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Community Council 

2025-2026 Meeting Dates

October 27th - 2:15

February 23rd - 2:15

April 27th-2:15

All Scheduled Meetings will be in the
Room 206
Held at 2:15 p.m. (Unless otherwise noted.)

Meetings are open to the public and greater school community.

Council Members

Parents are invited each year to be a part of the Community Council.  If you have an interest in serving, please contact us.  This gives you the opportunity to have a voice in how Trust Lands funds are spent by examining school data and helping decide the areas in most need of funding.

Elections for the Community Council take place each year in August. 

Stephanie Giddens moc.loa@9xeroras

Jenny Chamberlain  moc.liamg@nialrebmahcssecnirp

Mallory Taylor moc.liamtoh@80laplam

Zefferino von Kurnatowski  moc.liamg@novffez

Andrea Wittwer  moc.em@mafrewttiw

Carrie Tapp   gro.21khsaw@ppat.eirrac

Secretary Alayne Isom  gro.21khsaw@mosi.enyala

Counselor Tracy Shurtz  gro.21khsaw@ztruhs.ycart

Assistant Principal Ryan Eves  gro.21khsaw@seve.nayr

Principal Terri Howell  gro.21khsaw@llewoh.irret

Final Reports

Historical Minutes

Historical Minutes

Rules of Order and Procedure
Hurricane Intermediate
1325 South 700 West
Hurricane, Ut
Washington County School District
Adopted September 15, 2022

To promote ethical behavior and civil discourse each council member shall:
• Attend council meetings on time and prepared
• Make decisions with the needs of students as the main objective
• Listen to and value diverse opinions
• Be sure the opinions of those you represent are included in discussions
• Expect accountability and be prepared to be accountable
• Act with integrity
Rules of Procedure:
The council consists of the Principal, 1 school employee (elected in during even years) and 5 parent members (half elected in odd years and the other half elected in even years). 

All meetings are open to the public and the public is welcome to attend.
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, will be posted on the school website and made available in the main office. The agenda will include the date, time and location of the meeting.
Minutes will be kept of all meetings, prepared in draft format for approval at the next scheduled meeting.
The council will prepare a timeline for the school year that includes due dates for all required reporting and other activities/tasks that the council agrees to assume or participate in. The timeline will assist in preparation of agendas to be sure the council accomplishes their work in a timely manner.
The chair conducts the meetings, 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. If a parent member is absent from two consecutive meetings, the chair will notify the member that if the member does not attend the next meeting, the council will consider the seat vacant and the remaining parent members will appoint a parent to fill the unexpired term.
Meetings shall be conducted and action taken according to very simplified rules of parliamentary procedure as required in 53A-1a-108.1(10). Council actions will be taken by motions and voting with votes and motions recorded in the minutes.
A motion (or an action to be taken by the council) is stated as a motion. Someone else on the council “seconds” the motion indicating that at least one other person on the council feels the motion is worthy of discussion. Then the council members may provide input and discussion as called upon by the chair. When discussion seems complete the chair may call for a vote on the motion. Or when a member of the council “calls the previous question” (a motion to end discussion of the first motion), a second is required. Without discussion the chair calls for a vote that must pass by 2/3.
If the vote on the previous question fails the council goes back to discussing the first motion. If the motion to call the previous question passes, the chair directly calls for a vote on the first motion. A vote to call the previous question is usually used to move business along.

Voting Procedure

The council shall establish a timeline for the election, including noticing the election at
least ten days in advance of it taking place.
Membership Voting Process
– Parents invited to participate on community council in opening letter to parents and on
the school website.
– Parents that want to participate need to notify the principal by email, phone call, or in
person.
– Elections will be held in August and can be done on written ballots, electronic, or both.
– The Community Council will be elected and put into place before the first meeting of the
year.

The council shall elect a chair from the parent members and a vice-chair from the parent or school employee members at the first meeting of the year after the council is seated each year. A principal cannot hold office.

Council members must adhere to the conflict-of-interest policy established by the district. Please refer to WCSD Policy #2810 for detailed guidelines.

Council Responsibilities

  • Review school U-PASS data. U-PASS is a series of student tests.  Councils should review group results but individual data should not be shared. Other assessments may also be reviewed
  • Develop a School Improvement Plan
  • Develop a School LAND Trust Plan
  • Participate in the development of the Professional Development Plan
  • Develop a Child Access Routing Plan
  • Advise the school administration on local school issues
  • Provide an opportunity for issues of concern in the community to be presented to the school administration
  • Develop a Reading Achievement Plan

FYI

Our School Community Council is primarily responsible for the creation of our School LAND Trust Plan. This plan is created annually by analyzing our school testing data to determine the greatest academic need. The money our school receives from the School LAND Trust fund is allocated according to our plan. Over the years our school has purchased technology to support student learning, books for our leveled library, math manipulatives, science materials, and we’ve been able to hire additional personnel to support targeted learning in small groups. Our school is grateful for the School LAND Trust program and the opportunity we have as a school to allocate the funds to support our targeted and specific needs. The Council assists with school improvement, and make decisions on how to best spend the Trust LANDS funding. More information regarding the work of the Council and the current plan can be found by visiting the School LAND Trust Website: School Land Trust