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 July 16, 2014 School Board Meeting
APPROVED Bid
Opening Lists of June 4 and 17, 2014.
APPROVED Minutes of the June 11,
2014 Special School Board Meeting and the June 18, 2014 Regular School Board
Meeting.
117,038
A-1
HEARD Superintendent’s
Informational Reports to the Board on Selected Topics.
117,039 c-1 authorized The Superintendent to enter into contractual agreement
with Goodwill Industries of South Florida, Inc. to provide educational and vocational training services to students with
disabilities, as delineated in the Official Agenda item, effective August 1, 2014, through June 30, 2015.
117,040 c-2 authorized The Superintendent enter into contractual agreements with
three community agencies to operate programs for children with disabilities,
birth through age two, as delineated in the Official Agenda item, effective
August 1, 2014, through June 30, 2015.
117,041 c-30 approved One charter school
application, two new charter school virtual contracts, two charter school
renewals, and four amended charter school contracts.
117,042 c-50 Expelled The students specified in supplemental
material SM-33 and SM-36 from the regular and adult programs of Miami-Dade
County Public Schools and assigned to alternative school/programs, as described
in the Official Agenda item.
117,043
C-70
approved The out-of-country field
trip request for students at several high schools to various countries, as
described in the Official Agenda item.
117,044 c-80 authorized The Superintendent to
accept grant awards for two programs from Miami-Dade County for funding under
the Early Head Start Program; and enter into contractual service agreements
with the agency, as prescribed in the grant.
117,045 d-20 approved The instructional and
non-instructional appointments, reassignments, leaves and separations as
included in Personnel Action Listing 1061.
117,046 d-21 approved The recommendations as set
forth in the Official Agenda item for appointments and lateral transfers to be
effective July 17, 2014, or as soon thereafter as can be facilitated.
117,047 d-22 authorized The inclusion of Chief
Strategy Officer and Chief Procurement Officer in the SMSC of FRS effective
June 12, 2014.
117,048 d-23 approved The instructional
personnel assigned to teach out-of-field for the period ofMay
24, 2014 through June 16, 2014.
117,049 d-55 approved 1) The Superintendent’s
recommendation for disciplinary action, which has been agreed to in
the following manner: Ms. Valeria S. Hopkins, Teacher,
Country Club Middle School, suspension without pay for fifteen (15) workdays,
effective August 14, 2014.
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. Woody B. Tillman, Custodian, Miami
Jackson Senior High School, suspension without pay for thirty (30)
calendar days, effective July 17, 2014.
117,050 e-1received The
Monthly Financial Report for the period ending May 2014.
117,051 e-14 authorized The Superintendent to advertise a 2014-15 total millage levy that is less than the
2013-14 final total millage levy.
******** e-141 withdrew The request for the
Superintendent to enter into a contractual services agreement between The
School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida, and Professional Auditing Services
of America, pursuant to Request For Proposals No. 043-NN10 – Accounts Payable
Disbursement Review Services, effective July 16, 2014 through July 15, 2015.
******** e-142 withdrew The request to award Bid No.
055-NN06, Custodial Chemical Supplies, for Stores and Mail Distribution stock,
effective July 16, 2014 through July 15, 2015.
117,052 e-143 awarded Bid No. 043-PP03 –
Food-Service Paper Products, food-service paper products, during the term of
the bid, effective July 16, 2014 through July 15, 2015.
117,053 e-144 awarded Bid No. 046-PP03 – Milk
and Dairy Products, for the Department of Food and Nutrition, during the term
of the bid, effective July 16, 2014 through July 15, 2016.
117,054 e-200 authorized* The Superintendent to
initiate rulemaking proceedings in accordance with the Administrative Procedure
Act to amend School Board Policy 6840, Audit and Budget Advisory Committee.
* Discussed adding the words “or alternate” after the words “The
Board Member” in Item B, on Page 2 of 6, of the policy. No further action was
taken.
117,055 f-1 authorized The Superintendent
to finalize negotiations and execute an Interlocal Agreement (“ILA”) with the
City of Miami Gardens (“City”) to allow the City to utilize the Board-owned
property known as Risco Park, located on the Barbara Hawkins Elementary/Carol
City Middle Schools campus to develop, construct and operate educational and
recreational facilities for the joint use of the City and Board; long-term Land
Lease and Joint Use Agreements with the City; and any other documents that may
be required to effectuate the implementation of the ILA.
