October 28, 2026 – Minutes (Draft)

Ridgecrest Elementary School Community Council

Monthly Meeting Agenda

Wednesday, Oct 28, 2026 @ 4:00pm- Library

1. Call to Order: 4:02 PM

In attendance: Sara Allen, Taylor Sicard, Colleen Lecker, Anna Whiteley, Sammy Fan, Jessica Warther, Natalee Thomas, Katie Holton, Carrie Christensen (phone), Matt Holton, Julia Jensen, Trisha Jensen, Tracy Keck 

Absent: Dallin Toews, Brittany Davis

2. Minutes Approved for last meeting via email

• Thank you for approving over email.

3. Amendment to SCC Bylaws 

• Adjustment to the wording of membership structure and numbers.
  • Needs to be the exact same numbers of our members. This may be amended every year if the number of members in SCC changes.
• Officer Elections
  • We are amending to make it the first meeting of every school year instead of it specifically saying September. 
• Nominate to Amend: Anna Whiteley
• Seconded: Jessica Warther
• Voting Approved By: Anna Whiteley, Jessica Warther, Sara Allen, Colleen Lecker, Taylor Sicard, Carrie Christensen, Sammy Fan, Natalee Thomas, Katie Holton, Matt Holton, Julia Jensen, Trisha Jensen, Tracy Keck

4. Finish writing Safe Walking Plans – (Due Oct 31st)

• Added on the new boundaries in the walking plan.
• Crossing on certain roads is still a little tricky, including 1700 E 7200 S in the afternoon. 
• Drop off and pick up is still a concern for our community.
• There are assigned crossing guards at 7200 S and Highland Dr. However, they are sometimes not present. This potentially may be a hiring concern.

5. Vote To Approve Safe Walking Plans

• Nominate to Approve: Julia Jensen
• Seconded: Matt Holton
• Voting Approved By: Anna Whiteley, Jessica Warther, Sara Allen, Colleen Lecker, Taylor Sicard, Carrie Christensen, Sammy Fan, Natalee Thomas, Katie Holton, Matt Holton, Julia Jensen, Trisha Jensen, Tracy Keck

6. Work on and possibly finish School Safety, Digital Citizenship – (Due Dec. 18th)

• Following discussions for school safety and digital citizenship were not completed and a final report will be finalized at the November meeting. This will be completed before the December 18th deadline.

7. School Safety Report: https://www.canyonsdistrict.org/safe-schools/

• Safety Report Current Concerns:
  • Having no cameras on top of the hill.
  • Having more SRO time.
  • Having more fencing. 

8. Digital Citizenship Report

• Digital Citizenship & the SCC: https://www.canyonsdistrict.org/scc-digital-citizenship/
• Our school has many supports for teaching students about digital citizenship.

9. Additional school climate updates or principal report

1. 1. Sara received the Canyons 2026 Apex Award for School Administrator of the Year. We appreciate all of her hard work!
   2. Hired a reading interventionist and will be fully implemented next week. This week they were observing the other reading interventionists and getting to know students and routines.
   3. Still looking for a classroom help position, and potentially may raise the hours to help get more applications.
   4. Looking for a night shift sweeper position.
   5. Looking for a 28 hour para in kindergarten.

• Next meeting Wed., Nov. 18th

Adjourned at 5:12 pm.    Motioned: Jessica    Seconded: Sammy