (science website), PBIS rewards for students
    • August Drill – Fire
      • Drill procedures are well outlined and being followed with small adjustments made around exiting flow
  • SCC Training Dates Review
    • Copy of Dates distributed to each SCC member:
      • Sept. 9: 9 a.m. or 6 p.m.
      • October 1: 9 a.m. or 6 p.m.
      • October 2: 10 a.m. or 6 p.m.

 *all of the above trainings will be in the Canyons Center at the District office, 9361 S. 300 East, Sandy

  • Gay Lynn: thank you for all the ways you show up for our students. 
  • Input from the Community if present
    • Concern: staff is parking in the parent lot while the staff lot is mostly empty and blocked, so we are really squeezed out of safe parking spaces for pickup. This pushes a lot of students and parents off of school property, which creates safety concerns as 50 staff get 3 parking lots and 200 kids only have access to a handful of stalls. Aside from opening more stalls, another solution could be to keep playground aides available an extra 10 minutes before sending kids to the office. That would be a way to accommodate the traffic congestion created from lack of parking available (I.e. aides stay until 3:40/3:45 pm). And/or have safety patrol open up the south lot after buses leave (they usually leave a little early). I’ve also received several complaints on the south lot not being available for preschool parents since their entry is in that lot and it’s blocked 24/7, but I’m not sure what the bus schedule is for preK pickup and dropoff. 
    • Solution: Tracy motioned for the north lot to be exclusive for parents and have staff park in the two other lots (back and south lots) and send communication to preschool families to use the north lot for pick/dropoff. 4 out of 4 voted yes. 
  • Boundary Study: are any staff in favor of the school being closed? No.
    • Asked if the principal could bring the Oct. 16th meeting to the top of the weekly communication. Barbra will do this. How to address students that bring it up – be honest and simple and reassure that the adults will make sure that they are okay no matter what happens and seek support from principal and social worker. 
  • Adjourn 5:11PM

Next Meeting: October 20, 2025 @ 4:00PM

To Do

  • Positive Behavior Plan (Updated on 9/12) 
  • Safe Walking Routes – Due 10/31/25
  • School Safety Plan – Due 12/19/25
  • Digital Safety Plan – Due 12/19/25
  • 24/25 Final TESSP Report Plan – Due 1/19/25
  • Land Trust Plan – Due 4/13/25
  • Teacher Student Success Plan – Due 4/13/25

ResourcesSchool Landtrust/TSSA Goals