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THE SCHOOL BOARD OF DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA
1450 Northeast Second Avenue
Miami, Florida 33132
Excerpts from Unofficial Minutes of August 1, 2012 School Board Meeting
APPROVED Bid Opening Lists of July
3 and 10, 2012.
APPROVED Minutes of the July 11,
2012 Special School Board Meeting and the July 18, 2012 Regular School Board
Meeting.
115,855
A-1
HEARD Superintendent’s
Informational Reports to the Board on Selected Topics.
115,856 a-2 approved Resolution 12-122,
authorizing the request to the Florida Department of Education of the issuance
of General Obligation Bonds of the School District of Miami-Dade County,
Florida, in an amount not-to-exceed $1.2 billion to provide 21st Century School Facilities and Instructional Technology Upgrades; and authorized
a Special Board Meeting prior to August 17, 2012, to authorize a voter
referendum.
115,857
C-11
authorized Request to enter into
contractual services agreements between The School Board of Miami-Dade County,
Florida, and various agencies, as delineated in the Official Agenda item, pursuant
to Request For Proposals No. 052-MM10 – Outside Agency Qualified To Operate Apprenticeship
Training Programs for Post-Secondary Students in Miami-Dade County, Florida, to
provide apprenticeship training for post-secondary students in Miami-Dade County,
in accordance with the Florida Department of Education (FDOE), effective August
19, 2012, through August 18, 2013.
115,858
C-12
authorized Request to enter into
contractual services agreements between The School Board of Miami-Dade County,
Florida, and Community Health of South Florida, Inc., and Rozalyn H. Paschal, M.D.,
pursuant to Request For Proposals No. 058-MM10 – Comprehensive On-Site
Healthcare Services to Students Attending Cope Center North and Dorothy M.
Wallace Cope Center (Rebid), to provide on-site, comprehensive healthcare
services to parents and their infants/toddlers, effective August 1, 2012,
through July 30, 2013, including extensions thereto, as delineated in the
Official Agenda item.
115,859
C-80
AUTHORIZED Request to accept grant
awards for five programs from multiple funding sources, as detailed in the
Official Agenda item, and enter into contractual service agreements with the
agencies prescribed in the grants.
115,860
D-20
approved The
instructional and non-instructional appointments, reassignments, leaves and
separations as included in Personnel Action Listing 1038.
115,861 d-21 approved The
recommendations as set forth in the Official Agenda item for appointments and
lateral transfers, to be effective August 2, 2012, or as soon thereafter as can
be facilitated, with the exception of the effective dates as noted throughout
the item.
115,862 d-22 approved The proposed Memorandum
of Understanding between Miami-Dade County Public Schools and the United
Teachers of Dade to implement the Education Transformation Model for the
2012-2013 school year.
115,863 d-55 approved The
Superintendent’s recommendation for disciplinary action, which has been agreed
to by the employee in the following manner: Ms. Toni Giaquinto, Teacher, North
Miami Beach Senior High School, suspension without pay for ten (10) workdays,
effective August 16, 2012.
115,864 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 20, 2012, through August 19, 2013.
115,865 e-41 received The report of the June
2012 auction surplus/obsolete vehicles results.
115,866 e-106 approved The tentative Board
meeting schedule for January-December 2013, as detailed in the Official Agenda
item.
115,867 e-141 awarded Bid
No. 047-MM03 – Fresh Delivered Sushi, to establish
a list of pre-approved vendors, and to purchase, at firm unit prices,
quantities, as may be required, of fresh-delivered sushi (cooked product only), effective August 1, 2012, through July 31, 2013, as follows: Sushi Maki
Catering; Lounja Catering, LLC; and ILS Group, LLC; and as further described in
the Official Agenda item.
115,868 e-142 rejected Bid No. 056-MM03 – Milk
and Dairy Products, to permit rebidding,
using revised specifications.
115,869 e-143 awarded Bid No. 053-MM08 – Physical
Examinations – Bus Drivers, South of Flagler Street, to Healthcare Center of
Miami, effective September 7, 2012, through September 6, 2014, including extensions
thereto.
115,870 e-144 received The report of
purchases made within guidelines of Board Policy 6320 – Purchasing.
115,871 f-1 authorized The Superintendent to
finalize negotiations and execute Agreements with Florida Power &
Light Company to implement Solar Photovoltaic
demonstration projects at five District schools, at no cost to the District.
115,872 f-2 authorized The Superintendent to
finalize negotiations and execute:
A. a lease
agreement with Miami-Dade County for use by the School District of a portion of
the County-owned property located at 28205 SW 125 Avenue, Homestead, for
operation by the District of a District-managed Head Start/Early Head Start
program;
B. an
agreement with Chapman Partnership, Inc., for use by the School District of a
portion of the property located at 1550 North Miami Avenue, Miami, for
operation by the District of a District-managed Head Start/Early Head Start
program;
C. a lease agreement with the County for
use by the District of County-owned portable classrooms at various school sites
for operation by the District of a District-managed Head Start/Early Head Start
program;
D. an
amendment to the lease agreement with the County to allow continued use by the
County of a portion of the Board-owned property located at 21300 SW 122 Avenue,
Goulds, for operation by the County of Social Service programs; and
E. any other Facilities-related documents that may be required to effectuate the implementation of the District’s Head Start/Early
Head Start program.
