October 24, 2019 City Commission Liaison Meeting Minutes The City Of CITY COMMISSION
LIAISON MEETING MINUTES
Aventura OCTOBER 24, 2019
Aventura Government Center
9:00 a.m. 19200 W. Country Club Drive
Aventura, Florida 33180
A City of Aventura Commission Liaison Meeting was held on October 24, 2019 and
called to order at 9:01 a.m. The following Commission Liaison members were in
attendance: Vice Mayor Dr. Linda Marks and Commissioner Robert Shelley'. Also
present were Mayor Enid Weisman, Commissioner Gladys Mezrahi, Commissioner
Howard Weinberg2, City Manager Ronald J. Wasson, City Clerk Ellisa L. Horvath, Don
Soffer Aventura High School Principal David McKnight, Don Soffer Aventura High
School Assistant Principal Pamela A. Clappier, and Charter Schools USA Vice
President of Education Rachel Windler-Freitag.
The success of the Don Soffer Aventura High School dedication ceremony on October
14, 2019 was discussed.
Mr. McKnight, Ms. Clappier, and Ms. Windler-Freitag reviewed a PowerPoint titled Our
Road to Success, which highlighted the following: Data and Curriculum for ELA, Math
(Algebra 1 & Geometry) & Science (Biology), and What is Next for DSAH including
October — December 2019, Items Needed for the 2020-2021 School Year, January —
July 2020, and the Don Soffer Aventura Marketing Plan.
The following additional items were discussed: providing the following year plans earlier,
increasing outreach efforts to 8th grade students in the community, timing of the
enrollment process, increasing the school's marketing efforts, curriculum, hiring
process, collaboration between ACES and the high school on curriculum for a K-12
plan, working with ACES on NWEA testing, offering coding as part of the curriculum or
an elective, FF&E (furniture, fixtures & equipment) list sorted by category, television
station for the school, athletic budget, showing the school's accreditation/certifications in
the school's marketing items, silver knights, exposure to the City's business community,
advertising budget/branding, and backpacks.
The following members of the public provided comments: Cindy Orlinsky (Aventura
resident).
The meeting adjourned at 10:56 a.m.
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' Commissioner Shelley arrived at 9:15 a.m.
2 Commissioner Weinberg arrived at 9:45 a.m.