May 11, 2020 City Commission Liaison Meeting Minutes T ule City of CITY COMMISSION
LIAISON MEETING MINUTES
Ai ififura MAY 11, 2020
Aventura Government Center
10:00 a.m. 19200 W.Country Club Drive
0 Aventura, Florida 33180
A City of Aventura Commission Liaison Meeting was held on May 11 , 2020 and called
to order at 10:00 a.m. The meeting was held via video conferencing through Zoom, as
specified on the meeting notice and as a result of the continued state of emergency due
to COVID-19. The following Commission Liaison members were in attendance:
Commissioner Dr. Linda Marks and Commissioner Robert Shelley. Also present were
Mayor Enid Weisman, Vice Mayor Gladys Mezrahi, Commissioner Howard Weinberg,
City Manager Ronald J. Wasson, City Clerk Ellisa L. Horvath, Don Soffer Aventura High
School Principal David McKnight, DSAHS Assistant Principal Pamela Clappier, ACES
Principal Anthony Tyrkala, and Charter Schools USA Vice President of Education
Rachel Windler-Freitag.
Principal Tyrkala, Principal McKnight, and Assistant Principal Clappier provided an
overview of the coordination process between both schools to prepare the 8th graders
for transitioning to Don Soffer Aventura High School.
Principal Tyrkala discussed the following items: enrollment and verification process,
COVID-19 safety precautions, school opening plans and staffing, drive-through
graduation for 8th graders, and grandfathered residency rule.
Principal McKnight discussed the following items: coordination process for incoming
freshman with Aventura Waterways, COVID-19 safety precautions, enrollment and
verification process, wait list, and hiring for a vacant position.
Principal Tyrkala, Principal McKnight, and Ms. Windler-Freitag discussed addressing
summer regression, plans based on CDC guidelines for no in-person learning until at
least July 18th, contingency plans for in-person and remote learning options, summer
school, teacher training process for remote learning, and budget planning with
reductions.
No members of the public provided comments.
The meeting adjourned at 11 :23 a.m.
Ellisa L. Horvath, MMC, City Clerk