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
- 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.
- Rules or Order: watch LINK
-Review Rules of Order and Procedure
-Reviewed the Code of Conduct/South Valley School mission and vision.
- 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.
- Community Involvement:
-Continuing with our community harvest partners - Pizza Hut
-Taylor Andrews - hair and make up for dances
-Principal Pantry
-Utah Independent 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
- 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
- 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
- Incident Command:
-Continue with monthly drills
-The district provides monthly training to safety specialists and administrators
- 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.
- 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 |
- 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.
SOUTH VALLEY SCHOOL
SCHOOL COMMUNITY COUNCIL
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2025
AGENDA
SCHOOL MEMBERS: Tammy Rajczyk and Jessica Wilson
PARENT MEMBERS: Aimee Snow, Lance Valerio, Rogelio Nava, Nikki Naylor
- Introductions:
- Rules or Order: watch LINK
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- Watch video
- Community Involvement:
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- Volunteer
- Wish lists
- Community harvest partners
- Principal pantry
- Utah Independent Living Center
- Job Sites
- Built In Community Days
- Halloween Carnival
- Veteran’s Day Parade
- Special Olympics - update:
- Professional Development:
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- Tuesday 1x per month
- CTE and STEM
- PDs
- PLCs
- Upcoming Events:
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- Food drive: Nov. 3 - 25
- Turkey Bowling: Nov. 25th
- Thanksgiving Break: Nov. 26 - 28th
- Winter Break: Dec. 22 - Jan. 2nd
- Job Coach Appreciation Luncheon - Jan 9th
- Martin Luther King Day (no school) - Jan 19 - 20th
- Wellness at SVS:
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- 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
- Incident Command: Jessica Update
- Land Trust Monies for this Year
- Teacher and Student Success Act (TSSA) Planning:
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:
- Rules or Order: watch LINK
- Watch video
- Community Involvement:
- Volunteer Opportunities sent out - Staff appreciation (week of May 4th)? SCC will provide treats on Wed., May 6th
- Wish lists
- Continuing with our community harvest partners - Pizza Hut.
- Smith’s Grocery Store - send more information in our newsletter.
- Principal pantry
- Utah Independent Living Center classes: 2-3 times a week.
- Job Sites - Over 25 sites
- Built In Community Days: Success; teaching public transportation
- Halloween Carnival - HHS Peer leaders
- Veteran’s Day Parade: success. SVS will provide a yogurt bar next year.
- Greenhouse Update - subcontractor is on medical leave - they will keep us posted.
- Special Olympics - update: spoke with our activities director. Special Olympics is done through our community due to factors:
- Extra-curricular activities that we do not offer after school
- Funding for coaches and trainings - there is a specific Special Olympics training and application.
- Transportation
- Facilities
- Community activity - depending on their activities already set up
- Recommend - parent can look into the costs of training for coaches, facilities, etc. Parents can promote SVS students to attend the same activity. Parents could coach and form their own team.
- Aimee and Lance will work together to get more information. Aimee stated she spoke with a parent whose students are very involved and will get more information from her.
- Professional Development:
- Codee provides Tech Tuesday 1x per month
- Kim Hardman-Jones - Instructional Coach - provides training at faculty meetings. CTE and STEM
- PDs - Focus on school-wide goal: Staff and Student engagement. Coaches provide instruction
- PLCs - continue to work on monthly. Focus on engagement using the district-provided HITS (High Impact Teaching Strategies).
- Student Placement Discussion: SCC feels it is a case by case basis. Discuss with parents before moving any students. Don’t hold students back. Semester time would be a natural time. Provide a survey to parents at Parent Info Night for new students coming in.
- Upcoming Events:
- Food drive: Nov. 3 - 25
- Turkey Bowling: Nov. 25th
- Thanksgiving Break: Nov. 26 - 28th
- Winter Break: Dec. 22 - Jan. 2nd
- Job Coach Appreciation Luncheon - Jan 9th 11:45 - Aimee will bring dessert
- Martin Luther King Day (no school) - Jan 19 - 20th
- 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
- Lance asked about our school mascot - The Flyers (airplane). We discussed how it is utilized: dress up costumes during events, cheer, murals on the wall, apparel, and suggested to put in the newsletter more information on our mascot.
- Incident Command: Jessica Update
- Continue with monthly drills
- The district provides monthly training to safety specialists and administrators.
- Mock lockdown drill with WJPD.
- Land Trust Monies for this Year:
| Supplies: cooking, science, manipulatives, etc. | 900.00 per teacher |
| Community Outings | 4,500.00 |
| Recreation passes/community | 4,000.00 |
| Technology | 7,000.00 (bought 23 touch screen Chromebooks) |
- Teacher and Student Success Act (TSSA) Planning:
- Monies go towards 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 – January 23, 2026 and March 13, 2026
SOUTH VALLEY SCHOOL
SCHOOL COMMUNITY COUNCIL
FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 2026
AGENDA
SCHOOL MEMBERS: Tammy Rajczyk and Jessica Wilson
PARENT MEMBERS: Aimee Snow, Lance Valerio, Rogelio Nava, Nikki Naylor
- Introductions:
- Community Activity Updates
- Flying Around the States Event
- Technology Update
- Incident Command Update
- Upcoming Events:
- Land Trust - Due March 20, 2026
- TSSA
Next meeting on Friday at 7:30 am – March 13, 2026
MINUTES
SCHOOL MEMBERS: Tammy Rajczyk and Jessica Wilson
PARENT MEMBERS: Aimee Snow, Lance Valerio, Rogelio Nava, Nikki Naylor
- Introductions:
- Community Activity Updates:
- Began new job sites 1/21
- Job Coach Luncheon - success. Honored Papa Murphy’s and Village Baker. Thank you for the treats Aimee!
