QEC Minutes 8.23.22If you are unable to attend, please call Dr. Leslie Rosenfeld, Committee Liaison, at
305.323.2717
COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY EDUCATION
MINUTES
City of Miami Beach Tuesday, August 23, 2022
Members Present: Mary Keinath, Joshua Levy, Beverly Heller, Yvette Tache,
Laurie Kaye Davis, James Orlowsky, Rina Bass, Karmenchu Santana-Vega, Julie
Basner, Evie Fernandez, Tiere Hessert, Courtney Reeve, Beth Edwards
I.Welcome & Introductions
Minutes approved for May 24, 2022
Status of Motions discussed –
Commission Meeting items
1. Education Department Referral to NQLC (Sept. 21 at 3 pm)
and Finance (Sept. 30 @ 9:30 pm) – Ad Hoc Committee
established to meet on September 8 at 9 am via zoom
2. C4R Referral (Meiner) NQLC and C4AE Referral
(Richardson) MBSH Drop off and Pick Up – February 25,
2022 Finance Meeting discussed. $175,000 recommended
as match to MDCPS and Miami Dade County – to invite
Jose Gonzalez to next meeting and share email with
MDCPS
3. C4E MBSH Scoreboard request matching fund $12,500
recommended at March 30 Finance meeting and on May 4
Commission agenda – approved – pending MDCPS draft
amendment to the JUA for MBSH Field – still waiting on
MDCPS
4. C4F MB Chamber request $100,000 prostart kitchen at
MBSH referred to April 29 Finance meeting. Approved at
May 4 Commission agenda – draft agreement routed for
approvals. MBCEF will sign agreement with MDCPS. –
Jerry Libbin to attend next meeting
5. Motion 12.7.21 on Public Safety and Neighborhoods
Quality of Life May 17, 2022 agenda item 28 from January
20, 2022 item C4A PD Method to get correct and timely
info to cmb residents in times of real-time emergencies –
discussed at July Commission meeting and PD & Fire CMB
and MDCPS emergency practice drill August 2022 -
discussed
Education Compact
1. Safety / Traffic
If you are unable to attend, please call Dr. Leslie Rosenfeld, Committee Liaison, at
305.323.2717
• CMB Ordinance alcohol sales and other type shops near schools
(Belush list of businesses) – list provide in late February – Invite
Belush to next meeting
2. Communication
• School Board update – legislative issues update Ms. Tabitha
Fazzino and Parents Bill of Rights – will invite for later meeting
• Feeder Pattern Update - provided
• Education Department/Office discussion – September 2022
discussion items and Neighborhoods and Finance – discussed with
Ad Hoc committee created to meet Sept. 8
3. Student Achievement
• AP College Board – House Bill #7 Individual Freedoms may cause
high schools to lose AP classes for banning required topics – info
sent from L. Rodriguez – MDCPS - update provided
4. Parental Involvement/Family Support/Youth and Community Engagement
• BB Court improvement at South Pointe Elementary City request
awaiting response - update provided
• Beach High Courtyard PTSA Initiative update – awaiting installation of
fence and hedges by MDCPS – updated provided
• Scoreboard – waiting on MDCPS – update provided
5. Technology
6. Teacher Recruitment/Retention
• Teach at the Beach – Substitute Teacher Incentive Program –
printing flyers to post and share – update provided
• Teach at the Beach Dual Enrollment Instructor – April 6 Commission
Agenda approved funding for UF dual enrollment partnership for the
22-23 school year – update provided
7. Health / Mental Health
• Current mental health city support (See LTC May 2022)- update
provided
8. New Business / Announcements
• In-person outdoor meetings for 22-23 options and/or virtual
meetings via zoom with camera on – LTC to be distributed for
discussion at next meeting
9. Adjournment 11:00 am
FUTURE MEETING DATES:
9/8/22
9/13/22
10/25/22
11/15/22
1/24/23
2/28/23
3/28/23
4/25/23
5/23/23