April 15, 2021 Aventura City of Excellence School (ACES) Governing Board Meeting Minutes AVENTURA CITY OF EXCELLENCE SCHOOL GOVERNING BOARD
MEETING MINUTES
APRIL 15, 2021
9:00 a.m.
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 Aventura City of
Excellence School (ACES):
1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL: The meeting was called to order by Mayor Enid
Weisman at 9.03 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. APPROVAL OF MINUTES — JANUARY 21, 2021: A motion for approval of the
January 21 , 2021 meeting minutes was offered by Commissioner Narotsky, seconded by
Commissioner Evans, and passed unanimously, by roll call vote.
3. ORDINANCE — FIRST READING/PUBLIC HEARING: Mr. Wolpin read the
following Ordinance title:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, ADOPTING THE
ATTACHED CHARTER SCHOOL OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGET FOR THE
AVENTURA CITY OF EXCELLENCE SCHOOL FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021/2022
(JULY 1 - JUNE 30), PURSUANT TO SECTION 4.05 OF THE CITY CHARTER;
AUTHORIZING EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS ESTABLISHED BY THE BUDGET;
PROVIDING FOR BUDGETARY CONTROL; PROVIDING FOR PERSONNEL
AUTHORIZATION; PROVIDING FOR GIFTS AND GRANTS; PROVIDING FOR
AMENDMENTS; PROVIDING FOR ENCUMBRANCES; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
A motion for approval of the Ordinance was offered by Commissioner Dr. Marks and
seconded by Commissioner Narotsky.
Mr. Wasson provided an overview of the proposed $10,558,599 budget.
Aventura City of Excellence School(ACES) Governing Board Meeting Minutes
April 15, 2021
Following the Board's discussion, the 90% retention amount shown on page 9 will be
clarified to reflect that it refers to staff.
Mayor Weisman opened the item for public comment. There being no comments, Mayor
Weisman closed the item for public input.
The motion for approval of the Ordinance passed unanimously, by roll call vote.
4. APPROVAL OF 2021-2022 SCHOOL CALENDAR: Principal Tyrkala,
accompanied by Rachel Wind ler-Freitag, South Florida Deputy Director Charter Schools
USA, reviewed the proposed school calendar.
A motion for approval of the school calendar was offered by Commissioner Landman and
seconded by Vice Mayor Shelley.
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.
5. SCHOOL UPDATE — ACES PRINCIPAL ANTHONY TYRKALA:
• Mid-Year Dashboards: Principal Tyrkala reviewed the mid-year dashboards
and highlighted the 2021 projections.
The Board requested that Ms. Windler-Freitag provide the Board with highlights of the
Executive Order, with an explanation on what that means specifically to ACES.
The Board discussed the need to provide the students with the best advantage, regarding
the testing scores and their education.
Mr. Tyrkala projected an "A" rating for the school.
Mayor Weisman opened the item for public comment. There being no comments, Mayor
Weisman closed the item for public input.
• Enrollment: Principal Tyrkala provided an update on the enrollment
amounts, including the waitlist, and discussed the ongoing residency verifications.
Mr. Wasson and Ms. Windler-Freitag will provide the Board with an enrollment visual
chart.
Principal Tyrkala provided information on the following additional items: current
percentage (86%) of students on campus for learning, planning for the summer bridge,
plans for intervention and recovery, kindergarten readiness program, upcoming "moving-
up" ceremonies (kindergarten, 5tn graders, and 8tn graders), annual virtual bazaar, testing,
team efforts with city departments, teacher evaluations, and mobile learning students.
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Aventura City of Excellence School(ACES) Governing Board Meeting Minutes
April 15, 2021
6. OTHER BUSINESS: None.
7. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the
Commission as the Governing Board, a motion to adjourn was offered by Commissioner
Evans, seconded by Vice Mayor Shelley, and unanimously approved; thus, adjourning
the meeting at 9.41 a.m.
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Ellisa L. Horvath, MM , City Clerk
Approved by the City Commission, acting in its capacity as the Governing Board for
ACES, on July 22, 2021.
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