A-8 REQUEST AUTHORIZATION TO
JOIN WITH OTHER FLORIDA
SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO SHARE
PROPORTIONATE COSTS OF
COMPETENT CONSTITUTIONAL
LEGAL RESEARCH ON WHETHER
THE STATE OF FLORIDA IS
COMPLYING WITH CONSTITUTIONAL
REQUIREMENT TO ADEQUATELY
FUND PUBLIC EDUCATION AND
DETERMINE WHETHER LEGAL
REMEDIES ARE JUSTIFIED
COMMITTEE:
LEGISLATIVE RELATIONS,
PUBLIC RELATIONS
AND PERSONNEL SERVICES
At the April 19,
2004 Tri-County School
Board meeting, the
majority of our Board (five),
seven of nine Board members
from Broward, and three
Board members present from
Palm Beach, unanimously
voted to pursue legal relief
as it pertains to the constitutional
requirement for the State
to provide an adequate
level of funding for public
education.
RECOMMENDED: That The School
Board of Miami-Dade County,
Florida authorize the Superintendent
and Board Attorney to join
with other Florida school districts
to share proportionate costs
of competent constitutional
legal research on whether the
State of Florida is complying
with the constitutional requirement
to adequately fund public education
and determine whether legal
remedies are justified.
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A-8 REQUEST CONFIRMATION OF THE SUPERINTENDENT'S
REQUEST TO THE GOVERNOR TO EXERCISE HIS VETO
AUTHORITY AND VETO LINE 81 OF THE 2004 GENERAL
APPROPRIATIONS ACT; AND REQUEST AUTHORIZATION
TO PREPARE A DETAILED ANALYSIS OF EDUCATIONAL
FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2004-2005;
TO PURSUE ALL AVAILABLE REMEDIES, ADMINISTRATIVE,
LEGAL AND OTHERWISE TO THE MODIFICATION OF
THE METHODOLOGY USED TO CALCULATE THE DISTRICT
COST DIFFERENTIAL; AND TO EXPLORE THE INTEREST
OF SISTER SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO JOIN FORCES AND
SHARE THE COST OF A LAWSUIT, SHOULD A LEGAL
REMEDY BE RECOMMENDED
COMMITTEE:
LEGISLATIVE RELATIONS, PUBLIC RELATIONS
AND PERSONNEL SERVICES
During the 2004 Florida Legislative
Session, the District Cost Differential (DCD)
component
of the Florida Education Finance Program (FEFP)
formula was modified resulting in a reduction
in funding to 27 high-cost districts, including
Miami-Dade.
RECOMMENDED: That The School Board of Miami-Dade
County, Florida:
1.
confirm the Superintendent's request to the
Governor to exercise his veto
authority and veto line 81 of the 2004
General Appropriations Act - Grants and Aids
to Local
Governments - Florida Education Finance Program;
B-11 REQUEST SCHOOL BOARD APPROVAL OF THE FIRST
AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER SCHOOL RENEWAL CONTRACT
WITH DORAL ACADEMY, INC., ON BEHALF OF DORAL
ACADEMY
COMMITTEE:
EDUCATION AND SCHOOL OPERATIONS
As per Section 1002.33(7)(c), Florida Statutes,
a charter school contractual agreement may
be modified during its initial term or any
renewal term upon the recommendation of the
sponsor and the approval of both parties
to the agreement.
RECOMMENDED:
That The School Board of Miami-Dade County,
Florida, approve the first amendment
to the charter school renewal contract with
Doral Academy, Inc., on behalf of Doral Academy
to operate a second campus located at 8750
NW 21 Terrace, Miami, Florida 33172, commencing
in 2004-2005 and throughout the term of the
contract which ends on June 30, 2019.
B-12 REQUEST SCHOOL BOARD APPROVAL OF THE FIRST
AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER SCHOOL CONTRACTUAL
AGREEMENT WITH DORAL ACADEMY, INC., ON BEHALF
OF DORAL ACADEMY CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL
COMMITTEE:
EDUCATION AND SCHOOL OPERATIONS
As per Section
1002.33(7)(c), Florida Statutes, a charter
school contractual agreement may be modified
during its initial term or any renewal term
upon the recommendation of the sponsor and
the approval of both parties to the agreement.
