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2026-2027 Academic Year

  • Agenda

    Minutes

2025-2026 Academic Year

  • No one attended this meeting, and thus there are no minutes.

    1. Staff Update
    2. Student Celebrations: math, reading, WIDA

  • School Community Council (SCC) 

    Meeting Notice and Agenda

    Meeting Notice for April 22, 2026.

    Agenda: 

    1. Staffing Updates
    2. Family Event updates

    Meeting Dates: Oct. 22, Nov. 19, Jan. 14, Feb. 25, March 11 (reschedule for Feb. 25) Mar. 25, Apr. 22, May 13 

     

     

    1. (via Zoom) attendance: Jenny McKenna, Kaleb Reid, Miisha Paxton, Deise Frechauth
    2. Vote: all 4 approve of the 2026-2027 allocations for a second grade teacher to continue or reduced class sizes, and a paraprofessional for English Language Development.

    1. Vote on next year’s Land Trust plan

    1. Results from stakeholder survey: attendance and family engagement were two of the top concerns for improvement. 
    2. Budgets and staffing: there is about a 10,000 increase for next year’s Land Trust, and the recommendation is to continue with the use of it for smaller class sizes in 2nd grade, and a para to support English Language Development

    3. Input on school priorities for the School Improvement Plan: attendance emerged as the top priority area for improvement and goal focus. We also added Family Engagement, seeing the relationship between attendance and parent involvement. We received some input from teachers and are incorporating these ideas into out plan, such as grade levels planning and hosting events throughout the year. It was suggested that we have opportunities for parents to get to know other parents during these events, happening both during the school day and also after. It was mentioned that parents would be more likely to attend if their students were involved, or if there were displays of their work. It was discussed that if parents get to know each other, they can also get to know their children’s friends. This would create some connection and safety, and also an opportunity for them to talk about the importance of school and attendance. It was mentioned that cultural celebrations, such as nights showcasing students or parents, could be well-attended, along with cultural food events, such as food trucks in the parking lot. It was discussed that there were attendance rewards given last year, with things like golden dollars, Principal's 200 Club, school store. The feedback from staff on this before was that it was not very consistent; however, this could be considered for next year. We have April and May for schoolwide family engagements this year—top ideas are outdoor events, food trucks, art show of student work.

    4. Vote on Land Trust goals with expenditures: three yes--continuing with the 2nd grade teacher and para: for next school year, the para will be for English Language Development.

     

    in attendance: Jenny McKenna, Kaleb Reid, Deise Frechauth

  • School Community Council (SCC) 

    Meeting 5 Notice and Agenda

    Meeting Notice for Wednesday, March 11, 2026.

    Agenda: 

    1. Discussion of results from Stakeholder survey
    2. Budgets and staffing
    3. Input on school priorities for the School Improvement Plan
    4. Vote on Land Trust goal and strategy for 2026-2027 school year

    Meeting Dates: Oct. 22, Nov. 19, Jan. 14, Feb. 25, March 11 (reschedule for Feb. 25) Mar. 25, Apr. 22, May 13 

     

     

     

  • No one attended this meeting, thus no minutes. The meeting was kept for March.

  • School Community Council (SCC) 

    Meeting 4 Notice and Agenda

    Meeting Notice for Wednesday, February 25, 2026.

    Agenda: 

    1. Discussion of results from Stakeholder survey
    2. Budgets and staffing
    3. Input on school priorities for the School Improvement Plan

    Meeting Dates: Oct. 22, Nov. 19, Jan. 14, Feb. 25, Mar. 25, Apr. 22, May 13 

     scc page 

     school improvement plan 

  • School Community Council (SCC) 

    Meeting 3 Minutes from January 14, 2025

    Present: Kaleb Reid, Jenny McKenna, Miisha Paxton, Dayse Frechauth

    1. Mid-year Review of data from School Improvement Plan (reading, math, attendance)

    Preliminary data, as teachers are still administering the Acadience assessments. Thus far, we see a discrepancy across grade level proficiencies (notably 4th and 5th grades). We do have a smaller percentage of students who are proficient, but we do see significant growth of our students here. We will have finalized data for the Feb. 25 meeting, and parents will receive scores from their teachers. In the future, the council would like to see a breakdown of the data by grade levels, and to look at the “Covid kids” and the possibility of needing extra resources for these grades. Attendance is also a concern, as we have a large number of students who are chronically absent. Meadowlark is just establishing an Attendance Committee to monitor attendance weekly and to come up with a plan for addressing chronic absenteeism. Letters have not worked. Personal phone calls and home visits have made some impact. We are considering what might be more impactful. Considerations include some of our students who might be homeless, and or vulnerable, and not wanting to have direct involvement with the school.

     

    1. Organizing the Needs Assessment/Root Cause Analysis for next year’s School Improvement Plan (who would like to be on this?)

    All 3 members present expressed interest in being on this team. We are looking at having 1 or 2 meetings at the end of this month where we will review data and determine needs and root causes. Jenny will reach out to last year’s participants and solicit interest.

