School Community Council    Every month (see schedule below)    at 3:15 p.m. in the Library

Current Agenda

Parents, faculty, staff, and community members are invited to attend and encouraged to participate in all meetings throughout the school year.

In addition,

• One week in advance of scheduled SCC meetings, the current agenda will be posted on the exterior doors.
• Minutes will be posted in the front hallway of the school.

Additional Resources

Welcome! Participate in the School Community Council

What does the SCC do?

The SCC (School Community Council) plays an important role in partnering in the education of our children with the school, its staff and faculty and the district.  The following information is from The Shared Governance Handbook. The SCC provides a "cooperative means of improving the educational programs and conditions" within the school.  Decisions and responsibilities allocated to the SCC by the Utah law includes:  

• Developing a School Improvement Plan (SIP)
• Developing the School LAND Trust Program
• Assisting in the development and implementation of a school professional development plan
• Develop and implement a child access routing plan (safe walking routes to and from school)
• Advising and making recommendations to school and school district administrators and the local school board regarding the school and its programs, school district programs, and other issues relating to the community environment for students
• Developing a reading achievement plan.

To carry out these responsibilities, members of the SCC must plan to accomplish the following tasks:

• Identify the school's most critical academic needs and recommend courses of action to meet those needs
• Review the school budgets, Utah Performance and Assessment System (U-PASS) and federal Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) date, and other information provided by the principal, to develop a school improvement plan specific enough to produce a measurable increase in student performance
• Develop a list of programs, practices, materials or equipment the school will need to implement its improvement plan
• Describe how the school intends to enhance or improve academic achievement. Include all financial resources available to the school: School LAND Trust Program monies, state, federal, local and private grants
• See the local reporting requirements for performance and accountability are reflected it the school improvement plan
• Provide ongoing support for the plan and monitor its implementation

In addition, in the Salt Lake City School District, the SCC has the following additional responsibilities:

• Work collaboratively on school discipline, attendance, and
  citizenship policies and procedures, including site-based plans to deal with
  student harassment and bullying
• Review the school's Emergency Preparedness Plan Annually
• Oversee the evaluation and implementation of the district wellness policy at the school site.
• Approve student overnight trips pursuant to board policy
• Approve fund-raising activities involving students, in advance, as described by board policy
• Determine and facilitate discussion of site-based uniform or dress codes pursuant to board policy and state law
• Evaluate the school community efforts in shared governance after receiving SCC survey results and making recommendations to school and/or district administration
• Recommend a school calendar from among the choices approved by the district's calendar committee
• Assist with grant applications and business partnerships if the
  council or its members choose to do so

Parents and guardians serve a two-year term if elected and are elected by a majority vote of the parent and guardian members.  Wasatch Elementary has a strong tradition of parent participation in shared governance (and at all levels of school success)--all interested parents have been elected!  

Please don't hesitate to call if you have any questions or have a question that you would like the SCC to look at!

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