QEC Minutes 11.15.22If you are unable to attend, please call Dr. Leslie Rosenfeld, Committee Liaison, at
305.323.2717
COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY EDUCATION
City of Miami Beach Tuesday, November 15, 2022
_________________________ MINUTES ____________________________
“The Committee of Quality Education was established in 1999 to guide the city’s efforts towards providing the best education
possible in Miami Beach public schools. The committee is vested with the power and authority to make recommendations to the city
commissions and to investigate, develop and carry out plans to promote and ensure the provision of quality education in Miami
Beach public schools.”
Presentations
No One Eats Alone Campaign/Event – to occur at Youth Commision
Cristian Carranza – MDCPS STEM Lab information – item discussed
Euolis Cleckly, Al Palacio, Jose Gonzalez, Milos Masjtorovic, –
MBSH Drop Off Lane discussion and status – item discussed and
motion made
John Woodruff – Education Dept follow-up discussion and
recommendations – deferred to December 2022 meeting as
Woodruff was not available
Minutes approved for October 25 meeting
Status of Motions – all items discussed with updated provided
Commission Meeting items
Meeting of November 15, 2022
Members Present: Julie Basner, Mary Keinath, Beverly Heller, Beth Edwards, Laurie Kaye
Davis, James Orlowsky, Rina Bass, Evie Fernandez, Tiere Hessert, Yvette Tache
Members Absent: Joshua Levy and Courtney Reeve
Motion
Made by Beverly Heller
Second by Laurie Kaye Davis
The Committee for Quality Education requests the Mayor and Commission move forward with
the Miami Beach Senior High School drop -off project (Slide 1B attached) as presented to the
Committee for Quality Education on November 15, 2022, by the Transportation and Mobility
Department of the City of Miami Beach and impacted trees at Miami Beach Senior High School
in the swale be replaced or replanted if possi ble but not delay the project.
The Committee for Quality Education urges the Mayor and Commissi on to support the above
request.
Motion Passage: Votes 10-0
Absent for Vote: Josh Levy and Courtney Reeve
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1. Education Department Referral to Finance Committee
(Nov. 14 at 9:30 am) and (Nov. 30 Neighborhoods at 3 pm)
– update provided
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 – update
provided
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 – update provided
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. –
update provided
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 –
update provided
6. C7H Allocation of STEM funding in the amount of $275,000
amongst MB schools on Nov. 16th Commission meeting
agenda – update provided
7. C7G addition of UF to official transcript program on Nov.
16 Commission meeting agenda – update provided
8. R7D and R9H – NBE infrastructure discussion and $75,000
to hire an engineer for study- update provided
Education Compact
1. Safety / Traffic
• Drop off at Beach High item discussed
2. Communication
• School Board update – legislative issues update provided
• Feeder Pattern Update provided
• Education Department/Office discussion – September 2022
discussion items and Neighborhoods and Finance – update
provided
3. Student Achievement
• Add UF to City’s Official Transcript program update provided
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• PreK Scholarship Lottery deadline for 23-24 is November 28
and lottery is Dec. 1 for 158 scholarships
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 – update provided
• Scoreboard – waiting on MDCPS – update provided
5. Technology
• STEM equipment Funds $275,000- update provided
6. Teacher Recruitment/Retention
• Teach at the Beach – Substitute Teacher Incentive Program –
update provided
7. Health / Mental Health
• Current mental health city support status – update provided
8. New Business / Announcements
• In-person outdoor meetings for 22-23 options and/or virtual
meetings via zoom with camera on – members agreed unanimously
to continue meeting virtually as this is most effective method to
meet and keeps everyone healthy
9. Adjournment