Hillcrest Elementary

Community Council Minutes
November 20, 2024 @ 3:30pm
Main Office Conference Room

Agenda

• Welcome
• Public Input (10 minutes)
  • Jodi suggested more targeted intervention in the morning or ASC for ESL
    • Create clubs for interventions? Parent volunteers?
    • Talk to Savannah and Savannah (Jill)
    • Talk to PTA (Jodi) to ask for involvement
  • Katie asked about the school hours, if we will extend the school day.
    • We are the same as all the other schools, except for 10 minutes at the end of the day for bussing purposes.
• Comparison Data (10 minutes)
  • Kindergarten Data

    • 93.2% Blue at the end of the year, began First Grade at 63.3%

    • 80% Green at the end of the year began First Grade in Red, 20% Yellow

  • Continue Kindergarten meetings in the summer to encourage reading.

    • Find data that we can compare those kids that participated to those that didn't. Did it help?

    • Tell parents earlier about this so they can plan on it.

    • Jill said Hillcrest will try to expand the program to all of Hillcrest, giving all students a summer library card.

    • Field Trips to the library at the end of the year for every class.

    • Help parents and students learn how to navigate the library and find leveled books.

    • Work with Logan Library for summer reading programs

  • Compared Data from the District with each grade level

    • Teachers will continue with ALO progress monitoring to continue to raise scores.

    • Using IXL for interventions and progress monitoring

• Digital Citizenship (10 minutes)
  • Teaching students the components of being safe online.
    • ComonSense.org - worked on during computer time with Ms. Pinnock
    • GoGuardian used for student computers where teachers can monitor students.
• School Zone Update (5 minutes)
  • Jill met with Hart and Doug Weber
    • Signage is up to standard
    • Flashing lights for the crosswalk will take 1-2 years
    • Possible speed limit sign with speed underneath- in conjunction with Logan PD is an option
    • Crosswalks in the middle of a street are too dangerous, they will not do those.
    • They may come in conjunction with flashing lights in a few years,
    • Yellow signs mean “School Zone”
    • Suggested that we need signs before you get to the school toward the church, so drivers are aware a school is coming up.
    • Jill will inquire about other signs we can get to slow down traffic around the school.
    • Suggested that sIgns could be placed around all four corners of the school.
• Next Meeting
  • Jaunary 22, 2025
    • Dibels data, Acadience Data, APPL Data