School Members - Becky Dills, Kelani Maughan, Kim Vorwaller
Members Absent
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School Members -
Guests
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School Members - Brent Ludlow, Shawna Blamires
Weber School District - Alan Rhees, Lane Findlay
Meeting held in the council room at OSE from 4:00 - 5:10 PM on Thursday, January 12, 2023. Notes were taken by Marinda Fowler.
Welcome
Minutes
Digital Citizenship
Presentation by Alan Rhees from Weber School District: Safe Technology Utilization and Digital Citizenship Report
Web Filtering: iBoss web filters set up at different levels for differing filtering needs (for example, high school anatomy class search vs. kindergarten users)
Social Media restrictions (YouTube allowed in Safe Search and Restriction Mode, other media sites mostly blocked for students but some are allowed for teachers if they have educational value)
CIPA- monitoring safety (BARK- monitors outgoing messages from students, has already saved lives)
Digital Literacy: Technology usage does not equal digital literacy. It must be taught.
WSD uses Common Sense Digital Literacy Curriculum (parents can also use this resource to find ratings for video games and movies)
Additional Parent Resources: The Art of Screen Time by Anya Kamentz, Digital for Good by Richard Culatta (*highly recommended by Mr. Rhees, focuses on dos not don’ts, learning balance), Be Internet Awesome online game through Google (https://beinternetawesome.withgoogle.com/en_us/families), NetSafe Utah (https://www.netsafeutah.org/) (lists several resources for teachers, parents, and leaders)
Using school logins means they get the same filters and Bark systems at home
Council Responsibilities: School Safety
Kim Vorwaller is the safety specialist at our school. She’s invited Lane Findlay to join us and share expertise about safety measures at school.
Review of different types of drills our school has set up (information available in a handout if requested by parents or council members)
Hold, Secure, Lockdown, Shelter, Evacuate (our evacuation location is the church on 1000 West)
Safety concerns or questions for Lane Findlay (Community Relations Specialist for WSD)
Discussion of layers of protection within the school and precautionary measures
SafeUT partnership gives students a means to report things safely and anonymously if needed
Greatest preventive piece is the school climate and culture
Minutes for November: Motion to approve minutes by Alicia Willoughby, seconded by Monica Cameron. Voting unanimous.
Alicia Willoughby requested to have a link sent to council members once the drafted notes are posted on the school website by Mr. Ludlow.
Need to change the spelling of Sarah Heilig’s name (sorry Sarah!) in previous note minutes
Brief overview of RISE data, looking at most vulnerable students. (shows where we are needing extra support; we need to be aware as we go into making our plan for next year)
Change date of next meeting from February 16 to the 23rd (Mrs. Dills is at a conference on the 16th). Motion by Mrs. Dills to change the date, seconded by Lacey Boggess. Voting unanimous.
