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Verified EESAC Meeting Minutes

10/02/2012    08:40AM

Recording Secretary: Sarah Russell

Location of meeting: Dorothy M. Wallace COPE Center Media Center

Was a quorum established? Yes

Was the meeting advertised? Yes, 09/21/2012

Attendance

Members Present:
Burks-Grice, Annette (Principal)
Billingslea, Dr. Sandra (Union Steward)
Ames, Sandra (Teacher)
Gilbert, Constance (Teacher)
Hadley, Sylvia (Teacher)
Sparling, Lorenna (Teacher)
Starling, Diane (Alternate Teacher/Paraprofessional)
Russell, Sarah (Alternate Educational Support)
Jones, Yashira (Parent)
Mosley, Yasmin (Student)
Cruz, Jennifer (Alternate Student)
Hernandez, Erika (Business/Community Representative)



Members Absent (Excused):
Butcher, Daisy (Teacher)
Cooper, Sheree' (Educational Support Employee)
Hoo-Martinez, Consuelo (Parent)
King, Ramona (Parent)
Knight, Catrina (Parent)
Anderson, Kimberly (Alternate Parent)
Diaz, Summer (Business/Community Representative)
Herndon, Shirley (Business/Community Representative)
Parchment, Yvonne (Business/Community Representative)

Members Absent (Unexcused):

Others Present:
Morning, Marilyn (Paraprofessional)
Pena, Dorisel (Student)
Hamlin, Stephanie (Teacher)
Boyd, Richard (Teacher)
Sweat-Brown, Carolyn (Teacher)
Revere, Karla (Teacher)
Florit-Valenzano, Patricia (Teacher)
Joseph-Goins, Alfreida (Teacher)
Bradman, Naima (Teacher)
Thompson, Deborah (School Nurse)
Ellis, Cassandra (Teacher)
Sagastizado, Clara (Student)
Hansen, Susan (Counselor)

Topics Covered

The meeting was called to order at 8:40 a.m. by Sandra Ames in the Media Centerof Dorothy M. Wallace COPE Center.

The minutes from the meeting held on September 13, 2012 was approved with no changes.

Mrs. Ames then called for nominations for the election of student members to the EESAC. She also called for nominations for the election of staff and teachers to the EESAC for the 2012-2013 school year whose terms were up for renewal.

Students Dorasel Pena, Yasmin Mosley, Jennifer Cruz, and Clara Sagastizado were nominated and agreed to serve as student representatives to the EESAC.

Mrs. Ames, Ms. Cooper, and Ms. Sparling were nominated for another term and agreed to remain as members. Mrs. Ellis, who will be retiring in November, was replaced by Ms. Sylvia Hadley.

The School Improvement Plan was reviewed and approved.

At the next meeting, future dates and times for the EESAC meetings will be discussed and decided upon.

The next meeting will be held on October 22, 2012.

The meeting was adjourned at 9:05 a.m.