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OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
NO. LTC # 077 -2013 LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO: Mayor Matti Herrera Bower and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Kathie G. Brooks, Interim City Manager
DATE: March 6, 2013 .
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SUBJECT: Committee for Quality Education Motions
The Committee for Quality Education would like you to be aware of the following motions regarding
the Safe Routes to School application, School Patrol Liaison, Compact Press Release, and Foreign
Language classes for high school credit, which were approved at their February 26, 2013, committee
meeting.
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City of Miami Beach
Committee for Quality Education
Meeting of February 26, 2013
Members Present: Ivette Borrello, Karen Rivo, Kay Coulter, Lisa Simon, Tiffany Heckler, Sheila
Duffy — Lehrman, Jill Swartz, Sofia Emuriel, Beverly Heller, Keren Bajaroff, and Heidi Tandy
Members Absent: Elisa Leone, Becky Cohen, and Ivette Birba
Motion made by Beverly Heller
Motion seconded by Ivette Borrello
Motion Text:
The Committee for Quality Education requests the Mayor and Commission to consider the following
regarding the Safe Routes to Schools Application for the City of Miami Beach:
• Add additional schools to future applications;
• Support inclusion of North Beach Elementary and Fienberg- Fisher K -8 for the FY 2016
Application, as well as Nautilus Middle School if eligible;
• Support advancing Safe Routes funds to Biscayne Elementary for FY 2014; and,
• Examine the City of Pinecrest Safe Routes to Schools application for ways to improve City of
Miami Beach future applications
The Committee for Quality Education urges for the Mayor and Commission to support the above
request.
Motion Passage: Votes 1 1 -0
Members Present:,lvette Borrello, Karen Rivo, Kay Coulter, Lisa Simon, Tiffany Heckler, Sheila Duffy —
Lehrman, Jill Swartz, Sofia Emuriel, Beverly Heller, Keren Bajaroff, and Heidi Tandy
Members Absent: Elisa Leone, Becky Cohen, and Ivette Birba
Motion made by Karen Rivo
Motion seconded by Beverly Heller
Motion Text:
The Committee for Quality Education requests the Mayor and Commission consider having the City of
Miami Beach School Patrol Liaisons be provided with additional training to become re- certified to
carry a firearm and /or taser (if permitted) at public schools within City of Miami Beach limits to
protect our children, teachers, and staff.
The Committee for Quality Education urges for the Mayor and Commission to support the above
request.
Motion Passage: Votes 10 -1
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Members Present: Ivette Borrello, Karen Rivo, Tiffany Heckler, Sheila Duffy — Lehrman, Jill Swartz, Sofia
Emuriel, Beverly Heller, Keren Bajaroff, and Heidi Tandy
Members Absent: Elisa Leone, Becky Cohen, Kay Coulter, Lisa Simon, and Ivette Birba
Motion made by Beverly Heller
Motion seconded byJill Swartz
Motion Text:
The Committee for Quality Education requests the Mayor and Commission have the City's.
Communication Department write a press release about the fact that all public schools within City of
Miami Beach limits, including neighboring Treasure Island Elementary, are International Baccalaureate
World Schools.
The Committee for Quality Education urges for the Mayor and Commission to support the above
request.
Motion Passage: Votes 9 -0
Members Present: Ivette Borrello, Karen Rivo,.Tiffany Heckler, Sheila Duffy — Lehrman, Jill Swartz, Sofia
Emuriel, Beverly Heller, Keren Bajaroff, and Heidi Tandy
Members Absent: Elisa Leone, Becky Cohen, Kay Coulter, Lisa Simon, and Ivette Birba
Motion made by lyette Borrello
Motion seconded by Karen Rivo
Motion Text:
The Committee for Quality Education requests the Mayor and Commission. re -visit the Committee's
recommendation issued at our meeting dated September 24, 2012; supporting the implementation of
foreign language classes for high school credit at Nautilus Middle School and Fienberg - Fisher K -8
Center comparable to every other International Baccalaureate (IB) Middle Year Program (MYP) school
in Miami -Dade County Public Schools.
Below is the original motion made at the September 24, 2012 meeting:
The Committee for Quality Education requests the Mayor and Commission strongly support the
implementation of foreign language classes for high school credit at Nautilus Middle School and
Fienberg- Fisher K -8 Center comparable to every other IB MYP school in Miami -Dade County Public
Schools. The intent of this request is to allow children at both schools the opportunity to obtain high
school credit in a foreign language class while in middle school, with the option of taking an
Advanced Placement class by the 8th grade year. Implementation would be as follows:
• 2012 -13 school year — foreign language high school credit level 1
• 2013 -14 school year — foreign language high school credit level 1 and level 2
• 2014 -15 school year — foreign language advanced placement class high school and college
credit
The Committee for Quality Education urges for the Mayor and Commission to support the above
request.
Motion Passage: Votes 9 -0