Educational Excellence School Advisory Council

7541 North Miami Beach Senior High School

Verified EESAC Meeting Minutes for:    05/11/2005  02:45 PM

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Recording Secretary:    Veronica Martin

Location of meeting:    North Miami Beach Senior High School- Media Center

Was a quorum established?    Yes

Was the meeting advertised?    Yes,  05/02/2005

Attendance:

Members Present:

FONTANA, RAYMOND L (Principal)
WERTHER, WENDI (Union Steward)
HARRIS, TREVOR (Teacher)
MARTIN, VERONICA (Teacher)
ROSS, MARLA (Teacher)
ROUNTREE, MICHAEL L (Teacher)
SARDINAS, CARLOS (Teacher)
WEINBERG, JUDITH (Alternate Teacher/Paraprofessional)
SINGH, ADELL (Educational Support Employee)
WEINBERG, CAROLYN (Alternate Educational Support)
LAIER, ROBERT (Parent)
MERCADO, JOYCE (Parent)
NELSON-GOEDERT, CAROLYN (Parent)
RAHMINGS, CLAUDETTE (Parent)
STUART, VELMA (Parent)
PERRIN, CAROL (Alternate Parent)
DOMINGUEZ, LINDSEY (Student)
EFFS, SANDRIA (Student)
OLIVEIRA, CHRISTOPHER (Student)
YEE, SANDRA (Student)
PIERRE, FARADIA (Alternate Student)
STAUFFER, PATTI (Business/Community Representative)

Members Absent (Excused):

WEINBERG, JUDITH (Alternate Teacher/Paraprofessional)
SINGH, ADELL (Educational Support Employee)
WEINBERG, CAROLYN (Alternate Educational Support)

Members Absent (Unexcused):

No one had an unexcused absence.

Others Present:

Adrena Williams
Patsy Rose
Johanne Philogene

Topics Covered:

North Miami Beach Senior High School
Minutes of the EESAC Meeting
May 11, 2005
Media Center

The following member were present at this meeting:

Carlos Sardinas EESAC Chair Milagros Maytin-Miret Asst. Principal
Adrena Williams Asst. Principal Wendi Werther UTD
Carolyn Nelson-Goedert PTSA Pres Mj. Michael Rountree ROTC
Julie Palm Parent Lisdsey Dominguez Student
Johanne Philogene Student Patsy Rose Counselor
Trevor Harris Teacher Judith Weinberg Teacher
Veronica Martin ESE Teacher

This meeting was called to order at 3:15 p.m.

1. The minutes of the last meeting will be approved at the next scheduled meeting.
2. Ms. Maytin-Miret asked the members to e-mail her their choice of the following dates for the next meeting: July 26, July 27, July 28, or July 29.
3. Mr. Sardinas welcomed Mr. Trevor Harris as a new board member of EESAC and Ms. Judith Weinber as an alternate.
4. Ms. Maytin-Miret read the result of the FCAT retake and informed us that we did much better in the writing section of the exam this year.
5. Ms Maytin-Miret addressed income and spending compared to budget. We currently have $5,247.90 available funds.
Old Business
6. A request to have an Independent Adult Education program at NMB was made. Mr. Fontana invited Ms. Weisman from the Region to come and discus the matter with the members of the board. A representative from her office was schedule to come in her absence. No one showed up.
7. Ms. Maytin-Miret, read a letter stating our request for the Independent Adult Education program and our concern with the way it is currently handled.
8. Ms. Maytin-Miret, stated that she would track the Master plan Points hours earned by each of the members and submit the proper documentation.
9. Ms. Martin requested $3,000.00 to buy more bulletin boards. The committee approved the request.
10. Ms. Nelson-Goedert asked what was done about the parking lot gate. The members all talked about how Mr. Milliken had stood guard for a few days. However, the faculty could not agree upon a closing time for the gate. The members of EESAC requested that the gate be closed at all times and that only the pedestrian crosswalk be open. Ms. Maytin-Miret agreed to inform Mr. Fontana about the matter.
New Business
11. Ms. Castle requested a $1,000.00 for new shelves in the Media Center. The request was approved.
12. Mr. Benedi requested $300.00 to pay for one teacher’s salary for ten hours at $24.50 an hour (total $245.00) and $55.00 for materials. At that time one of the board members had to leave the meeting. We broke quorum therefore no vote was recorded.
13. The members of the board asked that we record into the minutes taken today a concern about paying hourly salaries for next year.