THE SCHOOL BOARD OF DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA

1450 Northeast Second Avenue

Miami, Florida 33132

Excerpts from Unofficial Minutes of November 24, 2010 School Board Meeting

APPROVED Bid Opening Lists of October 5, 7, 19, and 21, 2010; and November 2 and 9, 2010.

APPROVED Minutes of the October 13, 2010 School Board meeting; November 10, 2010 Attorney-Client Session; and November 16, 2010 Board Organization meeting.

114,507 A-1 HEARD Superintendent’s Informational Reports to the Board on selected topics.

114,508 C-1 APPROVED The 2010-2011 Educational Excellence School Advisory Council (EESAC) rosters.

114,509 C-2 APPROVED The 2010-2011 School Improvement Plans.

114,510 C-30 APPROVED Nine charter school applications, as delineated in the agenda item, and authorized the negotiation of contractual agreements.

114,511 C-31 DENIED The four charter school applications submitted by Florida Charter Foundation, Inc., on behalf of Franklin Academy C; Franklin Academy D; Franklin Academy E; and Franklin Academy F.

114,512 C-32 DENIED The charter school application submitted by Silva of South Florida, on behalf of Silva Academy.

114,513 C-33 DENIED The charter school application submitted by Triumphant Leadership Academy, Inc., on behalf of Triumphant Leadership Academy Charter School.

114,514 C-50 AUTHORIZED The expulsion and assignment of students to alternative school programs, as delineated in the agenda item.

114,515 C-70 APPROVED The out-of-country field trip to England for the students from Jorge Mas Canosa Middle School, March 9 through March 15, 2011.

114,516 C-71 APPROVED The out-of-country field trip to England, France and Italy, for the students from Miami Beach Senior High School, March 11 through March 19, 2011.

114,517 C-80 AUTHORIZED The acceptance of grant awards for nine programs from multiple funding sources, as delineated in the agenda item; and authorized contractual services agreements with the agencies prescribed in the grants.

114,518 D-19 GRANTED A personal leave of absence from teaching to Dr. Martin Karp for a one-year period, effective November 24, 2010.

114,519 D-20 APPROVED The instructional and non-instructional appointments, reassignments, leaves, and separations as included in Personnel Action Listing 1017.

114,520 D-21 APPROVED* The recommendations as set forth [in the agenda item] for appointments and lateral transfers to be effective November 25, 2010, or as soon thereafter as can be facilitated, with the exception of the effective dates as noted throughout the agenda item.

* Amended by consent to remove the third name listed on Page 7 of 8.

114,521 D-22 RATIFIED The 2010-2011 Tentative Agreement (Re-opener Contract) with the Dade County School Maintenance Employee Committee (DCSMEC), effective July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011.

114,522 D-23 APPROVED The instructional personnel assigned to teach out-of-field for the period of October 19, 2010 through October 25, 2010.

114,523 D-24 ACCEPTED The resignations from employment of those Deferred Retirement Option Program (DROP) participants, included in DROP Listing 25, as of the dates indicated.

114,524 D-55 AUTHORIZED The suspension without pay, and initiated dismissal proceedings against Ms. Denise Kitchen, School Bus Driver at North Transportation Center, effective at the close of the workday on November 24, 2010, pending the outcome of a hearing, if requested.

114,525 D-56 AUTHORIZED The suspension of Ms. Adrianne M. Collins, School Bus Driver at John Schee Transportation Center, for five calendar days without pay, commencing November 29, 2010, pending the outcome of a hearing or grievance/arbitration process, if requested.

114,526 D-57 AUTHORIZED The suspension without pay, and initiated dismissal proceedings against Mr. Quantavis R. West, Part-Time Food Service Worker at William H. Turner Technical Arts High School, effective at the close of the workday on November 24, 2010, pending the outcome of a hearing, if requested.

