School Advisory Council
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Educational Excellence School Advisory Council |
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7571 International Studies Preparatory Academy
Verified EESAC Meeting Minutes for: 09/14/2021 02:30 AM
Please contact the school for a formatted hard copy of these minutes.
Recording Secretary: Montserrat Ledo
Location of meeting: Media Center and Zoom
Was a quorum established? Yes
Was the meeting advertised? Yes, 08/17/2021
Attendance:
Members Present:
Alamo, Ana (Teacher / EESAC Chairperson)
Avaria, Carolina (Parent)
Bryson, Maria (Parent)
Calvo, Tamara (Educational Support Employee)
Delp, Elizabeth (Student)
Diaz-Blanco, Alina (Principal)
Feiler, Mark (Business / Community Rep)
Feiler, Mylene (Teacher)
Harrison, Naomi (Business / Community Rep)
Ledo, Montserrat (Teacher)
Menendez, Lourdes (Teacher / UTD)
Members Absent (Excused):
Bendana, Janina (Parent)
De La Cruz, Leslie (Parent)
Members Absent (Unexcused):
No one had an unexcused absence.
Others Present:
Diaz, Felicia (Assistant Principal)
Dion, Lauren (Alternate Student)
Fajardo, Natalia (Alternate Education Support)
Menendez, Natalia (Alternate Student)
Rodriguez, Deanna (Alternate Teacher)
Taracido, Kevin (Alternate Teacher)
Topics Covered:
I. Agenda
• Approval of minutes from prior EESAC meeting on May 11, 2021
• Introduction of New Parent/Teacher Members
• Opening of School Update
• COVID Protocols
• Safety & Security
• School Improvement Plan 2021-2022 / EESAC Bylaws / Revisions
- Review Composition Waiver requests
- Review and approve Phase I & II of the SIP
- SIP Signature Page
• Open House – September 28, 2021
• PTSA Update
• New Business
II. Call to Order
Ms. Ana Alamo, EESAC Chairperson, called the EESAC Committee meeting to order at 2:30pm on September 14, 2021, at International Studies Preparatory Academy at Gables (ISPA) in the Media Center and via Zoom Meeting.
III. Roll Call
Introduction of New Parent/Teacher/Student Members
a. Present Members
Alamo, Ana (Teacher / EESAC Chairperson)
Avaria, Carolina (Parent)
Bryson, Maria (Parent)
Calvo, Tamara (Educational Support Employee)
Delp, Elizabeth (Student)
Diaz-Blanco, Alina (Principal)
Feiler, Mark (Business / Community Rep)
Feiler, Mylene (Teacher)
Harrison, Naomi (Business / Community Rep)
Ledo, Montserrat (Teacher)
Menendez, Lourdes (Teacher / UTD)
b. Absent Members (Excused Absence)
Bendana, Janina (Parent)
De La Cruz, Leslie (Parent)
c. Others Present
Diaz, Felicia (Assistant Principal)
Dion, Lauren (Alternate Student)
Fajardo, Natalia (Alternate Education Support)
Menendez, Natalia (Alternate Student)
Rodriguez, Deanna (Alternate Teacher)
Taracido, Kevin (Alternate Teacher)
IV. Approval of Minutes from May 11, 2021
- Mr. Taracido made a motion to approve the minutes, and Ms. Ledo seconded the motion.
- Minutes from May 11, 2021 were approved unanimously.
V. Opening of Schools Update
- Student enrollment is currently 380 students.
- We had a very smooth opening of schools. PTSA assisted greatly with this by providing student ample opportunities to purchase their school uniforms.
- 9th grade orientation was held the week before school began. It helped smooth the transition for Freshman.
VI. COVID Protocols
- Facial coverings are required for all students, staff and visitors on Miami-Dade County Public Schools district managed facilities, school sites and buses, until further notice.
- Masks do not need to be worn during outdoor activities so long as appropriate physical distancing is maintained.
- The 10-day quarantine protocol has been implemented for COVID-19 positive individuals.
- Contact tracing protocols have been implemented using targeted close contact identification.
- Instead of quarantining entire classes or departments, the quarantine process will focus on individuals directly impacted by a potential exposure through the consistent maintenance and monitoring of seating charts.
- Visitors are allowed access to the school site, preferably by appointment, and are required to adhere to facial covering requirements.
- Physical distancing is in place in cafeterias and alternate dining is available for Seniors in the Media Center.
- When feasible, maximum physical distancing will take place.
- The teacher’s lounge remains as the health screening room (formerly isolation rooms).
- Heightened cleaning and sanitization protocols are in place. Personal hygiene behavior, including frequent handwashing and the use of hand sanitizing stations will continue to be encouraged.
VII. Safety & Security
- ISPA will continue with the Safety & Security protocols in place from the previous school year.
- All Student IDs were distributed during the first two days of school.
VIII. School Improvement Plan 2020-2021 / EESAC By-Laws/Revisions
- Areas of focus: differentiation, small group instruction, student attendance, and leadership development.
- School Improvement Plan Phase 1 & Phase 2 was presented to EESAC members by Ms. Alamo at the meeting.
- Ms. Alamo made a motion to approve the SIP, and Ms. Ledo seconded the motion.
- SIP 2021-2022 was approved unanimously.
- No by-laws revisions needed at this time
- No composition waiver requests needed at this time
- Dr. Blanco will verify EESAC Roster
- 2021-2022 SIP Signature Page will be completed, signed by appropriate individuals and submitted to district.
IX. Open House – September 28, 2021
- Open House will be hybrid this year.
- Parents can attend in-person or via Zoom.
X. PTSA Update
- During PTSA’s first meeting, parents voiced concerned about COVID protocols.
- Dr. Blanco explained all protocols in place and put parents at ease.
- The PTSA store is open to students and parents. The schedule can be found on their website.
- Currently, PTSA is working on two fundraisers that do not require in-person attendance: Miami Heat Tickets and Papa John’s Pizza Cards.
XI. New Business
- The school will be receiving two new chillers. The current chillers have both been having issues for some time.
- Ideally the replacement would be during winter break, however no word yet as to when it will be.
- Currently EESAC has $1806.00 in the budget.
- A motion was made by Ms. Alamo to transfer $1800 to EESAC Internal Funds for the purposes of incentives (academic, attendance, recognitions and awards.)
- Motion was seconded by Mr. Feiler, and unanimously approved.
XII. Adjournment
- Mr. Feiler moved to adjourn the meeting and Ms. Delp seconded the motion. The meeting was adjourned at 3:30pm.