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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.

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: Cottonwood Alumni Room 602
  • Time: 5:00 PM
  • Next Agenda: Review the agenda for our upcoming meeting.
  • Schedule: Second Tuesday from August-May
  • Meeting Dates:
    • 09/8/2026
    • 10/13/2026
    • 11/10/2026
    • 1/12/2027
    • 2/9/2027
    • 3/9/2027
    • 4/13/2027

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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.

Justin PitcherPrincipal
Michelle CannonChair – Parent
David GudgellVice-Chair – Parent
Ramona BaileyMember – Parent
David GarriottMember – Parent
Emily GrayMember – Parent
Michelle LukerMember – Parent
Daniel AndersonMember – Parent
Madison JuddMember – Parent
Alisa Kesler-LundMember-Parent
Ashley SnarrMember – Employee
Rachel StoddardMember – Employee
Adam WilkinsMember – Employee
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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.

2025-2026

  • School Plan / Final Report
  • Funds received: $214,382.58
  • Funds used for: Salaries and Benefits for Instructional Coach, Assessments Facilitators, and Extra Periods; and Edgenuity Software Licenses.

2024-2025

  • School Plan / Final Report
  • Funds received: $220,391.20
  • Funds used for: Salaries & Benefits for Instructional Coach, Guidance Counselor, Extra Periods, Professional Development stipends, and Assessment Coordinator.

2023-2024

  • School Plan / Final Report
  • Funds received: $215,589.25
  • Funds used for: Salaries & Benefits for Teachers, Instructional Coach, Check & Connect Mentors, and Professional Development stipends.

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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.

2025-2026

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

2024-2025

  • October Minutes (GOOGLE DOC)
  • November Minutes (GOOGLE DOC)
  • December Minutes (GOOGLE DOC)
  • January Minutes (GOOGLE DOC)
  • March Minutes (GOOGLE DOC)
  • April Minutes (GOOGLE DOC)

2023-2024

  • September Minutes (PDF)
  • October Minutes (PDF)
  • November Minutes (GOOGLE DOC)
  • December Minutes (GOOGLE DOC)
  • January Minutes (GOOGLE DOC)
  • February Minutes (GOOGLE DOC)
  • March Minutes (GOOGLE DOC)
  • April Minutes (GOOGLE DOC)

2022-2023

  • September Minutes (GOOGLE DOC)
  • October Minutes (PDF)
  • November Minutes (GOOGLE DOC)
  • December Minutes (GOOGLE DOC)
  • January Minutes (GOOGLE DOC)
  • March Minutes (GOOGLE DOC)

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