Mount Logan Middle School

Mt. Logan Middle Schools
Community Council Agenda
January 12, 2026
3:45-4:45

Agenda

• School Mission: It is the mission of the Mount Logan Middle school to ensure all students leave our school ready to create a positive future for themselves and their community.
• Budget Update
  • Update: got the amendment for the data drive days for the teachers 
  • Spencer Holmgren will send an email to teachers for dates when they can start. 
  • There will be an increase for next year. About a 20% increase. We do not have the numbers but we should start thinking for next year. 
  • Carry over about $4,000-5,000
• Review December Minutes for Approval
  • Motion: Debbie Brough or Laurie Lorimer
  • Second:  Paul Flores or Amy Kleiner
  • All in favor: Yes, Approved
• Attendance data updates and interventions at Mount Logan Middle School
  • Last years Data 2024-2025
    • 57% of students have missed less than 10% of the school year
    • 16% of students have missed more than 10% of the school year
    • 27% of students have missed more than 15% of the school year. 
  • 2025-2026
    • 64% have missed less than 10%
    • 15% of missed more than 10%
    • 21% have missed more than 15%
  • When looking at them side by side there
    • 7% of improvement of students have missed less than 10% of the school year
    • 1% decrease of students have missed more than 10% of the school year
    • A 6% decrease of students have missed more than 15% of the school year. 
  • The goal is to get more of an improvement. 7% or better 
  • Weekly attendance meeting:
    • Principal-All meeting
    • Attendance secretary-All meeting
    • Social workers-All meeting
    • Vice principals and School counselors go to their grade level meetings. 
  • Interventions for attendance:
    • Tradies 
      • Student who accrue 3 tardies per week without a penalty
      • More gets your tardy restitution, happen tuesdays
        • Teachers are with the students and they complete lessons on how not to be tardy. They get a citizenship grade for their behavior in that. 
        • There are many repeats. 
      • Students are able to complete 3 tardy restitutions per year. 
      • If lessons are ineffective:
        • They meet with the school counselor
        • If the meeting is ineffective: they meet with the vice-principal and their parents. 
        • If this is still ineffective, parents, principal, attendance secretary, and mediator from JJYS come up with a plan. An 8 lesson course is normally given and adapted. This is all voluntary- for the student and parent. 
    • Absence:
      • Parents receive an automated phone call anytime an unexcused absence is recorded. 
      • Parent receive letters at 3-5 days of unexcused absences
      • Parents receive a certified letter at 8 days of unexcused
      • Parents receive a home visit from the counselor and vice principal 
      • Attendance plan with counselor
      • Attendance plan with vice principal
      • JJYS, principal, parents, mediation
    • Accommodations:
      • Work with social workers to talk about all things motivation, anxiety, relationships, work completion, communication, etc.
      • Tools to help: Watches, alarm clocks
      • JJYS adapt courses and work with JJYS support services to help at home. 
      • Personal incentives check in check outs, early or late classroom transitions, wellness room passes. 
    • Attendance Incentives- ALL MLMS
      • Mountaineer points and prizes- can earn 42 points per day
        • Daily Points overview:
          • Citizenship (21 points)
          • Attendance (7 points)
            • Absent (excused) you will get the points.
            • Absent (unexcused/ truant) - 3
          • Punctuality (7 points)
            • On time +1
            • Tardy -1
            • 0 per class of unexcused 
          • Behavior- No ISS or Office Referrals (7 points)
          • Points add up daily and can be used for rewards and activities. 
        • Ultimately there are lots of rewards that MLMS gives out to get students to come to school and enjoy their time at school. 

• Utah Law
  • Utah Code Title 53G Chapter 6, Part 2 deals with Compulsory Education, outlining requirements for parents to ensure school-age children attend public or private school, procedures for handling truancy and educational neglect (like notices of violation, parental meetings), and definitions of valid absences, with key sections covering parental duties, approved absences, and educational neglect. It establishes a system where schools address chronic absenteeism by notifying parents, potentially leading to further action if non-compliance continues, while also defining what constitutes valid reasons for a child's absence
  • Attendance supports: For students in grades 7 and above the statute instead provides for truancy notices and interventions sets under 53G-6-203 rather than compulsory education violations. Local districts issue truancy notices and follow district procedures to address attendance issues (meetings, interventions, support plans, truancy, specialists, etc.) 

• Overview of the School Improvement Plan process
  • We need to start coming up with a plan
  • We did not have time to go over it but we will have this at the next meeting. 
• Public Input
  • The rewards and activities seem to make MLMS feel fun. 
  • Is the refuge population possibly not understanding the importance of school a reason? Spencer Holmgren it is hard to say but it is not the sole reason. There are also different thoughts and feelings here at MLMS. We don't want to be a bad guy but we do need to have standards. 
  • 75% of students in Utah are reading well below grade level. Spencer Holmgren will be discussing the literacy block at MLMS at the next board meeting. 
  • Parents would like to see a homeroom time experience here at MLMS to help students feel more seen and comfortable and have a connection with an adult at MLMS. Spencer will think more about this and talk to others to learn more.  
  • Is Citizenship subjective between classes? Yes it is based on the teachers expectations and how they run their class which is not the same across the board. 
• Next Steps
  • We will go over SIP- Spencer Holmgren will send out before the meeting. 

Next Meeting: February 9, 2026