April 28, 2021 City Commission Liaison Meeting Minutes CITY COMMISSION LIAISON MEETING MINUTES
APRIL 28, 2021
11:00 A.M.
Aventura Government Center
19200 West Country Club Drive, Aventura, FL
A City of Aventura Commission Liaison Meeting was held in the Commission Chamber
on April 28, 2021 and called to order at 11 .06 a.m. The following Commission Liaison
members were in attendance: Commissioner Dr. Linda Marks. Vice Mayor Robert Shelley
was absent. Also present were Mayor Enid Weisman, Commissioner Jonathan Evans,
Commissioner Rachel S. Friedland, City Manager Ronald J. Wasson, City Clerk Ellisa L.
Horvath, and Charter Schools USA representatives Jonathan Hage, President & Chief
Executive Officer, and Dr. David Christiansen, Chief of Schools.
Mr. Wasson reported on Don Soffer Aventura High School and announced that Principal
David McKnight would be leaving at the end of the school year and the name of his
replacement would be provided in the near future.
The following items were discussed: providing a clear grade K-12 education alignment,
possible locations for the enlargement of ACES to be discussed at a future Commission
Workshop, the current models at ACES and DSAHS, the current starting grade of the
gifted program in second grade, and the goal of making ACES a national blue ribbon
school.
Dr. Christiansen provided comments on the Charter Schools USA gifted program at their
school in Palm Beach.
Mr. Wasson will request ACES Principal Tyrkala to attend the next meeting to address
certain items.
Mr. Wasson and Charter Schools USA, with the assistance of Principal Tyrkala, will work
together to create a curriculum model to present to create a K-12 experience.
No members of the public provided comments.
The next Commission Liaison meeting was scheduled for May 13, 2021 at 11 .00 a.m.
The meeting adjourned at 12.45 p.m.
Ellisa L. Horvath, MMC, City Clerk