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A-1 SUPERINTENDENT’S INFORMATIONAL REPORTS TO THE BOARD ON SELECTED TOPICS

• Update on the Closing of the School Year
• Update on Passport to Summer Exploration
• Update on E-Rate
• Update on the District Cost Differential (DCD)

A-2 REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF SUPERINTENDENT’S REORGANIZATION AND RESTRUCTURING OF SELECTED DISTRICT OFFICES (revised)

RECOMMENDED: That effective June 16, 2005, or as soon thereafter as can be facilitated, with the exception of the effective dates as noted throughout the item, The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida:

1. Approve the proposed reorganization and restructuring of selected district and Region Center offices;

2. Delete the following administrative and professional and technical positions:

A-2 REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF SUPERINTENDENT’S REORGANIZATION AND RESTRUCTURING OF SELECTED DISTRICT OFFICES

RECOMMENDED: That effective June 16, 2005, or as soon thereafter as can be facilitated, with the exception of the effective dates as noted throughout the item, The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida:

B-2 UNITED LEADERSHIP FOR ACCOUNTABILITY IN GOVERNMENT (revised)

ACTION PROPOSED BY CHAIRMAN FRANK J. BOLAÑOS: That The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida, adopt Resolution No. 05-30 affirming to our citizens a collective pledge with Miami-Dade County, the City of Miami and the City of Hialeah for reform and accountability in government

B-2 UNITED LEADERSHIP FOR ACCOUNTABILITY IN GOVERNMENT

ACTION PROPOSED BY CHAIRMAN FRANK J. BOLAÑOS: That The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida, adopt Resolution No. 05-30 affirming to our citizens a collective pledge with Miami-Dade County, the City of Miami and the City of Hialeah for reform and accountability in government.

B-4 THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY REVIEW THE SEXUAL ABUSE EDUCATION PROGRAM AND ADD A COMPONENT TO ADDRESS INTERNET SOLICITATIONS

ACTION PROPOSED BY DR. MARTIN KARP: That The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida, direct the Superintendent to:

1. review the sexual abuse education program for the purposes of updating and strengthening the curriculum;

2. disseminate information at school sites for children, educators, and parents;

3. require all elementary schools that do not have sexual abuse instructional materials to purchase My Very Own Book About Me and receive district-generated materials, which adds a component to the curriculum addressing Internet solicitations;

4. create programs at The Parent Academy;

5. accept and review proposals from agencies expressing a willingness to provide services; and

6. accept and review proposals to provide assessments and prevention presentations.

B-5 ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 05-31 PROMOTING STUDENT PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AND ENDORSING THE PARTICIPATION OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE INTERNATIONAL "WALK OUR CHILDREN TO SCHOOL DAY" ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2005 (revised)

ACTION PROPOSED BY MS. PERLA TABARES HANTMAN: That The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida, adopt Resolution No. 05-31, promoting student pedestrian safety and directing the Superintendent to encourage all Miami-Dade County Public Schools to participate in the international “Walk Our Children to School Day” on October 5, 2005.

B-5 PARTICIPATION OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE INTERNATIONAL “WALK OUR CHILDREN TO SCHOOL DAY” ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2005

ACTION PROPOSED BY MS. PERLA TABARES HANTMAN: That The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida, join in promoting student pedestrian safety and direct the Superintendent to encourage all Miami-Dade County Public Schools to participate in the international “Walk Our Children to School Day” on October 5, 2005.

B-6 THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, DIRECT THE SUPERINTENDENT TO REVIEW EXISTING SCHOOL BOARD RULES CONCERNING CONTRACTS AND DOCUMENTS AND INITIATE RULEMAKING PROCEDURES TO AMEND SUCH RULES TO DEVELOP SAFEGUARDS STRENGTHENING THE CONTRACT DRAFTING, NEGOTIATION, ADMINISTRATION AND PAYMENT PROCESS

ACTION PROPOSED BY MS. PERLA TABARES HANTMAN: That The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida, direct the Superintendent to:

1. initiate rulemaking to amend School Board Rule 6Gx13-3F-1.01 to expand the School Board Attorney’s involvement in the contracting process to include the review and approval as to form and content to determine compliance with School Board Rules and any intellectual property and copyright issues as appropriate;

2. initiate rulemaking to amend School Board Rule 6Gx13-3F-1.021 to include language specifying that any computing equipment provided by M-DCPS as part of a contract be limited to network-based use and to provide a full explanation to the Board Attorney and to the School Board when a contract is submitted for an amount greater that the bid; and

3. review other rules as applicable regarding the contracting process and return to the School Board at its meeting of September 7, 2005.

B-8 REQUEST TO PREPARE AND ISSUE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR FACILITIES USE

ACTION PROPOSED BY MS. EVELYN LANGLIEB GREER: That The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida, direct the Superintendent to:

1. prepare and issue Requests for Proposals for use of all or some of the facilities at every school that are not currently used for after school programs;

2. issue an invitation to each municipality and unincorporated Miami-Dade County to renovate the fields at the schools within their boundaries for use as sports fields and to oversee sports programs on such fields;

3. establish a vigorous outreach program to lease and use school facilities for community and civic meetings; and

4. establish reasonable and practical guidelines for use of school facilities for non-school uses, such as providing insurance coverage on an as needed basis, that encourages such uses and eliminates barriers to such use.

B-10 EFFICIENCY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION TO ELIMINATE THE DISTRICT ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR ADVANCED ACADEMIC PROGRAMS

ACTION PROPOSED BY MS. EVELYN LANGLIEB GREER: That The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida:

1. eliminate the District Advisory Committee for Advanced Academic Programs Committee as a standing Board committee; and

2. thank the members of the District Advisory Committee for Advanced Academic Programs Committee for a job well done and invite them to work with staff on staging one or two large conferences a year for parents and stakeholders.

