APPROVED Bid Opening
Lists of July 16, 18, 22 and 23, 2013.
APPROVED Minutes of the
July 17, 2013 Regular School Board Meeting and the July 25, 2013 Budget Public
Hearing.
116,489
A-1
HEARD Superintendent’s
Informational Reports to the Board on Selected Topics.
116,490
C-1
APPROVED The Miami-Dade
County Public Schools 2013-2014 Tentative Testing Calendar.
116,491 c-72 RENAMED Olinda
Elementary School, Agenoria S. Paschal/Olinda Elementary School.
116,492 c-73 APPROVED The list of
out-of-county/out-of-state trips for the 2013-2014 School Year for use in
conjunction with School Board Policy 2340 - Field and Other District-Sponsored
Trips.
116,493 c-74 APPROVED The
out-of-country field trips to: (1) Grand Bahamas for the students at MAST
Academy; (2) Spain, France and Italy for the students at Miami Palmetto Senior
High School; (3) Italy for the students at Miami Palmetto Senior High School;
(4) Germany, Italy, Switzerland and Austria for the students at Miami Palmetto
Senior High School; (5) Italy, Austria and Germany for the students at G. Holmes
Braddock Senior High School; (6) England for the students at Robert Morgan
Educational Center; (7) England and France for the students at Howard D.
McMillan Middle School; and (8) France for the students at Miami Palmetto
Senior High School.
116,494 c-75 APPROVED The Workforce
Development Education Program fee schedule. No local funds are required.
116,495 c-80 authorized The
Superintendent to accept grant awards for three programs from the Florida
Department of Education (FLDOE) and enter into contractual service agreements
with the agencies prescribed in the grants, as delineated in the Official
Agenda item.
116,496 d-20 approved The
instructional and non-instructional appointments, reassignments, leaves and
separations as included in Personnel Action Listing 1050.
116,497 d-21 APPROVED The
recommendations as set forth in the Official Agenda item for appointments and
lateral transfers to be effective August 8, 2013, or as soon thereafter as can
be facilitated, with the exception of the effective dates as noted throughout
the agenda item.
116,498 d-23 approved Instructional
personnel assigned to teach out-of-field for the period ofJune 18, 2013, through July 8, 2013.
116,499 d-55 approved The
Superintendent’s recommendation for disciplinary action, which has been agreed
to in the following manner: Mr. Daniel A. Brodhead, Teacher, North Miami
Elementary School, suspension without pay for fifteen (15) workdays, effective
August 15, 2013.
116,500 e-36 authorized The
Superintendent of Schools 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, 2013, through August 19, 2014.
116,501 e-66 authorized Reimbursement of
$16,271.33, 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, 2013, to August 13, 2014.
116,502 e-67 REJECTED Request for
Proposal No. 067-NN10 – Medical Consulting Services and Health Plan Ombudsman,
to permit rebidding, using revised scope of services; and authorized the
Superintendent to issue Request for Proposal No. 005-PP10 – Medical Consulting
Services and Health Plan Ombudsman (Re-bid).
116,503 e-68 authorized Expenditures for
the District subsidy for interscholastic students who purchase 24-hour Student
Accident Coverage at the same rate the Board currently subsidizes
Interscholastic Athletic Insurance with the District paying $29.00 and the
student paying $50.00 equaling a total premium of $79.00 for the 2013-14 School
Year.
116,504 e-106 approved Tentatively,
for planning purposes, the following schedule of Board meeting dates for the
period January-December 2014: January 15, February 12, March 12, April 9, May
14, June 18, July 16, July 24 (First Budget Public Hearing), August 6,
September 3 (Regular Meeting/Second Budget Public Hearing), October 7, November
18 (Organization Meeting), November 19 (Regular Meeting), and December 10. The
final listing of meeting dates for 2014 will be established by the Board
at the 2013 Organization Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, November 19, 2013.
116,505 e-142 awarded Bid No.
016-NN08 – Fitness Equipment, to various vendors as delineated in the Official
Agenda item, effective August 7, 2013, through August 6, 2015, including
extensions thereto.
116,506 e-143 awarded Bid No. 020-NN04 – Petroleum Products – Oils, Lubes,
Greases and Derivatives, to various vendors as
delineated in the Official Agenda item, effective August 7, 2013, through
August6, 2015, including extensions thereto.
116,507 e-144 awarded Bid No.
027-NN05 – Paper, Carbonless and Specialty, to Mac Papers, Inc.,
effective August 7, 2013, through August 6, 2014, including extensions thereto.
********* e-145 withdrew Award of Bid
No. 059-NN05 – Paper, Multipurpose Xerographic.
116,508 e-147 awarded Bid No. 074-NN03,
Armored-Car Services, to Brink’s Incorporated d/b/a Brink’s US (Primary)
and Gloval, Inc. (Alternate), effective August 7, 2013, through August
6, 2015, including extensions thereto.
116,509 e-148 authorized The Superintendent of Schools to enter into a contractual
services agreement between The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida, and
PFM Asset Management, LLC, pursuant to Request For Proposals No. 082-NN10 –
Investment Management Services – Supplemental Early Retirement Plan (SERP),
effective August 7, 2013, through August 6, 2016, including extensions thereto,
as detailed in the Official Agenda item.
116,510 e-200 adopted Amended
Board Policy 6320, Purchasing, and authorized the Superintendent to file
the policy with The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida, to be effective
August 7, 2013.
116,511 e-201 authorized The
Superintendent to initiate rulemaking proceedings in accordance with the
Administrative Procedure Act to amend Board Policy 6320.05, Local-Vendor
Preference.
