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School Community Council (SCC)

School Community Council (SCC)

School Community Councils (SCCs) improve educational programs and conditions at public schools. Councils operate using the shared governance approach: collaborative, site-based decision making to meet individual school improvement goals. Every public school in Utah has a community council consisting of two elected members that include student guardians, school staff, and school administrators.

The Highland Park SCC has responsibilities defined both by the Salt Lake City School District and the Utah Legislature. Two of our biggest responsibilities are assisting in the development of School Improvement Plans (SIPs) and LAND Trust Plans. SCCs also work on issues brought forth by guardians, staff, and faculty (local examples are school walking safety and arts funding). Members of the School Community Council will get to help decide how to spend the $75,141.00 for this year's Land Trust Plan.

We hold elections in September of each year electronically with at least 10 days of notice via school-level communication with the current Highland Park community.  A link to an electronic form will be sent asking community members to put their name forward.  If there are more community members that put their name forward than seats available, a vote will occur through another electronic form. Electronic member election process for the 2024-25 school year was officially completed on September 19, 2024.  Our SCC voted to appoint nine new members in accordance with state law.  Members were trained about their responsibilities on September 19, 2024.  Rules of Order and Procedure will be updated during the SCC meeting held on October 24, 2024.

School Community Council Members

NAME POSITION EMAIL PHONE NUMBER
Jonathan Vanburen SCC Chair vanburen.jonathan@gmail.com

801-830-7670

 

Amy Beckler Vice Chair amylashelle8@gmail.com 801-244-5999
Alison Barrington Parent alisonmbarrington@gmail.com 740-590-2932
Roxanne Nix-Sharr Principal roxanne.nix-shar@slcschools.org 801-481-4833 
Selene Mansfield Vice Principal selene.mansfield@slcschools.org 801-481-4833
Mercedes Barica School Employee mercedes.barica@slcschools.org 801-481-4833 ext. 1790
Edyta Goetsch School Employee edyta.goetsch@slcschools.org 801-481-4833 ext. 1470
Meredith Eckersell Parent and Staff waterfallinthewoods@gmail.com  
Jena Hall Parent jenasluna@yahoo.com  
Ana Claudia Garcia Parent Anagarciablu@gmail.com  
Emilia Tartaro Parent honu8@hotmail.com  
Courtney Schriever Parent schrievercourtney@gmail.com  
Candace Little Parent candace.little@gmail.com  
Anna Landon Parent annafulton22@gmail.com  
Kristie Lawrence Parent lkristie564@gmail.com  

School Community Council Meetings

We invite you to attend the Highland Park SCC meetings to learn about our greatest academic needs and our School Improvement Plan, and to help in the decision-making process for using LAND Trust funds. At Highland Park we also regularly discuss school safety, budgets, and District news, and talk about other important issues affecting our school. You have a voice! Together we can make a positive difference in the education of our children.

SCC Meetings are regularly held on the 3rd Thursday of the month at 5:15PM on Zoom. Meeting agendas and Zoom information are linked below in the calendar section.

  • May 15, 2025

    April 17, 2025

    March 20, 2025

    February 20, 2025

    January 16, 2025

    November 21, 2024

    October 24, 2024

    September 19, 2024

    August 22, 2024

  • April 25, 2024

    March 14, 2024

    February 22, 2024

    January 18, 2024

    November 16, 2023

    October 19, 2023

    September 21, 2023

  • June 8, 2023

    May 29, 2023

    • No School

    April 20, 2023

    • SCC Meeting

    March 24, 2023

    • Roadrunner Days

    March 23, 2023

    • Roadrunner Days

    March 16, 2023

    March 1, 2023

    • Spread the Word - Inclusion Week

    February 16, 2023

    January 19, 2023

    December 15, 2022

    October 20, 2022

    September 15, 2022

    • SCC Meeting
  • September 16, 2021

    October 21, 2021

    November 18, 2021

    • SCC Meeting
    • Agenda
    • Minutes

    January 20, 2022

    • SCC Meeting
    • Agenda
    • Minutes

    February 17, 2022

    • SCC Meeting
    • Agenda
    • Minutes

    March 17, 2022

    • SCC Meeting
    • Agenda
    • Minutes

    April 21, 2022

    • SCC Meeting
    • Agenda
    • Minutes

    May 19, 2022

    • SCC Meeting
    • Agenda
    • Minutes
  • 2024-2025 Land Trust Budget

    Category Description Estimated Cost
    Salaries and Benefits (teachers, aides, specialists, productivity, substitutes) 1&2 $74,000.00
    Contracted Services(counseling, library and media support, employee training including professional development not requiring an overnight stay) 4 $1,141.00
      Total: $75,141.00

     

    2022-2023 Land Trust Budget 

    Expendable items: $341.00
    Contracted services: $500.00
    Salaries and Benefits: $73,591.00
    Total Expenditures: $74,432.00

     

    2021-2022 Land Trust Budget

    Goal 1: Salaries and Benefits (Paraprofessional for each grade level K,1,2,4, and 5)  $44,321
    Goal 1: Contracted Services (Professional development for general education and special education paras in providing interventions and progress monitoring.  Provide teachers professional development on engagement practices and structures for ELA)  $5,262
    Goal 2: Salaries and Benefits (Paraprofessionals to support grade levels in providing small group instruction on math facts/fluency, and progress monitoring for fluency) $14,774
    Goal 2: Contracted Services (Provide PD for general education and special education paraprofessionals to administer the Acadience Math Progress Monitoring. $600
    Goal 2: Books, Ebooks, online curriculum (Purchase Corrective Math teacher editions to provide paras with a direct instruction intervention to use with students in grades 3rd-6th)  $1,400
    Goal 3: Expendable Items (Purchase Eureka consumable materials and Corrective Math Student Consumables) $9,600
    Total Planned Expenditures: $75,957

     

    2020-2021 Land Trust Budget

    Salaries and Benefits Teacher: $16,942.96
    Employee Training: $13,507.47
    Salaries and  Benefits Paraprofessionals: $49,812.57
    Supplies: $28.00
    Software: $4,599
    Total Expenditures: $84,890.00

     

    2019-2020 Land Trust Budget

    Salaries and Benefits Teacher: $25,374.85
    Salaries and Benefits Paraprofessionals: $30,888.75
    Professional Development: $7338.75
    Supplies: $449
    Computer Software: $4,536.08
    Total Expenditures: $74,126.54

     

    2018-2019 Land Trust Budget

    Salaries and Benefits: $41,296
    Employee Benefits: $3,850
    General Supplies: $4,124
    Software: $26,340
    Total Expenditures: $71,760