2010-27503 ResoRESOLUTION NO 2010-27503
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING AND
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY. CLERK TO EXECUTE A
NEW PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH ARTS FOR
LEARNING/MIAMI, ANOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION, FOR
AFTER-SCHOOL ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMS AT VARIOUS
CITY SCHOOLS AND PARKS, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED
$55,000, SAID AGREEMENT HAVING AN INITIAL TERM OF ONE
(1) YEAR, COMMENCING ON OCTOBER 1, 2010, AND ENDING
ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2011, WITH THE OPTION, AT THE CITY'S
SOLE DISCRETION, TO EXTEND FOR AN ADDITIONAL TWO (2)
YEARS
.WHEREAS, on December 12, 2007, the Mayor and City Commission approved Resolution No.
2007-26724, approving and authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a Professional Services
Agreement with-Arts For Learning/Miami to provide arts education programs at various city public
schools, parks and day-care centers; and
WHEREAS, said Agreement will expire on September 30, 2010 and no longer has renewal
options; and
WHEREAS, the city's FY 2010/11 budget includes funding in the Tourism and Cultural
Development Departmentlbudget to continue the Arts Education Program;
WHEREAS, the City Administration recommends contracting with Arts for Learning/Miami for a
one year initial term, with two renewal options at the City's sole discretion for arts education
programming at after-school programs at City parks and Miami Beach public schools.
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 approve
and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a new Professional Services Agreement with Arts
For Learning/Miami, Inc., alnot for profit corporation, to provide after-school arts education classes at
Miami Beach public schools and various City parks and youth centers (as shall be determined by the
City Administration) for Fiscal Year 2010/11, in the amount not to exceed $55,000, said agreement
having an initial term of one (1) year, commencing on October 1, 2010, and ending on September 30,
2010, with the option, at the City's sole discretion, to extend for an additional two (2) years.
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COMMISSION ITEM SUMMARY
Condensed Title:
A resolution of the Mayor and City Commission of Miami Beach, Florida, approving the execution of
professional service agreements with Arts for Learning/Miami,lnc. and Friends of the Bass Museum, Inc.
for Curriculum-based Arts Education Program. .
Kev Intended Ou
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Enhance learning oppo rtunities for youth -
Supporting Data (Sur
residents attended cultu
month. Additionally, 24 veys, Environmental Scan, etc.): According to the 2009 Survey, on average,
ral activities 10.61 times per month and family friendly activities 7.19 times per
i 2 % of residents said the City should strive not to reduce arts and culture.
Issue: ~
Shall the City enter into professional service agreements with Arts for Learning/Miami, Inc. and Friends of
the Bass_Museum, Inc. to provide arts education programs for Miami Beach vouth?
Item Summa /Recommendation:
Since FY 2005/06 the City has contracted for in-school curriculum-based arts education programs and
after-school arts classes m Miami Beach schools and parks, allowing_thousands of children and youth to
benefit from the proven advantages arts education provides: higher grade point averages, higher test
scores, greater participation and community involvement, and lower drop-out rates.
The Administration is recommending entering into professional services agreements with Arts for
Learning/Miami, Inc. to provide 30 16-week-long after-school arts classes at Miami Beach schools and
parks at a cost not to exceed $55,000; and with Friends of the Bass Museum, Inc. to expand its highly
successful in-school curriculum-based IDEA@theBass program to include every ,4th and 5th grade
classroom in Miami Beach at a cost not to exceed $50,000. Together these two programs will reach reach
1,500 students in addition to the 3,600 schoolchildren in grades K - 3 already participating in
IDEA@theBass.
It is recommended that the Mayor and City Commission approve the resolution.
Adviso Board Recommendation:
The Cultural Arts Council approved the expenditure at its meeting on May 6, 2010.
