Flag Salute – led by parliamentarian James Halley
Call to order
SSC Chairperson, David Angelo called to order the regular meeting at 5:10 PM in the school library.
SSC quorum was confirmed by the school site secretary
SSC members in attendance
Parents- David Angelo, Pat Gomez, Esther Mejia, Antoinette Paez, and Sarita Mota (ELAC)
Students- Tina Castellanos, Emily Peyton, Arlene Rodriguez, and Edith Vazquez
Classified Staff- none
Certificated Staff- James Halley
Administration- Sam Genis
      Visitors in attendance- Aurora Alcaraz, Valerie Paez, Alfred Renteria Jr., Teresa Villegas             
     
      Sent regrets- 
Approval of minutes from last meeting
School site council members individually read the April 11th meeting minutes. Tina Castellanos motioned/ Antoinette Paez seconded approval of the meeting minutes with corrections.
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Information/Discussion Items

• Student representatives report- 
• May 26th - King of the Ranch
• May 16th – 20th Dodge all Tournament 
• “ A Red Carpet Affair” themed prom was a success 600+ attended
• ASB gave teachers gave star-shaped glasses during “Teacher Appreciation” week. “ER Rocks” theme.   
• May 20th Farewell pep rally
• June 8th Senior picnic
• DAC report- David Angelo reported the following recommendations were made by DAC for the LEA (Local Education Agency) Plan.
• Provide Parent Workshops that will empower parents to become more involved and support their child’s academic success
• Timely and regular teacher feedback on child’s academic progress (effective use of Tele-parent)
• Tutoring Reform-
•   1) Collaboration with High Schools and Colleges
•   2) Better incentives (student engagement)
• District and teachers should provide a safe, dignified and motivational environment to ensure student success
• Bring summer school back based on review of data
• Expand site academic tutoring for all grade spans (after-school and Saturday school)
• Support parent volunteers to assist teachers in the classroom in order to allow teachers to focus on instruction
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• DELAC report – Sarita Mota reported DELAC no meeting was held. 
•  Special Education- No report
• EIA SCE/ EIA LEP  Mr. Genis reported the budget is final and will present in September.   
• ERHS will receive Title 1 estimated at about 40K for ninth graders.
• District will no longer provide funding for Athletics transportation
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• GATE-  No report 
• Administration-   Mr. Genis
• “Every 15 Minutes” presentation was a success.
• Attendance rate for 7th month was at 99.3%. 8th month attendance rate was at 98.7%. Average attendance rate is 98-98.5%
• Hispanic Scholarship Fund- there will be a press conference to announce the Ceniceros family, a donor that will provide substantial money toward student scholarships. Press conference will be held next Tuesday at the “ Little Theater” and will be broadcasted nationally at 10 am.   
• Certificate of appreciation was presented to David Angelo and Antoinette Paez for their continued involvement in the school site council. 
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Separate Action items

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• School Site Council member election results-
• The following parents were elected to be school site council members for the 2011- 2012, 2012-2013 terms.
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• Alfred Renteria Jr.
• Pat Gomez
• Teresa Villegas
• David Narvaez (alternate)
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•          b) Bylaw revision
•         Esther Mejia moved the school site council officer term to be revised from two years to a 
•         one year term. James Halley seconded the motion. The motion was approved unanimously 
•         by the school site council
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•  c) SSC timeline
•             Esther Mejia suggested a school site council duties timeline calendar be developed to
•             keep us on  track. School site council liked the idea and Mr. Genis will develop one.

  Public Comment

• Alfred Renteria Jr. suggested mailing notification of future school site council elections. It was also suggested Tele-parent be used as a medium to convey such information.  Lastly, he also thanked Mr. Genis for seeing school administration presence at the school gates.
• A  P.L.C. flyer was disseminated to promote a “Zumba “class held on Monday’s from 6:30 to 7:30 in the school gymnasium. The cost for adults is $2.00 and $1.00 to students with school id.
• Esther Mejia shared the El Rancho Track team is back to back Del Rio champions in all divisions for both boys and girls. She also shared she was happy that El Rancho High school has a twitter account to send updates.
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Agenda Forecast

• SSC officer elections
• SSC tentative timeline calendar
• Budget presentation
• Distribute revised bylaws to school site council members
• XI.  Next SSC Meeting to be held on Wednesday September 7th 

Antoinette Paez motioned/ Edith Vazquez seconded the meeting adjournment.
Chairperson David Angelo adjourned the meeting at 5:45pm.
Minutes respectfully submitted by:  Esther Mejia/SSC Secretary