The School Board publishes MINUTES of its meetings as soon as possible after each meeting. The EXCERPTS from the latest meeting are provided below as an unofficial review of the actions taken. Citizens may arrange to review the official minutes by calling the Department of Information Services at 995-1126.
THE SCHOOL BOARD OF DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA
1450 Northeast Second Avenue
Miami, Florida 33132
Excerpts from Unofficial Minutes of August 3, 2011 School Board Meeting
APPROVED Bid Opening Lists of
June 28, July 12, and July 19, 2011.
APPROVED Minutes of the July 13, 2011 Regular School Board Meeting.
115,079
A-1
HEARD Superintendent’s
Informational Reports to the Board on Selected Topics.
115,080 c-30 approved One charter school
contractual agreement with Somerset Academy, Inc.; three amendments to the
charter school contractual agreements with Lawrence Academy, Inc.; and one
amendment to the charter school contractual agreement with Mater Academy, Inc.,
as delineated in the Official Agenda item.
115,081 c-70 approved The list of
out-of-county/out-of-state trips for the 2011-2012 school year for use in
conjunction with School Board Policy 2340 - Field and Other District-Sponsored
Trips.
115,082 c-71 approved The out-of-state field
trip to tour Ivy League universities in Pennsylvania, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island and Massachusetts for the students at the School for
Advanced Studies, November 14 -18, 2011.
115,083 c-80 authorized Request to
accept various grant awards from the Florida Department of Education and the
Florida Department of Children and Families for fifteen (15) programs and enter
into contractual services agreements with the agencies prescribed in the
grants, as delineated in the Official Agenda item.
115,084 c-100 adopted New Board Policy 0158, Ethics
Advisory Committee, and authorized the Superintendent to file the policy
with The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida, to be effective August 3, 2011.
115,085 d-1 authorized Request to
update the Miami-Dade County Public Schools Master Plan for In-Service
Education 2009-2014 by adding eleven (11) new components.
115,086 d-20 approved The instructional and
non-instructional appointments, reassignments, leaves, and separations as
included in Personnel Action Listing 1026.
115,087
D-21
approved The recommendations for
appointments and lateral transfers of managerial exempt, professional and
technical personnel for 2011-2012, as delineated in the Official Agenda item, to
be effective August 4, 2011, or as soon thereafter as can be facilitated, with
the exception of the effective dates as noted throughout the item.
115,088
D-55
approved The Superintendent’s
recommendation for disciplinary action, as agreed upon, against Mr. Adam
Brinson, Teacher, David Lawrence Jr. K-8 Center – suspension from employment
without pay for ten (10) workdays, effective August 18, 2011; and Mr. Norman
J. Herrera, Teacher, Citrus Grove Elementary School – suspension from
employment without pay for twenty (20) workdays, effective August 18, 2011.
115,089
D-56
suspended Mr. Dontrell K.
Pray, Custodian, at Madison Middle School, without pay and initiated dismissal
proceedings against the employee, effective August 3, 2011, at the close of the workday, pending the outcome of a hearing, if requested.
115,090
D-57
suspended Ms. Hilda Diaz,
Media Relations Specialist at the Office of Public Information, for 20 workdays
without pay, effective at the close of the workday, August 3, 2011, pending the outcome of a hearing, if requested.
115,091
D-58
suspended Ms. Sadie M.
Lee, Treasurer at Miami Norland Senior High School, without pay, and initiated
dismissal proceedings against the employee, effective August 3, 2011, at the close of the workday, pending the outcome of a hearing, if requested.
115,092 e-4 received The Follow-Up Review of
Best Practices in Travel Purchases.
115,093 e-36 authorized Request to enter
into contractual agreements with various agencies, for the Department of Food
and Nutrition to provide snacks/meals for participants in their programs, from August 22, 2011, through August 23, 2012.
115,094 e-66 authorized The reimbursement
of $14,739.07, representing one-half of the renewal premium for the commercial
package and excess insurance policies for the New World School of Arts, secured
by Miami-Dade College covering both Miami-Dade County Public Schools and
Miami-Dade College, with Philadelphia Insurance Company (A.M. Best A+, IX),
through Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services, Inc., effective August
13, 2011, to August 13, 2012.
