School Community Council (SCC)
School Community Council (S.C.C.)
The concept of Shared Governance has been implemented in the Salt Lake City School District since 1973. It was established to enable teachers, staff and community to participate in the decision making process of the school. Shared Governance operates under consensus and is implemented through the School Improvement Council (S.I.C.) and the School Community Council (S.C.C.).
The School Community Council is composed of:
- PTA president and officers
- school administration
- SIC chair and teacher representative(s)
- community representative
The purpose and duties of SCC:
School community councils are responsible for preparing plans that are submitted to the school board for approval. They also should assist, as needed, and provide support for the implementation of the approved plans. School community council members are to represent the group that elected them to the school community council, as they make decisions and bring issues to the school community council for consideration.
They may form subcommittees or task forces to address an issue or project and bring it to the school community council for approval. They are a good resource to school and district administrators in bringing issues of concern forward and in providing feedback, upon request.
The school plans for which the school community council has responsibility for developing are:
- The School Improvement Plan
- The School LAND Trust Plan
- The Reading Achievement Plan (elementary)
- The Child Access Routing Plan (all but high schools)
- They also assist in the development of the Professional Development Plan but this plan is ultimately approved and submitted by staff
Below is a list of SCC Members
Greg Proffit (Principal): gregory.proffit@slcschools.org
Jodi Almansouri (PTA President): jodialmansouri@gmail.com
Crystal Black (SCC Chair): crystalblackisalways@gmail.com
Chris Herrmann (Staff): chris.hermann@slcschools.org
Meridee Mowery (Staff): nancy.mowery@slcschools.org
Paulette Nemelka (Teacher): paulette.nemelka@slcschools.org
Abby Nelson (Teacher): abby.nelson@slcschools.org
Allison Haines (Teacher): allison.haines@slcschools.org
Kristi Sorenson (Teacher): kristi.sorenson@slcschools.org
Jill Johnson (Teacher): jill.johnson@slcschools.org
Parent Members
Dorothy Draper: dorothyrdraper@gmail.com
Sarah Wentworth: sbwentworth@gmail.com
Paul Wickelson: pbyron77@hotmail.com
Michelle McCardell: mccardellfam@gmail.com
Sheri McCardell: sherimccardell@gmail.com
Nicki Fuller: nicki.fuller@inderma.com
Geordie McLeod: geordie.mcleod@slcschools.org
Jamie Spencer: jamiesspencer22@gmail.com
Shelli Campbell
Christina Derbridge
Matt Merkel
Report to Parents on 2019/20 Land Trust Plan
School Land Trust funds were used to provide two supports for Whittier students. The first Land Trust support provided three Literacy Paraprofessionals to assist approximately 300 primary grade readers and 12 teachers in their reading groups within the regular classroom. The second support provided a Whittier Playworks full time coach for schoolwide structures during all lunch and grade level recesses . The total Land Trust allocation was $71,323 for the 2019 - 2020 school year.
Land Trust Program Videos (Click link to watch video)
Upcoming Meetings
All interested parents or community members are invited to sit in on S.C.C. meetings. Contact the school to confirm meeting dates and times. Meetings are typically every 3rd Thursday of the month.
December 17, 2020 Zoom Link
Meeting ID: 953 1245 6632
Passcode: zqu6Ud
