QEC Minutes 04.25.23
COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY EDUCATION
City of Miami Beach Tuesday, April 25, 2023
9:00am-11:00am
_________________________ MINUTES ____________________________
Members Present: Julie Basner, Beverly Heller, Beth Edwards, Laurie Kaye Davis, Rina Bass, Evie
Fernandez, Mary Keinath, Amy Ostroff, Chana Eisner, Lilly De La Motte, Seth Guttenberg,
Christine Perrin-Stocco
Members Absent: Yvette Tache, Josh Levy, James Orlowsky, Tiere Hessert
Motion
Made by Beverly Heller
Second by Chana Eisner
The Committee for Quality Education requests of the Mayor and Commission that if the
Miami Beach private and charter schools are interested in having Stop the Bleed Kits
that the City of Miami Beach fund the Stop the Bleed Kits similar to the prior
partnership. Portions funded by M-DCPS should be covered by the applicable school.
The Committee for Quality Education urges the Mayor and Commission to support the
above request.
Motion Passage: Votes 9-0
Absent for Vote: Christine Perrin-Stocco, Rina Bass, Amy Ostroff
Presentations:
Brandi Reddick, CMB Cultural Affairs Manager – Miami Beach Hall of Fame – no time
remaining flyer provided prior to meeting
Tabitha Fazzino, MDCPS Intergovernmental Affairs – Legislative Updates – provided by
Douglas Clark of MDCPS – handout provided
Tom Pupo, Founder Moonlighter Fab Lab – deferred
Dr. Leslie Rosenfeld - Educational Enhancement overview and utilization –
Detailed presentation provided and handout sent via email prior to meeting – Motion
made to provide Stop the Bleed Kits if interested to all schools - Motion was made but
quorum was not achieved after 11 am (made by Chana Eisner, second by Shaye
Guttenberg – Request to expand dual enrollment, college prep program, STEAM plus,
math interventionists, and substitute teacher program to Miami Beach private and
charter schools) Vote 7-1 (Beth Edwards ) Quorum requires 9 members present.
Minutes approved for March 28th meeting
Status of Motions –
Commission Meeting items
1. 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 – to be placed on August
2023 agenda
2. C4E MBSH Scoreboard pending MDCPS draft amendment to the JUA
for MBSH Field. CMB selected vendor and shared specs with MDCPS –
update provided awaiting MDCPS signed agreement
3. C7H Allocation of STEM funding in the amount of $275,000 CMB has
identified vendors and is ready to purchase once MDCPS returns
agreement – provided update
4. R7D and R9H – NBE infrastructure approved and underway – update
provided
5. C7H April 28 2023 Commission meeting – SAVE Foundation $75,000
grant for LGBTQ resource media campaign – placed on agenda April
6. C7AG March 27, 2023 Commission Meeting Reso 2023-32545
$25,000.00, to assist the city with exploring all available options for
the city to partner with the school board of Miami Dade county to
assume some portion of deferred maintenance and security functions
for the benefit of public schools located in the city of Miami Beach.-
approved at March agenda. Request for consultants to go out in May
2023
Education Compact
1. Safety / Traffic
• Drop off at Beach High – item to be discussed when Transportation team returns
to update – to be heard August 2023
2. Communication
• School Board update – legislative issues update – provided by School Board
Member Baez Geller
• Feeder Pattern Update – provided and meeting scheduled
3. Student Achievement
• Agenda Planner order update - provided
4. Parental Involvement/Family Support/Youth and Community Engagement
• BB Court improvement at South Pointe Elementary City paused per email from
CMB parks department due to increased cost. Item is part of budget review as
an enhancement – update provided
• Beach High Courtyard PTSA Initiative update – awaiting installation of fence and
hedges by MDCPS- update provided
• Scoreboard – waiting on MDCPS to return JUA amendment, CMB selected vendor
– update provided
5. Technology
• STEM equipment Funds $275,000 – awaiting MDCPS to return school board
approved grant agreement to CMB – update provided
6. Teacher Recruitment/Retention
• Teach at the Beach – Substitute Teacher Incentive Program – deferred
7. Health / Mental Health
• Current mental health city support status – update provided via LTC
8. New Business / Announcements ADL No Place for Hate Event May 10, 2023 at 6 pm
Miami Beach Bandshell
9. Adjournment – 11:15 am
FUTURE MEETING DATES:
5/23/23