QEC Minutes 10.26.21
COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY EDUCATION
City of Miami Beach Tuesday, October 26, 2021
9:00am-11:00am
_________________________ MINUTES ____________________________
Members Present: Mary Keinath, Joshua Levy, Elisheva Rogoff, Judith Berson-
Levinson, Tiffany Heckler, Karen Edelstein, Rachel Weissman, Beverly Heller,
Beth Edwards, Lauren Cantor, and Marvena Mitchell
Members Absent: Yvette Tache
Motion
Made by Beverly Heller
Second by Judy Berson-Levinson
The Committee for Quality Education requests the Mayor and City Commission
make a priority that students’ safety during drop-off and pick-up at Miami Beach
Senior High School be secured by urging our Transportation and Mobility
Department to come up with a working plan with a timeline and return by
January to see how it is going.
The Committee for Quality Education urges the Mayor and Commission to
support the above request.
Motion Passage: Votes 11-0
Motion
Made by Beverly Heller
Second by Karen Edelstein
The Committee for Quality Education requests the Mayor and City Commission
support legislative Senate Bill 236 and House Bill HB 15 for access to early
childhood education.
The Committee for Quality Education urges the Mayor and Commission to
support the above request.
Motion Passage: Votes 11-0
Minutes approved for September 2021
Status of Motions – discussed
1. C7O Official Transcript funding Sept. 17 Commission
Agenda (Richardson)
2. R7L Stop the Bleed Kits Sept. 17 Commission Agenda
(Steinberg)
3. R9U PD in schools Sept. 17 (Richardson)
4. C4R PD in schools Sept. 17 – Referral NQL (Meiner)
5. C4R 10/13 Rock Ensemble Referral to Finance Oct. 22
1. Safety / Traffic discussed
• Stop the Bleed discussion – Make Our Schools Safe Organization
• MBPD/MDCPSPD- Current agreement with MDCPS for MBPD
• Traffic Issue – MBSH – Motion made
• School security – MBSH discussed
2. Communication
• School Board update provided
• Feeder Pattern Update provided
• Sub-committee budget to be scheduled (on hold)
3. Student Achievement
• PreK Pilot Family Applications deadline December 8, 2021. Motion
made.
• Afterschool tutoring at MBSH and Nautilus for mathematics
discussed
• Math and Reading Interventionists at schools discussed
4. Parental Involvement/Family Support/Youth and Community Engagement
• Field use at South Pointe Elementary and MBSH.- update provided
• Beach High Courtyard PTSA Initiative discussed
5. Technology- no discussion
6. Teacher Recruitment/Retention
• Teach at the Beach – Substitute Teacher Incentive Program
discussed
• Teach at the Beach Dual Enrollment Instructor discussed
7. Health / Mental Health
• Mental Health flyer with MB mental health professionals access
information. discussed
• Flu Vaccines ( 10/27-29, 2021) - discussed
• MDCPS Mask Mandate potential relaxing of mandate in schools
discussed
8. New Business / Announcements
• FTE Impact on MB Schools – requested 3 year student enrollment
history by school
• QEC Meetings virtual vs in person vs hybrid discussed and will
remain virtual this school year
Per City Clerk on 10/20/21 NO advisory committees are meeting in
person and City Resolution permits continued virtual meetings