Financial Infermafien~l
.Source of ~ Amount Account
Funds: 1 ~ $75,000 140.6080 Cultural Arts Council Fund
2 I $30,000 011.0380 -Tourism and Cultural Development Dept.
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OBPI Total{ $105,000
Financial Impact Sum mary: N/A
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City of M~am~ Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor MatlIti Bower and Members of the City Commission
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FROM: Jorge M. Gonzalez, City Manager
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DATE: September 20, 2010
SUBJECT: PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR CURRICULUM-BASED ARTS
EDUCATION PROGRAMMING
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR
AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE A NEW PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
AGREEMENT WITH ARTS FOR LEARNING/MIAMI, ANOT-FOR-PROFIT
CORPORATION, FOR AFTER-SCHOOL ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMS AT
VARIOUS CITY SCHOOLS AND PARKS, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED
-$55,000, SAID AGREEMENT HAVING AN INITIAL TERM OF ONE (1) YEAR,
COMMENCING ON OCTOBER 1, 2010, AND ENDING ON SEPTEMBER 30,
2011, WITH THE OPTION, AT THE CITY'S SOLE DISCRETION, TO EXTEND
FOR AN ADDITIONAL TWO (2) YEARS
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING. THE MAYOR
AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
WITH FRIENDS OF THE BASS MUSEUM, A NOT-FOR-PROFIT
CORPORATION, FOR EXPANSION OF "IDEA@THE BASS" CURRICULUM-
BASED ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN EVERY .MIAMI BEACH
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR FISCAL YEAR 2010/2011, IN AN AMOUNT NOT
TO EXCEEDI$50,000, SAID AGREEMENT HAVING AN INITIAL TERM OF ONE
(1) YEAR, COMMENCING ON OCTOBER 1, 2010, AND ENDING ON
SEPTEMBER 30, 2011, WITH THE OPTION, AT THE CITY'S SOLE
DISCRETION, TO EXTEND FOR AN ADDITIONAL TWO (2) YEARS
NISTRATION RECOMMENDA
Adopt the Resolutions.
FUNDING
Funding is .available within- the Tourism and Cultural
Council's (CAC) budgets for Fiscal Year 2010/2011.
Development and Cultural Arts
Arts Education Funding FY 10/11
City Commission Meeting
September 20, 2010
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ANALYSIS
In January 2006, via Resolution No. 2006-26096, and pursuant to Section 287.057 of the
Florida Statutes which exempts these services from competitive bidding requirements, the
City Commission authorized the execution of an agreement with Arts For Learning/Miami
("A4L"), anot-for-profit corporation, to provide in-school curriculum-based arts education in
Miami Beach schools, after-school and summer camp arts education programs in the
schools and parks, and arts education in pre-school and day care centers (as approved by
the city administration). Said agreement was extended for an additional year, per the
resolution, due to the overwhelmingly positive response from teachers, students, parents
and parks staff. As such, funding was included and approved in the FY 2006/07 budget~to
continue the program for an additional year to offer Miami Beach students the opportunity to
benefit from the proven advantages arts education provides: higher grade point averages,
higher test scores, greater participation and community involvement, and lower drop-out
rates.
The City's FY 2007/08 adopted budget included up to $117,000 in funding in the Tourism
and Cultural Development Department budget to continue the Arts Education Program.
Furthermore, Tourism and Cultural Development has established Department Performance
Indicators tied to this program in the department's Performance Plan based on the fact that
this program was included in the adopted budget. On December 12, 2007 the City
Commission approved Resolution No.2007-26724, which authorized the execution of a new
professional services agreement with A4L which ultimately allowed them to provide arts
education services through September 30, 2010.
In FY 2005/06, the first year of the contracted programs, the City was able to offer arts
programming at Flamingo Park summer camp and at two early childhood centers (RAIN and
Happy Kids/Jeffersoni,) reaching a total of 465 children. In FY 2006/07, programming
expanded to include 'eight early childhood centers (Children Around the World, Happy
Kids/Byron, King's Kids Palace, Rainbow Miami Beach, Stars Learning Center, Montessori
School Temple Beth I Shmuel, Montessori Academy of St. John, and Abbott School;
Fienberg-Fisher, Treasure Island and North Beach Elementary Schools; teacher training at
Nautilus Middle School; and after-school programs at Biscayne Elementary, Treasure Island
Elementary, Flamingo iPark, North Shore Park and Youth Center, and Scott _Rakow Youth
Center, benefiting a total of 4,760 children. In FY 2007/08 programming childhood programs
at Raindrops, St. Patrick Pre-school and Temple Menorah Early Childhood Program; teacher
training at Fienberg-Fisher Elementary and Nautilus Middle School; after-school classes at
Biscayne Elementary, Flamingo Park and Scott Rakow Youth Center; and summer camp
programs at Flamingo Park. A total of 1,441 children were served. Early childhood programs
in FY 2008/09 were offered at St. Patrick Pre-school, Temple Menorah Early Childhood
Program, Mt. Sinai Young Presidents Club Child Care Center, and Children Around the
World; teacher training continued at Fienberg-Fisher Elementary; and after-school classes
were conducted at Flamingo Park, Scott Rakow Youth Center, and Biscayne Elementary
School. Live performances were presented to children at Biscayne Elementary, Flamingo
Park, St. Patricks Pre-school and Miami Beach Senior High. Total number of participants
was 2,949. In FY 2009/~10 programming included early childhood classrooms. at Mt. Sinai
Young Presidents Club Child Care Center, St. Patrick Pre-school, Temple Menorah Early
Childhood Program, and Happy Kids; teacher training at Fienberg Fisher; and after-school
classes at Scott Rakow (Youth Center, Biscayne Elementary School and Flamingo Park,
serving a total of 2,178 children.
