Canyon View Elementary School Community Council
Date: 11/11/25 Time: 4:00 pm Location: Media Center
Members in Attendance: Jenny Heffner(Chair), Kristin Longson (Vice-Chair), Emily
Wallis (Secretary), Kali Agy, Katie Cartwright, Carly Miskol, Matthew Miskol, Youna Ha,
Holly Uphold, Sara Vranes, Shawn Walker (Principal), Raydeen Fernandez, Michelle
VanDyken
Visitors in Attendance: None
Agenda Items:
1. Welcome and call meeting to order
a. Called to order 4:03 PM
2. Approval of minutes from our last meeting:
a. Carly Miskol first, Kali Agy second. Minutes approved.
3. Review current year’s plans
a. Reading Composite at 71% on or above benchmark. Progress will be
monitored in iReady.
b. Whole words read (First Grade) is at 76% at or above benchmark. The
goal is no more than 4% below benchmark by the end of the year.
c. Thrive Time: Numbers show we need to work on conflict resolution and
will incorporate more ways to build skills throughout daily instruction.
i. Mr. Walker, Instructional Coach, and Social worker are each
teaching Thrive Time lessons in all classrooms throughout the year.
ii. Our school is one of four in the district piloting Thrive Time
curriculum.(And therefore do not have a large pool of comparison
data).
d. Our 3rd Grade team was honored for having at least 70% of third grade
students reach above benchmark on Acadience Reading End of Year test
for the 2024-25 school year. We are 1 of only 3 schools who achieved this
honor in our district. This is also a testament to our K, 1st, and 2nd grade
teams, who provide stepped learning instruction.
4. School safety report – members come prepared with questions.
https://www.canyonsdistrict.org/safe-schools
a. Number one safety concern at school:i. Parking lot safety- Request for resource officer presence once a
month to monitor parking lot.
b. Discuss concerns and action items
i. ii. Members discussed preliminary safety plans in case of emergency.
Concern about what happens if a fire alarm is pulled during another
safety event, as well as where fire alarms are located in the school.
Mr. Walker will report on these concerns at our next meeting.
iii. With the exit of our front office administrative assistant, Ina
Thompson will now be the lead Safety Person.
c. Reports will be submitted by Mr. Walker.
5. Update on staffing in front office:
a. Our administrative assistant will be leaving her position on November
14th. Currently, this position is not posted. Due to district closures at
nearby schools (Granite, Park Lane or Bella Vista), we may be getting an
obligatory office transfer. We will receive more details after December. We
are planning on a temporary sub for front office admin until a hiring
decision is made. Our current part time secretaries will work extra hours
as funded by the district. The district may also staff Assistant Principals in
elementary schools. Canyon View is among the 4 schools in our district
without an Assistant Principal.
6. Do we need to meet in December?
a. Mr. Walker proposed cancelling the SCC meeting in December. Jenny
Heffner motioned to approve, Carly Miskol seconded the motion. All
approved.
7. A member raised a concern about management of lunch side options. The last
students at lunch are missing out on food because first-choice sides are getting
taken earlier. Are options running out, or is there not enough staff to restock?
a. Mr. Walker will look into this and report back.
8. Closing
a. Meeting adjourned at 5:00 PM
Upcoming Meetings:
● December 9th
● January 13th
● February 10th
● March 10th
● April 14th
● May 19th
● August 4th