Minutes August 25, 2020COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY EDUCATION
City of Miami Beach Tuesday, August 25, 2020
9:00am – 11:00am
If you are unable to attend, please call Dr. Leslie Rosenfeld, Committee Liaison, at 305/673-7000 x26923
Members Present: Mary Keinath, Joshua Levy, Elisheva Rogoff, Tiffany Heckler, Karen
Edelstein, Rachel Weissman, Beverly Heller, Jamie Adams, Jordan Leonard, Karen Latham,
Lauren Cantor
Members Absent: Judith Berson-Levinson and Ivan Alvarez
Selection of Mary Keinath - Chair and Elisheva Rogoff - Vice Chair
Reviewed Sunshine Rules
Reviewed Minutes from May meeting and approved
Discussed using phone calls for meetings
Reminded members of Monday’s with Micky – March 31 at 6 pm
1. Reviewed items from prior Commission and provided updates
a. C4AA early childcare pilot program (July 29, 2020)
b. C7F GED – ESOL adult education support (July 29, 2020)
c. C7G Educational Brochure (July 29, 2020)
d. C7H MB Police in public schools 2021-22 (July 29, 2020)
2. Provided updated on Mental Health Support through CMB partnership with Borinquen
telephonic
3. Prepworks SAT/ACT/PSAT summer program access update provided
4. Prepworks SAT/ACT Mock test November 2020 (tentative date) postponed
5. Reviewed Educational Enhancement task force meeting May 15 2020 – information
a. Change 100% attendance rule to help decrease infection
b. Sustain MDCPS issued mobile devices for all
c. Sustain STEAM activations through live virtual sessions (not recorded) if
applicable
d. Sustain all existing educational enhancements to ensure access for all in Miami
Beach
e. Explore need for tech support for teacher through college P/T students to ensure
effective virtual classroom sessions for all by reallocating no more than 20% of
reading and math interventionists funding
f. Next meeting November 20 at 9 am
6. Postponed Miami Beach Drop off lane - Bayshore Traffic Study Josiel Ferrer
MINUTES
COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY EDUCATION
City of Miami Beach Tuesday, August 25, 2020
9:00am – 11:00am
If you are unable to attend, please call Dr. Leslie Rosenfeld, Committee Liaison, at 305/673-7000 x26923
a. Feinberg Drop Off – Need signage on 14th and Espanola requested and update
b. 41st Street crosswalk letter Transportation Dept Update (email sent march 12)
c. Nautilus signage (one way) and bike rack
7. Provided update on Partnership with SPE/MDCPS basketball courts – pending agreement
8. Provided update on use of Miami Beach field
9. Vaping efforts (ongoing) update provided
10. PTA Feeder Pattern Report provided
11. School Board update not available
Good and welfare
Adjournment 10:30 am