Remarks by Monica Colucci
89 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 4 of 4
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Facilities and Construction Committee · Apr 15, 2026
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“Through the chair again, I'm sorry. We've said it several times today, perception becomes reality. Now we've given the perception to the city of Miami. that this board supports this, even though it was, no, I wasn't there, you weren't there, nor would I speak to something that I didn't have the details of before I had the information in my hands, which I never did through the chair.”
Facilities and Construction Committee · Apr 15, 2026
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“I want to defer. I'm not going to support this as written. And it's going to put us in a position where we don't have parameters of what we're even looking at. It's very vague. And I need to sit down. I need to be fully briefed by staff what was discussed. And I need to know and have input on what's going on here. This is critical to me. And I'm going to put something else before this board. And we don't need to discuss it right now. But this is something that we have to look at. because we're getting into, yes, educational enterprise, we're getting into land, we're getting into workforce…”
Facilities and Construction Committee · Apr 15, 2026
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Facilities and Construction Committee · Apr 15, 2026
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“Yeah, I mean, this is, and so they, you know, I'm appreciative of.”
Facilities and Construction Committee · Apr 15, 2026
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“Move to approve. Second. All in favor? Aye.”
Academics, Innovation, Evaluation, and Technology Committee · Apr 15, 2026
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“Thank you, Madam Chair, and to my colleagues on the board. This is an item that I've been bringing forth since I've been on the board. I think it's imperative, especially in today's day and age where we have so many issues with mental health that as a district we monitor Of course, at all times, ensuring the privacy and confidentiality and the data of our students, where we are and the services that we're providing. So I won't read the whole item to you, but basically it's the same thing that I've been proffering year after year. It's just for us to keep track and to keep moving forward as a…”
Academics, Innovation, Evaluation, and Technology Committee · Apr 15, 2026
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“Board Member Colucci, you have some comments? Thank you for your comments, Madam Chair. I couldn't concur with you more.”
Academics, Innovation, Evaluation, and Technology Committee · Apr 15, 2026
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“And if I may, Madam Chair, just that was another item that I had proffered previously about bringing together the stakeholders so that things weren't fragmented and disjointed. So yes, so thank you for bringing that forward.”
Academics, Innovation, Evaluation, and Technology Committee · Apr 15, 2026
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“Yes, Madam Chair, I do. I have several questions and several concerns about this follow-up. First of all, I want to thank the team for this update and this review. But I went through this very, very carefully. follow-up because it's something so important as we move forward as a district I really really firmly believe that we have to continue elevating and raising the bar for our students so I went one by one through the recommends that were unanimously approved by this board and board direction. So I just want to give my feedback and get any input from my colleagues, but the first recommend…”
Academics, Innovation, Evaluation, and Technology Committee · Apr 15, 2026
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“Right, thank you, through the chair. I did see that, but what was asked was an analysis of the courses available that includes, for me, anywhere in that I did not see an analysis. An analysis means take data and applying it, and I don't see that anywhere. I mean, maybe it could be me, but I just don't see that. So I think that that's something that needs to go back and be looked at. um under the uh that portion um some schools enrollment in accelerated and advanced learning courses exceeds the numbers achieving levels four and five reflecting broader access to advanced coursework beyond those…”
Academics, Innovation, Evaluation, and Technology Committee · Apr 15, 2026
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“Through the chair, I don't think I'm understanding. The board agreed on a district-wide plan. I don't see that. I don't see metrics, I don't see how we're gonna move. I want strategies and how we're gonna move. I see more of what is being done, a compilation of what is being done, but what are we gonna do to move the needle? That's what the item was intended for, it was very clear, develop a district-wide accelerated and advanced learning plan for reading and mathematics. I mean, maybe I'm missing something here, but I mean, that's, I think that, you know, These, none of those documents that…”
Academics, Innovation, Evaluation, and Technology Committee · Apr 15, 2026
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“That is correct, and that's what I understood when we, and I think the board agreed upon as a directive that that's what we wanted, a strategic plan for district-wide implementation. It said it very clearly. I'm gonna move on to number three because I know people are tired, and I don't wanna drag this out, but the third one was Implement district-wide multi-measure criteria for identifying and placing students into accelerated and advanced learning courses with intentional outreach to ensure access to all student groups. And I think that that's critical. To ensure intentional outreach. So…”
Academics, Innovation, Evaluation, and Technology Committee · Apr 15, 2026
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“Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, Madam Chair, and thank you for those comments. And yes, I look forward to getting a revised version for me and obviously if my colleagues are on”
Academics, Innovation, Evaluation, and Technology Committee · Apr 15, 2026