Winter Sports School

Scheduled Board of Trustees Meetings

August 12, 2020
October 14, 2020
December 9, 2020
February 10, 2020
April 7, 2021
June 9, 2021

Most Recent Approved Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes

October 27, 2020 – Special Meeting
October 14, 2020
August 12, 2020
June 10, 2020
June 10, 2020 – Annual Meeting
April 1, 2020
February 12, 2020
December 11, 2019
October 9, 2019
August 14, 2019
June 12, 2019

Winter Sports School 2020 School Reopening Plan | Approved June 30. 2020

Policies, Notices, & Documents

WSS 2021 School Calendar
Winter Sports School Acceptance & Reciprocity of Credit Policy
Winter Sports School Admissions Policy
Winter Sports School Charter Agreement
Winter Sports School Data Governance Plan
USBE School Fees Poster 7-12
Winter Sports School Fees  & Fee Waiver Policy
Winter Sports School Fee Schedule 2021 | Board Approved
USBE School Fee Waiver Application Form  | WSS Fee Waiver Administrator: Head of School, Tess Miner-Farra
2020 WSS Family Handbook | All School Policies
Including:

  • Academic Honor Code
  • Anti-Bullying Policy
  • Behavior Honor Code & Discipline Policy
  • Gang Prevention & Intervention Policy
  • Parent Notification Policy
  • School Fees & Fee Waiver Policy
  • Suspension & Expulsion Policy

Winter Sports School Fiscal Policy
Winter Sports School Grievance Policy
Winter Sports School Grievance Form
Winter Sports School LEA Specific License Policy 
Winter Sports School Special Education Policy and Procedure
Winter Sports School 2019 AHERA Notification Letter
Winter Sports School 2020-2021 School Land Trust Plan

  • Final Report on WSS 2019-2020 School Land Trust Plan
  • WSS Charter Trust Land Council Rules of Order & Procedure
  • Schedule for 2020-2021 School Land Trust Community Council Meeting:  March 26, 2021
  • Current Membership of WSS Charter Trust Land Council:

      • Nick Penze, (Parent): nick.penze@zerelli.com
      • Elissa Aten (Parent): elissa.pcreads@gmail.com
      • Rhondi Peters (Parent): snowgabi1999@yahoo.com
      • Sarah Price Probert, Chair (Parent):  sarah.p.probert@gmail.com
      • Tess Miner-Farra (Head of School): tminerfarra@wintersportsschool.org
      • Megan Altman (Staff): maltman@wintersportsschool.org

Winter Sports School 2020-2021 TSSA (Teacher & Student Success Act) Plan
WSS Annual Notification of Rights Under FERPA
WSS Data Collection Notice

WSS Human Sexuality Curriculum Appeal Process

Any parent or guardian whose student is enrolled in Health at the Winter Sports School District may request an appeal of curriculum used in the state-mandated Human Sexuality program.

  • Fill out the Health Curriculum Appeal Form and return it to the Head of School.
  • Upon receipt of the formal written request form for the appeal of the curriculum for Human Sexuality, the Head of School shall convene a committee to review the request for resolution. The committee will consist of the following:
    • At least one parent from the existing Health Curriculum Materials Review Committee.
    • WSS Health Teacher
    • WSS Head of School
    • WSS School Counselor
  • The stakeholder submitting the appeal for the curriculum, and all teachers, parents and staff members who have served on the committee shall receive written notice of the decision within 15 days after convening.
  • If a satisfactory agreement can not be reached after consideration by the school’s committee, the Head of School shall forward the information to the Winter Sports School Board of Trustees for a final decision.

LEA Educator Licensing Notice

Under Utah State Board Rule 277-301.8 this serves as notice that Winter Sports School has in its employ individual(s) who hold LEA-specific educator licenses, license areas, or endorsements.

The following designations or levels apply to educator licenses, license areas (i.e.-elementary, secondary, special education), and content endorsements (i.e.-mathematics, music, Spanish, social studies).

  • Professional: The educator has completed an educator preparation program that includes content and pedagogical knowledge. This program may have been completed at a university or in an alternate pathway that was supported by school districts/charters and the Utah State Board of Education.
  • Associate: The educator is currently completing an educator preparation program, but has not yet completed all requirements for a Professional Educator License, license area, or endorsement. The educator is enrolled in a university-based or Local Education Agency (LEA)-based program. When the educator completes the program, they will have a professional level.
  • LEA-Specific: The educator has not completed an educator preparation and is not currently enrolled in one.

The following is a link to the Utah Educator Look-up Tool provided in accordance to R277-515.7:
https://cactus.schools.utah.gov/PersonSearch and data on % by FTE and Qualifications of Utah educators.

Additional Program Information

Carson Smith Scholarship

In accordance with Utah Code Section 53A-1a-704(10), parents of students with an IEP who are enrolled in public schools are hereby notified of the availability of a scholarship to attend a private school through the Carson Smith Scholarship Program. This information can be found at the following address of the Internet website maintained by the USBE: http://www.schools.utah.gov/sars/Scholarships.aspx.

Child Find

Winter Sports School is committed to ensuring that all children with disabilities who are in need of special education and related services are identified and evaluated for eligibility for those services. If you suspect your child has a disability that may require special education or related services, please contact the Director of Student Support Programs at 435-649-8760.

Metadata Dictionary

As required by  USBE Board Rule R277-487, which references federal privacy law and two recent Utah statutes: The Student Data Protection Act (2015) and the Student Privacy Act (2017), we have created a metadata dictionary, describing all disclosure of student personally identifiable information by our school,  available at the following address of the Date Gateway website maintained by the USBE: https://datagateway.schools.utah.gov/DataDictionary/Home 

Utah Statewide Online Education Program 

For information regarding Utah’s Statewide Online Education Program,
please visit: http://www.schools.utah.gov/edonline/Students-Parents.aspx.

Utah School Report Card | Winter Sports School

As required, we will post a link here to each year’s updated School Report Card issued according to USBE’s Accountability procedures. For 2020, because of the timing of our statewide testing at WSS compared to the rest of the state, and the change from SAGE testing, to ACT Aspire, to Utah Aspire Plus for 9-10th grade accountability measures, the USBE Accountability team does not have sufficient data to issue us ratings on growth and achievement this year.