117,056 f-2 authorized The Chair and Secretary
to execute a Grant of Easement Agreement and an Absolute Bill of Sale in favor
of and to Miami-Dade County in connection with the construction of a sanitary
sewer line to service the Isaac Withers Center, at 21300 SW 122 Avenue, Miami,
Florida, as described in the agenda item.
117,057 f-21 COMMISSIONED Rodriguez Architects,
Inc., as Architect/Engineer of Record for General Obligation Bond (GOB)
Renovation Project at Miami Southridge Senior High School, located at 19355 SW
114 Avenue, Miami, Florida 33157, Project No. 01338200, all terms and
conditions as set forth in the Official Agenda item.
117,058 f-22 COMMISSIONED Silva Architects,
LLC, as Architect/Engineer of Record for General Obligation Bond (GOB)
Renovation Project at Miami Sunset Senior High School, located at 13125 SW 72
Street, Miami, Florida 33183, Project No. 01339300, all terms and conditions as
set forth in the Official Agenda item.
117,059 f-23 COMMISSIONED M.C. Harry &
Associates, Inc., as Architect/Engineer of Record for General Obligation Bond
(GOB) Renovation Project at Oak Grove Elementary School, located at 15640 NE 8th Avenue, Miami, Florida 33162, Project No. 01337300, all terms and conditions as
set forth in the Official Agenda item.
117,060 f-35 received The Miami-Dade County
Public Schools Annual Safety-to-Life Inspection Documents.
******** f-60 withdrew The request to award Bid
No. 053-NN09 – Intercom, Master Clock and PA Sound Systems – Turnkey Install
and Repair, to furnish, at firm unit prices and percentage discounts, clocks,
and clock and intercom-system parts, during the term of the bid, effective July
16, 2014 through July 15, 2015.
117,061 f-80 approved The prequalification
certificates nine (9) new certificates and the increase of one (1) for educational
facilities, as listed on Attachment “A” of the agenda item.
117,062 g-1 adopted The Recommended Order of
the Administrative Law Judge in its entirety as its Final Order in the case of S.E.A.
v., Miami-Dade County School Board, DOAH Case No. 14-0765.
117,063 g-2 approved The
proposed Settlement Agreement in the case of The School Board of Miami-Dade
County, Florida v. Tamara Snow, DOAH Case Nos. 12-3603TTS and
13-1177TTS, suspending Respondent without pay for the period of her suspension
and reinstating her to her position as a middle school teacher.
117,064 g-3 authorized The School Board
Attorney to enter into new contracts on behalf of the Board for legal services
in the area of Real Estate Planning with Shutts and Bowen LLP and Squire Patton
Boggs (US) LLP, as described in the Official Agenda item, for one-year terms,
with options to renew for two additional one-year terms.
117,065 h-3 approved Resolution No. 14-067 of
The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida, recognizing Lauren’s Kids.
117,066 h-4 approved Resolution No. 14-068 of
The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida, recognizing NASSLEO scholarship
winners.
117,067 h-5 endorsed The 2014 Welcome Back to
School Safety Flyer for distribution during the first week of school.
117,068 h-6 requested* The Superintendent to
seek partnerships in a comprehensive county-wide plan with local
governments and organizations, as well as reviewing district programs to
provide swimming and water safety skills to our kindergarten children
and students; and authorized the Superintendent to review and create a
public information program to create awareness regarding swimming safety.
* As Amended, see stricken [deleted] and underlined [added]
languages. Also, to include Ms.
Perla Tabares Hantman, Dr. Lawrence S. Feldman, Dr. Dorothy Bendross-Mindingall,
Ms. Susie V. Castillo, Mr. Carlos L. Curbelo, and Ms. Raquel A. Regalado as
Co-Sponsors of this item.
117,069 h-8 approved Resolution No. 14-069 of
The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida, recognizing Matthew Zayas-Bazán for his Development of the
program “Only4Teens.”
117,070 h-9 approved Resolution No. 14-070 of
The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida, recognizing the Circle of Brotherhood.
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H-10
WITHDREW The request to approve
Resolution No. 14-XXX of The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida,
recognizing Dr. Pablo Miranda and Dr. Steven Perrotti of Gateway Dental.
117,071 h-11 authorized The Superintendent to
organize a community forum on the District’s disparity study.
Adjourned
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