April 13, 2023 – Minutes

April 13, 2023 –Minutes

Willow Canyon – SCC Meeting Minutes

Members In Attendance:

Kathy Anderson- Interim Principal

Nicole Svee-Magann- Newly Appointed Principal for the 2023-2024 school year  

Anna Hirschi

Alanna Comer

Jenni Nielsen

Tara Reginello

Alicia Patrick

Trevor Hirschi

Kathleen Harris

Member Not In Attendance

Katie Vantassel

• Review meeting notes from February 7, 2023
  • Meeting minutes were unanimously approved.
• Introduction of new principal
  • Nicole Magann has been appointed as the new Principal of Willow Canyon.  She comes from Altara Elementary. She has a 30-year background in education – including elementary, middle, and high school.  She believes that if you take care of teachers they take care of kids and leads with that philosophy.
• LANDTrust Discussion
  • Jessica Greene was present to present on previous year LANDTrust and TSSP plan goals
    • Reduce Office Discipline Referrals (ODRs) by 10% – includes paying social worker benefits/salary/expenditures.
      • ODRs often only a snapshot so Principal Magann is recommending setting a goal based on SRSS-IE scores moving forward(SRSS-IE is a screener completed by teachers)
    • English Language Arts –  98% Proficient in pathways of progress  – 3 Reading interventionists in place
    • Math – 80% typical and above on pathways of progress – 2 interventionists in place
    • Budget report 2022-2023 for Landtrust
      • $60,000 on social worker
      • $54,000 on interventionists
  • Principal Magann will be taking some additional time to become oriented with the budget and review the plan.   A subsequent meeting will be held in the coming weeks to address plans for the coming years goals and budget as deadlines are quickly approaching.
• Discussions were held regarding parental engagement in the SCC and when new member nominations take place.
  • Principal Anderson motioned that these be moved to the fall of 2023 – Motion was approved
• Next Meeting is tentatively scheduled for April 25th at 3:00 – to be confirmed and posted to the website when finalized.

• Adjourn – motion to close was unanimous approved