POLICIES, PROCEDURES, & NOTICES
Policies & Procedures
Winter Sports School Acceptance & Reciprocity of Credit Policy
Winter Sports School Admissions Policy
Winter Sports School ARP-ESSER Grant Plan | Aug 2021
Winter Sports School Charter Agreement
Winter Sports School Fiscal Policy
Winter Sports School Library & Instructional Materials Reconsideration Policy & Form
Winter Sports School School Fees & Fee Waiver Policy
WSS Fee Schedule 2024 – Approved 10.2023
- USBE School Fees Poster 7-12
- USBE School Fee Waiver Application Form | WSS Fee Waiver Administrator: Head of School, Tess Miner-Farra
All School Policies Including:
- Academic Honor Code
- Attendance Policy
- Anti-Bullying Policy
- Behavior Honor Code & Discipline Policy
- Gang Prevention & Intervention Policy
- Gender Inclusion Policy
- Parent Notification Policy
- School Fees & Fee Waiver Policy
- Suspension & Expulsion 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 Manual
USBE Parent Portal | Resources for all Utah Parents
This site within the USBE website is designed to provide various resources to parents in the public education system. Find information about accommodations, assessment and testing, Statewide Online Education Program (SOEP), Student Success Guides, School Fees & Waivers, Career and Technical Education, reporting and resolving concerns, and so much more. Find the Parent Portal here: https://schools.utah.gov/parent/ and contact the USBE’s Parent Liaison and Engagement Specialist, Cassie Hays at cassie.hays@schools.utah.gov
Utah Statewide Online Education Program (SOEP)
For information regarding Utah’s Statewide Online Education Program, please visit: https://schools.utah.gov/edonline
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. Due to the schedule of our assessments in the fall of the year, the USBE Accountability team has not yet figured out how to aggregate our test data with the rest of the state data that is collected the following spring; as such does not have sufficient data to issue us ratings on growth and achievement this year.
WSS Latest 990 Filing
Whistleblower Policy
Utah Administrative Code governing public entities in UT: Utah Code 69-21-3
Required Notices
AHERA Notification Letter
LEA Educator Licensing Notice
Student Data Privacy & FERPA notices
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: READ MORE
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 Team at 435-649-8760.
Fraud Prevention Notice | USBE Fraud Hotline
Fraud Hotline
The Fraud Hotline provides charter school employees and citizens with a way to report suspected fraudulent activity by charter employees, vendors, contractors, etc. Allegations reported over the Fraud Hotline are evaluated and investigated.
Call: 801-538-7813
Email: audit@schools.utah.gov.
Online: Fill out the complaint form HERE.
Winter Sports School Audit Committee
Our audit committee is comprised of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees as follows:
- Tim Gaylord, Chair
tgaylord@wintersportsschool.org - Whalen Louis, Vice Chair
wlouis@wintersportsschool.org - Bud Canaday, Treasurer
bcanaday@wintersportsschool.org - Dylan Rothwell, Secretary
drothwell@wintersportsschool.org
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 the 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
LAND Trust
Winter Sports School | School TRUST Land Reporting Site
The state reporting site for WSS linked above includes all relevant and up to date information about our allocation and use of Land Trust funding including a list of current Trust Land Council members, the current school year plan, and last year’s plan final report, and the amount received by the school from the Land Trust program each year.
Trust Land Council Members:
- Nick Penze, Chair: npenze@wintersportsschool.org
- Rhondi Peters, Parent: snowgabi1999@yahoo.com
- Elissa Aten, Parent: elissa.pcreads@gmail.com
- Molly Campbell, Parent: molly@mollycampbell.com
- Tess Miner-Farra, Head of School: tminerfarra@wintersportsschool.org (non-voting member)
- Megan Altman, Director of Operations: maltman@wintersportsschool.org
WSS Charter Trust Land Council Rules of Order & Procedure
WSS Charter Trust Land Council Election Procedures
WSS Charter Trust Land Council Meeting Minutes – March 2024
Schedule for 2024-2025 WSS Charter Trust Land Council Meeting: February 2025 TBD via Zoom.
** Any current WSS parents interested in serving on the Charter Trust Land Council for an upcoming school year are invited to reach out to WSS Head of School, Tess Miner-Farra to express that interest. Notice of available council member seats will be posted to the WSS Know Zone before October 15 each year.
Winter Sports School 2024-2025 TSSA (Teacher & Student Success Act) Plan