The School Board publishes complete and summary versions of its meeting agendas. Changes to the summary agenda for the next Board meeting are provided below.
The complete agenda may be reviewed by visiting the Citizen Information Center in room 158 of the School Board Administration Building, 1450 N.E. 2nd Avenue, weekdays between 8:00 am and 4:30 pm. Telephone 995-1128.
|
In addition to viewing these summary agenda changes, you may now view the full content of each Agenda Item by clicking on the Agenda Item Number. You will need an Adobe Acrobat Reader, which may be downloaded free of charge from Adobe. |
AGENDA ITEMS WITHDRAWN AFTER PUBLICATION OF THE
AGENDA:
AGENDA ITEMS ADDED AFTER PUBLICATION OF THE AGENDA:
E-21 TERMINATION
OF EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT OF INSTRUCTIONAL EMPLOYEE FOR FAILURE TO
REMEDIATE PERFORMANCE DEFICIENCIES DURING THE 90-CALENDAR DAY
PERFORMANCE PROBATION
The following instructional employee has been notified by the
Superintendent of Schools that he has failed to satisfactorily
correct identified performance deficiencies during his 90- Calendar
Day Performance Probationary period:
RECOMMENDED: That The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida,
terminate the employment contract ofthe above referenced
instructional employee, effective February 10, 1999, at the close of
the workday, pending the outcome of a hearing, if requested.
The following recommendations are made in accordance with Board Rules 6Gx13-4A-1.16 and 6Gxl3-4A-1.161.
Considerations for administrative reassignments of administrative
personnel were predicated upon an intensive review of information by
the appropriate administrators and the Superintendent of Schools.
RECOMMENDED: That The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida,
approve the recommendations as set forth above for appointments and
lateral transfers, to be effective, February I I, 1999, or as soon
thereafter as can be facilitated.
Revise Replacement
02/10/99
G-3 APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION
9940, CERTIFYING TO THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (FDOE)
REQUIRED ASSURANCES FOR THE APPLICATION AND ISSUANCE OF QUALIFIED
ZONE ACADEMY BONDS (QZABs); AND APPROVAL TO FILE APPLICATION FOR
QZABs WITH THE FDOE
Sections of Miami-Dade County have recently been designated as an
empowerment zone by the federal government. While this designation
principally focuses on the economic development of the zone, such a
designation enables an affected school district to be eligible for
Qualified Zone Academy Bonds (QZABs).
RECOMMENDED: That The School Board of Miami-Dade County,
Florida approve Resolution 99-10 and authorize the Superintendent of
Schools to file an application with the Florida Department of
Education to authorize the district to issue up to $40 million in
QZAB non-interest bearing bonds.
G-75 PARTIAL AWARD OF BID
#135-Xx07- TRUCKS, MISCELLANEOUS
The purpose of this bid, opened on November 17, 1998 is to establish
a contract, to purchase, at firm unit prices, quantities, as may be
required, of various types of trucks, for use by Stores and Mail
Distribution, Maintenance Materials Management and the Office of
Facilities Operations. This is a term bid which states that the Board
may purchase quantities, as may be required, at the unit price bid,
but is not obligated to purchase any guaranteed amount. Of 150
vendors sent bid forms or card notices of this advertised bid, 30
responded, with 17 regular bids (not all vendors bid all items) and
13 no bids.
RECOMMENDED: That The School Board of Miami-Dade County,
Florida, AWARD Bid #I 35-Xx07 - TRUCKS, MISCELLANEOUS, to purchase,
at firm unit prices, quantities, as may be required, of various types
of trucks, for use by Stores and Mail Distribution, Maintenance
Materials Management and the Office of Facilities Operations, during
the term of the bid, effective February 10, 1999 through
G-78 AWARD OF BID #141-Xx07
AUTOMOTIVE REPAIRS FOR SCHOOL BOARD VEHICLES
The purpose of this bid, opened on December 19, 1998, is to
establish a contract, to purchase, at firm unit prices, quantities,
as may be required, of automotive repairs, for School Board vehicles.
This is a term bid which states that the Board may purchase
quantities, as may be required, at the unit price bid, but is not
obligated to purchase any guaranteed amount. Of 140 vendors sent bid
forms or card notices of this advertised bid, 21 responded, with 16
bids meeting specifications (not all vendors bid all items), 4 bids
not meeting specifications and 1 no bid.
