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THE SCHOOL BOARD OF DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA
1450 Northeast Second Avenue
Miami, Florida 33132
Excerpts from Unofficial Minutes of July 18, 2012 School Board Meeting
APPROVED Bid
Opening Lists of May 30 and 31, 2012 and June 14, 21, and 28, 2012.
APPROVED Minutes of the June 13,
2012 Regular School Board Meeting.
115,794
A-1
HEARD Superintendent’s
Informational Reports to the Board on Selected Topics.
115,795 c-2 authorized The Superintendent to enter
into cooperative agreements with various agencies to provide specialized
services for students with disabilities, effective July 1, 2012, through June
30, 2013, as delineated in the Official Agenda item.
115,796 c-11 approved Request For
Proposal No. 026-MM10 – Program Evaluation Consultant Services.
115,797
C-12
AUTHORIZED The Superintendent to
negotiate and enter into a contractual services agreement between The School
Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida, and A Plus Educators, LLC, pursuant to
Request For Proposals No. 038-MM10 – Professional Development Services for
Non-Public Schools, effective July 18, 2012, through July 17, 2013, as
delineated in the Official Agenda item.
115,798 c-30 approved Six charter school contractual
agreements and two amendments to the charter school contractual agreement, as
delineated in the official Agenda item.
115,799 c-50 authorized Expulsion of the student
in SM-12.
115,800 c-70 approved The out-of-country field trips to
France and Italy and Austria and Germany for students from George W. Carver
Middle School.
115,801 c-80 authorized The Superintendent to accept grant awards for fifteen
programs from multiple funding sources; and enter into contractual services
agreements with the agencies, for the grant period of July 1, 2012, through
June 30, 2013, as delineated in the Official Agenda item.
115,802 c-100 authorized The Superintendent to
initiate rulemaking proceedings in accordance with the Administrative Procedure
Act to amend Board Policy 7250, Commemoration of School Facilities, to
streamline the process of renaming schools in cases of minor changes or
corrections.
115,803 d-20 approved The instructional and
non-instructional appointments, reassignments, leaves and separations as
included in Personnel Action Listing 1037.
115,804 d-21 approved The
recommendations as set forth in the Official Agenda item for appointments and
lateral transfers to be effective July 19, 2012 or soon thereafter as can be
facilitated, with the exception of the effective dates as noted throughout the
item.
115,805 d-22 granted The request by the Inspector
General to contract Mr. Thomas A. Knigge to the open budgeted position of OIG
Supervisory Agent, and Mr. Jorge I. Lopez, OIG Special Agent, IO Salary
Schedule (contract), Office of Inspector General.
115,806 d-24 approved The Settlement
Agreements between The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida, and Dontrell
K. Pray and The American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees,
(AFSCME), Local 1184 - FMCS Case No. 110930-59198-3; and Coretta L. Belton and
The American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, (AFSCME),
Local 1184.
115,807 d-25 approved Contractual
employment with Ms. Erzsebet Horvath, as Administrative Assistant to Vice
Chair, Dr. Lawrence S. Feldman, effective July 1, 2012, or as soon thereafter
as can be facilitated.
115,808 d-40 authorized The Superintendent or
his designee to negotiate and enter into a contractual services agreement
between The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida, and Citizen’s Crime
Watch of Miami-Dade County, Inc., effective August 1, 2012, through July 31,
2013, as delineated in the Official Agenda item.
115,809 d-45 adopted Amended School Board Policy 5120, Assignment
Within District and the document, Attendance Zone Recommendations and
Related Administrative Actions 2012-2013, which is incorporated by
reference and is part of this policy, and authorized the Superintendent to file
the policy with The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida, to be effective
July 18, 2012.
115,810 d-55 approved 1) The
Superintendent’s recommendation for disciplinary action, which has been agreed
to by the employee in the following manner: Ms. Serena Y. Mike, Patrol Officer,
South Operations Station 5, suspension without pay for twenty (20) workdays
effective July 19, 2012.
2)The Superintendent’s
recommendation for disciplinary action, pending the outcome of an
administrative hearing or grievance/arbitration proceeding, if requested, in
the following manner: Mr. James A. Williams, Custodian, Ben Sheppard Elementary
School, suspension without pay for five (5) calendar days, effective July 19,
2012; Mr. Felix R. Figueras, Custodian, Ben Sheppard Elementary School,
suspension without pay for five (5) calendar days, effective July 19, 2012; Ms.
Annie L. Cabanas, Custodian, Ben Sheppard Elementary School, suspension without
pay for five (5) calendar days, effective July 19, 2012; Ms. Margarita Diaz,
Custodian, Ben Sheppard Elementary School, suspension without pay for five (5)
calendar days, effective July 26, 2012; and Mr. Ronald L. Baker, Custodian, Ben
Sheppard Elementary School, suspension without pay for five (5) calendar days,
effective August 2, 2012.
