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CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS
EDUCATION ADVISORY BOARD
JUNE 14, 2000
The June 14, 2000, Regular meeting of the City of Palm Beach Gardens Education
Advisory Board was called to order at 7:45 P.M. in the Council Chambers of the
Municipal Complex located at 10500 North Military Trail, Palm Beach Gardens,
Florida.
The roll was called and the following members were found to be in attendance: Chair
Wayne Anderson, Anne Berg, Scott Blake, John Gardner, Ilene Gerber, Judith
Hanrahan, Murtaza Kakh, Nancy Krause- Laurie, James Panoch, Jan Porter, and
Charlotte Schiff. Student Andrea Kanner was also present.
Chair Anderson announced that December had been chosen for the Recognition
Banquet.
Scott Blake introduced his Palm Beach Community College summer session
Educational Technology class, which was present to observe the meeting.
Minutes of the May 10,2000 were not approved because no recording had been taken
due to malfimctioning of the recording equipment.
Representative Klein had been invited to be guest speaker, however, was not present.
It was reported that every legislator in the Palm Beach and Martin County delegations
had been invited but Representative Klein was the only one who responded.
Committee Reports
Public Liaison - Nancy Krause -Laurie reported she had send a thank -you note to the
last guest speaker, and had called all the members to remind them of this meeting.
Boundaries - The Boundary Committee Chair was absent. Scott Blake reported
attending the June 5 County Commission meeting on concurrency, and explained that
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the City of Palm Beach Gardens had not supported concurrency. Discussion ensued.
Mr. Blake volunteered to contact the City Council to see why they had voted against
concurrency after the Educational Advisory Board had recommended approval. A
change in procedure was suggested to request that the City Council report back to
advisory boards when their recommendations were not accepted, advising the reasons
for their decision; and that the matter be taken up at a second public meeting to
possibly change their position. The possibility of a school within the Golf Digest
project was discussed. Mr. Blake was requested to obtain an update on this item when
he contacted the City Council.
Curriculum - Charlotte Schiff reported the Forum of Legislature Candidates would be
held sometime during August, that questions had been formulated, and that City
Council Liaison Jablin would conduct the forum since two members of the Committee
would be out of town. July 19 at 7 p.m. at the Burns Road Community Center was
proposed for the next meeting of the Committee.
Charlotte Schiff reported attending a conference in Massachusetts regarding violence
in schools, and proposed that the Board become part of a grass roots committee to
bring this issue to attention of parents and children.
Charlotte Schiff made a motion that the Educational Advisory Committee adopt a
policy to set up a grass roots committee to go to the School Board to urge them to
participate in a program or programs for parents and children, to stem violence in the
schools, and that the School Board could choose the programs. Discussion ensued,
during which it was noted that the School Board was already working on some type of
program. Ms. Schiff wanted a commitment that every school would be required to
have some type of violence prevention program for all grades. The motion died for
lack of a second. Chair Anderson suggested that the Curriculum Committee review the
matter, adopt a proposal to present to the Board in the language to be presented to the
School Board, to be voted upon in September. Mr. Blake recommended that the
proposal be in the form of a Resolution from the City Council to the School Board.
Chair Anderson summarized that the Curriculum Committee would research the matter
and present it back to the Board who could then present it to the City Council.
School Board Forum - There was no report since the meeting was being held at the
same time as this meeting. Chair Anderson announced that members of the Board
might like to read an article provided by Jim Panoch.
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Partnership - There was no report. Chair Anderson suggested that in the coming year
the SAC members bring up the partnership program to the schools, since not all the
schools had utilized the programs during the past year.
SAC Meeting Reports
Only one member reported attending a SAC meeting, the purpose of which was to sign
the school improvement program.
Old Business
There was no old business.
New Business
Members were advised to contact the City to have their terms renewed after expiration.
Jan Porter announced that Chair Anderson's wife Janet had instituted a reading program
at Washington Elementary which had increased reading levels from pre - kindergarten
to mid -third grade. Ms. Porter expressed interest in having Mrs. Anderson as guest
speaker to describe the reading program. Mr. Anderson stated he would ask if she
would be willing to speak.
Jan Porter commented it was her understanding of the magnet program that if the first
choice of high school was not granted then the second choice was not given, therefore,
application must be made to a regular high school. Ms. Porter requested that this
practice be identified and that students be advised. Discussion ensued. Mr. Blake
reported not all magnets had-the same rules and explained how students were chosen.
A guest speaker on this issue was recommended.
Chair Anderson provided new County standards for grades K through 2, which teachers
felt would take too much time in addition to other record keeping. Chair Anderson
announced there would soon be a critical shortage of teachers in the County, and
discussion ensued regarding the power that school Principals had to let teachers go.
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, 0Chair Anderson had concerns about the evaluation process. There should be a revised
evaluation process of any teacher which the Principal marks with concerns. There
should be an additional evaluation of these teachers by an area or county qualified
person. He also expressed concern that teachers would be hard to recruit from other
states.
Chair Anderson announced that at the next meeting on August 9, 2000. Scott Blake
would be Chair, Leslie Millar would be Vice Chair, and that he would continue as a
member of the Board.
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 8:45 p.m.
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