Educational Excellence
School Advisory Council

6611 Country Club Middle School

Pending EESAC Meeting Minutes for:    05/29/2020  09:20 AM

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Recording Secretary:    Elda Estrada

Location of meeting:    Virtual Meeting Via Zoom

Was a quorum established?    Yes

Was the meeting advertised?    Yes,  05/19/2020

Attendance:

Members Present:

Crespo, Rafael (Principal)
Villazon, Jacqueline (Alternate Principal)
KARAN-MIYAR, DUYSEVI (Union Steward)
Leon, Michelle (Teacher)
Lopez-Guerra, Monica (Teacher)
Ahmed, Mohammed (Teacher)
Phillips-Ingraham, Tawana (Teacher)



Perez, Isabel (Alternate Educational Support)


MCDUFFIE, TRACY (Parent)

PASTOR, OLGA (Parent)
Estrada, Elda (Alternate Parent)
WARD, DORISANN (Student)
RIVAS, MARIA (Business/Community Representative)
RODRIGUEZ, EVELYN (Business/Community Representative)





Members Absent (Excused):

No one had an excused absence.

Members Absent (Unexcused):

Saavedra, Jennifer (Teacher)
Cannon, Claudette (Alternate Teacher/Paraprofessional)
Corrales, Diosdado (Educational Support Employee)
CARCAMO, JOSE (Parent)
DOZIER, RITA (Parent)
DOZIER-DANIELS, JORDYNN (Student)MCCURVIN, NYLAH (Student)
Rivas, Daniel (Alternate Student)
SEDENO, EDDY (Business/Community Representative)

Others Present:

Ms. Martin (Community Involvement Specialist )

Topics Covered:

EESAC MEETING 5/29/2020


MEETING CALLED TO ORDER 9:20 AM

APPROVAL OF previous meeting MINUTES- EVELYN RODRIGUEZ MOTIONS TO APPROVE seconded by MOHAMMED AHMED- MINUTES APPROVED AS DISTRIBUTED

PRINCIPAL UPDATES --MS. VILLAZON ON BEHALF OF MR CRESPO

-SCHOOL WILL BE OVER THIS WEDNESDAY
-VERY PROUD OF THE STUDENTS WITH DISTANCE LEARNING, WITH THE CHALLENGES TEACHERS AND STUDENTS HAVE FACED.
-GRADES WILL BE DOWNLOADED NEXT YEAR
-WE DO NOT KNOW WITH CERTAINTY WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT YEAR.

SIP-SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN---MS. VILLAZON

-WRAPPING UP THE SIP
-THE LAST PHASE IS A REFLECTION PIECE, A LOT OF WHAT WE PLANNED TO DO THIS YEAR IN SCHOOL WAS CUT SHORT BECAUSE OF DISTANCE LEARNING
-WE HAVE THE DATA FOR AP1 AND AP2 IREADY, LEVEL 1 AND 2 STUDENTS DID SHOW IMPROVEMENT. WE HAD PLANNED TO TARGET THESE SUTDENTS IN PREPARATION FOR THE FSA. IT IS IMPRESSIVE BECAUSE LEVEL 1 AND 2 ARE THE HARDEST STUDENTS TO MOVE.
-WE HAD PLANNED TRAINING CAMPS AND WE WERE NOT ABLE TO IMPLEMENT THEM
-TEACHERS HAD COMMON PLANNING AND DISCUSSED TEACHING STRATEGIES. MANY TEACHERS WOULD ALSO MEET IN THEIR OWN TIME AS WELL.
-SCHEDULING STUDENT PLACEMENT FOR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR WILL BE BASED ON THE 2019 FSA DATA, SINCE THERE IS NO ASSESSMENT DATA FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR. IF THE STUDENT WAS IN INTENSIVE CLASSESS THEY WILL CONTINUE
-DUE TO CLOSING OF SCHOOLS WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DO OUR CAMPS
- I WILL BE WOKING CLOSELY WIH THE CURRICULM SUPPROT SPECIALISTS TO BE ABLE TO COVER GAPS. DISTANCE LEARNING HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL BUT STILL THERE WILL BE GAPS
-AP3 DATA: WE HAVE ABOUT 86 PERCENT SUCCESS AND I WILL BE ANAYLYZING THAT DATA AS WELL
-SIP WAS SHARED AND APPROVED BY FACULTY ON MAY 26, 2020
MS. LEON MOTIONS TO APPROVE THE SIP. MR. AHMED SECONDS THE MOTION.
MOTION CARRIES AND SIP APPROVED BY EESAC.

TITLE 1 UPDATES--- MS. MARTIN - COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT SPECIALIST -CIS

-PARENT CONTACTS, PHONE CALLS
MAIN PRIORITY IS CONTACTING PARENTS AND STUDENTS TO HELP THEM AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE
-ALSO ATTENDANCE, MAKING SURE STUDENTS ARE LOGGING INTO THE PORTAL AND COMPLETING THEIR WORK.
-HELPING AND REINFORCING WITH ATTENDANCE
-SOME PARENTS HAVE BEEN DIFFICULT TO REACH.
-SOME STUDENTS LEFT MATEIRIAL IN THEIR LOCKER, SO WE WILL BE HELPING THE STUDENTS GET THEIR THINGS BACK.


