Office
Staff
|
| Date |
Subject |
Action |
| 2/12/2003 |
Request for approval of resolution No. 03-14
of School Board of Miami Dade County, Florida, endorsing the
State resolution supported by Governor Jeb Bush, declaring
the week of Feb. 9-15, 2003 as Florida Career week of Technical
Education Week, and to inform administrators to promote related
Activities in all Miami-Dade County Public Schools. |
Approved |
 |
| 2/12/2003 |
That the School Board of Miami Dade County,
Florida direct the Superintendent of schools to create a committee
to identify Miami Dade County Public Schools' historically
significant buildings; to make recommendations re: their preservation
maintenance and rehabilitation needs; and to explore grant
funding for same |
Directed |
 |
| 3/12/2003 |
Direct the Superintendent to provide a report
to the board regarding the deferred maintenance needs for M-DCPS
Schools and ancillary sites |
Directed |
 |
| 3/12/2003 |
Mold, Mildew and Water Intrusion |
Directed |
 |
| 3/12/2003 |
Status of Fire Safety Corrections |
Directed * Amended |
 |
| 3/12/2003 |
Identification of specific areas of policy agreement
between the Miami- Dade Land Advisory Board and the School
Board of Miami- Dade County. Florida |
Directed |
 |
| 3/12/2003 |
Request that the School Board of Miami- Dade
County, Florida, Direct the Superintendent to develop a plan
to increase the contingency fund for 2003-04 |
Directed* Amended |
 |
| 3/12/2003 |
Direct the Superintendent and the School Board
Attorney to review the Miami- Dade County Cone of Silence Ordinance
for request for proposals, request for qualifications and bids,
and recommend an appropriate School Board Rule for considerations |
Directed |
 |
| 4/9/2003 |
Direct the Superintendent of schooled to conduct
a study comparing the M-DCPS prototype facilities lists program
requirements for the construction of instructional and core
spaces and recommend revisions to the Board |
Directed |
 |
| 4/9/2003 |
Direct the Superintendent of Schools to evaluate
the District's design Standards and recommend revisions to
achieve cost savings |
Directed |
 |
| 4/9/2003 |
Direct the Superintendent to create a best practices
Committee for the purpose of evaluating and recommending to
the Board changes to the Facilities Operations Department |
Directed |
 |
| 5/14/2003 |
Dividing the Miami Dade County Public School
District into Nine Access Centers, with each Access Center
Aligning with a Board Member |
Directed |
 |
| 6/18/2003 |
Request that the School Board of Miami-Dade
County, Florida, Direct the Superintendent to conduct a feasibility
study on the logistical and financial implecations of converting
J.R.E. Lee Opportunity School into an elementary school |
Approved |
 |
| 8/20/2003 |
Request that the School Board of Miami-Dade
County, Florida, Direct the Superintendent to establish an
AD-HOC task force to review the tool kit adopted by the Florida
Legilature for the implementation of the class size reduction
amendment and to report to the board recommendations for application
within M-DCPS |
Directed |
 |
| 8/20/2003 |
Eminent domain of + - 54 acre site located in
the city of Hialeah Gardens, FL for the siting of proposed
state schools "JJJ" , "MM1" and "VI" |
No Discussion |
 |
| 8/20/2003 |
Request that the School Board of Miami-Dade
County, Florida, Direct the Superintendent to determine the
feasibility of program management as a project delivery method
for new projects and to report to the board with a recommende
model for the implementation |
Directed |
 |
| 8/20/2003 |
Authorization for the Superintendent to determine
and recommend at the september 2003 board meeting if purchase
persuint to FL law and school board rule 6GX13-3C-1,10 1(G),
from contract awarded by the Putnam County School Board creating
a program for public service announcments/advertising in the
interior of school buses is to the economic advantage of M-DCPS |
Authorized |
 |
| 9/10/2003 |
Direct the Superintendent to issue a request
for proposal to commision a forensic accounting firm to conduct
a comprehensive forensic investigation of the capital outlay
funds and account |
Requested |
 |
| 10/22/2003 |
Request for approval of resolution No. 03-05
of the School Board of Miami-Dade County, FL, Honoring Miami
Senior High for its 100 years of providing quality education
to the students of our community. |
Approved |
 |
| 10/22/2003 |
Direct the Superintendent to conduct a workshop
for the School Board and provide recommendations for policies
and procedures for background cheaks of school volunteers |
Directed |
 |
| 10/22/2003 |
Request approval of resolution NO. 03-49 of
the school board of Miami-Dade County, FL, recognizing the
KIWANIS CLUB OF LITTLE HAVANA for its back-to school project
providing book bags and school supplies to students a several
of M-DCPS |
Approved |
 |
| 11/19/2003 |
The Superintendent to cooperate with, and provide
information and documentation to the Miami-Dade Land Acquisition
and Facilities Maintenance Operations Advisory Board with regard
