No questions or concerns
The dates and times of future meetings were reviewed
The responsibilities of the Council were reviewed. Namely, the creation of the School Trust Lands Plan and the allocation of those funds. In addition, the Council approves the school TSSA Plan and the allocation of those funds. The Council also reviews the current Trust Lands Plan and how the $68,000.00 was/will be spent for the current year.
The Council reviewed the Rules of Order and Procedure as well as the roles of Council members.
Council Chair Darcy Ripplinger brought up the question of whether the District Vision Screening could be expanded to detect eye issues that can be treated by eye therapy, not glasses. She will email a YouTube video to Brady Johnson, who will pass along the information to the CCSD nurses for evaluation.
Meeting adjourned.

DECEMBER 2023 MINUTES

JANUARY 2024 MINUTES

Attendees:

Brady Johnson, Darcy Ripplinger, Gary Walker, Merilee Livingston, Cameron Falk

Minutes:

No questions or concerns
The Council reviewed our current Trust Lands Plan, its allocation, and how the money is being spent. We also discussed that Millville was previously a Title I school and what that meant. We discussed that losing the funding with Title I limits our options in the Trust Lands Plan because we need to be able to fund the salaries of our reading paraprofessionals.
The Council discussed trying a little harder to get the world out in the spring regarding free/reduced lunch, as that is the metric used by the Federal Government of the United States to determine Title I status. We discussed providing more information to families, specifically the income requirements. Perhaps people just don't know that they qualify.
Meeting adjourned

FEBRUARY 2024 MINUTES

MARCH 2024 MINUTES

Attendees:

Brady Johnson, (late), Tom Davis, Gary Walker, Darcy Ripplinger

Minutes:

No Questions or Concerns.
The Council reviewed last year's plan as well as the data from the Acadience testing from last year, fall to spring. The goal was to see a 4% increase from benchmark from fall to spring. Unfortunately, we did not meet our goal. The average increase in grades kindergarten through sixth grade was 0%. There was not an increase nor a decrease. The council discussed the individual grade levels and why certain grade levels have a larger discrepancy than others.
The Council reviewed the proposed plan for next year. We discussed the limitations due to loss of funding over the last few years. Those in attendance agreed that the money needs to be used to fund our reading program and the paraprofessionals that work with our students on a daily basis.
The proposed plan will be sent to all members of the council for final approval.
Council member Darcy Ripplinger revisited the eye screening question. She reported that she has seen some great success with eye therapy and wondered about instituting a screener for this type of issue with a targeted number of students, just to see if it would work. It would require a specialized screening. Brady said he would continue to talk to the district nurses regarding this type of screening.
The Council discussed the loss of the Reading Counts program. Scholastic has decided to discontinue this program and as a school, we will need to find a replacement. We discussed the possibility of coming up with our own program as well as paying for Accelerated Reader, another reading program that is still available. Brady will speak with the media specialist and visit another school in the district that used Accelerated Reader to see how difficult a transition would be. Accelerated Reader does come at a higher cost, but it may be worth it. These funds would be addressed in future trustlands’ plans.
Meeting Adjourned.