{"id":207,"date":"2025-08-15T14:14:38","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T20:14:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/schools.graniteschools.org\/granger\/?page_id=207"},"modified":"2025-09-10T12:35:59","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T18:35:59","slug":"community-council","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/schools.graniteschools.org\/granger\/community-council\/","title":{"rendered":"School Community Council"},"content":{"rendered":"\n      <nav id=\"top\" class=\"gsdscc-toc border border-1 primary-color-border rounded mb-4\" aria-labelledby=\"gsdscc-toc-heading\">\n        <h2 id=\"gsdscc-toc-heading\" class=\"gsdscc-toc-heading mb-0\">\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"gsdscc-toc-toggle primary-color-bg primary-color-bg-dark-hover text-white p-3\" aria-controls=\"gsdscc-toc-list\" aria-expanded=\"true\">\n            On this page\n          <\/button>\n        <\/h2>\n        <ul id=\"gsdscc-toc-list\" class=\"gsdscc-toc-list row row-cols-1 row-cols-sm-2 row-cols-lg-4 g-3 list-unstyled p-3 mb-0\">\n          <li class=\"col\">\n            <a class=\"gsdscc-toc-link secondary-color-bg secondary-color-bg-dark-hover text-white\" href=\"#schedule-agenda\">\n              <i class=\"fal fa-calendar\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n              <span>Meeting Schedule<\/span>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/li>\n          <li class=\"col\">\n            <a class=\"gsdscc-toc-link secondary-color-bg secondary-color-bg-dark-hover text-white\" href=\"#council-members\">\n              <i class=\"fal fa-users\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n              <span>Council Members<\/span>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/li>\n          <li class=\"col\">\n            <a class=\"gsdscc-toc-link secondary-color-bg secondary-color-bg-dark-hover text-white\" href=\"#land-trust\">\n              <i class=\"fal fa-seedling\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n              <span>LAND Trust<\/span>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/li>\n          <li class=\"col\">\n            <a class=\"gsdscc-toc-link secondary-color-bg secondary-color-bg-dark-hover text-white\" href=\"#rules-of-procedure\">\n              <i class=\"fal fa-gavel\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n              <span>Rules of Order and Procedure<\/span>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/li>\n          <li class=\"col\">\n            <a class=\"gsdscc-toc-link secondary-color-bg secondary-color-bg-dark-hover text-white\" href=\"#handbook\">\n              <i class=\"fal fa-book\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n              <span>School Community Council Handbook<\/span>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/li>\n          <li class=\"col\">\n            <a class=\"gsdscc-toc-link secondary-color-bg secondary-color-bg-dark-hover text-white\" href=\"#teacher-student-plan\">\n              <i class=\"fal fa-graduation-cap\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n              <span>Teacher and Student Success Plan<\/span>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/li>\n          <li class=\"col\">\n            <a class=\"gsdscc-toc-link secondary-color-bg secondary-color-bg-dark-hover text-white\" href=\"#elections\">\n              <i class=\"fal fa-vote-yea\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n              <span>Elections<\/span>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/li>\n          <li class=\"col\">\n            <a class=\"gsdscc-toc-link secondary-color-bg secondary-color-bg-dark-hover text-white\" href=\"#archives\">\n              <i class=\"fal fa-folder-open\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n              <span>Meeting Archives<\/span>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n      <\/nav>\n      <p>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.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"schedule-agenda\" class=\"gsdscc-section-heading primary-color-bg p-3 text-white\">\n        Meeting Schedule and Agenda\n      <\/h2><p>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.<\/p>\n<ul><li><span class=\"gsdscc-label\">Location:<\/span> School Library<\/li><li><span class=\"gsdscc-label\">Time:<\/span> 4:00 PM<\/li><li><span class=\"gsdscc-label\">Next Agenda:<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1KN841qWCRozqmQ77UX4tJibMolNBjGxyRe_5Fc3g7eU\/edit?usp=sharing\">Review the agenda for our upcoming meeting.<\/a><\/li><li><span class=\"gsdscc-label\">Schedule:<\/span> Meetings will be held on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 4:00 PM in the library. The public is welcome to attend all meetings. Translation services will be provided upon request.