School Site Council

Hillview Middle School

School Site Council

Minutes from the 11.18.2021 meeting held virtually on Zoom. 

SSC Members in attendance: Jonathan Weber - Principal, Antonio Gonzalez - teacher, Melissa Almarez - parent, Diana Cordova - classified staff, Cierra Scott-Martinez - student, Brenna Saltman - student, Jacqueline Mercado - student, Gary Graves - parent, Richard Cohn - parent, Justin Webb - teacher. 

Guests present: Laura Anderson - Vice Principal, Donnelle McMillan - school counselor, Sofia Muzaffar - teacher.

Agenda

• Call to order at 2:19 by Ms. Jacqueline Mercado

• Open Public Discussion - None

• Review of Meeting Minutes

  • Motioned to approve the minutes from the 10.7.2021 meeting made by Ms. Cierra Scott-Martinez, seconded by Mr. Justin Webb. Motion carried 10-0-0.

• Input from ELAC

  • None at this time. The first ELAC meeting is set to be held in December.

• Unfinished Business and Reports - None

• New Business - 

  • Title I Updates

    • Mr. Weber shared about the money had been reallocated and Hillview had received an additional allocation of $3,189 bringing the total Title I funding to $76,236. This also brings the amount allocated for parental involvement to $762 as it needs to be 10% of the funds allocated. Mr. Weber suggested adding the funds to Goal 2 Strategy 2. Mr. Richard Cohn motioned, seconded by Mr. Gary Graves. Motion carried 10-0-0. 

    • Mr. Weber shared the current spending to date of Title I funds.  At the time of this meeting, $2805 was spent on the renewal of the PearDeck contract, $1080 was spent on after-school tutoring, $5503 was spent on the planners for the 2022-2023 school year, as well as $1400 for sending teachers to conferences, bringing the total to date spent to $10,788.

  • Parental Involvement Brainstorming

    • Mr. Weber asked for input on how to best utilize the parental involvement funds. Ideas included high school presentations and academic (Mr. Richard Cohn), field trips to the high schools (Mrs. Sofia Muzaffar), Career Day activities (Mrs. Sofia Muzaffar), parent support groups/academies (Ms. Donnelle McMillan) and Vaping/Drug Awareness presentations (Mr. Jonathan Weber)

• Announcements

  • Ms. Donnelle McMillan shared about the school’s SPARC and said that she will send out last year’s SPARC so that when we discuss the current year’s SPARC in January the council has an idea of what was done previously.

  • Thanksgsiving Break - 11/22-11/26. Classes resume on 11/29/2021.

• Next meeting will be held January 20th at 2:15pm via Zoom.

• The meeting was adjourned at 2:47pm by Ms. Jacqueline Mercado.

Hillview Middle School

School Site Council

Minutes from the 10.7.2021 meeting held virtually on Zoom. 

SSC Members in attendance: Jonathan Weber - Principal, Antonio Gonzalez - teacher, Ashley Litel - teacher, Melissa Almarez - parent, Diana Cordova - classified staff, Cierra Scott-Martinez - student, Brenna Saltman - student, Jacqueline Mercado - student, Gary Graves - parent. 

Guests present: Laura Anderson - Vice Principal, Donnelle McMillan - school counselor

Agenda

• Call to order at 2:06 by Mr. Weber

  • Welcome - all members were welcomed and introduced themselves. 

• Open Public Discussion - None

• Review of Meeting Minutes - None

• Unfinished Business and Reports - None

• New Business - 

  • Review of SSC Bylaws and SSC training - Mr. Weber lead the group through the School Site Council training provided by LACOE and the bylaws of Hillview’s School Site Council, including the description of the make up of the council and the officer duties.

  • Review of SSC Officers

    • A replacement vote was held for Chairperson. Ms. Jacqueline Mercado self-nominated. Mr. Graves motioned to appoint Ms. Jacqueline Mercado as chairperson, seconded by Mr. Gonzalez. Approved 9-0. 

    • A replacement vote was held for Vice Chairperson. Ms. Cierra Scott-Martinez self-nominated. Mr. Graves motioned to appoint Ms. Cierra Scott-Martinez as vice chairperson, seconded by Ms. Brenna Saltman. Approved 9-0.

    • A replacement vote was held for Secretary. Mr. Weber self-nominated. Mr. Graves motioned to appoint Mr. Weber as secretary, seconded by Ms. Scott-Martinez. Approved 9-0.

