LTC 057-2009 International Baccalaureate Conference Invitation~~~ ~~
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OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
NO. LTC # 057-2009 LETTER TO COMMISSION
To: Mayor Matti Herrera Bower and Members of the City Commission
From: Jorge M. Gonzalez, City Manager
Date: February 24, 2009
Subject: International Baccalaureate Conference Invitation
The purpose of this LTC is to invite you to lunch during the International Baccalaureate
(IB) Conference sponsored by the City of Miami Beach in partnership with Miami-Dade
County Public Schools on Friday, March 27, 2009 at 12:00 p.m. at the Miami Beach
Convention Center Hall C.
Over 600 teachers, administrators, and trainers are participating in the two-day IB
conference scheduled for Friday, March 27, 2009 and Saturday, March 28, 2009 from
8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The City's acceptance by the International Baccalaureate Organization to receive on-site
IB Level One training allows us to support access and excellence in all Miami Beach
public schools. All of our City schools, elementary, middle, and high school, are
participating in this opportunity. The training of our school's instructional staff members
will accelerate the process of our City becoming an IB K-12 community. Our progress to
date will ensure a high quality international education for all youth within our community.
The International Baccalaureate program in Miami Beach will: (1) Provide all students
the same access to develop into IBO diploma candidates; (2) prepare our students to
become active global citizens; (3) be offered with equal access throughout Miami Beach;
and (4) set criteria at the high-school level with standards that provide ample room to
promote equity.
Please RSVP with my office by contacting Dolores Mejia, Special Projects Administrator,
via email at dmejia(a~miamibeachfl.gov or at extension 6834.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
JMG/LR/DM
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