RECOMMENDED: That The School Board of Miami-Dade
County, Florida, approve the first amendment
to the charter school contractual agreement
with Doral Academy, Inc., on behalf of Doral
Academy Charter Middle School to operate a
second campus located at 8750 NW 21 Terrace,
Miami, Florida 33172, and to increase the enrollment
capacity from a maximum of 800 students to
a maximum of 1,250 students, commencing in
2004-2005 and throughout the term of the contract
which ends on June 30, 2013.
B-13 REQUEST SCHOOL BOARD APPROVAL OF THE SECOND
AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER SCHOOL CONTRACTUAL
AGREEMENT WITH SOMERSET ACADEMY, INC., ON
BEHALF OF SOMERSET ACADEMY
COMMITTEE:
EDUCATION AND SCHOOL OPERATIONS
As per Section 1002.33(7)(~),
Florida Statutes, a charter school contractual
agreement may be modified during its initial
term or any renewal term upon the recommendation
of the sponsor and the approval of both parties
to the agreement.
RECOMMENDED: That The School Board of Miami-Dade
County, Florida, approve I the second amendment
to the charter school contractual agreement
with Somerset Academy, Inc., on behalf of Somerset
Academy to:
1.
open at a temporary facility at 8750 NW 21
Terrace, Miami, Florida 33172;
reduce the grade levels from kindergarten
through six to kindergarten through
five; and
decrease the enrollment capacity from a maximum
of 650 students to a I maximum of 125 students
for the 2004-2005 school year; and
B-14 REQUEST SCHOOL BOARD APPROVAL OF THE CHARTER
SCHOOL CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT WITH SOMERSET
ACADEMY, INC., ON BEHALF OF SOMERSET ACADEMY
CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL
COMMITTEE:
EDUCATION AND SCHOOL OPERATIONS
On December 12, 2001,
the School Board approved a charter school
application submitted for Somerset Academy.
RECOMMENDED:
Recognizing that The School Board of Miami-Dade
County, Florida, has previously
approved the charter school application, it
is recommended that the Board grant approval
of the charter school contractual agreement
with Somerset Academy, Inc., on behalf of Somerset
Academy Charter Middle School, for a term of
ten years, commencing with the 2004-2005 school
year and ending on June 30, 2014.
B-75 REQUEST
AUTHORIZATION FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT TO
ENTER INTO A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH
THE FLORIDA SCHOOL CHOICE RESOURCE CENTER
(FSCRC) AT NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY'S
FISCHLER GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND
HUMAN SERVICES (FGSEHS) TO ESTABLISH A SATELLITE
PARENT RESOURCE CENTER AT THE NORTH MIAMI
BEACH AND KENDALL CAMPUSES OF NOVA SOUTHEASTERN
UNIVERSITY
COMMITTEE:
EDUCATION AND SCHOOL OPERATIONS
Miami-Dade
County Public Schools'
(M-DCPS) District ACCESS Office,
Title I, and the Florida School Choice Resource
Center
(FSCRC) at Nova Southeastern University's
Fischler Graduate School of Education
and
Human Services (FGSEHS) have formed a
partnership to establish two satellite Parent
Resource
Centers.
RECOMMENDED: That The School Board of Miami-Dade
County, Florida, authorize the Superintendent
to enter into a cooperative agreement with
the Florida School Choice Resource Center (FSCRC)
of Nova Southeastern University's Fischler
Graduate School of Education and Human Services
to establish a satellite Parent Resource Center
at the North Miami Beach and Kendall campuses
of Nova Southeastern University. No exchange
of funds is required.
C-25 PROPOSED AMENDMENT OF SCHOOL BOARD RULE:
INITIAL READING 6Gx13-4-1.07, CERTIFICATION:
SUBSTITUTES, NONDEGREED VOCATIONAL, AND ADULT
PART-TIME TEACHERS
COMMITTEE:
LEGISLATIVE RELATIONS, PUBLIC RELATIONS
AND PERSONNEL
SERVICES
This item is submitted for consideration
to amend School Board Rule 6Gx13-4-1.07,
Certification: Substitutes, Nondegreed Vocational,
and Adult Part-time Teachers.