    1. Ideas for Family Night in February

    A reading night is in favor, with activities such as Word Bingo and reading with buddies. We can partner with the After School Program to purchase books and refreshments for all parents and students to attend and read with families and friends. We can have several information booths, including the re-start of a PTA for Meadowlark, literacy tips, access to books, and how to help children with reading at home. We will have 2 more family night after this, and it was discussed that a math night with games and a STEM night would be valuable for March and April. It was discussed that there is a greater need for parent involvement overall, and this could start with SCC helping to get a PTA started, as they often support schools with additional resources that we currently do not have. Additionally, we can have a school rep to help parents sign up for Parent Square to increase communication. Also of interest is establishing connections for parents in groups, such as parents of students in our EE classes.

    1. Approve draft minutes and agenda for next meeting

    Ideas for our next meeting include: Needs Assessment, the next Family Night, Reading and Math data review, Attendance  data review, and Parent Square/other communication plans.

     

    Meeting Dates: Oct. 22, Nov. 19, Jan. 14, Feb. 25, Mar. 25, Apr. 22, May 13 

     scc page 

     school improvement plan 

     

     

  • School Community Council (SCC) 

    Meeting 3 Notice and Agenda

    Meeting Notice: 

    The next SCC meeting will be held at Meadowlark Elementary School in the conference room at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, January 14, 2026.

    Agenda: 

    1. Introductions: clarify roles and membership expansion ideas

    2. Mid-year Review of data from School Improvement Plan (reading, math, attendance)

    3. Organizing the Needs Assessment/Root Cause Analysis for next year’s School Improvement Plan

    4. Ideas for Family Night in February

     

    Meeting Dates: Oct. 22, Nov. 19, Jan. 14, Feb. 25, Mar. 25, Apr. 22, May 13 

     scc page 

     school improvement plan 

     

  • School Community Council (SCC)
    Meeting 2 Minutes
    Meeting Notice:
    The next SCC meeting will be held at Meadowlark Elementary School in the conference room at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, November 19.
    Attendance: Jenny McKenna (principal), Carol Villanueva (parent), Deise Frechauth (parent), Allison Espinosa (coach)
    Agenda:
    1.
    Introductions
    2.
    Overview of the Land Trust program and SCC role
    3.
    Training (online)
    4.
    Rules of Order
    5.
    Roles
    6.
    Overview of the School Improvement Plan
    7.
    Proposed Meeting Schedule
    Meeting Minutes:
    Introductions: meet and greet each other: Allison is a math coach helping out for the week with admin duties. We are missing enough people to make a quorum; still seeking additional parents to join.
    Overview: review the purpose of the Land Trust as a mechanism for parent and employee input on the School Improvement Plan, and to monitor its implementation and data.
    Training: Deise has completed the online training. Carol has participated on SCC in previous years. Recordings are available online from the state that members can view.
    Rules of Order: we have proposed rules of order on the school website, but we need a quorum before we can vote on approval.
    Roles: Jenny, principal, leads the meeting and sets the agenda. We would love more parents to join. Some schools have much larger councils.
    Overview of the School Improvement Plan:
    a.
    Attendance: we talked about ideas to reward students for good attendance; class rewards with pizza parties; individual rewards for 100 percent. It was discussed that sending formal letters can be scary or off-putting to parents. It was suggested that
    phone calls
    might be a better option, as opposed to Parent Square, emails or letters. We have started doing Home Visits to families whose children are chronically absent, to check on them and see if we can help get them to school. It was noted that this could allow us to determine what the challenge is preventing students getting to school. Overall, the attendance of the school has increased 1% from last year.
    b.
    Math: data was shared to indicate that a large portion of our students are below grade level. Parents noted that it would be helpful to know how math is being taught, so that they can help their kids at home. One parent asked a teacher for a math book to keep at home, and this has allowed her to help her daughter.
    c.
    Reading: data was shared to indicate that a large portion of our students are below grade level. Parents also noted that it would be helpful to know how students are being taught English in the ELD program, and to share with parents what the ELD plans look like.
    d.
    Family Involvement: it would be helpful to have nights where families can learn about how reading and math are taught, and to also get to know each other. Parents, especially of students in Special Ed, rarely get to interact, and this could be helpful for them to interact with others who face unique challenges. This could also be something to connect people who live in the same neighborhood, or nearby, for attendance purposes. A family night in December would be a good idea. The school partnered with the After School Program in October for Halloween, and it helped to pool resources. We’re considering a cookie and cupcake making night. Parents noted that it’s really meaningful if teachers attend. Kids loving seeing their teachers at family events.
    e.
    Counseling & Behavior: it would be helpful for parents to know what these monthly topics are. Parents also noted that it would be helpful to know how teachers deal with frustration with students and disruptive behavior. One parent had an experience that concerned her, and she wanted to know how teachers are supposed to respond in an appropriate way for young children. Jenny said that the school can share how teachers are trained to manage behavior, including our PBIS plan and Zones of Regulation.
    f.
    Calendar and Reminders: Parent Square works well for this.
    g.
    Next meeting is in January.

  • School Community Council (SCC) 

    Meeting 2 Notice, Agenda & Minutes 

    Meeting Notice: 

    The next SCC meeting will be held at Meadowlark Elementary School in the conference room at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, November 19. 