115,873 f-3 authorized The Superintendent to
finalize negotiations and execute an Amendment to the Joint Use Agreement
between the School Board (as lessor) and Telemundo Network, Inc. (as lessee),
for the use by Telemundo of a 241-space parking lot located at J.W. Johnson
Elementary School, to extend the lease term for the period of August 10, 2012,
through October 31, 2012, at an annual rental rate of $52,693.92, and in
conformance with the other terms and conditions noted in the Official Agenda
item.
115,874 f-21 authorized The Superintendent, or
his designee, to extend the District’s Geotechnical, Construction Materials
Testing and Environmental Assessment Consulting Services agreements for one (1)
year, under the same terms and conditions with amended fees, with various
firms, as delineated in the Official Agenda item.
115,875 f-34 confirmed Change Order No. 5 on
Project No. 00363500, Partial Replacement of Senior High School,
Southwest Miami Senior High School, for an additional cost of $61,376.
115,876 f-60 terminated Award to Advance
Security Systems and The PC Doctors of Florida on Contract No. 062-GG11 – Security
Systems, Furnish and Install (Revised), effective August 1, 2012, as delineated
in the Official Agenda item.
115,877 f-61 awarded Bid No. 060-MM06 –
Elevator-Service Contract, to Xpert Elevator Services, Inc. and National
Elevator, Inc., effective August 1, 2012, through July 31, 2013, as detailed in
the Official Agenda item.
115,878 g-1 entered A
Final Order accepting the Administrative Law Judge’s Recommended Order in the
case of The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida v. Javis Wheeler,
DOAH Case No. 12-0017TTS, sustaining the discipline
of Respondent with a suspension without pay and suspending Respondent without
pay through August 14, 2012.
115,879 h-3 TABLED* Request to direct the
Superintendent to initiate rulemaking proceedings in accordance with the
Administrative Procedure Act to amend School Board policies to prohibit the
rental of school facilities for a political campaign.
* To facilitate further discussion at a subsequent
School Board Committee meeting.
********** h-5 withdrew Request for
approval of Resolution No. 12-119 of The School Board of Miami-Dade County,
Florida, honoring the Burgess Family for being named the Scholastic Parent
& Child Magazine 2012 Family of the Year.
115,880 h-6 approved Resolution No. 12-120 of
The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida, honoring the Spirit of
Service-Learning Award recipients.
115,881 h-8 directed The Superintendent to
establish a five-year plan with UM-NSU CARD aiming to improve services for
students and families affected by autism spectrum disorders.
********** h-9 withdrew Request to direct the
Superintendent to review all School Board and District policies, procedures,
and practices that address anonymous complaints and correspondence and submit a
report and recommendations to the Board in order to provide more consistent
handling of these communications.
115,882 h-10 endorsed The
2012 Welcome Back to School Safety Flyer for distribution during the first week
of school.
115,883 h-11 approved Resolution No. 12-121 of The School Board of Miami-Dade
County, Florida, designating September 15 through October 15, 2012, as
Hispanic Heritage Month in Miami-Dade County Public Schools.
********** h-12 withdrew Office of Inspector
General.
115,884 h-13 directed The Superintendent to
explore the feasibility of utilizing the parent portal to allow parent access
to BMI and other student fitness measures as assessed in Physical Education
courses, to formalize notification of BMI score accessibility to parents
through each relevant report card, and to establish content on the parent
portal aimed at providing an explanation of BMI scores along with resources to
support healthy lifestyle choices.
115,885 h-14 approved Resolution No.
12-123 of The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida, recognizing the
Spanish Ministry of Education and the Cervantes Institute for offering a
website to integrate to Spanish curriculum.
115,886 h-15 approved Resolution No. 12-124 of
The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida, recognizing Univision for
hosting voter registration drives in our schools.
115,887 h-16 approved Resolution No.
12-125 of The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida, recognizing Marjorie
York for her commitment to community service.
115,888 h-17 approved Resolution No. 12-126 of
The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida, recognizing Cedric McMinn for
his commitment to community service.
********** h-18 withdrew Request for approval of
Resolution No. 12-XXX of The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida,
recognizing Gihan Pererra.
115,889 h-19 approved Resolution No.
12-128 of The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida, recognizing Parafruit
Education for its commitment to education and community service.
115,890 h-20 approved Resolution No.
12-127 of The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida, recognizing the
Little Haiti Optimist Club for exemplary community service.
Adjourned
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