Minutes taken by Stephanie Nasser, Teacher

 

 

In attendance: Rachel Bills, Cristina Cook, Emily Decker, Anna Evensen, Eric Gardner, Kimball High, Kenzi Jones, Bailee Monteiro, Stephanie Nasser, Amanda Simmons, Jessica Pohlman, Kim Steenblik, Samantha Avery, Hillary Barney, Quinn Silcox

 

Absent: Ashley Anderson, Brion Johansen, Melinda Rosevear, Lindsey Tait, Christie Taylor

 

Call To Order: 4:00 PM

 

SCC Business

1. Motion to Approve Agenda: Kim Wedlick, Second; Jessica Pohlman; Approved

• SCC 101: Only for new members; training schedule is on the agenda
• Elections:
  • Chair: Kim Wedlick nominated Kim Steenblik, Jessica Pohlman second: All in Favor
  • Vice Chair: Jessica Pohlman nominated Kim Wedlick, Kim Steenblik second: All in Favor
  • Secretary: Kim Steenblik nominated Stephanie Nasser, Kim Wedlick second: All in Favor
  • PTSA Liaison: Kim Steenblik nominated Jessica Pohlman, Emily Decker second: All in Favor
• Meeting Schedule: Updated Schedule November 18th

• • December 16th (optional)
  • January 20th
  • February 17th
  • March 17th
  • April 28th
  • May 19th (optional)

Kim Steenblik proposed December and May to be optional; Samantha Avery second: All in Favor

• Teacher Recognition Subcommittee: Presenting teachers with certificates from nominations provided by the community at the three Noble Knight Assemblies: Members of the Committee: Kim Steenblik, Jessica Pohlman, Kimball High, Cristina Cook, Rachel Bills
  • Kimball High: Nomination to be chair by Kim Steenblik; second by Kim Wedlick: All in Favor

Principal Report

• Cell Tower Allocation: ($14,500 for this school year) Teachers: Food, Teacher shirts, appreciation gifts
  • Kimball High asked for a breakdown of Cell Tower funds to be able to give additional help to the Principal for making the most of that money
    • Students: Assemblies, Focus Groups, SBO trainings
  • Kim Steenblik proposed approving how all Cell Tower money is spent for the year;

Wedlick seconded the motion: All approved

• Conferences: Funded by Land Trust: All teachers are on a 3 year rotation; by the end of 2025, all teachers will have had the opportunity to attend national/local conferences
  • Counselors attending local conference, Coates attending creative writing conference, CTE will also attend a conference in November
• All Community Read Update: secured Mike Lowery to come in March; focus will be science and art; whole school will be going to Aquarium to explore to set up their illustrative findings before All Community Read
  • 2026-2027 school year is being planned; focus will be on History
• Parking: 5 spots have been open up for 15 minute visitor parking
• KIVA: Kiva will be ready on October 1, 2025 for use
• Traffic keep pushing town/council/district the different options to alleviate the safety concerns/delays with buses and cars sharing the traffic lanes

Counselor Report

• Given by Quinn Silcox: Counselors have been giving introduction lessons, started lunch bunch, different groups, and academic support to all students who have more than 2 D/F’s currently

PTSA Report

• Reflections will start shortly, fall festival will happen in early October and Red Ribbon will be the week of Halloween

Other

• Boundary Study: Albion will be affected on three sides; possibly loss of 2 sections of students; possible gaining of 1 section of students
• Cell Phone Use: BLT meeting last week, all teachers are in favor of no cell phones bell to bell; we will put this on the October agenda; offer public opportunity for input; Mr. Gardner will bring climate survey for SCC to move forward with cell phones
  • Cell Phones cannot be hybrid use
  • School waiting for parent push for no phone all day

Adjournment: 5:17 pm: motion to adjourn Kim Wedlick; second Samantha Avery; all in favor