Arts Education Funding FY 10/11
City Commission Meeting
September 20, 2010
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Is and parks. In addition, and in order to reach as many students as
stration is proposing to contract with the Friends of the Bass Museum,
@theBass", its highly successful, in-school curriculum-based program.
urrently being offered to every grade K - 3 students in every Miami
'n elementary school. Expanding the program to include 4th and 5th
a 50% increase (1,800 additional students) in the population served at
eder pattern schools, to approximately 5,400 total schoolchildren.
Went will only provide funding for expansion of the program to the Miami
~hools.
mi ("A4L") is a community-based non-profit organization dedicated to
nd learning through the arts and community cultural resources. It was
pup of business and community leaders in 2000 as a partnership
ade Cultural Affairs Council, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, and
~e nation's leading supplier of arts-in-education services. Through
al development for .teachers and teaching artists, creation and
-media teaching resources, community arts programming and parent
outreach, A4L is creating a comprehensive system for infusing cultural arts into early
learning, K - 12 education, and after-school and summer programs. A4L has offered its
programs in Miami Beach since its first CAC grant in 2002.
IDEA@theBass
IDEA@theBass is a transformative, in-school creativity program that uses art to stimulate
critical thinking skills of children between the ages of 3 and 10. It is based on a method of
problem-solving developed by the Bass Museum of Art in conjunction with Stanford
University's acclaimed ~`d.school" (Hasso Platner Institute of Design,) founded and supported
by David Kelley, a proponent of Design Thinking and Chairman of the renown design firm
IDEO. Design Thinking is a process for practical, creative resolution of problems or issues
that looks for an improved future imaginative result. Unlike analytical thinking, Design
Thinking is a creative process based on the building up of ideas. This method of problem-
solving eliminates fearlof failure, encourages vocalization, ideation (brainstorming,) and
prototyping. The program is structured to relate to the International Baccalaureate Program
and to meet all Florida Sunshine State Standards.
The Bass Museum is not only concerned with numbers of students exposed to the program,
but also, and most importantly, the immersion quality and depth of their experience. This is
not a typical art program, nor a typical art appreciation program. Children are not asked to
copy what they see. Instead they are asked to brainstorm about what they see and create
their own versions or interpretations. This method empowers and trains the teacher to use
the custom-designed materials created for and provided by the program to teach their lesson
plans using art. The teachers are trained at workshops and have back-up visits and
consultations with Dr. Adrienne Von Lates, who personally visits the schools to support the
programs.
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Arts Education Funding FY 10/11
City Commission Meeting
September 20, .2010
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With the continued state-wide reduction in in-school art instruction and activity, it is
increasingly more important to provide curriculum-enhancing arts programs that can be used
to teach core curriculum and satisfy statewide educational standards. IDEA@theBass is at
its most basic an arts appreciation program, yet it seamlessly meshes with core curriculum,
specifically that of the IB program, to allow for art to transcend typical arts-in-education
activities and become a vehicle for total learning. IDEA@theBass was launched last year
with the support of the' John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Knight Arts Challenge,
which provided seed funding of $300,000 over three years.
ERVI
Arts For Learning: A4L's after-school programs have demonstrated that when children
participate in high-quality after-school programming, they increase their artistic abilities as
well as develop self-confidence and self-esteem. Children and youth learn to use the arts to
communicate their ideas, work as a team, and find their own voice. For these programs,
artists will conduct 3016-week-long classes at schools and parks in Miami Beach parks and
school locations at a cost of $55,000. Each course is customized to complement the goals
of the selected location. Approximate number of children served: 300.
IDEA@theBass: IDEA@theBass is currently offered at all Miami Beach feeder-pattern
elementary schools in a total of 120 K - 3 classrooms serving approximately 3,600
schoolchildren. Expansion funding of $50,000 would increase programming to include all 4~'
and 5~' grade classrooms at the Miami Beach elementary schools, which include North
Beach Elementary, So ~ th Pointe Elementary, Fienberg-Fisher Elementary and Biscayne
Elementary, adding another 40 classrooms and approximately 1,200 students. The Bass
Museum will be seeking additional funding to also expand the program to Treasure Island
Elementary and Ruth K. Broad -Bay Harbor Elementary/Middle School.
CONCLUSION
The Administration recommends approving professional services agreements with Arts for
Learning/Miami and with Friends of the Bass Museum, Inc for arts education programs for
fiscal year 2010/2011, with the option at the city's sole discretion, to extend said professional
services agreements for two additional years contingent upon funds appropriations and
program performance evaluations.
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