Park Lane Elementary
School Community Council Meeting Minutes
January 22, 2026
Attendees: Justin Jeffery, Emily Fife, Steve Leavitt, Joseph Demma, Jeanette Knight, Amanda May, Kinley Garfield, BriAnn Denoyer, Rachel Hatch, Christopher Sharp
Attending Virtually: Kristen Baird
Meeting called to order at 6:10 pm
Agenda Items:
A. Welcome & Follow Up Items
a. October’s minutes
i. Reviewed and Approved
ii. Motion to approve: Steve Leavitt, 2nd: Amanda May – Council unanimous in the affirmative.
b. Celebrations
i. Improved Attendance – Attendance numbers are up 5% from this time last year.
ii. Utah Pandemic Academic Recovery Study
1. Park Lane Elementary was identified as a positive outlier for student academic recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic.
2. Park Lane was identified as a resilient school that had a minimal impact on student learning during 2020-2021 and experienced a large recovery during the following two years.
3. The full report can be found at uepc.utah.edu.
B. Proposed Bylaw Update at district request
a. New wording: Terms shall be staggered so that approximately half o the council members stand for election each year. Title 53G-7-1202.5 (h)
b. Changed from: No more than 75% members can be on the same year of the two year cycle.
i. Reviewed and Approved
ii. Motion to approve: Jeanette Knight, 2nd: Kinley Garfield, Council unanimous in the affirmative
C. Data Dive
a. Review mid-year student data and trends
i. 3rd grade RISE: ELA/MATH – higher than district and state
ii. 4th grade RISE: ELA/MATH/Science – higher than district and state
iii. 5th grade RISE: ELA/MATH/Science/WRTG – higher than district and state
iv. Acadience Results show our students are meeting benchmarks and are making typical or above typical growth.
v. ACC students are meeting the benchmark or increasing their score by greater than 15%.
b. Review feedback from stakeholder’s feedback survey
i. More responses this year than last year
ii. Majority of responses expressed they were highly satisfied by teachers, staff, and administration at Park Lane Elementary
D. Review & Planning (Joseph Demma took over Chair responsibilities for Christopher Sharp)
a. Review TSSP/Land Trust Final Reports
i. Submitted
ii. ACC showed a great deal of growth in ELA for the upper grades with 97% of students showing at least a 20% increase in growth.
b. Discuss thoughts and ideas for next year’s TSSP
i. The Council discussed adding attendance to next year’s goals .
E. Budget Requests
a. Teacher cell tower grant requests
i. We had 3 requests. 1 for Ms. Martin for a renewal of the subscription to Everyday Speech that has social emotional curriculum for $499. 2 for Ms. Peterson to obtain the SPOT books for her classroom guidance lessons, small counseling groups, and individual sessions for $300. 3. Ms. Velez requested bouncy bands to place on student desks in her classroom for $350.
ii. Motion to approve: Emily Fife, 2nd: Kinley Garfield – Council unanimous in the affirmative (Christopher Sharp was absent for this vote)
F. Odds and Ends
a. Proposal to cancel February Meeting
i. Motion to approve: Jeanette Knight, 2nd: Steve Leavitt – Council unanimous in the affirmative (Christopher Sharp was absent for this vote)
ii. March Meeting – March 12 (TSSP Input/Approval)
b. Boundary meeting – March 19th tentative
c. Safety Updates
d. Other items to discuss
i. Email legislature regarding proposed cuts to Lexia
Motion to adjourn: Amanda May, 2nd: Emily Fife – Council unanimous in the affirmative
Meeting dismissed at 7:25 pm