2024 January
Freedom Elementary Community Council Meeting Minutes
Meeting date: January 4, 2024
Meeting place: Freedom Elementary Library
Person who called meeting to order: Brandon Lott
Seconded by: Cami Anderson
Members Present: Brandon Lott, Suzanne Stirland, Cami Anderson,
Michael Anderson, Jenny Ross, Heather Saddler, Stephanie Webb
Members Excused: None
Topics Discussed:
- Heather Saddler discussed safety concerns
- Safe walk app: Log minutes for walking to school. Chance to win a prize. We discussed if this is this something we want to do. Heather will look into getting this implemented for next year.
- Safe Walk Plan: This is a plan that we need to do every year. Concerns about a couple students walking to school in an area that does not have sidewalks along 5600. Heather will check into this to make sure it is included in the safe walk plan.
- There is a concern about students that are walking across the road from Emma Russell Park, coming through the neighborhood, then coming through the catwalk to school. It was asked if it is possible to put the flashing lights (like the trail system has) over on 4300 so kids are walking safely across the street to get to school. This is something that needs to be addressed with the city leaders.
- There are concerns with the signage by the cat walk because it says no drop off, but it is being used as a drop zone. This is a city issue. Talk with Trent about signage on that side of the street.
- Digital Citizenship Lessons: Mr. Lott let us know that the librarians are teaching this information to students during their PLC rotations. Suzanne would like information presented to community council about what content the students are being taught. Mr. Lott will get someone to share this information at a future meeting.
- We looked at the current TSSA and Land Trust plans.
- We talked about the possibility of next school year getting upgraded voice enhancement system for safety, Suzanne would like to know how much this will be. There was a question about if money needs to be allocated differently next year to cover professional learning and technology. There was aslo a question about next year’s budget based on the number of students we will have after the boundaries are changed.
Action Items for next time:
- Report how LandTrust money was spent in the 2022/2023 school year and if there will be any carryover into the 2023/2024 school year.
- Start a discussion about what we want our goals to be for next school year.
Motion to adjourn the meeting: Brandon Lott
Seconded by: Jenny Ross
Date of next meeting: February 1st, 2024