• January 11, 2021

    • Members Present
      • Stephanie Square Principal Present 
        Mark Speier Professional Staff – Other School Based Professional Present
        Gabriela Luna Non-Instructional Staff Present
        Araceli Carrizales Parent Not Present
        Rosangella Espinoza Parent Present
        Karen Saenz Community Member Present
        Melissa Elias Community Member Present
        Fred Daniels Business Representative Present
        Rafael Betancourt Teacher Present
        Carlos Marquina Teacher Present
        Meghan Rordriguez Special Education Representative

        Present
    • Grade weights effective Semester 2
      • 40% Summative (exams, projects, etc.)
      • 60% Formative  (classwork, homework, etc.)
      • Proposal from Betancourt
    • ECHS Designation Application update
      • www.houstonisd.org/EastProducts 
      • We need to recruit more at risk students
        • http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/peims/standards/1314/e0919.html
    • School mission and vision statement
      • Current mission: The mission of East Early College High School is to prepare underrepresented populations for a successful college experience through increasing rigor, developing supportive relationships, and showing the relevance of knowledge to real life experiences. We strive to graduate all incoming freshmen in four years with not only the advanced high school diploma but also with up to 60 hours of college credit.
      • Proposed: The mission of East Early College High School is to prepare underrepresented populations for a successful college experience through increasing rigor, developing supportive relationships, and showing the relevance of knowledge to real life experiences.  We strive to graduate all incoming freshmen in four years with not only the Distinguished High School diploma but also with up to 60 hours of college credit.
      • Unanimous vote to update language to reflect current diploma being awarded to students. 
      • The vision of Houston ISD : Every child shall have equitable opportunities and equal access to an effective and personalized education in a nurturing and safe environment. Our students will graduate as critical thinkers and problem solvers; they will know and understand how to be successful in a global society.
      • Unanimous vote to begin process to create a vision statement for our campus. Dr. Saenz stated she will try to find if one already exists.
    • Spring Master Schedule
      • https://www.houstonisd.org/cms/lib2/TX01001591/Centricity/Domain/49787/east.echs.master.spring.2021.pdf
    • Class of 2021
      • Cap and gowns are being purchased up until Jan 28
        • www.houstonisd.org/ClassOf2021 
      • Senior photos scheduled to take place Feb 
      • No info yet as it relates to commencement exercises/prom etc.
    • School Waivers for next school year
      • Alternate Start/End Times: The purpose of this waiver is to request alternate Start/Dismissal times for East Early College High School. Our bell schedule is required to align with Institute of Higher Education (IHE partner), Houston Community College so our students may take advantage of college level courses during each class period. As an Early College High School it is imperative that our school hours align with the times that Houston Community College Classes offers at the Southeast Campus - Felix Fraga location. This allows our students to  take courses that count both toward their Associate Degree and their High School Diploma. East ECHS will begin at 7:50 and end at 3:30each day. Metric for success will be percentage of students taking dual credit and college coursework and decrease in number of students taking courses at other HCC campus.
      • Unanimous vote to aprove this waiver for 2021-2022
    • Next Meeting: April 19, 2021 at 3:45pm