    • A replacement vote was held for parliamentarian. Mr. Gary Graves self-nominted and Ms. Brenna Saltman self-nominated. Mr. Graves withdrew his self-nomination. Mr. Weber motioned to appoint Ms. Brenna Saltman as parliamentarian, seconded by Mr. graves. Approved 9-0

  • Review of current site plan and baseline MAP NWEA data - Mr. Weber shared the current site plan as well as the fall grade level reports for MAP NWEA.

  • Discussion on COVID Protocols - Mr. Weber shared the K-12 Plan for Safe Reopening with the council and asked if there were any questions. Mr. Graves asked if volunteers would be allowed back on campus. Mr. Weber shared that as soon as the district system for collecting vaccination records or negative tests was up and running that volunteers would be allowed back on campus. 

  • Discussion of meeting dates and times - A discussion was held about the best dates and times for future meetings. The council agreed to meet the 2nd to last Thursday of each month at 2:15pm. 

• Next meeting will be held November 18th at 2:15pm via Zoom.

• The meeting was adjourned at 2:45pm. 

Hillview Middle School

School Site Council

Minutes from the 2.17.2022 meeting held virtually on Zoom. 

SSC Members in attendance: Jonathan Weber - Principal, Antonio Gonzalez - teacher, Cierra Scott-Martinez - student, Brenna Saltman - student, Jacqueline Mercado - student, Richard Cohn - parent, Justin Webb - teacher, Grethen Eslinger - teacher, Ashley Litel - teacher, 

Guests present: Donnelle McMillan - school counselor, Angelica Espinoza - school psychologist

Agenda

• Call to order at 2:21pm  by Ms. Cierra Scott-Martinez

• Review of Meeting Minutes from 11.18.2021

  • Motioned to approve the minutes from the 10.7.2021 meeting made by Ms. Cierra Scott-Martinez, seconded by Mr. Richard Cohn. Motion carried 10-0-0.

• Open Public Discussion - None

• Input from ELAC

  • First ELAC committee meeting was held in December.

  • ELPAC Testing is currently taking place.

• Unfinished Business and Reports - None

• New Business - 

  • SPARC Update from the School Counselor

    • Ms. McMillan shared the proposed SPARC report for 21-22. A time for questions and input was provided, with no corrections.

  • Safety Plan Review

    • Mr. Weber led the council through the public presentation of the safety plan, highlighting the two components and goals A time for questions or input was provided, with no corrections. 

  • Title I Updates

    • Mr. Weber shared the proposed expenditures for the 21-22 Title I budget and the corresponding goals. These included the conversion of room 107 into a flexible learning space, sending 8 people to AVID summer institute, the planners for 22-23, Physical Education support, Parental engagement support (i.e. projector and screen for the gymnasium), school climate support with the purchase of iPads, Award support for buying the Honor Roll and Principal’s List pins, and the on-going expenditure of tutoring.

  • Parental Involvement Brainstorming

    • Open House will be held on March 16th. Mr. Weber shared the idea of hosting small breakout sessions on PowerSchool or Google Classroom to help the community. Mr. Richard Cohn suggested focusing more on programs for the students such as sessions focused on helping prospective students to know what middle school is like or a showcase of programs.

• Announcements

  • 6th Grade Honors Academy Applications open - March 1st, 2022

  • Open House - March 16th, 2022

  • Track & Field - April 14th

  • Future Meeting Format

    • A brief discussion was had on how future meetings should be held: 1) in person 2) virtual 3) hybrid. The overwhelming response was to host them in a hybrid manner. Next meeting will be held hybrid.

• Next meeting will be held March 17th 2:15pm in a hybrid model.

• The meeting was adjourned at 3:04pm  by Ms. Jacqueline Mercado. 

Hillview Middle School
School Site Council

Minutes from the 3.17.2022 meeting held in a hybrid model on campus and via Zoom. 

SSC Members in attendance: Jonathan Weber - Principal, Antonio Gonzalez - teacher, Cierra Scott-Martinez - student, Brenna Saltman - student, Jacqueline Mercado - student, Justin Webb - teacher, Ashley Litel - teacher, 

Guests present: Angelica Espinoza - school psychologist

Agenda

• Call to order at 2:19pm  by Ms. Jacqueline Mercado
• Review of Meeting Minutes from 2.17.2021
• Open Public Discussion - None
• Input from ELAC
  • Second ELAC Meeting was held, but no parents were in attendance.
• Unfinished Business and Reports - None
• New Business - 
  • Additional Allocations for Title I - Mr. Weber shared the additional allocation review of $146 which was added to Goal 2 Activity 6 for Parental Engagement bringing the total to $876 for parental engagement and the total allocation to $73,193.00 for the 2021-2022 school year.
• Announcements
  • 6th Grade Honors Academy Applications deadline April 15th, 2022 @ 3:30
  • Report cards and family reports being sent home with students Friday, March 18th
  • March 18th is a minimum day with dismissal at 12:36
  • Spring Break Begins March 21st and school resumes April 4th. 
  • Spring Intercession Credit Retrieval - March 21st - March 25th
• Next meeting will be held April 21st  2:15pm in a hybrid model.
• The meeting was adjourned at 2:23pm  by Ms. Jacqueline Mercado. 
   