- Donor Appreciation Luncheon - soda shop
- Staff Christmas luncheon
- Christmas for Kids
- Thanksgiving Heroes
- Food Drive - huge success
- Continue with Harvest Donation Program - Pizza Hut
- Hands Together Theater - Feb. 20th
- Hawk Watch International - very educational
- TBRI Training - Aimee next Friday
- Flying Around the States Event - February 19, 2026
- Each class will present on a state
- Technology Update
- Continuing Tech Tuesday - mini trainings
- Tech Coach meets with staff
- 80 new Chromebooks ordered
- Incident Command Update
- First Aid Training/Refresher - Jan. 27th
- Jessica meets monthly with safety reps
- Mock lockdown drill with WJPD and staff - went well
- Monthly drills
- Upcoming Events:
- Staff Wellness Week and Appreciation - Week of Feb. 2nd
- Staff Appreciation Week - May 4th
- Talent Show - Feb. 27, 2026
- HOPE Week - Feb. 9th
- Land Trust: “Land Trust refers to funds generated from state-owned trust lands, typically used to support specific educational initiatives within schools." Additional $6,000.00 possibly.
- Proposal: This year’s budget was $27,259.72. Staff are using their budgets for accessing the community and making purchases. SCC agrees to the same focus and to maintain plan for next year’s Land Trust Plan: Support Staff in Community, rec center passes, supplies for independent living skills, and technology.
- Team signed LAND Trust Council Signature Form
- TSSA: Stands for “Teacher and Student Success Act” funding, which is designed to directly improve teacher performance and student achievement through targeted investments in professional development, technology, and student intervention.
- This year paid for 80 Chromebooks
- Continue with paid stipends for technology coach, team leads, PLC (takes time away from their planning time), and extracurricular coaches.
Next meeting on Friday at 7:30 am – March 13, 2026
SOUTH VALLEY SCHOOL
SCHOOL COMMUNITY COUNCIL
FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 2026
AGENDA
SCHOOL MEMBERS: Tammy Rajczyk and Jessica Wilson
PARENT MEMBERS: Aimee Snow, Lance Valerio, Rogelio Nava, Nikki Naylor
- Introductions:
- Community Activity Updates:
- Staff Appreciation Week - May 4 - 8
- Awards:
- Professional Development:
- Incident Command:
- Land Trust:
- TSSA:
- Next Year:
MINUTES
SCHOOL MEMBERS: Tammy Rajczyk and Jessica Wilson
PARENT MEMBERS: Aimee Snow, Lance Valerio, Rogelio Nava, Nikki Naylor
- Introductions:
- Community Activity Updates:
- Flying Around the States - Success
- Walking Around the Parks - Going well
- JEF - Alex Austin will be presenting grant money to staff on March 20th
- Alpine Visitors
- Talent Show - Success
- District Transition Fair - SBOs helped
- Capital Building - SBOs toured & legislative session
- SBO Campaign Week - April 20 - 24 (must be in 3rd year)
- HOPE Squad - focus on kindness - HOPE Week - success
- Parent Info Night - Thursday, March 19th 6 - 7:30 w/ VR, Parent Center, and Health Services
- Student Wellness Day- March 27th
- Spring Dance - April 10th
- Senior Dance - May 8th
- Sheriff’s Week - May 11 - 15th
- New Student Orientation - May 13th 6 -7 (Amy and Lance will have a table.)
- SVS Graduation (Open House style) May 28th 3 - 5
- Last Day of School - June 4th
- Meet the Teacher - TBD (August)
- Staff Appreciation Week - May 4 - 8
Theme: Building the Future Together (legos)-The Missing Piece? Something Lego
- What day will SCC cover? Tuesday, May 5th -Amy will head up. Taco Tuesday.
- Awards:
- **** - Outstanding Educator
- **** - Service Award
- Professional Development:
- Tech Tuesdays with Digital Coach - 1X month on Google Classroom
- Kim Hardman-Jones: Instructional Coach - provides training at faculty meetings and CTE and STEM
- PD Day last week - Coaches presented on student engagement
- PLCs - continue to work on monthly.
- Incident Command:
- Safety Specialist - Jessica Wilson
- Monthly district trainings
- This month, focus on lockdown drills
- Cameras are being installed outside the gym and in fish bowl
- Land Trust:
- Plan has been submitted for review.
- Supplies, community, and technology
- TSSA:
- Stipends (digital coach, instructional coach, PLCs, Cheer, Basketball, and yearbook)
- Next Year:
- Would you like to stay on? Amy, Lance would like to stay on. Nikki and Rogelio would stay on if no one else is interested.
- A Parent Square will go out next month to see if other parents are interested.
- Lance- Cement Letters. Too expensive. We will be updating the front office to have more workspace and office space.