Educational Excellence School Advisory Council

6009 Mater Academy East Middle

Verified EESAC Meeting Minutes for:    02/28/2018  04:00 PM

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Recording Secretary:    Natalia Socorro

Location of meeting:    998 SW 1st Street

Was a quorum established?    Yes

Was the meeting advertised?    Yes,  02/22/2018

Attendance:

Members Present:

Aguirre, Jenny (Principal)
Aedo, Devin (Teacher)
Cabrera, Julio (Teacher)
Diaz, Eduardo (Teacher)
Menendez, Nicholas (Teacher)
Socorro, Natalia (Teacher)
Coronel, Alfredo (Alternate Teacher/Paraprofessional)
De la Cal, David (Educational Support Employee)
Casal, Joseph (Alternate Educational Support)
Castillo, Betsy (Parent)
Cordon, Maribel (Parent)
Detrinidad, Michelle (Parent)
Luna, Veronica (Parent)
Mendez, Jacqueline (Parent)
Mencia, Maria (Alternate Parent)
Detrinidad, Jorge (Student)
Gonzalez, Emily (Alternate Student)
Faris, Jim (Business/Community Representative)
Lores, Roberto (Business/Community Representative)
Somarriba, Yader (Business/Community Representative)
Marty, Judith (Board of Directors (Charter))

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:

1. Meeting was called to order and quorum was established.
2. Approved: Minutes from November 30, 2017 EESAC Meeting
3. Welcome to fourth EESAC meeting of the 17-18 school year.
4. Updates by Principal
a. Conducted FSA and SAT Parent Workshops for grades 6-10 lead by school principal, lead teacher, teachers and school counselor throughout January and February.
b. At these meetings district (mid-year) and state mandated exams (mid-year) results, iReady and in-house exam results were discussed
c. After school tutoring resumed in January and is taking place for grades 6 through 10 through April 2018.
d. FSA Student Pep Rally will take place on March 15, 2018
i. Approved: Final schedule of events.
e. Title I Chess competition took place on February 10th.
f. SECME competition took place on February 10th
g. Mater Academy East Annual Art Auction Scheduled for April 19, 2018
h. Graduation Scheduled for June 4th, 2018
i. The safety and security of each student, faculty, and staff member here at Mater East are our number one priority. In light of the recent tragedy, along with our commitment to ensure a safe school environment, we have hired a security firm to asses our school site and provide training.
i. Approved: March 8th Comprehensive Evaluation of Current Lock Down and Related Safety Procedures training.
5. Updates by EESAC members
a. SIP Mid-Year Review: The SIP was reviewed by all EESAC members.
i. Approved: No changes will be made to the 17-18 SIP at this time
b. Art Auction
i. Members made suggestions for location and theme
c. End of Year Activities
i. Members made suggestions for end of year graduation/activities for Class of 2018
d. SECME
i. Members discussed purchasing materials to further develop SECME program
6. Public Comment: No Public Comments were made at this time.
7. Closure