Verified EESAC Meeting Minutes

Recording Secretary: Zenaida Ulloa (K. Alonso was absent)

Location of meeting: Media Center

Was a quorum established? Yes

Was the meeting advertised? Yes, 10/05/2009

Attendance

Members Present:
Jaureguizar, Martha T (Principal)
Cabrera-Nunez, Nancy (Alternate Principal)
Ulloa, Zenaida (Union Steward)
Acosta, Teresa (Teacher)
Nudd, Marie C (Teacher)
Sanchez, Ingrid (Teacher)
Leder, Betsy (Educational Support Employee)
Marti, Barbara (Parent)
Maza, Cynthia (Parent)
Richard Walker (Parent)

Members Absent (Excused):
Alonso, Kristy (Teacher)
Lozano, Elizabeth (Teacher)
Licea, Odalys (Alternate Teacher/Paraprofessional)
Wilkenson, Cindy (Alternate Educational Support)
Dachiarardi, Sandy (Parent)
Oshea, Audrey (Parent)
Phipps, Margie (Parent)
Toledo, Natalia (Parent)
Anaya, Elys (Alternate Parent)
Villacis, Jose (Alternate Parent)


Rosario, Antonia (Business/Community Representative)
Krugliak, Svi (Business/Community Representative)

Members Absent (Unexcused):

Others Present:
N/A

Topics Covered

Call to Order:
Mrs. Jaureguizar, newly assigned principal, opened the meeting pending the new assignment of the EESAC Chairperson. The meeting was called to order at 2:36 Ms. Marti and Ms. Sanchez second it.

Review and ratification of prior minutes:
Mrs. Jaureguizar reviewed and ratified the prior minutes. Ms. Leder motioned to approve the prior minutes. Ms. Mazza second the motion and the committee approved.

Election of New EESAC Members:
Mrs. Jaureguizar informed the committee that Mr. Richard Walker was elected at the PAT meeting on September 30th as one of the parent representatives for EESAC. Mrs. Jaureguizar also informed the EESAC committee that we needed a new EESAC Chairperson to replace Ms. Basulto. Ms. Jaureguizar nominated Ms. Acosta and the EESAC committee unanimously voted to have Ms. Acosta as the new Kendale Lakes Elementary EESAC Chairperson. Consequently, a new teacher representative was needed and Ms. Ulloa nominated Ms. Sanchez, who was also unanimously voted as the new teacher representative.

School Improvement Plan:
Ms. Jaureguizar stated that the SIP was submitted to the District and that we needed to include the attendance record for our feeder patter middle and high schools. We also had to remove from the SIP the Math coach position previously held by Ms. Basulto.

Ms. Jaureguizar clarified with the district regarding replacing Interim Assessments with Monthly Assessments which was voted by the faculty during the end of the 2008-2009 school year. According to our principal, we have no choice, we have to do the Interim Assessments which are three times a year. Ms. Ulloa voiced her disapproval of the situation given the staff’s voting for Monthly Assessments instead of Interim Assessments. Ms. Jaureguizar did mention that the staff could choose if the Mid-year assessments would be given in December 2009 or January 2010.

A+ School Recognition Funds:
Ms. Nuñez provided the EESAC committee with the only two disbursement proposals for the A+ School Recognition Funds. No other disbursement proposals were submitted by staff members. Ms. Nuñez stated that an agreement by the staff must be reached before October 28, 2009. The EESAC committee voted to support either Proposal A or Proposal B once the staff choose either one, yet the committee did favor Proposal A. Employees will be able to vote during the day on October 20th. Ms. Ulloa and Ms. Acosta will supervise the voting process and account for our totals. Coverage for them will be provided to assist in this process.

EESAC Training:
Ms. Jaureguizar stated that the Office of School Improvement, in collaboration with the Office of Financial Operations/Budget and the United Teachers of Dade, would be conducting an EESAC training workshops during the month of October 2009. Our Region IV training is scheduled for October 23, 2009 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. at G. Holmes Braddock Senior High. Each school needs to bring a team of no more than five (5) members which includes the principal, EESAC Chair, UTD Designated Steward, and two other members. Kendale Lakes Elementary will send Ms. Jaureguizar (principal), Ms. Acosta (Chairperson), Ms. Ulloa (UTD Designated Steward), Ms. Sanchez (teacher), and Ms. Marti (parent).

Dade Partners:
Ms. Jaureguizar recognized the joint effort of our staff, PAT, and our Dade Partners Liaison, in providing community organizations the ability to positively contribute to our school success. Among the mentioned community organizations were: JuiceBlendz, Radio Disney, Home Depot, Winn Dixie, and Pei Wei. Ms. Jaureguizar extended her appreciation to Ms. Ulloa for her assistance in identifying Dade Partners for our school.

Technology:
Ms. Jaureguizar stated that she was working on obtaining two Promethean Interactive whiteboards for Kendale Lakes Elementary. Additionally, a Riverdeep representative will be coming to our school to provide training on the Riverdeep software on October 16, 2009 in order to increase the technology usage of the interactive program school-wide. The Microsoft Voucher for technology was investigated by Mr. Dacosta which determined that we had no UPC codes from original items; therefore, we could not receive the vouchers. Ms. Jaureguizar asked the committee if V-Math Live would finally be purchased at the discounted price of $3,500.00. Ms. Nudd thought the program would be a great educational resource, and Ms. Mazza agreed. Ms. Jaureguizar stated that she would go ahead and purchase the V-Math Live with the EESAC funds. We are currently looking into the cost of headphones to replace broken and/or damaged units.

EESAC Funds – Mathematics:
Ms. Jaureguizar explained that she was waiting for every grade level to decide on the math manipulatives that would be purchased in order to compensate for the budget cuts. The total of the math manipulatives is estimated at $500.

Mrs. Ulloa motioned to adjourn the meeting at 3:28 p.m. and everyone seconded it.