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The meetings of the Matheson Junior High School Community Council are open to the public. Time is allotted at the end of each meeting for community comment. Each speaker is allowed a maximum of 5 minutes to address the council. Comments must be about current agenda topics or ones addressed by the council at previous meetings. Speakers must pre-arrange their opportunity to address the council. If you would like to be placed on the next meeting’s agenda, please send an email to: Jamey Pease, school secretary at jpease2@graniteschools.org

Matheson Jr. High

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.

Continual Improvement Plan

2024-2025 Continual Improvement Plan (Google Spreadsheet)

2023-2024 (Google Document)

RULES OF ORDER (PDF)

Table of Contents

  • Meeting Schedule
  • Council Members
  • LAND Trust
  • Rules of Order and Procedure
  • School Community Council Handbook
  • Teacher and Student Success Plan / Continual Improvement Plan
  • Elections
  • Meeting Archives

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: Matheson Junior High
  • Time: 4:00 PM
  • Next Agenda: Review the agenda for our upcoming meeting.
  • Schedule: 4th Tuesday of each month.
  • Meeting Dates:
    • 9/16/2024
    • 11/26/2024
    • 12/17/2024
    • 1/28/2025
    • 2/25/2025
    • 3/25/2025

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.

Mrs. MadsenPrincipal
Holli MezaChair
Lavina RoeCo-Chair
Bradley KraftEmployee Member
Sara BoneParent
Sara PrinityParent
Contact Council Member

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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.

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.

2024-2025

  • School Plan / Final Report
  • Funds received: 150,2319.59
  • Funds used for: Salaries, Technology, Professional Development

2023-2024

  • School Plan / Final Report
  • Funds received: 145,184.12
  • Funds used for: Salaries, Technology, Professional Development

2022-2023

  • School Plan / Final Report
  • Funds received: 148,168.54
  • Funds used for: Salaries, Technology, Professional Development

Rules of Order and Procedure

  • Council members will receive training to understand the responsibilities of the council. Council members receive training before preparing and taking action on School LAND Trust Plans and reports.
  • All meetings are open to the public and the public is welcome to attend. (required)
  • The agenda of each upcoming meeting, with draft minutes of the prior meeting, will be made available to all council members at least one week in advance, and will be posted on the school website. The agenda will include the date, time, and location of the meeting, and any proposed action items.
  • Written minutes will be kept of all meetings, prepared in draft format for approval at the next scheduled meeting.
  • Approved minutes will be retained for three years.
  • The chair conducts the meetings (required), makes assignments and requests reports on assignments. In the absence of the chair the vice-chair shall conduct meetings.
  • The council must have a quorum to vote. A quorum is a majority of council members.
  • Meetings shall be conducted and action taken according to very simplified rules of parliamentary procedure as required in 53G-7-1203(10). Council actions will be taken by motions and voting with votes and motions recorded in the minutes. These rules of parliamentary procedure can be found in the district community council handbook.
  • The council consists of the principal,  1 school employee(s) who is/are elected in even years,  1 school employee(s) who is/are elected in odd years, and  2 parent / guardian member(s) who is/are elected in even years,  2 parent / guardian member(s) who is/are elected in odd years.  (Size of the council MUST BE ADOPTED BY VOTE OF THE COUNCIL and consistent with 53G-7-1202. Elections are required to be staggered with half of the council elected each year.)
  • In order to ensure that a quorum can be present, the following process shall be in place to remove and replace a member, as needed:
    • Members will be informed of meetings at least one month prior to the scheduled meeting. If attendance is not being withheld we will notify members the week prior to the meeting that their lack of attendance is negatively impacting the council.
    • Members will be notified after the second absence that that they may be removed and replaced if they cannot attend.
    • If the member misses the third meeting, a majority vote will be held to remove the member.
    • An election would then be held to replace the removed member.

School Community Council Handbook

School Community Council Handbook

Teacher and Student Success Plan / Continual Improvement Plan

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.

2024-2025

  • September Minutes

2023-2024

  • August Minutes

2021-2022

  • September Minutes

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