QEC Minutes 4.22.2025Members Present: Rina Bass, Laurie Kaye Davis, Beverly Heller, Mary Keinath, Faiza Liban, James Orlowsky, Amy Ostroff, Christine Perrin-Stocco, Jacquelynn Powers, Karen Fryd, Ayala
Jeger
Members Absent: Donielle Cohen, Seth Guttenberg, Jonathan Rothman, Hayley Ross, Elizabeth Soto, Jelena Khurana, Devorah Zeiger
Commissioners Present: Alex Fernandez
City of Miami Beach Liaison Present: Dr Leslie Rosenfeld
Minutes approved for March 18, 2025
Status of Motions discussed –
Commission Meeting items
1. C7V March 19, 2025 Enhancement Request in FY26 ---A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE MOTION OF THE COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY
EDUCATION TO INCLUDE PUBLIC SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATIONS (PTAS) AND PRIVATE SCHOOL EQUIVALENTS IN THE FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS ANCILLARY MARKETS TO ENABLE FUNDRAISING FOR SCHOOL PROGRAMS
AND APPROVING THE ALLOCATION OF FUNDS TO COVER THE COST OF TENTS AND PROVIDING $500 IN SEED MONEY FOR EACH SCHOOL THAT WISHES TO PARTICIPATE, WITH THE TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $15,000;
AND FURTHER, DIRECTING THE ADMINISTRATION TO MAKE THIS A PRIORITY DURING THE FY 2026 BUDGET PROCESS.
2. R9W March 19, 2025 Discuss/Take Action TPL BBE Community Schoolyard
C4E MBSH Scoreboard STATUS –Installed April 29, 9 am- Ribbon CUtting
C7H Sept. 11 Commission Meeting Reso to negotiate agreement with MDCPS for use of MBFFK8 parking lots to fund future initiatives at MB public schools with portion for MB schools
and portion to MDCPS to use at their discretion
R7E December 2024 – Pilot Metal Detector Program Beach High
C4AP Referral (February 2, 2025) to FERC Beach High Field funding request
February 26 Commission Agenda Items
C4 G
REFERRAL TO THE PLANNING BOARD – LAND USE INCENTIVES FOR SCHOOL AND EDUCATION FACILITIES.
Applicable Area: Citywide
Planning
Commissioner Alex Fernandez
Commissioner David Suarez
C4 M
REFERRAL TO THE LAND USE AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS POSSIBLE CONVERSION OF 7605 COLLINS AVENUE INTO A MARINE SCIENCE EDUCATION CENTER AND MUSEUM.
Applicable Area: North Beach
Office of Commissioner David Suarez
Commissioner David Suarez
C4 X
REFERRAL TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND NEIGHBORHOOD QUALITY OF LIFE COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS A POTENTIAL PARKING PROGRAM WITH DISCOUNTED PARKING RATES FOR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND EDUCATION-RELATED
ORGANIZATIONS.
Applicable Area: Citywide
Office of Commissioner Alex Fernandez
Commissioner Alex Fernandez
C4 AI
REFERRAL TO THE FINANCE AND ECONOMIC RESILIENCY COMMITTEE AND THE QUALITY EDUCATION COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER EXPANDING THE CITY'S PREKINDERGARTEN SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM TO INCLUDE OPTIONS
FOR THREE-YEAR-OLD STUDENTS
Applicable Area: Citywide
Office of Commissioner Laura Dominguez
Commissioner Laura Dominguez
C7 AB
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ADDING THE EXPANSION OF FUNDING FOR THE VOLUNTARY PREKINDERGARTEN (VPK) EDUCATION PROGRAM TO COVER
THE COST OF A FULL-DAY PREKINDERGARTEN PROGRAM FOR ALL STUDENTS, AND TO INCLUDE PROGRAM OPTIONS FOR THREE-YEAR-OLD STUDENTS TO THE CITY’S LIST OF 2025 STATE LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES.
Applicable Area: Citywide
City Attorney
Commissioner Laura Dominguez
Education Compact items discussed
Safety / Traffic –
MDCPS School Operations school time start and end times (-MDCPS) SB 296
MBSH Pilot Drop Off Program Update effective April 1 2025 – Bonce to provide update in May 2025
Communication
School Board update – legislative issues update provided HB 123 and SB 140 (Schools of Hope)
Feeder Pattern Update provided
Student Achievement
STEAM Plus 2025-26 start date August 2025 update provided
Parental Involvement/Family Support/Youth and Community Engagement
Trust for Public Land – Biscayne Beach field partnership March 19 agenda update provided
Technology
STEM equipment for Charter/Private Schools –Purchasing almost complete and update provided
Teacher Recruitment/Retention
Teach at the Beach – Substitute Teacher Incentive Program update provided
Teacher Appreciation Event May 12 2025 – registration process closed
Health / Mental Health
Current mental health city support status and expansion for virtual health support through MDCPS/Hazel Health (SPE, FF, NMS, BB)
New Business / Announcement
Field Improvements - On Finance May meeting.- update provided
Fienberg Fisher Infrastructure – issues discussed
MBSH 100th Anniversary – update provided
PreK 3 expansion on May Finance meeting – update after Finance meting
Communications Team Education Enhancement sharing – Melissa B and Heather Shaw
Heather to contact realtors and Zillow for great schools rankings
Melissa to update Marketing Piece to share
Billboard advertisement on 836 for MBSH paid for by MBSH school budgt
Adjournment
FUTURE MEETING DATES discussed:
5/20/25
8/26/25
9/16/25
10/28/25
11/18/25
1/27/26
2/24/26
3/17/26
4/28/26
5/26/26