Okay, we're off mute. >> Okay, so good evening, ladies. I'm going to call this meeting to order at 6:35 p.m. on Monday, October 20th. Okay, go ahead and let's have a roll call, please. Yes, of course. Claudia Luses,
excuse me, here. Jessica Mendula, she's on her way. She's on her way. She goes on. >> Okay. Esther Le, >> Jackie, present. >> Alisia present. Anna Stores. >> Okay. Great. Thank you everybody for
coming. We're going to start with public comments. Are there any public comments online? >> No. >> No. Okay, perfect. There's nobody here either. So, we're going to skip uh public comment and let's go to the approval of the last minutes meeting. So, go ahead and have a look and then when you're done having a look, let me
know who wants the motion or for them to be accept. Let me put my glasses on because I'm blind. Hi. >> You made it to me. Thank you. We're just going to
motion to to accept the minutes. Sometimes a motion that we know. >> I'll make a motion to accept the minutes. >> A second. >> Okay. So Jackie seconds. Everybody in favor? >> I So minutes have been approved. >> Um now we're going to go on to the
student member report. >> A she had her first meeting. When was it? Yes. >> Thursday. >> Thursday. >> So okay. >> Okay. So, as you guys know, we had the meeting on Thursday, October 16th at 4
PM. Out of six schools, the only ones that couldn't attend were Bob Graham and Miami Middle. Uh Bob Graham was made like we made contact with them, but they ended up canceling like the day before, which is fine, but we didn't Miami Middle was a little hard to contact because uh I'm pretty sure they either
they didn't attend the principal meeting or the principal themselves, I'm not sure, didn't attend the principal's meeting, so I wasn't >> No, she was here. She was here. >> Okay. then their their um their adviser just never never responded and unfortunately. So with the students that did come, we made a group chat um and we
sent out certain information about like the link to the video and how to uh access these uh lives also certain things on the events that we're going to have in the town of Miami Lakes and future meeting details. So overall the meeting was successful. We shared some ideas any concerns that you may have and
the community community interaction opportunities with the school and the town. So the youth advisory board was also brought up for the the schools and the vacant positions that they had and so students were encouraged to apply for those and MLC my life education center they extended their uh FBA which is
future educators of America their food drive to the neighboring schools so I hope that they're all going to collaborate on that but I'll follow up on that later and all the schools that attended are going to participate in the Halloween candy drive and they're expected to turn in their candy sometime this week I'm pretty sure
>> uh to the sea if I'm not mistaken. >> And I believe that will be October 25th. So the time before October 25th >> and that's mostly it. We discussed something of the spelling date, but that was mostly for the younger elementary students and they review any kinds of um
input that they had. Most of it was positive surprisingly. I heard I remember in the first meeting that there was some comments that the words were too hard >> and the students in the media told me that they were perfect. So I don't know but that's what I got from them like okay. Um but yeah one student actually
participated the year prior and she told me that she enjoyed it. She thought it was uh very nice. She thought that the words were easy. Um so I'm glad that that was her experience and yeah it was really it was really quick meeting like 30 less than 30 minutes honestly 30ish and yeah everyone enjoyed the pizza so I
want to send thanks for bringing the soda the cops. Oh, thanks to to to Haley. She was the one Bridgetton Pulu was the one that that donated the food and the drinks and everything. They donated the >> so the pizza and the drinks. So, thanks thanks to them for doing that. That's
they promote civic education and that's a great example of an activity promoting civic education. >> Oh, we also promoted the uh involvement in the district student government. We had another representative from Metro Popo from I don't I don't remember which I think from I want to say yes. uh she
came and she promoted the Virgil Pablo for more civic engagement in Sodto said and uh joining GSJ since she's also involved in the district student government. So she uh shared that with us students but yeah and we're going to start planning our next meeting. So we're going to have three in total for the whole year. One in January uh right
before the spelling meet and the awards of excellence another and another in May after the awards of excellence to wrap up the year. The exact dates are still to be determined, but hopefully I'm going to work it out with the students in the group chat and I'm still going to try to contact the um SG advisors who didn't get back to me. I'm going to try
to contact them again to see if they can come to the next one in January and reach out to the students and try to get the contacts directly from them instead of waiting until the there's no point waiting till January to get the contact when I can get it right now to make sure I can have the students come. So yeah, I'll work on that in I think starting in
early November. So like by the end of November I have everything set up for that. in the future. Yeah, that's really it for you guys. >> Wonderful. Thank you. You ran a great meeting. >> I make sure that 10 minutes. >> Oh, I was gonna ask you if you had any contacts. You're not a bunker.
