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. The school community council meets the second Wednesday of every month at 2:45 PM in GHS Alumni Room. Minutes of the meetings are available on this website. All patrons of the school are invited to attend meetings, but if they would like to speak they need to be put on the agenda one week in advance. Please call 385-646-5320 for further information. For more information on how to get involved, please contact Mr. Howe at ahowe@graniteschools.org.

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 beforehand to one of the council members.

• Location: GHS Alumni Room
• Time: 2:45 PM
• Next Agenda: Review the agenda for our upcoming meeting.
• Schedule: Every 2nd Wednesday of every month from August-May
• Meeting Dates:
  • 08/1/2022
  • 9/14/2022
  • 10/12/2022
  • 9/9/2022
  • 12/14/2022
  • 1/11/2023
  • 2/8/2023
  • 3/8/2023
  • 4/12/2023
  • 5/10/2023

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.

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

LAND Trust is a school funding program that provides discretionary funds for academic and student success. For more information about this program, visit the LAND Trust Program website.

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

2021-22

• School Plan / Final Report
• Funds received: $422,433.82
• Funds used for: No reported fund usage for this school year.

2019-20

• School Plan / Final Report
• Funds received: $355,159.00
• Funds used for: No reported fund usage for this school year.

2022-2023

• School Plan / Final Report
• Funds received: $446,190.00
• Funds used for: No reported fund usage for this school year.

Additional Information

These are additional resources that explain more about Community Council.

• Rules of Order and Procedure
• School Community Council Handbook
• Teacher and Student Success Plan / Continual Improvement Plan

Council Elections

Elections are not in progress at this time.

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.