QEC Minutes 01.24.23
COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY EDUCATION
City of Miami Beach Tuesday, January 24, 2023
Julie Basner, Chairperson 9:00am-11:00am
_________________________ MINUTES ____________________________
Members Present: Mary Keinath, Joshua Levy, Beverly Heller, Yvette Tache,
Laurie Kaye Davis, James Orlowsky, Rina Bass, Julie Basner, Evie Fernandez,
Tiere Hessert, Beth Edwards
Members Absent: Amy Ostroff
I.Welcome & Introductions
Presentations made
Fabian Basabe, State Representative, District 106 – Introduced
Keyla Guevara -- Free Youth Mental Health First Aid Training resource -
provided
Euolis Cleckly, Al Palacio, Jose Gonzalez – MBSH Drop Off Lane
discussion and status - Dr. Rosenfeld provided email update from Jose
Gonzalez – CMB Transportation Director
Minutes approval for December 13th meeting approved
Status of Motions reviewed
Commission Meeting items
1. Education Department Referral to Finance Committee
(Nov. 14 at 9:30 am) and (Nov. 30 Neighborhoods at 3 pm)
– outcome was change of Dr Rosenfeld title to Chief
Education Officer and movement of Org Dev Perf
Initiatives to a division under Budget Office
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 – waiting on
Transportation team update
3. C4E MBSH Scoreboard request matching fund $12,500
recommended at March 30 Finance meeting and on May 4
Commission agenda – approved – pending CMB legal edits
to share with 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 provide funds to MDCPS
5. C7H Allocation of STEM funding in the amount of $275,000
amongst MB schools on Nov. 16th Commission meeting
agenda- Donation to go to School Board for approval.
CMB has identified vendors and is ready to purchase once
School Board approved donation with terms
6. C7G addition of UF to official transcript program on Nov.
16 Commission meeting agenda – available to MBSH
graduation seniors
7. R7D and R9H – NBE infrastructure discussion and $75,000
to hire an engineer for study – approved and underway
Education Compact
1. Safety / Traffic
• Drop off at Beach High – discussed to be heard at January 27
Finance meeting
2. Communication
• School Board update – legislative issues update provided by School
Board Member Lucia Baez Geller
• Feeder Pattern Update deferred
3. Student Achievement – not discussed
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 and waiting on
MDCPS School Board approval and execution of agreement (Dr.
Bonce)
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
• No One Eats Alone, MBNMS, Feb. 17th – information provided
8. New Business / Announcements – School Choice presentation provided by
MDCPS Ms. Basallo, request for number of security guards at MBSH
made, data on CMB Education pages utilization provided via LTC 28%
increase.
9. Adjournment
FUTURE MEETING DATES:
2/7/23
2/14/23 added on 2/7/23
2/28/23
3/28/23
4/25/23
5/23/23