to its commissioning of a forensic accounting firm to conduct
a comprehensive forensic audit and investigation of the capital
outlay funds and accounts, at a cost to M-DCPS not to exceed
$25,000.00 at this time; that the auditing firm be selected
by the 2+2+1 Committee; and that the firm be instructed to
work under and report to the Miami-Dade Land Acquisition and
Facilities Maintenance Operations Advisory Board and the Miami-Dade
County School Board. |
Directed |
 |
| 12/10/2003 |
The Superintendent to organize a workshop with
the City of Homestead to evaluate the establishment of an Educational
Facilities Benefits District in the City of Homestead. |
Directed |
 |
| 1/14/2004 |
An execution of a Covenant Running with the
Land, requiring Coral Gables Elementary School to adhere to
the City of Coral Gables Historic Preservation Ordinance for
the purposes of protecting the District’s Transfer of
Development Rights under the terms and conditions enumerated
[in the agenda item]; and authorized the payment of additional
attorney fees to the firm of Tew Cardenas Rebak Kellogg Lehman
Demaria Tague Raymond and Levine, LLP, in an amount not to
exceed $15,000 for continuing services. |
Authorized |
 |
| 2/11/2004 |
Resolution No. 04-15 of The School Board of
Miami-Dade County, Florida, in support of the National Board
Certified Teachers of Miami-Dade, Inc. |
Approved |
 |
| 4/14/2004 |
The Superintendent to form a committee to secure
the authority to build educational facilities within a flight
path zone. |
Directed |
 |
| 5/19/2004 |
The Superintendent to devise a balanced plan
of action to ensure that the class size reduction requirements
for the 2004-2005 school year are being implemented in order
to meet the legislative mandate; and report back to the Board
at its meeting of June 16, 2004 School Board meeting |
Directed |
 |
| 5/19/2004 |
The Superintendent to retain Holland & Knight,
LLP, to pursue all available remedies, including litigation,
to redress the legislative modification of the District Cost
Differential (DCD) component of the Florida Education Finance
Program (FEFP) formula; to establish a budget for this engagement
and report it to the Board at the June 16, 2004 meeting; request
assistance from other districts which have been impacted; and
confirm the Superintendent’s request to the Governor
to exercise his veto authority and veto Line 81 of the 2004
General Appropriations Act – Grants and Aids to Local
Governments – Florida Education Finance Program. |
Authorized |
 |
| 5/19/2004 |
The Superintendent to review the feasibility
of a curriculum-based prototypical facility for implementation
in K-8 conversions, as more specifically detailed [in the agenda
item]. |
Authorized |
 |
| 5/19/2004 |
The Chair and Secretary to execute the necessary
documents to dedicate a portion of Board-owned land to the
Village of Key Biscayne for the construction, maintenance and
joint use of additional parking spaces at Key Biscayne Community
School.
|
Authorized |
 |
| 5/19/2004 |
The Superintendent to study the fiscal impact
of the implementation of SB 300, and return to the Board with
a recommendation at its regularly scheduled School Board meeting
of June 16, 2004. |
Directed |
 |
| 5/19/2004 |
Resolution No. 04-36 of The School Board of
Miami-Dade County, Florida, recognizing Donna Rice for her
outstanding volunteer service for the children of Miami-Dade
County Public Schools. |
Approved |
 |
| 5/19/2004 |
Resolution No. 04-37 of The School Board of
Miami-Dade County, Florida, congratulating DisneyHand Teacher
Award honoree Joseph Underwood for his extraordinary leadership
and his caring contribution to the children of Miami-Dade County
Public Schools. |
Approved |
 |
| 6/14/2004 |
The Superintendent to seek an opinion from the
Florida Attorney General regarding conflicting mandates of
the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, the Florida A+
Plan, and the constitutional class size reduction amendment. |
Directed |
 |
| 10/20/2004 |
The use of various schools as pick up locations
on Saturday, December 11, 2004, for the Cuban National Council,
Inc. (CNC) Children’s & Families Health Fair as detailed
in the Official Agenda. |
Approved |
 |
| 11/17/2004 |
The Superintendent to transmit to the City of
Coral Gables the School Board’s modified position regarding
its Transfer of Development Rights (TDRs) for Coral Gables
Elementary School; the negotiation of a joint use agreement
with the City of Coral Gables for the use of the recreational
amenities at Coral Gables Elementary School; and authorized
additional attorney fees to the firm of Tew Cardenas, LLP,
to complete negotiations with the City. |
Authorized |
 |
| 11/17/2004 |
The Superintendent to establish a partnership
with the City of Miami Mayor’s initiatives (Task Force
on Health) and The Cuban-American National Council, Inc., (CNC)
in promoting awareness on childhood obesity through the Children
and Families Health Fair on December 11, 2004; and authorized
schools to be able to pass out information on the health fair
for December 11, 2004.
|
Directed |
| |
|
|