Must Have Items

Each school will create a Code of Conduct in collaboration with the school administration, faculty, and School Community Council.  An anti-bullying program will be an element of each school’s Code of Conduct and shall include the following components: (see JSD policy E404 - Safety and Security)

1. Clearly articulated and defined desired actions and behaviors
2. Clearly defined rules and consequences
3. Clearly defined reporting process
4. Clearly defined education process for students, parents, faculty, and staff

The School Community Council shall participate in the development of a Comprehensive School Improvement Plan (CSIP) designed to improve student achievement. (see JSD policy AA437 - Parent Involvement and School Community Councils)

1. The comprehensive school improvement plan is to include the following:
   a) A review of testing data and other reliable data to determine the needs of students.  (Note:  Access to data that reveal the identity of students is not allowed.)
   b) An identification of the school’s most critical academic needs.
   c) A recommended course of action to meet the identified academic needs.
   d) A specific listing of programs, practices, materials or equipment the school will need in order to implement an action plan that directly impacts the instruction of students and results in measurable, increased student performance.
   e) A statement regarding how academic excellence at the school will be enhanced or improved, including how financial resources available to the school will be used to improve student achievement.  Budget information and other data are to be provided to the School Community Council by the principal.
   f) A reading achievement plan at each elementary school for grades K-3.
   g) The School LAND Trust Plan, an academic subset of the Comprehensive School Improvement Plan.
   h) An identification of expenditures related to the Technology Initiative and provide for education and awareness on safe technology utilization and digital citizenship. (53G-7-1202)
   i) Partner with the school's principal and other administrators to ensure that adequate on and off-campus Internet filtering is installed and consistently configured to prevent viewing of harmful content by students and school personnel, in accordance with Subsection 53B-1-115(3).
   j) A parent involvement plan designed to increase parental involvement for the purpose of improving academic achievement and school performance, with particular attention directed toward identifying and eliminating barriers to greater participation of parents of at-risk students.

Include at the minimum PTA members with contact info and a meeting schedule and location. You may also want to include the many events and services that the PTA is providing to your school.

This page has been created for you. The embedded map will automatically update as changes are made by the principal on the Safe Routes Utah site. However, any changes to the text of the route descriptions will need to be made manually. You can click on the link and find the print version of your school's map, and then copy the text and paste it onto your page to update it. You will need to fix some formatting issues after pasting it to make it look good. If you need help, ask for assistance.

A calendar of school-wide and grade-level events should be on your website for parents to reference. This is most often done by using your public Google calendar. This calendar should be already embedded on your site, if you need assistance with it, please ask.

There are quite a few items that must be on the school website and some have deadlines. Use this sheet to help make sure your school is in compliance. School Community Council Requirements for School Websites

If your school is a Title One school, there are documents that you need to have on your website. You could include those under the Community tab or as a separate Title One top-level navigation tab. (Remember to keep those top-level tabs to 7 or fewer.) See the Title I page for the information to include. Your school may have more items.

Include any enrichment programs that your school uses so parents are aware of them and how to participate in the optional programs. There is a list of commonly used programs on the Programs page. Your school list will be different, modify it as needed.

Including information about inside/outside recess guidelines can be helpful for parents and staff members. Including a current conditions weather widget is also helpful. There is an example and instructions (coming soon) on the Recess Weather Guidelines page. If you need assistance with this, please ask.

A link to the District's Emergency Communications and Snow Closure Guidelines page is a good resource during the winter months.