• School Community Council Meeting Notes

    Summit Elementary Conference Room

     3/12/25

    3:45 pm

    Council members In attendance: Hilary Bair, Jasmine Wilhelm, Elizabeth Sant, Melissa Shelton, Teri Rhodes, Cathy Christiansen, Clarissa Rich, Aimee McNeil

    Missing: Beth Jenkins and Stacy Maughan

     

    Mrs. McNeil led the council in a budget review included on the back of the agenda.

     

    Update to Crosswalk and Student Safety were discussed:

    • The grant through Safe Routes requesting funding to turn the intersection into a 4-way stop is underway and awaiting approval.
    • Principal McNeil had a discussion with Bruce Porter at the District office about the possibility of creating a new thru lane on the North side of the school for parent pick-up.
    • Mrs. Stephens is asking Smithfield City to approve use of the entrance off of main street just south of Smithfield Implement.
    • Next steps are procuring money for an engineer to do a survey for the project.
    • The committee also discussed increasing parking spots as part of this project.

    The council had an in depth conversation on provided data.

    • Things to celebrate as reflected by the data were: 
      • Math proficiency and growth are commendable
      • Attendance is impressively high with the schoolwide attendance rate YTD at 95.4%
        • Principal McNeil and teachers attribute the popcorn attendance by grade incentive and officers enforcing chronic absences as important factors to this successful attendance rate.
    • Things to improve on based on the data:
      • The council had an in depth discussion on the high median growth percentile and proficiency percentages in Math versus the lower median growth percentile and proficiency percentages in ELA.
      • On Friday during staff meeting Principal McNeil will discuss the data with her teachers and write an ELA specific goal for the 2025-2026 school year and for the School Community Council to vote on before the next meeting. 

     

    A brief discussion ensued about what steps are needed to update playground equipment.

    • The district business administrator is working on a 15-20 year plan to upgrade district playgrounds and make them ADA compliant.
    • In the meantime, Summit has money saved for upgrades and needs district approval for compliance before purchasing or upgrading any equipment.
    • Cathy Christiansen will follow-up and ask the district business administrator questions specifically related to Summit’s playground situation.

    Action Items for next meeting:

    • Principal McNeil will discuss the data with her teachers and write an ELA specific goal for the 2025-2026 school year and for the School Community Council to vote on before the next meeting. 
    • Cathy Christiansen will follow-up and ask the district business administrator questions specifically related to Summit’s playground situation.