Indian Hills Middle School – PTSA Board Meeting
Oct 3, 2022, 9-10:25am Minutes
IHMS Warrior Room
Welcome: Lisa Kendrick- PTSA President
Attendance and Volunteer Hours: Melanie Ferguson, Secretary
● Approval of Sept meeting minutes by Melanie Ferguson, Approved by Amourette Bradley, 2nd by
Sarah Munson
Budget: Anne, Treasurer
● Budget – see attached budget
● Teacher Grants
○ Amy Dawson – providing stencils for students to draw 2D and 3D, Approved but Anne
will ask Doug for clarification to make sure
Teacher’s Report: Jennifer Castro
● PD focus this month is each department is picking a focus and all working on it together
○ Lets decide a strategy and then research it this month to implement in the
upcoming months
■ Writing, modeling are some ideas
● Our math scores are low right now (5th lowest in the district) so what are we doing about it
○ 7th grade has the highest scores in the school even though if it considered a rough year for students but their scores and growth are higher, 6th grade is lowest
○ Each subject it 4 percent lower across the country
● Hispanic Heritage Month – does PTSA want to do something?
○ Yes we do want to do something but it’s too late this year to do it and with all the other culture months as well – we will get a committee to try and get it running next year – we will make it happen
Counselor’s Report: Lynette Baird new counselor
● We are playing cultural music playing in the halls this day
● Unity Day is coming up on Wednesday, October 19. Remind your student to wear ORANGE (or IHMS gear) as a tangible representation of the supportive, universal message that WARRIORS want to prevent bullying, and is united for kindness, acceptance, and inclusion!
● Community Club
Sept. 29 4-Square
Oct. 13 Spaghetti/marshmallow building challenge & marshmallow/spoon race
Oct. 27 Making slime
Nov. 10 Dance Party
● Community Club Volunteers we need from parents for that afterschool from 3 to 4 – how can we get more??
● Please complete the required Needs Assessment by the Utah State Board of Education (every three years), on the Utah College & Career Readiness Comprehensive School Counseling Program. This provides valuable feedback to help us tailor our program to meet the needs of our community here at Indian Hills
● UCAW is a great time to think about the future and college/career decisions you’ll be preparing for during high school! We will be celebrating COLLEGE WEEK from Oct 31 through Nov 4. Support your favorite college/university by wearing college gear November 4, 2022.
○ Oct 31 will be mascot day – we will hide our mascots around the school and have to find them
○ Defining college terms in the classrooms – reality check, decision making skills, in more detail with the 8th
● Nov 18th – Mickey and Minnie Bday – Disney dress day
● Dec 5 – International Sock Day
Student Board – will make a video for College Gear and Unity Day dress up
Board Business: President-Lisa Kendrick
● Digital Citizenship Week (Oct 17-19) – Marissa – Monday hat day, Tues PJs, Wed Wear Orange for Unity
● Monthly Spirit Day – 1st Monday in November – Service is the theme for Nov –
○ – service activity during lunch – write cards to veterans
○ We need someone to come and hang out with the kids during lunch on that first Monday with lunch activities with them related to the theme – anyone know anyone? Karilyn McRoberts?
● Hospitality – Katie Christensen went well – thanks to everyone who helped with the dinner
● PTSA membership–Meghan 240 – goal 300
● PTSA Student Board – Teneil and Emily
○ Next Wednesday is our next meeting (Oct 12) we got 30 students last time
○ Halloween Costume contest Oct 31 Yes – the teachers can do the judging this year
■ Prizes – 2nd period – Lisa will get prizes
■ Teachers will select 0-2 students within the 1st 5 minutes of 2nd period and send them down
● Spirit Wear-Melinda –
○ It is a lot of labor for no benefit – we are losing money on it right now – too many man hours
■ Next year we will have one t shirt, one sweatshirt – Bell will do it for us and we order it from them and they do all the work for us – and then the students come pick it up
■ For the rest of this year we will have a table set up in December during the concert season – just winter inventory and then again in the spring
● Do we want to do it on memberhub? – we could come every Monday and have people come to inventory it – Teneil and Anne can help with inventory
● Sarah will put the graphic on Instagram
● Melanie will put it on the newsletter too
● Reflections- Tamara and Allison –
○ Due date after fall break Oct 24
○ How are we getting the word out
■ Video from the student board will play
■ Last year we had Marissa print out posters for each elective room – we have some posters this year around the school
■ The flyer went out in the newsletter
● Memory Books – Teneil and Jenny
○ Cover Contest after reflections – it doesn’t have to be turned in until March or April
○ Map Your Way to Success is the theme
○ We are collecting photos – we are sending out emails to parents with kids in activities that are happening to get pictures and that is going well
○ We will get a generic email to send out in the newsletter for anyone who has been taking photos● Legislative VP – Teneil
○ Advocacy Conference Nov 9 “Strong Families Build Strong Students”
■ online option – no middles school students allowed
● In Herriman
● 2022 Student Leadership Conference Oct 8 at IHMS
■ Keynote speaker is a professional wrestler Ben Kjar
■ For all PTSA students and their leaders
○ For more info on either visit utahpta.org
● Public Relations VP – Sarah
○ We are waiting to hear from numbers from Inn and Out – looked like it was
packed so hopefully will it be good
○ Chipotle is easy and you get 30 percent
○ Maybe Raising Canes in the future as well
○ Let me know what else I need to post on Instagram
● Staff Appreciation- Amourette
○ Teachers enjoyed the teacher snack station – will do again next year
○ Oct Monday 17 – apple with caramel – we are awesome to the core
■ Put out basket of trail mix
○ Nov mini pies – any way you slice it you are awesome
○ Dec – coffee and hot chocolate bar
Principal’s Report:
Nothing to report
How did parent teacher conference go?
● The numbers were great – had a lot both days – 263 –
● Some of the lines were really long – could teachers have a time limit? Both nights in person?
Combined virtual and in person? Some people were taking a long time –
● Consensus – we would like appointments either in person or virtual – teachers like knowing who is
coming in too – too long of lines for parents
● What do you want to know when you come in for your conference?
○ Late work policy, test retake policy, behavior in class, why they don’t have an A, see a
face with a name, get the “real” story?
Board Meetings: PTSA Board Meetings—the first Monday of each month at 9am.
Next meeting is Nov 7
Calendar:
OCTOBER
3 (M) PTSA Executive and Board Meeting 9am
3 (M) Spirit Day – Critical Thinking
10-14 (M-F) Digital Citizenship Week
12 (W) Citizen of the Month 7:30am
20-21 (Th-F) Fall Break
24 (M) Reflections Due
27 (TH) Picture Make Up Day
31 (M) Halloween Costume Contest
NOVEMBER
7 (M) PTSA Executive and Board Meeting 9am NOMINATING COMMITTEE
7 (M) Spirit Day – Service
9 (W) Citizen of the Month 7:30am
11 (F) Veterans Day – help with flags?
Reflections Winners Open House (TBD
