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Minutes - February 2018

Community Council

February 7, 2018

 

Present:Aimee Williams, Jacllyn Wintle, Heather Woodland, Chris Earnest, Susan Roane, Melissa Waters, Angie Francom, Krissy Hales, Brenda Walker, and Emily DeVries

 

CLT Meeting tomorrow to talk about the possibility of having Titan Time 4 days a week next year

  1. We would like to have all schools in Weber Cone on the same schedules
  2. This will encourage vertical learning between school
  3. We need to find a mission statement
  4. Orion and Weber High Schools Math Department met to help work on vertical learning
  5. Orion math department has made some changes to help better student learning across the board.

 

Ms. Earnest asked the Council members to think of a Mission Statement for 2018-2019 school year:

 

Data:

Orion Headcount: 1076

 

Ms. Earnest went over Letter Grade Data for each Grade for 1st and 2nd terms.

 

Out of our 370 9th graders only 21 are Off Track for graduation, which means they have earned less than 3.0 credits so far.

Our counselors have met with each of these 21 students to help them be aware of what they need to do to be online to graduate.

 

Attendance:

Ms. Earnest went over attendance data for 2nd term for Orion Students.

 

Grades:

F Breakdown for 2nd Term

7th Grade: 20 F’s earned by 14 kids

8th Grade: 75 F earned  by 31 kide

9th Grade: 36 F’s earned by 18 kids

 

Problem Solving to help students who have one or more F’s: Home visits, one on one meetings with them to set goals, check on them weekly, Titan Time-all students who have a F are put on a Wanted list by administration and teachers.  Teachers review and take kids off this list who have caught up.

 

The question was asked if these students need supplies or food, and if this may be contributing to their lower grades?

Ms. Roane feels that the majority of Orion’s students do not have a need in this area, but that they will check more into this issue.

 

Change in Titan Time:

  1. Kids who had an F were bartering for a cafeteria slip
  2. Mr. Prall sends teachers a list of students who have an F early in the week, so that teachers can make sure these students stay in their classes, or go to the classes they have an F in.
  3. This is helping get the students who need help into the teacher’s classes so they can hellp.

ALEKs Math

Rocky Mountain Jr. High raised their test scores by 10 points by using the ALEKS program.

 

Pros: Less grading time, more instruction and remediation time.  Fewer copies, more students completing assignments, students feel less overwhelmed/helpless, less cheating, immediate data for teachers, student success, Tita Time students working on ALEKs on their phones.  Department wide 10-20 ALEKs problems per week, activities, 1 worksheet for clarification or reteaching.

Cons: Available devices for some students at home, teachers have to check data to see what kids are struggling with.

 

Communities that Care

Focus on Community concerns, drug abuse, suicide etc.  As part of this program we are hoping to work as a community to help make our communities better.  

Ms. Earnest asked the Community Council to think about volunteering in this organization.

 

Registration is almost completed for the 2018-2019 school year

Ms. Earnest asked that the Council members ask her or Orion’s counseling department questions they have about changes that may be coming from the state board of education.

 

Trustlands:

Projected money for 2018-2019 school year is $109,991

 

School wants:

$7,000 ALEKs licences

$15,000 PLC Subs, Conferences, Travel

$10,000 Replace 10 projectors

$3,000 Webpage Team

$1,000 Miscellaneous teacher items such a mini whiteboards

$9,000 Chromebooks cart replacement

$??? Other technology needs ie smart board replacement, microphone/speaker systems for teachers

Technology such as computers, chromebooks smart boards, etc are changed every 4 years

Ms. Waters was asked if she uses her Smart Board.  She stated that she uses it fairly often, but the math department uses theirs all the time.

 

Teacher Requests:

  1. Library Books: $3,000: all present were in favor of this expense
  2. Stipend for Amy Hall to come in to Orion to open the Library one day a week in the summer: $300/all were in favor
  3. Books written in Spanish for our Spanish Immersion program: $2,000/ all were in favor
  4. Choir/Band teacher to go to a conference on music: $700 each/all were in favor
  5. Science department; Color Printer: A suggestion was made to open an account at a print shop for a certain dollar amount.(this item was tabled until further information was collected)
  6. Health Life Skills Workbooks: $6.00 per workbook: A question was asked as to how much time they spend a year in these books? This item was tabled until more information is collected.
  7. English Department: Novel sets to fit with curriculum, one set per grade level/all present were in favor
  8. Math Department: 2 Chromebook labs: there would be a need for a cart, 35 Chromebooks, and licenses/ all present were in favor
  9. Arts Department:  One Chromebook lab/All present felt that they could use their projectors instead of having a chromebook lab,or that they may reserve on of the school labs.

 

Next Meeting March 7th @ 4:00 p.m.