Educational Excellence
School Advisory Council

7541 North Miami Beach Senior High School

Verified EESAC Meeting Minutes for:    02/24/2005  12:00 PM

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

Recording Secretary:    Lourdes Mixco

Location of meeting:    Media Center

Was a quorum established?    Yes

Was the meeting advertised?    Yes,  02/14/2005

Attendance:

Members Present:

WERTHER, WENDI (Union Steward)
MARTIN, VERONICA (Teacher)
MIXCO, LOURDES (Teacher)
SARDINAS, CARLOS (Teacher)
ROSS, MARLA (Alternate Teacher/Paraprofessional)
SINGH, ADELL (Educational Support Employee)
MERCADO, JOYCE (Parent)
NELSON-GOEDERT, CAROLYN (Parent)
PALM, JULIE (Parent)
DOMINGUEZ, LINDSEY (Student)
NELSON-GOEDERT, NICHOLAUS (Student)
PIERRE, FARADIA (Alternate Student)
STAUFFER, PATTI (Business/Community Representative)


Members Absent (Excused):

FONTANA, RAYMOND L (Principal)
ROUNDTREE, MICHAEL L (Teacher)
WEINBERG, CAROLYN (Alternate Educational Support)
BASDEO, SABINA E (Parent)
MINTO-STROUSE, LEONA (Parent)
HERRERA, IVIS (Alternate Parent)
DALIEN, GUERLYNE (Student)
MAISONNEUVE, STEPHANIE (Student)

Members Absent (Unexcused):

WARREN, DEBORAH (Teacher)

Others Present:

Milagros MAytin-Miret, Assistant Principal
Randy Milliken, Assistant Principal
Adrena Williams, Assistant Principal

Topics Covered:

North Miami Beach Senior High School
Minutes of the EESAC Meeting
February 24, 2005
Media Center

The following members were present at this meeting:
Lindsey Dominguez Milagros Maytin-Miret
Nicholaus Nelson-Goedert Veronica Martin
Faradia Pierre Carolyn Nelson-Goedert
Joyce Mercado Adrena Williams
Carlos Sardinas Wendi Werther
Marla Ross Adell Singh
Patty Stauffer Julie Palm
Lourdes Mixco Randy Milliken

This meeting was called to order at 12:15 p.m.

1. The minutes of the last two meetings were approved, with corrections.
2. As per the memorandum from the Office of the Controller, this Committee may now fund up to $2,999.00 per school year for small purchases. The Committee voted to allocate this amount for such expenditures for the present school year. The decision was unanimous.
3. Marla Ross reported that the expenses for FCAT were $2,550 less than the $2,700 that had been granted by this Committee for that purpose. Such a saving arose from in-house copying done by Adell Singh and a savings of $50 in the invoice for the relaxation therapist.
4. Marla Ross moved that the remaining funds be approved for snack items to be distributed to the students on FCAT testing days. Carlos Sardinas seconded the motion. It was approved unanimously.
5. The Saturday FCAT Academy has been averaging 105 students per session. About thirty of these students are the same every week. The remainder came for some sessions. We are expecting more students for the last session.
6. The following plan was approved and will be put into place next year in order to increase the number of students returning their lunch forms: All students who turn in a lunch form at the beginning of the year will receive a coupon. This coupon will be similar to the FCAT coupons currently being used as incentives, but they will include an option for a free cup of coffee and one chance to get out of Saturday detention. The first five homerooms to have 100% of the students turning in their lunch forms will get a pizza party. The teachers for those classes will get a free cup of coffee daily for nine weeks. Our goal is to have enough students on free or reduced lunch that we qualify for Title I funding (There is sufficient reason to believe that this is possible since all the schools in our feeder pattern are Title I schools).
7. We are staying on the current bell schedule for next year. Mr. Fontana, who is on the High School Restructuring Team, will propose an 8-period block schedule for 2006-2007.
8. New Advanced Placement offerings for next year: AP World History and AP ESOL.
9. Dr. Warren resigned from EESAC. Therefore, Marla Ross is now a voting member. A new alternate will be elected at the next faculty meeting.
10. Susan Hoit brought up security concerns, especially on the west side of the second floor. Ms. Williams suggested that the faculty be asked to volunteer to help with security. Patty Stauffer motioned that we address this concern with a representative from the security staff at the next EESAC meeting. Veronica Martin seconded this proposal. It was approved.
11. Alex Harris was concerned with the parking lot situation during the construction period. There are currently two gates open for entering and exiting the faculty parking lot. Carolyn Nelson-Goedert will contact Miami-Dade Police to have a patrol outside during the morning rush hour.
12. The PTSA is arranging for volunteers to help collect parent signatures for school uniforms.
13. The next meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 29, 2005 at 5:00 p.m.

This meeting was adjourned at 1:45 p.m.