Attending: Seth Hansen, Teri Mccabe, Becky Robinson, Karen Phair, Brooke Barnes, Christine Harrison, Chris Bringhurst, Carrie Prince

• Welcome: Karen Phair
• Karen will not be in attendance at the Jan 7, 2024 meeting, Christine will lead the meeting
• MOY assessments are taking place today; table for January meeting.
• Mr. B integrate grit and resilience discussion
  • Second Step
    • was chosen because of the School-home connection, easy lesson planning for teachers, grade-level specific topics, online curriculum, variety of topics
    • A letter can be sent home at the beginning of the year. After each lesson, there’s a Home Link letter to send home. Can be used for homework if the teacher wants to.
    • To this point, Second Step has been available but not expected.
    • Chris modeled in 5 classrooms last year and those teachers continue to use it this year.
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  • Escuadra Esperanza
    • • Suicide prevention
      • At the elementary level, we focus on the idea of getting help to students that need it: bullying, mental health, suicide ideation, SafeUT
• What kind of communication do parents respond to?
• Parents have access to it, so we should let them know the resource is available.
• Engaging families
  • Parent Night (like STEM Night?) to introduce parents to the resources.
  • ‘Engage Families’ section
  • PTA could teach the lessons in classrooms to help teachers?
  • Include Levels of Behavior instruction for parents
  • After School program?
  • Can we use the Hope Squad/Kindness Club somehow?

• What issues are we seeing in the school?
  • Conflict resolution
• Third Goal for 25/26 school year should be related to this.
• Safety Plan input and review
• Amendment B Trustlands Report/Discussion
  • Moved to January, February, or March.
• Karen moves to adjourn the meeting, Brooke and Christine second. Meeting adjourned.

Next month’s agenda: 

• 2025-2026 Plan Prep
• NWEA information to amend Goal 2
• Goal 3 discussion: What have we learned.
• Amendment B Trustlands Report/Discussion