QEC Minutes 9.26.23COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY EDUCATION
City of Miami Beach Tuesday, September 26, 2023
9:00am-11:00am
MINUTES
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Members Present: Rina Bass, Donielle Cohen, Laurie Kaye Davis, Brittany Faw, Shaye Guttenberg, Amy
Ostroff, Miriam Haskell, Beverly Heller, Mary Keinath, Joshua Levy, Faiza Liban, James Orlowsky,
Christine Perrin-Stocco, Jacquelynn Powers, and Yvette Tache
Members Absent: Evie Fernandez, and Chana R. Eisner
City of Miami Beach Liaison: Dr Leslie Rosenfeld
Welcome & Introductions
Minutes approved for August 22, 2023
Status of Motions discussed –
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- will invite to October meeting
2. C4E MBSH Scoreboard pending MDCPS School Board Approval October
board meeting – awaiting agreement from MDCPS as of October 19.
3. C7H Allocation of STEM funding in the amount of $275,000 all equipment
requested ordered and received – all requested items ordered and
delivered except Beach High equipment to be installed late November 2023
4. R7D and R9H – NBE infrastructure approved and underway – project
completed
5. C7H April 28 2023 Commission meeting – SAVE Foundation $75,000 grant
for LGBTQ resource media campaign live as of September 5, 2023 – MB
Cares website deployed
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.- Presentation at October 18
meeting
7. Marching Band Uniforms Reso # 2022-32138 – uniforms delivered end of
August 2023 - Completed
8. Miami Beach Sr. High Kitchen Reso 2023-32155 – kitchen under
construction – under constrution
9. C7AJ reso condemning efforts by State to rewrite LGBTQ and slavery
experiences (September 13, 2023)
10. R5AE Ordinance update QEC member allow by 4/7th vote PTSA non-parent
selection (September 13, 2023) – Deferred to October 18 meeting
11. Sept 22 Finance – Private/Public charter property exploration – to be
discussed
12. Sept. 22 Finance – Educational enhancements discussion (deferred) to
December meeting
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Education Compact
1. Safety / Traffic
• Drop off at Beach High – an item to be discussed when the Transportation team returns
to update – Team to present at October meeting
• Motion made
Meeting of September 26, 2023
Members Present: Rina Bass, Donielle Cohen, Laurie Kaye Davis, Brittany Faw,
Shaye Guttenberg, Amy Ostroff, Miriam Haskell, Beverly Heller, Mary Keinath,
Joshua Levy, Faiza Liban, James Orlowsky, Christine Perrin-Stocco, Jacquelynn
Powers, and Yvette Tache Members Absent: Evie Fernandez, and Chana R. Eisner
City of Miami Beach Liaison: Dr Leslie Rosenfeld
Motion Made by Faiza Liban
Second by Beverly Heller
The Committee for Quality Education would like to request the Mayor and
Commission dedicate an additional City of Miami Beach police officer to Miami
Beach Sr. High School for the 2023-24 school year and each year thereafter. The
Committee for Quality Education urges the Mayor and Commission to support
the above request.
Motion Passage: Votes 15-0
2. Communication
• School Board update – legislative issues update - provided
• Feeder Pattern Update - provivded
3. Student Achievement
4. Parental Involvement/Family Support/Youth and Community Engagement- discussed
• BB Court improvement at South Pointe Elementary with MDCPS for approval
• Scoreboard – waiting on MDCPS school board approval October
5. Technology
• STEM equipment ordered - $275,000
6. Teacher Recruitment/Retention
• Teach at the Beach – Substitute Teacher Incentive Program –
7. Health / Mental Health
• Current mental health city support status
8. New Business / Announcement
9. Adjournment
FUTURE MEETING DATES:
10/24/23
11/14/23
1/23/24
2/27/24
3/19/24
4/16/24
5/28/24
YOUTH COMMISSION
AGENDA
City of Miami Beach Tuesday, August 22, 2023
________________, Chairperson 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
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