May 12, 2025 – Minutes (Draft)

SCC Meeting Agenda

May 12, 2025

Attending:

Sonia Klonoski – Chair

Trisha Jensen – Vice Chair

Tracy Keck – Secretary

Juliana Jackson – Parent

Kelly Edwards – Teacher 

Barbra Winder – Principal

Korina Jagiello-Caldwell – Parent

Agenda Items: 

• Approve April’s Minutes
• Behavior
  • At 232 referrals for the year
  •  Pinpointing supports for students in most need
  •  Using the district Levels of Behavior document as guidelines for responding to referrals
  • Made some plans and goals with the wellness team for next year

• Attendance 

o   Wave of sickness in the last few weeks—impacted attendance

o   Currently at 63% on-track

• Feb. safety drill report and budgets
  • Land Trust
    • 5/1/25: 7,301.56
  • TSSA
    • 5/1/25:17,539.50 
  • Cell Tower
    • 5/1/25: 13,579.54 
    • Gave teachers picnic blankets for Teacher Appreciation Week
  • May Drill – Hold
• Long Range Planning Discussion
  • Boundary Study FAQ
  • Boundary Study Communication
  •  In May school board meeting, they voted to proceed with boundary and enrollment study
  •  Keeping everything on the table—looking at boundaries, looking into bonds for rebuilding schools, etc.
  • There will be a website shared with families and community members to keep everything transparent: canyonsdistrict.org/boundarystudy
  • Study is looking at eight schools
  • Parents that have students within the boundaries of any of the eight schools will be notified
  • Looking at schools with <375 student enrollment
  • Hoping to narrow it down by the fall so we have a better look at which schools are at risk
  • Parent input: We would like a longer lead time after decision is made (in other words, not have change go into effect until at least 2027–28 school year)
  •  Glacier Hills example: two existing schools merged into one new school
  • Possibility of having Bella Vista (or other schools) be a STEM school or other specialty school
  • Budget for building a new school would open up around 2029
  • Factors—birthrate going down, home prices are so expensive
  • Goal for future schools is to have at least 3 teachers per grade
  • Helpful for SCC members and parents to show up and speak up at board meetings, reach out to board members, etc.
  • Sign up on district website to get board meeting agendas, summaries, etc.
• 2025-2026 School Community Councils are formed and officially approved by mid-September.
  • With discussions and meetings related to the boundary study scheduled for early fall, it will be important to have your council in place so they can participate. 
  •   Will do elections/assignments in the fall
  • SCC trainings will be 9/9, 10/1, and 10/2
  • Sonia and Korina will be gone next year =(
• Community Comments
• Adjourn 

Next Meeting: September