2023-24 Minutes and Agendas

Meeting Canceled

Lewiston 

SCHOOL COMMUNITY COUNCIL

6 October 2023 / 8:15 AM / Conference Room 

INVITED ATTENDEES 

Troy Pugmire, Zina Davis, Christie Williams, Crystal Mitchell, Tina Ernstrom, Kaitlin Oliver, Lynsey Godfrey, &  Teanna Michaelis 

AGENDA: 

Business 

• Approve this year’s meeting dates (first Friday of each month @ 8:15 a.m.) 
• Approve the use of order of operations 
• Welcome Kaitlin Oliver & Lynsey Godfrey to our School Community Council 

Lewiston Trustland & Title 1 Plan Review 

• Lewiston Elementary students will show growth in fluency, accuracy, and comprehension skills during the school year. Specifically, a school-wide average of 77% or more of the students in Kindergarten through Sixth grade will achieve Benchmark or higher measured by the Acadience  Reading Composite Scores at the end of the school year. [Note: The State literacy goal for grades  1-3 is 60% typical growth] The percentage by grade is listed below:  

○ Kindergarten - 86% or more of the students will achieve Benchmark or higher measured by the  Acadience Reading Composite Scores at the end of the school year.  

○ 1st Grade - 80% or more of the students will achieve Benchmark or higher measured by the  Acadience Reading Composite Scores at the end of the school year.  

○ 2nd Grade - 80% or more of the students will achieve Benchmark or higher measured by the  Acadience Reading Composite Scores at the end of the school year.  

○ 3rd Grade - 70% or more of the students will achieve Benchmark or higher measured by the  Acadience Reading Composite Scores at the end of the school year.  

○ 4th Grade - 80% or more of the students will achieve Benchmark or higher measured by the  Acadience Reading Composite Scores at the end of the school year.  

○ 5th Grade - 77% or more of the students will achieve Benchmark or higher measured by the  Acadience Reading Composite Scores at the end of the school year.  

○ 6th Grade - 70% or more of the students will achieve Benchmark or higher measured by the  Acadience Reading Composite Scores at the end of the school year. 

• Action Plan Steps and Expenditures: 

○ Acadience Benchmark reading assessment will be administered three times during the school year [Fall, Winter, Spring] to all students Kindergarten through Fifth and to Sixth grade students who are performing below benchmark at the beginning of the year. 

○ Acadience Progress monitoring assessments will be administered bi-weekly for students at-risk for not achieving benchmark reading targets. This information will be sent home to parents regularly. PLC teams will review data to plan instruction and monitor student progress toward individual and school-wide goals.

○ Paraprofessional support will be provided to assist classroom teachers in providing targeted instruction and intervention. [$38,384] 

○ Research-based programs will be used for instructing our at-risk students in each grade level. ○ Teachers will use computer software. The supplemental reading program, Accelerated Reader [Three year subscription: $8,602], will be used to encourage individual students' reading practices. Students receive “points” for how they perform on these assessments and are able to earn different rewards based on their point totals. [$8,602]

○ Classroom teachers will integrate Technology into their instructional practices to help with reading and writing practice (14 Computers = $10,920; 14 Monitors = $3,458; 8 TV’s/Projectors = $8,400; 5 Sound Systems = $2,600; Computer Software = $1,400). [$26,778] 

Digital Citizenship 

• Student Training - This is taught by Heidi Allen during the school year. 

Student Pick Up 

• How are the changes we made last year going? 

Safe Routes 

• Map Approval 

Other 

• Are there any additional items or concerns that need to be brought up?

Lewiston 

SCHOOL COMMUNITY COUNCIL 

3 November 2023 / 8:15 AM / Conference Room 

INVITED ATTENDEES 

Troy Pugmire, Zina Davis, Christie Williams, Crystal Mitchell, Tina Ernstrom, Kaitlin Oliver, Lynsey Godfrey, & Teanna Michaelis 

AGENDA: 

Business 

• Approve last month’s meeting notes 

Lewiston Trustland & Title 1 Plan Review 

• Updated of where we are with our expenditures - Troy Pugmire

Digital Citizenship 

● Heidi Allen (Media Specialist) will present to the council how she teaches Digital Citizenship.

Lewiston 

SCHOOL COMMUNITY COUNCIL 

1 December 2023 / 8:15 AM / Conference Room 

INVITED ATTENDEES 

Troy Pugmire, Zina Davis, Christie Williams, Crystal Mitchell, Tina Ernstrom, Kaitlin Oliver, Lynsey Godfrey, & Teanna Michaelis 

AGENDA: 

Business 

• Approve last month’s meeting notes 

Review Lewiston Family Engagement Survey 

• Survey Results - Troy Pugmire

Digital Citizenship 

• Heidi Allen (Media Specialist) will present to the council how she teaches Digital Citizenship. 

o We use common sense education to educate the grade groups on appropriate and safe use of technology i.e. the internet. 