RECOMMENDED: That The School Board of Miami-Dade
County, Florida, authorize the Superintendent
to initiate rulemaking proceedings in accordance
with the Administrative Procedure Act to amend
School Board Rule 6Gx13- 4-1.07, Certification:
Substitutes, Nondegreed Vocational, and Adult
Part-time Teachers.
C-30 PROPOSED PROMULGATION OF NEW SCHOOL BOARD
RULE: INITIAL READING 6Gx13-4A-1.213, CODE
OF ETHICS
COMMITTEE:
LEGISLATIVE RELATIONS, PUBLIC RELATIONS AND
PERSONNEL SERVICES
At
its meeting of April 14, 2004, the School
Board directed the Superintendent of
Schools to initiate rulemaking proceedings
in accordance
with the Administrative Procedures Act
so as to adopt a Code of Ethics and corresponding
certificate.
RECOMMENDED:
That The School Board of Miami-Dade County,
Florida, authorize the Superintendent
to initiate rulemaking proceedings in accordance
with the Administrative Procedure Act to promulgate
new School Board Rule 6Gx13-4A-1.213,
Code of Ethics.
D-4 DIRECT THE SUPERINTENDENT
TO DEVELOP A PLAN 0F)AI ACTION
TO THE BOARD ON WHAT ACTIONS
ARE BEING IMPLEMENTED TO
ENSURE THAT THE CLASS SIZE
REDUCTION REQUIREMENTS FOR
THE 2004-2005 SCHOOL YEAR
WILL BE MET
COMMITTEE:
FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
In 2003, the Florida
legislature passed legislation
to ensure the implementation
of the Class Size Reduction
Amendment (CSR) to be phased
in over a number of years
commencing with the 2003-2004
school year and provided
sanctions for those districts
that fail to meet the required
incremental reduction each
year.
ACTION
PROPOSED BY MR. AGUSTIN
J. BARRERA: That The School
Board of Miami-Dade County,
Florida, direct the Superintendent
to:
1.
devise a balanced plan of
action to ensure that the
class size reduction requirements
for the 2004-2005 school
year
are being implemented in
order to meet the legislative
mandate;
and
D-8 DIRECT
THE SUPERINTENDENT TO EXPLORE
THE FEASIBILITY
AND COST BENEFIT OF CREATING
A DEMOGRAPHER/PLANNING
POSITION WITHIN FACILITIES
PLANNING OR EXPLORE SOME
OTHER OPTION FOR THE
PURPOSE OF OBTAINING MORE
ACCURATE FORECASTING FOR
STUDENT GROWTH POPULATION
COMMITTEE:
FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
The ability to
provide accurate student
population
growth forecast is essential
for planning appropriately
for school facilities.
ACTION
PROPOSED BY DR. MARTA PÉREZ:
That The School
Board of Miami-Dade County,
Florida,
direct the Superintendent
to explore the feasibility
and cost benefit of creating
a demographer/planning
position within facilities
planning or explore some
other option for the purpose
of Revised obtaining more
accurate forecasting for
student growth population
D-9 CONDUCT A FEASIBILITY STUDY
TO DEVELOP A XRevis PRELIMINARY
PUBLIC INFORMATION CAMPAIGN
REGARDING THE ISSUES AND
IMPACTS OF NEW RESIDENTIAL
AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS
ON OUR SCHOOLS
COMMITTEE:
LEGISLATIVE RELATIONS,
PUBLIC RELATIONS, AND
PERSONNEL SERVICES
Throughout
the past few months, the
Working
Group on Public Schools
Overcrowding Relief has
heard from a variety of
stakeholders regarding
the challenges facing Miami-Dade
County Public Schools.
ACTION
PROPOSED BY DR. MARTA PÉREZ:
That The School Board of
Miami-Dade County, Florida,
Direct the Superintendent to
conduct a feasibility study
to develop a preliminary
public information campaign
regarding the issues and impacts
of new residential and commercial
developments on our schools.