RECOMMENDED: That The School Board of Miami-Dade County,
Florida, AWARD Bid #141-Xx07- AUTOMOTIVE REPAIRS FOR SCHOOL BOARD
VEHICLES, to purchase, at firm unit prices, quantities, as may be
required, of automotive repairs for School Board vehicles, during the
term of the bid, effective February 18, 1999 through February 17,
2000, as follows:
H-2 REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF
RESOLUTION NO. 99-05 OF THE SCHOOL BOARD OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY,
FLORIDA, ENDORSING MARCH 15-19,1999, AS “YOUTH CRIME WATCH OF
DADE COUNTY WEEK” IN ALL MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
STRATEGIC PLANNING GOAL: VII - SAFE SCHOOLS
The intent of Youth Crime Watch (YCW) of Dade County Week is to focus
on the rights and responsibilities of youths with regard to a
crime-free environment at school, at home and in the community.
RECOMMENDED: That The School Board of Miami-Dade County,
Florida, approve Resolution No. 99-05 of The School Board of
Miami-Dade County, Florida, declaring March 15-19, 1999, as “Youth Crime Watch of Dade County Week” in
all Miami-Dade
County Public Schools.
H-29 AUTHORIZATION TO EXECUTE
A JOINT USE AND OPERATING AGREEMENT WITH MIAMI-DADE COUNTY FOR THE
USE OF THE PLAYGROUND AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AT MELROSE
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Miami-Dade County (County) has informed District staff that it would
like to enhance the Melrose Elementary School’s playground and
recreational facilities for the benefit of the Melrose community.
Since the school’s playground is the only open green space
suitable for park purposes within the Melrose area, the County’s
proposal is intended to enable it to better serve the recreational
needs of the surrounding community.
RECOMMENDED: That The School Board of Miami-Dade County,
Florida, authorize the Superintendent or his designee to execute a
Joint Use and Operating Revised Agreement with Miami-Dade County for
the use of the playground and recreational facilities at Mehose
Elementary School, under terms and conditions set forth above.
H-30 AUTHORIZATION TO
ENTER INTO A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMF,NT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE
FORTHE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF AJUVENILE JUSTICE FACILITY ON
VACANT BOARD-OWNED LAND
The School Board, at its meeting of November 21, 1995, authorized the
execution of a lease agreement with Walden Community School, Inc.
(Walden), for the construction of a community based residential
treatment center for adolescents with emotional problems, on 5.362
acres ofvacant Board-owned land adjacent to Miami Douglas MacArthur
North Senior High School (MacArthur, North). The lease document,
which was entered into on December 6,1995, provided four placement
slots at no cost to the District and stipulated that the agreement
was subject to termination by the Board at any time after two years,
unless Walden demonstrated substantial completion in securing all
funds. Walden was unable to secure funding within the specified time
and, at the request of Walden, the District granted a number of
temporary extensions. The Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ), has
now advised that it is willing to provide funding, but, due to the
nature of its program, it can only participate if the lease agreement
names it as the lessee, rather than Walden. Further, DJJ can only
operate the facility as a center for youth who have been adjudicated
and assigned to the program by the Court. This will preclude the
District’s ability to directly place its students in the
program, as only the Court retains that authority.
RECOMMENDED: That The School Board of Miami-Dade County,
Florida, authorize the Superintendent or his designee to:
1. terminate the lease agreement between the Board and Walden Community School, Inc., effective immediately; and
2. execute a lease agreement with the Department of Juvenile Justice, for the construction and operation of a juvenile justice facility on vacant Board-owned land, under terms and conditions set forth above. The lease agreement will be conditioned upon the provision appropriately sized public sanitary sewer system with adequate capacity to service both the DJJ facility and the Miami Douglas MacArthur North Senior High School facility at no cost to the Board.
J-2 AWARD TO ENGINEER CONTROLS
SYSTEMS CORP.
PROJECT NO. A-0358
NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
STATE SCHOOL “D-l ”
University Park Campus, Miami, Florida
The construction budget for this project is $9,120,351. The Base Bid
of the low bidder is 13.5% under the budget. This project includes
Minority Business Enterprise Subcontracting Assistance Levels.
Advertised bids received and opened on December 15, 1998 by The
School Board of Miami-Dade Countv, Florida have been tabulated and
analyzed as follows:
RECOMMENDED: That The School Board of Miami-Dade County,
Florida:
a) authorize staff to complete and submit a survey exception, if required, to the Commissioner of Education at the Florida Department of Education; and
b) award Project No. A-0358, New Elementary School, State School “D-l “, on the basis of Base Bid in the amount of $7,887,000 to the low bidder:
Engineer Controls Systems Corp.
