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MIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
NO.LTC #LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO:Honorable Mayor Steven Meiner and Members of the City Commission
FROM:
DATE:
Rafael E.Granado,City Clerk
February 25,2025
SUBJECT:Committee for Quality Education Motions
The Committee for Quality Education would like you to be aware of the three following motions
approved at the February 25,2025 committee meeting regarding participation in City-sponsored
events,the drop-off lane at Miami Beach Senior High School,and a Marine Science Education
Center.
C:Executive Staff
Dr.Leslie Rosenfeld,Chief Education and Performance Officer
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City of Miami Beach
Committee for Quality Education
Meeting of February 25,2025
Members Present:Beverly Heller,Mary Keinath,James Orlowsky,Amy Ostroff,Jacquelynn
Powers,Jonathan Rothman,Karen Fryd,Hayley Ross,Ayala Jeger Mendlowitz,Jelena
Khurana,and Devorah Zeiger
Members Absent:Rina Bass,Laurie Kaye Davis,Seth Guttenberg,Faiza Liban,Elizabeth Soto,
Donielle Cohen,and Christine Perrin-Stocco,
Motion 1
Made by Beverly Heller
Second by Mary Keinath
The Committee for Quality Education requests the Mayor and Commission support item C4B from
the February 3,2025,Commission Meeting to include public school Parent-Teacher Associations
and private school equivalents in the Festival of Lights ancillary/festive markets for fundraising
opportunities and provide each school funding up to $2,000 to support public/private/charter school
participation in City sponsored events throughout the year.
The Committee for Quality Education urges the Mayor and Commission to support the above
request.
Motion Passage:Votes 9-0
Absent for Vote:Jacquelynn Powers and Devorah Zeiger
Motion 2
Made by Mary Keinath
Second by Beverly Heller
The Committee for Quality Education(CQE)requests the Mayor and Commission support the CQE
and work with Miami-Dade County Public Schools for a solution-driven drop-off using the existing
Miami Beach Senior High school configuration with the intention of a shared student drop-off lane
for buses and parents.The request includes implementation by the beginning of the 2025-2026
school year.
The Committee for Quality Education urges the Mayor and Commission to support the above
request.
Motion Passage:Votes 11-0
Motion 3
Made by Beverly Heller
Second by Hailey Ross
The Committee for Quality Education (CQE)requests the Mayor and Commission support the
conversion of 7605 Collins Avenue into a Marine Science Education Center and Museum.
The Committee for Quality Education urges the Mayor and Commission to support the above
request.
Motion Passage:Votes 11-0