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Verified EESAC Meeting Minutes

02/10/2026    08:00AM

Recording Secretary: Ms. C. Gilbert

Location of meeting: Media Center

Was a quorum established? Yes

Was the meeting advertised? Yes, 01/27/2026

Attendance

Members Present:
Edouard, Tammy S. (Principal)
Moody, Brigette (Alternate Principal)
Robinson, Mildreca (Union Steward)
Binett, Nuris (Teacher)
Cobbs, Natalie (Teacher)
Gayden, Angela (Teacher)
Gilbert, Constance (Teacher)
Morning, Marilyn (Educational Support Employee)
Paz, Jaime (Parent)
Ordonez Matias, Mireidy (Alternate Student)
Bayona, Sabrina (Business/Community Representative)
Perez, David (Business/Community Representative)

Members Absent (Excused):
Diaz, Maria (Alternate Teacher/Paraprofessional)
Hanna, Cherbbie (Alternate Educational Support)
Johnson, Patricia (Alternate Educational Support)
McNicholas, Charlene (Parent)
Vallenilla, Yannelys (Parent)
Dent, Barbara (Alternate Parent)
Lopez-Juan, Manuela (Student)
Blair-Pottinger, Sharon (Business/Community Representative)
James-Bodie, Latasha (Business/Community Representative)
Koblinski, Monica (Business/Community Representative)

Members Absent (Unexcused):
None

Others Present:
None

Topics Covered

Call to Order The EESAC meeting was called to order at 8:24 a.m. by Dr. Angela Gayden, EESAC Chair. In Attendance: Ms. Sabrina Bayona, Ms. Nuris Binett, Ms. Natalie Cobbs, Mrs. Tammy Edouard, Dr. Angela Gayden, Ms. Constance Gilbert, Mrs. Marilyn Morning, Mr. David Perez, Mrs. Mildreca Robinson, and SGA President. Alternate Members present: Mrs. Brigette Moody Non-Members: None Welcome Mrs. Edouard welcomed all attendees.

Roll Call Ms. Gilbert conducted roll call.
Minutes Mr. Perez made a motion to accept December 10, 2025, minutes and Mrs. Morning seconded. Due to unreadiness re the reporting of school-wide activities updates procedural change, a vote was taken by eligible EESAC members as follows: Yay: Ms. Bayona, Ms. Cobbs, Mrs. Edouard, Dr. Gayden, Ms. Gilbert, Mrs. Morning, SGA President, Mr. Paz, and Mr. Perez. Opposed: Ms. Binett Motion: Passed

Mrs. Morning made a motion to accept January 6, 2026, minutes with noted changes and Mrs. Robinson seconded. A vote was taken by eligible EESAC members as follows: Yay: Ms. Bayona, Ms. Cobbs, Mrs. Edouard, Dr. Gayden, Ms. Gilbert, Mrs. Morning, SGA President, Mr. Pax, and Mr. Perez. Opposed: Ms. Binett Motion: Passed

SIP Updates/Review Dr. Gayden shared the following: SIP Updates Submitted Mid-Year Reflections New Action Steps ELA
Unified CER Rubrics for all subjects to target subject areas and measure students' ability to complete coherent writing samples
Student contributions to school publications highlighting their creative writing styles
MATH
Preparatory Boot Camps to review prerequisite skills
Use IXL as academic incentive
ELL
Use of language objectives in teacher's lesson plans
Use of ESOL Resources (IXL, DIFFIT, GEMINI, SAVVAS, MCGRAW-HILL, WAYGROUND to differentiate instruction Student Attendance
Grade Level Attendance competition-winning grade level to receive pizza party or some like-in-kind award
Attendance Raffle: drawing of the name of a student who met their attendance goal for the month to receive a gift card
Approval of Mid-Year Reflection
Ms. Cobbs made a motion to accept the Mid-Year Reflections presented and Mr. Perez seconded. Passed by consensus
Alternative Supplement Model Waivers
EESAC and Alternate Supplement Model (ASM)
Secondary School Reform (SSRI)-8 Period Day/Block Scheduling
Contract Language
Mr. Perez made a motion to accept the EESAC and Alternate Supplement Model (ASM) and Ms. Binett seconded. Passed by consensus
Ms. Binett made a motion to accept the Secondary School Reform (SSRI) Block Scheduling and Mr. Paz seconded. Passed by consensus
Ms. Binett made a motion to accept the Contract Language-no change and Mrs. Morning seconded. Passed by consensus
Dr. Gayden shared the following School-Wide Testing
MYA-Grade 8 Exam completed
MYA-Algebra 1 completed
MYA Geometry-in progress Upcoming Exams:
iReady-AP2
ELA/Math
MYA Biology
MYA Civics
MYA History
CLT School-Wide Activities Update
CTE February 6-CTE Teachers presented info on their curriculum.
Clinical Rotations-Students actively participating in visits to nursing center to complete their rotations for licensing.
January Dream in Green collected 646 items for recycling.
Guest speaker who shared guidance on healthy eating and informed food choices
Career resources through Green Career Speaker Series highlighting professional journeys inspiring students to explore diverse educational and career pathways EESAC Schoology/Padlet Link: https://padlet.com/cgilbert56/eesac-dmw-cope-center-l626erqcx0vp9wdk Student/Parent/Community Partner Input Mr. Perez, 3W Church Community Partner offered to donate lanyards to our school for students. Dr. Angela Gayden adjourned the meeting at 8:57 a.m. Respectfully submitted by Ms. Constance Gilbert, EESAC Secretary 02/18/2026 EESAC MEETING MINUTES for February 10, 2026 - Approved on April 14, 2026