LTC 090-2022 ESOL and GED Adult Education City Scholarship Update090-2022
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MIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
NO. LTC # LETTER TO COMMISSION
To :
From:
Honorable Mayor Dan Gelb/.\~embers of the City Commission
Alina T . Hudak, City Manag tr\'°0
Date : March 7, 2022
Subject: ESOL and GED Adult Education City Scholarship Update
The purpose of the Letter to Commission is to update you on the status of our partnership with
Miami Beach Adult and Community Education Center to provide FREE English for Speakers of
Other Languages (ESOL) and General Education Development (GED) classes to Miami Beach
residents. At the July 28,2021 Commission meeting, the City approved a program to support
Miami Beach adult education students by providing a $30 scholarship to cover the registration
fee to participate in an ESOL or GED class. Approximately, 125 Miami Beach residents
utilized the scholarship in the Fall 2021 semester.
Residents may now enroll directly on the school website at www .miamibeachadult.com to avail
themselves of the scholarship for the Spring 2022 semester. Specific information on access is
available on the attached flyers.
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 .
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Dr. Leslie Rosenfeld , Chief Learning and
Development Officer.
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Free GED® and ESOL Classes rJI
Funded by the City of Miami Beach @i~~
Reg ister Now!
The City of Miomi Beoch is funding one closs of either
ESOL (English for Speokers of Other longuoges) or GED '
(Genera l Educational Development, available in English or
Span ish) for Miami Beach residents . Classes ore offered
virtually by the Miami Beach Adult and Commun ity
Education Center, -and ore offered Monday through
Thursday in the morn ing , afternoon and even i ng .
Residents must register Online at
www.miomibeachadult.com. When prompted , enter
your C ity of Miami Beach address to be awarded the
$30 cost of class . Only addresses with ZIP Codes
33139, 33140, or 33141 w ill be eligible . If you hove an y
questions , p lease coll 305 .531 .0451 lo speak lo o
Registration Speciali st for assistance .
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Clases de GED® y ESOL Gratis para el Otono ~
Patrocinadas por la Ciudad de Miami Beach
1lnscribase ahora!
lo C iudod de M iami Beach est6 fi nonciondo el coslo de uno
close de ESOL (Ing les para hoblontes de otros idiomos) a uno
close (en ingles a espoiiol) de GED " para las residentes de
M iami Beach . las closes se ofrecen de lunes a jueves de
monero virtual a troves del Miami Beach Adult Commun ity
Education Center, en las hororios de moiiono , torde y noche .
Los res identes deben i nscribirse par internet visitondo
www.miamibeachadult.com. Cuondo se le indique,
ingrese su direcci6n de la c iu dod de Miami Beach para que se
le otorgue el costo de lo close de$ 30. Solo seran elegibles las
direcciones con las cod igos postoles 33139, 33140, o 33141 .
Si tiene olguno pregunto, llome al 305 .531 .0451 para hoblor
con un espec iol isto en registro para obtener oyudo .