QEC Minutes 10.27.20If you are unable to attend, please call Dr. Leslie Rosenfeld, Committee Liaison, at 305/673-
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COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY EDUCATION
City of Miami Beach Tuesday, October 27,2020 9:00am-11:00am
_________________________ MINUTES ____________________________
Members Present: Mary Keinath, Joshua Levy, Elisheva Rogoff, Judith Berson-
Levinson, Tiffany Heckler, Karen Edelstein, Rachel Weissman, Beverly Heller,
Jamie Adams, Ivan Alvarez, Yvette Tache, and Lauren Cantor
Members Absent: Jordan Leonard and Karen Latham
I.Welcome & Introductions
Minutes approved for August and September
Update on Commission meeting items (October 14, 2020) provided:
C7V Safe Driving
R5P School Name updates
R9N Mask wearing community outreach
R9S Youth Commission Motions (Mask wearing/use & local
contributions series)
R9V Flu Vaccine expansion
Education Compact
1. Safety / Traffic items discussed
• School capacity with CDC guidelines for students update info found
at MDCPS website under reopening tab
• Contact tracing update deferred
• PPE at schools update provided
• Baker acting information (Bonce to provide)
• Little Kids Rock infusion (new instruments, teacher training, etc..) in
2020-21 discussed
• FDOT update of 41st provided
• FDOT Back to School safe driving campaign discussed
2. Communication
• PTA’s need to send in Zoom meeting dates and logins requested.
Motion made see below.
• School Board Update/Budget update provided by Dr. Karp. Motion
made see below.
• Sub-committee next meeting November 2020 tentative
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3. Student Achievement
• STEAM Partnerships to be provided once agreement is signed
• List of partners working with each schools still under discussion
• Afterschool enrichment Biscayne, Fienberg, MBSH update provided
• Prepworks utilization next meting
• MDCPS high school internships update provided
• ADL in 2020-21 agreement signed
4. Parental Involvement/Family Support/Youth and Community Engagement
• Pre-Kindergarten Pilot Program update provided – provider
website open until January 4, 2021
• GED and ESOL city funded classes well received with 109 residents
enrolled utilizing the $30 scholarship
• Field use at South Pointe Elementary and MBSH. Biscayne Beach field
update and community access update provided. City submitted all
agreements for signature. All pending MDCPS
• . Beach High field update provided with City accepting all SBAB terms
and awaiting signed agreement from MDCPS.
5. Technology
• Do we have enough Laptops or tablets for all students in Distance
Learning discussed
6. Teacher Recruitment/Retention
• How many teachers did we lose this school year in our Feeder
Pattern Schools to be provided next meeting
• What open Counselors position does the Feeder Pattern have –
Bonce provided udpate
7. Health / Mental Health
• Mental Health virtual and live access update provided. Requested
MDCPS streamline the process for access to allow families to go
directly to the mental health professional funded by the city and
provided by Trust/Borinquen
9. Adjournment
Motion 1
Made by Beverly Heller
Second by Judith Berson-Levinson
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The Committee for Quality Education requests the Mayor and City Commission urge our Florida
State Representatives to ensure public school funding remain the same and be held harmless
for the 2020-21 school year whether students are attending at the schoolhouse or virtually.
The Committee for Quality Education urges the Mayor and Commission to support the above
request.
Motion Passage: Votes 12-0
Motion 2
Made by Beverly Heller
Second by Lauren Cantor
The Committee for Quality Education requests the Mayor and City Commission urge our Florida
State Representatives to allow committees/boards the choice to determine how they host
public meetings (virtually/in-person) for the remainder of fiscal year 2021.
The Committee for Quality Education urges the Mayor and Commission to support the above
request.
Motion Passage: Votes 11-0
FUTURE MEETING DATES:
11/17/20
1/26/21
2/23/21
3/16/21
4/27/21
5/25/21