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K-8 SCHOOL WORKSHOP
KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2011
COUNCIL CHAMBER
560 CRANDON BOULEVARD
The meeting was called to order by the Mayor at 6:10 p.m. Present were Councilmembers Michael
W. Davey, Enrique Garcia, Mayra P. Lindsay, James S. Taintor, Vice Mayor Michael E. Kelly and
Mayor Franklin H. Caplan. Councilmember Robert Gusman was absent. Also present were Village
Manager Genaro "Chip" Iglesias, Village Clerk Conchita H. Alvarez and Village Attorney Chad
Friedman. Councilmember Robert Gusman was absent.
The Manager introduced the following special guests: Mr. Albert Payne, Administrative Director,
Region III, Miami -Dade County Public Schools, Mrs. Silvia Tarafa, K.B. Elementary School
Principal, Ms. Ana Rijo-Conde, Facilities Planning Officer, Miami -Dade County Public Schools,
Ms. Lubby Navarro, Director, Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, Grants Administration, and
Community Engagement, Miami -Dade County Schools and Ms. Silvia R. Rojas, Treasurer, Office
of Treasury Management, Miami -Dade County Schools.
The Key Biscayne K-8 Education Advisory Board was appointed by the Mayor on August 26, 2009.
The Board has met 16 times over the last year and on January 3, 2011 through a unanimous vote of
the current four active members makes the following recommendations to the Council: 1.) Develop
an Education Compact with Miami -Dade County Schools with primary areas of concentration that
are outlined in Appendix A (attached for the record); 2.) Include in the Compact as secondary areas
of concentration recommendations outlined in Appendix B (attached for the record) to be
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continuously monitored and measure to enhance the learning experience and provide benefit to the
K-8 students; 3.) Establish a process to develop and approve the Compact prior to the start of the
2011 school year.
Mr. Charles Viscito and Ms. Brett Graff, K-8 Education Advisory Board Members made a
presentation to Council.
Manny Cambo, 621 Harbor Drive; Julie Dick, 251 Crandon Boulevard and Liz AriLulendi,
881 Harbor Drive addressed the Council.
It was the consensus of Council to direct the Manager to get details on several of the ideas presented
this evening. Once that information is presented to the Council, the Manager may receive direction
to enter into formal negotiations with the School Board.
The workshop was adjourned at 8:25 p.m.
Res s ' lly submitt
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Conchita H. Alvarez, MMC
Village Clerk
App ed this 8th da o 11 arch 2011:
Franklin H. Caplan
Mayor
IFA PERSON DECIDES TO APPEAL ANY DECISION MADE BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL
WITH RESPECT TO ANY MATTER CONSIDERED AT A MEETING OR HEARING, THAT
PERSON WILL NEED A RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS AND, FOR SUCH PURPOSE,
MAY NEED TO ENSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS IS
MADE, WHICH RECORD INCLUDES THE TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE UPON WHICH
THE APPEAL IS TO BE BASED.
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