QEC Minutes September 26, 2017COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY EDUCATION
City of Miami Beach Tuesday, September 26, 2017
9:00am – 11:00am
If you are unable to attend, please call Dr. Leslie Rosenfeld, Committee Liaison, at 305/673-7000 x6923
Members Present: Beverly Heller, Beth Edwards, Karen Edelstein, Ivan Alvarez, Judith
Berson-Levinson (PT), Betsy Mateu, Yvette Tache, Joshua Levy, Tiffany Heckler, Stewart
Turner, Karmen Santana-Vega, Faiza Liban, and Yudy De La Nuez
Members Absent: Jill Swartz and Jordan Leonard
Minutes approved
1. Miami Beach High School field discussed. MDCPS to provide information on what
determines use of whole field.
2. Drugs Denver discussed with website provide.
Drug prevention and intervention specialist additional workshops through CMB
supported via motion. MDCPS parent academy to begin parental workshops in
October.
Motion made by Beth Edwards
Motion seconded by Tiffany Heckler
The Committee for Quality Education requests the Miami Beach Mayor and
Commission support a partnership with a drug intervention and prevention
specialist(s) to enhance Miami-Dade County Public Schools’ Parent Academy
upcoming parental workshops. The enhancement can occur at a separate
time/location than parent academy workshops, and to request Miami-Dade County
Public Schools incentivize to increase parent/student participation.
3. Hurricane procedure deferred.
4. Search and seizure – MDCPS attorney explained procedure. QEC asked what triggers
use of canine, # of times a canine visited any MB public school, # of search visits to
MB school, MDCPS to review data to determine if additional resources are needed,
requested arrest data for schools
5. Marijuana dispensary locations specifically the JCC deferred to next meeting.
6. Daca act discussion deferred
7. Update from last meeting
a. Job description of Security Personnel provided
b. Fence around Nautilus deferred
c. Signage inventory deferred
d. Public Works update deferred
e. Geo Bond below the line items
MINUTES
COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY EDUCATION
City of Miami Beach Tuesday, September 26, 2017
9:00am – 11:00am
If you are unable to attend, please call Dr. Leslie Rosenfeld, Committee Liaison, at 305/673-7000 x6923
f. Building four for MB Senior High deferred
i. Based on current student enrollment
g. 41 Street status two way deferred
h. Biscayne Elementary request to review L Turn at 75th and Dickins requested
transportation attend next meeting.
i. Bayshore traffic study deferred
j. Beach high drop of lane deferred
8. Enhancement survey to be distributed in early October to all residents, specifically
those will children in public schools in Miami Beach
Adjournment 11:00 am
FUTURE MEETING DATES:
10/24/17, 11/28/17, 1/23/18, 2/27/18, 3/20/18, 4/24/18, 5/22/18