<\/li><li><span class=\"gsdscc-label\">Meeting Dates:<\/span><ul><li>09\/09\/2025<\/li><li>10\/14\/2025<\/li><li>11\/11\/2025<\/li><li>12\/09\/2025<\/li><li>01\/13\/2026, 01\/22\/2026<\/li><li>02\/24\/2026<\/li><li>03\/10\/2026, 3\/24\/2026<\/li><li>04\/14\/2026 (CANCELLED)<\/li><li>05\/12\/2026<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n      <p class=\"gsdscc-back-to-top\">\n        <a href=\"#top\">\n          <i class=\"fal fa-arrow-up\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> Back to top\n        <\/a>\n      <\/p><h2 id=\"council-members\" class=\"gsdscc-section-heading primary-color-bg p-3 text-white\">\n        Council Members\n      <\/h2><p>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.<\/p>\n<p><b>Invitation to serve on the council:<\/b> We warmly invite parents to serve on our school&#8217;s community council. Information about council vacancies, declarations of candidacy forms, and elections are emailed sent out in August of each year.<\/p>\n          <p class=\"gsdscc-members-note\">\n            Contact information for council members can be requested by contacting the School&#8217;s Principal.<br>\n            You can also send a message to any council member in care of a message sent to the School&#8217;s Principal.\n          <\/p>\n        <div class=\"gsdscc-members-table\" role=\"list\" aria-labelledby=\"council-members\"><div class=\"row\" role=\"listitem\"><span class=\"name\"><i class=\"fal fa-user\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>Rachel Lowry<\/span><span class=\"title\">Principal<\/span><span class=\"term\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"row\" role=\"listitem\"><span class=\"name\"><i class=\"fal fa-user\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>Marni LeFevre<\/span><span class=\"title\">Chair (Parent)<\/span><span class=\"term\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"row\" role=\"listitem\"><span class=\"name\"><i class=\"fal fa-user\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>Jenica Helmstetler<\/span><span class=\"title\">Vice-Chair (employee)<\/span><span class=\"term\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"row\" role=\"listitem\"><span class=\"name\"><i class=\"fal fa-user\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>Sarah Jamieson<\/span><span class=\"title\">Member(Parent)<\/span><span class=\"term\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"row\" role=\"listitem\"><span class=\"name\"><i class=\"fal fa-user\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>Annie Rodriguez<\/span><span class=\"title\">Member(Parent)<\/span><span class=\"term\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"row\" role=\"listitem\"><span class=\"name\"><i class=\"fal fa-user\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>Kalie DeMann<\/span><span class=\"title\">Member (Parent\/PTA President)<\/span><span class=\"term\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"row\" role=\"listitem\"><span class=\"name\"><i class=\"fal fa-user\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>Jolynn Gonzales<\/span><span class=\"title\">Member(Parent)<\/span><span class=\"term\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-accordion gb-block-accordion\">\n  <details>\n    <summary class=\"gb-accordion-title\">Contact Council Member<\/summary>\n    <div class=\"gb-accordion-text\">\n      <p>\n        <form id=\"contact-council-member\">\n          <p><b>All fields are required*<\/b><\/p>\n          <input type=\"hidden\" id=\"contact_council_member_wpnonce\" name=\"contact_council_member_wpnonce\" value=\"01fd7c04dd\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wp_http_referer\" value=\"\/granger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/207\" \/>\n          <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"action\" value=\"contact_council_member\" maxlength=\"50\">\n          <div class=\"is-layout-flex wp-block-columns\">\n            <div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column\">\n              <label>\n                Council Member\n                <select name=\"council_member_id\" required>\n  <option value=\"\" disabled selected>&#8211;Select&#8211;<\/option>\n  <option value=\"0\">Rachel Lowry (Principal)<\/option>\n<option value=\"1\">Marni LeFevre (Chair (Parent))<\/option>\n<option value=\"2\">Jenica Helmstetler (Vice-Chair (employee))<\/option>\n<option value=\"3\">Sarah Jamieson (Member(Parent))<\/option>\n<option value=\"4\">Annie Rodriguez (Member(Parent))<\/option>\n<option value=\"5\">Kalie DeMann (Member (Parent\/PTA President))<\/option>\n<option value=\"6\">Jolynn Gonzales (Member(Parent))<\/option>\n\n<\/select>\n\n              <\/label>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"is-layout-flex wp-block-columns\">\n            <div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column\">\n              <label>\n                First Name\n                <input type=\"text\" name=\"first_name\" required maxlength=\"50\">\n              <\/label>\n            <\/div>\n    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<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n      <p class=\"gsdscc-back-to-top\">\n        <a href=\"#top\">\n          <i class=\"fal fa-arrow-up\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> Back to top\n        <\/a>\n      <\/p><h2 id=\"land-trust\" class=\"gsdscc-section-heading primary-color-bg p-3 text-white\">\n        LAND Trust\n      <\/h2><p>Please visit this <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/schoollandtrust.schools.utah.gov\/publicdistrictdashboard?districtId=480\">LAND Trust Public Report<\/a> page to see the dollar amount our school receives each year from the School LAND Trust program, our school&#8217;s final reports from the last two years, and a copy of our school&#8217;s current LAND Trust plan.