114,527 D-58 AUTHORIZED The suspension without pay, and initiated dismissal proceedings against Ms. Candida R. Sarduy, School Secretary at Brownsville Middle School, effective at the close of the workday on November 24, 2010, pending the outcome of a hearing, if requested.

********* D-59 WITHDREW Request to suspend without pay, and initiate dismissal proceedings against Mr. Ellis J. Milledge, Custodian at Merrick Educational Center.

114,528 D-60 AUTHORIZED The suspension without pay, and initiated dismissal proceedings against Mr. Henry D. Stephens, Custodian at Coral Reef Senior High School, effective at the close of the workday on November 24, 2010, pending the outcome of a hearing, if requested.

114,529 D-61 APPROVED The Superintendent’s recommendation for the disciplinary actions which have been agreed to by each listed employee, as delineated in the agenda item.

********* D-62 WITHDREW Request to suspend without pay, and initiate dismissal proceedings against Mr. Henry L. Alexander, Jr., Lead Custodian at Myrtle Grove Elementary School.

114,530 D-63 AUTHORIZED The suspension without pay, and initiated dismissal proceedings against Mr. Edouard Joseph, School Bus Driver at Central East Transportation Center, effective at the close of the workday on November 24, 2010, pending the outcome of a hearing, if requested.

114,531 E-1 RECEIVED The Monthly Financial Report for the period ending September 2010.

114,532 E-2 APPROVED The Non-Expendable Personal Property Inventory Deletions containing 2,014 items with a depreciated cost of $178,038, and Recoveries containing 377 items with a depreciated cost of $30,895, to update the records for July, August and September 2010.

114,533 E-36 ADOPTED The revised School Wellness Policy per the requirements of the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004.

114,534 E-76 ADOPTED The proposed 2011 State and Federal Legislative Programs; and authorized the Superintendent to advocate for the best interest of the District on issues at both the state and federal levels that may have impending fiscal, local control, and/or governance impact on Miami-Dade County Public Schools’ District operations, but does not have major policy implications, provided such issues are reported to the Board.

114,535 E-141 REJECTED Bid No. 024-KK03 – Cafeteria Specialty Supply Items.

114,536 E-142 RESCINDED The award of Request For Proposals No. 070-KK10 – Provide Bad Check-Collection Services, default and reject all proposals with Infinity Business Group, Inc./FARS, in order to rebid, effective November 24, 2010, as delineated in the agenda item.

114,537 E-143 APPROVED The supplemental award on Term Contract No. 094-GG06 – Air Conditioners, Window and Wall, to Friedrich Air Conditioning Company, effective December 19, 2009 through December 18, 2010.

114,538 F-1 AUTHORIZED The Superintendent to finalize negotiations, and the Chair and Secretary to execute, as may be required, a Grant of Easement Agreement to Miami-Dade County to allow access to a pump station located adjacent to a Board-owned Site at 501 East Drive, Miami Springs, and leased to the City of Miami Springs for use as Stafford Park, in substantial conformance with the terms and conditions described in the agenda item; and any other documents that may be required to effectuate said action.

114,539 F-2 DIRECTED The Superintendent to accept the feasibility study of Board operation of its Board-owned parking lots in the general vicinity of the School Board Administration Building (SBAB), as a revenue generation measure; authorized the Superintendent to issue an Invitation to Bid for operation of the Lot by an outside vendor with a minimum acceptable floor of $33,000; and authorize the Superintendent, in the interim, to negotiate a proposed renewal agreement with Miami Parking Authority for use of the parking facilities, under terms and conditions acceptable to the Board, and substantially in conformance with the elements outlined under Scenario 3 of the agenda item, on a month-to-month basis.

114,540 F-3 AUTHORIZED The Superintendent to finalize negotiations and execute an agreement with the City of North Miami to jointly fund the rehabilitation of the gymnasium structure located on the site of the former North Miami Senior High School, as further described in the body of the agenda item; and a Joint Use Agreement with the City of North Miami to jointly operate and maintain the facility, once rehabilitation is completed.