115,095 e-106 approved The tentative Board
meeting schedule for 2012; changed the time of the October, November, and
December 2011 Regular School Board meetings; and rescheduled the October 11,
2011 Regular School Board Meeting and Public Hearing, as delineated in the
Official Agenda item.
********** e-141 withdrew Partial Award Bid No. 038-LL03
– Miscellaneous Cafeteria Supplies to various vendors, as delineated in the
Official Agenda item, effective August 3, 2011, through August 2, 2013.
115,096 e-142 awarded Bid No. 053-LL08 –
School-Bus Routes For Private School-Bus Companies to various vendors, as
delineated in the Official Agenda item, effective August 3, 2011, through August 2, 2013.
115,097 e-143 terminated The award of
Contract No. 099-JJ02 – Plastic Can Liners, to All American Poly, Calico
Industries, Inc., and Peninsular Paper Company Central Florida, Inc.,
effective August 3, 2011, as described in the Official Agenda item.
115,098 e-144 approved The
supplemental award on term Contract No. 106-JJ10 – Special Education Electronic
Management System (SPED-EMS), to Public Consulting Group, Inc.,
effective October 1, 2009, through September 30, 2014, inasmuch as the
estimated requirements, previously awarded by the Board, will be exceeded
before the contract term expires.
115,099 e-200 authorized The
Superintendent to initiate rulemaking proceedings in accordance with the
Administrative Procedure Act to amend Board Policy 9125, Notice of District
Advisory Committee Meetings.
115,100 f-1 authorized The
Superintendent to finalize negotiations and execute lease agreements between
The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida (as Lessor), and the Miami-Dade
Foundation for Educational Innovation, Inc. (as Lessee), at three specific locations
under, substantially, the terms and conditions noted in the Official Agenda
item, for use as the Academy of International Education Charter School.
115,101 f-20 authorized The
Superintendent to adjust the capital budget in the amount of $2,005,818, as
described in the Official Agenda item, and make the changes to the five-year
facilities work program resulting from these budget adjustments.
********** f-21 withdrew Request for authorization
to extend and amend the Agreements with Bermello Ajamil & Partners, Inc.,
Ronald E. Frazier & Associates, P.A., and CAP Government, Inc., to provide
Building Code Consultant services.
115,102 f-34 CONFIRMED/approved Change
orders to various construction projects (Nos.
A01018, 00176800, A01015, and 0054700), as delineated in the Official Agenda
item.
115,103 f-60 terminated Award to CS
Bensch, Inc. on Contract No. 052-JJ06 – HVAC and Controls: Repair,
Replace, Supply and/or Install, as described in the Official Agenda item,
effective August 3, 2011.
115,104 f-61 awarded Bid No. 069-LL06 –
Fertilizer, Special Mix, to Bannerman Landscaping, Inc., as described in
the Official Agenda item, effective August 3, 2011, through August 2, 2012.
115,105 g-1 accepted The 2010-2011 Annual
Report of the School Board Attorney.
115,106 g-2 authorized The Office of the School Board Attorney to provide legal
representation for School Board employees individually named as Defendants in
the matter Mary Orizondo v. Lourdes Cela Diaz, et al., Circuit Court
Case No. 11-17136 CA 30.
115,107 g-3 authorized The Board
Attorney to enter into one-year contracts with Tew Cardenas, LLP and Wasserman
& Thomas, P.A. Tew Cardenas, LLP will be compensated at the rate of
$295.00 per hour for partners/shareholders, $225.00 per hour for associates,
and $100 per hour for paralegals. Wasserman & Thomas, P.A. will be
compensated at the rate of $140 per hour for partners, $120 per hour for
associates, and $75 per hour for paralegals.
115,108 g-4 authorized The School Board Attorney’s office to provide legal
representation of School Board employee, Francois Emmanuel Carvil, the
individually named defendant in the case Enrique Carrillo, et al. v.
Francois Emmanuel Carvil, individually, The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Circuit Court Case No. 11-12773 CA 23.