USBE School Safety and Support Grant 

• USBE School Safety and Support Grant - Troy 

o We were awarded $139,724. It will provide us with things such as newer and additional security cameras, a new security camera system, bullet proof film for glass at entry ways, and updated first aid equipment. It will also provide us with a few computers and a TV for viewing the security system. 

Other 

● Are there any additional items or concerns that need to be brought up?

Meeting Canceled

Lewiston 

SCHOOL COMMUNITY COUNCIL 

2 February 2024 / 8:15 AM / Conference Room 

INVITED ATTENDEES 

Troy Pugmire, Zina Davis, Christie Williams, Crystal Mitchell, Tina Ernstrom, Kaitlin Oliver, Lynsey Godfrey, Teanna Michaelis, & Terry Rhodes 

AGENDA: 

Business 

• Approve last month’s meeting notes, Ccm 1st, CW 2nd 

Current Trustland and TSSA Budget expenditures 

• Trustland 

○ Para Professionals: We have $23,540 remaining as of December (Expenses are always reported one month behind.). We have five more pay periods. I’m projecting it will be just over $21,000 that will be spent. This gives us about $2,000 leeway. 

○ Technology: I have bought 19 teacher computers, 9 classroom TVs and 10 Apple TVs. We have $5,809 left. I will be buying 12 more Apple TVs ($2,340). I would like to buy additional classroom TVs, but the matching funds have been used up, so it is better to postpone that to next school year. 

○ Software: We finished paying for Renaissance (Accelerated Reader) and for software for the computers. We have $100 left. 

○ We had 45% of our budget remaining in December. I’m predicting we will have less than 8% carry over. 

• TSSA 

○ School Counselor: $13,500 will be spent to help pay for a full time counselor to be at our school. ○ Para Professionals: We have $30,215 left as of December. I’m projecting we will have around $5,000 carry over. We have had to spend more implementing a new program we are piloting, so it may all get spent. 

○ Technology: 

Trustland Goals for 2024-25 School Year 

• What are our weakest academic areas? 
• What goals should we set and how are we going to measure the success of these goals? ● How should we spend the money? 

Common Sense Media 

• Heidi Allen had explained what Common Sense Media was. Several council members liked it and felt other parents should know about it as well. Heidi graciously created a short explanation of it for parents, and it was emailed out in January. 

USBE School Safety and Support Grant 

• USBE School Safety and Support Grant - Troy 

o We were awarded this grant. It was sent to the District and they are facilitating it for the schools. We will receive the following:

▪ protective film on entry ways 

▪ updated security camera system and computers 

▪ additional security cameras 

Other 

• Are there any additional items or concerns that need to be brought up?

Lewiston 

SCHOOL COMMUNITY COUNCIL 

1 March 2024 / 8:15 AM / Conference Room 

INVITED ATTENDEES 

Troy Pugmire, Zina Davis, Christie Williams, Crystal Mitchell, Tina Ernstrom, Kaitlin Oliver, Lynsey Godfrey, Teanna Michaelis, & Terry Rhodes 

In attendance: 

AGENDA: 

Business 

• Approve last month’s meeting notes. 

Trustland 2023-24 Final Report 

• Trustland 

○ Troy will share how we did with last year’s goals. 

Trustland Data & Goals for 2024-25 School Year 

• What are our weakest academic areas? 
• What goals should we set and how are we going to measure the success of these goals? 
• How should we spend the money? 

Other 

• Are there any additional items or concerns that need to be brought up? 

Common Sense Media 

• Heidi Allen had explained what Common Sense Media was. Several council members liked it and felt other parents should know about it as well. Heidi graciously created a short explanation of it for parents, and it was emailed out in January. 

USBE School Safety and Support Grant 

• USBE School Safety and Support Grant - Troy 

o We were awarded this grant. It was sent to the District and they are facilitating it for the schools. We will receive the following: 

▪ protective film on entry ways 

▪ updated security camera system and computers 

▪ additional security cameras 

Other 

• Are there any additional items or concerns that need to be brought up?

Lewiston 

SCHOOL COMMUNITY COUNCIL Mtg Notes 

19 April 2024 / 8:15 AM / Conference Room 

INVITED ATTENDEES 

Troy Pugmire , Zina Davis , Christie Williams , Crystal Mitchell, Tina Ernstrom, Kaitlin Oliver, Lynsey Godfrey, Teanna Michaelis , & Terry Rhodes 

In attendance: 

AGENDA: 

Business 

• We approved last month’s meeting notes. 

Trustland 2023-24 Plan 

• Trustland - 

○ We can have a 10% budget carryover, but it looks like we will spend it all. The State is changing the form for Trustland, simplifying it. You don't have to write everything twice now. 

School Community Council for next year 

• Who wants to stay on for next year? CCM for 2 more years, Zina is leaving, 

Other 

• School Pictures - Do you have a preference on what company we use? (Life Touch has more of a reputation for making mistakes, but they offer more things. Bell has a good reputation, but we’ve never used them. Interstate Studio is a smaller company. Mr. Pugmire will be sending links so we can compare products. 
• Why did we not have a Red Ribbon Week? The PTA and principal chose to not deal with it since the PTA was already really busy. The PTA could use more helpers.