Educational Excellence School Advisory Council

7571 International Studies Preparatory Academy

Verified EESAC Meeting Minutes for:    09/20/2023  02:30 PM

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Recording Secretary:    Montserrat Ledo

Location of meeting:    Media Center / Zoom

Was a quorum established?    Yes

Was the meeting advertised?    Yes,  09/05/2023

Attendance:

Members Present:

DAlamo, Ana (Teacher / EESAC Chairperson)
Bryson, Maria (Parent)
De La Cruz, Leslie (Parent)
Diaz-Blanco, Alina (Principal)
Fajardo, Natalia (Educational Support)
Lancis, Beatriz (Teacher)
Ledo, Montserrat (Teacher)
Rodriguez, Andres (Student)
Taracido, Kevin (Teacher)

Members Absent (Excused):

Feiler, Mark (Business / Community Rep)
Harrison, Naomi (Business / Community Rep)
Martinez, Maria Gemma (Parent)
Romano, Eliana (Parent)

Members Absent (Unexcused):

No one had an unexcused absence.

Others Present:

Calvo, Tammy (Alternate Education Support)
Harriell, Viera (Alternate Student)
Navarro, Anna M. (Assistant Principal)
Padilla, David (Alternate Student)
Rodriguez, Deanna (Alternate Teacher)
Sanchez, Maria B. (Alternate Parent)

Topics Covered:

I. Agenda
• Approval of minutes from prior EESAC meeting on May 9, 2023
• Introduction of New Parent/Teacher Members
• Opening of School Update
• Safety & Security
• School Improvement Plan 2023-2024 / EESAC Bylaws / Revisions
- Review EESAC Bylaws
- Review and approve Phase I & II of the SIP
- SIP Signature Page
• EESAC Budget
• Open House Overview
• 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 20, 2023, 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)
Bryson, Maria (Parent)
De La Cruz, Leslie (Parent)
Diaz-Blanco, Alina (Principal)
Fajardo, Natalia (Educational Support)
Lancis, Beatriz (Teacher)
Ledo, Montserrat (Teacher)
Rodriguez, Andres (Student)
Taracido, Kevin (Teacher)

b. Absent Members (Excused Absence)
Feiler, Mark (Business / Community Rep)
Harrison, Naomi (Business / Community Rep)
Martinez, Maria Gemma (Parent)
Romano, Eliana (Parent)

c. Others Present
Calvo, Tammy (Alternate Education Support)
Harriell, Viera (Alternate Student)
Navarro, Anna M. (Assistant Principal)
Padilla, David (Alternate Student)
Rodriguez, Deanna (Alternate Teacher)
Sanchez, Maria B. (Alternate Parent)

IV. Approval of Minutes from May 9, 2023
- Mr. Taracido made a motion to approve the minutes, and Ms. De La Cruz seconded the motion.
- Minutes from May 9, 2023, were approved unanimously.

V. Introduction of New Parent/Teacher Members
- Ms. Navarro is our new Assistant Principal.
- New student members are: Andres Rodriguez (senior), Viera Harriell (senior), and David Padilla (junior).
- New parent members are: Maria Gemma Martinez and Eliana Romano
- New teacher member is: Beatriz Lancis

Opening of Schools Update
- Student enrollment is currently 375 students.
- Testing has already started. 9th and 10th grade students did the FAST Reading PM 1.
- Students pending graduation requirement assessments are currently taking them.

VI. Safety & Security
- New safety & security protocols will be put in place soon.
- Initiative is called Safety Response Protocol (SRP).
- Staff will be trained next week during faculty meeting (September 27, 2023). Students will be trained after.

VII. School Improvement Plan 2023-2024 / EESAC Bylaws/Revisions
- Areas of focus: Instructional Practice relating to Intervention (ELA), Instructional Practice relating to Instructional Coaching/Professional Learning, Positive Culture and Environment relating to Early Warning System (Attendance), and Instructional Practice relating to Benchmark-aligned Instruction (AP Eng Lang).
- School Improvement Plan Phase 1 & Phase 2 was presented to EESAC members by Ms. Alamo at the meeting.
- Ms. Ledo made a motion to approve the SIP, and Ms. Lancis seconded the motion.
- SIP 2023-2024 was approved unanimously.
- The bylaws were reviewed and no revisions are needed at this time.
- No composition waiver requests needed at this time.
- Ms. Alamo will verify EESAC Roster.
- 2023-2024 SIP Signature Page will be completed, signed by appropriate individuals, and submitted to district.

VIII. EESAC Budge
- EESAC Funds will not be allocated to schools this year.

IX. Open House Overview
- Open House was a success.
- Many parents attended.
- Student volunteers assisted parents throughout the evening.

X. PTSA Update
- PTSA is actively recruiting members and find new ways to raise funds.
- The PTSA store has been a great success this year. More uniforms needed to be ordered.

XI. New Business
- Mr. Rodriguez brought up the idea to have PTSA sell club sweaters as fundraiser. It gives students more options in their uniform.
- Mr. Padilla agreed with Mr. Rodriguez that students were wanting more options of sweaters.

XII. Adjournment
- Ms. Navarro moved to adjourn the meeting and Ms. De La Cruz seconded the motion. The meeting was adjourned at 3:30 pm.