Educational Excellence
School Advisory Council

6611 Country Club Middle School

Pending EESAC Meeting Minutes for:    06/01/2017  08:30 AM

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

Recording Secretary:    Josmeen Stephen

Location of meeting:    Room 32

Was a quorum established?    No

Was the meeting advertised?    Yes,  05/25/2017

Attendance:

Members Present:

Prado, Cynthia (Principal)
Heras, Alejandro (Union Steward)
Karan-Miyar, Duysevi (Teacher)
Leon, Michelle (Teacher)
Stephen, Josmeen (Teacher)
Coffee Curry, Nicole (Alternate Teacher/Paraprofessional)
Brown, Latasha (Parent)
Certain, Jason (Student)
Aviles, Miya (Alternate Student)





Members Absent (Excused):

Villazon, Jacqueline (Alternate Principal)
Cannon, Claudette (Teacher)
Martin, Myra (Teacher)
Javed, Elba (Educational Support Employee)
Pino, Marisol (Alternate Educational Support)
Blanco, Caridad (Parent)
DeLeon de Cardenas, Maria (Parent)
Hernandez, Deniret (Parent)
Jabali, Tumaini (Parent)
Rodriguez, Jorge (Parent)
Rodriguez, Lizbet (Parent)
Gonzalez, Natalie (Alternate Parent)
Boudreaux, Tessa (Business/Community Representative)
Garcia, Maria (Business/Community Representative)
Rodriguez, Evelyn (Business/Community Representative)


Members Absent (Unexcused):

No one had an unexcused absence.

Others Present:

Shirley Certain - Parent
Yulidy Lopez - Parent
Gina Garo - Student
Kierra Donaldson - Student
Isabella Bahamonde - Student

Topics Covered:

Meeting was called to order at 8:31 a.m.

No Quorum present. This was just an meeting for updates. No items was voted on due to lack of QUORUM. Therefore, emergency meeting is necessary in order to vote on necessary items for end of year EESAC compliance and minutes of previous meetings.

Principal update - Ms. Prado

Student who have passed the PERT test will be eligible for dual enrollment at Miami Dade College in Middle School.
FSA and EOC testing season went well. There was a one day freeze but, instruction went on as normal.
Grades are an issue.
CCMS has a large failure rate. This will be worked on next school year.
The goal is to open the school at 7:30 a.m.. Funds and Personnel are needed to open the Media Center so that students are able to do computer based programs that are needed to pass various classes.

Summer school will be held at Norland Middle School. It will be for 7th and 8th grade students only. The S3C program and Florida Virtual School are alternatives to summer school but maybe challenging to complete for repeaters. Face to face classes during summer school are the best option.
Students failing will not be promoted to the 9th grade.
46 eighth graders are eligible for summer school. They will be picked up at Country Club Middle School and taken to Norland Middle and dropped back off at Country Club at the end of the day.

Grades and homework
The homework policy - All schools can create a policy to meet their own school’s needs.
The homework plan is being developed for Country Club Middle School.
The policy may differentiate by FSA level, grade level, ESOL, ESE, or Gifted.
Grade distribution should be the same in a content area no matter the teacher.
Student services is working on a plan to help students be successful in school.

Parent support has increased through initiatives like Dads and Donuts. Parental involvement initiatives will take place once a month next school year.

The PTSA has been formed and is currently operating at Country Club Middle.
Last Friday, the PTSA held a dress down day. Parents collect the money. Students dressed great and appropriate for school. Prado is willing to do more Dress down days. This helps students to have balance and great Mental Health.

4th quarter honor roll students will be honored next year when we celebrate the first quarter honor roll students for the 2017-2018 school year. Unfortunately, current 8th graders will not be able to participate.

Student leader meetings have been held all year once a month. It's a very diverse group . It's growing every month. The next meeting will be held very soon before the closing of school.

6th grade orientation will be held June 12th.

Algebra 1 boot camp will be held this summer. They will be held for four days in the beginning of the summer and four days at the end of the summer before the school year starts.

High school credits classes that will be offered will be Biology, Algebra 1, Geometry and Physical Science.

Gina Garo mentioned there are more students who are going through things who are not talking to Mr. Fabal or any adults because they want to keep it from their parents.
Prado indicated that the Success Coach can only tell the principal or parent when the student is threatening to harm themselves or someone else.

CCMS still hasn't received the tree from Miami Dade College. We’ve received one from the region on Earth Day. Luisa Estrada started Orchard club by the garden.

The 2016-2017 Continuous Improvement reflection -
Fully implemented strategies - Academic Programs/Support, School Culture, School Leadership
Partially implemented strategies - Professional Development
Staff PDs will be held in the first two days before school starts to address ESE, ESOL and Technology needs within the classroom.

Bathroom concerns
no tissue in the bathroom
Two sets of bathrooms are being repaired. Red will be the possible color of the paint use to renovate the bathroom.



Emergency meeting will be held next week. We need a quorum to vote on necessary agenda items.

A temporary secretary is needed for the beginning of next year because Mrs. Stephen is going on maternity leave until late October.

The meeting was adjourned at 9:07 a.m..