Verified EESAC Meeting Minutes

Recording Secretary: Marina A. Prieto

Location of meeting: Media Center

Was a quorum established? Yes

Was the meeting advertised? Yes, 08/24/2015

Attendance

Topics Covered

EESAC Meeting Minutes - 05-26-16
4:30 p.m.
Last month’s meeting minutes:
Motion to approve last month’s meeting minutes (Quintero).
Motion carried: (C. Moore).
Handouts: meeting minutes, agenda, SBBS Detail report.
Review Bylaws/Roster
Copies were distributed to those in attendance.
The following changes to the bylaws were approved:
Change the verbiage under the section Purpose at the next EESAC meeting. “Blueprint 2000” should be changed to “School Improvement Plan (SIP).
Amend the verbiage under the section Composition at the next EESAC meeting. “Alternate UTD Steward” should be added to the list represented entities.
Change the verbiage on page 2 at the next EESAC meeting. “SAC” should be changed to EESAC throughout the document.
SIP Review/Updates
End of Year Assurances Checklist was discussed.
End of Year School Improvement Plan (SIP) Review and Planning was discussed.
RtI (Response to Intervention): No new items.
School Operations –
Question (Welch): Can we bring back the 5000 Role Model program back to our school?
Answer (Dr. Riaz): We can definitely explore this for the upcoming school year.
Question (Jerry): Can we use EESAC funds to purchase t-shirts to be used on class field trips for all grade levels?
Answer (Dr. Riaz): We can look into this for next year.
Suggestion (Johnson): We might want to have an order form ready and a sample of the t-shirt available at Open House.
Question (Welch): What test scores have been received?
Answer (Dr. Riaz): FSA – 3rd Grade.
Curriculum Issues – no items.
Budget Updates:
Title I –
The SBBS Detail Report was distributed and discussed.
New Business –
Question (Jerry): Are we going to get a new librarian?
Answer (Dr. Riaz): We have spoken to Gracely Rodriguez about the position for library clerk.
Suggestion (Welch): We would like to bring back the morning announcements back to include the Pledge of Allegiance.
Answer (Dr. Riaz): We would like to stream the announcements over the closed circuit televisions.
Comment (Jerry): It also helped students with behavior. It provided information such as calendar events, weather, lunch menus, teacher’s birthdays, etc.
Answer (Dr. Riaz): It’s difficult to be on time with the schedule of academics. There is a way to have this done. We can use a link and every teacher can play a prerecorded announcement and the students can listen to it. They don’t have to wait or interrupt the morning routine. We can start looking at 4th graders going into 5th as potential news reporters.
Question (Welch): When are the recognition funds being distributed?
Answer (Dr. Riaz): Ms. Suzanne Herrera, Secretary, has submitted all the necessary documentation.
Comment (C. Moore): I have information regarding the Youth Arts Initiative. The pricing is $100.00 per student per session. There are two (2) sessions and it is a yearlong program.
Answer (Dr. Riaz): This is great information and we will need to review the details as we enter the next school year.
Comments/Concerns
Motion to Adjourn (Quintero)
Motion carried (Welch)
Adjourned 4:47 p.m.