Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Minutes from 9/16/25 Meeting

HiCap Parents Council Meeting Agenda

September 16, 2025

District office + Zoom


Attendees:

In-person: Mairead, Ashley, Jen, Amity, Angie, Laisha

Online: Hong, Elizabeth, Elisa


Action Items:

  • Ashley to break down the survey results and share it

  • Maireed and Ashley to put together a screening and assessment guide to post. Amity good with it but just wants to check it for accuracy.

  • All reps- please send a headshot/pic to Ashley if you haven’t already

  • Laisha to ask her NCHS high school student about what advanced math class option was given for the seniors

  • Ashley to reach out to Skander about wanting to continue to do the VP role

  • All reps - put an intro into the FB group

  • Allen - send email of how to use Kit to Mairead and Jenn




Discussion Topic: 




Amity’s Updates

  • Proctor information

    • Moving platform from Pearson to MHS.

    • 6 returning proctors

    • Always can use more proctors 

  • Bond and levy campaign

    • New bond and levy campaign being prepped for February

    • Board is still deciding what to ask for

  • Grades 2 and 3 Math Expressions workbook

    • Scope and sequence workbooks for specific hicap math 2nd and 3rd graders in walk-to-math

    • 2nd/3rd grade math workbooks for hicap 2nd graders

    • 4th/5th grade math workbooks for hicap 3rd graders

    • Some schools have a very small hicap 2nd graders and will walk-to-math for 3rd grade class for math

  • Resource Page

    • External resource page for HiCap parents

    • What would parents want to see

    • Example ideas

      • Informational websites

      • Scope and sequence (syllabus) for all grades




Council Business

  • Overview of spring survey

    • 65% of respondents were for grades 1-5

    • 73% had dual qualified

    • 16% single qualified

    • Parents pretty satisfied for math instruction

    • Parents disappointed in ELA instruction overall

    • What other cuts or questions should we look at?

    • Unclear to parents what ELA services they should be getting

    • Helpful to have a parents guide to screening and assessment (info is on district website but parents aren’t always finding it or reading it)

    • Parents didn’t know the testing dates for screening and guidance

      • Too many logistics for district to know what the exact testing date is (coordination with school, etc)

      • Parents should ask their teacher about when testing occurs as it gets closer

      • Usually scheduling requests from schools begin after October 10th (referral timeline)

  • Efforts to get the word out about the Council’s email list?

  • Skyview update - AAP vs integration

    •  Integrated science and social studies classes for 6th and 7th

  • NCHS update - students who wanted a 3yrs advanced math option other than AP stat for their senior year

    • Unclear what the resolution was (district thought they would share a math class with Woodinville)

  • HiCap students in splits - is there districtwide guidance?

    • Ask that hicap students be the younger student for the split

  • Treasurer's report - Jen

    • Jen will need to prepare a yearly budget for us. Most expenses are fixed. Do we want to budget some money for events?

  • Discuss board positions

  • 2025-2026 goals - Remember our mission statement: to advocate, to educate (about hicap students, their needs, programs available), to build a strong community of families that represents our diverse population, to collaborate between school + community, to provide resources. 

  • Reps please do an intro in our FB group

  • Monthly newsletter including our council reading, timely updates (testing FAQs, deciding classes, deciding whether to take the hicap spot)

  • Become more visible district-wide - maybe organize a group to attend Dr. Irish’s What Matters Most event on 9/18?

  • Building community - In the past the Council has hosted social events like game nights. 

  • FAQs document on screening and assessment?