114,541 F-4 AUTHORIZED The Superintendent to finalize negotiations and execute a Parking Agreement between the School Board (as Lessee) and Miami Parking Authority (as Lessor), for use of a parking garage, located at 40 NW 3 Street, Miami, to provide staff parking for New World School of the Arts, located at 25 NE 2 Street, Miami, for the period of January 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012, at an initial annual rental rate of $52,914.12 ($89.99 per parking space per month), and substantially in conformance with the other terms and conditions set forth in the agenda item.

********* F-5 WITHDREW Request for authorization to finalize negotiations and execute a Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Coral Gables for use of Phillips Park.

114,542 F-6 AUTHORIZED The Chair and Secretary to execute the necessary documents to dedicate land to Miami-Dade County for right-of-way purposes adjacent to Aventura Waterways K-8 Center, located at 21101 NE 26 Avenue, Miami, Florida.

114,543 F-7 AUTHORIZED The Chair and Secretary to execute the necessary documents to dedicate approximately 116 square feet of Board-owned land located adjacent to Coral Gables Senior High School at SW 42 Avenue and Altera Avenue, to the Florida Department of Transportation, for right-of-way purposes, and in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act; and the Superintendent to finalize negotiations and execute a temporary Construction Access Agreement with the Florida Department of Transportation to facilitate construction activities within the area of the dedication under, substantially, the terms and conditions noted in the agenda item.

********* F-8 WITHDREW Request for authorization to finalize negotiations and the Chair and Secretary to execute, as may be required, a Covenant with Miami-Dade County for District maintenance of landscaping within public right-of-way, located adjacent to Leewood K-8 Center, at 10345 S.W. 124 Street.

114,544 F-20 AUTHORIZED The Superintendent to adjust the capital budget in the amount of $1,001,508; and in the event there are, at the time of transfer, insufficient available funds in a structure from which to transfer the indicated amount, the difference will be provided from contingencies, reserves or other accounts; and to make the changes to the five-year facilities work program resulting from these budget adjustments.

114,545 F-21 COMMISSIONED The firm of Betancourt, Castellon Associates, Inc., as Construction Management at-Risk firm for Remodeling and Renovations at 1220 NW 1^st Avenue, Homestead, for State School “SSS-1,” a new senior high school medical academy for science & technology, Project No. 00373300, for a total fee of $37,126 for pre-construction services; and the Project Scope and the Terms and Conditions, items 1 through 7, as set forth in the body of the agenda item.

114,546 F-22 AUTHORIZED The Superintendent or his designee to exercise the fourth-year option of the four-year agreements with Veitia Padron Incorporated; Stobs Brothers Construction Company; Coastal Construction Company; BDI Construction Company; Kalex Construction & Development, Inc.; Hewett-Kier Construction, Inc.; Zurqui Construction Services, Inc.; Thornton Construction Co., Inc.; and GEC Associates, Inc., for Construction Management at-Risk Miscellaneous Projects with construction values up to $1 million each under the same terms and conditions as the third-year option.

114,547 F-34 CONFIRMED Final Change Order No. 2 on Project No. 00407900, New Modular Addition, E.W.F. Stirrup Elementary School for a credit of $282,572; Final Change Order, Change Order No.1 on Project No. 00140800, New Modular Classroom Addition, G. Holmes Braddock Senior High School for a credit of $186,423 and a time extension of 81 days; and Change Order No. 3 on Project No. 00176800, Additions, Remodeling, Renovations, Historical Restoration, Miami Senior High School for a credit of $522,828.

114,548 F-50 AWARDED Contract/Project No. JOC10-C3, Job Order Contract for Facilities Operations, Maintenance, on the basis of the weighted factor to the following successful low bidders: Epic Construction Inc. with a Weighted Factor of 0.8063; BDI Construction Company with a Weighted Factor of 0.8187; and H.A. Contracting Corp. with a Weighted Factor 0.8435.

