January 24, 2025 SCC Meeting

Attendance-

Darrin Johnson, Alina Worthen, Lauren Brewer, Anna Greene, Emily Peterson (board member), Tom Thorley, Kira Frost

1. Review and confirm stakeholder report (due Jan 31st)
   1. Darrin gave us a draft of the 2023-2024 Stakeholder Report. There are a few things that need to be updated.
   2. We went through the draft and edited it and asked questions.
   3. One question was about growth versus proficiency. The goal was for 60% growth but the pie charts show proficiency. 
   4. We lost Title 1 funding this year. This impacted how many aides we can have and how many people even wanted to apply for aide jobs. It also impacted the ML program.
2. Review and confirm final trustlands report (due Jan 31st)
3. Review year-to-date budget, make amendments if needed
   1. No amendments needed.
4. Brainstorm 2025-2026 academic needs for trust plan funds
   1. SCC Budget for next school year $133,456.00.
   2. Discussion about if the goal should remain the same or change.
      1. Should it remain 60% of students make typical or better growth or should we increase that number or measure something else.
      2. How can we best support those students who are not meeting typical or better growth?
   3. How is our DLI program doing?
      1. We have 45 applicants for next year.
      2. We have 62 students in the 1st grade DLI.
      3. There are 27/28 in each DLI class in 2nd grade.
      4. The program is finally growing again after being hit hard by COVID.
      5. There has been a significant number of students who were zoned for Sharon who have joined the DLI program. 
      6. The biggest problem is an issue with the teacher at the junior high.
      7. Taking the AP test in 9th grade can be discouraging for some students because it’s so difficult to pass at that point.
5. Discuss Chinese New Year and Latin Culture Night
   1. Chinese New Year Festival
   2. Math and Art Night has been changed to Art and Latin Culture Night.
6. SCC Elections are next year and we are all finished with our terms. 
   1. How can we educate people more about SCC so we can get people interested in running for SCC?
7. Encourage parents to contact legislators to keep income tax and fund schools and fund mandates the legislature gives.