11/16/2021 04:10PM
Recording Secretary: Mohammed Ahmed
Location of meeting: Media Center
Was a quorum established? Yes
Was the meeting advertised? Yes, 09/02/2021
Members Present:
Crespo, Rafael  (Principal)
KARAN-MIYAR, DUYSEVI  (Union Steward)
Ahmed, Mohammed  (Teacher)
Perez-Castillo, Amelia  (Teacher)
MILLS-BROOKS, STACY-ANN  (Parent)
BROOKS, NEVIAN  (Alternate Student)
WOODS, SHAWANDA  (Parent)
Estrada, Elda  (Alternate Parent)
JAMES, DRE'UNNA  (Student)
PENA, ALLISON  (Student)
Members Absent (Excused):
Villazon, Jacqueline  (Alternate Principal)
Brinas, Jacqueline  (Teacher)
Cannon, Claudette  (Alternate Teacher/Paraprofessional)
RODRIGUEZ, EVELYN  (Business/Community Representative)
SWEETING, KYLE  (Student)
MEJIAS, LOURDES  (Parent)
SWEETING, TERRANCE  (Parent)
Members Absent (Unexcused):
Albert, Lakieta  (Teacher)
Phillips-Ingraham, Tawana  (Teacher)
Corrales, Diosdado  (Educational Support Employee)
Franco, Luz  (Alternate Educational Support)
Sedeno Eddy (Business/Community Representative)
Maria Rivas (Business/Community Representative)
Others Present:
Meeting Start: 
 
· Meeting called to order at 4:10 PM. 
 
Meeting End: 
· Next meeting will be at: 12/15/21. 
· Meeting adjourned at: 4:57 PM. 
Minutes Review:
 
· Minutes pass with corrections at 4:17 PM. 
 
Principal Updates: 
 
· Attendance competitions are held every month to determine which grade level has 
  the best attendance for the month. 
· 6th grade students were the winners for the attendance challenge for the month 
  of October.  
· Ms. Barroso has filled the clerical position. 
· i-Ready challenge winners will be visited by Mr. Crespo’s candy cart every two 
  weeks. 
· Collections for Project Up-Start are being gathered in the main office to assist 
  with students who are homeless. 
· Thanksgiving luncheon for teachers will be held this Friday 11/19/21. 
· Parents need to fill out the free and reduced lunch application in order to 
  maintain funding for the school. 
· Elementary school students will be brought to Country Club to visit the school.  
 
 
Title 1 Updates: 
 
· Budget change will be made for Title 1 funding use of the interventionist 
  position. The federal government has provided ESSER funding which will be used 
  to hire for the interventionist position and regular funding will be used 
  purchase supplies for teachers. 
 
SIP Updates: 
 
· Additions were made to the SIP. 
· Monthly data chats will be conducted with core-area teachers based on 
  Performance Matters data and i-Ready data. 
· Professional Development session was held on October 29th, led by Ms. Picado and 
  Mr. Ahmed on how to pull reports from Performance Matters. 
· Additional professional development opportunities will be offered by the 
  district to target specific areas of need. 
· The school culture and climate section was updated to reflect the changes made 
  to the school discipline plan. 
    o Students will be required to place phones in their backpacks or 
          somewhere out of reach, to increase focus in class. 
    o Uniform jacket policy is also being enforced. 
    o Tardy and student ID policy is also being reinforced. 
· Informal teacher observations will continue to occur monthly, and feedback will  
  provided to teachers based on the observation. 
· Differentiated instruction will continue to be implemented based on data 
  analysis from reports pulled from Performance Matters and i-Ready. 
· Department Heads will continue to provide support on check for understanding. 
 
Teacher Updates: 
 
· Dr. Miyar: 
    o Homecoming Dance was held on October 28th. 
    o Cross Country team participated in another competition. 
 
Student Updates: 
 
· No student updates at this moment. 
 
Parent Updates: 
 
· Ms. Brooks: will there be other activities for students later in the year? 
    o Requesting that phone calls be sent out as reminders for school-wide 
          events. 
 
New Business: 
· Considering adding black pants to the uniform.