115,811 e-1 received The Monthly Financial
Report For the Period Ending May 2012.
115,812
E-14
authorized The Superintendent to advertise the Proposed
Tentative Budget and Millage Levies for FY 2012-2013.
115,813 e-66 authorized The reimbursement of
$15,299.46, representing one half of the annual renewal premium for the
commercial package and excess insurance policies for the New World School of
Arts, to 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,
2012 to August 13, 2013.
115,814 e-67 authorized Request For Proposal No. 024-MM10, Field Case
Management Services to Coventry Workers’ Comp Services.
115,815 e-68 authorized The Superintendent to
issue Request For Information (RFI) #059-MM10, Workers’ Compensation Claims
Services, Translation, Transportation, Surveillance & Investigation, and
Medicare Set-Asides; and approve the Ad-Hoc Committee.
115,816 e-86 RECEIVED The Investigation of Allegations Concerning Academy
of Arts and Minds Charter High School.
115,817 e-87 RECEIVED The Internal Audit Report – Selected Schools.
115,818 e-88 received The Internal Audit Report – Internal
Controls Over the Purchasing Credit Card Program.
115,819 e-89 received The Internal Audit Report – Network and
Information Security, Information Technology Services Infrastructure and
Systems Support Area IV – Selected Schools.
115,820 e-141 rejected Bid
No. 063-LL03 – Specialty Bakery Products, to permit rebidding, using revised specifications.
115,821 e-142 awarded Bid
No. 033-MM03 – Farm-To-School, Fresh Produce, effective July 18, 2012, through July 17, 2013, as
delineated in the Official Agenda item.
115,822 e-143 REJECTED RFP No. 060-LL10 – Broadcasting of Interscholastic Athletic
Events, to permit rebidding, using revised specifications.
115,823 e-144 authorized The Superintendent to
enter into an extension of the contractual services agreement, as provided by
the current contract between The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida,
and Public Financial Management, Inc., pursuant to RFP No. 029-KK10 – Financial
Advisor, effective, July 1, 2012, through June 30, 2013, as delineated in the
Official Agenda item.
115,824 e-201 adopted Amended Board Policy
7540.03, Student Network and Internet Acceptable Use and Safety and
Board Policy 7540.04, Staff Network and Internet Acceptable Use and Safety,
and authorized the Superintendent to file the policies with The School Board of
Miami-Dade County, Florida, to be effective July 18, 2012.
115,825 F-3 authorized The Superintendent
to finalize negotiations and accept an amendment to the Declaration of
Restrictions proffered by 46 Acres, LLC, in connection with zoning and land use
applications, providing for the set-aside of approximately six acres of vacant
land, as a contribution in-lieu-of educational facilities impact fees, as
delineated in the Official Agenda item.
115,826 f-4 authorized The Superintendent to
initiate a re-plat of Board-owned properties located at 1500 Biscayne Boulevard
and 1535 NE 2 Avenue, Miami, for the purpose of closing and vacating a portion
of NE 15 Terrace, and for dedicating a portion of Board-owned land for a new
connector road to be used for public right-of-way, in substantial conformance;
and authorize the Chair and/or Superintendent, as may be required, to execute utility
or other easements within the portion of NE 15 Terrace to be closed and vacated
and/or within the newly dedicated connector road, and any other documentation
or agreements that may be necessary to be fully effectuated, as delineated in
the Official Agenda item.
115,827 f-5 authorized The Superintendent to
finalize negotiations and execute a Master Joint Use Agreement (MJUA) with
Florida International University (FIU) setting forth the general parameters
under which joint use of facilities would be reviewed and facilitated on an as
needed basis, as delineated in the Official Agenda item.
115,828 f-7 authorized The Superintendent to
finalize negotiations and execute a lease agreement with The LBA Children &
Families Foundation, Inc., for the operation of a charter school at 13835 NW 97
Avenue, Hialeah, as delineated in the Official Agenda item.
115,829 f-8 accepted The donation of a school
site in the City of Doral in lieu of payment of educational facilities impact
fees; ground lease such site to the Downtown Doral Community Development
District (CDD) for a term of not less than 20 years; construct an approximately
800 student station charter school from proceeds of bonds to be issued by such
CDD, for lease by the CDD to a not for profit charter school at rentals
sufficient to pay the capital cost of the school; manage the operation of the
charter school; and further, that the Superintendent be authorized to finalize
negotiations, and the Chair and/or the Superintendent, as may be required, be
authorized to execute and deliver agreements, as delineated in the Official
Agenda item.
115,830 f-11 authorized The Superintendent to
finalize negotiations and execute a lease agreement with Mount Hermon Community
Education Corporation, for the temporary operation of a charter school at 16001
Bunche Park Drive, Miami Gardens, as delineated in the Official Agenda item.
