Resolution 2020-31324R E S O LU T IO N NO . 2020-313 24
R E S O L U T IO N O F TH E M A Y O R A N D C ITY C O M M IS S IO N O F T H E C IT Y
O F M IA M I B E A C H , FL O R ID A , A U T H O R IZ IN G FU N D IN G IN A N A M O U N T
NO T T O EX C E E D $11,7 00 , FO R TH E G E N E RA L E D U C A T IO N
D E V E LO P M E N T ("G E D ") A N D E N G LI S H FO R S P E A K E R S O F O T H E R
LA N G U A G E S ("E S O L ") C LA S S E S FO R M IA M I B E A C H R E S ID E N T S
EN R O L L E D IN FA LL 202 0 A T M IA M I B E A C H A D U L T A N D C O M M U N IT Y
ED U C A T IO N C E N T E R S , W H IC H S H A LL B E A P P R O P R IA T E D FR O M
T H E C ITY 'S G E N E RA L FU N D FO R FIS C A L YE A R 202 0 ; AN D FU R T H E R
A U T H O R IZ IN G T H E C IT Y M A N A G E R T O EX E C U T E A N Y A N D A L L
D O C U M E N T S O R A G R E E M E N T S IN C O N N E C T IO N W IT H T H E
PR O G RA M
W H E R E A S , the Miami Beach Adult and Community Education Center, through
Miami-Dade County Public Schools, offers English for Speakers of Other Languages
("ESOL") classes as well as General Education Development ("GED") classes to Miami
Beach residents; and
WHEREAS, the ESOL course is designed to provide English language and literacy
instruction for English language learner adults whose first language is other than English
and who are non-literate or semi-literate in their home language, in order to increase their
ability to communicate in English; and
WHEREAS, The GED course of instruction prepares students for academic and
personal success through obtaining the necessary skills required to pass the official GED
test and earn a State of Florida High School Diploma; and
WHEREAS, the current fee to enroll in either a GED or ESOL course at Miami
Beach Adult and Community Education Center through Miami-Dade County Public
Schools is $30; and
WHEREAS, in the Fall 2019 semester, 390 Miami Beach were residents enrolled
into ESOL and GED; and
WHEREAS, in summer 2019, the enrollment for the GED and ESOL classes was
equally robust with 223 Miami Beach residents availing themselves of these educational
opportunities; and
WHEREAS, however, following the COVID-19 pandemic and its adverse impact
to Miami Beach's vulnerable residents, the enrollment in Summer 2020 dropped 69%
when compared to the enrollment during Summer 2019 term; and
WHEREAS, the hospitality industry in Miami Beach suffered one of the worst
adverse impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic; and
W H E R E A S , in order to ensure that our workforce remains on Miami Beach, as
they are the backbone of our hospitality industry, removing obstacles to their ability to
attain and improve basic skills like English proficiency and high school graduation
equivalency, is critical; and
WHEREAS, as such, the City Administration recommends that the City of Miami
Beach, through an agreement with Miami-Dade County Public Schools, funds enrollment
fee for up to 390 Miami Beach residents to take ESOL and GED classes for Fall 2020 at
a cost not to exceed $11,700.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the Mayor and City
Commission hereby authorize funding in an amount not to exceed $11,700, for the
General Education Development ("GED") and English for Speakers of Other Languages
("ESOL") classes for Miami Beach residents enrolled in Fall 2020 at Miami Beach Adult
and Community Education Center, which shall be appropriated from the City's General
Fund for Fiscal Year 2020; and further authorize the City Manager to execute any and all
documents or agreements in connection with the program.
PASSED and ADOPTED this !l day of July, 2020.
ATTEST:
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- Dan Gelber, Mayor
Rafael E. Granado, City Clerk
(sponsored by Commissioner Michael Gongora)
APPROVED AS TO
FORM & LANGUAGE
& FOR EXECUTION
.i- City Attorney
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MIAMI BEACH
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
DATE: July 29, 2020
SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING FUNDING IN AN AMOUNT
NOT TO EXCEED $11,700, FOR THE GENERAL EDUCATION
DEVELOPMENT ("GED") AND ENGLISH FOR SPEAKERS OF OTHER
LANGUAGES ("ESOL") CLASSES FOR MIAMI BEACH RESIDENTS
ENROLLED IN FALL 2020 AT MIAMI BEACH ADULT AND COMMUNITY
EDUCATION CENTERS, WHICH SHALL BE APPROPRIATED FROM THE
CITY'S GENERAL FUND FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020; AND FURTHER
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL
DOCUMENTS OR AGREEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE
PROGRAM.
