COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY EDUCATION Minutes 9.22.20
COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY EDUCATION
City of Miami Beach Tuesday, September 22,2020
9:00am-11:00am
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Members Present: Mary Keinath, Joshua Levy, Elisheva Rogoff, Judith Berson-
Levinson, Tiffany Heckler, Karen Edelstein, Rachel Weissman, Beverly Heller,
Jamie Adams, Ivan Alvarez, Karen Latham, and Lauren Cantor
Members Absent: Jordan Leonard
Motion 1
Made by Beverly Heller
Second by Elisheva Rogoff
The Committee for Quality Education requests the Mayor and City Commission
reach out to the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) to have a safe
driving campaign starting in October 2020 to align with the reopening of public
schools.
The Committee for Quality Education urges the Mayor and Commission to
support the above request.
Motion Passage: Votes 13-0
Motion 2
Made by Joshua Levy
Second by Beverly Heller
The Committee for Quality Education requests the Mayor and City Commission
help support City of Miami Beach public schools by sharing each school
reopening plan with the Miami Beach community.
The Committee for Quality Education urges the Mayor and Commission to
support the above request.
Motion Passage: Votes 12-1 (Karen Latham)
Motion 3
Made by Karen Latham
Second by Elisheva Rogoff
The Committee for Quality Education requests the Mayor and City Commission
provide targeted outreach on recommended masks for school use and parent
led student screening processes.
The Committee for Quality Education urges the Mayor and Commission to
support the above request.
Motion Passage: Votes 13-0
Members agreed to hold all upcoming meetings via Zoom for the 2020-21 year.
Education Compact
1. Safety / Traffic
• Miami Beach Police in Schools R&R - Chief Rick Clements attended
and provided update on support for reopening of school facilities
• School capacity with CDC guidelines for students discussed
• Contact tracing discussed
• PPE at schools discussed
• Little Kids Rock infusion (new instruments, teacher training, etc..) in
2020-21 partnership discussed
• FDOT update of 41st discussed with Josiel Ferrer providing delay
information
• FDOT Back to School safe driving campaign motion made
2. Communication
• PTA’s reminded to send in meeting info for public noticing
• Feeder Pattern Update provided
• Sub-committee next meeting November 2020 reminder
3. Student Achievement
• STEAM Partnerships discussed
• List of partners working with each schools to be provided once
agreement is executed
• Afterschool enrichment Biscayne, Fienberg, MBSH update provided
• MDCPS high school internships at city hall discussed
• ADL in 2020-21 agreement routed for MDCPS signature
4. Parental Involvement/Family Support/Youth and Community Engagement
• Pre-Kindergarten Pilot Program update provided
• GED and ESOL city funded classes update provided and flyer
• Field use at South Pointe Elementary and MBSH. Biscayne Beach field
update and community access pending MDCPS return of signed
agreements
7. Health / Mental Health
• Flu Vaccine funded by city dates and times provided and flyer
• Mental Health virtual and live access update provided
FUTURE MEETING DATES:
10/27/20
11/17/20
1/26/21
2/23/21
3/16/21
4/27/21
5/25/21