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6009 Mater Academy East Middle
Verified EESAC Meeting Minutes for: 03/04/2010 06:30 PM
Please contact the school for a formatted hard copy of these minutes.
Recording Secretary: Susana Perez
Location of meeting: Mater Academy East Middle/High School
Was a quorum established? Yes
Was the meeting advertised? Yes, 02/24/2010
Attendance:
Members Present:
Mater Academy East Middle/High School
EESAC MEETING MINUTES
March 4, 2010
Meeting Time 6:35pm to 7:35pm
Attendance
Alex Tamargo
Jose Baca
Evelin Barriel
Norma Navarrete-Uranga
Susana M. Perez
Jeff Frawley
Irving Greenberg
Lance Lobar
Lydia Figueroa-Vichot
Omar Vichot
Valerie Rodgers
Jackie Barriel
Mr. Roca (will be available via phone as needed)
Call to order at 6:35pm
Review of Minutes (January 10, 2009)
Approval of Minutes
FCAT UPDATE
Tutorials before school for ESOL students (Perez) and after school for Science (Velencoso)
Pull-Out Program - 25th Percentile identified and taken from PE class for extra practice using FCAT released exams (Perez, Ognibene, and Garcia)
GRADUATION
95% of 12th graders will be graduating (district currently at 60%)
10 of 38 graduating students possibly receiving Superintendent Diploma of Distinction
BUDGET
Have not experienced any other cuts in budget; however, we do anticipate cuts for the following school year.
CURRICULUM
School currently offering 121 courses in 24 classes and 2 labs
Our AP Program will expand from 9 courses currently being offered to 12 courses.
All students in AP Courses will be taking the end of the year exam in their respective subjects.
Each teacher teaching an AP course must present a Course Syllabus to College Board for approval.
School takes the cost of ordering an exam for each student enrolled in these AP courses.
Business curriculum will expand from 3 courses to 8 courses.
Mater East is the only charter school in the nation to have an Academy of Finance. We will have official acceptance in April from NAF.
Have been invited to possibly present at the NAF Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
TECHNOLOGY
Received all computers for Media Center
LCD Projectors are being mounted
Computers have been installed in the Reading classes (3 per class)
Currently working on the schools website Mr. Beta
DISTRICT ACCREDITATION
Meeting with State representative went well and accreditation is well on the way.
ONLINE COURSES
Middle school students will be taking online courses the following school year; most likely an elective.
Possibility for students that have failed a course and need to make-up the credits
Supervision will be available during school hours or students may work on the course from home
ENROLLMENT
Approximately 120 applications have been received for the upcoming school year. Focus is on improving the quality of student population.
90% will be coming from the our feeder pattern (Mater East Elementary)
SUPERVISION
Work with Ms. Barriel for an increase in police supervision after school.
ATHLETICS
Faculty vs Student Basketball game on March 25th at 4pm at Jose Marti Park
Baseball
o Received a $1000 grant from the Florida Marlins for the baseball program
o Games on Sundays at Coral Gables Senior High
Girls Flag Football
o March 13th from 11am to 1pm girls will be practicing with Miami Fury (Professional Womens Flag Football Team)
ACTIVITIES
Domino Night
o Originally scheduled for February has been changed to middle end of April
o 18yrs and older and possibility of different types of tickets
o Only open to parents or family of students
Fun Fair
o Scheduled for April
o Carnival where all clubs, teams, organizations will have a booth
ST. THOMAS UNIVERSITY
Students in 11th and 12th grade in Honors English or AP English have been selected to participate in a program with St. Thomas University.
Attend a field trip in April, visit school, provided lunch, and discuss course/major options.
These students can then have the possibility of taking courses in the summer
Program initially started at the district level; however, it was not approved so then was offered to charter schools.
Meeting adjourned at 7:35pm
Members Absent (Excused):
see below
Members Absent (Unexcused):
see below
Others Present:
see below
Topics Covered:
Mater Academy East Middle/High School
EESAC MEETING MINUTES
March 4, 2010
Meeting Time 6:35pm to 7:35pm
Attendance
Alex Tamargo
Jose Baca
Evelin Barriel
Norma Navarrete-Uranga
Susana M. Perez
Jeff Frawley
Irving Greenberg
Lance Lobar
Lydia Figueroa-Vichot
Omar Vichot
Valerie Rodgers
Jackie Barriel
Mr. Roca (will be available via phone as needed)
Call to order at 6:35pm
Review of Minutes (January 10, 2009)
Approval of Minutes
FCAT UPDATE
Tutorials before school for ESOL students (Perez) and after school for Science (Velencoso)
Pull-Out Program - 25th Percentile identified and taken from PE class for extra practice using FCAT released exams (Perez, Ognibene, and Garcia)
GRADUATION
95% of 12th graders will be graduating (district currently at 60%)
10 of 38 graduating students possibly receiving Superintendent Diploma of Distinction
BUDGET
Have not experienced any other cuts in budget; however, we do anticipate cuts for the following school year.
CURRICULUM
School currently offering 121 courses in 24 classes and 2 labs
Our AP Program will expand from 9 courses currently being offered to 12 courses.
All students in AP Courses will be taking the end of the year exam in their respective subjects.
Each teacher teaching an AP course must present a Course Syllabus to College Board for approval.
School takes the cost of ordering an exam for each student enrolled in these AP courses.
Business curriculum will expand from 3 courses to 8 courses.
Mater East is the only charter school in the nation to have an Academy of Finance. We will have official acceptance in April from NAF.
Have been invited to possibly present at the NAF Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
TECHNOLOGY
Received all computers for Media Center
LCD Projectors are being mounted
Computers have been installed in the Reading classes (3 per class)
Currently working on the schools website Mr. Beta
DISTRICT ACCREDITATION
Meeting with State representative went well and accreditation is well on the way.
ONLINE COURSES
Middle school students will be taking online courses the following school year; most likely an elective.
Possibility for students that have failed a course and need to make-up the credits
Supervision will be available during school hours or students may work on the course from home
ENROLLMENT
Approximately 120 applications have been received for the upcoming school year. Focus is on improving the quality of student population.
90% will be coming from the our feeder pattern (Mater East Elementary)
SUPERVISION
Work with Ms. Barriel for an increase in police supervision after school.
ATHLETICS
Faculty vs Student Basketball game on March 25th at 4pm at Jose Marti Park
Baseball
o Received a $1000 grant from the Florida Marlins for the baseball program
o Games on Sundays at Coral Gables Senior High
Girls Flag Football
o March 13th from 11am to 1pm girls will be practicing with Miami Fury (Professional Womens Flag Football Team)
ACTIVITIES
Domino Night
o Originally scheduled for February has been changed to middle end of April
o 18yrs and older and possibility of different types of tickets
o Only open to parents or family of students
Fun Fair
o Scheduled for April
o Carnival where all clubs, teams, organizations will have a booth
ST. THOMAS UNIVERSITY
Students in 11th and 12th grade in Honors English or AP English have been selected to participate in a program with St. Thomas University.
Attend a field trip in April, visit school, provided lunch, and discuss course/major options.
These students can then have the possibility of taking courses in the summer
Program initially started at the district level; however, it was not approved so then was offered to charter schools.
Meeting adjourned at 7:35pm