PARENT UPDATES

MS. PATOR: DISTANCE LEARNING HAS BEEN A CHALLENGE. HOWEVER, IT HAS BEEN A CHANCE FOR THEM TO LEARN HOW TO WORK FROM A COMPUTER TO GET THEM READY FOR COLLEGE.
KIDS ARE MISSING SCHOOL

STUDENT UPDATES

DORIS: IT HAS BEEN DIFFICULT. MATH HAS BEEN HARD BECAUSE I DON’T UNDERSTAND. I WOULD RATHER GO TO SCHOOL THAN DISTANCE LEARNING.

TEACHER: MS. LOPEZ GUERRA IT HAS DEFINITELY BEEN A CHALLENGE FOR TEACHERS AS WELL, WE HAD TO SET EVERYTHING UP AND HAVE PROFESSIOAL DEVELOPMENT MEETINGS AS WELL IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT STUDENTS COULD RECEIVE THEIR EDUCATION.
THE MAJORITY OF THE STUDENTS ARE DOING WELL. THIS HAS HELPED EVERYONE GET READY FOR THE FUTURE.


MS EVELYN RORIGUEZ: BUSINESS COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVE MIAMI DADE COLLEGE
IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE WORKING WITH EVERYONE THIS YEAR
SOME STUDENTS WILL BE ON CAMPUS ,FIRE AND POLICE ACADEMY WILL BE ON CAMPUS.

NEW BUSINESS:

DR. MIYAR

2 ITEMS ON THE AGENDA

END OF YEAR ASSURANCES CHECKLSIST 2019-2020
DR. MIYAR REVIEWED IT AND WILL COMPLETE AND SUBMIT IT
WE HAVE MET ALL THE CRITERIA FOR THE END OF YEAR ASSURANCES
MOTION TO APPROVE END OF YEAR ASSURANCES CHECKLSIST 2019-2020
MR. AHMED MOTIONS TO APPROVE AND MS. PASTOR SECONDS
MOTION CARRIES

2019-2020 REFLECTION ASSURANCES
REVEIWED BY DR. MIYAR
MOTION TO APPROVE 2019-2020 REFLECTION ASSURANCES
MS. EVELYN RODRIGUEZ MOTIONS TO APPROVE AND MS. LOPEZ GUERRA SECONDS
MOTION CARRIES


ANNOUNCEMENTS

GRADUATION: MR CRESPO IS IN THE PROCESS OF COLLECTING PHOTOS FROM STUDENTS AND PARENTS. IT IS GOING TO BE A VIDEO SLIDE SHOW WHERE THE STUDENTS PICTURE WILL BE POSTED WITH A CERTIFICATE DIPLOMA FOR THE 8TH GRADE GRADUATION, ALONG WITH A QUOTE. EACH NAME WILL BE ANNOUNCED. INSTEAD OF WALKING AND RECEIVING THE CERTIFICATE IT WILL BE A PHOTO. TEACHERS ARE WORKING ON DOING A DRIVE BY GRADUATION SEND OFF. MS ALBERT IS WORKING ON THE DETAILS. SLIDE SHOW WILL BE POSTED ON JUNE 4TH ON OUR WEBSITE. THE DRIVE BY WILL BE JUNE 5TH.

-MS. MARTIN AND MS PEREZ ARE MAKING PHONE CALLS TO STUDENTS AND PARENTS THAT LEFT ITEMS AT SCHOOL. DRIVE THROUGH WILL BE DONE WHERE PARENT WILL STOP AT THE PARENT LOOP AND THEY WILL DRIVE UP AND PICK UP THE ITEMS.


SUMMER SCHOOL

-VIRUTAL SCHOOL- AT LAWTON CHILES MIDDLE
-NORMALLY THEY CAN ONLY MAKE UP ONE CLASS. HOWEVER, THIS SUMMER THEY WILL BE ALLOWED TO MAKE UP 2 CLASSES.
-TWO PROGRAMS THIS SUMMER– ONE IS FOR CREDIT RECOVERAND AND THE OTHER PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS THAT WERE NOT ENGAGED DURING DISTANCE LEARNING AND WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO ATTEND A SUMMER PROGRAM. THEY ARE ALLOWED TO TAKE 2 CLASSES TO RECOVER THE 4TH NINE WEEKS GRADE. ANOTHER OPTION IS FLORIDA VIRTUAL SCHOOL. BEGINS JUNE 9TH AND ENDS JULY 10TH, 2020.

-DR. MIYAR MENTIONED THAT MEALS WILL CONTINUE TO BE DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER.

-MR CRESPO IS AT MIAMI LAKES EDUCATIONAL CENTER ON TUESDAYS DISTRIBUTING MEALS. 4-7PM. LAWTON CHILES MIDDLE AND AMERICAN SENIOR HIGH WILL ALSO BE DISTRIBUTING MEALS.

- NEXT YEARS EESAC MEETING SCHEDULE WILL BE ANNOUNCED NEXT YEAR, DEPENDING ON WHAT HAPPENS.

MEETING ADJOURNED AT 10:09 AM.