Minutes September 25, 2018COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY EDUCATION
City of Miami Beach Tuesday, September 25, 2018
If you are unable to attend, please call Dr. Leslie Rosenfeld, Committee Liaison, at 305/673-7000 x6923
Reviewed Minutes from August meeting and approved
1. Rain Drop Child Care facility use update – Commission referral C4AF Feb. 14, 2018
deferred to October meeting and to invite program administrator
2. Robotics – Discussed Beach High robotics program
3. Educational Enhancement approved at April 11 Commission meeting updates provided
for each of the below:
• Reading tutors (South Point, Fienberg Fisher, North Beach, Biscayne & Nautilus)
underway with more recruitment taking place
• Math tutors (Nautilus & Beach High) underway
• Mental Health expansion (South Point, Fienberg Fisher, North Beach, Biscayne &
Nautilus) began beginning of school year as scheduled
• College Prep Program (Beach High) underway with principal working with staff to
increase utilization.
• After-school programs (Biscayne & Fienberg) underway with approximately 220
youth enrolled in the STEM programs and other enrichment
4. September Commission Meeting items: e-cigarette discussed with Youth Commission
motion shared to provide an e-cigarette buy back for youth to discourage youth usage and
asked to invite Mark Zaher to provide information on code of conduct/consequences for
students and send members upcoming ordinance change
5. Pending MDCPS Feeder Questions: Computer lab count (inventory of computer labs for
testing, tutor $ information, GEO bond items below line status information provided.
Will request additional information as follows: What is the classroom/cart count by
image for students at beach schools, what are the specs for new high schools re
computer/student ratios for testing from 2,000-2,500 youth
6. Youth Job Fair October 5 from 3 pm-6pm SRYC (High School students) scheduled
7. Fence around Nautilus and water fountain installation– expected installation end of
October
8. Miami Beach Drop off lane - Bayshore Traffic Study Josiel Ferrer deferred to October
and share issue with drop off lane at Fienberg with no school zone designation on
Espanola and Drexel
MINUTES
COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY EDUCATION
City of Miami Beach Tuesday, September 25, 2018
If you are unable to attend, please call Dr. Leslie Rosenfeld, Committee Liaison, at 305/673-7000 x6923
9. Biscayne Elementary request to review L Turn at 75th and Dickens to be installed in the
next two weeks
10. PTA Feeder Pattern Report – movie screen agers to be viewed in October
11. School Board update provided
12. Publicly Notice PTSA Meetings for 2018-19 school year reminder to send meeting
dates/times for all schools
13. Miami Beach Student Expo date November 15 from 6pm-8pm at Miami Beach Senior
High School
14. Request info sheet on ballot questions to use as talking points for PTSA members
Adjournment 11:00 am
FUTURE MEETING DATES: 10/23/18, 11/27/18, 1/22/19, 2/26/19, 3/26/19, 4/23/19, 5/28/19