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LTC 086-2012 International Baccalaureate MIAAMBEACH OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER `2912 MAR 2` I. NO. LTC #[ - 2012 LETTER TO CPM- f MI SI.ON i= it,E � To: - Mayor Matti Herrera Bower and Members of the City Commission From: Jorge M. Gonzalez, City Manager Date: March 28, 2012 Subject: International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Programme Authorization The purpose of this LTC is to inform you that Biscayne Elementary School and Fienberg Fisher K -8 Center received authorization to offer the International Baccalaureate (IB) Programme (see attached). As of March, Miami Beach became one in a handful of cities in the country to provide the IB program to every public school and to every student within its jurisdiction. All public schools in Miami Beach have attained International Baccalaureate (IB) World School authorization. Our Education Compact has resulted in Biscayne Elementary School and Fienberg Fisher K -8 Center obtaining authorization to offer the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) to all attending students, aged 4 to 12. These schools join Miami Beach Senior High School, Nautilus Middle School, South Point Elementary, and North Beach Elementary as authorized IB World Schools. The IB PYP focuses on the development of the whole child as an inquirer. The most significant and distinctive feature of the IB PYP is the six transdisciplinary themes. The themes help teachers to develop a programme of inquiries, in -depth investigations into important ideas identified by the teachers, and requiring a high level of involvement on the part of the students. Additionally, the International Baccalaureate Organization site visiting team commended our schools for the exemplary and noteworthy support of the City of Miami Beach. Commendations were also noted for the support of parents for the Primary Years Programme, the motivation and enthusiasm of the 'principals and staff for the Programmes, and the international- mindedness of the teachers together with the academically oriented and involved students. We will continue to support our strategic outcome to provide enhanced learning opportunities for youth throughout Miami Beach through our Education Compact. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. JMG /LR . F:cmgr /$all /LTC2012 /IB PYP Authorization FF and Biscayne March 2012 j Attachments ; hftwnati uc lau reatii Bacc taureaflri rnational . achi[l t#p l#lct bnal rrraci. . _ # It scho ol= dode. " 0'061 , 86 ' . OCC Code - . 7�6 _ Mrs M ' ariaCasta; Head of School. = Biscayne E6ei,erstary Coin unity hoof 800 ,77th Street "preii each, FL.33141 United States, `of America 13 Niarch",012 Dear Mrs_ Costa; I am pleased 6,, .j4irm you that yd.ur school has been a uthori zed t o teach the,.Interna Baccalaureate' Frrmary Years. Programme' (00) starting with immediate effect :*May `I take this opportunity Ito congratulate you can . #his significant aecornpiishment a nd welcome you to-oup rowing IB 6ommun ty. Your school has been assigned an, code (0 6186), and pn.'t CC . cod6:'VOS3� which are both listed at the top of this. page:; It uc�uld assist Grs if yc iu -v o ld your IBIS' school code •in future correspondence rith:6 " l8 office. Please note the'-Assigned currency ;for your chaol �s the ! 1S dollar and_ we ask you JO pay -all future IB.ar voices in,that currency. We 'note that. you have appointed Dr. Josefina Borges rA the ',Primary Years ~ Prograrr me coordinator All queries and requests for information should be channelled #hrc ugh your 11 coordinator wtio is the intermediary between the'I,B Organizdti4n acid the school community "It is the soardinator's> re p risibilit}r tip ensure - that messages; corresporidende And d6c6m6i its frcim the 18 are ~:,passed an:ir�. timely manner :to -thd appropriate pers on's, in the school.:cornmunifiy, including y6iieself. Programme related inforrriation is accessed ojn',' ; aCC via `y our :coordinator and ;teachers, voile school, admin%tia #ion -rl #rid infe�rmtiian r ser►t oirectly< AD: the "stead of school. I w,06ld iil<e to