1180 E Sanders Rd, Sandy, Utah 84094
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December 10, 2019 – Minutes

Committee Members

In Attendance:

  • Doug Graham, Principal
  • Roger Moody, Assistant Principal
  • Kesha Prince, Teacher
  • Roxann Wolfe, Counselor
  • Aja Steck, Parent
  • Cindy Boyer, Parent
  • Tess Hortin, Parent
  • Jody Hadfield, PTSA President Non-Voting

 

Excused:

  • Grace Acosta, Chair
  • Laurie Marsh, Vice Chair
  • Mindy Doyle, Parent

Next Meeting January 14, 2020 @ 3:30 pm

Discussion of  Agenda Items

  1. Finalize & Approve Safety & Digital Literacy Plans
  • Vaping
    • Reviewed Answers being submitted to District
    • Action Plan is currently under development
      • Involve NJHS members
      • Health Fair Nights
      • Pilot Program for Vaping Detectors to be installed
      • Information at PTC
      • Utilize resources already developed
      • More Education to students on how they are being misled about Vaping and the dangers of deceptive advertising
    • Digital Citizenship
      • Overview of answers being submitted to district
      • Action Plan
        • Ongoing training via emailed tips
        • Netsmart Assembly
        • Info given at PTC
        • Posted info website- monthly
        • Health Fair Nights

All attending members approved both plans

  1. IDLE FREE AWARENESS DISCUSSION
    • Ideas of how we can implement more of an awareness to be idle free during pickup times.
    • Encourage drivers to use the parking lot to park and turn their cars off while waiting, instead of at the curb
      • Call it the Idle Free Zone/lot, reward drivers as they pull in during an idle free awareness week.
    • Get Student Council , PTSA and NJHS members involved by having them make signs to hang in hallways and to hold up during awareness week outside during pickup times.
      • Align awareness weeks with our feeder elementary schools awareness weeks
      • Altara Elementary will have theirs January 13-16, 2020
    • Include information/reminder inn the monthly newsletters, on the marquee, skylerts
    • Obtain more “Turn your key, be idle free” signs from Utah Clean cities

 

  1. School Data: 2019 Fall SWSBA Math Scores
  • Principal Graham passed out the following information to review:

4. PTSA UPDATE: JODY HADFIELD

    • Red & White Ribbon Week to be combined into one week, same week as Netsmart Assembly in February
    • Holiday lunch Activities Dec. 20th

3. Counseling Center Update: Roxann Wolfe

    • 8th Grade mtgs wrapping up Dec. 11th
    • 8th Grade Night: Jan 22nd, 6:00 pm @ Alta
    • Parent Night for 5th Graders: Feb. 6th, 6:00-7:00 pm @ IHM
    • 5th Graders come to IHM: Feb. 4th, 9:45 am

 

MEETING ADJOURNED, ALL WERE IN FAVOR: 4:30 PM