>> You are right. >> Who Who runs the SGA there? >> To see if you can find out. >> Did she respond? >> She Yeah, she responded to the English. She's like, "Okay, thank you so much. Um, I'll get back to you on which students can come." And then she just said, "No one can come." I was like,
"Okay." Mad hopefully maybe we can both maybe reach out to see maybe they can function. >> Um yes you you have them joining your group chat right? >> Yes the students who came everyone who came >> so you don't have to wait till January. We can have you contact so they can be in your group chat or through
>> if you can provide maybe um give them number and they can you know or the teacher I don't know somehow. >> Yeah because right now you only have the ones that attended the >> attendance. We're missing. >> Yeah. Exactly. So >> we don't have any contact here for Miami Middle. >> No, but I can reach out to her.
[Music] >> What do we need? We just need >> We just need the SJA who yeah if not it's fine. But just >> I don't know >> or they're represented >> because it's a shame not to have all the
schools represented. >> Yeah. If she's sending them information through the chat from now till January, >> it's much easier through the chat than through the advisor. We don't have to read their emails and then [Music] >> you know how it is. So yeah, you can reach out to her. That would be great
ladies. Thank you so much to both. So you're going to reach out to Bob and I think I reach out to >> Okay, so new business. Um we're going to move on to updated budget and changes to the budget. Um, basically to my understanding what was cut from the
budget that they voted on, they cut the friends what >> friends of the library, right? Friends of the library. They which remember they had come and they had they had just finished telling us about how great their program was last meeting and they
cut that. They cut the money that's going to the middle schools. So the money that Bob all of them the Bob Graham and um Miami Bob Graham and K through8 the money that they get $35,000 all of them >> or was it the vocap both of them all of
them substantial >> yeah that was a lot of money and the vocap >> 35,000 something I don't know the exact numbers I don't tell me on the exact amount but when it comes back you can tell us but it's it's like $35,000 something dollars it's a
lot of money that they Yeah, it's on the Miami Laker. >> Yeah, it's on the Miami Laker. They cut it. Um, it's in the paper. I mean, they cut they cut all of that. >> So, that's all gone. So, the only thing they left us with, >> which is the spelling bee, which doesn't cost us anything. >> It really we we ran it without any
expense because it was the the spelling trophy was donated and um everything else was pretty much we kind of brought it ourselves. >> So, they left us with that and they left us with the awards of excellence at the end of the year. Um, which that's also again mostly sponsor sponsored by other
people. >> So actuals is what we actually have. >> I'm sorry. Let me see. What is Lory's name? So they cut they cut all. >> So the actual is what we actually >> but I can tell you all of this all of this all of this um STEM education is
gone. All of that. The only thing that remain is the the Imagination Library because they donation that's the only way otherwise that I'm sure would have been costume but they >> that's ridiculous that has been since the inception of town of the town them
to get rid of that >> they got rid of >> that's like something that it's been a tradition and something that's been here forever. >> So I don't know but they but they they didn't get rid of it because again there was a donation. So but everything else they cut. So the only thing we have are our two events now in in January and
then at the end of the year. That's it. And we'll have continue to have our meetings with the principles at the beginning and the end of the year. >> So that's that. There's really nothing. It wasn't left up to us. I was out of town. I couldn't go speak. I know Esther, I know you went and spoke. Thank you for doing that. And Claudia spoke as
well, but it's really was a decision of the town. So that's >> it was already made. >> It was already out of our hands. I mean, when you think about it, the schools should fund those classes. >> Why should the town >> That's what a lot of people say that why should why should the town fund those uh those classes, etc., etc. And so people
were questioning where the money was being used correctly. I don't know. That's >> so that's that's out of our hand. So that's done. >> Um okay. So moving on. No sense in you know. Um 7B the planning of the spelling be. So, we're we're Did you were you able to
send you sent the words the words and >> I sent a list 300 plus words. >> Excellent. Thank you, Jackie. So, hopefully that she sent them >> she sent them to the schools. Okay. And I and I and I've seen invitations that she sent me to school officials. So, I know some school officials are being invited and I saw CC me already from
intergovernmental or something. Yeah. So, I don't know. So, we'll follow up with her next month when she comes back in November. We have >> a date. >> Yeah. the January um it's on our thing. It's already it's already been December January. >> It was January.
