Educational Excellence
School Advisory Council

6441 Howard D. McMillan Middle School

Verified EESAC Meeting Minutes for:    03/23/2010  08:00 AM

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Recording Secretary:    Karen Adamson

Location of meeting:    H.D. McMillan Middle School Media Center

Was a quorum established?    Yes

Was the meeting advertised?    Yes,  03/16/2010

Attendance:

Members Present:

Porzio, Amy (Teacher & EESAC Chairperson)
Thomas, Hilca (Principal)
Echeverri, Alvaro (Teacher)
Greene, Arnold (Teacher)
Knoepfler, Luis (Educational Support Employee)
Ghani , Carmen (Educational Support Employee)
Kirk, Roey (Parent)
Thompson, Mariana (UTD Steward)
Calejo, David (Student)
Norona, Giulianna (Student)
Razzi, Roz (Business Partner)
Elyasin, Mazen (Teacher)
Alvarez, Caridad (Parent)



Members Absent (Excused):

Sanchez, Analia (Teacher)
Benitez, Pedro (Parent)
Ozzie Delgado (Business Partner)
Adamson, Karen (Teacher)
Burton, Ethel (Teacher and EESAC vice chair)
Youst, Mike (Teacher)
Caballero, Maria (Parent)
Alvarez, Adriana (Educational Support Employee)
Singh, Cheryl (Business/Community Member)
Loynaz, Claudia (Parent)
Marcos, Amy (Parent)
Martinez, Darling (Parent)
Salini, Rossana (Parent)

Members Absent (Unexcused):

No one had an unexcused absence.

Others Present:

McKay, Tonya (Assistant Principal)
Ponce, Kitiana (Student)

Topics Covered:

The meeting began at 8:00 a.m.

Ms. Porzio welcomed everyone to the March 23, 2010 meeting. The agenda and appropriate copies were handed to all present.

The meeting began with a review of the minutes from the February meeting. Minor corrections were noted and will be edited on the District EESAC page, followed by a verification of those minutes. Ms. Porzio moved to accept the minutes with minor corrections. Ms. Alvarez seconded the motion.

The next item was the analysis and dialogue of the Alternative Supplement Model Waiver. The Technology Data Analysis Support Assistant’s responsibilities and required activities were reviewed. This supplement position has been held by Ms. Maria Lourdes Pino since the inception of this supplemental position. Ms. Pino’s continuing outstanding contributions to this position were explained. This position must be voted on annually by EESAC. After review, a vote was taken of the members that this alternative supplemental Model Waiver be continued for the 2010-2011 school year. The results are 11 members yes, 0 no. The position will be continued for the next school year.

The next item on the agenda was the School Improvement Plan’s progress and discussed by Ms. McKay (Assistant Principal). The end of the year analysis of the SIP was discussed. Ms. McKay will be reviewing the current SIP with the faculty at an upcoming faculty meeting. The faculty will be asked to examine this document for the positives and negatives in order to potentially modify next year’s goals. The FCAT results (although not currently available) will be a key factor in this assessment. Additionally some subjects text books will be updated by the district and computer programs will be evaluated for effectiveness within our student populations. Within Social Studies, the scope and sequence will be appraised as it relates to Math, Reading and Science FCAT support.

Regarding the Bylaws and the proposed modifications, the committee conferred on each of the proposals reviewed in the February meeting. Mr. Echeverri asked for clarifications regarding key points and those areas were reviewed and clarified in detail. The specific voted item and the results of those votes may be found below:

Current language vote 2:
II. Council Members
A. Composition
The Council will consist of five (5) teachers plus at least one (1) and up to four (4) corresponding alternates, eight (8) parents plus at least one (1) and up to four (4) alternates, two (2) educational support employees plus one (1) alternate, one (1) student plus one (1) alternate, one (1)business/community representative, the UTD designated steward, and the principal. With the exception of the business/community representative and the UTD designated steward, all other Council members will be elected by their respective constituent groups by popular vote. Council members will be representative of the ethnic, racial, linguistic, and economic community served. By voting from each of the above mentioned constituent groups, the next in line for a Council seat will be designated as an alternate Council member.
Proposal – Composition should reflect current state statute.
Results of this vote were 11 yes and 0 no. The bylaw language will be modified.

Current language vote 3
E. Terms
1. All teachers shall serve for a term length of one (1) year. They will be inducted at the next regular meeting following the election.
Proposal – All teachers shall serve for a term length of two (2) years. They will be inducted at the next regular meeting following the elections.
Results of this vote were 10 yes and 1 no. The bylaw language will be modified.

Current language vote 4
2. All educational support employees shall serve a term length of one (1) year. They will be inducted at the next regular meeting following the election.
Proposal - 2. All educational support employees shall serve a term length of two (2) years. They will be inducted at the next regular meeting following the election.
Results of this vote were 9 yes and 2 no. The bylaw language will be modified.

Current language vote 5
E. Student Elections
1. Student Council elections will be held during May and serve to determine the student representative and alternate on EESAC. The Student Council President will be the voting member of EESAC. The Student Council Vice-President will be the alternate. In the event the Student Council President is not in attendance for a meeting, the Vice-President will assume voting responsibilities.
4. The student government at Howard D. McMillan Middle School will provide the student representative by the Student Council's president and vice-president serving on the EESAC.

Proposal - E. Student Elections
1. Student Council elections will be held during the school year and serve to determine the student representative and alternate on EESAC. The Student Council President will be the voting member of EESAC. The Student Council Officer will be the alternate. In the event the Student Council President is not in attendance for a meeting, the Officer will assume voting responsibilities.
4. The student government at Howard D. McMillan Middle School will provide the student representative by the Student Council's president and officer serving on the EESAC.
Results of this vote were 11 yes, 0 no. The bylaw language will be modified.

Current language vote 6
IV. Meetings
All meetings will be held at a time that is convenient to parents, students, teachers and business/community representatives.
A. Regular Council Meetings
1. Regular council meetings shall be scheduled for the second Tuesday of each month between 8 and 9 a.m. in the Howard D. McMillan Middle School Media Center. This could be modified upon the consensus of the council.
Proposal- IV. Meetings
All meetings will be held at a time that is convenient to parents, students, teachers and business/community representatives.
A. Regular Council Meetings
1. Regular council meetings shall be scheduled monthly in the Howard D. McMillan Middle School Media Center. This could be modified upon the consensus of the council.
Results of this vote were 11 yes, 0 no. The bylaw language will be modified.

The last vote of this meeting was regarding a request of funds by the Media Center and Mr. Rodriguez-Hazan (Media Specialist). Mr. Rodriguez-Hazan’s proposal included $2,000 for new book purchases (including the A.R. quizzes) for the media center and $638.75 to maintain contracts with the Follett Software Company (USB Scanners) $320.00 and the Public Performance Site License for one year.- $318.75. Ms. Ghani stated that the account currently has funds of $2014.00. Ms. Ghani then proposed to modify Mr. Rodriguez-Hazan’s proposal to only include the amount for renewal of licenses as previously mentioned (total amount $638.75. Mr. Greene seconded that motion and it went to a vote.
Results of this vote were 11 yes and 0 no to renew the maintenance plan for Follett Software Company and the Public Performance Site License.

Ms. Thomas moved to close the meeting. Ms. Kirk seconded the motion. The meeting was adjourned at 8:55 a.m.