QEC Minutes 1.23.2024COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY EDUCATION
City of Miami Beach Tuesday, January 23, 2024
James Orlowsky, Chairperson 9:00am-11:00am
MINUTES
If you are unable to attend, please call Dr. Leslie Rosenfeld, Committee Liaison, at 305.323.2717
Location – City Manager’s Large Conference Room 1700 Convention Center Drive 4th Floor (City Hall)
Members Present: Chana Eisner, Evie Fernandez, Mary Keinath, Faiza Liban, James Orlowsky, Amy
Ostroff, Jacquelynn Powers, and Jonathan Rothman
Members Absent- Rina Bass, Brittany Faw, Marilia Kamil, Donielle Cohen, Christine Perrin-Stocco, Seth
Guttenberg, Miriam Haskell
City of Miami Beach Liaison Present: Dr Leslie Rosenfeld
Update on In-person meetings beginning in January 23, 2024 (City Manager’s Large Conference Room
1700 Convention Center Drive 4th Floor)
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
2. C4E MBSH Scoreboard – agreement fully executed and PO opened with I2
Visual
3. R5AE Ordinance update QEC member allow by 4/7th vote PTSA non-parent
selection 2nd reading January 31, 2024
4. Sept 22 Finance – Private/Public charter property exploration
5. Sept. 22 Finance – Educational enhancements discussion (deferred) to
February 2024 Finance meeting
Education Compact
1. Safety / Traffic – requested Transportation team attend to discuss MBSH drop off lane at next
meeting
2. Communication
• School Board update – legislative issues update provided
• Feeder Pattern Update provided
3. Student Achievement
4. Parental Involvement/Family Support/Youth and Community Engagement
• BB Court improvement at South Pointe Elementary with MDCPS for approval discussed
• Parks utilization – associated school use fees motion made in November discussed
• Graduation ceremony – convention center use request (January 31 Commission meeting
item) going to Finance on February 23, 2024
5. Technology – MB Nautilus Robotics going to state
6. Teacher Recruitment/Retention
• Teach at the Beach – Substitute Teacher Incentive Program – MB to host recruitment
event
If you are unable to attend, please call Dr. Leslie Rosenfeld, Committee Liaison, at 305.323.2717
• QEC sub-Committee presentation (Mary K.) on Teacher appreciation and incentives
discussed
7. Health / Mental Health
• Current mental health city support status discussed
8. New Business / Announcement
• 3G Program Presentation (Laura Adarve) – presentation provided
• MDCPS School Operations school start and end time coming changes
• Deregulation Bill SM7004 discussed
• MB Chamber Speaker List discussed
9. Adjournment 11:10 am
FUTURE MEETING DATES:
2/27/24
3/19/24
4/16/24
5/28/24