Educational Excellence School Advisory Council

7541 North Miami Beach Senior High School

Verified EESAC Meeting Minutes for:    09/27/2007  02:40 PM

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

Recording Secretary:    Ashley Toussaint

Location of meeting:    North Miami Beach Sr. High School room 227

Was a quorum established?    Yes

Was the meeting advertised?    Yes,  09/21/2007

Attendance:

Members Present:

FONTANA, RAYMOND L (Principal)
Milliken, Randy A (Alternate Principal)
Tisdahl, Douglas (Union Steward)
Gottfried, Mark (Teacher)
HARRIS, TREVOR (Teacher)
MARTIN, VERONICA (Teacher)
Pratt, Julie (Teacher)
Toussaint, Ashley (Teacher)
Montesino, Marina (Alternate Teacher/Paraprofessional)
Clerizier, Edna (Educational Support Employee)
Cyprien, Christina (Student)
Mumtaz, Shezan (Student)
Pierre, Faradia (Student)
Taylor, Janielle (Student)
STAUFFER, PATTI (Business/Community Representative)

Members Absent (Excused):

Roundtree, Michael (Alternate Educational Support
Hart, Yvonne (Parent)
Laier, Robert (Parent)
MERCADO, JOYCE (Parent)
Parker, Alexis (Parent)
Rahmings, Claudette (Parent)
Perrin, Carol (Alternate Parent)
Ward, Reann (Alternate Student

Members Absent (Unexcused):

No one had an unexcused absence.

Others Present:

No one else was present.

Topics Covered:

Old Business- No old business

New Business
• Opening Balance- $26,447.00
• Mr. Fontana introduced our new members Veronica Martin and Julie Pratt.
• Ms. Patti Stauffer was elected the new EESAC chairperson, as the former chairperson Carlos Sardinas has decided to step down.
• Mr. Fontana requested $2999 for his personal funds. The request was accepted and approved.
• Keisha Smith requested $200 for drama scripts. Mr. Fontana agreed to fund her from his personal funds.
• Dr. Gottfried agreed to be the email liaison between the school and Ms. Stauffer.
• Christine Cyprien made a request for a 2010 picnic for next year in the amount of $1000. Will be addressed at the next meeting.
• Trevor Harris requested a water machine and Mr. Fontana approved to fund it from his own account.
• School Improvement Plan- A motion was made to have an email vote to approve the SIP by Monday, October 1, 2007. The motion was approved.

- It was agreed that standing meetings of the EESAC would be held every 2nd Thursday of the month at 2:45 with special evening meetings to be determined. Special attention will be given to proper public notice of the meetings along with establishment of an agenda prior to each meeting. EESAC members will be notified by email prior to meeting as a reminder.

- The group was advised that only pre-submitted, written requests for funding will be considered. All requests with appropriate back-up documentation must be received prior to the meeting.

- Mr. Gottfried agreed to assist in notifying teachers regarding the EESAC policies associated with requesting funds and the established guidelines set for travel requests and support for Club activities.

• Meeting was adjourned at 3:45pm

Closing
• Next meeting will be Thursday, October 11, 2007