Committee for Quality Education
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BOARD OR COMMITTEE NAME: Committee for Ouality Education
CHAIRPERSON: Polita Glynn
CITY LIAISON: Maria Ruiz
NUMBER OF MEETINGS HELD SINCE January 2003 6
ACTIVITY:
The Committee for Quality Education serves as an advisory board to the City of Miami Beach
Commission to address issues of education in the Miami Beach Feeder Pattern Schools. At
Monthly meetings the committee addresses focused areas of concern which impact the schools,
gathering information from presenters with expertise and developing plans of action for
Improvement. Issues addressed since January 2003 include: revision of committee meeting
Format, interlocal agreement for public school facility planning in Miami-Dade County; Third
Grade FCA T implications for retention; Summer School; Parks and Facilities; School Health;
Adult Education; Satellite Learning Centers and Schools of Choice; ACCESS Center
Reorganization and Miami Beach High School Construction. Committee members have
worked in liaison with the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce, presenting at the annual
education luncheon and participating in the Miami Beach High School Construction Advisory
Board.
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FUTURE ACTIVITIES
The Committee for Quality Education will continue to address issues of concern to the
community regarding education. The committee will play an active role is the reconstruction
of Miami Beach High School and the development of satellite learning center assessment.
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
The Committee for Quality Education has played an active role in assisting the Miami Beach
Commission with educational issues and supporting the city's educational legislative agenda
In Tallahassee.