<\/p><p>The actual, current, and expected funding history for each school can be found online using the <a href=\"https:\/\/schoollandtrust.schools.utah.gov\/publicdistrictdashboard?districtId=480\" target=\"_blank\">LAND Trust Funding Report.<\/a><\/p><h3>2025-2026<\/h3><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/schoollandtrust.schools.utah.gov\/publicschooldashboard?endingSchoolYear=2026&#038;schoolDistrict=480&#038;schoolId=502&#038;schoolNumber=128\">School Plan \/ Final Report<\/a><\/li><li><span class=\"gsdscc-label\">Funds received:<\/span> $107,033.66<\/li><li><span class=\"gsdscc-label\">Funds used for:<\/span> We will hire an additional 0.5 classroom teacher to lower the student to teacher ratio. 2. We will hire two paraprofessionals for reading groups; they will work under the direction of the classroom teacher to provide targeted interventions to small groups of students in areas of reading and literacy specifically identified for each student as needing additional support. 3. We will purchase Waterford reading software or similar reading software to complement literacy instruction for students who&#039;ve been identified as benefitting from additional support. 4. We will provide transportation to and admission fees for academic field trips supporting and encouraging student learning in the core standard areas of language arts, science and math.<\/li><\/ul><h3>2024-2025<\/h3><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/schoollandtrust.schools.utah.gov\/publicschooldashboard?endingSchoolYear=2025&#038;schoolDistrict=480&#038;schoolId=502&#038;schoolNumber=128\">School Plan \/ Final Report<\/a><\/li><li><span class=\"gsdscc-label\">Funds received:<\/span> $99,873.85<\/li><li><span class=\"gsdscc-label\">Funds used for:<\/span> Funding of a STEM Lab, Salaries and Benefits for a STEM Specialist, Parent Night supplies<\/li><\/ul><h3>2023-2024<\/h3><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/schoollandtrust.schools.utah.gov\/publicschooldashboard?endingSchoolYear=2024&#038;schoolDistrict=480&#038;schoolId=502&#038;schoolNumber=128\">School Plan \/ Final Report<\/a><\/li><li><span class=\"gsdscc-label\">Funds received:<\/span> $94,390.84<\/li><li><span class=\"gsdscc-label\">Funds used for:<\/span> Funding of a STEM Lab, Salaries and Benefits for a STEM Specialist, Parent Night supplies<\/li><\/ul>\n      <p class=\"gsdscc-back-to-top\">\n        <a href=\"#top\">\n          <i class=\"fal fa-arrow-up\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> Back to top\n        <\/a>\n      <\/p><h2 id=\"rules-of-procedure\" class=\"gsdscc-section-heading primary-color-bg p-3 text-white\">\n        Rules of Order and Procedure\n      <\/h2><div class=\"gsdscc-rules-of-procedure mb-3\"><p><em>Our council&#039;s Rules of Order and Procedure are being updated and will be posted here shortly.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n      <p class=\"gsdscc-back-to-top\">\n        <a href=\"#top\">\n          <i class=\"fal fa-arrow-up\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> Back to top\n        <\/a>\n      <\/p><h2 id=\"handbook\" class=\"gsdscc-section-heading primary-color-bg p-3 text-white\">\n        School Community Council Handbook\n      <\/h2><p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1VJlk_SH-5z28Gz6ESFuga0iQR2KPpaUy\/view\" target=\"_blank\">School Community Council Handbook (English)<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1ymqw4bipbw3558x2dgtd2OwytsytnfKC\/view\" target=\"_blank\">School Community Council Handbook (Spanish)<\/a><\/p>\n      <p class=\"gsdscc-back-to-top\">\n        <a href=\"#top\">\n          <i class=\"fal fa-arrow-up\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> Back to top\n        <\/a>\n      <\/p><h2 id=\"teacher-student-plan\" class=\"gsdscc-section-heading primary-color-bg p-3 text-white\">\n        Teacher and Student Success Plan \/ Continual Improvement Plan\n      <\/h2><p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1lfQNwvc1KvnpBGkX_AspRIc1h-V_jN1tYWcdgpRJ0Pc\/edit?usp=sharing\">Teacher and Student Success Plan \/ Continual Improvement Plan<\/a><\/p>\n      <p class=\"gsdscc-back-to-top\">\n        <a href=\"#top\">\n          <i class=\"fal fa-arrow-up\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> Back to top\n        <\/a>\n      <\/p><h2 id=\"elections\" class=\"gsdscc-section-heading primary-color-bg p-3 text-white\">\n        Council Elections\n      <\/h2><p>Elections are not in progress at this time.