B-12 SPEAKERS POLICY AT BOARD MEETINGS

ACTION PROPOSED BY MS. EVELYN LANGLIEB GREER: That The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida:

1. permit people who are opposed to an item on the Consent Agenda to speak, so that Board members are fully informed; and

2. not permit people who are in favor of an item on the Consent Agenda to speak.

B-14 UNIVERSAL CONSENT FORM

ACTION PROPOSED BY MS. EVELYN LANGLIEB GREER: That The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida:

1. direct the Superintendent to create a Uniform Consent Form to consolidate all routine parental consents into one form that can be signed at registration or at the beginning of the year and thereby eliminate the obtaining of consent forms throughout the year; and

2. that such Universal Consent Form be available on the District and school-based website in downloadable form.

B-16 REQUEST THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, EXTEND THE EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS WITH HERBERT COUSINS, JR., THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL INSPECTOR GENERAL, AND FRANK ANGULO, JR., AND GEORGE R. KISZYNSKI, SENIOR INVESTIGATORS, THROUGH AUGUST 31, 2005

ACTION PROPOSED BY CHAIRMAN FRANK J. BOLAÑOS: That The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida:

1. extend the employment contracts with Herbert Cousins, Jr., Frank Angulo, Jr., and George R. Kiszynski through August 31, 2005; and

2. request that the Inspector General present an Annual Report to the Ethics Advisory Committee and School Board by July 15, 2005 for consideration at the August 17, 2005 School Board Meeting.

C-1 REQUEST AUTHORIZATION FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT TO ENTER INTO A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH MIAMI DADE COLLEGE TO FACILITATE THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION AND VOCATIONAL EXPERIENCES FOR EXCEPTIONAL STUDENTS, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2005, THROUGH JUNE 30, 2006

RECOMMENDED: That The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida, authorize the Superintendent to:

1. enter into a cooperative agreement with Miami Dade College to facilitate the provision of educational and vocational experiences for exceptional students, effective July 1, 2005, through June 30, 2006; and

2. extend the cooperative agreement for a maximum of two additional one-year periods.

There is no exchange of funds.

D-20 PERSONNEL ACTION LISTING OF INSTRUCTIONAL AND NON-INSTRUCTIONAL APPOINTMENTS, REASSIGNMENTS, LEAVES AND SEPARATIONS: APRIL 21 - MAY 20, 2005

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 952.

D-21 APPOINTMENTS AND LATERAL ASSIGNMENTS OF MANAGERIAL EXEMPT, PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL PERSONNEL FOR 2004-2005

RECOMMENDED: That The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida, approve the recommendations, as set forth in the agenda item, for appointments and lateral transfers to be effective June 16, 2005, or as soon thereafter as can be facilitated, with the exception of the effective dates as noted throughout the item.

D-22 APPOINTMENTS AND ASSIGNMENTS OF PERSONNEL NEW TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT

RECOMMENDED: That The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida, effective June 16, 2005, or as soon thereafter as can be facilitated appoint:

1. Ms. Cecilia M. Lavina to the open budgeted position of Supervisor II, Accounting, DCSAA pay grade 44, General Accounting;

2. Ms. Suzanne F. Fahmy to the open budgeted position of Administrative Assistant III Stockroom, DCSAA pay grade 36, Procurement Management Services; and

3. Mr. Felix L. Pereira to the open budgeted position of Programmer Analyst II, DCSAA pay grade 35, Systems and Programming Services.

E-66 REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION TO RELEASE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) #089-EE10, SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM DISABILITY COVERAGES

RECOMMENDED: That The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida:

1. authorize the Superintendent to issue Request For Proposals (RFP) #089-EE10, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Coverages; and

2. approve the Ad-Hoc Insurance Committee.

F-21 AUTHORITY TO AMEND THE CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION BUDGET

RECOMMENDED: That The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida, authorize the Superintendent to:

1. adjust the capital budget in the amount of $329,026; and

2. make the changes to the five-year facilities work program resulting from these budget adjustments.

F-25 AUTHORIZATION TO GRANT A SEWER FORCE MAIN EASEMENT LOCATED AT KEY BISCAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SITE AT SW 56 STREET AND 162 AVENUE, MIAMI-DADE, FLORIDA, IN FAVOR OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PROJECT NO. A0701

RECOMMENDED: That The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida, authorize the execution of the sewer force main easement at the Key Biscayne Elementary School Site, Project No. A0701, in favor of Miami-Dade County.

F-35 CHANGE ORDER NO. 3
PROJECT NO. BB0557
DESIGN-BUILD – NEW ADDITION AND REMODELING
MIAMI PALMETTO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
7460 SW 118 STREET, PINECREST, FLORIDA

RECOMMENDED: That The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida, confirm Change Order No. 3 on Project No. BB0557, Design-Build – New Addition and Remodeling, Miami Palmetto Senior High School, for an additional cost of $41,059 and approve a time extension of 20 days.

F-70 PREQUALIFICATION OF CONTRACTORS FOR EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION

RECOMMENDED: That The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida:

1. approve the prequalification and renewal certifications of contractors as indicated in the agenda item;

2. approve the increases in Coastal Construction of Monroe, Inc. d/b/a Coastal Construction Company’s and MCM Corporation’s prequalification limits; and

3. deny Structural Cabling Solutions, Inc.’s application for Contractor Prequalification.