Educational Excellence School Advisory Council

7571 International Studies Preparatory Academy

Verified EESAC Meeting Minutes for:    09/17/2024  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,  08/21/2024

Attendance:

Members Present:

Alamo, Ana (Teacher / EESAC Chairperson)
Bryson, Joany (Educational Support)
Cardenas, Bernice (Parent)
Diaz-Blanco, Alina (Principal)
D’Orsi, Paula (Parent)
Harrison, Naomi (Business / Community Rep)
Lancis, Beatriz (Teacher)
Ledo, Montserrat (Teacher)
Luis, Pedro (Business / Community Rep)
Padilla, David (Student)
Romano, Eliana (Parent)
Taracido, Kevin (Teacher)

Members Absent (Excused):

Martinez, Maria Gemma (Parent)

Members Absent (Unexcused):

No one had an unexcused absence.

Others Present:

Calvo, Tammy (Alternate Education Support)
Linder, Audrey (Alternate Student)
Navarro, Anna M. (Assistant Principal)
Quesada, Melissa (Alternate Student)
Sanchez, Maria B. (Alternate Parent)

Topics Covered:

I. Agenda
• Approval of minutes from prior EESAC meeting on May 8, 2024
• Introduction of New Parent/Teacher Members
• Opening of School Update
• Safety & Security
• School Improvement Plan 2024-2025 / 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 17, 2024, 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, Joany (Educational Support)
Cardenas, Bernice (Parent)
Diaz-Blanco, Alina (Principal)
D’Orsi, Paula (Parent)
Harrison, Naomi (Business / Community Rep)
Lancis, Beatriz (Teacher)
Ledo, Montserrat (Teacher)
Luis, Pedro (Business / Community Rep)
Padilla, David (Student)
Romano, Eliana (Parent)
Taracido, Kevin (Teacher)

b. Absent Members (Excused Absence)
Martinez, Maria Gemma (Parent)

c. Others Present
Calvo, Tammy (Alternate Education Support)
Linder, Audrey (Alternate Student)
Navarro, Anna M. (Assistant Principal)
Quesada, Melissa (Alternate Student)
Sanchez, Maria B. (Alternate Parent)

IV. Approval of Minutes from May 8, 2024
- Mr. Taracido made a motion to approve the minutes, and Ms. B. Sanchez seconded the motion.
- Minutes from May 8, 2024, were approved unanimously.

V. Introduction of New Parent/Teacher Members
- New student members are Audrey Linder (Alternate Student) and Melissa Quesada (Alternate Student).
- New parent members are Bernice Cardenas and Paula D’Orsi.
- New business/community rep member is Pedro Luis.
- New educational support member is Joany Bryson.

Opening of Schools Update
- Student enrollment is currently 376 students.
- Testing has already started. 9th and 10th grade students did the FAST Reading PM 1.
- Students pending graduation requirement assessments took the FAST Reading Retake and/or BEST Algebra 1 EOC.
- ISPA welcomed three new faculty members this year. Ms. Palomino (English), Ms. Machuca (Mathematics), and Mr. Santacoloma (Music).
-ISPA welcomed back Ms. Capdevila. She is the ESOL paraprofessional.

VI. Safety & Security
- We continue to conduct the required drills and maintain students and teachers informed of any new protocols.
- An exception to keep the side gate open was submitted, since there is a second gate before getting into the underground parking. All other gates and doors will be locked.
- A window shade has been installed on every door that has a window. The shade will remain up so that there is visibility into the classroom during instruction. If there is an emergency, the shades will be drawn.

VII. School Improvement Plan 2024-2025 / EESAC Bylaws/Revisions
- Areas of focus: Instructional Practice relating to Social Studies, Instructional Practice relating Mathematics, Instructional Practice relating to ELA, and Positive Culture and Environment relating to Early Warning System (Attendance).
- School Improvement Plan Phase 1 & Phase 2 was presented to EESAC members by Ms. Alamo at the meeting.
- Mr. Taracido made a motion to approve the SIP, and Ms. Lancis seconded the motion.
- SIP 2024-2025 was approved unanimously.
- No bylaws revisions needed at this time.
- No composition waiver requests needed at this time.
- Ms. Alamo will verify EESAC Roster.
- 2024-2025 SIP Signature Page will be completed, signed by appropriate individuals, and submitted to district.

VIII. EESAC Budge
- At this time, we have not received any information on EESAC funds. We hope to have an update by the next meeting.

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

X. PTSA Update
- PTSA had no updates.

XI. New Business
- No new business was discussed.

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