Educational Excellence
School Advisory Council

7571 International Studies Preparatory Academy

Verified EESAC Meeting Minutes for:    09/20/2017  04:00 PM

Please contact the school for a formatted hard copy of these minutes.

Recording Secretary:    Montserrat Ledo

Location of meeting:    ISPA, 1570 Madruga Avenue, Coral Gables, Fl 33146

Was a quorum established?    Yes

Was the meeting advertised?    Yes,  09/05/2017

Attendance:

Members Present:

Diaz-Blanco, Alina M (Principal)
Bez, Lilliam (Teacher)
Ledo, Monterrat (Teacher)
Martinez, Maria (Teacher)
Rodriguez, Deanna (Teacher)
Feiler, Mylene (Alternate Teacher/Paraprofessional)
Calvo, Tamara (Educational Support Employee)
Martin, Onelio (Alternate Educational Support)
Fajardo, Jospeh (Parent)
Ledo, Onil (Alternate Parent)
Grassi, Giorgio (Student)
Morgan, William (Alternate Student)
Feiler, Mark (Business/Community Representative)







Members Absent (Excused):

Bautte, Luisa (Business/Community Representative)
Ferrante, Rosario (Parent)
Harrison, Naomi (Parent)
Billaud, Pascale (Parent)

Members Absent (Unexcused):

No one had an unexcused absence.

Others Present:

Felicia Diaz, Assistant Principal
Ana Alamo, Test Chairperson
Laura Pascal, Teacher

Topics Covered:

I. Agenda
- Approval of minutes from previous EESAC meeting on April, 4, 2017
- School Improvement Plan – 2017-2018
- Opening of Schools Update
- EESAC By-Laws/Revisions
- New Parent/Teacher Members
- Open House Review
- PTSA Update
- New Business

II.Call to Order
Ms. Deanna Rodriguez, EESAC Chairperson, called the EESAC Committee meeting to order at 2:30pm on September 20, 2017, at International Studies Preparatory Academy at Gables (ISPA).

III.Roll Call –

a.Present Members
Diaz-Blanco, Alina M (Principal)
Bez, Lilliam (Teacher)
Ledo, Monterrat (Teacher)
Martinez, Maria (Teacher)
Rodriguez, Deanna (Teacher)
Feiler, Mylene (Alternate Teacher/Paraprofessional)
Calvo, Tamara (Educational Support Employee)
Martin, Onelio (Alternate Educational Support)
Fajardo, Jospeh (Parent)
Ledo, Onil (Alternate Parent)
Grassi, Giorgio (Student)
Morgan, William (Alternate Student)
Feiler, Mark (Business/Community Representative)

b.Absent Members
Bautte, Luisa (Business/Community Representative)
Ferrante, Rosario (Parent)
Harrison, Naomi (Parent)
Billaud, Pascale (Parent)

c.Others Present
Felicia Diaz, Assistant Principal
Ana Alamo, Test Chairperson
Laura Pascal, Teacher

IV.Approval of Minutes from May 18, 2017
- Ms. Feiler made a motion to approve the minutes, and Ms. Ledo seconded the motion.
- Minutes from May 18, 2017 were approved unanimously.

V.School Improvement Plan 2017-2018
- Copies are available from Dr. Blanco upon request.
- The SIP will be available at the next meeting for all members. Currently, we are meeting all of our objectives in all areas including but not limited to the subject areas and parent involvement.
- Goals for the upcoming SIP include but are not limited to raising proficiency in Math and ELA Learning Gains of lowest 25%.
- SIP 2017-2018 reviewed and approved.

VI.Opening of Schools Update
- Student enrollment is currently 370 students.
- The goal is to reach 100 students per grade level.
- Congratulations go out to Ms. Ledo for her hard work recruiting students.

VII.EESAC By-Laws/Revisions
- The by-laws were reviewed and no revisions made.

VIII.New Parent/Teacher Members
Joseph Fajardo – Parent
Onil Ledo – Alternate Parent
Luisa Bautte – Business Partner
Mark Feiler – Business Partner
Grassi, Giorgio (Student)
Morgan, William (Alternate Student)

IX.Open House will on Wednesday, September 27, 2017
- Resource Fair will be from 5:30 – 6:30 PM.
- Spirit Squad and Band will perform.
- Parents will visit classrooms from 6:35 – 8:30 PM.

X.
PTSA Update
- First meeting will be on Friday, September 22, 2017 at 7:30 AM in the media center.
- There will be a membership drive at Open House.

XI. New Business
- Ms. Bez moved that EESAC funds of $1,625.00 be used once again for student activities such as, but not limited to, the Honor Roll Ice Cream and other Activities, The NHS Induction, Junior Ring Ceremony, End of Year Awards, ISPA’s World Cup and other activities to recognize students of ISPA for attendance/tardy incentives or academic achievement; Ms. Feiler seconded the motion. All members voted in favor.
- Faculty provided input on Homework Policy, which is included in Parent/Student Handbook.

XII. Adjournment
- Ms. Feiler moved to adjourn the meeting and Ms. Ledo seconded the motion. The meeting was adjourned at 3:10pm.