Committee for Quality Education in Miami Beach

The committee's purpose is to guide the city's efforts toward providing the best education possible in Miami Beach K through 12th grade schools.

The committee is vested with the power and authority to make recommendations to the city commission and to investigate, develop, and carry out plans to promote and ensure the provision of quality education in Miami Beach K through 12th grade schools. The committee shall consist of twenty-six (26) voting members and three nonvoting ex officio members to be comprised as follows:

(1) A representative selected by the Parent Teacher Association of North Beach Elementary.

(2) A representative selected by the Parent Teacher Association of Biscayne Beach Elementary.

(3) A representative selected by the Parent Teacher Association of Miami Beach Feinberg-Fisher K-8.

(4) A representative selected by the Parent Teacher Association of Miami Beach South Pointe Elementary.

(5) A representative selected by the Parent Teacher Association of Miami Beach Nautilus Middle School.

(6) A representative selected by the Parent Teacher Association of Miami Beach High School.

(7) A representative selected by the Parent Teacher Association of Ruth K. Broad Elementary School.

(8) A representative selected by the Parent Teacher Association of Treasure Island Elementary School.

(9) A representative selected by the Parent Teacher Association, or an equivalent parental organization of Rabbi Alexander Gross High School & Hebrew Academy.

(10) A representative selected by the Parent Teacher Association, or an equivalent parental organization of Yeshiva Elementary School.

(11) A representative selected by the Parent Teacher Association, or an equivalent parental organization of St. Patrick Catholic School.

(12) A representative selected by the Parent Teacher Association, or an equivalent parental organization of Casa Dei Bambini.

(13) A representative selected by the Parent Teacher Association, or an equivalent parental organization of Lehrman Community Day School Inc.

(14) A representative selected by the Parent Teacher Association, or an equivalent parental organization of Klurman Mesivta.

(15) A representative selected by the Parent Teacher Association, or an equivalent parental organization of Temple Beth Sholom Innovation School.

(16) A representative selected by the Parent Teacher Association, or an equivalent parental organization of Mater Beach Academy.

(17) A representative selected by the Parent Teacher Association, or an equivalent parental organization of Montessori Academy at St. Johns.

(18) A representative selected by the Parent Teacher Association, or an equivalent parental organization of Le Petite Papillon Montessori.

(19) A representative selected by the Parent Teacher Association, or an equivalent parental organization of Mechina of South Florida (the Mesivta of Greater Miami).

(20) Seven members of the public with knowledge or expertise with regard to education issues who shall be direct appointments by the mayor and each city commissioner with no more than three who can be employed or contracted by Miami-Dade County public schools.

A quorum shall consist of nine (9) members. All voting members must be parents/guardians of students attending a Miami Beach school who are also City of Miami Beach residents. The city commission shall designate two of its members to serve as city commission liaisons who shall report to the city commission actions of the committee for quality education; the city manager shall further designate a member of city staff to serve as a liaison who shall report the committee's actions to the city manager. City Liaison: Dr. Leslie Rosenfeld