Welcome to the 2025-2026 school year!

The School Community Council makes informed decisions about our children's future. We encourage you to join and attend our meetings. Welcome flyers and SCC Candidate forms are listed on the right side of the webpage. We will meet either virtually or in-person depending on current health regulations in our city.

¡Bienvenidos al año escolar 2025-2026!
El Consejo Comunitario Escolar toma decisiones informadas sobre el futuro de nuestros hijos. Le animamos a unirse y asistir a nuestras reuniones. Los folletos de bienvenida y los formularios de candidatos de SCC se encuentran en el lado derecho de la página web. Nos reuniremos ya sea de manera virtual o presencial dependiendo de la normativa sanitaria vigente en nuestra ciudad.

 

2025-2026

RULES OF ORDER & PROCEDURE

Salt Lake City School District

 

Ratified and approved on October 3, 20

To promote ethical behavior and civil discourse each council member shall:

● Attend council meetings on time and prepared

● Make decisions with the needs of students as the main objective

● Listen to and value diverse opinions

● Be sure the opinions of those the council represents are included in discussions

● Expect accountability and be prepared to be accountable

● Act with integrity

 

Rules of Procedure:

Council members will receive training to understand the responsibilities of the council. Council members receive training before preparing and taking action on School LAND Trust Plans and reports.

 

All meetings are open to the public, and the public is welcome to attend.

The agenda of each upcoming meeting, with draft minutes of the prior meeting, will be made available to all council members at least one week in advance and will be posted on the school website. The agenda will include the date, time, and location of the meeting, and any proposed action items.

Written minutes will be kept of all meetings, prepared in draft format for approval at the next scheduled meeting. Approved minutes will be retained for three years.

 

Public Notice

2025-2026

Parkview SCHOOL COMMUNITY COUNCIL ELECTIONS

August 29, 2025

8:00 am –5:00 pm

Cast vote in the Front Office

 

What is a School Community Council? The School Community Council (SCC) is a group of elected parent/guardian and employee representatives who work together with the principal to increase student achievement and address school safety. By law, the SCC is responsible to review school data and develop plans for school improvement. The SCC is an advisory group that helps with the development of the school’s Land Trust Plan, School Improvement Plan, School Safety Plan, Digital Citizenship Plan, and Positive Behavior Plan. For more information about the SCC, go to the school land trust page.  

How do I join the SCC? Parents elect parent representatives and employees elect employee representatives for a two-year term.  To be eligible, a parent must have a student enrolled in the school for at least one of the years. A parent representative may work for the district, but not this school. The SCC must have two parent representatives more than employee representatives.  Elections are held in the fall.  We have 1 one parent opening for 2025-26 school year. Nominations will be open until August 27, 2025, at 3:30 PM. The election will take place on August 29 from 8:00 am – 5:00 pm. Votes can be cast in the front office. 

We invite you to become involved in your school’s Community Council by declaring your candidacy.  Please return this form by Wednesday, August 27th at 3:30 PM to Principal Kalina Potts kalina.potts@slcschools.org. Forms available on the school’s website and at the front office (hard copy). 

 

 

Parkview School Community Council Membership

Parkview Elementary 2025-2026

 

Principal: Kalina Potts (voting member)	Kalina.Potts@slcschools.org	Jacqueline Argueta: (School Employee)	jacqueline.argueta@slcschools.org
Chair: Norma Gonzales –Lira (voting member)	Norma.Gonzalez-Lira@slcschools.org	Vice- Chair: Janina Wright (voting member)	Janina.Wright@slcschools.org
Blanca Rodriguez (voting member)	br8883166@gmail.com	Yaleimys Chirino (voting member)	yaleimys@gmail.com

 

Meeting Schedule for the Year

2025-2026

 

September 5	September 19	October 31	December 19	January 30
February 27	March 27	April 24

 

The council consists of the principal, an ex officio voting member, 1 school employee,  and 4 parent members (half elected in even years and half elected in odd years).

When a full council is not seated in the election or a seat is vacated, the parent members of the council shall appoint members to fill unfilled parent positions and school employee members shall appoint school employee members.

The council shall elect a chair from the parent members and a vice-chair from the parent or school employee members at the first meeting of the year after the council is seated each year.  A principal cannot hold office.

The chair conducts the meetings, makes assignments, and requests reports on assignments.  In the absence of the chair, the vice-chair shall conduct meetings.  The chair may delegate responsibilities to other council members.

The council must have a quorum to vote. A quorum is a majority of council members. If a parent member is absent from two consecutive meetings, the chair will notify the member that if the member does not attend the next meeting, the council will consider the seat vacant and the remaining parent members will appoint a parent to fill the unexpired term. 

Meetings shall be conducted and action taken according to very simplified rules of parliamentary procedure as required in 53G-7-1203.  Council actions will be taken by motions and voting with votes and motions recorded in the minutes.

 

Simple Motions of Parliamentary Procedure

 

Motion	Does it require a 2nd?	Is it debatable?	Can it be amended?	Is a vote required?
Adjourn	yes	no	no	majority
Amend a motion	yes	yes	yes	majority
Close nominations	yes	no	yes	2/3
Main motion	yes	yes	yes	majority
Point of Order	no	no	no	ruled on by chair
Previous Question	yes	no	no	2/3
Reconsider	yes	yes	no	majority
Withdrawal of motion	no	no	no	majority

 

 

A motion is an action to be taken by the council and is stated as a motion.  Someone else on the council “seconds” the motion indicating at least one other person on the council feels the motion is worthy of discussion.  Then the council members may provide input and discussion as called upon by the chair.  When the discussion seems complete the chair may call for a vote on the motion.  Or when a member of the council “calls the previous question” (a motion to end discussion of the first motion), a second is required.  Without discussion, the chair calls for a vote that must pass by 2/3.  If the vote on the previous question fails, the council goes back to discussing the first motion.  If the motion to call the previous question passes, the chair directly calls for a vote on the first motion.  A vote to call the previous question is usually used to move business along.

• A tie vote is a lost vote.
• Most motions are main motions.  A main motion may be amended.
• A point of order is offered when there is some question if the procedure has been followed correctly.
• To stop debate or discussion on a motion and force the vote a member would say, “I move the previous question.”  This requires a second and a 2/3 vote.
• Hasty action may be corrected by use of the motion to reconsider. This motion may be made only
  by one who voted on the prevailing side.
• A person who made the motion may withdraw the same motion.