D-13 REQUEST AUTHORIZATION TO
RETAIN THE LAW FIRM OF
HOLLAND & KNIGHT, LLP,
TO PURSUE ALL AVAILABLE
REMEDIES TO THE LEGISLATIVE
MODIFICATION OF THE DISTRICT
COST DIFFERENTIAL (DCD)
COMPONENT OF THE FLORIDA
EDUCATION FINANCE PROGRAM
(FEFP) FORMULA AND TO REQUEST
ASSISTANCE FROM OTHER DISTRICTS
WHICH HAVE BEEN IMPACTED
COMMITTEE:
FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
The
Florida Legislature
passed a modification
to the District Cost
Differential (DCD) component
of the
Florida Education Finance
Program (FEFP) formula
resulting in a reduction
in funding to highcost
districts.
ACTION
PROPOSED BY MR. AGUSTlN
J. BARRERA: That
The School Board of Miami-Dade
County,
Florida authorize the Superintendent
to:
1.
retain Holland & Knight,
LLP, to pursue all available
remedies, including litigation,
to redress the legislative modification
of the District Cost Differential
(DCD) component of the Florida
Education Finance Program (FEFP)
formula;
D-19 AUTHORIZATION FOR SUPERINTENDENT
TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH
SCHOOL BUS ADVERTISING, INC.,
d/b/a/ SCHOOL BUS MEDIA,
PURSUANT TO FLORIDA LAW AND
SCHOOL BOARD RULE 6GX13-3C-1.10 1(G), CREATING A PROGRAM
FOR PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS/ADVERTISING
IN THE INTERIOR OF SCHOOL
BUSES OPERATED BY MIAMI-DADE
COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, SUBJECT
TO THE SCHOOL BOARD OF PUTNAM
COUNTY, FLORIDA'S AGREEMENT
TO AND INCORPORATION OF THE
CHANGES TO ITS CONTRACT
COMMITTEE:
BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL
SERVICES
At the March 14, 2001 School
Board meeting, after discussion
of Agenda Item B-11 by Ms.
Manty Sabates-Morse, the
School Board directed the
Superintendent to investigate
the feasibility of placing
public service announcements
inside school buses operated
by Miami-Dade County Public
Schools.
ACTION
PROPOSED BY DR. ROBERT
B. INGRAM: That
The School Board of Miami-Dade
County,
Florida authorize the Superintendent
to execute a contract with
School Bus Advertising, Inc.,
d/b/a/ School Bus Media, pursuant
to Florida Law and School Board
Rule 6Gx13-3C-1.10 1(G),
creating a program for public
service
announcements/ advertising
in the interior of School Busses
operated by Miami-Dade County
Public Schools, subject to
The School Board of Putnam
County, Florida's agreement
to amend their contract to
include the provisions as recommended
in the School Board Attorney's
February 19, 2004 memorandum.
E-15 FEASIBILITY STUDY TO CONSIDER
THE INCLUSION OF A FULL AUDITORIUM
IN ALL PROTOTYPE MIDDLE SCHOOL
FACILITIES LISTS
COMMITTEE:
FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
Introduction
This
item is in response to Board
action on Item D-16
from April 14, 2004,
introduced by School Board
Member Ms.
Perla Tabares Hantman,
requesting that the feasibility
of adding
a full auditorium to
all prototype middle school
facilities
lists be analyzed.
RECOMMENDED:
That The School Board of
Miami-Dade County,
Florida, direct the Superintendent
to:
1.
revise the current prototype
middle school facilities
list to include the recommended
cost savings measures referenced
above and more specifically
detailed in Exhibit 1; and
E-44 THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD OF
MIAMI-DADE COUNT AUTHORIZE
THE REAPPROPRIATION OF
$1,300,000 FOR RE 3 INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY SOFTWARE PROGRAMS,
HARDWARE, NECESSARY TRAINING
AND PERTINENT LABOR COSTS
TO REPLACE THE CURRENT
CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION COMPUTER
SYSTEM AND CONSIDER INCLUDING
THE REMAINING $2,200,000
IN THE FY 2004-2005 PROPOSEDBUDGET
COMMITTEE:
BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL
AFFAIRS BACKGROUND
Currently,
Capital Construction is
operating with numerous
file systems that vary
from paper records,
to
stand-alone personal
computer files, to files
on a mainframe
system This results
in an inability to completely
transfer data or to
efficiently
retrieve and produce
cohesive reports.
