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

  • Location: Library
  • Time: 4:00 PM
  • Next Agenda: At this time, there is no agenda to review.
  • Schedule: Every 2nd Tuesday of each month
  • Meeting Dates:
    • September 8, 2026
    • October 13, 2026
    • November 10, 2026
    • December 8, 2026
    • January 12, 2027
    • February 9, 2027
    • March 9, 2027
    • April 13, 2027
    • May 11, 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.

Lauren SharpChair/Parent
Holly LangstonVice Chair/Parent
Erin BitnerMember/Principal
Sandra de los SantosMember/Parent
Frank OrtegaMember/Parent
Lorraine NicholsMember/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.

2026-2027

  • School Plan / Final Report
  • Funds received: $66,467.31
  • Funds used for: small group paraeducators for tier 2 interventions

2025-2026

  • School Plan / Final Report
  • Funds received: $49,970.06
  • Funds used for: 1. We will pay for .5 of a teacher from Land Trust. The plan is to enable us to not have splits and support stronger Tier 1 instruction. 2. We plan to pay for paraprofessionals to support reading groups. The para will work in small groups to support students learn on higher levels and will be supervised by a licensed teacher. 3. Allowable student incentives. This will support our PBIS system in the school, including fidget spinners, stickers, pencils and other items that are less than $2.

2024-2025

  • School Plan / Final Report
  • Funds received: $64,838.04
  • Funds used for: Salary and benefits

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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

    • August Minutes (GOOGLE DOC)

    2024-2025

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

    2023-2024

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

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