Educational Excellence
School Advisory Council

7571 International Studies Preparatory Academy

Verified EESAC Meeting Minutes for:    10/01/2013  03:45 PM

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Recording Secretary:    Maria Lugo

Location of meeting:    ISPA - Media Center

Was a quorum established?    Yes

Was the meeting advertised?    Yes,  09/10/2013

Attendance:

Members Present:

Perez, Alejandro (Principal)
Bez, Lilliam (Teacher)
Iglesias, Caridad (Teacher)
Lugo, Maria (Teacher)
Rodriguez, Deanna (Teacher)
Jose, Hernandez (Alternate Teacher/Paraprofessional)
Calvo, Tamara (Educational Support Employee)
Mazloum, Sylvain (Parent)
Medina, Yuli (Parent)
Mazloum, Muriel (Alternate Parent)
Noa, Nelson (Student)
Ramirez, Nicholas (Alternate Student)
Del Rio, Alina (Business/Community Representative)
Weiner, Jeff (Business/Community Representative)


Members Absent (Excused):

Martin, Onelio (Alternate Educational Support)
Luna, Diana (Parent)
Luque, Thais (Parent)
Mazloum, Muriel (Alternate Parent)
Noa, Nelson (Student)

Members Absent (Unexcused):

No one had an unexcused absence.

Others Present:

Maria Martinez

Topics Covered:

7571 International Studies Preparatory Academy
Verified EESAC Meeting Minutes for: 10/01/2013 at 4:25 p.m.
Please contact the school for a formatted hard copy of these minutes.
Recording Secretary: Maria Lugo
Location of Meeting: ISPA-Media Center
Was a quorum established? Yes
Was the meeting advertised? Yes
Attendance:
Members Present:
Perez, Alejandro (Principal)
Bez, Lilliam (Teacher)
Iglesias, Caridad (Teacher)
Lugo, Maria (Teacher)
Martinez, Maria (Teacher)
Tamara Calvo (Secretary)
Rodriguez, Deana (Teacher)
Hernandez, Jose (Alternate Teacher)
Medina, Yuli (Parent)
Sosa, Liliana (Parent)
Weiner, Jeff (Business Community Representative)
Del Rio, Alina, (Business Community Representative)
Ramirez, Nicholas (Student)
Topics Covered:
International Studies Preparatory Academy at Gables (ISPA) EESAC Minutes
October 1, 2013
I. Agenda
*Approval of minutes from prior EESAC meeting on April 25, 2013
*School Improvement Plan 2013-2014 Review and Approval
*EESAC By-laws/Roster Review and Updates
*Opening of Schools Update and Information
*PTSA Update
*New Business
II. Call to Order
*Mr. Perez called the EESAC Committee meeting to order at 2:30 p.m. on October 1, 2013, at International Studies Preparatory Academy at Gables (ISPA).
III. Roll Call
*Mr. Perez, Mrs. Iglesias, Ms. Rodriguez, Ms. Bez, Ms. Calvo, Ms. Lugo, Mr. Hernandez, Ms. Martinez, Nicholas Ramirez, Mr. Weiner, Ms. Del Rio, Ms. Sosa, and Ms. Medina
IV. Approval of Minutes from April 25, 2013
*Ms. Lugo made a motion to approve the minutes, and Ms. Iglesias seconded the motion.
* Minutes from April 25, 2013 were approved by all members.
V. School Improvement Plan 2013-2014 Review and Updates
*Copies are available from Mr. Perez upon request.
*The School Improvement Plan is a working document. Its purpose is to meet the needs of the school.
*Currently, it’s pending approval from the MDPS Board in November 2013.
*Mr. Perez reviewed the SIP including but limited to the sections pertaining to highly qualified teachers, RTI, Leadership teams, and the test data.
*Last year’s test data revealed that ISPA is ranked among the top scoring schools in comparison to the entire district.
*Mr. Perez also reviewed the learning gain targets for 2014, in all subject areas.
*Ms. Iglesias made a motion to approve the 2013-2014 SIP, and Ms. Bez seconded the motion. Everyone in the committee approved the SIP.
IV. EESAC By-Laws Review and Approval
*No changes were made to the EESAC By-Laws.
V. PTSA Update
*The PTSA will be holding an informational meeting in ISPA’s Café this October.
VI. New Business
*The EESAC voted for a new EESAC Chairperson. Mr. Weiner and Ms. Rodriguez self-nominated themselves. After the secret ballots were tallied, Ms. Rodriguez was voted Chairperson of EESAC for the 2013-2014 school year.