Overview
The purpose of a school community council is to involve parents or guardians of students in decision making at the school level, improve the quality of education of students, prudently expend School LAND Trust Program money, and increase public awareness of school trust lands and related land policies, management of the State School Fund, and educational excellence. Utah Code § 53A-1a-108(2) (2014)
Each school community council shall consist of school employees (including the school’s principal) and parents or guardians of students who are attending the school.
Resources
Meeting Schedule
October 22, 2024 at 2:00 p.m.
January 21, 2025 at 4:oo p.m.
April 22, 2025 at 4:00 p.m.
Community Council Members for 2024-25
Elizabeth Henderson | |
Kara Reeves | |
Sarah Anderson | |
TO BE DETERMINED |
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Leanne Evans | |
Ryan Brown | |
GUESTS |
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Sara Syphus |
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Tessa Lane |
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Rules of Order & Procedure
Proposed Rules of Order for The Wasatch Learning Academy
- Election of Council Members (five parents, three school employees):
- Notice given via S’more and Parent Square Early August
- Parents desiring to be on the ballot email principal
- Principal creates a Google Form, that link is sent to parents via S’more and Parent Square
- Election results are kept 3 years
- School employee process is mirrored for employees
- Even year, two parent seats open
- Odd year, three parent seats open
- Employee, every year, one seat open
- If no candidates are declared, seats filled by appointment
- Removing a council member from office:
- Council seeks ‘letter’ of resignation from council members who don’t want to be on the council.
- Majority vote of the rest of the council
- Declaring a conflict of interest:
- Not required per local LEA policy
- Electing Chair and Vice-Chair:
- First meeting of the year, council organizes with chair, vice-chair and sets meeting schedule
- Quorum Business:
- General discussion of the agenda item
- Motion
- More discussion
- 2nd the motion
- Vote on motion with a quorum present and simple majority passing