Educational Excellence
School Advisory Council

3100 Mater Academy East Charter & 7037 Mater Academy East Charter PREP.

Verified EESAC Meeting Minutes for:    09/13/2007  03:15 PM

Please contact the school for a formatted hard copy of these minutes.

Recording Secretary:    Marisol Gomez

Location of meeting:    Mater Academy East Charter School (Room 1-1)

Was a quorum established?    Yes

Was the meeting advertised?    Yes,  09/06/2007

Attendance:

Members Present:

Riera, Beatriz (Principal)
Bernal, Giselle (Teacher)
Espinoza, Karla (Teacher)
Fernandez, Teresita (Teacher)
Gomez, Marisol (Teacher)
Grillas, Vasiliki (Teacher)
San Pedro, Janette (Educational Support Employee)
Camos, Pedro (Parent)
Garcia, Alicia (Parent)
Hernandez, Yaimi (Parent)
Lopez, Ivette (Parent)
Perez, Rene (Parent)
Blount, Arielle (Student)
Garcia, Frank A (Business/Community Representative)



Members Absent (Excused):

Antonio Roca
Melissa Valladares
Jenny Aguirre
Paul Gomez
Matias Nieto

Members Absent (Unexcused):

No one had an unexcused absence.

Others Present:

No one else was present.

Topics Covered:

Mater Academy East Charter School
Title I


EESAC Meeting
9/13/07

Meeting Start Time – 3:15 PM

AGENDA

1. Call to Order & Establish Quorum
a. We have parent and staff representatives for the Elementary
School
i. EESAC Committee Members Present: Betty Riera, Marisol Gomez, Teresita Fernandez, Giselle Bernal, Karla Espinoza, Vasiliki Grillas, Janette San Pedro, Pedro Camos, Yaimi Hernandez, Alicia Garcia, Rene Perez, Ivette Lopez, Arielle Blount, Frank Garcia, & Erick Lopez
ii. Not present at the meeting: Antonio Roca, Melissa Valladares, Jenny Aguirre, Paul Gomez, & Matias Nieto

2. Welcome to 1st EESAC Meeting of 2007-2008

3. Update by Principal
a. Informed committee that the School was recognized as the top Charter School in the District
b. Informed committee that the School was recognized as the 2nd highest school overall in the District
c. Recognition Award Funds for being an “A” School for the 2006-2007 school year
i. EESAC voted and agreed that the Recognition Funds will be distributed amongst Staff, Teachers,
Administration as an incentive (see attachments)
d. Early Intervention Program started and is being offered 2 times a week, after January it will be offered 3 times a week
e. Science Fair Projects are being done once every 9 weeks
f. Interim Assessments will be introduced throughout the year for students in 3rd through 5th grade to help determine progress for the FCAT
i. First one will be on November 5, 2007
g. We are accepting some registrations for this school year in certain grade levels

4. Update/Concerns of Parents
a. Parents are concerned with security due to an increase in criminal activity near the school (i.e. vandalism, theft, fights,etc.)
i. Quotes are being attained for the implementation of surveillance cameras at the school
ii. Increased police protection from 1 to 2 school resource officers at the school
b. Informed committee of how pleased they are of the school’s academic achievement

5. Closure
a. Next EESAC meeting will be November 15, 2007 @ 3:15 PM

Meeting End Time – 4:27 PM