draw ycitar- attention to a,very impbetant "d66Urnent:enti #led General regu/atians. Prt ary Years Progr6mrr7e, ;T€�is..can be �on; the 113, ' bs to ( http .I %www.ibb..org /pyolbecdine�' you have n obligation to share this d6 ument With students, parer tss legal guardians We` Also encourage yvu #o quote this link `,in any' Prr munications >:you,create about the IB` pcagrarnme in your;schoo); The coord should <.ccrntact QCC :support at occ iba.or to request :that the OCC accaanf "s , := for ;your candidate :school cdoe afe-transferred to your new OGCG code. Once this has' -been done . Un go 4 41 y: your coordinator will �e able: to manage your school's OGG accounts on IBIS .The O,GC;is a password= protected site that; pro�rides essential :support far coordinators and. teachers delivering JI any:af the IB programmes '1(au can down load`:curnculum rnatenals franc the online curnculurri Geri #re or purchase them from "the IB shire; You can visit the onhnelB store at ° I - ittp:lltore ibcaores far further inf& ateon As part of „your annual flee you will receive IB World, a,, magazine that provides, informa #ion on a 5 z wide range of r activities happening around :the 18 community,. Please :foElaw�, thisamk� r , htt : /lwww.`tbo or” Iheadsldocurr�entslH AGvnatitution= X6 df �to.. the constitution, cif. the Heads Standing „Assoc' - ph : 6 which all.heads of IB U ,orlcf. Schools;automatically,belong... Asa result of Alit authar�za #ion you may, now refer to your scli'ooi as an IB World s ch ool. However, we kindly ask you to refer to -,the' document Rules and Pd1icy for Use =of the lnte`lleetual'' Property Qf the %Ei Organization publ shetl'.:►n September 2007 (httta / /www >ibo.oralcocyrrght) a nd would I,ke to drayv your attention to, the "Trademarks” ;section where it states that the: terms. "IB ° World School" "International Baccalaureate" ortany combination are not to'be �rcorporated m a :school name. Details about the IB visual identity and logo .wage will be sent. to you: in the .. , coming vveels., if you have any fiarther:questans Please refer to the PYP coordinafor's.handbook, .ar:contact #r;e hel :::desk' ibo or;' ar our re Iona! °office: ° ppyf? g y 9 We, Took ,forward` to' working;:vutth.uyou in :the. future antl, :`again, wa mrily. - welcome yvu to ;t he IB community " Yours sincerely; . . Jeffrey R Beard' ; . . . Drew 0eutsch;. regional director, IB Americas , `Garlyne Gardichan and Teiesa Zabala, finance.IB Americas Tim Sullivan, #B Cardiff Jennife Vllaceharn; IR ardiff u O`at I aim iW _ .. ... �ttI@fdY0tYilY ,1lIYCTS93LIOl a _ InCcir€ atibna € 'Baccalaur ate' Baccalaureat 1hiernati0 hat Bac hill ra hternadohal, - s- . 48181 ctisi 00618 Q �CO : 7953 . Mrs. Maria Cgsta, Mead of School , scayne Elemia6fary C+rrirnun. Sh0.i6 8oO 77th Street' - �rarr�� B�ch,.F�L; 3341 ° -- - " _, . , . :, _ • United Mates of - inerica 1 March 20 12` Dear Mrs: Costa pleased .t©, nclose here n ciffcial certificate, pro e' of 'the International we' are , p rtY Bk6alaureate Qrgar iz tion,. indicating that yciur scl ti l �s `aiathor�zed o offer ",the 1F3 Primary Yea Programme ° We welc�irne qu "to oui gro�iing family of teachers and' students ardUnd the'world and ldok forward to n 'any years of ,productive partnership.. Yours sincere l_ . deff "R .'Beard . . Director ae er I � e I d 6 V ts S4 { 1 u�gs s O r'S Lyme of IN / ? Of "XIN _` ;• 4k =' . - l o w , ' Of A. y y i 2 % W ...W e 3 11 g1s, Al S Ad gs xf � O'er f/h� „ r � two h .CO t r OWN t j 1 0 1 1 , a 4M Now f .•/ f/ meads cz �a 4_ Q E f "` f �'' d ✓q y � NN r S� R Y ` �> e vg q too - g� ✓ n r g r , f International Baccataureate" Bac�alaureat" lrrternatEOnal' Bachillerato�fnternaciorral� FBIS school oc(e _'001435 � OCC +Cade..7348 Ms Mafia Zabala,Had o€ School€ i Ftenbecg�Fistter K ,Center .1420'W40ington,Avenue , „ Miami Beach, FL 33139:; UnitedStates of America jj ' - , ''12 March 20332 = Clear Ms Zabala, 1 am .pleased ;to inform you that your- school has .been authorized to teach .the International. Baccalaureate: Primary Years Programme (PYP) starting with immediate effect.. May I take this;' j opportunity 46 congratulate, �y' q on this :sidnifidant' accomplishment and' welcome" you to cur. growin.IB community Yourschool has been assigned�an IBIS come (004356)•and an [7948]�whibh are both listed',* the tip of.th ° is. page.. It Would :dssist "us if you would' your IBIS school wcode ' future correspondence . h.any IB.