10.20.2022 Minutes

1.19.2023 Minutes

Hillview Middle School

School Site Council

Minutes from the 2.16.2023 meeting held in a hybrid model on campus and via Zoom. 

SSC Members in attendance: Jonathan Weber - Principal, Jessica Sherlock - chairperson, Brooke Martin - student, Ashley Litel - teacher, Antonio Gonzalez - teacher, Gretchen Eslinger - teacher, Justin Webb - teacher

Guests present: Jill Stanford - Vice Principal, Donnelle McMillan - school counselor, Anabel Soto - school counselor, Kaylee Lewis - school psychologist

Agenda

• Call to order at 2:35pm by Mrs. Jessica Sherlock

• Review of Meeting Minutes from 10.20.2022 

• Motion to approve: First by Antonio Gonzalez, seconded by Gretchen Eslinger

  • Ayes: 6    No: 0    Abstain: 0

• Review of Meeting Minutes from 1.19.2023

  • Motion to approve: First by Brooke Martin, seconded by Jonathan Weber

    • Ayes: 6    No: 0    Abstain: 0

• Open Public Discussion - None

• Input from ELAC - None (due to no attendees at most recent ELAC Meeting)

• Unfinished Business and Reports

  • Approval of Bylaws - motioned to approve first by Jonathan Weber, seconded by Antonio Gonzalez

    • Ayes: 6    No: 0    Abstain: 0

  • Appointment of Vice Chairperson: Due to a tie vote, the both Brooke Martin and Aajah Booker agreed to be Co-Vice Chairperson. Appointed by Mrs. Jessica Sherlock.

  • Winter MAP NWEA Data Review - Data was shared with the council as to the Winter performance on MAP NWEA

  • WASC Accreditation - Hillview’s Midcycle review for WASC will take place on March 1st. The document as well as the action plan was shared with the council. Both Ms. Martin and Ms. Booker volunteered to be a part of focus groups during the visit.  Mrs. Jessica Sherlock volunteered to be a part of the parent focus group. The mid-cycle review document was shared with the council.

  • Update on current spending: Mr. Weber shared that all of the TItle I budget for the year is accounted for. A bulk of the money was spent on conferences, with seven teachers being sent to AVID Summer Institute as well as two separate Solution Tree Trainings being brought to the district to help improve the interventions and responses on campus. Another portion of the budget was spent to help increase parent engagement through the purchase of a ViewSonic portable stand and board. This board will help increase the capabilities of parent trainings, ELAC meetings, and other parent events. To help address the science scores of the school, CAST Training materials were purchased to better prepare students for the upcoming CAST administration. 

  • End-of-Year Activities: With the increasing prices of Magic Mountain and limited transportation, a brainstorming session was held on alternate ideas for 8th-grade promotion. Some ideas included Dry Town and Jonathan’s Incredible Pizza.

  • New Business - 

    • Safety Plan Presentation: Mrs. Jill Stanford presented key highlights and data from HV’s safety plan. These included areas of focus of Bathroom supervision, dismissal safety, and feelings of safety on campus. The presentations along with a brief survey are posted on the school website for review and input.

• Announcements:

  • Parent University Night is being held tonight at 5pm with the topic of testing anxiety and test-taking tips.

  • The California Healthy Kids Survey has been sent out to all community members and all are encouraged to answer and help improve our school.

  • Our Mid-cycle WASC visit is scheduled for March 1st and it will be a virtual visit.

  • 6th Grade Informational Meeting and Open House will be held on March 8th. The 6th-grade informational meeting will be from 5:00-5:30 pm in the cafeteria with the Open House being held from 5:15-7:00pm in the gymnasium. All are welcome to attend.

  • Soccer season has started with games on Wednesdays and Thursdays starting at 3 pm at the Lancaster Soccer Complex.

• Next meeting will be held on March 16th, 2023

• The meeting was adjourned at 3:20 pm by Mrs. Jessica Sherlock