115,109 g-6 accepted The
proposed Settlement Agreement in the case of The School Board of Miami-Dade
County, Florida v. Jeffrey Eskridge, DOAH Case No. 10-9326, requiring
Respondent to serve a suspension from employment (equal to time served) and
reinstating him to his position as security monitor without back-pay.
********** g-7 withdrew Request
for authorization to initiate litigation.
115,110 h-3 endorsed The HigherEd EXPO, October 7-8, 2011, and directed the Superintendent to help promote the event among
Miami-Dade County Public Schools’ high school students.
115,111 h-4 directed The Superintendent to
initiate rulemaking proceedings in accordance with the Administrative Procedure
Act to amend School Board Policies 6835 (Office of Management and Compliance
Audits) and 6840 (Audit and Budget Advisory Committee), to reflect that the
Chief Auditor reports directly to the School Board.
********** h-5 withdrew Information Technology
Workshop.
********** h-6 withdrew Sustainability.
115,112 h-7 approved Resolution No. 11-093 of
The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida, recognizing Glenda Moton,
founder of Science with a Twist (SWAT), for her contributions to the
students of Miami-Dade County Public Schools.
115,113 h-8 directed The Superintendent to
review the District’s policy on provisions for terminal pay and make
recommendations to the School Board for improvements that promote greater
efficiencies.
115,114 h-9 directed The Superintendent to
review the feasibility of managing the Head Start program as grantee, starting
in 2012-2013, and provide a report of the findings to the School Board on or
before the October 2011 School Board meeting.
115,115 h-10 directed The Superintendent to
review the process for school closures and initiate rulemaking proceedings in
accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to specify the role and powers
of the School Board as it relates to the same, in the absence thereof.
115,116 h-11 directed The Superintendent to
review the transportation guidelines and reports of contracted companies and
the transportation safety technology employed by M-DCPS and provide a report thereof,
on or before the October 2011 School Board meeting.
115,117 h-12 endorsed The 2011 Welcome Back to
School Safety Flyer for distribution during the first week of school.
115,118 h-13 endorsed The “Hialeah Healthy
Families” initiative to combat childhood obesity, sponsored by the City of Hialeah.
115,119 h-14 approved Resolution No. 11-095
recognizing Dade Medical College, its president, Ernesto Perez, and recipients
of Dade Medical College “Feed the Dream” Scholarship.
115,120 h-15 approved Resolution No. 11-094 of
The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida, honoring Arthur Berger, former
Aventura Commissioner.
115,121 h-16 directed The Superintendent to:
(1) review different paperless options and explore the expansion of a paperless
system in preparing for and conducting Committee and Board meeting business,
and (2) improve current efforts towards recycling of Committee and Board
meeting materials.
115,122 h-17 approved Resolution No. 11-096
recognizing Community Partnership for Homeless for their effort to assist
homeless families with children who attend Miami-Dade County Public Schools.
115,123 h-18 approved Resolution No. 11-097 of
The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida, recognizing Velma R. Lawrence,
founder and executive director of The Embrace Girls Foundation, for her commitment
to community service.
********** h-19 withdrew Request for approval of
Resolution 11-XXX recognizing Rodney Baltimore, WHQT Hot 105 Morning Show
Co-host, for his commitment to community service.
115,124 h-20 directed The Superintendent to
inform the Board as to current reciprocal access in the District and present
public access to school sites.
115,125 h-21 authorized* Request for the
Superintendent to modify the School Board policy for the Advisory Committee
Membership and Appointment to include limitations pertaining to residency,
conflict of interest and diversity.
* As amended, within the item, that (1) an
appointee can have multiple committee memberships, if appointed by different
Board members, and that (2) the experience requirement be stricken.
115,126 h-22 directed The Superintendent to
establish a working-group of child advocacy leaders in Miami-Dade with the goal
of identifying funding options for the SR after-school care program.
115,127 h-23 directed* The Superintendent to do
the following, as it relates to each “intervene” school: (1) Format the SIG
three-year plan into a ‘user-friendly’ design and inform stakeholders of said
plan; (2) Expand the awareness of the task force meetings to increase more
community and parent participation; and (3) Provide monthly reports on the
progress of improvement plans at School Board Committee meetings through
August 2012.
* As amended; see underlined words above.
Adjourned
/mcs
