Community Council

Welcome to our schools Community Council. Our purpose is to address the academic needs of students at the local level by evaluating and providing opportunities and programs for their benefit.

Meeting Schedule and Agenda

Community members are invited to attend council meetings, but do not hold influence over council discussion points or decisions. If you have a concern for your Community Council, please reach out before-hand to one of the council members.

• Location: Bennion Library
• Time: 3:15 PM
• Next Agenda: Review the agenda for our upcoming meeting.
• Schedule: Every 4th Wednesday from August - May
• Meeting Dates:
  • 9/25/2024
  • 10/23/2024
  • 12/4/2024
  • 1/22/2025
  • 2/26/2025
  • 3/26/2025
  • 4/23/2025
  • 5/28/2025

Council Members

Council Members are chosen by election and are a mixture of school staff and community members. Candidacy and election procedures begin before each school year.

Parent Members. Parents act as the primary advocates for all children. Parents ensure the representation of various viewpoints and values within the community. Parent engagement is the key to student achievement and student progress. Parents will serve as chair and vice-chair or in at least one of the co-chair positions. It is important that parents on the council understand the responsibilities of the council and can collaborate well with the other council members to affect meaningful school improvement of all children.

School Employee Members. Teachers, counselors and school staff members are responsible for the academic needs and well-being of students in their charge. They evaluate student skills and knowledge, design and implement instruction best suited for each child, and are in charge of the decisions related to methods of instruction. They work collaboratively by welcoming the viewpoints of parents and accepting input.

Invitation to serve on the council: We warmly invite parents to serve on our school's community council. Information about council vacancies, declarations of candidacy forms, and elections are emailed sent out in August of each year.

Serving on the Community Council allows parents to directly influence the way LAND Trust funds are used during the school year, which can include programs, materials, and other education-based solutions.

LAND Trust

Please visit this LAND Trust Public Report page to see the dollar amount our school receives each year from the School LAND Trust program, our school's final reports from the last two years, and a copy of our school's current LAND Trust plan.

The actual, current, and expected funding history for each school can be found online using the LAND Trust Funding Report.

2021-2022

• School Plan / Final Report
• Funds received: $135,970
• Funds used for: No reported fund usage for this school year.

2022-2023

• School Plan / Final Report
• Funds received: $137,950.02
• Funds used for: No reported fund usage for this school year.

2023-2024

• School Plan / Final Report
• Funds received: $141,092.44
• Funds used for: No reported fund usage for this school year.

Rules of Order and Procedure

• Council members will receive training to understand the responsibilities of the council. Council members receive training before preparing and taking action on School LAND Trust Plans and reports.
• All meetings are open to the public and the public is welcome to attend. (required)
• The agenda of each upcoming meeting, with draft minutes of the prior meeting, will be made available to all council members at least one week in advance, and will be posted on the school website. The agenda will include the date, time, and location of the meeting, and any proposed action items.
• Written minutes will be kept of all meetings, prepared in draft format for approval at the next scheduled meeting.
• Approved minutes will be retained for three years.
• The chair conducts the meetings (required), makes assignments and requests reports on assignments. In the absence of the chair the vice-chair shall conduct meetings.
• The council must have a quorum to vote. A quorum is a majority of council members.
• Meetings shall be conducted and action taken according to very simplified rules of parliamentary procedure as required in 53G-7-1203(10). Council actions will be taken by motions and voting with votes and motions recorded in the minutes. These rules of parliamentary procedure can be found in the district community council handbook.
• The council consists of the principal,  1 school employee(s) who is/are elected in even years,  1 school employee(s) who is/are elected in odd years, and  5 parent / guardian member(s) who is/are elected in even years,  5 parent / guardian member(s) who is/are elected in odd years.  (Size of the council MUST BE ADOPTED BY VOTE OF THE COUNCIL and consistent with 53G-7-1202. Elections are required to be staggered with half of the council elected each year.)
• In order to ensure that a quorum can be present, the following process shall be in place to remove and replace a member, as needed:

School Community Council Handbook

School Community Council Handbook

Teacher and Student Success Plan / Continual Improvement Plan

Teacher and Student Success Plan / Continual Improvement Plan

Council Elections

Voting Information

• Voting opens: 09/16/2023
• Voting closes: 09/18/2023

Visit the provided voting URL and follow the instructions on the voting form to cast your ballot for this upcoming year's Community Council elections.

Candidacy Information

• Candidacy declaration opens: 08/18/2023
• Candidacy declaration closes: 09/08/2023 at 3:00 PM

Bennion Junior High announces two parent openings for the 2023-2024 school year. Declarations of candidacy are due September 8, 2023 by 3:00 PM to the Principal's office. Elections will be held September 16, 17, and 18.

School Community Councils are elected parent/guardian and employee representatives who work together with the principal to increase student achievement. By law, the Council is responsible to review school data and develop plans for school improvement. Councils also allocate the LAND Trust funds to assist the school in reaching achievement goals. Please visit the Granite School District's Community Council page for more information regarding the roles and responsibilities of Community Councils.

Parents elect parent representatives and employees elect employees for two-year terms. To be eligible, a parent must have a student enrolled in the school for at least one of the years and may not be a contract employee at the school. We invite you to become involved in your school’s Community Council by declaring your candidacy.

Submit Candidacy Declaration

Meeting Archives

We only keep minutes for the current school year and the previous 3 school years. If you need older minutes, please reach out to a council member, and we'll do our best to accommodate you.