QEC Minutes 4.16.2024COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY EDUCATION
City of Miami Beach Tuesday, April 16, 2024
9:00am-11:00am
MINUTES
If you are unable to attend, please call Dr. Leslie Rosenfeld, Committee Liaison, at 305.323.2717
Members Present: Rina Bass, Laurie Kaye Davis, Beth Edwards, Chana R. Eisner, Brittany Faw,
Evie Fernandez, Karen Fryd, Seth Guttenberg, Beverly Heller, Mary Keinath, Faiza Liban, James
Orlowsky, Jacquelynn Powers, Jonathan Rothman, and Devorah Zeiger
Commissioner David Suarez
City of Miami Beach Liaison: Dr Leslie Rosenfeld
Members Absent: Donielle Cohen, Marilia Kamil, Amy Ostroff, and Christine Perrin-Stocco
Motion Made by Beverly Heller
Second by Chana R. Eisner
The Committee for Quality Education requests the Mayor and Commission to immediately fill
all budgeted crossing guard positions and provide Miami Beach incentives to Miami Beach
residents similar to the city’s Substitute Teach at The Beach program and review crossing guard
needs across the city at all public, private, and charter schools. The Committee for Quality
Education urges the Mayor and Commission to support the above request.
Motion Passage: Votes 15-0
Absent for Vote: Jacquelynn Power
Welcome & Introductions
Minutes approval for March 19, 2024 completed
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 provided
2. C4E MBSH Scoreboard – agreement fully executed and PO opened with I2
Visual update provided
3. C4C October 23, 2023 – Commission March 13, 2024 – approved on consent
fee waiver discussion at the convention center for MBSH graduation and
other promotional public school events – schools must let City know early in
school year for access update provided
4. C4A July 26, 23 – Finance March 22, 2024 – Educational enhancements
discussion for funding to expand some enhancements to additional QEC
schools (private and charter) approved unanimously and heading to May 15,
2024 Commission Meeting as a budget priority in FY2025 update provided
5. C4U February 21, 2024 – Finance April 19 referral to discuss potential
funding for Young Musicians Unite/Rock Ensemble Programming
(Commissioner Bhatt)- update provided
6. C4F Referral to Land Use (April 3, 2024 Commission meeting) explore zoning
incentives for educational facilities (Commissioner Fernandez and Suarez) –
update provided
7. C7C Reso expand mental health to virtual through MDCPS partnership (EPI)
(April 3, Commission) – update provided
8. R9AB (April 3 Commission) Teacher appreciation event (deferred)
Commissioner Suarez – update provided
9. R5K Speed Detection systems in school zone – Ordinance 2nd reading (April 3
Commission) – Commissioner Fernandez, Dominguez, Magazine, Suarez,
Bhatt and Meiner – update provided
Education Compact
• Safety / Traffic –
• MBSH Drop Off Lane deferred
• MDCPS School Operations school time start and end times (Dr. Pace) deferred
• Crossing guards – status – motion made
• Dade Blvd Corridor discussed
• Communication
• School Board update – legislative issues update provided
• Feeder Pattern Update provided
• Student Achievement
• Parental Involvement/Family Support/Youth and Community Engagement
• BB Court improvement at South Pointe Elementary with MDCPS for approval update
provided
• Parks utilization – associated school use fees motion made in November 2023 – Status-
update provided
• MB Chamber Speaker List deferred
• Names not numbers on MBTV - posted to website as requested
• Technology
• 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 – event
scheduled
• Teacher Appreciation Event update provided
• Health / Mental Health
• Current mental health city support status update provided
FUTURE MEETING DATES:
5/28/24