December 14, 2020 DSAHS Governing Board Meeting Minutes - -- DON SOFFER
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DON SOFFER AVENTURA HIGH SCHOOL GOVERNING BOARD
MEETING MINUTES
DECEMBER 14, 2020
Following 9:00 a.m. Special Commission Mtg. & ACES Governing Board Mtg.
Via Virtual Communications Technology
The meeting was held via video conferencing through Zoom, as specified on the meeting
agenda and as a result of the continued state of emergency due to COVID-19.
City Commission, Acting in its Capacity as the Governing Board for the Don Soffer
Aventura High School (DSAHS):
1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL: The meeting was called to order by Mayor Enid
Weisman at 9:37 a.m. The roll was called and the following were present: Mayor Enid
Weisman, Vice Mayor Robert Shelley, Commissioner Jonathan Evans, Commissioner
Rachel S. Friedland, Commissioner Denise Landman, Commissioner Dr. Linda Marks,
Commissioner Marc Narotsky, City Manager Ronald J. Wasson, City Clerk Ellisa L.
Horvath, and City Attorney David M. Wolpin. As a quorum was determined to be present,
the meeting commenced.
2. CITY COMMISSION, ACTING IN ITS CAPACITY AS THE GOVERNING BOARD
FOR THE DON SOFFER AVENTURA HIGH SCHOOL (DSAHS): Mr. Wolpin read the
following motion:
MOTION APPROVING THE DON SOFFER AVENTURA HIGH SCHOOL (DSAHS)
SPRING 2021 EDUCATION PLAN AS ATTACHED.
A motion for approval was offered by Vice Mayor Shelley and seconded by Commissioner
Evans.
Mr. Wasson reviewed the item and explained the request by the State to provide plans to
target students not doing well with mobile learning.
Rachel Wind ler-Freitag, South Florida Area Director- Charter Schools USA, reviewed the
details of the Spring 2021 Education Plan for DSAHS and the school's response to target
students who are regressing due to mobile learning.
DSAHS Principal David McKnight provided additional information on the Plan and
reviewed basic data on mobile learning, the mid-year assessments, IEP compliance, and
increasing in-person learning. The Board additionally discussed filling vacant spots,
participating in local business partner programs, and requesting the State to waive testing
requirements through Charter Schools USA.
Don Soffer Aventura High School(DSAHS) Governing Board Meeting Minutes
December 14, 2020
Mayor Weisman opened the item for public comment. There being no comments, Mayor
Weisman closed the item for public input.
The motion for approval passed unanimously, by roll call vote.
3. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the
Commission as the Governing Board, a motion to adjourn was offered by Commissioner
Narotsky, seconded by Commissioner Evans, and unanimously approved; thus,
adjourning the meeting at 10.28 a.m.
Ellisa L. Horvath, MMC, City Clerk
Approved by the City Commission, acting in its capacity as the Governing Board for
DSAHS, on January 21, 2021.
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