Educational Excellence
School Advisory Council

7541 North Miami Beach Senior High School

Verified EESAC Meeting Minutes for:    02/10/2015  03:30 PM

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Recording Secretary:    Adrian Rodriguez

Location of meeting:    North Miami Beach Media Center

Was a quorum established?    Yes

Was the meeting advertised?    Yes,  01/15/2015

Attendance:

Members Present:

Luzardo, Rei (Teacher/Chair)
Rodriguez, Adrian J. (Teacher/Secretary)
Martin, Veronica (Teacher/Treasurer)
Brown-Rose, Shirley (Teacher)
Milliken, Randy (Principal)
Harris, Liane (Parent)
Alexis, Dorothy (Student)
Chedeline Apollon (Student)
Denham, Chanice (Student)
Curry, D'ashia (Students)
Brito-Viena, Jose (Student)
Elliott, Dona (Teacher/UTD Representative)
McDaniel, Kenyasha (Community Representative)

Members Absent (Excused):

Parris, Ray (Teacher)

Members Absent (Unexcused):

No one had an unexcused absence.

Others Present:

Volcy, Selena (Administrative Alternate)
Gorvetzian, Michele (Teacher)

Topics Covered:

Meeting began at 3:38 p.m.

Approval of minutes:
A. Minutes for the 11/17/14 meeting were approved (1st - D. Alexis & 2nd - R. Milliken) with minor corrections.

Welcome and round table introductions by Mr. R. Luzardo

New business:
A. S. Volcy - covered the SIP highlights
B. R. Luzardo - reviewed the submission of EESAC request for funds ($4987) and the following items were either tabled or approved (D. Alexis 1st & C. Apollon 2nd).
• PTSA - Martin - Pay for teacher needs that were compiled by a teacher survey conducted by the PTSA. Items vary and are comprised of classroom supplies ($1000 REQUESTED) - Discussion centered on whether the items were available at the school site and whether student donations would suffice. Milliken requested to TABLE this item in order to determine if these items could be funded through the school.
• *Nuefeld - Requesting copy paper, printer ink, and other classroom supplies for Cambridge student academic research papers ($274 REQUESTED) - $280 was APPROVED
• *Skills USA - Luzardo - requesting lodging fees for the chaperone for the June competition since this is not covered by the district, also to pay for the registration ($610 REQUESTED) - $610 was APPROVED
• Reading retakers - Brown-Rose - for snacks for the reading boot camp ($250 REQUESTED) - Request was TABLED. Ms Martin will get Costco to donate the items.
• *Project Shine - Gorvetsian - ESE students need cleaning supplies in order to promote and continue helping students to pick up the campus. ($750 REQUESTED) - $750 was APPROVED
• *Testing Materials - Davis - Requesting dry erase markers, sanitizing wipes for headphones and colored paper for testing procedures ($320 REQUESTED) - $320 was APPROVED
• *Dictionary Request - Lafrance - These would be used for the ESOL students. Requesting 50 dictionaries to be given to select teachers to be used in the classroom. The dictionaries will vary based on our diverse student population. There are currently some in school, but they are often taken for testing ($1024.73 REQUESTED) - Discussion centered on why "downtown" is not funding this need. A suggestion was to cut the request in half and prioritize the dictionaries of greatest need and fund the rest through the school. Another suggestion was to call other schools to see if they have dictionaries that they can donate. Suggestion to cut it to $500 - $500 was APPROVED
• *FBLA State Competition - Geathers-Green - To cover registration and general cost for the competition ($770 - $3344.75 REQUESTED) - Discussion centered on funding the trip in the amount of $2527 - $2527 was APPROVED
C. R. Milliken - Discussed the submission of the district school recognition plan.
D. R. Milliken - School uniform policy was presented and discussed. The form was signed since there was no need for a vote.
E. R. Milliken - Attendance Boundary Notification (attendance boundary committee) - this does not affect us at the time. Schools that were affected were reviewed.
Old business:

A. The remaining funds left in EESAC as of last meeting: $4,987

Reports & Updates:

A. Student reports/updates
• March 6 - Panoramic Picture
• March 11 - Senior Pic
• April 17 - Grad Bash
• May 22 - Graduation
• May 16 - Prom (Airport Hilton)
• April 14 - Junior Ring
B. PTSA reports/updates
• Met last month (good attendance)
• Coffee & Donuts for faculty and staff provided to boost membership
• PTSA is advertising Scholarship for Seniors ($2000)
• Next meeting will be in March
C. UTD
• Concerned about distribution of funds towards technology and the lack of monies for paper, ink, and classroom supplies.
D. Community
• N/U
E. Teacher Updates
• Literacy Department is working towards moving forward with FSA education
• Twitter page is up and running, but there needs to be more communication in order to advertise positive programs at school
• Literacy Committee had a successful literacy week (highlights were discussed)
F. Principal
• FSA Night - Feb 19 - Explain the test to parents
• FASFA night - last Wednesday night - Great success with various colleges and services
• Girl's Basketball - District runner-ups
• Science Fair - Had two board winners. We were two of the 30 chosen out of 1000.
• TV set up in main office to promote school activities
• Restarted our Robotics Club with Mr. Leon
• This Friday we will be honoring our Teacher/Rookie Teacher/Secretary of the year at NOVA

Funding request(s):
* Starting budget: $4,987
* Approved grants for this meeting: $4,987
* Total budget post approved grants: $0


Future meeting: Tuesday, March 10, 2014 at 6:00 in the NMB library

Meeting adjourned at 4:58 p.m.