Community Council 2025- 2026
Parent Members
Richard Child. (Chair)
Joel Johansen .
Lindsey Hooley
Brittany Hooser
Courtney Draper. (Vice-Chair)
Please contact the school if you need to communicate with the community council.
(435) 462-2169
School Members (435) 462-2169
John Thomas (Principal)
Stacey Rasmussen
Tiffany Wright
Who is the School Community Council and what do they do?
Every school must have a School Community Council that consists of the principal, school employees and parents. The majority of the council members are parents. Parents represent the parent perspectives on issues and in votes made by the council.
The council is responsible to review and propose changes to academic school plans each year. Parents consult with the principal on the Teacher and Student Success Plan. The School LAND Trust Plan, a component of the Teacher and Student Success Plan, is created by the council and outlines the school’s greatest academic needs and includes an action plan to address them. The plan is approved by the local school board and then implemented at the school. The School LAND Trust Plan is implemented with funds that increase every year. The council decides how the money is to be spent in the plan
Planned Meeting Dates for 2025 - 2026 school year.
September 30, 2025
January 20, 2026
February 17, 2026
Meetings are held in the school library at 2:40. All members of the school community are welcome to attend
To view school Trust Land Funding, or school plan - click the link above.
To view the School Improvement TSSA plan, click the link below.
Minutes of September 20, 2025 Meeting (Click Link Here)
Minutes of January 20, 2026 Meeting (Click Link Here)
Spring City Elementary Community Council Meeting
February 17, 2026 - School Library 2:40 pm
All are welcome to attend.
Parent Members: Staff Members
Joel Johansen Stacey Rasmussen
Richard Child (Chair) Tiffany Wright
Courtney Draper (Vice-chair) John Thomas
Lindsey Hooley
Brittany Hooser
Attending: Joel Johansen, Courtney Draper, Lindsey Hooley, Stacey Rasmussen, Tiffany Wright, John Thomas, Richard came late and approved plan. (Brittany was sick, but approved plan and signed)
I -Review/ Approve January Minutes – Motion was made and seconded. Minutes for last meeting were approved.
II – Academic Needs – Focus: Reading/ Language Arts
2025-2026 Reading Beginning 53% Middle 64%
Since last meeting, the reading data has been finalized. There has been an 11% increase from beginning to middle of the year. There is still much progress that needs to be made. The school uses data of students on level or above level for our results. The state seems to only utilize the data for those above level.
Proposed goal for 2026-2027 school Year. Reading:
By the end of the school year (2027), 75% or more of the students will be proficient or above proficient as measured on the end of year Acadience Benchmark Composite Score.
Action Plan: We will hire two teaching assistants to help with reading as follows:
One teaching assistant will work with small groups focusing on reading fluency and comprehension. Also, she will monitor students’ progress at regular intervals based on recommendation from paths of progress from the Acadience program. ($21,700)
One teaching assistant, will manage the Read Naturally Program, which serves students from grades 1-6 on reading fluency. She will also manage and distribute books from the student take-home library. ($17,000)
All teachers and staff will make reading improvement a priority by teaching principles from LETRS training from previous years. (90 – 120 mins of instruction daily)
Extra funds will be used to purchase licenses for Read Naturally Live. ($700)
III -Review of Expenditures and Budget proposal for next year.
Available Funding for 2025-2026 $34,846
Estimated Expenditures 2025 – 2026 $ 38,610
(Difference paid from TSSA plan budget)
Funding estimate for 2026-2027 school year. $42,712.54
Salaries Estimate (with 3% increase) $39,770.
(Any deficit will be paid from TSSA funds)
We discussed and looked at the proposed goal and plan for the next school year. It is very similar to the plan for the current year with only slight modification made to simplify the goal and also some modification to the expenditures expecting a salary increase for next year. If there is sufficient money, we will use the fund to purchase reading licenses for Read Naturally Live and add books to our Take Home library.
IV - Plan discussion/ Vote.
There was a brief discussion. Lindsey H made motion to approve Plan. Was 2nd by Courtney. All council approved. (Brittany approved on 2/25)
V- Other business
Adjourn
Get involved in the Community Council:
Every Utah public school has a school community council consisting of the principal, elected school employees and parents. Parent members must exceed the principal and staff by at least two. Charter schools may use the charter board if it has a two-parent member majority or a process may be set up to elect a Charter Trust Lands Council with a two parent member majority. Parent members are elected by parents. Parent input is important in the decisions made by councils.
Creating Inclusive School Community Councils
Parent participation on school community councils is important. Councils prepare, adopt, and implement education plans at their school. Most Utah parents are still unaware and un-engaged, and many school community councils are not reflective of the diverse communities they represent. Building equitable representation from within the councils will give our state a greater community asset.
Why Participate?
Improved student success and well-being for ALL students
Engaged parent representation in decision making will allow for greater equity A diverse pool of parent viewpoints helps bridge cultural gaps
If you are willing to participate, you must have a student who attends our school. Speak to the principal, or a member of the community council about the process to get involved.