SOUTH VALLEY SCHOOL
SCHOOL COMMUNITY COUNCIL
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2025
AGENDA
SCHOOL MEMBERS: Tammy Rajczyk and Jessica Wilson
PARENT MEMBERS: Aimee Snow, Lance Valerio, Rogelio Nava, Nikki Naylor
- Introductions:
- Elect Chair & Vice-Chair
- Future SCC Meetings and 7:30 am in the main office conference room:
- Rules or Order
- Status report of South Valley this Year:
- Community Involvement:
- Upcoming Events:
- Wellness at SVS:
- Incident Command:
- Goal/Measurements:
- Land Trust
- Teacher and Student Success Act (TSSA):
Next meetings on Fridays at 7:30 am – January 23, 2026, and March 13, 2026
MINUTES
SCHOOL MEMBERS: Tammy Rajczyk and Jessica Wilson
PARENT MEMBERS: Aimee Snow, Lance Valerio, Rogelio Nava, Nikki Naylor
- Introductions:
- Elect Chair & Vice-Chair:
-Chair: Aimee Snow
-Vice-Chair: Lance Valerio
-Number of Years:
-2 Years: Rogelio and Lance
-1 Year: Aimee and Nikki
3. Future SCC Meetings and 7:30 am in the main office conference room:
-January 23, 2026
-March 13, 2026
Council member Lance suggested having more meetings up front-first of September, maybe another in October. Add another meeting to make it 4 meetings instead of 3. Would like to start earlier-is August an option? Schedule an extra meeting on November 14th.
4. Rules or Order: watch LINK
-Review Rules of Order and Procedure
-Reviewed the Code of Conduct/South Valley School mission and vision.
5. Status report of South Valley this Year:
-PT School Counselor - Melisa Swapp
-PT School Psychologist - Sarah Robbins
-PT SLP - Kylie Walsh
-PT SLP - Hsiu-Chi Alberque
-FT Instructional Coach - Kim Hardman-Jones, Full coaching cycle with each teacher
-PT Digital Coach - Codee Flores
-2 New FT Instructional Assistants
-4 New PT Instructional Assistants
-WJHS Cheer Coaches and Gym class
-Students received food handler permits and UTA training
-Attended state fair - September 10th
-Spirit Week and Homecoming Dance were great
-New Job Sites: Custodial and Majestic Elementary
-Remodeled Living Center, Greenhouse/parking lot, Classroom 10 ramp, ADA door by classroom 9, Wellness Room tinted windows, Water bottle fountain (coming soon), Bright Sign in Commons area, 11 new MacBooks for teachers, Chromebooks for students (touch screen)
-Leadership Team - Collaborated and developed Action Plans for seniors.
6. Community Involvement:
-Continuing with our community harvest partners - Pizza Hut
-Taylor Andrews - hair and make up for dances
-Principal Pantry
-Utah Indenpendent Living Center classes: 2-3 times a week
-Job sites, over 25 sites
-Majestic Elementary - Kindergarten classes for Pre Life Design
-Built in community days - 5
-State Fair
7. Upcoming Events:
-Fall Break: October 20-24th
-Halloween Carnival: October 31st
-Food Drive: November 3-25th
-Veteran's Day Parade: November 11th
-Turkey Bowling: November 25th
-Thanksgiving Break: November 26-28th
-Winter Break: December 22 - January 2nd
-Job Coach Appreciation Luncheon: January 9th
-Martin Luther King Day (no school): January 19-20th
8. Wellness at SVS:
-Laurie Egan is our school wellness representative.
-Wellness Room for assigned groups
-Building the Future Together Theme to promote staff and student engagement
-Wellness Day for staff and students. Students: 3/27; Staff (virtual): 2/6
9. Incident Command:
-Continue with monthly drills
-The district provides monthly training to safety specialists and administrators
10. Goal/Measurements:
-South Valley School is a post-high transition school for students with disabilities. The focus of our school is teaching transition skills to help prepare students for independence and job skills. Every student's educational plan is individualized to meet their needs and their ability levels. During the 2024-2025 school year, students showed 66% of sufficient progress on their goals. During the 2025-2026 school year, students will show 75% of sufficient progress on their IEP goals to enable them to be more independent in the community and successful citizens.
11. Land Trust Monies for this Year (1,893.46 carry over):
| Supplies: cooking, science, manipulatives, etc. | 900.00 per teacher |
| Community Outings | 4,500.00 |
| Recreation passes/community | 4,000.00 |
| Technology | 7,000.00 |
12. Teacher and Student Success Act (TSSA) Planning:
-Monies go toward coaches and their completion of coaching cycles with other staff and professional development. Carryover will be used towards technology and enhancing student learning and engagement.
Next meetings on Fridays at 7:30 am – November 14, 2025 and March 13, 2026
Tammy and Jessica will look into:
- Holiday Service -Aimee’s family would like to do something. Wish list for things needed for SVS. (ideas-shoes for jobsites?)
- Look for space the district could offer up once a week for some type of alumni group.
- November- something we can do to help people who may struggle in December? Giving Tree?
- Special Olympics- any way to get to school? Is it a staffing issue? Lance would be willing to help organize.
- Could SCC help with a job coach appreciation luncheon?
- Tammy and Jess will develop a monthly list of things SCC could help with and a wish list for the school.