Verified EESAC Meeting Minutes

Recording Secretary: Ms. C. Gilbert

Location of meeting: Media Center

Was a quorum established? Yes

Was the meeting advertised? Yes, 10/03/2023

Attendance

Topics Covered

Dorothy M. Wallace COPE Center
EESAC Minutes
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
Media Center @ 8:15 a.m.

Call to Order
The EESAC meeting was called to order at 8:17 a.m. by Dr. Angela Gayden, EESAC Chairman.

In Attendance: Mrs. Maria Alarcon, Mrs. Tammy S. Edouard, Dr. Angela Gayden, Ms. Constance Gilbert, Ms. Esmeralda Martinez, Mrs. Marilyn Morning, Mr. David Perez, Dr. Sharon Pottinger, Mrs. Mildreca Robinson

Alternate Members present: Mrs. Brigette Moody, Ms. Nuris Binett, and SGA Vice-President
Non-Members: None

Welcome
Dr. Angela Gayden welcomed all attendees.

Roll Call
Ms. Gilbert conducted roll call.

Old Business

Minutes

Mrs. Moody made a motion to accept the September 26, 2023 EESAC minutes with noted changes and Dr. Pottinger seconded. Passed by consensus.

EESAC Schoology/Padlet Link: https://padlet.com/cgilbert56/1626erqcx0vp9wdk

New Business

Cognia
Dr. Gayden introduced the Superintendent’s video message on the Cognia Accreditation partnership and attendees viewed.

Mrs. Edouard gave an overview of Cognia process, requirements and stated that the school had submitted and will continue submitting artifacts for the district’s accreditation process with Cognia. The EESAC members received the district guidelines and a timeline chart prepared by Ms. Gilbert. Mrs. Edouard explained each timeline, key characteristics, standards, and artifacts that have been uploaded to the Miami-Dade County Public Schools Cognia files.


Data Review and Goals
Dr. Gayden shared the following testing updates:
•Current passing rates
•Attendance rates
•Students who did not pass the FSA or Algebra Retakes earlier in the year will have opportunities to retake the tests later in the year
•The ELA Retake test will open up again in November
•FSA scores will determine whether students advance to the next grade level in Math and ELA

School Progress:
Our school hosted and attended various events, including health fair, a college fair, United Way, One Blood Drive, and Hispanic Heritage celebrations. The Career & Technical Education (CTE) Expo is for all students in Miami Dade County Public Schools to be exposed to various schools and technical colleges and what the technical colleges have to offer.

SIP Update

•Impact Review Process- SIP is being reviewed based on information submitted prior to November 1
•Area of Focus Action Steps-Teaching staff prepares for testing by reviewing submissions and adding new action steps for academic and cultural improvements
•Timeline-The school is in the process of reviewing the Continuous Improvement Plan and will need to add two new action steps for each of the four focus areas by November 7th


Student/Parent/Community Partner Input

Ms. Esmeralda Martinez, EESAC member and SGA Vice-President both shared they enjoyed the CTE Tech Expo field trip. They learned about the nursing assistants’ program and other vocational programs from the technical school representatives.


Dr. Angela Gayden adjourned meeting at 8:39 a.m.

Respectfully submitted by Ms. Constance Gilbert, EESAC Secretary 10/18/2023
MINUTES APPROVED on Tuesday, December 12, 2023 with no noted changes.