September 19, 2024 DSAHS Advisory Board Meeting MinutesMEETING MINUTES
Name of Foundation: Don Soffer Aventura High School Advisory Board
Board Meeting: September 19, 2024
School(s): Don Soffer Aventura High School
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September 19, 2024
4:42pm
5:32pm
December 5, 2024
I 4:30pm
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Meeting Location: Don Soffer Aventura High School: 3151 NE 2131" Street, Aventura, FL
Attended by:
Board Members:
Other Attendees:
Michael Yavner, Chair
Dr. Geoff McKee, Principal
Diane Gleit
Rita Weaver —Sr. Director of Board Governance, CSUSA
Cliff Ain
Andrea Floyd -Beck, Assistant Principal
Nadine Laham
Absent: Jorge Garcia, Vice -Chair
CALL TO ORDER
Pursuant to public notice, the meeting commenced at 4:42p.m. with a Call to Order by Chair Michael
Yavner. Roll Call was taken, and quorum was established.
I. ADMINISTRATIVE
Approval of Don Soffer Aventura High School Advisory Board Meeting Minutes for May 16, 2024
MOTION: Motion was made by Diane Gleit and seconded by Nadine Laham to approve the Don Soffer
Aventura High School Advisory Board May 16, 2024, Meeting Minutes, as presented. Motion was
approved unanimously. (4-0, 1 absent).
Advisory Board Membership -Parent Role Acceptance
MOTION: Motion was made by Nadine Laham and seconded by Cliff Ain to accept the Don Soffer
Aventura High School Advisory Board parent voted representatives for the FY25 school yeard. Motion
was approved unanimously. (4-0, 1 absent).
Chair and Vice -Chair Appointments (Chair Michael Yavner, Vice -Chair Jorge Garcia.
MOTION: Motion was made by Diane Gleit and seconded by Nadine Laham to reappoint the Don Soffer
Aventura High School Advisory Board Chair and Vice Chair, as presented. Motion was approved
unanimously. (4-0, 1 absent).
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September 19, 2024
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II. CSUSA REPORTS
Principal Report
• Principal McKee updated the board on the calendar for the grade of Don Soffer Aventura High
School for FY24 of an A as well as the college acceptances and tests results.
• Dr. McKee also presented the school's academic goals for the board.
• The board discussed goals with expanding the PTC as well as having more spirit events. The
board discussed parent concerns and would advise the parents to discuss with the school
leadership as well as that is the appropriate chain of complaints.
• The board also discussed educating the parents that the charter for DSAHS is one of high rigor
and college preparatory and is not considered a community school as the identity of the
school based on the charter.
Ill. FINANCIALS
• There were no Financials.
IV. OLD BUSINESS
There was no Old Business.
V. NEW BUSINESS
+ The board discussed presenting the CSUSA Reading Plan for adoption to the governing
board.
VI. PUBLIC COMMENTS
• There were members of the public present who had no public comments.
VII. ADJOURMENT
Hearing a motion by Nadine Laham, Advisory Board Chair Michael Yavner seconded the motion and
adjourned the September 19, 2D24 Don Soffer Aventura High School Advisory Board Weting at 5:32pm.
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