Educational Excellence
School Advisory Council

0521 Broadmoor Elementary School

Verified EESAC Meeting Minutes for: 12/17/2015 04:30 PM

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Recording Secretary:    Marina A. Prieto

Location of meeting:    Media Center

Was a quorum established?    No

Was the meeting advertised?    Yes, 08/24/2015

Attendance:

Members Present:

Riaz, Omar (Principal)
Welch, JoAnne (Union Steward)
Edwards-Jerry, Kativa (Teacher)
Grisales, Paola (Teacher)
Moore, Crystel (Teacher)
Prieto, Marina (Teacher)
Quintero, Amparo (Teacher)
Johnson, Shandela (Alternate Teacher/Paraprofessional)
Rosario, Wanda (Educational Support Employee)
Hernandez, Carla (Alternate Educational Support)
Castano, Dahiana (Parent)
Davis, Kesha (Parent)
Dietrich, Syreeta (Parent)
Dubon, Kathy (Parent)
Infante, Rhina (Parent)
Linares, Dexsi (Parent)
Soriano, Marta (Alternate Parent)
Garcia, Heidy (Student)
Narcisso, Shania (Alternate Student)
Garcia, Yvonnie (Business/Community Representative)
Martinez, Maribel (Business/Community Representative)

Members Absent (Excused):

No one had an excused absence.

Members Absent (Unexcused):

No one had an unexcused absence.

Others Present:

No one else was present.

Topics Covered:

EESAC Meeting Minutes
12-17-15 4:30 p.m.
Last month’s meeting minutes: Motion to approve last month’s Handouts: meeting minutes, agenda.
SIP Review/Updates
The Action Plan has been completed. We received feedback Reading: Focus on the Writing process, 10 day Writing framework, Math: We are focusing on the standards that the students are having Science: Planning cards are being used to help teachers prepare Early Warning System (EWS): This plan is being tweaked so that we Question (Jerry): Will this apply to tardiness, too?
Answer (Dr. Riaz): Tardiness is not part of the Action Plan. However, SST is meeting on a biweekly basis to address the issue of students Ms. Schevis and Mr. Berezdivin are also providing more personalized The goals and strategies for the School Improvement Plan are being RtI (Response to Intervention):
Ms. Maria Y. Rodriguez, Assistant Principal is working on open cases. School Operations –
Curriculum Issues
No curriculum issues.
Budget Updates:
There is an open Gifted Itinerant position.
There is an open 3rd grade position (effective after December 18, Comment (Jerry): I had spoken to my contact at Florida Memorial, We have budgeted for an extra hourly custodian and have not been The rooms are being prioritized for cleaning/waxing. We can use the Question (C. Moore): What is the amount or budget?
Answer (Dr. Riaz): The vendor has to be on the list.
Comment (Rosario): In the past we have had parents who are in that Answer (Dr. Riaz): We must look at a case by case basis and need to Title I – We received news via telephone that Broadmoor is Parent Academy no longer offers free tutoring. However, they New Business –
On January 19th, there will be a strategic planning session at the ETO Robotics Club: The club is underway. Ms. Affolter and Dr. Fernandez In January, we would like to have students join the Mad Scientist Question (C. Moore): When can we implement an Arts or Chess Club Answer (Dr. Riaz): We need to obtain the information from the Comments/Concerns –
Adjourned 4:55 p.m.
meeting minutes (Quintero). Approved (Dr. Riaz).
and will be focusing on the following:
journals, and differentiated instruction (DI).
trouble mastering. We are focusing on the progression standards that are below or one level above during DI.
lessons based on the standards.
can continue to monitor and motivate students to attend school regularly. The slogan is “5 or Less”.
we would like to conduct a parent led workshop where parents who are successful in getting their child(ren) to school offer advice and tips on the subject.
who miss interventions.
support in order to motivate students.
implemented by teachers.
Some are not “good” cases because the student’s grade point average. There will be meetings in January to triage cases and prioritize.
2015). We have reached out to Miami Dade College and Florida International University, but have not found a candidate. We have interviewed many candidates, but have not found one to fill these positions.
who indicated that there may be teachers available after January.
able to fill that position. The working hours for this position are from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.
monies for the hourly custodial position for landscaping services instead. We have one bid that was incredibly high. We are following up to see if the bid was correct. We need three (3) bids and the vendor must be on the approved vendor list for Miami Dade County Public Schools.
type of business perform the work and it was paid by PTA.
have two (2) more bids before proceeding.
in compliance.
provide many other resources and parents are encouraged to visit and sign up. They do offer homework help.
office. The Action Plan will be reviewed and we will discuss how we will continue to implement the goals and strategies delineated therein. The week after this session, our school is scheduled to attend Datacom with the Superintendent of Schools.
are the teachers who are running the program. The robot parts were just received. We are noticing that attendance in 4th and 5th grade has improved and this may be to the excitement about the club. Students look forward to coming to school.
Club. This will be for 5th graders only because it is an accountability grade for Science.
afterschool?
District. Scheduling is the only issue.