Agenda Items – Dr. Martin S. Karp

Agenda Items

Curriculum

Political Biases: 10-8-20
*Staff Follow-up: 1-28-21

Choice in the Virtual World: 10-8-20
*Staff Follow-up: 3-15-21

Intergenerational Learning: 11-20-19

Extending Programming Beyond Current Age Limit to Students with Autism: 6-19-19
*Staff Follow-up: 12-2-19

Driver's Education: 11-20-18
*Staff Follow-up: 3-13-19

Sea Level Rise, Academic Programing and Construction Design: 4-25-18
*Staff Follow-up: 7-24-18

Gifted Education Evaluation: 6-21-17
*Staff Follow-up: 2-25-19

Human Growth and Development Review: 6-18-14

Teacher Preparatory High School: 2-15-12

Developing a Boarding School: 9-7-11

Development and Implementation of Summer Reading List and Assignments: 9-9-09

FCAT Preparation: 1-16-08

Gifted Reading K-5 Program: 10-17-07

Bullying Implementation Plan: 5-10-06

Student-Oriented Science Research & Participation in Competition: 1-16-08
Status report of science and mathematics student-oriented activities: 7-11-07
Science, Engineering and Mathematics: 2-15-06
*See Amendment: .

Gifted Education: 8-17-05
*Implementation Plan: 6-14-06

High School Study Abroad: 4-13-05

Support for Educators

Temporary Instructors: 7-24-19
*Staff Follow-up: 11-19-19

Interactive Whiteboard Technology: 3-15-17
*Staff Follow-up: 7-10-17

Reduced Testing: 11-18-15
*Staff Follow-up: 12-18-15

Social Workers: 3-18-15

Classroom Management & Parent Strategies for ADHD: 8-6-14

Mentoring Programs: 1-18-06

Teacher Recruitment & Retention(Legislative): 9-7-05
*See Amendment: 9-7-05

Improving Communication: 2-16-05

Collaboration

Experiential Learning: 3-13-19
*Staff Follow-up: 9-20-19

New Museum Park School: 3-13-13

Enhance Literacy Selections in Miami-Dade County Public Schools: 11-21-12

Reducing Healthcare Expenditures: 7-18-12

Address Verification Rules and Strategies to Address Overcrowding: 11-24-10

Joint Meetings with the County Commission: 12-15-04

Student Awareness, Health and Safety

Internet Safety during the Pandemic: 8-12-20
*Staff Follow-up: 9-25-20

Scapegoating, Stereotyping, Antisemitism, and all forms of Hatred: 6-17-20
*Staff Follow-up: 8-12-20

Academic Safety Net for Students during the Pandemic: 5-20-20
*Staff Follow-up: 7-10-20

Coronavirus Protocol and Action Plan: 2-12-20

Clean and Be Seen: The connections between Hygiene and Attendance: 1-15-20
*Staff Follow-up: 9-8-20

Virtual Reality and combating Bullying and other behaviors: 1-15-20
*Staff Follow-up: 6-11-20

The Vaping Epidemic: 11-20-18
*Staff Follow-up: 12-11-19
*Staff Follow-up: 2-12-19
E(Liminate)- Cigs Awareness campaign Kick-Off: 10-11-18

Drug Prevention, New Challenges and Policy Provisions: 4-25-18
*Staff Follow-up: 6-14-18

Preventing, Educating, and Raising Awareness of how to Protect Against Sexual Predators/Sexual Molestation: 12-6-17
*Staff Follow-Up: 2-12-18

Online and Social Media Communication: 8-9-17

Flag Raising Protocol: 11-23-16
*Staff Follow-up -- Attachment A -- Attachment B: 2-14-17

Medical Marijuana
Amendment 2/Medical Marijuana: 10-5-16
Supporting Documentation/Promulgation of New Board Policy-Medical Marijuana: 7-24-19
Implementation of Amendment 2 as it Pertains to Students and Employees: 12-14-16
*Staff Follow-up/Medical Marijuana: 4-16-19
*Staff Follow-up/Medical Marijuana: 3-6-17
*Staff Follow-up/Medical Marijuana: 2-2-17
*Staff Follow-up -- Amendment 2 flyer: 10-21-16

