Educational Excellence School Advisory Council

7571 International Studies Preparatory Academy

Verified EESAC Meeting Minutes for:    11/16/2022  02:30 PM

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Recording Secretary:    Montserrat Ledo

Location of meeting:    Media Center / Zoo,

Was a quorum established?    Yes

Was the meeting advertised?    Yes,  09/08/2022

Attendance:

Members Present:

Alamo, Ana (Teacher / EESAC Chairperson)
Bez, Lilliam (Teacher / UTD)
Bryson, Maria (Parent)
Diaz-Blanco, Alina (Principal)
Fajardo, Natalia (Educational Support)
Feiler, Mark (Business / Community Rep)
Evelyn, Guerra (Student)
Harrison, Naomi (Business / Community Rep)
Ledo, Montserrat (Teacher)
Taracido, Kevin (Teacher)

Members Absent (Excused):

Avaria, Carolina (Parent)
Bendana, Janina (Parent)
De La Cruz, Leslie (Parent)

Members Absent (Unexcused):

No one had an unexcused absence.

Others Present:

Calvo, Tammy (Alternate Education Support)
Prieto, Abbigale (Alternate Student)
Sanchez, Maria B. (Alternate Parent)

Topics Covered:

I. Agenda
• Approval of minutes from prior EESAC meeting on September 21, 2022
• Florida Recognition Distribution Plan/Discussion
• School Improvement Plan 2022-2023 & SIP DATA Talks
• EESAC Budget
• Recruitment Update
• PTSA Update
• New Business

II. Call to Order
Ms. Ana Alamo, EESCA Chairperson, called the EESAC Committee meeting to order at 2:30pm on November 16, 2022, at International Studies Preparatory Academy at Gables (ISPA).

III. Roll Call
Introduction of New Parent/Teacher/Student Members
a. Present Members
Alamo, Ana (Teacher / EESAC Chairperson)
Bez, Lilliam (Teacher / UTD)
Bryson, Maria (Parent)
Diaz-Blanco, Alina (Principal)
Fajardo, Natalia (Educational Support)
Feiler, Mark (Business / Community Rep)
Evelyn, Guerra (Student)
Harrison, Naomi (Business / Community Rep)
Ledo, Montserrat (Teacher)
Taracido, Kevin (Teacher)

b. Absent Members (Excused Absence)
Avaria, Carolina (Parent)
Bendana, Janina (Parent)
De La Cruz, Leslie (Parent)

c. Others Present
Calvo, Tammy (Alternate Education Support)
Prieto, Abbigale (Alternate Student)
Sanchez, Maria B. (Alternate Parent)

IV. Approval of Minutes from September 21, 2022
- Ms. Ledo made a motion to approve the minutes, and Ms. Bez seconded the motion.
- Minutes from September 21, 2022 were approved unanimously.

V. Florida Recognition Distribution Plan/Discussion
- Faculty voted unanimously for Plan A.
- Plan A includes:
2021-2022 Florida Recognition Program
Total Amount Awarded: $68,977
Fringes: $7,071 (10.25%)
Total Available for Distribution: $61,906 (Approximate)
Distribution:
Plan A
Employee Group Number Amount per
in Group Employee Sub-total
Full-time Instructional Staff 26 $2,000 $52,000
Full-time Non-Instructional Staff 8 $600 $4,800
Part-time Instructional staff 2 $1,000 $2,000
Part-time
Non-Instructional Staff 1 $400 $400
Itinerant Support Staff 2 $500 $1,000
Instructional Staff New to ISPA 3 $300 $900
Supplies & Materials $806
Total $61,906

- Ms. Calvo moved to approve faculty approved plan, and Mr. Feiler seconded the motion.
- Plan A was unanimously approved.

VI. School Improvement Plan 2022-2023 & SIP DATA Talks
- Data chats have been had with accountability groups.
- We are doing Topic, Mini, and Quarterly assessments in Math, Science, and Social Studies to monitor progress. The first Progress Monitoring assessment was administered to the Reading students. The second Progress Monitoring assessment will be administered in January. Mid-Year Assessments for Grade 11 and 12 retakers in English will begin after the Thanksgiving break and for Math, Science, and Social Studies after the Winter Break.
- Intervention is mostly done through tutoring. Afterschool program began on November 1st.
- Administrative Walkthroughs will be ongoing, as well as data chats with teachers.
- Cross curricular planning has already taken place and will continue to be an area of focus for the school year.
- We are looking for a math interventionist, hopefully to start after the Holiday break.

VII. EESAC Budget
- All funds are going towards student incentives.
- Today we had our first honor ceremony. 192 students received honor roll. Students were given a certificate, pin, and ice cream party.

VIII. Recruitment Update
- We have already had two proficiency exam days and there are four more scheduled. There is a lot of interest in ISPA.
-Magnet Certification application has been submitted for Distinctive recognition.

IX. PTSA Update
- Last school year we fundraised more than the previous year and we are looking to do the same this year.
- Actively, we have the Miami Heat fundraiser on December 10, 2022. Tickets are $20 and open to all ISPA family members.

X. New Business
- ISPA received 100% on the sanitation audit.

XI. Adjournment
- Mr. Taracido moved to adjourn the meeting and Ms. Bez seconded the motion. The meeting was adjourned at 3:20pm.