1175 NE 123 Street, Suite 316
North Miami, FL 33161
1. Mr. Amos C. Roundtree Jr., currently an Administrative Assistant I, pay grade 33, to the open, budgeted position of Buyer, pay grade 39, 12 months, and assign to the Division of Procurement Management, effective February 11,1999, or as soon thereafter as can be facilitated; and
2. Mr. Arnold M. Velazouez, Jr. to the open, budgeted position of Buyer, pay grade 39, 12 months, and assign to the Division of Procurement Management, effective February 11, 1999, or as soon thereafter as can be facilitated.
E-6 APPOINT AND ASSIGN:
COORDINATOR I,
SYSTEMS AND PROGRAMS
The following recommendation is made in accordance with Board Rule
6Gx13-4A-1 .I 6.
This open position is due to the promotion of the incumbent.
Ms. Vilma Rubiera is recommended for appointment to the open,
budgeted position of Coordinator I, Systems and Programs, MAPP Pay
Grade 40, Office of Educational Planning. Ms. Rubiera received a
Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics from Florida International
University, Miami, Florida. From 1994 to 1998, Ms. Rubiera was
employed by John Alden Life, Miami, Florida, as an MIS Project
Leader. From 1998 to the present, MS Rubiera has been employed by
Kloster Cruise Limited, Miami, Florida, as a Senior System Analyst,
her current position.
RECOMMENDED: That The School Board of Miami-Dade County,
Florida, appoint Ms. Vilma Rubiera, to the open budgeted position of
Coordinator I, Systems and Programs, MAPP Pay Grade 40, 12 months,
and assign to the Office of Educational Planning, effective February
11, 1999, or as soon thereafter as can be facilitated.
E-7 APPOINT AND ASSIGN:
SENIOR PROGRAMMER ANALYST I
The following recommendation is made in accordance with Board Rule
6Gx13-4A-I .16.
This open position is due to the promotion of the incumbent.
Ms. Kathy-Ann Gonsalves, currently a Programmer I, pay
grade 33, Systems and Programming, is recommended for appointment to
the open, budgeted position of Senior Programmer Analyst I, pay grade
37, Systems and Programming. Ms. Gonsalves received a Certificate in
Digital Computer Operations from the Control Data Institute in
Toronto, Canada; and, a Certificate in Computer Programming and
Business Systems from the Her-king Institute Career College in
Toronto, Canada. From 1990 to 1996, Ms. Gonsalves was employed by
Trinidad and Tobago Export Trading Company, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad.
From 1996 to 1997, Ms. Gonsalves was employed by Blue Mountain
Trading Company, Inc., in Miami, Florida. Since 1998 to the present,
Ms. Gonsalves has been employed by Miami-Dade County Public Schools
as a Programmer I, Systems and Programming, her current position.
This recommendation is the direct result of the Board-approved
advertisement and selection process.
RECOMMENDED: That The School Board of Miami-Dade County,
Florida, appoint Ms. Kathy-Ann Gonsalves, currently a Programmer I,
pay grade 33, to the open budgeted position of Senior Programmer
Analyst I, pay grade 37, 12 months, and assign to Systems and
Programming, effective February II, 1999, or as soon thereafter as
can be facilitated.
E-8 ESTABLISH AND CLASSIFY THE
POSITION OF ASSISTANT TREASURER APPOINT AND ASSIGN
Authorization of the Board is requested to establish and classify
the position of Assistant Treasurer, Office of Treasury Management,
MAPP Pay Grade 48. This position is necessary because the
responsibilities of the Office of Treasury Management have
substantially grown as additional debt and additional systems
covering issuance of checks and electronic payments have evolved.
RECOMMENDED: That The School Board of Miami-Dade County,
Florida:
1. establish and classify the position of Assistant Treasurer, MAPP Pay Grade 48, Office of Treasury Management; and
2. appoint Ms. Silvia Roias, currently a Supervisor I, Banking and Investment, MAPP Pay Grade 43, to the newly established, open, budgeted position of Assistant Treasurer, MAPP Pay Grade 48, 12 months, and assign to the Office of Treasury Management, effective February 11, 1999, or as soon thereafter as can be facilitated.
G-67 AUTHORIZATION TO
ENTERINTO A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE
FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF A JUVENILE JUSTICE FACILITY ON
VACANT BOARD-OWNED LAND
The School Board, at its meeting of November 21, 1995, authorized the
execution of a lease agreement with Walden Community School, Inc.
(Walden), for the construction of a community based residential
treatment center for adolescents with emotional problems, on 5.362
acres ofvacant Board-owned land adjacent to Miami Douglas MacArthur
North Senior High School (MacArthur North). The lease document, which
was entered into onDecember 6,1995, provided four placement slots at
no cost to the District and stipulated that the agreement was subject
to termination by the Board at any time after two years, unless
Walden demonstrated substantial completion in securing all funds.
