Educational Excellence
School Advisory Council

7541 North Miami Beach Senior High School

Verified EESAC Meeting Minutes for:    10/18/2012  03:30 PM

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Recording Secretary:    Rei Luzardo

Location of meeting:    Media Center

Was a quorum established?    Yes

Was the meeting advertised?    Yes,  10/01/2012

Attendance:

Members Present:

-Casals, Frank (Teacher/Chair)
-Milliken, Randy (Principal)
-Martin, Veronica (Teacher)
-Luzardo, Rei (Teacher/Secretary)
-Krantz, Sharon (Counselor)
-Muñiz-Pellicer, Mary (Parent)
-Robara, Ianna (Student Representative)
-Alexis, Dorothy (Student Representative)
-Elliott, Donna (Teacher/UTD representative)
-Harris, Lianne
-Joseph, Vanessa (ELL Representative)
-Hodge, Kelly (Student Representative)
-Joseph, Tania (Student Representative)
-Simon, Beatriz

Members Absent (Excused):

Major Rountree (excused)
Nolasco, Stephanie (Student Representative)
Presendieu, Medjine (Student Representative)
Patricia Miller (Parent)
Marc Ferrell (Alternate parent)
Alma Guerrier
Carlos Sardiñas (Alternate teacher)

Members Absent (Unexcused):

No one had an unexcused absence.

Others Present:

No one else was present.

Topics Covered:

Welcome by Mr Casals


Topics Covered:
Update of previous meeting minutes: Page 4 out 5—“Motion to approve by Mr. Luzardo, seconded by Ms Elliot”
Must Add: in absentia by Ms Pellicer

Minutes were approved online by Principal, Mr. Milliken, out of sequence.
Minutes should be approved at the following meeting.
Minutes must be posted first and voted upon at the next meeting, only then may the principal approve them.


Minutes from the last meeting of the 2011-2012 school year were reviewed


There are currently no abstention clauses in our by-laws. If we would like to have such as an option, we need to update our by-laws to reflect such. Currently, everyone must vote yay or nay. To do otherwise, by-laws have to be updated.

Mr Casals suggested, and Ms Muñiz-Pellicer agreed, that we should review the by-laws and bring it up again at the next meeting.

Meeting from May of last school year, still must reflect Ms Pellicer and Mr Luzardo were excused absent.



An emergency motion took place, October 5th, via e-mail. This was motioned by Major Rountree and seconded by Mr. Luzardo. A majority of the EESAC committee members responded, in favor of the motion, approving parents Patricia Miller, and Marc Ferrell. Alternate parent: Alma Guerrier. Alternate teacher: Carlos Sardiñas.

Funding Request Window:
A suggestion was entered by Ms Muñiz-Pellicer regarding the funding request window for appropriate programs requesting such. It was suggested notification should be sent out ahead of time, with a deadline for funding requests.

A lengthy discussion as to various options for program funding ensued.

A breakdown of requested fund equipment and specific targets should be included in a funding request.

A succinct set of directions and procedures should be entered in funding guidelines for all funding requests.

Ms Muñiz-Pellicer moved that a document be sent out giving all staff an opportunity to access funding requests

Motion to accept students and alternates-Seconded by Dorothy Alexis.



School Uniforms
During the February meeting the EESAC committee must bring up the School Uniform issue for a vote. We would be voting on whether or not we should have a school vote. At least 50% + 1 parents who vote must be in favor of uniforms in order for it to go into effect.


SIP
Mr. Milliken, principal, reported that minor updating has been done by assistant principal, Ms Challenger and it is nearly complete at this point.

Student Reports
Mr and Mrs NMB contest has been cancelled.
We now have a free bus available to take students to games, with the purchase of a game ticket.

Students have expressed concern regarding the absence of ID’s this year. Mr. Milliken reported that he has purchased a Plasco ID system, through MECA. We are awaiting training to occur. Underclassmen pictures have been taken by yearbook adviser, Mr Parris and we will be downloading these pictures onto ID tags. We are expecting the ID’s to become available within the next few weeks. New system will make available scanning for tardies for detentions. Card will facilitate scanning and tracking of tardies.

PTSA
PE uniforms have been ordered. Have two other possible ideas for fundraising. Will discuss at next general meeting.

Dade County counsel of PTA’s is supporting the bond issue and will be moving their meeting to the Alfonso and Tracy Mourning High School Bond issue meeting tonight, October 18th, 2012.

UTD
Ms Elliot reported district has offered one percent increase and a raise in insurance. We are back to the negotiating table. UTD is in favor of bond issue. Please support Bond Issue in order to improve building and teaching.

Staff Reports
Senior Parent Night will be November 14th- Senior parents must be in attendance in order for their children to attend senior events.

Honor society will be selling NMB charger ID’s as a fundraiser.

Administration
Presently going through internal audit.
Receipts must be turned in a timely manner.
Nothing serious, just a clearing of previous administration system.
Budget meeting — very tight budget. We now have lost a custodian since custodians are now funded through FTE, instead of building square footage.
A campaign about building character and cleaning up after yourself will be started.
Game tailgate took place and was very successful. Forty staff members attended.
Volleyball had another appreciation night, which was very well attended.
Unfortunately ,a JV football game had to be cancelled due to tardies and an issue on the field.
Players who did the right thing will be rewarded. Those who did not do the right thing will not be rewarded.
Citizenship and attendance programs are being discussed with coaches.
Varsity Patrol—Athletes from various sports would work together to show school spirit and citizenship.
Ms Elliot reported that she has firsthand witnessed football players being gentlemen and opening doors, letting others go first, etc.
These concepts would then spread to clubs, in general.
October 29th will be the DATACOM meeting. We need to work towards academic proficiency.



Mr. Luzardo moved that an Edmodo account be created for our EESAC committee where document and comments be posted electronically. Seconded by Mr Casals. Unanimously accepted.

Motion to adjourn



Upcoming meeting
(tentatively scheduled, pending parental response at PTSA meeting November 29th, 3:30 PM, Media Center

At this meeting we will accept funding requests. Ms Martin and Ms Elliot will create a form.

Motion to adjourn by Dorothy Alexis, seconded by Ms Elliot


PTSA will advise parents of a late evening meeting to facilitate parental support in November


Meeting adjourned: 5:05 PM