79th year DISTRICT MEETING #3 MINUTES Item 1

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FLORIDA BANDMASTERS ASSOCIATION – 79th year
DISTRICT MEETING #3 MINUTES
(ver. 08-14)
DISTRICT NUMBER: 16
MEETING NUMBER: 4
MEETING DATE:
LOCATION:
05/06/2015
New World School of the Arts
Item 1: Call to Order and Introductory Remarks
Meeting was called to order by Malena Calle at 6:45pm.
Item 2: Members and Guests Present
NAME
Calle, Malena
Cochrac, Jason
Cooper, Leslie
Cowley, Sara
Fleurantin, Gamaliel
SCHOOL
Southwood MS
Mater Academy
Richmond Heights MS
Hialeah-Miami Lakes HS
Young Men’s Prep. Academy
NAME
Hines, David
Mejia, Wesley
Mounger, Brent
Turros, Juan
Williams, Francisco
SCHOOL
North Miami Senior HS
iMater Charter MS/HS
New World School of the Arts
Miami Senior HS
South Miami MS
Item 3: Reading of Previous Minutes
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Motion to dispense with the reading of the previous minutes. Unanimously Passed
Minutes available on the website. No corrections needed.
Item 4: Treasurer’s Report
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Current status of District Funds - Andrew Zweibel
o Financial Report: In good standing
Remaining Expenses for 2014-2015
o PO Box & Storage Unit Rental Cost for June
o Expenses to send Andrew to State Board Meeting
o State Assessment ($0.85 per entry to the state)
Solo/Ensemble Medals will be arriving on or about May 18, 2015 and can be picked up from
Andrew Zweibel
Final budget will be e-mailed out once finalized
Financial Report will be submitted to the State next weekend
Item 5: Announcements, etc.
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Congratulations to Erich Rivero and the Glades Middle School Jazz Band for their acceptance to
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the 69 Annual Midwest Band/Orchestra Clinic in Chicago!
Item 6: Music Advocacy Issues with FBA and FSMA
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District Designed End of Course Exams (DDEOC) has been cancelled for this year
Item 7: Unfinished Business
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Adjudicator Evaluations
o Not many were completed/submitted for Concert Band MPA
o Jazz Band MPA was ok
Item 8: Committee Reports
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DCMEA Honor Band
o Contact Elissa Vento-Tatum if you are interested in assisting
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Current volunteers: Malena Calle (Southwood Middle), Brent Mounger (NWSA), Wesley
Mejia (iMater Charter)
Clinics Committee
o Contact Brent Mounger to assist
o Committee would work with Bryan Petorak to create Professional Development Sessions
in conjunction with the four FBA meetings to obtain PD points
o District members would complete a survey for topics to be discussed at the sessions
Plaques/Medals
o Order plaques/medals in advance for MPA’s so we do not run out
Item 9: New Business
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2015 Marching Band MPA
o Current date is October 24, 2015 with a rain-out date of October 31, 2015
o Current location is Miami-Dade North Campus – Traz Powell Stadium
 Membership is asked to vote to move the 2015 Marching MPA to FIU South
Campus on November 14, 2015
 Pros: No testing conflicts; no FMBC competition that weekend; no
holiday conflicts; possible increase in attendance
 Malena calls to question to have the 2015 Marching MPA moved to FIU
South Campus on 11/14/15 – Unanimously Passed
Dade County Alumni Band
o Brent suggest to create a Dade County Alumni Band to perform exhibition at the 2015
Marching Band MPA
o Anyone interested in assisting with this, please contact him
Item 10: District Adjudicators for Next School Year
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George Walters: Marching MPA & High School Concert MPA
Gary Langford: Middle School Concert MPA
Jim Matthews: TBA
Item 11: Sites for Next Year
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Bids: Floor is open to accept bids for sites to host MPA events
