School Advisory Council
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Educational Excellence School Advisory Council |
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7541 North Miami Beach Senior High School
Verified EESAC Meeting Minutes for: 03/20/2017 03:30 PM
Please contact the school for a formatted hard copy of these minutes.
Recording Secretary: Adam Pasternack
Location of meeting: North Miami Beach High School, Room 710
Was a quorum established? Yes
Was the meeting advertised? Yes, 02/28/2017
Attendance:
Members Present:
Milliken, Randy (Principal)
Ridore, Billy C (Alternate Principal)
Davis, James (Union Steward)
Boeva, Vania (Teacher)
Luzardo, Rei (Teacher)
Martin, Veronica (Teacher)
Pasternack, Adam (Teacher)
Vetiac, Micheline (Teacher)
Harris, Lianne (Alternate Parent)
Small, Claudette (Alternate Parent)
Chouieki, Ali (Student)
Khan, Zohaib (Student)
Pierre-Louis, Trisha (Student)
Rivers, Erick (Student)
Wohl, Matthew (Business/Community Representative)
Members Absent (Excused):
Simon, Monique (Parent)
Members Absent (Unexcused):
Gant, Alicia (Alternate Teacher/Paraprofessional)
Clerizier, Edma (Educational Support Employee)
Serrano, Peter (Alternate Educational Support)
Levins, Jean (Parent)
Cazes, Angelyz (Student)
Francois, Shamise (Student)
Rendel, Laetitah (Student)
Vega, Ashley (Student)
Calvaire, Ritchel (Alternate Student)
Others Present:
Sibriana Antenor
Tamia Tullock
Dayana Briceus
Shani Dinkins
Ms. Gorvetzian
Ms. Blodinger
Ms. Neufeld
Ms. Fontaine
Ms. NoronaTopics Covered:
Mr. Luzardo calls the meeting to order 3:32 P.M.
Offers printed copies of minutes, points out that all minutes were emailed to all interested parties prior to meeting.
Zohaib – motions for the minutes to be approved, Pasternack seconds, no objections.
Luzardo calls upon Mr. Milliken for any discussion of the S.I.P., Milliken points out the current S.I.P. is up to date, working under the latest revisions, the S.I.P. is good. No questions to him.
Luzardo moves forward to funding requests. Last meeting digital recorders were approved, as well as books. Leaving us with $10627.11 available funds going into this meeting.
Project SHINE (Students Helping Improve N.M.B.'s Environment) – Ms. Gorvetzian, asking for $817.16 for the better of the school grounds and the children in keeping the school clean..
AP Capstone and Seminar supplies – Ms. Neufeld, asking for $307.73 for supplies, so the students can print and do well in their advanced courses. Mr. Pasternack adds that a majority of A.P. Students not just Ms. Neufeld's class benefit from her services and supplies. Mr. Milliken also speaks of past experiences, and Neufeld reiterates and expounds.
Computer Cameras For student collaborations – Ms. Blodinger, asking for cameras for the betterment of her students to be able to conduct interviews and see the interview process. She asks for 10 cameras, 5 for E.S.E. and 5 for administrators to be able to conduct speech and discourse with students and teachers without wasting time in moving all over the school. Amount of request is $299.90
Math Supplies – Ms. Fontaine, asks for calculators, paper, compasses, rulers, protractors. Mr. Pasternack asks if they are able to use these supplies on the EoC, it is mentioned they will not be able to use them but they will have a better understanding of what will be done. Mr Luzardo looks upon the secondary budget offered where everything is halved and asks if she would be able to make due with that, she says she would not. Dr. Davis asks about the calculators and whether or not they are the little cheap ones or the actual ones the students need, Ms. Fontaine says the calculators would be the ones the students need.
Various Plaques – The activities office as presented by Ali Choueki asks for money to update the school plaques that are very out of date, to grant recognition to current students and the beautification of our school.
AP Summer Institute – Ms. Norona – Requests tuition for the AP Summer institute to be covered by EESAC to help her better be able to teach the AP Literature course and will also help her to bring back the training for other teachers, and for her students in both her AP courses and all of her other courses.
