LTC 616-2019 Committee for Quality Education MotionMIAMIBEAC
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
NO . LTC# 616-2019 LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO :
FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
DATE : November 19, 2019
SUBJECT : Committee for Quality Education Mot n
The Committee for Quality Education would like you to be aware of the following motion regarding
the Miami-Dade County Public School November 20 , 2019 agenda item D68 regarding public school
start time changes, approved at the November 19, 2019 committee meeting.
C : Executive Staff
Dr. Leslie Rosenfeld , Chief Learning Development Officer
City of Miam i Beach
Committee for Quality Education
Meeting of November 19, 2019
Members Present: Betsy Mateu, Mary Keinath, Beth Edwards, Jamie Adams, Joshua Levy,
Elisheva Rogoff, Judith Berson-Levinson, Tiffany Heckler, Karen Edelstein, Yvette Tache, and
Rachel Weissman
Members Absent: Jordan Leonard, Karmenchu Santana-Vega, Ivan Alvarez and Monica
Matteo-Salinas,
Motion made by Betsy Mateu
Motion seconded by Judith Berson-Levinson
Motion Text:
The Miami Beach Committee for Quality Education requests an investigative study of the
possible impact to traffic and congestion should the start time be moved at Miami Beach Senior
High School, as currently being discussed by Miami-Dade County Public Schools agenda item
068 (November 20, 2019). Further, the Committee requests that data supporting a later school
start be distributed. Lastly, the Committee kindly requests the information to be returned to the
Committee no later than January 2020.
The Committee for Quality Education urges the Mayor and Commission to support the above
request.
Motion Passage: Votes 12-0