114,549 F-62 AWARDED Bid No. 076-KK06 – Stage Curtains: Repair, Replacement, Supply and/or Install, to various vendors, as delineated in the agenda item, during the term of the bid, effective November 24, 2010 through November 23, 2012.

114,550 F-63 AWARDED Bid No. 038-KK10 – Sale of School Board-owned property, located at 29 N.W. 13 Street, Miami, Florida, to Omni Redevelopment District Community Redevelopment Agency (Omni CRA), subject to approval by the Omni CRA Board, of the sale of a strip of land approximately 41,818 square feet to the State of Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) for future expansion of I-395, at such time it is needed by the FDOT; and other actions as delineated in the agenda item.

114,551 G-1 ADOPTED The Administrative Law Judge’s Recommended Order as its Final Order in the case of The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida v. Mariella Brenlla, DOAH Case No. 09-6613, sustaining Respondent’s suspension without pay and terminating Respondent Mariella Brenlla’s employment with the School Board.

114,552 G-2 ADOPTED Adopted the exceptions filed by the Superintendent in A.L. v. Miami-Dade County School Board – DOAH Case No. 10-8963; and adopted a Final Order consistent with the Exceptions adopted.

********* G-3 WITHDREW Litigation regarding Rise Charter Schools, Inc. a/k/a and d/b/a Rise Academy South Dade Charter School.

********* G-4 WITHDREW Request for authorization to enter into contractual services agreements for legal services.

114,553 H-3 ADOPTED The proposed draft 2011 Legislative Program.

114,554 H-4 APPROVED Resolution No. 10-099 of The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida, recognizing Farmworker Celebration Week and the efforts of Ms. Maria Garza on behalf of migrant and farmworker families.

********* H-5 WITHDREW Request for rulemaking proceedings regarding Ethics Advisory Committee.

114,555 H-6 DIRECTED The Superintendent to schedule a School Board Retreat within three months in order to allow School Board members to review and discuss the District Strategic Framework, budgetary outlook, and other foundational issues related to the future of the District, including best practices for governance.

********* H-7 WITHDREW Wellness Advisory Committee.

114,556 H-8 IDENTIFIED A representative to serve on the African-American History Advisory Committee endorsing the Florida Statute 1003.42, by supporting the infusion of African-American history across the curriculum throughout the school year.

114,557 H-9 APPROVED Resolution No. 10-100 of The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida, recognizing the Dade Counseling Association and Ms. Ana Koufopoulos.

114,558 H-10 approved Resolution No. 10-097 of The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida, endorsing the participation of Miami-Dade County Public Schools in a drive to collect food on a mutual day supporting “Stop Hunger, Inc.”

114,559 H-11 APPROVED Resolution No. 10-101 of The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida recognizing Mr. Bob Schomber for his dedication and accomplishments.

114,560 H-12 APPROVED Resolution No. 10-098 of The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida, recognizing Mr. David Williams, Jr. for his contributions in creating the Golden Glades Elementary School Aquatic Science Lab.

114,561 H-13 APPROVED Request for a feasibility study to be conducted by the District, focusing on opportunities for installation of solar systems at Board-owned sites, as a means of reducing energy costs and improving long-term sustainability, and report back to the Board as soon as practicable.

114,562 H-14 DIRECTED The Superintendent to review current address verification rules and report at or before the February 2011 School Board meeting on the feasibility of allowing or requiring additional specific address verification strategies, and recommend any other improvements to the address verification process.

114,563 H-15 approved Resolution No. 10-102 of The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida, recognizing Veterans Day.

114,564 H-16 RECEIVED The status report on the 2010 Census participation rates published by the U.S. Census Bureau.

114,565 H-17 DIRECTED The Superintendent to work in collaboration with the District’s Audit Committee to explore the feasibility of establishing a local vendor preference policy for Miami-Dade County Public Schools, and report to the Board by the February 2011 School Board meeting.

Adjourned

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