>> Hold on. I have it on my I have it on my calendar too. >> January 30th. The last Friday of January. >> Okay. >> It's already there. So, please I would love to have all of you there that day. So, please mark your calendars for for the 30th. >> I was
>> the 30th. It we started last year at 6:30. I think it was like at 6. >> Yeah, it was it was um 6 or 6:30 and we ended like early. We ended at 8 8:30. We didn't run late at all. >> So um hopefully everybody will make it
again. I didn't end it last year. >> Um but I say yeah, next month when when we have our next meeting, we'll hone in more on like what we need because we still have time. It's in Janu it's in January. Next month is November, >> right? You know, like December the schools will have like maybe two weeks
to work on it. Yeah. November they'll have maybe two to three weeks maybe to work on it. >> So really they don't have much time and October is almost over. >> But the words got sent. >> Yeah. No, no, that's what I mean. So >> hopefully they'll practice. >> Is there any way that we can get who is
the person responsible at each school? That's a great question that >> or the spelling be so >> they can because you got to remind people because the teachers have so much to do >> that >> we need to remind them to be ready cuz they were >> I felt like they were very unprepared
last year and it was very like let's just throw them out there to and see what they know >> because the words really were not that hard. >> So I feel like they weren't prepared. They didn't try. >> So you want me to have I'll email cuz remember I can Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. how I'll email the schools and try to get
>> the representative for each school contacts, right? That is going to be in charge of the spelling bee >> cuz it's sixth grade, right? So, the sixth grade teacher >> to see, you know, if that person because I remember our school, we had like three kids from our school didn't come. So
maybe the emails as well should be written as in just trying to check if the same person from last year just include those names if those people are returning. >> Okay. >> I think I have a program so I should be able to see the names the people that
brought them if they're the same people that are going to be. >> No. And I can remind the person at our school. We can remind the person whoever is at our school. >> So Bob Graham I know you you ladies can double check and and remind them. Uh but the other schools MLMs we don't have anybody and uh what's the third school
it's K through 8 through I can have my sister contact whoever's doing it. So if you let me know who it is she can internally get to them too. I know last year also it was spur of the moment. They didn't have the words on time. I mean I know it was a lot going on but this year >> I think I can email the principles
though. Can I? I don't see why. Why not? Right. This have to go through governmental. >> Oh wow. It's a question from here. >> Can might be to your principal. Could I email you as a as a as a committee? All
kinds of emails, right? I don't know if it's legal or >> but I get them. >> I mean, I could try. I'll try. >> I mean, it's just a friendly reminder. Hey, >> I will see. >> It's not like you're asking, you know. >> Okay. Okay. So, then I I'll I'll do I'll do it I'll do it this week. I know. And
then if they hit me back with >> then I'll then I'll email I'll say I'll please email these people. >> Remember solo that on that on that program for last year there was a discrepancy with the name for the lady from Miami Lakes. >> Oh yeah. Yeah. The one person but who
knows that it's going to be the same people this year. >> Well, but just word it as in who it was last year. These people returning. Hopefully encourage them. >> Then what the principles will do is just tell those people, "Hey, do it again. He's doing it again.
>> That was my intention. I get you, Jackie. >> So, >> I know what Jackie is saying. >> I will do that. I will do that this week. And hopefully I won't get yelled at for doing anything at all. >> I don't think so. I mean, it's just a reminder. It's not anything. >> Yeah, I don't see any.
>> And then and then she already sent the words. very sent the words to collect and I can I can add in the email receive the the words right >> to make sure that they got the words and >> so we don't know if what they told me yes
>> she told her yes and I'm sure she told her yes that she did it because she wouldn't have said that if she didn't but I'm going to follow up anyway and double check and then when comes back I'll have I'll email it to me because I don't think Jackie you could email them to me right or >> I cannot have to email directly to >> to isle and then I can email to me.
>> No. And the thing is that there's so much going on from now until >> No, I know there's a lot there's a lot of days off. We have I know like fall. >> Yes. And then there's so much and then you know each year have so much principles have so much left out there. >> Yeah. Not just the academics anymore. >> We have 10,000 things going on.
>> Maybe maybe can can you maybe set a goal like saying that if they can send you the name of the participants by December or something like that that >> I think we should that's a good idea. Yeah, I think we should get the name. >> On October 8th, she responded back to me. Invite and study list sent to
intergovernmental. Thank you. >> Okay. So, it wasn't sent to the schools yet. >> Schools to the intergovernmental first. So, now the schools have gotten it. That was October 8th and we're on October 20. We think in 12 days they have gotten. >> Well, maybe you have to follow up with intergovernmental and make sure they sent it.
