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Cottonwood Elementary

5205 S Holladay Blvd, Holladay, UT 84117

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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.

WHAT IS A SCHOOL COMMUNITY COUNCIL? HOW CAN I SERVE?

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 see the Granite School District web page for more information regarding the roles and responsibilities of Community Councils (www.graniteschools.org).

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 employed by the school for more than an average of six hours per week per month. Elections are held August 29-31 via an online election established through Granite School District.

We invite you to become involved in your school’s Community Council by declaring your candidacy. Please print and fill out this form if you are interested in running for a position on our school community council: (Declaration of Candidacy URL).

Meeting Schedule and Agenda

Community members are invited to attend council meetings, but are not voting members. If you have a concern for your Community Council, please reach out to one of the council members.

  • Location: Please visit our school calendar for dates of all meetings
  • Time: 3:30 PM
  • Next Agenda: Review the agenda for our upcoming meeting.
  • Schedule: The 4th Wednesday from September- April unless noted otherwise
  • Meeting Dates:
    • 9/23/2026
    • 10/28/2026
    • 11/18/2026
    • No December Meeting
    • 01/27/2027
    • 02/17/2027
    • 03/05/2027 (meeting at 8:15am)
    • 04/28/2027

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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.

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.

Contact information for council members can be requested by contacting the School’s Principal.
You can also send a message to any council member in care of a message sent to the School’s Principal.

Teriann CooperPrincipalTerm: 2026-2027
Carly HolmesVice Chair, EmployeeTerm: 2026-2027
Katie HardmanAdditional Member, ParentTerm: 2025-2027
Dustin TateAdditional Member, ParentTerm: 2025-2027
Elise SoukupAdditional Member, ParentTerm: 2026-2027
Nina TaylorAdditional Member, ParentTerm: 2026-2027
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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.

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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.

2026-2027

  • School Plan / Final Report
  • Funds received: $56,465.14
  • Funds used for: Salaries and Benefits (teachers, aides, specialists, productivity, substitutes), Technology related supplies < $5,000 each- devices, computers, E-readers, flash drives, cables, monitor stands

2025-2026

  • School Plan / Final Report
  • Funds received: $50,600.60
  • Funds used for: Salaries and Benefits (teachers, aides, specialist, productivity, substitutes) and Technology related Supplies

2024-2025

  • School Plan / Final Report
  • Funds received: $47,683.58
  • Funds used for: Salaries and Benefits, Technology related supplies, Expendable items

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Rules of Order and Procedure

Our council's Rules of Order and Procedure are being updated and will be posted here shortly.

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School Community Council Handbook

School Community Council Handbook (English)

School Community Council Handbook (Spanish)

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Teacher and Student Success Plan / Continual Improvement Plan

Teacher and Student Success Plan / Continual Improvement Plan

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Council Elections

Elections are not in progress at this time.

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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.

2026-2027

    2025-2026

    • September Minutes
    • October Minutes
    • November Minutes
    • January Minutes
    • February Minutes
    • March Minutes
    • April Minutes

    2024-2025

    • September Minutes
    • October Minutes
    • November Minutes
    • January Minutes
    • February Minutes
    • March Minutes
    • April Minutes
    • May Minutes

    2023-2024

    • September Minutes
    • October Minutes
    • November Minutes
    • January Minutes
    • February Minutes
    • March Minutes
    • April Minutes

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