HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes EAB 091300CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS
EDUCATION ADVISORY BOARD
SEPTEMBER 13, 2000
The September 13, 2000, Regular meeting of the City of Palm Beach Gardens
Education Advisory Board was called to order at 7:30 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
Scott Blake, Wayne Anderson, Anne Berg, John Gardner, Ilene Gerber, Judith
Hanrahan, Nancy Krause- Laurie, Vice Chair Leslie Millar, James Panoch, Jan Porter,
and Ron Sadaka. City Council Liaison- Vice Mayor Eric Jablin was also present.
Minutes of the August 9, 2000 meeting were approved as submitted.
Committee Reports
Public Liaison - There was no report.
® Boundaries - There was no report.
Curriculum - City Council Liaison Jablin provided an update on plans for the Political
Forum of Legislative Candidates, including the candidates who were running for office.
Discussion ensued. Upon motion, second, and unanimous vote it was decided to
cancel the Forum for the legislative candidates since some were unwilling to
participate. Consensus of the Board was to invite School Board candidates to the
October meeting.
School Board Forum - James Panoch reported on several items which had been
discussed, of which he felt the most important was appointment of a Chief Academic
Officer to balance the Chief Operating Officer .
Partnership - There was no report.
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SAC Meeting Reports
® Allamanda Elementary - Wayne Anderson reported he had been unable to attend but
would receive a copy of the minutes.
Palm Beach Gardens Elementary - Anne Berg reported the meeting had been well
attended, and items discussed had included the school improvement plan. Ms. Berg
reported she had been impressed with the level of-involvement of the parents and
teachers.
Timber Trace Elementary - Ron Sadaka reported that items discussed had included
literacy day, a school newsletter which would be published by a business partner,
support for the old grading system, implementation of Parent Student Learning Nights,
boundary changes which affected enrollment, the situation at Eisenhower Elementary,
an upcoming fundraiser, uniforms, and that the next meeting was scheduled for
September 25.
Grove Park Elementary - There was no report.
H. L. Watkins Middle - There was no report.
® Watson B. Duncan Middle - There was no report.
School of the Arts Middle - Jan Porter's report included items which had been
discussed, and announcements that the school renovation was almost complete, and
that the school had received the highest FCAT scores in Palm Beach County.
Palm Beach Gardens High - John Gardner reported two items had been discussed, a
possible field trip and the incident which had recently taken place in the cafeteria where
a student had taken a loaded gun to school. Leslie Millar described the incident,
reported City Council Liaison Jablin had immediately - _set up a meeting which was
attended by school police, Palm Beach Gardens police .officers, Riviera Beach police
officers, school principals, and - others, reported safety measures being taken.
Discussion ensued. Some suggestions were to remove one group of students to another
school, to report to the school names of kids who were in fights outside the school, and
to immediately provide addresses of students who had been expelled to the police.
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William T. Dwyer High - Nancy Krause Laurie provided a report.
® Suncoast High - There was no report.
Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr. School of the Arts - There was no report.
North Tech - There was no report.
Old Bpsiness
Chair Blake reported he had written a letter to the School Board regarding the
alternative program at Eisenhower Elementary School as decided at the last meeting
and then learned the City had already sent a letter on the same issue. City Council
Liaison Jablin described the events regarding this miscommunication, and assured the
Board this would not happen again. Other prior miscommunication with the City was
discussed.
Inviting candidates for election to the October meeting and allowing them to speak was
discussed.
SAC members for the high schools were asked to call the schools requesting that
student volunteers for this Board be place on their agendas.
Appreciation for the way this Board had worked together was expressed by former
Chair Wayne Anderson. Mr. Jablin_announced the City's Board appreciation event
would be held September 28 and in
the members of the Board to attend.
City Council Liaison Jablin showed a map of the Golf Digest ( Mirasol) development
and pointed out the areas designated for schools. Mt _ Jablin explained that since the
School Board did not plan to build there for a few years, Mirasol was proposing to
switch this land with a piece now owned by WCI approximately a mile away to be the
designated school site. Input from the Board had been requested. A member of the
Board commented that the WCI development was _planned to be very upscale,
therefore, the school property if located there would be worth more than at the Mirasol
site.
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New Business
The next meeting was scheduled for October 11, 2000.
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 9:15 p.m.
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