>> Well, she never sent me their contact. So, >> I don't know. I think they Wednesday. Do you ladies think I should wait till Monday for her to come back and resend it? Her rescender or you want me to contact just in case? Wait a little bit. >> I think I should wait and ask her when she comes back. Have these has
intermental responded. >> Okay. So, I'll wait then till I get back. I'm not going to bombard Wednesday. She's probably going to have 20,000 emails when she returns from her vacation. So, I think I'll give her till Monday. And I think on Monday, I'll address this. I promise. The first week of November, I will address this. I will
send file an email and then I'll follow up with the schools as well. I'll double we'll send a bunch of emails, but I'll do it the first week of November. >> Yeah, that's a great week at the beginning of November and then you >> actually No, I'm sorry. I'm thinking this is the last week of October. No, I can send it next week. Next week. I'll give it next Monday. Next Monday. I'll
give him because poor I don't want to bombard. She she must have 30,000. But then at least ask and we have to participate so that the principles already have the names of the students that they're going to participate because otherwise they wait last minute if they don't have a deadline.
>> So a list of participants did they get the words and who is the representative of those three things right? >> Mhm. >> How were the words this year? >> A lot easier. Right. >> A lot easier. >> Right. >> I took out everything that I thought was difficult >> because last year that's wiped out and
went I didn't think it was >> did him in second and third grade. Are they progressive? Like do they >> they are but remember we just put them in a >> Right. So then if it becomes too easy we have more to >> we have harder ones.
>> Yeah. It's just a sample of what can show up. >> Right. Right. >> What's like an example of like a word >> which was our first one. I think they were difficult though. >> I don't mean they really were not but it was difficult for them. >> It was difficult for them. Yeah. Um I
think one of them was artwork. No. No, the first one was um >> I don't remember. >> Weezer. No. >> Uh it was a weasel. >> Weasel. Weasel. >> Weasel. Weasel. >> No. Yeah. No. >> No. >> No. It was
>> I didn't think the word. >> I don't know. >> But well, they'll have more time hopefully to practice and be ready. As far as the ceremony itself, is there anything that we need to purchase this far in advance? I don't think so. But do you ladies think of anything? Because all we're going to do is maybe maybe get
little bottle arches or look into that. >> And we're going to use this glass everything the bowls and everything again. And it turned out really beautiful. >> It was nice. >> Yeah, it was nice. >> And the arch in the back. Everything was >> Yeah, everything was
>> Oh, tablecloth. Wait, did it have an arch? >> It was two pillars. >> It was two pillars. Okay. like >> yeah we need that standing microphone holder >> that we get from the town we get that from the town and that's something we'll
>> we needed to make sure the AC was okay >> inve um but and then we have to get Vicky Baker to see if they can hopefully we can contact them to see if they can hopefully donate again the the wonderful >> number appetizers of this but we'll do
that like I said I think November meeting will be fine >> yeah okay last thing here veterans parade Um, who is going to the veterans fair? Is anybody going? I have to be there anyway because I have to go. I have to be there anyway to get a lot. >> I'm going with this and I'm going to
find out. >> Wait, it's November. It's November. >> November second. >> Do we have to walk? I mean, how does this work? >> Well, that was I was going to ask that to because I don't know if as a committee if we're doing ours. Do we have How does that work? >> There are golf carts.
>> They're golf carts. So, they can get us >> golf cart. Yeah. Okay. >> Oh, okay. >> Fun. >> That would be >> I have a golf cart, too. >> If we can't get one, >> you can decorate it. >> You can do >> Yeah, my husband's lazy. >> So, how do they go?
>> He uses it to take Lily to school. He doesn't want to deal with the >> Yeah. >> The issue is that how are we going to decorate it in two weeks cuz it's >> So, you also have to apply >> online. There's an application. I mean, it's very short, but you have to
complete the application if you want to participate. >> Really? >> Yeah. >> Well, I think we're committed >> for the Yeah, I'll just >> And I Yeah, I'll put in the request with >> Okay. So, who can go on the golf cart for the committee cuz
it's your go? >> Oh, yeah. Well, has the driver. Oh, do you do you have to have provided driver? No. I'm trying to find We have >> I don't think we have drivers. Okay. >> How many people fit on? >> It's a four seater. >> Four seat. Oh, there's four seat.
>> Yeah. But since I have to be I have to be within like three groups, I'm going to clone myself and be all over the place cuz I have I have big clubs and then another club. >> Okay. All your clubs are walking. >> Jackie can not all clubs, but I have two big clubs and then I also have my too.