`office: ' Please note the assigned currency for your school is the-US ,dollar and we as"k� you to pay ali . . , future. IB invoices in �that.currency. _. _ ..... -, Vile note :have, appointed Ms;. - Khafrnor as the Primary:Years Programme co ©' dinat ©r. `All queries ai7d requests`.. for in €ormation sho dd be channelled ;through your., coordinator who is the intermediary between the 1B Organization and the school community It is '.the coordinator's responsibility to ensure that messages correspondence and documents from the.IB are passed of in a tiriely rr�annerto the appropriate persons in the school- camrnunity, ' including yourself. Programme- related i is accessed on the OCC via you" raciidirtator end teachers, while' school 'adtninistration- related ,information is sent •directly to the head- of.' school. I would like to;draw your attention to a very important, dacument- entitled Generahregulations: Primary Years Programme. This can be found.on:the tB;websife { hitp:llwww.ibo.orglpyplbecomel) and you:have an obligation to share this document'with ' g i students parents.and legal :guardians.°We,also encourage you to qugte this link in any communications you create about the IB programme in your school: The coordinator should contact 'O C support of 6cc .ibo org to request .that the OCC accounts; for- your'candidate school code are transferred, to qu'r code ance;:this'hasb n done i 's r ent ii i ( 4 3•: rte- \\ `. F r /,i .. e , s � ........ . ' , 1 s < e , t your coordinator will able to, manage your school's ,OCC accounts .on 1131& Ttie. C}CC is ' a ,.. password protected site that prouidas essential support for coordinators and. teachers: delivering' . arty" of the IB programmes: You can: down load lurn materials from the bnline curriculum centre ;or purchase them from th 'Is store: You can visit_the online IB store at ht ltstore. bo.o[g for further rnfarmation; As part ur' ,of'yoann'ual fee you vtrillreceive IB.tNorld, arnagazine that prr�vides.infcirmation on ti wide- range of activities , appening ..around the �IB community: Please follow this link � httia ilwwuv ibd.or li a sl ocurnerrtsJ 'S 6' stittstic�rx -[ e l .rrdf . to. the .:constitution of the i Heads Standing 4, ciation to which all beads of IB.Wor.,ld Schools automatidall' belong. As a result of this authorization ,you : may now .;refer to your school as arf, A B World Schodl. I However, W - kindly ask .you to'refer`to the, document Rules grid Policy for Use of the, Intellectual Proaerty: rif fh&JB Org6hi2ation. published 'in September,201, { htt- p.11www.ibra.ort�fcot�yn ht) an wou {d like to draw your. attention to the "Trademarks" section where, it; states that the te`tms 1B,, 1Norld�School% "0% "triternational Baccalaureate° or, any comt?ination are not to be incorporated_ . l in a school'narne.-.Details, about-the;lB visual identity and logo usage will :be sent:to }iou in the. , coming Weeks: , .A If you h.ave:any further questions please refer to the PYP coordihabes handbook, or contact . help desk (p &0) or your regional office; ' We look forward to. orking- .trdith you in -the future and, again, warrriWwelcome, you to the IB'- commu`nrEy,., i < , Yours sincerely,. 3effrey'�R l3bard Dtrector:Genera! , , = ©rew,Deutsch, regionalAiire'ctor, lB Americas. Carlyne and Teresa Zabala,'finartce lB.America's" i Tim Sullivan, IB Cardiff Jennifer Wa €eham, iB Cardiff i , _ 9acralavr�at[nterniipnal € h6 iterate International. { Interrsat €canal 6accalaureat�`` . Ba calaurdat iriterhati6riA,1 , Baci i `e ratb ntemadonal IBIS **o ®1 cede: 604356 i, Ms. Maria Zabala; Head of School - ienberg Fisher K -$ C. nit£r 1420 Washin ton Avenue" MiarnF c h,L 33139 ` United ;Mates of America; ;. 