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SCHOOL ADVISORY BOARD MEETING
NOVEMBER 4, 2003 7PM
Aventura Charter Elementary School
3333 NE 188- Street
Av,,",",a, Florida 33180
1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL: The meeting was called to order at 7:10 p.m. by
Board Chairman, Gary Pyott. Present were members Stephanie Oshinsky, Gary
Pyott, Julie Greenberg Shapiro, Luz Urbáez Weinberg, Eric M. Soroka, Dr. Katherine
Bray Murphy, Principal, and Julie Renee Aim, Assistant Principal. Valerie Lustgarten
was absent. As a quorum was determined, the meeting commenced.
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: October 9,2003 SAB Meeting. The board reviewed the
minutes from last meeting. Luz Urbáez Weinberg moved to approve the minutes, and
the motion was seconded by Julie Shapiro. Motion was unanimously approved.
3. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT: Mr. Soroka reported on ACES food service, bus
service, and budget approval of part-time paraprofessional help for Kindergarten, the
filing of the Dade County School Board application to expand to K-8, and the need for
letters of support for K-8 expansion.
4. PRINCIPAL'S REPORT: Dr. Murphy shared a school performance report, including
selection of several committees (Safety, Technology & Innovation, etc.), enrollment
numbers, school pictures, yearbook sponsors and patrol sponsors, upcoming awards
assemblies, optional math program, before/after care enrollment, school clubs, and
FCA T Parents Night for 4th grade.
5. SCHOOL CURRICULUM: Dr. Murphy offered an overhead presentation and
materials with in-depth information regarding school curriculum.
6. PARENT SURVEY: Mr. Soroka went over the Parent Survey that will be going home
at the end of the year, for the board to review and make suggestions at the next board
meeting for the top 10 questions that should be on the survey.
7. PERFORMANCE/ENROLLMENT UPDATE: Mr. Soroka reported on the current
school enrollment numbers and the addition of two new teachers.
8. VOLUNTEER TRACKING: Parent Volunteer Coordinators Beverly Gittleman and Jodi
Brown updated the board on parent volunteer hours logged to date. Letters will be
going out to parents at the end of the second quarter regarding household hours
needed to complete requirement.
9. FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES: Beverly Gittleman and Jodi Brown updated the board
on recent fundraising activities and monies collected, including The Reader's Digest
Wrap Sale, The Fresh Market Gala, the Burdines Shopping Pass, and ideas on new,
possible fundraising activities were discussed.
10. OLD BUSINESS: Board members discussed issues and concerns presented to the
Board by parents and by Board members. Registration schedule and sibling
preference issues were deferred to next board meeting.
11. NEW BUSINESS: Mrs. Luz Urbáez Weinberg shared a memo with the board
regarding new business issues that were discussed, including a school poster board,
registered sex offender information, back-to-school Spring dance, writing projects and
others, which were deferred for review by the Board at the next meeting. Items to be
addressed at a future meeting include the following: registration schedule, sibling
preference policy, fundraising activities, parent surveys, uniforms, and FDLE
Registered Sex Offender Listing.
The next meeting was scheduled for December 1, 2003 at 7:00 p.m.
12. ADJOURMENT: There being no further business to come before the Board at this
time, after motion made by Luz Urbáez Weinberg, seconded by Julie Shapiro, and
unanimously passed, the meeting adjour at 9:30 p.m.
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