School Advisory Council
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Educational Excellence School Advisory Council |
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6009 Mater Academy East Middle
Verified EESAC Meeting Minutes for: 09/18/2012 05:30 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, 09/10/2012
Attendance:
Members Present:
Tamargo, Alex (Principal)
Breto, Reinaldo (Teacher)
Frawley, Jeff (Teacher)
Garcia, Roldan (Teacher)
Lobar, Lance (Teacher)
Perez, Susana (Teacher)
Delgado, Emily (Alternate Teacher/Paraprofessional)
Trujillo, Gisela (Educational Support Employee)
Greenberg, Irv (Alternate Educational Support)
Barriel, Jackie (Parent)
Figuerroa, Lydia (Parent)
Navarrete, Norma (Parent)
Rodgers, Valerie (Parent)
Slater, Maggie (Parent)
Carrasco, Lorena (Alternate Parent)
Ponce, Gloria (Student)
Rivera, Daniela (Alternate Student)
Barriel, Evelin (Business/Community Representative)
Barriel, Jackie (Business/Community Representative)
Sanchez, Millie (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
September 18, 2012
Attendance
• Valerie Rodgers
• Irving Greenberg
• Lance Lobar
• Norma Navarrete-Uranga
• Susana M Perez
• Evelyn Barriel
• Angela Barriel
• Mauda Garcia
• Maggie Slater
• Rey Breto
• Leony Martin
• Armando Delgado
• Emily Delgado
• Jackie Barriel
• Alex Tamargo
Welcome
• Call to order 5:42pm
• Quorum established
• Welcome back to all members and update on members not returning
EESAC Enrollment/Applications
• Review of rules, procedures, bylaws
• Provided applications as part of the Open House tonight
• Vote on applicants as part of our next meeting
• Bringing on the Student Government members to participate
Budget Outlook
• Cuts will create a $300 deficit per child
• State has issue more money in the FTE allocations; however, certain grants have been removed
• Anticipating budget cuts so we have enrolled 100 extra students
• Blended learning model to adjust to changes (Ms. Xiques and Mr. Coronel)
• Current enrollment is just under 725
Facilities
• Painted, waxed, and repaired throughout the entire building over the summer
• Added a new full-time security guard
• We now have one security guard on each floor at all times
• Security guards will assist with new process for lunch-division of middle and high school lunch programs.
• Security assignments at dismissal have taken care of all the dismissal issues and created a safer environment
Staff Updates
• New staff members
o Garnett- Math
o Gula- Math
o Tamayo- Social Studies
o Gomez- Physical Education
o D. Fernandez- will only be teaching part-time
• Staff members not returning
o Ada Garcia
o Sylvia Breto
SIP Review
• Explained the new template used to identify data, needs, and barriers in Reading, Math, Science, and Writing for all demographic subgroups identified
• Update on data and SIP Reviews will be discussed during the October meeting.
Summer
• Successful Dual Enrollment program with Doral College, where students took a Psychology course and have the option of taking the AP Psychology exam at the end of the school year.
• Algebra I course for students that did not pass the Algebra I EOC Exam
• Virtual summer program for middle and high school students using the Florida Virtual School Program.
Title I
• Description of program
• Tonight we will have our Annual Parent Meeting
• Complete Parent Compacts for 2012-2013
• Provide information regarding SES Tutoring Program
Master Schedule
• We were able to homogenously group students by ability for most courses, this facilitates teacher approach to instruction.
• Provide very few singleton courses, which can often make scheduling much more difficult
Open House
• Tonight from 6:30pm to 9:30pm
• Information about Title I
• Teacher and classes
• Getting to know the teachers and parents event
• Provide information about SES Tutoring, Afterschool care, and different programs
Meeting adjourned at 6:23pm