Walden was unable to secure funding within the specified time and, at
the request of Walden, the District granted a number of temporary
extensions. The Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ), has now advised
that it is willing to provide funding, but, due to the nature of its
program, it can only participate if the lease agreement names it as
the lessee, rather than Walden. Further, DJJ can only operate the
facility as a center for youth who have been adjudicated and assigned
to the program by the Court. This will preclude the District’s
ability to directly place its students in the program, as only the
Court retains that authority.
RECOMMENDED: That The School Board of Miami-Dade County,
Florida, authorize the Superintendent or his designee to:
1. terminate the lease agreement between the Board and Walden Community School, Inc., effective immediately; and
2. execute a lease agreement with the Department of Juvenile Justice, for the construction and operation of a juvenile justice facility on vacant Board-owned land, under terms and conditions set forth above.
G-67 AWARD OF BID #050-XX04 -
WIRING, TELECOMMUNICATION (FURNISH AND INSTALL-VOICE AND DATA)
The purpose of this bid, opened on January 12, 1999, is to establish
a contract, to purchase, at firm unit prices, quantities, as may be
required, of telecommunications wiring and installation, for the
Office of Information Technology. This is a term bid which states
that the Board may purchase quantities, as may be required, at the
unit price bid, but is not obligated to purchase any guaranteed
amount. The award of this contract is to the three (3) lowest bidders
meeting specifications, as determined by applying the unit price to a
material estimate, based on a prototypical school. It is estimated
that approximately 5.2%. $156,000 annually, may be saved over the
previous bids. Of 143 vendors sent bid forms or card notices of this
advertised bid, 22 responded, with 12 bids meeting specifications, 3
bids not meeting specifications, (not all vendors bid all items) and
7 no bids.
RECOMMENDED: That The School Board of Miami-Dade County,
Florida, AWARD Bid #050-Xx04 WIRING, TELECOMMUNICATION (FURNISH AND
INSTALL-VOICE AND DATA), to purchase, at firm unit prices,
quantities, as may be required, of telecommunications wiring and
installation, for the Office of Information Technology, during the
term of the bid, effective April 1, 1999 through March 31, 2001, as
follows:
G-80 AWARD OF BID #I
77-Xx04 - NETWORK CONNECTIVITY DEVICES
The purpose of this bid opened on January 12, 1999, is to
establish a contract to purchase, at firm unit prices, quantities, as
may be required, of network connectivity devices for the Office of
Information Technology. This is a term bid which states that the
Board may purchase quantities, as may be required, at the percentage
of discount, but is not obligated to purchase any guaranteed amount.
The award of this contract is to the three (3) bidders meeting
specifications, per group, who offer the highest percentage of
discount off the manufacturer’s published price lists. It is
estimated that approximately $250,000 may be saved through spot
market purchases, over previous devices purchased on the State of
Florida Contract. Of 543 vendors sent bid forms or card notices of
this advertised bid, 151 responded, with 38 bids meeting
specifications (includes 6 bids meeting individual item
specifications, but not all items specifications, not all vendors bid
all items), 1 non-responsive bid (vendor withdrew bid after bid
opening) and 112 no bids.
RECOMMENDED: That The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida
AWARD Bid#l77-XX04 - NETWORK CONNECTIVITY DEVICES, to purchase, at
firm unit prices, quantities, as may be required, of network
connectivity devices for the Office of Information Technology, during
the term of the bid, effective February 10, 1999 through June 30,
2000, as follows:
J-1 APPROVAL OF GMP (GUARANTEED
MAXIMUM PRICE)
PROJECT NO. A-O430-A-CM
NEW A/C FOR AUDITORIUM
RIVIERA MIDDLE SCHOOL
10301 SW 48 Street, Miami, Florida
At its recent meeting of November 18, 1998, the Board commissioned
James B. Pirtle Construction Co., Inc. as CM-at-Risk for Riviera
Middle School. This contract provides for design phase services and
presentation to the Board at the completion of design of a Guaranteed
Maximum Price for construction. For purposes of proceeding as quickly
as possible with air conditioning of the auditorium, that portion of
the overall project was moved forward and a separate GMP requested of
the CM-at-Risk.
RECOMMENDED: That The School Board of Miami-Dade County,
Florida, approve GMP for Project No. A-0430-A-CM, Riviera Middle
School, in the amount of $283,257.
Back
to The School Board Page 
Return to M-DCPS Homepage
E-Mail comments to info@sbab.dade.k12.fl.us