School Advisory Council
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Educational Excellence School Advisory Council |
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7701 South Dade Senior High School
Verified EESAC Meeting Minutes for: 11/15/2005 06:00 PM
Please contact the school for a formatted hard copy of these minutes.
Recording Secretary: Deedee Toner
Location of meeting: Library Media Center South Dade HS
Was a quorum established? Yes
Was the meeting advertised? Yes, 08/09/2005
Attendance:
Members Present:
Mark Mijuskovic, Principal, Bill Christofferson, EESAC
Chairperson, Trina Chinni, Al Garcia, Deedee Toner, Annette
Hill, Babette Mansene-Friedman, Mary Kay Martin, Sandy Bryant,
Lee Hoffman
Members Absent (Excused):
Lorraine Morgan, Susan Laguardia, Jessica Laguirre, Kurt
Durnberg, Willie Carpenter, Jorge E. Beltran, Sandy Malinovsky-Smith, Ronald Lee
Members Absent (Unexcused):
No one had an unexcused absence.
Others Present:
Pat Hollinger TV production teacher, Pat Stanford, PTSA
President, Paula Fitzpatrick, PE Department Chairperson,
Ms. Ochoa, TMH teacher
Topics Covered:
The meeting was called to order at 6:08 P.M. by Mr. Christofferson.
I. MINUTES: The minutes from the May meeting, which had been misplaced,
were read and accepted. Al Garcia made the motion to accept them as read and
Sandy Bryant seconded the motion. The motion passed
The minutes from the October 18th meeting were also read and
corrected. Al Garcia made a motion to accept them and Babette Mansene-Friedman
seconded the motion. The motion passed.
II. FINANCIAL REPORT: A budget hand-out was distributed showing expenditures and balances in the two EESAC accounts.
a) The total in account # 0100 5510 7701 958 5103 was corrected to reflect that $15,000 had been encumbered for the Library Media Center for the year2005-2006. This left a balance of $11,614.03
b) The balance in the EESAC Enhancement account #0100 510 7701 8501 5000 was also corrected to show the $4000 encumbered for Ms. Ruffin for Honor Roll incentives. An additional $346.75 was also encumbered for the Glencoe/McGraw Hill reading program administered by Ms. Menendez. This left a balance of $4527.69 in this account.
The total in both accounts equals $16,141.72.
III. OLD BUSINESS: Bylaws- An updated copy of the bylaws, with major adjustments and recommendations in red, was made available for review. Concerning the section on “Council members”, Ms. Toner made a motion that we invite/encourage the principal from the Adult Center, or his/her designee, to attend EESAC meetings but not make them a required member. Ms. Chinni seconded the motion. The motion passed.
IV. NEW BUSINESS:
a) Instructional Focus Calendar - Mr. Mijuskovic informed us that Ms. Menendez has almost completed the 12 week calendar and that it will direct teachers to focus on the FCAT benchmarks in order for us to reach our goals. The calendar will be used across the curriculum.
b) Request for funds
• Ms. Hollinger requested $1200 to buy some hand-held and/or lavaliere microphones and some digital camcorders for her TV production class. Ms. Bryant made a motion to award her the funds and Ms. Hill seconded the motion. The motion passed
• Ms. Fitzpatrick requested funds for palm pilots for the PE teachers on the field to record information. After discussion, Ms. Hill made a motion that EESAC award Ms. Fitzpatrick up to $1200. The motion was seconded by Mr. Garcia. The motion passed.
• Ms. Ochoa requested funds for special bicycles, helmets and uniforms (T-Shirts) for the ESE department for their participants in the Special Olympics. Ms. Bryant made a motion to award the ESE department up to $1000. Mrs. Martin seconded the motion. The motion passed.
c) Buses for students who stay for after school tutoring
Mr. Mijuskovic will draft a memo /request for assistance with financing buses for students who participate in after school tutoring.
Motion to close the meeting was made by Ms. Chinni and seconded by Ms. Martin. The motion carried and the meeting was adjourned at 7:14 PM.
The next meeting will be Tuesday, January 17, 2006