Educational Excellence School Advisory Council

7571 International Studies Preparatory Academy

Verified EESAC Meeting Minutes for:    05/08/2024  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,  09/05/2024

Attendance:

Members Present:

Alamo, Ana (Teacher / EESAC Chairperson)
Bryson, Maria (Parent)
Diaz-Blanco, Alina (Principal)
Fajardo, Natalia (Educational Support)
Harrison, Naomi (Business / Community Rep)
Lancis, Beatriz (Teacher)
Ledo, Montserrat (Teacher)
Rodriguez, Andres (Student)
Taracido, Kevin (Teacher)

Members Absent (Excused):

De La Cruz, Leslie (Parent)
Martinez, Maria Gemma (Parent)
Romano, Eliana (Parent)

Members Absent (Unexcused):

No one had an unexcused absence.

Others Present:

Navarro, Anna M. (Assistant Principal)
Sanchez, Maria B. (Alternate Parent)

Topics Covered:

I. Agenda
- Approval of minutes from prior EESAC meeting on February 21, 2024
- School Improvement Plan 2023-2024
• Continuous Improvement Reflections
• Areas of strength and opportunities for improvement in both School Culture and Academic Programs
• Reflect and make predictions for School Culture and Academic Programs for the 2023-2025 school year
• EESAC End-of-Year Assurances Checklist
- EESAC Budget
- End of Year Activities
- General Information
- PTSA Update
- New Business

II. Call to Order
Ms. Ana Alamo, EESCA Chairperson, called the EESAC Committee meeting to order at 2:30pm on May 8, 2024, 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)
Bryson, Maria (Parent)
Diaz-Blanco, Alina (Principal)
Fajardo, Natalia (Educational Support)
Harrison, Naomi (Business / Community Rep)
Lancis, Beatriz (Teacher)
Ledo, Montserrat (Teacher)
Rodriguez, Andres (Student)
Taracido, Kevin (Teacher)

b. Absent Members (Excused Absence)
De La Cruz, Leslie (Parent)
Martinez, Maria Gemma (Parent)
Romano, Eliana (Parent)

c. Others Present
Navarro, Anna M. (Assistant Principal)
Sanchez, Maria B. (Alternate Parent)

IV. Approval of Minutes from February 21, 2024
- Ms. Ledo made a motion to approve the minutes, and Ms. Harrison seconded the motion.
- Minutes from February 15, 2022 were approved unanimously.

V. School Improvement Plan 2023-2024
- The SIP is in its last phase. It was given to all departments for suggestions and will be finalized by June 2, 2024.
- Cultural and academic goals are based on data from 2022-2023. Academic reflections will be based on current mid-year data. We will continue to improve upon School Culture at ISPA.
- Mr. Taracido made a motion to approve the 2023-2024 SIP once reflections have been completed, and Ms. Ledo seconded the motion.
- Motion was approved unanimously.
- EESAC End-of-Year Assurance checklist was reviewed and signed by the required members.

VI. EESAC Budget
- All funds allocated for student recognition activates was used, primarily buying food items to celebrate honor roll, academic, and attendance recognitions.

VII. End of Year Activities
- On Saturday, May 18, 2024, ISPA will have its New Student Orientation for incoming ISPA students at 9:00 AM.
- ISPA’s End of Year Awards Ceremony will be on May 22, 2024, at 6:00 PM, at the UM Donna E. Shalala Student Center.
- Graduation will be at the Adrienne Arsht Center Knight Concert Hall on May 30, 2024, at 10 AM.

VIII. General Information
- There is no general information at this time.

X. PTSA Update
- There are no updates from PTSA at this time.

XI. New Business
- There is no new business at this time.

XII. Adjournment
- Mr. Rodriguez moved to adjourn the meeting and Ms. Sanchez seconded the motion. The meeting was adjourned at 3:30pm.