January 19, 2023 ACES Governing Board Meeting Minutes AVENTURA CITY OF EXCELLENCE SCHOOL GOVERNING BOARD
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
JANUARY 19, 2023
Following 9 a.m. City Commission Workshop
Aventura Government Center
19200 West Country Club Drive
Aventura, FL 33180
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
Howard Weinberg at 2.46 p.m. The roll was called and the following were present- Mayor
Howard S. Weinberg, Vice Mayor Billy Joel, Commissioner Amit Bloom, Commissioner
Rachel S. Friedland, Commissioner Paul A. Kruss, Commissioner Michael Stern, City
Manager Ronald J. Wasson, City Clerk Ellisa L. Horvath, and City Attorney Robert
Meyers. Commissioner Dr. Linda Marks was absent. Also present were ACES Principal
Dr. Anthony Tyrkala, Rachel Windler-Freitag - South Florida Deputy Director Charter
Schools USA, and Rita Weaver - Senior Director of Board Governance Charter Schools
USA. As a quorum was determined to be present, the meeting commenced.
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: A motion for approval of the September 22, 2022
regular meeting minutes was offered by Commissioner Friedland, seconded by
Commissioner Bloom, and passed unanimously, by roll call vote.
3. APPROVAL OF OUT-OF-FIELD WAIVERS: Principal Dr. Tyrkala reviewed the
memo request for out-of-field waivers dated January 10, 2023 for the following- English
Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Endorsement for two teachers and Gifted
Endorsement for one teacher.
A motion for approval was offered by Commissioner Friedland and seconded by Vice
Mayor Joel.
No public comments were provided.
The motion passed unanimously by roll call vote.
4. REVIEW OF 2022-2023 FALL SURVEY RESULTS: Principal Dr. Tyrkala
reviewed the CSUSA Fall 2022-2023 Staff, Parent and Student Stakeholder Satisfaction
Surveys, including the students in third through eighth grades as requested by the Board.
Aventura City of Excellence School(ACES) Governing Board Regular Meeting Minutes
January 19, 2023
No public comments were provided.
5. APPROVAL OF REFERENDUM SETTLEMENT DISTRIBUTION PLAN: Mr.
Wasson provided information on the background for the item and reviewed the
distribution plan for teachers/instructional personnel and safety/security personnel at the
school as outlined in the agenda.
A motion for approval was offered by Commissioner Bloom and seconded by Vice Mayor
Joel to provide two payments (one now and one at the end of the school year), with a
letter explaining the payment plan as well as the hard work done by the Commission to
obtain the funds, and to also provide financial planning education
The City Commission discussed the item.
No public comments were provided.
The motion passed unanimously by roll call vote.
6. SCHOOL UPDATES — ACES PRINCIPAL DR. ANTHONY TYRKALA: Principal
Dr. Tyrkala provided updates including the following: enrollment, Algebra 1 prep,
resources for Waterways, ordering technology, and 8th grade graduation.
The City Commission discussed the following items: setting the school calendar,
changing the 8th grade graduation to June 5th due to a Commission Meeting on the 6cn
and inviting students to attend Commission meetings or to Government Center for a field
trip.
7. OTHER BUSINESS: None.
8. PUBLIC COMMENT: The following members of the public provided comments:
Enid Weisman (3802 NE 207 Street, Aventura).
9. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the
Commission as the Governing Board, a motion to adjourn was offered by Commissioner
Friedland, seconded by Commissioner Kruss, and unanimously approved; thus,
adjourning the meeting at 3:05 p.m.
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Ellisa L. Horvath, M ity Clerk
Approved by the City Commission, acting in its capacity as the Governing Board for
ACES, on April 20, 2023.
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