1`2 Marcti,2012 Dear pis. Zabala,.. Vtye, are pleased' to" enclose an bfficial certificate, property of the International Baccalaureate Organization, indicating that y6ur ,scho6l, is authors ec� to offer, the .ID Primary Years Programme 1Ie. weleorne: you to our,giowing family of teachers ancl, studerifs around the °world and look fottivaid�to many years cif prc�diactive partnership. Yours sincerely', ieffrey'R. EBeard , Dirbcfor.G heral" ^ i ^ 4 ! / Tom` ' f F•ei, � e , #. 1ID R' hi i $. gt x0 q .� A z z deg' s 43 z C 13A y EE xdJ, r Liza ?.: a y • �� fiq x .,_., b / �. � y fN § M/ / ' a� 4 .• ' y ", O ffil l M E LM jilp wa 4 � X 4 3' �� @:" �,x •__ ERR = ��� $ \ 1 yam*'' \ m" 4 � /ii/nu a �� Sz We 7 C w» Qj X3,4 � � a .. _.,w'' -. `"4 �_ 9 4 ��/ /•. '3 I - � I y i P3 �. t� BEACH CITY OF MIAMI 62 .1 6700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA 33 139 MATTI HERRERA BOWER MAYOR Ms. Maria Costa, Principal Biscayne Elementary School •800 77" Street Miami Beach, FL 33141 March 28, 2012 Dear Ms. Costa: On behalf of the City of.Miami Beach, we wish to express our sincerest congratulations on Biscayne Elementary's authorization from the International Baccalaureate Organization to offer the Primary Years Programme. We realize this is a challenging program that demands the best" from both motivated students and teachers. Our city has worked closely with Biscayne Elementary in the past, having signed a historic compact with Miami -Dade County Public Schools (M -DCPS) in 2008. Our compact has provided support for teachers throughout Miami Beach and is the result of our community's commitment to our youth and desire for educational excellence. Our City is one of the most diverse international communities in the country, and we realize that this program raises the academic aspirations and accomplishments of participating students. As a world cultural center, we provide free access to all cultural facilities. through City negotiated contracts. The City has established a website link to our cultural partners to encourage utilization of this wonderful amenity. Several of our cultural partners also bring exhibits to the schools such as the Bass Museum, the New World Symphony, Botanical Garden, and Jewish Museum, and will continue to help the school's nascent programs interface with the vibrant cultural community within our City. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us at 305 - 673 -7030. Best Regards, , `- Matte Herrera Bower rge M. onzalez Mayor City Manager 1 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH a 1700 CONVENTION CENTER MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA 33 139 a f r. i MATTI HERRERA BOWER MAYOR Ms. Maria Zabala, Principal Fienberg Fisher K -8 Center 1420 Washington Avenue Miami Beach, FL 33139 March 28, 2012 Dear Ms. Zabala: On behalf of the City of Miami Beach, we wish to express our sincerest congratulations on Fienberg Fisher K -8 Center's authorization from the International Baccalaureate Organization to offer the Primary Years Programme. We realize this is a challenging program that demands the best from both motivated students and teachers. Our city has worked closely with Fienberg Fisher K -8 Center,in the past, having signed a historic compact with Miami -Dade County Public Schools (M- DCPS) 2008. Our compact has provided support for teachers throughout Miami Beach and is the result of our community's commitment to our youth and desire for educational excellence. Our City is one of the most diverse international communities in the country, and we realize that this program raises the academic aspirations and accomplishments of participating students. As a world cultural center, we provide free access to all cultural facilities through City negotiated contracts. The City has established a website fink to our cultural partners to encourage utilization of this wonderful amenity. Several of our cultural partners also bring exhibits to the schools such as the Bass Museum, the New World Symphony, Botanical Garden, and Jewish Museum, and will continue to help the school's nascent programs interface with the vibrant cultural community within our City. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us at 305 - 673 -7030. Best Regards, Mat I Herrera Bower orge . onzalez Mayor City Manager