Educational Excellence School Advisory Council

7571 International Studies Preparatory Academy

Verified EESAC Meeting Minutes for:    10/19/2017  04:00 PM

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Recording Secretary:    Montserrat Ledo

Location of meeting:    ISPA, 1570 Madruga Avenue, Coral Gables, Fl 33146

Was a quorum established?    Yes

Was the meeting advertised?    Yes,  10/09/2017

Attendance:

Members Present:

Diaz-Blanco, Alina M (Principal)
Bez, Lilliam (Teacher)
Ledo, Monterrat (Teacher)
Martinez, Maria (Teacher)
Rodriguez, Deanna (Teacher)
Feiler, Mylene (Alternate Teacher/Paraprofessional)
Calvo, Tamara (Educational Support Employee)
Martin, Onelio (Alternate Educational Support)
Fajardo, Jospeh (Parent)
Ledo, Onil (Alternate Parent)
Grassi, Giorgio (Student)
Feiler, Mark (Business/Community Representative)
Bautte, Luisa (Business/Community Representative)
Ferrante, Rosario (Parent)
Harrison, Naomi (Parent)

Members Absent (Excused):

Billaud, Pascale (Parent)
Morgan, William (Alternate Student)

Members Absent (Unexcused):

No one had an unexcused absence.

Others Present:

Felicia Diaz, Assistant Principal
Ana Alamo, Test Chairperson

Topics Covered:

I. Agenda
- Approval of minutes from previous EESAC meeting on September 20, 2017
- School Improvement Plan – 2017-2018
- Recruitment Update
- EESAC By-Laws/Revisions
- PTSA Update
- New Business

II. Call to Order
Ms. Deanna Rodriguez, EESAC Chairperson, called the EESAC Committee meeting to order at 2:30pm on October 19, 2017, at International Studies Preparatory Academy at Gables (ISPA).

III. Roll Call –

a. Present Members
Diaz-Blanco, Alina M (Principal)
Bez, Lilliam (Teacher)
Ledo, Monterrat (Teacher)
Martinez, Maria (Teacher)
Rodriguez, Deanna (Teacher)
Feiler, Mylene (Alternate Teacher/Paraprofessional)
Calvo, Tamara (Educational Support Employee)
Martin, Onelio (Alternate Educational Support)
Fajardo, Jospeh (Parent)
Ledo, Onil (Alternate Parent)
Grassi, Giorgio (Student)
Feiler, Mark (Business/Community Representative)
Bautte, Luisa (Business/Community Representative)
Ferrante, Rosario (Parent)
Harrison, Naomi (Parent)

b. Absent Members
Billaud, Pascale (Parent)
Morgan, William (Alternate Student)

c. Others Present
Felicia Diaz, Assistant Principal
Ana Alamo, Test Chairperson

IV. Approval of Minutes from September 20, 2017
- Ms. Feiler made a motion to approve the minutes, and Ms. Rodriguez seconded the motion.
- Minutes from September 20, 2017 were approved unanimously.

V. School Improvement Plan 2017-2018
- Copies are available from Dr. Blanco upon request.
- SIP 2017-2018 was approved last month.
- Goals for the SIP align to raising proficiency in Math and ELA Learning Gains of lowest 25%.

VI. Recruitment Update
- Students attended Ponce de Leon Middle and Kenwood K-8 Magnet Fairs with Dr. Blanco and Ms. Ledo to help recruit new students for the 2018-2019 school year.
-ISPA has been represented at 10 Magnet Fairs thus far. We will be attending around 20 more before the Magnet Fair application deadline.
- Tours are available every Tuesday.
- Magnet Fair Open House will be on December 6, 2017 at 6:00 PM.

VII. EESAC By-Laws/Revisions
- The by-laws were reviewed and no revisions made.

VIII. PTSA Update
- October PTSA meeting was a huge success.
- Mediterranean Cocktail event will be on February 2, 2018 at the house of the French Consulat.
- PTSA will assist with Winter Formal, as needed.
- “I AM ISPA” shirt has been a great fundraiser. Different colors will be made to be sold throughout the year.
- Next week is the Papa John’s fundraiser. PTSA will receive a portion of the profit for every pizza sold with code ISPA.
- This year six board members will be leaving. Recruitment for new board members has already begun.

IX. New Business
- Interviews for Biology position are taking place.
- New Italian teacher, Ms. Pukall, started on Monday.
- Currently ISPA is going through the Magnet Certification process, as well as applying for Magnet Schools of America and Colegio del Año.
- Ms. Oliverio was awarded Italian Teacher of the Nation.
- Ms. Milian took the SAT last Saturday, and Ms. Pascal is scheduled to take it in November.
- The College Tour will be on November 1st – 3rd. Thirty-six students will be attending with four chaperones.
- The Spain trip is still pending approval, as out-of-country travel has not gone to the board for approval.
- Giorgio has taken the initiative to create a recycling project for ISPA. He is working out the details before finalizing it and presenting to the ISPA.

X. Adjournment
- Ms. Feiler moved to adjourn the meeting and Ms. Rodriguez seconded the motion. The meeting was adjourned at 3:10pm.