    Agenda: 

    1. Introductions 

    1. Overview of the Land Trust program and SCC role 

    1. Training (online) 

    1. Rules of Order 

    1. Roles 

    1. Overview of the School Improvement Plan & school data

    2. Digital Citizenship

    3. Proposed Meeting Schedule 

    Proposed Dates: Oct. 22, Nov. 19, Jan. 12, Feb. 25, Mar. 25, Apr. 22, May 13 

    Virtual School Community Council Training Opportunities . 

    The School LAND Trust program will be providing four training opportunities for School Community Council members. Our team will send out a dedicated communication with more details in an upcoming email. Please notify your councils of these dates and encourage their attendance. 

     scc page 

     school improvement plan 

     

     

  • School Community Council (SCC)

    Meeting 1 Notice, Agenda & Minutes

    Meeting Notice:

    The next SCC meeting will be held at Meadowlark Elementary School in the conference room at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, October 8.

    Agenda:

    1. Introductions
    2. Overview of the Land Trust program and SCC role
    3. Training (online)
    4. Rules of Order
    5. Roles
    6. Overview of the School Improvement Plan
    7. Proposed Meeting Schedule

    Proposed Dates: Oct. 22, Nov. 19, Jan. 12, Feb. 25, Mar. 25, Apr. 22, May 13

    Virtual School Community Council Training Opportunities October minutes

    The School LAND Trust program will be providing four training opportunities for School Community Council members. Our team will send out a dedicated communication with more details in an upcoming email. Please notify your councils of these dates and encourage their attendance.

    • Monday, November 3rd @ 2 pm - 3 pm
    • Tuesday, November 4th @ 2 pm - 3 pm
    • Wednesday, November 5th @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
    • Thursday, November 6th @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

    Link to School SCC Webpage: community council

    Link to School Improvement Plan: report

    Link to Land Trust Website: Land Trust Site

     

    Minutes:

    1. Introductions (members present):
      1. Jenny McKenna, principal
      2. Kaleb Reid, custodian
      3. Dayse Frechauth, parent
    2. Overview of the Land Trust program and SCC role
      1. PowerPoint from the state
    3. Training (online)
      1. Multiple dates available: we can do these independently in November
    4. Rules of Order
      1. Will review with our quorum at next meeting
    5. Roles
      1. We can have an uinterim chair
      2. Wait to vote until next time (Deise)
    6. Overview of the School Improvement Plan
      1. Reading, math, science scores: all goals for improvement
      2. Increased attendance is a goal
      3. Increased parent involvement is a goal
      4. Funds were allocated to help with these areas: interventionist for ELLs, additional teachers to reduce class sizes
    7. Proposed Meeting Schedule
      1. October 22 we can meet next so that we have at least 4 members

     

  • School Community Council (SCC)

    Meeting 1 Notice, Agenda & Minutes

    Meeting Notice:

    The next SCC meeting will be held at Meadowlark Elementary School in the conference room at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, October 8.

    Agenda:

    1. Introductions
    2. Overview of the Land Trust program and SCC role
    3. Training (online)
    4. Rules of Order
    5. Roles
    6. Overview of the School Improvement Plan
    7. Proposed Meeting Schedule

  • SCC Members have the option of training on one of the following days in an online platform:

    November 3, November 4, November 5, November 6. 

2024-2025 Academic Year

    • School Community Council Meeting. Parents/Guardians invited and welcome!/Reunión del Consejo Comunitario Escolar. ¡Padres y tutores invitados y bienvenidos!
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    • Meadowlark Computer Room

    • School Community Council Meeting. Parents/Guardians invited and welcome!/Reunión del Consejo Comunitario Escolar. ¡Padres y tutores invitados y bienvenidos!
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    • Meadowlark Computer Room

    • School Community Council Meeting. Parents/Guardians invited and welcome!/Reunión del Consejo Comunitario Escolar. ¡Padres y tutores invitados y bienvenidos!
    •  - 
    • Meadowlark Computer Room
    • Agenda
    • Meeting Minutes

    • School Community Council Meeting. Parents/Guardians invited and welcome!/Reunión del Consejo Comunitario Escolar. ¡Padres y tutores invitados y bienvenidos!
    •   - 
    • Meadowlark Computer Room
    • Agenda
    • Meeting Minutes

    • School Community Council Meeting. Parents/Guardians invited and welcome!/Reunión del Consejo Comunitario Escolar. ¡Padres y tutores invitados y bienvenidos!
    •  - 
    • Meadowlark Computer Room
    • Agenda
    • Meeting Minutes

    • School Community Council Meeting. Parents/Guardians invited and welcome!/Reunión del Consejo Comunitario Escolar. ¡Padres y tutores invitados y bienvenidos!
    •   - 
    • Meadowlark Computer Room
    • Agenda
    • Meeting Minutes

    • School Community Council Meeting. Parents/Guardians invited and welcome!/Reunión del Consejo Comunitario Escolar. ¡Padres y tutores invitados y bienvenidos!
    •   - 
    • Meadowlark Computer Room
    • Agenda
    • Meeting Minutes

2023-2024 Academic Year