Central Region Office
Administrators’ Meeting
October 8, 2014
Dr. Albert Payne
Region Superintendent
Dr. Jacques Bentolila
Administrative Director
UPDATES
 Budget Conferences
 Personnel/HR
 Internal Funds
 Audits
CLASS SIZE
 Principal should be checking the portal daily and compare
it to previous day to note change.
 Continue to review FTE Simulations Reports. A clean
report today can have an error tomorrow.
 Look at the simple stuff and review the assistance handout
provided.
 Departmentalization
 Coding of courses
 Co-Teachers
PAYROLL
 Principal should be approving payroll. Alternate approver
should be used when you’re not available, not the other
way around.
 Once payroll is approved no corrections are to be done
that day, it will show your school as not complete.
 Share this with your clerical staff that inputs payroll.
 Reminder 8 days per pay period for temporary instructors
and Hourly can only do 50 hrs./pay period
BRIEFINGS/OTHER
INFORMATION
 16333 DonorsChoose.org
 16336 Filing Deadlines for Out of Country FT
 16363 Office Supply Items via Staples
 16351 FL Teach Supply $
 16438 If You See Something Say Something
Contact Information
Dr. Jacques Bentolila, Administrative Director
JBentolila@dadeschools.net
(305) 499-5050 ext. 5057 – Office
(305) 470-9523, Private Line
(305) 499-5076 – Fax
(786) 525-0149 – Cell
Raquel Diaz, District Administrative Assistant
RADiaz@dadeschools.net
(305) 499-5050 ext. 5047
Contact Information
Budget Office
Ms. Keisha Johnson Cabrera, Budget Supervisor
kjcabrera@dadeschools.net
(305) 995-1886 – Office
Mr. Jesus Larranaga, Instructional Staffer
jlarranaga@dadeschools.et
(305) 995-7225 – Office
Raquel Diaz, District Administrative Assistant
RADiaz@dadeschools.net
(305) 499-5050 ext. 5047
Dr. Janice Cruse-Sanchez
Administrative Director
COMMUNITY & SCHOOL
OPERATIONS
 OPS Non-Instructional
 Administrative Reviews
 Performance Monitoring of Custodians
 Suspension Requests
 Forms A & B
 SPED
 Weekly Briefings
Contact Information
Dr. Janice Cruse-Sanchez, Administrative Director
Jcruse-Sanchez@dadeschools.net
(305) 499-5050 ext. 5058 – Office
(305) 470-9464, Private Line
(305) 305-499-5074 – Fax
(786) 229-5412 Cell
Rosa Lewis, Administrative Secretary
281981@dadeschools.net
(305) 499-5050 ext. 5046
Contact Information
Non-Instructional
Ms. Helen Piña, District Director
Office of Professional Standards
hpina@dadeschools.net
(305) 995-7103 – Office
Andrea Quidley, District Administrative Assistant
andreaquidley@dadeschools.net
(305) 499-5050 ext. 5048 – Office
Ms. Lourdes P. Gimenez
Administrative Director
REPORTING
INCIDENTS/COMPLAINTS
 Call 911 (For emergencies)
 Call School Police at 305-995-COPS
 Call DCF (1-800-962-2873, if applicable)
 Complete the Incident Reporting Form
Fax to: 305-995-4161
Follow up after a few days if you have not heard anything
All complaints of civil rights violations must be
reported directly to the
Office of Civil Rights Compliance
INCIDENTS THAT MUST BE
REPORTED
Criminal
An incident that involves an
act(s) that violates a state or
federal statute, for which the law,
upon conviction provides a
penalty, i.e.,:
 Aggravated Assault
 Arson
 Burglary
 Domestic Violence
 Extortion
 Grand Theft
 Robbery
 Sexual Assault
Non-Criminal “Serious Incidents”
Serious incidents that are noncriminal that involve:
 Code of Ethics
 Corporal Punishment
 Inappropriate EmployeeStudent Relationships
 Violation of Internet
Acceptable Use Policy
 Violation of Responsibilities
and Duties (SERIOUS)
 Violence in the
Workplace
INCIDENTS THAT MUST BE
REPORTED
Child Abuse Incident
Civil Rights Violations
 ALL incidents of child
 Any claim/complaints of
abuse must be
discrimination, harassment
immediately reported to
and/or retaliation based
the Department of
upon any of the protected
Children and Family
categories must be
Services at
addressed immediately and
1-800-96-ABUSE
reported to the Office of
(1-800-962-2873) AND to
Civil Rights Compliance at
Miami-Dade Schools
305-995-1580
Police at 305-995-COPS
PIM/INCIDENT
REPORTING FORM
When writing the narrative be:
 Specific (who, what, when)
 Clear (state what was reported)
 Concise (avoid using extraneous information)
*Keep in mind: What you write in the narrative is what you
will write in the notification of allegation letter that goes to
the employee.
HOW ARE CASES ROUTED FOR
INVESTIGATION?
Incident Review Team (IRT)
determines which unit will conduct the investigation
The IRT is comprised of representatives from:
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Office of Professional Standards (OPS)
General Investigative Unit (GIU)
Civilian Investigative Unit (CIU)
Office of Civil Rights Compliance (CRC)
Human Capital Management (HCM)
School Operations
School Board Attorneys Office, as needed
Be prepared to respond to questions when you are called.
Contact Information
Ms. Lourdes P. Gimenez, Administrative Director
lpgimenez@dadeschools.net
(305) 499-5050 ext. 5056– Office
(305) 470-9531, Private Line
(305) 499-5051 – Fax
(305) 776-9223 – Cell
Andrea Quidley, District Administrative Assistant
andreaquidley@dadeschools.net
(305) 499-5050 ext. 5048
Contact Information
Instructional Personnel
Dr. Jimmie L. Brown, Jr., District Director
Office of Professional Standards
jimmiebrown@dadeschools.net
(305) 995-7217 – Office
Andrea Quidley, District Administrative Assistant
andreaquidley@dadeschools.net
(305) 499-5050 ext. 5048
Ms. Amelia Leth
Administrative Director
COMMUNITY & SCHOOL
OPERATIONS
 Secondary Curriculum
 District Writing Pre-Test for ALL students in grades 6-11
 Promethean Boards
 Maintenance / Capital Improvements
 Monthly Maintenance/Capital form will be due October 10th.
 Student Transfer
 Attendance Review Committee Meeting (ARC)
 Decon Radios – radioshop@dadeschools.net
 Lead2Feed Leadership Program – David Novak
 Social Studies PD Announced October 11, 2014
Contact Information
Ms. Amelia Leth, Administrative Director
Amelialeth@dadeschools.net
(305) 499-5050 ext. 5059– Office
(305) 470-9447, Private Line
(305) 499-5051 – Fax
(786) 412-6796- Cell
Yolanda Busquet, Social Work Chairperson
Student Administrative Transfers
ybusquet@dadeschools.net
(305) 499-5050 ext. 5061
Ana Perez, District Administrative Assistant
244943@dadeschools.net
(305) 499-5050 ext. 5061