116,512 f-1 authorized The
Superintendent to finalize negotiations and execute a second amendment to the
lease agreement between the School Board (as Lessor) and the Village of Key
Biscayne (as Lessee), for use by the Village of the playfield area at Key
Biscayne K-8 Center, located at 150 W. McIntyre Street, Key Biscayne, for
recreational purposes, under, substantially, the terms and conditions noted in
the Official Agenda item, including authorizing
the Superintendent to amend or modify Exhibit “A” and extend the term for the
ten-year renewal period available under the lease agreement.
116,513 f-23 commissioned Wolfberg Alvarez
& Partners, Inc., and CSA Central, Inc., as additional Architectural/ Engineering
Projects Consultant (A/EPC) firms for miscellaneous projects up to $2.0 million
each for a four-year term, based on negotiated fees and rates in accordance
with Attachment “A” of the Official Agenda item, for each firm; and other terms
and conditions as set forth in the item and the Agreement.
116,514 f-25 commissioned The firm of Kalex Construction
& Development, Inc., for Part II Construction Management at-Risk
Miscellaneous services for projects with construction values up to $2 million
each for four years, as delineated in the Official Agenda item.
116,515 f-34 confirmed Change order on Project No. 00176800, Miami Senior High
School, as described in the Official Agenda item.
116,516 f-50 rejected All bids for
Contract No. JOC13-C1, Job Order Contract/13-Central 1; and authorized the
Superintendent to rebid the contract after making the necessary changes to the
bid documents.
116,517 f-51 rejected All bids for
Contract No. JOC13-C2, Job Order Contract/13-Central 2; and authorized the
Superintendent to rebid the contract after making the necessary changes to the
bid documents.
116,518 f-60 awarded Bid No. 063-NN04
– Elevator Repairs, Upgrades and Modernization, to establish a list of pre-approved
vendors, as delineated in the Official Agenda item, effective August 7, 2013,
through August 6, 2015, including extensions thereto.
116,519 f-61 awarded Bid. No. 073-NN03
– Refrigeration Maintenance: Repair, Replace, Retrofit, Supply and/or Install, to
establish a list of approved vendors, as delineated in the Official Agenda
item, effective August 7, 2013, through August 6, 2014, including extensions
thereto.
116,520 f-62 awarded Bid No.
084-NN06 – Tree, Palm and Shrub Pruning/Removal, to establish a list of
pre-approved vendors, as delineated in the Official Agenda item, effective
August 7, 2013, through August 6, 2015, including extensions thereto.
116,521 f-80 approved The
prequalification certificate increase of two (2) certificates, for educational
facilities, as listed on Attachment “A” of the Official Agenda item.
116,522 g-1 authorized The Superintendent to initiate rulemaking proceedings
pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act to amend policies 0165, Public
Meetings, and 0165.1, Agenda.
116,523 g-2 approved The proposed Agreement in the case of The School Board
of Miami-Dade County, Florida v. Kevin Smith, DOAH Case No. 13-1035TTS,
suspending Respondent without pay for the period of his suspension, which he
has already served, and reinstating him to his position as a teacher with the
School Board, under the conditions specified in the Agreement.
116,524 g-3 approved The Settlement Agreement in the case of The School Board
of Miami-Dade County, Florida v. Lisa Parker, DOAH Case No. 11-0943
and reinstate the Respondent and issue Respondent back-pay as specifically
stipulated in the Settlement Agreement, for half (1/2) the period of time that
the Respondent was separated from employment with the school district.
116,525 h-3 directed The
Superintendent to conduct a feasibility study on partnering with Miami-Dade
County Public Libraries and expanding access to Miami-Dade County Public
Schools’ media centers and libraries.
********* h-4 withdrew Feasibility
Study Regarding Partnering With The Military Museum and Memorial of South
Florida.
116,526 h-5 approved Resolution No.
13-105 of The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida, honoring Irwin N.
Adler for his hard work and dedication to Miami-Dade County Public Schools.
********* h-6 withdrew Request to
direct the Superintendent to conduct a workshop and invite local vendors to
learn about the federal reimbursable lunch program.
116,527 h-7 directed The School
Board Attorney to provide the Board guidelines related to the types of professional,
educational, and community-based organizations for which membership fees and/or
dues may be an appropriate expenditure.
116,528 h-8 endorsed The
International “Walk to School Day”, and implement the “WalkSafe” pedestrian
safety program curriculum during the week of the event.
116,529 h-9 endorsed “Ethical
Governance Day 2013” to take place on October 22, 2013, in Miami-Dade County
Public Schools sponsored by the Miami-Dade County Commission on Ethics and
Public Trust.
116,530 h-10 endorsed Hispanic
Heritage Month in Miami-Dade County Public Schools from September 15 through
October 15, 2013.
116,531 h-11 RECOGNIZED Faith-based
organizations in District 2 for their contributions to public education.
********* h-12 withdrew Request for
Approval of Resolution No. 13-xxx of The School Board of Miami-Dade County,
Florida, Recognizing Sherria Elliot.
116,532 h-14 directed The
Superintendent to conduct a workshop to: (1) inform the Board on the status of
Florida’s participation in the national assessment process associated with
Common Core compliance and participation in PARCC; and (2) inform the Board on
options available to communicate our concerns and recommendations to the FLDOE.
116,533 h-15 authorized The
Superintendent to establish the job title, Chief of Staff – Office of School
Board Member, available as an optional designation for Board Members’ staff,
and within existing budgetary parameters.
********* h-16 withdrew Miami-Dade
County Public Schools Water Safety Programs.
Adjourned
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