School Advisory Council
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Educational Excellence School Advisory Council |
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6611 Country Club Middle School
Verified EESAC Meeting Minutes for: 02/19/2019 07:55 AM
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Recording Secretary: Elda Estrada
Location of meeting: Country Club Middle School
Was a quorum established? No
Was the meeting advertised? Yes, 08/18/2018
Attendance:
Members Present:
Lima, Cynthia (Principal)
Curry-Coffee, Nicole (Union Steward)
Cannon, Claudette (Teacher)
Karan-Miyar, Duysevi (Teacher)
Leon, Michelle (Teacher)
Mohammad, Ahmed (Teacher)
DOZIER, RITA (Parent)
Estrada, Elda (Alternate Parent)
DOZIER-DANIELS, JORDYNN (Student)
SHEARN, MAHYA (Student)
Estrada, Daniel E (Alternate Student)
RIVAS, MARIA (Business/Community Representative)
RODRIGUEZ, EVELYN (Business/Community Representative)
Members Absent (Excused):
Viillazon, Jacqueline (Alternate Principal)
Javed, Elba (Educational Support Employee)
Pino, Marisol (Alternate Educational Support)
GARY, YVONNE (Parent)
RIVERA, KARINA (Parent)
Members Absent (Unexcused):
Phillips-Ingraham, Tawana (Teacher)
Martin, Myra (Alternate Teacher/Paraprofessional)
ALI, SAUDIA (Parent)
BROWN, SAIDAH (Student)
SEDENO, EDDY (Business/Community Representative)
Others Present:
Ysabella Manzini (Student)
Topics Covered:
Meeting called to order at 7:56am.
Informational Meeting. No motions were voted on.
Ms. Karan-Miyar:
New member Mr. Mohammed Ahmed voted into EESAC on February 12, 2019, he will be replacing Ms. Stephen who resigned.
PRINCIPAL UPDATES:
Ms. Cynthia Lima
The first 15 min of class or the last 15 min of class students are not allowed to use the restroom for safety purposes. Also, when students are transitioning between classes they are not to use the restroom. Other than that students are allowed to use the restroom with a hall pass.
SIP Waivers were presented to the faculty on February 12 and it passed. Block scheduling, eight period day and all the alternate SIP waivers will be implemented again this next school year.
BUDGET:
We have all but three faculty members with an 7th period supplement, and we have 5 faculty members with eight periods. Three teachers were purchased
through Title 1. Since, the monies for Title 1 can only be used to supplement, I allotted $5,000 for the purchase of supplies. Departments were each provided an amount to use for the necessary supplies.
Advanced ED Accreditation visit.
Mr. Beringer and Ms. Grace were here for a visitation. They were presented with an informational binder. They met with 9 faculty members that I was able to select to interview but I was not able to choose the classrooms they visited. They held 20 minute observations in each classroom and provided immediate feedback. They met with Ms. Villazon and myself afterwards. We talked about support in addition to funds, Community Support Specialists, Saturday School, Supplements, PSAT, student attendance, tracking faculty staff attendance. and our PD plan.
TESTING
Ms. Leon
The NAEP has been finished and we surpassed our 90% requirement. The WIDA ACCESS is moving along. Group sessions have been finished with the exception of some makeups.
A new community involvement specialist has been hired. Also, a part time office employee has been hired. A part time security has not been hired yet, in the meantime our custodial team is arriving 3 hours earlier to provide security support. Positions for paraprofessionals are also available.
Ms. Karan- Miyar
Week of February-8th we had a food drive in which Ms. Curry Coffee class collected the most canned goods. There is still time until the end of the week to donate.
I-Ready Awards
We are in the process of purchasing gift cards. Ms. Leon provided us with the list of the students. We will be rewarding them for their participation.
Grant- Tower Garden
I received a $1000.00 grant for our special education classroom. The students will set up an Aeroponics Garden being provided through the Education Fund. It will be in Ms. Espinal's room if anyone would like to come by to see it.
GEMS Club-
Valentines Day Event was very successful. Ms.McGraw and Ms. Stephen run the GEMS club and provide support for the girls. GEMS Club will be having meetings once a month.
PARENT AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT:
Ms. Maria Rivas
Some concerns in Science.
Ms. Evelyn Rodriguez
Next school year Miami Dade College will be offering workshops and trainings to allow teachers and faculty members to learn how to use use google products in the classroom. Schedule is forthcoming.
SIP-
Ms. Cynthia Lima
We have just finalized phase 3. The same focus during every phase. The area where we decreased the most was in Science. We now have two teachers in 6th grade, two teachers in 7th grade and two teachers in 8th grade. All grade levels have common planning. In addition to that we have Biology, for the first time we are offering all four high school credits that can be offered in Mathematics and Science at the Middle School Level. That will help us with acceleration. In addition to that we have 75 students that are taking two science classes for additional support in 8th grade science.
Science Mini Assessments only test 8th grade benchmarks. On the FCAT Science 2.0 6th and 7th grade benchmarks are also tested. We are going to have a science camp and a few Saturday School sessions by invitation.
STUDENT UPDATES:
Student ID's
Jordyn Dozier-Daniels asked if there was a way of purchasing an extra ID because some students have lost theirs or need an extra one for their other bookbag. Ms. Lima will talk to Mr. Gutierrez, yes definitely that can be done. Ms. Scheivis will make announcements in the morning reminding students that they can purchase an extra ID.
CORRECTION OF MINUTES.
Corrections were identified and will be submitted. Minutes Approved.
Next meeting will be:
Tuesday, March 19, 2019.
Meeting adjourned at 8:36am.