THE SCHOOL BOARD OF DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA
1450 Northeast Second Avenue
Miami, Florida 33132
Excerpts from Unofficial Minutes of July 17, 2013 School Board Meeting
APPROVED Bid Opening Lists of June
11, 21 and 27, 2013.
APPROVED Minutes of the June 19, 2013 Regular School Board
Meeting.
116,449
A-1
HEARD Superintendent’s
Informational Reports to the Board on Selected Topics.
116,450 c-30 approved Ten new charter school
contracts and amended nine charter school contracts.
116,451 c-50 EXPELLED The student specified in supplemental
material SM-27 from the regular and adult programs of Miami-Dade County Public
Schools and assigned to alternative school/programs, as delineated in the
Official Agenda item.
116,452 c-71 AUTHORIZED The Superintendent to accept a donation, in an amount
not to exceed $250,000, from The Miami HEAT to continue operating an
after-school academic program, entitled, The HEAT Academy, at Paul
Laurence Dunbar K-8 Center, Jesse J. McCrary, Jr., and Riverside Elementary
schools during the 2013-2014 school year.
116,453
C-73
authorized The Superintendent to receive donations in an amount
not to exceed $2,309,419, from South Florida After-School All-Stars, Inc.
(SFASAS), to continue operating The Middle School Enrichment/South Florida
After-School All-Stars Program during the 2013-2014 school year.
116,454 c-74 approved Out-of-country field trips
to several countries for several schools.
116,455 c-80 authorized The
Superintendent to accept grant awards for fourteen programs, as delineated in
the Official Agenda item.
116,456 c-100 authorized The
Superintendent to initiate rulemaking proceedings in accordance with the
Administrative Procedure Act to promulgate new Board Policy 5517.03, Dating
Violence or Abuse.
116,457 d-20 approved The instructional and
non-instructional appointments, reassignments, leaves and separations as
included in Personnel Action Listing 1049.
116,458 d-21 approved The
appointments and lateral assignments of Managerial Exempt, Professional and
Technical Personnel for 2013-2014.
116,459 d-22 authorized The
Superintendent to submit a renewal of the Add-on Certification Program for
Athletic Coaching Endorsement to the Florida Department of Education for
approval.
116,460 d-23 approved Instructional personnel
assigned to teach out-of-field for the period ofMay 14, 2013 through June 17, 2013.
116,461 d-55 approved The
Superintendent’s recommendation for disciplinary action, which has been agreed
to by the employee, effective July 18, 2013, in the following manner:
Mr. Steven F. Tarrago,
Lieutenant, North Operations Station 1, Miami-Dade Schools Police Department,
suspension without pay for thirty (30) workdays.
116,462 e-1 received The Monthly Financial
Report for the period ending May 2013.
116,463 e-14 authorized The
Superintendent to advertise the proposed Tentative Budget and the Millage
Levies for FY 2013-14.
116,464 e-86 RECEIVED The Internal Audit
Report – Selected Schools.
116,465
E-87
received The Miami Partnership
for Action in Communities Taskforce (Project MPACT).
116,466 e-142 authorized The
Office of the School Board Attorney to enter into contractual services
agreements, pursuant to Request for Proposal No. 031-NN10 – Legal Services.
116,467 E-143 authorized The Superintendent of Schools to enter into a contractual
services agreement between The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida, and
Enterprise Recovery Systems, Inc., pursuant to Request For Proposals No.
037-NN10 – Collection Agency Services, as delineated in the Official Agenda
item, effective August 25, 2013, through August 24, 2015.
116,468 e-200 authorized The Superintendent to initiate rulemaking proceedings in
accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to amend Board Policy 6320.02, Small/Micro Business Enterprise Program and Minority/Women Business
Enterprise Certification.
116,469 e-201 authorized The Superintendent to initiate rulemaking proceedings in
accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to amend Board Policy 8510, Wellness
Policy.
116,470 f-21 COMMISSIONED Zyscovich, Inc., as
Architect/Engineer of Record for the New Charter Elementary School at Downtown
Doral, Project No. 01224800, as delineated in the
Official Agenda item.
116,471 f-34 confirmed Change Orders No. 1 on Project No. A0101303; No. 30 on
Project No. 00176800; and No. 1 on Project No. 00700800.
116,472 f-35 received The Miami-Dade County
Public Schools Annual Safety-to-Life Inspection Documents.
116,473 f-60 awarded Bid No. 064-NN04 – HVAC
Parts and Supplies, Manufacturer Discount, to purchase HVAC equipment, parts
and supplies, and air-conditioning control parts, for Maintenance Operations,
as delineated in the Official Agenda item, effective July 17, 2013, through
June 16, 2015.
116,474 g-2 authorized The Superintendent to initiate rulemaking proceedings
pursuant to The Administrative Procedure Act to amend Board Policy 0141.2,
Conflict of Interest, to include the new state required ethics training.
116,475
H-1
approved The Second Amendment to
the Interlocal Agreement with Miami-Dade County, Florida for Inspector General
Services through the Office of the Miami-Dade County Inspector General to renew
and extend the Interlocal Agreement for an additional three (3) year period;
and authorizing the Chair to submit the Amendment to the Board of County
Commissioners of Miami-Dade County for its consideration and approval.
116,476 h-3 directed* The Superintendent to
initiate rulemaking proceedings in accordance with the Administrative
procedures Act to amend Board Policy 0165, Public Meetings, as described
in the Official Agenda item.
* As amended, within the
Official Agenda item as follows: This policy also limits Board members to three (3) two (2) presentations of these types of items
per Board meeting.
116,477 h-4 directed* The Superintendent to
conduct a feasibility study on testing student athletes for heart disease.
* As amended, to include
Dr. Lawrence S. Feldman as Co-Sponsor of this proposal.
116,478 h-5 approved Resolution No. 13-103 of
The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida, recognizing The Miami-Dade
County Youth Fair.
116,479 h-6 endorsed The 2013 Welcome Back to
School Safety Flyer for distribution during the first week of school.
116,480 h-7 approved Resolution No. 13-100 of
The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida, recognizing Libia Gonzalez for
optimizing education for our students.
116,481 h-9 approved Resolution No. 13-101 of
The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida, recognizing Darrin Smith,
former NFL star, for his advocacy work on behalf of youths.
116,482 h-10 approved Resolution No. 13-103 of
The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida, recognizing Nathaniel Jones for
organizing the first annual Do Right Dads Conference – “Fighting for
Fatherhood.”
116,483
H-11
directed* The School Board
Attorney Superintendent to establish a policy about the use,
maintenance and destruction of biometric information.
*As amended, above and the first sentence of page two of the Official
Agenda item by changing the word “require” to “consider.”
116,484 h-13 directed The Superintendent to
initiate a review of the current procurement process and to implement
procedures aimed at requiring officers/directors of contracting vendors make
full disclosure of their relationship with any district committees, tasks
force, or associations to ensure that all individuals are complying with the
District’s conflict of interest policy.
116,485 h-14 requested The School Board
Attorney’s Office subject the standard contract used – Agreement Form For
Contracted Services, FM 2453 – to be qualitative reviewed for legal
sufficiency, operational substance and structure, to ensure that the contract
is not only legally sufficient, but is also effective in communicating the
rights, duties and responsibilities of the contracting parties and provide a
report and recommendations by no later than the September 2013 School Board
meeting.
********* h-15 WITHDREW Transportation.
116,486 h-16 authorized The
Superintendent to utilize the District’s communication resources to raise
community awareness of Florida’s upcoming sales tax holiday scheduled for
August 2 - 4, 2013.
Adjourned
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