Educational Excellence School Advisory Council

7541 North Miami Beach Senior High School

Verified EESAC Meeting Minutes for:    04/07/2015  02:30 PM

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Recording Secretary:    Adrian Rodriguez

Location of meeting:    North Miami Beach SHS Media Center

Was a quorum established?    Yes

Was the meeting advertised?    Yes,  04/14/2015

Attendance:

Members Present:

Milliken, Randy (Principal)
Volcy, Selena (Alternate Principal)
Elliott, Donna L (Union Steward)
Luzardo, Rei (Teacher)
Martin, Veronica (Teacher)
Parris, Ray (Teacher)
Rodriguez, Adrian (Teacher)
Harris, Lianne (Parent)
Alexis, Dorothy (Student)
Apollon, Chedeline (Student)
Brito-Urena, Jose (Student)
Dolce, Ted (Student)
McDaniel, Kenyasha (Business/Community Representative)

Members Absent (Excused):

Brown-Rose, Shirley (Teacher)
Denham, Chanice (Student)
Curry, D'shia (Student)

Members Absent (Unexcused):

No one had an unexcused absence.

Others Present:

No one else was present.

Topics Covered:

5-07-15
2:36

I.) Mr. Luzardo opened the meeting with a review of the minutes

II.) Dorothy Alexis motioned to approve the minutes (with corrections) Martin seconded

III.) Dr. Volcy went over procedures

a. End of year assurances were reviewed and discussed
b. Does the waiver for composition have to be updated even though it is reflected on the minutes
c. SIP Review – Department chairs will be giving feedback on SIP progress in planning for next year

IV.) Funds ($600) allocated for a group competition was not used and is now reverted back to the EESAC funds
a. Martin made motion – That the $600 overage be reallocated for classroom supplies purchased at the principal’s discretion – seconded by Jose Brito

V.) Reports/Updates
VI.) Students
a. May 1 Awards assembly went over well
b. May 18-22 Senior Spirit Week
c. May 8 Prom, students, mayor breakfast
d. Partnership with clubs and organization are moving towards more programs to unify and beautify the campus
VII.) PTSA
a. Teacher appreciation week
VIII.) UTD
a. Testing an issue on the forefront
b. Decisions pending further developments
IX.) Community
a. Summer Transition program has increased possible enrollment (Dade College)
X.) Faculty/Staff
a. N/A
XI.) Principal
a. George – Will be over to begin the process of establishing a Dual Enrollment program with Dade College
b. Graduation – June 2
c. $2500 award – Natalie – Aventura Council – Sports
d. Youth Fair – Dorothy was awarded a scholarship
e. Bill Gates Scholarship – out of 1000 awarded possible slots – 3 of them were from NMB
f. 4 POSEE scholarship recipients
g. Rafael Louise – 500 role models
h. AP testing has begun this week
i. Budget – will be slimmer for next year (FTE is now less per pupil than it was in previous years)
j. Assistant Principal, Dr. Challenger is working on the master schedule
k. Working on preliminary budget (currently staff allocations will be decreased)
l. Community involvement is increasing
m. Friday we had a Microsoft Latin American beautification around the campus
n. Jeep/Chrysler will be holding a test-drive for cash program
o. There is a need for improvement in the area of PTSA/Parental involvement
p. School spirit continues to grow and continues to grow
XII.) Next meeting: TBA