115,831 f-22 received The Miami-Dade County
Public Schools Annual Safety-to-Life Inspections Documents.
115,832 f-34 confirmed Change
orders on various construction projects (Nos. 00731700, 00373300, 00264303,
00264300, 00176800, and 00363500), as delineated in the Official Agenda item.
115,833 f-50 awarded Project
No. 01214700, Roofing Term Contract RTB12-C1 and RTB12-C2, various locations, Florida
Standard Roofing, Inc., as delineated in the Official Agenda item.
115,834 f-51 awarded Project No. 01204900,
Roofing Term Contract RTB12-C3 and RTB12-C4, various locations, Tecta
America South Florida, Inc., as delineated in the Official Agenda
item.
115,835 f-60 rejected Bid
No. 029-LL10 – Cell Tower Co-Location at Southwest Miami Senior High School.
115,836 f-61 rejected Bid No. 044-MM06 – Irrigation-System
Replacement and General Repairs, to permit rebidding, using revised
specifications.
115,837 f-62 awarded Bid
No. 057-MM10 – Commercial Leasing of Paved-Parking Facilities at Coconut Grove
Elementary School, as delineated in the Official Agenda item.
115,838 f-80 approved The
prequalification certificate for new contractors for educational facilities.
********** g-1 WITHDREW The
request for approval of pre-litigation settlement agreement between Suffolk
Construction Co. related to the Playground Safety Surface constructed for
Project No. A01032, Dr. Manuel C. Barreiro Elementary School (State School
“W-1”).
115,839
H-1
endorsed Ethical Governance Day in Miami-Dade
County Public Schools, sponsored by the Miami-Dade County Commission on Ethics
and Public Trust, and encourages all senior high school students to
participate.
115,840 h-2 AUTHORIZED The Chair and School
Board Attorney to initiate conversations with appropriate representatives of
the Miami-Dade County Ethics Commission regarding the appropriateness and
logistical feasibility of it serving as the School Board’s ethics advisory
body.
115,841 h-3 approved Resolution No. 12-114 of The School Board of
Miami-Dade County, Florida, recognizing Diana T. Urbizu, for her many years of
service to Miami-Dade County Public Schools.
**********
H-4
WITHDREW Resolution No. 12-115 of The School Board of
Miami-Dade County, Florida, honoring the Burgess family as the Scholastic Parent
& Child Magazine 2012 Family of the Year.
115,842 h-5 approved Resolution No. 12-110 of The School Board of
Miami-Dade County, Florida, congratulating Jamaica on its 50th Golden Jubilee
Anniversary.
115,843 h-6 ENDORSed National Teen Driver
Safety Week, October 14-20, 2012, and encourage year-round teen driver safety
skills at all District senior high schools.
115,844 h-7 DIRECTED The Superintendent to continue encouraging student participation in the
School Breakfast Program at all Miami-Dade County Public Schools; and encourage
adult participation, if feasible, in the School Breakfast Program on October 3,
2012 in conjunction with the International “Walk Our Children to School Day.”
********** h-8 withdrew Establish a
Five-year Plan with UM-NSU Card.
115,845 h-9 APPROVED Resolution No. 12-111 of The School Board of
Miami-Dade County, Florida, thanking Citibank for hosting Miami Global
Community Day.
115,846 h-10 approved Resolution No. 12-112 of The School
Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida, congratulating Trinidad and Tobago on its
50th Golden Jubilee Anniversary.
**********
H-12
withdrew Univision/FIU Law School Project.
115,847 h-13 directed The Superintendent to amend applicable Board
policies to allow members to submit items for discussion on Committee agendas
according to the same deadlines and notice provisions as agenda items.
115,848 h-15 approved Resolution No. 12-113 of
The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida, recognizing the Independent
Venezuelan American Citizens (IVAC).
115,849 h-17 encouraged The Superintendent to
invite other stakeholders in Miami-Dade County to discuss and brainstorm ways to
reduce healthcare expenditures in Miami-Dade County without compromising
quality health care; and report to the Board the results of the stakeholders’
meeting(s).
********** h-18 withdrew The request to establish a procedure for announcing
intentions to continue in or seek leadership roles of Chair and Vice Chair
prior to the annual Organization Meeting, and revise rules regarding final vote
tallies at the Organization Meeting to include only the names of individuals
who accept nominations.
115,850 h-19 Approved Resolution No. 12-116 of The School
Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida, recognizing W. David Allison for his
commitment to education and community service.
********** h-20 withdrew Resolution
No. 12-XXX of The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida, recognizing Jorge
Mursuli.
115,851 h-21 approved Resolution No. 12-117 of
The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida, recognizing Bob Anderson,
Commissioner of the Village of Biscayne Park.
Adjourned
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