o All State Auditions: None
o Marching MPA: FIU South Campus (11/14/15)
o Solo & Ensemble: Middle & High School
 Coral Park (Tabled until next meeting)
o Concert MPA
 High School: Miami Senior (Tabled until next meeting)
 Middle School: Glades Middle Unanimously Passed
Item 12: Nominations for Adjudicators List (secret ballot)
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None
Item 13: Suggestions to State Committees
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Sight Reading: Refrain from using the small folio/octavo size marches
o Difficult to read, especially with students with special needs
o It is the directors’ responsibility to inform the District about accommodating students with
special needs
Item 14: Proposals to the Executive Board
(Must be in the form of a motion with creator & second to the motion listed)
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Item 15: Correspondence
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None
Item 16: For the Good of the Association
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Upcoming Spring/End of the Year Concerts: E-Mail Jason Cochrac with dates
o G. Holmes Braddock High School: Thursday, April 30, 2015 @ 7:00pm - $5.00 per
person
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Miami Senior High School: Tuesday, May 12, 2015 @ 7:00pm - $5.00 Donation
Hialeah High School:
 Pre-Concert: Wednesday, May 13, 2015 @ 7:30pm - $5.00 per person
 Spring Extravaganza: Thursday, May 14, 2015 @ 7:00pm - $10.00 per person
o Mater Academy: Thursday, May 14, 2015 @ 7:00pm - $5.00 per person
o South Miami High School: $3.00 students & children / $5.00 adults
 Monday, May 18, 2015 – Percussion & Jazz Band @ 7:00pm
 Tuesday, May 19, 2015 – Wind Ensemble. Orchestras, & Winter Guard @
7:00pm
o Miami Killian High School: Tuesday, May 19, 2015 - $5.00 per person
o Southwood Middle School: Wednesday, May 20, 2015 @7:00pm - $5.00 students/$10.00
adults
o Glades Middle School: Wednesday, May 20 & Thursday, May 21, 2015 @ 6:30pm $10.00 per person
o Arthur & Polly Mays Conservatory: Thursday, May 21, 2015 @ 7:00pm - $5.00 Advanced
Tickets / $10.00 @ the Door / Complimentary admission for band directors that RSVP
o WR Thomas Middle School @ Braddock HS: Thursday, May 21, 2015 @ 7:00pm - $5.00
per person
o Kenwood K-8: Wednesday, May 27, 2015 @ 7:00pm - $3.00 children/$5.00 adults
o Hialeah Gardens Middle School: Thursday, May 28, 2015 @ 7:00pm - $5.00 Donation /
K-12 Students free admission
Summer Convention
o Daytona Beach: July 8-10, 2015
o Pre-Registration deadline is July 1, 2015
o Check www.flmusiced.org/fba for more information
Job Openings Next Year (report to the Executive Director and suggest listing on the FMEA Job
Bank)
o Palm Springs Middle School
o WR Thomas Middle School
o Robert Morgan Educational Center
o Redlands Middle School
o David Lawrence K-8
o Miami Springs Senior High School
Teacher of the Year (report to the Executive Director)
o Rookie Teacher of the Year – Sara Cowley: Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High School
Retirements (report to the Executive Director)
o Bill Rose – WR Thomas Middle School
o Eugene Timmons – Robert Morgan Educational Center
o David Madden – Redlands Middle School
Brag About Your School
o NBC 6 is doing reports on schools in Miami-Dade County
o To be eligible, submit a 200 word essay to NBC describing what is great about your
school to: bragaboutyourschool@nbc6.com
o Check the NBC 6 website for more information: www.nbcmiami.com
Item 18: Next Meeting Date
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Saturday, August 29, 2015 – New World School of the Arts
o 8:30am – Breakfast
o 9:00am – Meeting
Item 19: Adjournment
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Motion to adjourn – 1 Malena Calle; 2
Meeting adjourned at 7:34pm
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Name of District Secretary:
Brent A. Mounger & Jason Cochrac
Signature:
Brent Mounger