So, I'm going to kind of be all over the place. So, I don't know if Jackie if you can be there as a >> I'll double check. I can do you want me to make like a banner that says like educational advisory board? >> Do you want to get help? I mean like >> I have kids or they can do it. >> Banner. >> Okay, that would be >> banner.
>> I mean, it must be nice to be in high school because my second grade is the inclusion class. >> Two of my she knows my class this year. >> Is there anything in particular that you would like for the banner?
>> I'll let you be creative. I mean just educational advisory board. I don't know something. I maybe want to do like little books like little, you know, on the end something like Q. That's like >> Okay, so really quick, >> um the teacher that did it last year,
>> she says she hasn't received any information. >> What's the teacher's name? >> Martinez. Martin. >> Yeah, she's the one that did it last year. She said she hasn't been contacted yet. So I don't think the principles have received the words. >> Yeah, I don't. Yeah, intergovernmental probably has to be
>> reminded again aisle on Monday. I'm sure >> for the Veterans Day parade November second >> November second is on Sunday. >> Okay, but my question is again who's going so we get we can write down who's going. So Jackie is going to probably
>> I'm trying to look to see if I have a >> but I can get in at what time do they have to be here? >> The parade goes off at 10:00. >> So what time do they have to be here at 10:00? >> 9:45 I would say at least by 9:30. >> At least by 9:30 the second or the 9th.
So >> the meeting spot here? >> No. >> Uh no, it's uh across the street. um exact location of that parking lot. >> Parking lot of the front is right next to run building.
>> And what time it's 9:30? >> 9:30. What time is that? >> Oh, yeah. The parade usually goes till like 12. >> Well, you can leave early or the middle of the parade. No, >> come on. We can go like this,
right? And then, you know, >> won't we be giving candy or anything? >> Now, so we have potentially >> three. >> Can you go or No, you're not going to go. >> I'm going to check cuz my mom was going to do that. >> Everybody's checking. >> Okay.
They would like But if four of you can go, that would be >> I can go. >> You can go. You want to go? Yes, the students. Of course you can go. >> You can go. Yeah, of course. >> Of course. So the four on the golf then. >> Okay. So we have two for sure, right? Maybe. Or two for sure. Two for sure. Two for sure.
>> If not, we don't ride. >> And in the back, I mean, you could fit one, >> but you only fit four people. >> I believe that would be great. So we have four. >> Six here. >> No, it has back. It has the back. And then
>> so >> maybe six. I'll I'll let you know. >> Sip in there. Those squeeze in there. >> You could even fit. >> And then you have that back seat. I'm sure you sit in the back space.
>> It has seat belts. >> Oh, that could be fun. I've never seen fun. Yeah. Okay. So, just one thing from previous years. Previous years, I always had to go and check in. >> You don't have to do that. They're going to check >> because they they give numbers. So, the
only thing is that every committee and everything, they have a place in line. >> Mhm. >> So, as you go check in, they give you a number and then we get in line order based on that number. >> Do that. >> But I even if I register, I had to be there at 8:30 to get the number. So unless they give it for you, just make
sure you get it because otherwise they're not going to let you go in line. >> Yeah, dial about it that you guys are bringing golf cart so that you're bringing your Okay. Yeah. >> Okay, I'll let her know. >> Yes. Yes. There's four seats. >> There's four seats. >> Yeah, but that probably has the two in
the back, too. So, >> like you're not you don't pay attention to your girlfriend. >> The one that drives it. >> I mean, we do the Christmas parade thing, all that. And I'm sure you could maybe tie like other things on the little things that the color the colors are red, blue. Our colors are red,
white, and blue. It's veterans parade. Red, white, and blue. >> No, the education advisor colors. Our colors are >> No, no, but it's a veteran day flag, you know. >> I got it. Okay.
Have a go look in the garage. I'm sure we have a million American flags. >> I'll start looking through. We have plenty of time. They give the little ones there. >> I want to make sure I never like
>> I hope it's not like we're infiltrating. I'll put it on a golf cart. We >> just walk and then we walked. We walked and there was a Jeep, I think, because back then cars they would um I forgot who it was that was >> giving the cars. >> That's cool.
>> You guys are going to We're all going to have fun. It's going to be a fun event. So, mark your calendar. November 2nd from 9:30 to 12. Okay. >> Okay. Any last any other last minute announcements? Anything important we should talk about that we haven't talked about? Okay. So, with that being said,
I'm going to adjoin this meeting at 7:03. >> Oh, shortest meeting ever. >> We're efficient. Yes, we are to 7:30 p.m. >> There we go. >> And you can take us off the live stream. Thank you. >> So, 7:03. You know, would be nice for