National Melanoma Skin Cancer Month: 4-13-16
*Staff Follow-up: 6-30-16

Stand up Desks: 3-9-16

Pediatrician, Therapist and District Communication: 3-9-16

School Cafeteria: Respect, Appreciation and Responsibility: 9-9-15
*Staff Follow-up: 11-30-15
School Cafeteria Environment: 1-14-15

National Nutrition Month, March 2020 and March 2-6, 2020 as National School Breakfast week: 2-12-20

Promoting the School Breakfast Program: Annually
- Promoting the school breakfast program with "Walk our Children to School Day": 8-12-20
- Promoting the school breakfast program with "Walk our Children to School Day": 8-14-19
- Promoting the school breakfast program with "Walk our Children to School Day": 8-15-18
- Promoting the school breakfast program with "Walk our Children to School Day": 8-9-17
- Promoting the school breakfast program with "Walk to School Day": 9-7-16
- Promoting the school breakfast program with "Walk to School Day": 9-9-15
- Promoting the school breakfast program with "Walk to School Day": 9-3-14
- Promoting the school breakfast program with "Walk to School Day": 9-3-13

Later Start Times in High School: 10-16-13
*Staff Follow-up: 11-20-19

Emergency Operations Plan for Preventing and Responding to Terrorism: 1-13-10

Fruit & Vegetable Snack Vending Machines: 10-14-09

Sexual Abuse Education Program & Internet Solicitations: 6-15-05

Certifying Two Staff Members on CPR: 2-16-05

Resources for Schools

Energy Efficiency and Technology: 6-18-14

Expansion of Paperless System: 8-3-11

Participation in Lawsuit regarding the Class Size Amendment: 7-14-10

District's OIAGA ability to access funding: 4-22-09

Explore Alternative Sources of Revenue-Naming of Schools: 1-14-09

Establish a task force for the funding formula for schools if gambling expands to Miami-Dade County: 10-15-08
*See Amendment: 10-15-08

Explore Alternative Sources of Revenue: 1-16-08

Advertising Revenues for Athletic Budgets: 7-11-07

Recycling: 12-15-04

Community Recognition

Annual Remembrance to Honor decorated and fallen American soldiers who attended MDCPS: Annually
- Honor decorated and fallen American soldiers: 7-15-09

Annual Remembrance for Employees and Students who have passed away during the Year: Annually
- Annual Remembrance for Employees and Students: 5-20-20
- Annual Remembrance for Employees and Students: 7-24-19
- Annual Remembrance for Employees and Students: 5-24-17
- Annual Remembrance for Employees and Students: 6-17-15
- Annual Remembrance for Day Heroes in M-DCPS: 6-19-13

Learn to Swim Program: 8-4-08

Community and After School Programs

Operating Hours at the Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation: 12-9-09

Community Service: 3-25-09
*Follow-up: 7-7-10

Community Engagement

Extending Choice to Transform Education: 10-19-20

Meetings: 1-15-14

Active Citizens Teaching Individuals Valuable Expertise: 3-9-11

Adopt People First Language for Students with Disabilities: 3-12-08

Improving Job Training and Employment Opportunities for Students with Disabilities: 9-5-7

Impact of property tax reform and major legislative issues: 8-1-07
*See amendment: 8-1-07

Promotion of District Initiatives at School Related Events: 2-14-07

Student Support

Holiday Opt-In Learn: 11-20-19
*Staff Follow-up: 3-4-20

Early Bird Middle School Programming: 3-13-19
*Staff Follow-up: 6-18-19

Textbooks and Technology: 11-20-18
*Staff Follow-up: 2-19-19

Reduced Testing: 11-18-15

Telepresence: 11-18-15

Classroom Management & Parent Strategies for ADHD: 8-6-14

Standards-Based Report Card for Primary Grades: 3-12-14

21st Century Classroom Skills: 5-8-13

Awards Ceremony Honoring Science Scholars: 3-13-13

Student Questionnaire on Technology: 4-18-12

Electronic Progress Reports and Report Cards: 4-13-11

Participation in Enrichment Activities: 10-19-05

Foster Care & Adoption Friendly Workplace: 8-17-05
*Implementation Plan: 5-31-06
*See related item: 3-15-06
Impact of Foreclosures on Children: 9-7-10
Improve Services for Students in Foster Care: 9-5-12