RECOMMENDATION:
That The School Board of
Miami-Dade County,
Florida:
a.
authorize the re-appropriation
of $1,300,000 for information
technology software programs,
hardware, necessary
training and pertinent labor
costs to replace the current
Capital Construction computer
system;
G-20 THAT
THE SCHOOL BOARD OF MIAMI-DADE
COUNTY, FLORIDA,
AUTHORIZE THE SUPERINTENDENT
TO LIQUIDATE A RECEIVABLE
FROM FRIENDS OF WLRN, INC.
IN THE AMOUNT OF $720,836
COMMITTEE:
BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL
SERVICES
Background
WLRN receives grants from
the Florida Department of
Education and the Corporation
of Public Broadcasting.
RECOMMENDED: That The School
Board of Miami-Dade County,
Florida, authorize the Superintendent
to liquidate a receivable from
Friends of WLRN, Inc. in the
amount of $720,836.
G-64 AWARD BID NO. 113-CC04 - SURVEILLANCE-CAMERA
SYSTEMS, CLOSED CIRCUIT (FURNISH AND INSTALL)
COMMITTEE:
BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL SERVICES
The purpose of this bid, opened on April
8, 2004, is to establish a contract, with
pre-approved vendors, to purchase, surveillance-camera
systems, for various locations.
RECOMMENDED: That The School Board of Miami-Dade
County, Florida, AWARD Bid No. 11 3-CC04 -
SURVEILLANCE-CAMERA SYSTEMS, CLOSED CIRCUIT
(FURNISH AND INSTALL), to establish a contract,
with pre-approved vendors, to purchase, surveillance-
camera systems, for various locations, during
the term of the bid, effective May 19, 2004,
through May 18, 2005, as follows:
1. ADT SECURITY
SERVICES, INC.
7747 N.W. 48 STREET, #D-160
MIAMI, FL 33166
OWNER: MICHAEL F. SNYDER,
PRESIDENT
H-1 PERSONNEL
ACTION LISTING OF INSTRUCTIONAL
AND NON- INSTRUCTIONAL
APPOINTMENTS, REASSIGNMENTS,
LEAVES AND SEPARATIONS:
MARCH 19 - APRIL 29, 2004
COMMITTEE:
LEGISLATIVE RELATIONS,
PUBLIC RELATIONS AND PERSONNEL
SERVICES
The
Personnel Action Listing
numbered 939 consisting of
357 pages, includes the following
- items:
RECOMMENDED:
That The School Board of
Miami-Dade County, Florida,
approve the instructional
and non-instructional appointments,
reassignments, leaves, and
separations as included in
Personnel Action Listing
939.
revised
2
H-1 PERSONNEL
ACTION LISTING OF INSTRUCTIONAL AND NON-
INSTRUCTIONAL APPOINTMENTS, REASSIGNMENTS,
LEAVES AND SEPARATIONS: MARCH 19 - APRIL
29, 2004
COMMITTEE:
LEGISLATIVE RELATIONS, PUBLIC RELATIONS
AND PERSONNEL SERVICES
The Personnel
Action Listing numbered 939 consisting of
357 pages, includes the following - items:
RECOMMENDED: That The School Board of Miami-Dade
County, Florida, approve the instructional
and non-instructional appointments, reassignments,
leaves, and separations as included in Personnel
Action Listing 939.
H-2 APPOINTMENTS AND LATERAL
ASSIGNMENTS OF MANAGERIAL
EXEMPT, PROFESSIONAL, AND
TECHNICAL PERSONNEL FOR 2003-
2004
1.
ESTABLISH AND CLASSIFY
MANAGERIAL EXEMPT PERSONNEL
(MEP) POSITIONS
2.
ESTABLISH AND CLASSIFY
I0 SALARY
SCHEDULE
POSITION
COMMITTEE:
LEGISLATIVE RELATIONS,
PUBLIC RELATIONS
AND PERSONNEL SERVICES
The
following recommendations
are made in accordance with
Board Rules 6Gx13-4A-1.16,
6Gx13-4A-1.161,
and the Miami-Dade
County Public
SchoolsIDade County
Schools Administrators'
Association
labor contract.
RECOMMENDED:
That The School Board
of Miami-Dade County,
Florida:
1.
Establish and classify the
position of Facilities
Planning
Officer, Facilities
Planning, MEP pay
grade
25;
