QEC Agenda 2.27.2024COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY EDUCATION
City of Miami Beach Tuesday, February 27, 2024
James Orlowsky, Chairperson 9:00am-11:00am
AGENDA
If you are unable to attend, please call Dr. Leslie Rosenfeld, Committee Liaison, at 305.323.2717
“The Committee of Quality Education was established in 1999 to guide the city’s efforts towards providing the best education possible in Miami
Beach 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 schools.”
Location – City Manager’s Large Conference Room 1700 Convention Center Drive 4th Floor (City Hall)
Members: Rina Bass, Donielle Cohen, Laurie Kaye Davis, Chana Eisner, Brittany Faw, Evie Fernandez,
Seth Guttenberg, Miriam Haskell, Beverly Heller, Mary Keinath, Beth Edwards, Faiza Liban, James
Orlowsky, Amy Ostroff, Christine Perrin-Stocco, Jacquelynn Powers, Jonathan Rothman, and Marilia
Kamil
City of Miami Beach Liaison: Dr Leslie Rosenfeld
Welcome & Introductions
Minutes approval for November 14, 2023 and January 23, 2024
In-person meetings beginning in January 2024 (City Manager’s Large Conference Room 1700 Convention
Center Drive 4th Floor)
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
2. C4E MBSH Scoreboard – agreement fully executed and PO opened with I2
Visual
3. R5AE Ordinance approved
4. C4C October 23, 2023 – Finance February 23, 2024 fee waiver discussion at
the convention center for MBSH graduation and other promotional public
school events
5. C4A July 26, 23 – Finance February 23, 2024 – Educational enhancements
discussion for funding to expand some enhancements to additiona QEC
schools (private and charter)
6. C4U February 21, 2024 – Finance referral to discuss potential funding for
Young Musicians Unite/Rock Ensemble Programming (Commissioner Bhatt)
Education Compact
• Safety / Traffic –
• MBSH Drop Off Lane
• MDCPS School Operations school time start and end times (Dr. Pace)
• Communication
• School Board update – legislative issues update
• Feeder Pattern Update
• Deregulation Bill SB 7004, SB 7000, SB 7002
If you are unable to attend, please call Dr. Leslie Rosenfeld, Committee Liaison, at 305.323.2717
• Student Achievement
• Parental Involvement/Family Support/Youth and Community Engagement
• BB Court improvement at South Pointe Elementary with MDCPS for approval
• Parks utilization – associated school use fees motion made in November
• Graduation ceremony – convention center use request (January 31 Commission meeting
item)
• MB Chamber Speaker List
• Technology
• MB Nautilus Robotics Team
• Teacher Recruitment/Retention
• Teach at the Beach – Substitute Teacher Incentive Program – MB to host Sub teacher
info session with MDCPS and Kelley Services to recruit MB residents as subs
• QEC sub-Committee presentation (Mary K.) on Teacher appreciation and incentives
• Health / Mental Health
• Current mental health city support status
• New Business / Announcement
• 3G Program Presentation – Living Links program discussion
• Adjournment
FUTURE MEETING DATES:
3/19/24
4/16/24
5/28/24