QEC Minutes 10.25.22If you are unable to attend, please call Dr. Leslie Rosenfeld, Committee Liaison, at
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COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY EDUCATION
Tuesday, October 25, 2022
9:00am-11:00am
_________________________ MINUTES ____________________________
Members Present: Julie Basner, Josh Levy, Mary Keinath, Beverly Heller, Beth
Edwards, Laurie Kaye Davis, James Orlowsky, Rina Bass, Evie Fernandez, Tiere
Hessert, Courtney Reeve
Members Absent: Yvette Tache
Motion made below.
Made by Beth Edwards
Second by Mary Keinath
The Committee for Quality Education requests the Mayor and Commission
allocate the $275,000 STEM funding for Miami Beach public schools as follows
(estimated) and ensure this equipment/consumable donation to Miami Beach
public schools be sustained by Miami Dade County Public Schools:
• Miami Beach Sr. High School $104,000
• Miami Beach Nautilus Middle School $27,000
• Miami Beach Fienberg Fisher K-8 $110,000
• North Beach Elementary $15,000
• Miami Beach South Pointe Elementary $19,000
• Biscayne Beach Elementary $0
The Committee for Quality Education urges the Mayor and Commission to
support the above request.
Motion Passage: 10-0
Absent for Vote: Josh Levy
Presentations
Cristian Carranza – MDCPS STEM Lab information - deferred
Marcella Novella – Offer free museum tickets, transportation, and
posters to all the MB schools - provided
Milos Masjtorovic – MBSH Drop Off Lane discussion and status –
item discussed will return November 15, meeting
John Woodruff – Education Dept follow-up discussion and
recommendations -deferred
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Minutes approval for October 18 meeting- approved
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)
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
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
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.
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
Education Compact
1. Safety / Traffic
• CMB Ordinance alcohol sales and other type shops near schools
(Belush list of businesses) – list provide in late February – removed
2. Communication
• School Board update – legislative issues update - deferred
• Feeder Pattern Update – provided
• Education Department/Office discussion – September 2022
discussion items and Neighborhoods and Finance – John Woodruff
to return Nov. 15 meeting – reminded JW via email
3. Student Achievement
4. Parental Involvement/Family Support/Youth and Community Engagement
• BB Court improvement at South Pointe Elementary City request
awaiting response
• Beach High Courtyard PTSA Initiative update – awaiting installation of
fence and hedges by MDCPS
• Scoreboard – waiting on MDCPS on amendment to the existing JUA
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5. Technology
6. Teacher Recruitment/Retention
• Teach at the Beach – Substitute Teacher Incentive Program –
continue to promote
7. Health / Mental Health
• Current mental health city support status – continue to promote
8. New Business / Announcements
• In-person outdoor meetings for 22-23 options and/or virtual
meetings via zoom with camera on – deferred to Nov. 15 meeting
9. Adjournment
FUTURE MEETING DATES:
11/15/22
12/13/22
1/24/23
2/28/23
3/28/23
4/25/23
5/23/23