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Duties:

The duties of the Gunnison Valley Elementary Community Council are to advise and make recommendations to the school, school district administrators, and the South Sanpete School Board regarding our school and our programs, and other issues relating to the environment of the school. Community Council members prepare a plan and decide how these funds are spent.  Within this framework, the Community Council specifically deals with the following responsibilities:

  1.    A school improvement plan;                                
  2.    A reading achievement plan;
  3.    The School Land Trust program;
  4.    Review and discuss a report about internet filtering, technology, reporting policies;

Members:

Council Membership

The Community Council at Gunnison Elementary consists of:

  • 4 parent members
  • 2 licensed school employees
  • The school principal

Parent members must have a child enrolled at Gunnison Elementary during their term of service. Licensed employee members must currently work for South Sanpete School District and be assigned to Gunnison Valley Elementary.

Parent members of the Community Council are elected by a majority vote of the parents that have children enrolled in Gunnison Valley Elementary School.  A majority vote will be defined as being named on over half of the ballots that are cast.  If two nominees do not receive a majority of the votes, a runoff election will be held.  The four parents with the highest vote total will be included in the runoff election. The parents receiving the most votes in the runoff election will fill the vacant seat or seats.  

Each member of the council will serve a 2-year term. If a position on the council remains unfilled following the election, the other parents on the committee will appoint a parent who is the parent of a child who will be enrolled in Gunnison Valley Elementary School next school year to fill the position.  If a parent resigns from a position on the Community Council, the parents on the council will appoint a parent who is the parent of a child currently enrolled in Gunnison Valley Elementary School to fill the position. That parent will serve for the remainder of time the original member was elected to.  Community Council members may serve a maximum of three successive terms. Teachers are not eligible to fill parent positions on the Community Council. 

Information about elections, terms, nominations, etc. can be found by reading our Rules of Order.

Invitation to Parents

We welcome and encourage parents to be part of our School Community Council. Nominations to the Community Council may be done in writing or by phone 435-528-7880.  Any parent of a child currently enrolled in Gunnison Valley Elementary School may make nominations.  You may nominate yourself or someone else.  Nominees will be contacted before their names are placed on the ballot. Serving on the council is a meaningful way to support your child’s education, share your perspective, and help guide the use of School Land Trust funds that directly benefit our students. Even if you do not serve on the council, parents are always invited to attend meetings.