LTC 390-2025 Committee for Quality Education MotionsDocusign Envelope ID: 62356E26-7835-485D-90D7-11 B33844B265
MIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
NO. LTC #390-2025 LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO: Honorable Mayor Steven Meiner and Members of the City Commission
FROM:
DATE:
Rafael E. Granado, City Clerk -�
September 16, 2025
SUBJECT: Committee for Quality Education Motions
The Committee for Quality Education would like you to be aware of the following motions approved
at the September 16, 2025 committee meeting regarding educational parking agreements, Miami
Beach Senior High School parental drop off procedure, educational initiatives, and public school
legislative priorities.
C: Executive Staff
Dr. Leslie Rosenfeld, Chief Education and Performance Officer
Attachment
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City of Miami Beach
Committee for Quality Education
Meeting of September 16, 2025
Members Present: Beverly Heller, Mary Keinath, James Orlowsky, Rina Bass, Laurie Kaye
Davis, Jacquelynn Powers, Christine Perrin-Stocco, Elizabeth Soto, Karen Fryd, Nathalie Merle,
Jonathan Rothman, Seth Guttenberg, and Rebecca Wehby
Members Absent: Devorah Zeiger, Donielle Cohen, Amy Ostroff, Jelena Khurana
Motion 1
Made by Beverly Heller
Seconded by Laurie Kaye Davis
The Committee for Quality Education requests the Mayor and Commission revisit existing parking
agreements with educational institutions to ensure equity for all public, private, and charter schools
in Miami Beach.
The Committee for Quality Education urges the Mayor and Commission to support the above
request.
Motion Passage 8-4
Against Rina Bass, Christine Perrin-Stocco, Karen Fryd, Rebecca Wehby
Absent for motion- Jacquelynn Powers
Motion 2
Made by Mary Keinath
Seconded by Beverly Heller
The Committee for Quality Education requests the Mayor and Commission support making the
Miami Dade County Public Schools pilot parental drop off procedure permanent.
The Committee for Quality Education urges the Mayor and Commission to support the above
request.
Motion Passage 12-0
Absent for motion Jacquelynn Powers
Motion 3
Made by Beverly Heller
Seconded by Jacquelynn Powers
The Committee for Quality Education requests the Mayor and Commission consider the items in
R7D, on Attachment E on the September 17, 2025 Commission agenda, that impact
.
The Committee for Quality Education urges the Mayor and Commission to support the above
request.
Motion Passage 13-0
Motion 4
Made by Beverly Heller
Seconded by Laurie Kaye Davis
The Committee for Quality Education requests the Mayor and Commission support Miami Dade
County Public Schools legislative priority for early childhood education by:
Expanding funding for the Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) education program sufficient
to cover the cost of a full-day Prekindergarten program for all students.
Expanding VPK to include program options for three-year old students
The Committee for Quality Education urges the Mayor and Commission to support the above
request.
Motion Passage 12-0
Absent for motion Rina Bass