<\/p>\n      <p class=\"gsdscc-back-to-top\">\n        <a href=\"#top\">\n          <i class=\"fal fa-arrow-up\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> Back to top\n        <\/a>\n      <\/p><h2 id=\"archives\" class=\"gsdscc-section-heading primary-color-bg p-3 text-white\">\n        Meeting Archives\n      <\/h2><p>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&#039;ll do our best to accommodate you.<\/p><div class=\"gsdscc-archived-minutes\"><div class=\"column\"><h3>2025-2026<\/h3><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1KN841qWCRozqmQ77UX4tJibMolNBjGxyRe_5Fc3g7eU\/edit?usp=sharing\">2025-2026 Minutes (GOOGLE DOC)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"column\"><h3>2024-2025<\/h3><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1uTBhSwkmcC8k2gvc2qOvWTXzzy80dWyXwHX_mWd4T7Y\/edit\">2024-2025 Minutes (GOOGLE DOC)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gsdscc-archived-minutes\"><div class=\"column\"><h3>2023-2024<\/h3><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1e2y2McAuMe9_PKGevZkHIyUiwMozJLwNm2Z29-1TCXk\/edit?usp=sharing\">2023-2024 Minutes (GOOGLE DOC)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"column\"><h3>2022-2023<\/h3><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/schools.graniteschools.org\/granger\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/11\/SCC-September-2022.pdf\">September Minutes (PDF)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/schools.graniteschools.org\/granger\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/11\/SCC-Oct-2022.pdf\">October Minutes (PDF)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/schools.graniteschools.org\/granger\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/06\/School-Community-council-November-2022.pdf\">November Minutes (PDF)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/schools.graniteschools.org\/granger\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/06\/Community-Council-December-2022.pdf\">December Minutes (PDF)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/schools.graniteschools.org\/granger\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/06\/Community-Council-January-2023.pdf\">January Minutes (PDF)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/schools.graniteschools.org\/granger\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/06\/Community-Council-February-2023.pdf\">February Minutes (PDF)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/schools.graniteschools.org\/granger\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/06\/Community-Council-March-2023.pdf\">March Minutes (PDF)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/schools.graniteschools.org\/granger\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/06\/Community-Council-April-2023.pdf\">April Minutes (PDF)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/schools.graniteschools.org\/granger\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/06\/Community-Council-May-2023.pdf\">May Minutes (PDF)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n      <p class=\"gsdscc-back-to-top\">\n        <a href=\"#top\">\n          <i class=\"fal fa-arrow-up\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> Back to top\n        <\/a>\n      <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":105,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","inline_featured_image":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"coauthors":[65],"class_list":["post-207","page","type-page","status-publish","entry"],"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/Pg8eUb-3l","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/schools.graniteschools.org\/granger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/207","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/schools.graniteschools.org\/granger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/schools.graniteschools.org\/granger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schools.graniteschools.org\/granger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/105"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schools.graniteschools.org\/granger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=207"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/schools.graniteschools.org\/granger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/207\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8121,"href":"https:\/\/schools.graniteschools.org\/granger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/207\/revisions\/8121"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/schools.graniteschools.org\/granger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=207"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schools.graniteschools.org\/granger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=207"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}