School Community Council (SCC)

Meadowlark Elementary School
School Community Council
Member List 2019-20 School Year

*transferred to new school December 2019.
The School Community Council would like to recognize her many contributions and we extend our grateful thanks to Mrs. Valencia.

Meadowlark Elementary School is excited to have its parents and community members participate in the School Community Council! We invite you to attend our meetings and to become a part of our wonderful school community, helping to make decisions which will support student success.
Our committee meets on the third Thursday of each month 5:30 pm - 7.00 pm. Please come and join us.

SCC Meeting Procedures:

1. All meetings are open to the public and the public is welcome to attend.
2. The agenda of each upcoming meeting with draft minutes of the prior meeting will be made available to all council members at least one week in advance, will be posted on the school website and made available in the main office.  The agenda will include the date, time and location of the meeting.
3. Minutes will be kept of all meetings, prepared in draft format for approval at the next scheduled meeting.
4. The council will prepare a timeline for the school year that includes due dates for all required reporting and other activities/tasks that the council agrees to assume or participate in.  The timeline will assist in preparation of agendas to be sure the council accomplishes their work in a timely manner.
5. The chair conducts the meetings, makes assignments and requests reports on assignments.  In the absence of the chair the vice-chair shall conduct meetings.
6. Meetings shall be conducted and action taken according to very simplified rules of parliamentary procedure as required in 53A-1a-108.1(9)(i).  Items on the agenda take priority over other discussions coming before the council.  Council action will be taken by motions and voting with votes and motions recorded in the minutes.
7. A motion (or an action to be taken by the council) is stated as a motion.  Someone else on the council “seconds” the motion indicating that at least one other person on the council feels the motion is worthy of discussion.  Then the council members may provide input and discussion as called upon by the chair.  When discussion seems complete the chair may call for a vote on the motion.  Or when a member of the council “calls the previous question” (a motion to end discussion of the first motion), a second is required and then, without discussion the chair calls for a vote that must pass by 2/3.  If the vote on the previous question fails the council goes back to discussing the first motion.  If the motion to call the previous question passes, the chair directly calls for a vote on the first motion.  A vote to call the previous question is usually used to move business along.