MECA HS PTA General meeting- College Night - November 15, 2023

Virtual meeting (Zoom)

Attendees: Josh Ehrlich (PTA President), Monica Soto (PTA Secretary), Shelby Banks (PTA Treasurer), China Camacho (AP), Lauraly Laurent (College Advisor),  Vivian Cruz (School Parent coordinator), Sarah Kaplan (Principal), Felicita Isaac (Staff- BMCC Liason), Gregroy Bryant (BMCC Liaison), Patricia Edwards (Acting AP), Leo (Parent), Joel M (Student), Adriana (Parent), David Gualepa (Parent), Izabella Chavel (Parent), Julia Tseng (Parent), Latasha Ingram (parent), Maria (Parent), Maria Cardoso (Parent), Maria Analco (Parent),Tracy Tanish (Parent), Julio Morales (Parent), Zoila Tuza (Parent), Joelle Washington (Parent), Maina Melendez (Parent), Amani G (parent),  Victoria (parent), Ana Reyes (Parent), and Jefrey Lopez Rincon (Alumni).

Meeting Started 7:06pm with Quorum of members.

PTA President Josh Ehrlich chairing the meeting. Monica Soto PTA secretary scribing the meeting notes.

1.      Approval of October minutes: This business item will be postponed until the next meeting.

2.      President’s report: This business item will be deferred until the next meeting to allow time for college night presentation.

3.      Treasurer’s Report: This business item will be deferred until the next meeting to allow time for college night presentation.

4.      Principal’s Report: Ms. Kaplan just mentioned few reminders:

·         Parent Teacher conferences are this week.

·         Thanksgiving Feast will be next week. It will be in celebration of MECA 10th anniversary. All parents are welcome to stop by.

5.      Feature agenda Item-“College Information Night” by China Camacho and Lauraly Laurent

·         Ms. Camacho presented the topic “MECA Early College Program Overview”.

·         Ms. Laurent presented the topic “College Bound Initiative program at MECA”.

·         Mr. Jefrey Lopez, a MECA alumni, provided testimony of how MECA helped shaped his career.  He is now a graduate of a prestigious four year college and works in Wall Street.

After answering questions from parents, the meeting ended at 8:24pm

Please reach out via email to ptainfo@mecahspta.org

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