R9Q-Discuss Committee For Quality Education Motion Public Middle School Options(9 MIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR AND COMMISSION
MEMORANDUM
TO: Jimmy Morales, City Manager
FROM: Ed Tobin, Commissioner
DATE: February 5th, 2014
SUBJECT: Agenda item for February 1zth. 2014 City Commission Meeting
Please place on the February 121h City Commission Meeting a discussion regarding
the Committee for Quality Education motion made January 28th, 2014 to engage an
Educational Expert to consult regarding how best to provide the students in the City
of Miami Beach feeder pattern with the best public middle school options in the
country.
Attached please find the motion made by the Committee for Quality Education.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to call our office.
Best Regards,
Dessiree Kane
on behalf of Commissioner Ed Tobin
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Agenda Item R q 6(
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Meetlng of January 28, 2014
City of Miami Beach
Committee •or Quality Education
Members Present:, Karen Rivo, Beverly Heller, Keren Bajaroff, Elisa Leone, Becky Cohen, Ivette Birba,
Jill Swartz, John Aleman, Tamar Oppenhiemer, Rosa Neely, Tiffany Heckler, Judi Berson-Levinson, and
Betsy Mateu.
Members Absent: Christy Farhat
Motion made by Tiffany Heckler
Motion seconded by Karen Riva
Motion Text:
The Commiffee for Quality EducaHon requests the Mayor and Commission support the request to add
a series oF questions regarding Nautilus Middle School to the City's 2014 Community Satisfaction
Survey regardless of whether the Commission opts to employ focus groups to gather data. We
recommend the survey and/or focus groups include, but are not limited to the following topics:
academic standards, safety (inside, outside, and web), use of substitute teachers, public relations from
the school, and student transfers.
The Committee for Quality Education urges the Mayor and Commission to support the above request.
Motion Passage: Votes 13-0
Motion made by John Aleman
Motion .seconded by Beverly Heller
Motion Text:
The Committee for Quality Education requests the Mayor and Commission engage an Educational
Expert to consult regarding how bast to provide the students in the City of Miami Beach feeder pattern
with the best public middle school options in the country.
The Committee for Quality Education urges the Mayor and Commission to support the above request.
Motion Passage: Votes 13-0
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