Educational Excellence School Advisory Council

6009 Mater Academy East Middle

Verified EESAC Meeting Minutes for:    09/09/2010  06:00 PM

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

Recording Secretary:    Susana Perez

Location of meeting:    Mater Academy East

Was a quorum established?    Yes

Was the meeting advertised?    Yes,  09/02/2010

Attendance:

Members Present:

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Members Absent (Excused):

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Members Absent (Unexcused):

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Others Present:

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Topics Covered:

EESAC Meeting Minutes
September 9, 2010

Attendance
• Valerie Rodgers
• Irving Greenberg
• Lance Lobar
• Norma Uranga
• Susana M Perez
• Lydia Figueroa Vichot
• Omar Vichot
• Jeff Frawley
• Ada Garcia
• Jackie Barriel
• Alex Tamargo
• Jose Baca
Welcome
• Call to order 6:45pm
• Quorum established
• Review and approve minutes of last meeting
• Welcome back to all members and update on members not returning (Ms. Phelps staying at home to raise her newborn)
• Approval on EESAC Meeting dates for this school year
o September 9, 2010
o November 17, 2010
o January 12, 2011
o April 13, 2011
o May 25, 2011 (if necessary)
Budget Outlook
• Largest applicant pool; however, many students that applied had other top choices and selected those schools. Another factor were the students that applied and did not show-up the first week of school, resulting in 60 no-shows. We are currently re-enrolling students from new candidates that have applied. Unfortunately, there no more seats available in the ESOL courses; which are often the largest number of applicants we receive.
Facilities
• All classes are equipped with LCD projectors
• Grant funded 6-8 computers in each of the Math classes
• Cafeteria is now equipped with a surround sound system for special school events and pep rallies
• Cafeteria is also a full service cafeteria where lunch is prepared and served daily
Staff Updates
• New staff members
o Fein-Biology, MS from Georgetown
o Arrospide – Math, exchange teacher from Spain
o Sylvia Breto – Spanish
o Ray Breto – Business, Administrative Assistant and working tardies and SES program
o Xiques – Virtual Lab
o Figueroa – Receptionist
o Albani – Social Studies, coaching boys basketball
• Staff members not returning
o Raichaoudry
o Jackson
o Phelps
o Dorado
Fundraisers
• Open House Night
o Organize pizza sales prior to Open House event on September 15th at 6:45pm
• PIE Sales
o Prior to Thanksgiving week school will be pre-selling pies at the cost of $10
• Art Gallery Night
o Gallery and fashion show event at the French Alliance just similar to the event planned last year
• Fright Night
o Halloween haunted house event at school, the junior and senior class are currently accepting donations for this event
• Phone calls and email blasts are currently being used to communicate this information to all parents in our school community
SIP Review
• Explained the new template used to identify data, needs, and barriers in Reading, Math, Science, and Writing for all demographic subgroups identified
• Detailed review of each the sections for Reading
• SIP has been approved pending modifications as instructed by the District.
• A final copy will be distributed to all members for final review and signature of approval.
Graduation
• Parent, Jackie Barriel, congratulated the school on the beautiful graduation ceremony and the preparation of all the end of the year events
Meeting adjourned at 7:45pm