RECOMMENDATION
Administration is seeking direction regarding partnership with Miami Beach Adult and
Community Education Center to fund enrollment fee for up to 390 Miami Beach residents to
take ESOL and GED classes for Fall 2020 at a cost not to exceed $11,700.
BACKGROUND/HISTORY
In the Fall 2019 semester, 390 Miami Beach residents enrolled at the Miami Beach Adult and
Community Education Center through Miami-Dade County Public Schools to enhance their
English proficiency through English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) classes and to
obtain their high school equivalency through General Education Development (GED) classes.
The below chart shows the total number of Miami Beach residents enrolled on Miami Beach for
ESOL and GED classes in Fall 2019:
TERM FALL2019
ZIP CODE 33139-33140-33141
Data Enrollment
BISCAYNE
ESOL 62
BISCAYNE Total 62
FIENBERG
ABE 5
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E S O L 2 2 7
G E D 1
FIENBERG Total 233
NORTH SHORE
ESOL 40
NORTH SHORE Total 40
PAL
ABE 24
ESOL 29
GED 2
PAL Total 55
Grand Total 390
In summer 2019, the enrollment for the GED and ESOL classes was equally robust with 223
Miami Beach residents availing themselves of these educational opportunities per the chart
below:
TERM SUMMER2019
ZIP CODE 33139-33140-33141
Data Enrollment
BISCAYNE
ESOL 40
BISCAYNE Total 40
FIENBERG
ABE 3
ESOL 116
GED 1
FIENBERG Total 120
NORTH SHORE
ESOL 26
NORTH SHORE Total 26
PAL
ABE 9
ESOL 27
GED 1
PAL Total 37
Grand Total 22 3
However, following the pandemic and the impact to Miami Beach's vulnerable residents, the
enrollment in Summer 2020 dropped 69% when compared to the prior year same term to
69 residents per the chart below:
TERM SUMMER 2020
ZIP CODE 33139-33140-33141
Data Enrollment
BISCAYNE,
ESOL 3
BISCAYNE Total 3
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FIENBERG
ABE 3
ESOL 42
FIENBERG Total 45
NORTH SHORE
ESOL 1
NORTH SHORE Total 1
PAL
ABE 11
ESOL 9
PAL Total 20
Grand Total 69
ANAL.Y S1S
During this pandemic, the hardest hit has been the workforce in our hospitality industry. In order
to ensure that our workforce remains on Miami- Beach, as they are the backbone of our
hospitality industry, removing obstacles to their ability to attain and improve basic skills like
English proficiency and high school graduation equivalency, is critical.
Enrollment data from Miami Beach Adult and Community Education Center shows a 69%
decrease in enrollment when comparing summer 2019 to summer 2020. With so many Miami
Beach residents struggling to pay rent and buy food, funds for basic educational programs are
unavailable. The current fee to enroll in either a General Education Development (GED) or
English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) course at Miami Beach Adult and
Community Education Center through Miami-Dade County Public Schools is $30.
The English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) course is designed to provide English
language and literacy instruction for English language learner adults whose first language is
other than English and who are non-literate or semi-literate in their home language, in order to
increase their ability to communicate in English. The instructional focus is to prepare adult
learners to use English for entering the career and technical and/or postsecondary education,
employment, and participation in civic life.
The GED course of instruction prepares students for academic and personal success through
obtaining the necessary skills required to pass the official GED test and earn a State of Florida
High School Diploma. This program strives to motivate students not only to obtain the diploma
but also to utilize the acquired skills in the workforce and to achieve career and job placement
success.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
FY20 $11,700
Applicable Area
Cityvvide
ls this a "Residents Right Does this item utilize G.O,
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to Know" item, pursuant to
City Code Section 2-142
No
Bond Funds?
No
Legislative Tracking
O rg anizational Development and Education
Sponsor
Commissioner Michael Gongora
ATTACH M E NTS:;
Description
Resolution
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