Mr. Luzardo opens the floor for discussion on the projects. Ms. Martin mentions if we add on $100 to Ms. Neufeld’s proposal, she can get more paper and thus service more students. Ms. Martin then looks at the proposals by Ms. Fontaine and offers variations of the proposal so the calculators can number 200 in both the half version and the full version. Ali asks if the calculators can't be brought in by the students, as they will need them for home work and other classes. Dr. Davis goes over Ms. Martin's proposal to Ms. Fontaine's numbers, and a discussion on the core of the proposal being the calculators and the ability to service the 200 children. Dr. Davis asks if the EESAC has funded a P.D. bfore, and Ms. Martin and Mr. Milliken assure him that they have. Dr. Davis asks if Ms. Jean who requested funding prior for school beautification, if the S.G.A. beautification might not be able to fall under those funds already given. Ms. Martin explains the funding from Ms. Jean.
Dr. Davis states that he never received the itemized list for Ms. Jean’s funding.
Ms. Martin motions that we approve Ms. Gorvetzian'srequest for project SHINE, IN THE AMOUNT OF $ 772.16, and Ms. Boeva seconds.
Mr. Pasternack motions that we approve Ms. Neufeld's modified budget $407.73, Zohaib seconds.
Dayana motions that we approve Ms. Blodinger's request for $299.90, Zohaib seconds.
Discussion begins, and abruptly ends, as Erik motions that we approve Ms. Fontaine's first budget of $4608.99. Dr. Davis seconds. No objections.
Zohaib motions that we approve the S.G.A. beautification request in the amount of $314.00 Erik seconds.
Mr. Pasternack motions that we accept Ms. Norona's AP workshop funding, in the amount of $625.00, Ms. Martin seconded.
No objections of discussions, overall.
Next, the working budget of the EESAC will be: $3962.06
Mr. Luzardo explains the rules for purchasing using E.E.S.A.C. Funds and gives information to people who receive.
Pierre-Luis, Trisha mentions that she has spoken with the Activities Director and the lack of participation in both school spirit and in testing has been lacking, and as such several of their future activities will be curtailed. Erik objects strenuously for the juniors to be punished. 20 out of 300 / something paid for the junior trip.
Zohaib mentions that our nationally recognized J.R.O.T.C. Is going to a national competition in Kentucky where they will be bringing back an impressive trophy.
Mention of drama's achievements were made, as they did remarkably well in the state championships.
Dayana mentions the success of Senior Picnic, and how well they both acted and behaved themselves.
Shana Dinkins from Communities in Schools of Miami will report on some of the services they provide to the school. They provide both items and services, counseling, tutoring, at which point some of the staff mentions the awesome jobs they do. Dr. Davis asks how students get referred to them, she mentions the counselors, the students, or the administration can do reference. Mr. Milliken mentions the majority of these referrals come from counselors.
P.T.S.A. has been selling hot dogs in the main lobby to do fund raising, we also participated in a local Mc Donald's to make money for the school.
Mr. Wohl mentions the D3 program, overnight success in television and film festival for MDCPS, summer camps that are also duel enrollment classes.
Mr. Pasternack congratulates the speech and debate club on another successful tournament, where they went undefeated in one category and took awards in several fields.
Mr. Milliken went to a Principals meeting on Friday, and shared an E.E.S.A.C. Power Point on the proper use of the E.E.S.A.C., the role of the EESAC, role of the Principal, EESAC bylaws, EESAC meetings – minimums and requirements how we go above and beyond using public forums and media to announce our EESAC meetings well in advance of any required times, Meeting Content in regards to all content but the S.I.P. Always being addressed, what the next steps to continuing with a successful EESAC could be, speaks of reviewing the minutes and agendas of previous months, he also gave names and phone numbers / emails of people relevant to the EESAC.
Mr. Milliken reiterated stats and data of the school and the students, in how to help some of the kids who might need it most for graduation requirements. Applauds Ms Gant and her department in new programs and initiatives they are doing to help the kids. Applauds the history department on their improvements as well as general amazing works, also mentions the upcoming history EoC camp and one of the guest speakers they will have.
Mr. Wohl mentions that his colleagues also sit on EESAC boards and some of the other schools have had extremely delayed if not non present committees, mentions and congratulates us on doing a fine job.
Dr. Davis mentions house bill 11, the school is doing its part to be over 50% and is currently at 52% of teachers being in the Union.
Next proposed meeting date will be April 24th 2017.