2017-29792 Reso 2017-29792
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING A
DONATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $10,000.00 FROM THE MIAMI
BEACH EDUCATION FOUNDATION, INC., FROM PROCEEDS
OF THE 2017 MIAMI BEACH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE'S
ANNUAL GOLF CLASSIC, TO BE UTILIZED BY THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH'S INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE (IB)
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM, AND APPROPRIATING THE
$10,000.00 DONATION TO THE CITY'S IB PROGRAM.
WHEREAS, over the past several years, the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce has
worked with the City of Miami Beach and the City's public schools to support various
components of the Miami Beach Education Compact("Education Compact"); and
WHEREAS, the Education Compact reflects the desire of the Miami Beach community
to support excellence in education in the City's public schools and is an investment in the overall
enhancement of education for the City's residents; and
WHEREAS, as a result of the City's Education Compact with Miami-Dade County Public
Schools, all public schools in Miami Beach offer the International Baccalaureate (IB) Program,
which is internationally recognized as a benchmark for education excellence and also fosters
student participation in community service; and
WHEREAS, the implementation of the IB Program at Miami Beach public schools
depends on appropriate funding for a variety of operating costs, such as teacher training, and
student books, supplies, and fees; and
WHEREAS, certain proceeds from the 2017 Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce's
Annual Golf Classic were received by the Miami Beach Education Foundation, and the
Foundation has generously offered to donate $10,000.00 from such proceeds to the City's IB
Program.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND THE CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA that the Mayor and City
Commission hereby accept a donation in the amount of $10,000.00 from the Miami Beach
Education Foundation, Inc., which it received from proceeds of the 2017 Miami Beach Chamber
of Commerce's Annual Golf Classic, and hereby appropriate the $10,000.00 donation to the City
of Miami Beach's International Baccalaureate Program.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this ?a day of March, 2017.
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COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
DATE: March 22, 2017
SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING A DONATION IN THE AMOUNT OF
$10,000.00 FROM THE MIAMI BEACH EDUCATION FOUNDATION, INC., FROM
PROCEEDS OF THE 2017 MIAMI BEACH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE'S ANNUAL
GOLF CLASSIC, TO BE UTILIZED BY THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH'S
INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE (IB) EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM, AND
APPROPRIATING THE $10,000.00 DONATION TO THE CITY'S IB PROGRAM.
RECOMMENDATION
The Administration recommends the approval of this Resolution accepting a donation for $10,000
from the MBCC for the implementation of the IB program in Miami Beach schools. This approval will
assist the Department in accomplishing its measurable objectives linked to the City's Key Intended
Outcomes to Achieve Educational (K-12) Excellence and Induce Public School Accountability Mainly
at the Middle School.
ANALYSIS
As part of the City's Education Compact, the City supports excellence in education in the City's
public schools recognizing it is an investment in the overall enhancement of education for
residents. facilitate discussions with the Miami Beach Chamber and other appropriate
organizations to identify funding for annual International Baccalaureate Program operating costs
that include required annual fees, ongoing teacher training, coordinator supplements, books,
extra teaching period supplements, and annual exam registration and fee per student for the
Diploma Program. Developed with significant community input, the Compact reflects the
desire of the Miami Beach community to support excellence in their schools and an investment
in the overall enhancement of education for its residents. The areas of focus in our Compact
include: teacher recruitment and retention, enhanced communication of education and
community events, family involvement and support as well as engaging youth and community,
increase the health and well-being of students, enhance student achievement, improve safety
and perceptions of safety in our schools, and improve access to technology. Enhanced student
achievement includes a seamless curriculum of advanced studies through the International
Baccalaureate (IB) Program from Pre-Kindergarten through twelfth grade. To date,
approximately$746,692 has been expended for application fees, professional development for
teachers, and other youth related activities. The following is the status of implementation for
each IB program:
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0 Diploma Program (DP): Miami Beach Senior High is authorized to teach the IB
Diploma Program as of Fall 2010. As an IB World School, approximately 82 percent of
those eligible in 2012 , 89 percent of those eligible in 2013, 62 percent of those eligible
in 2014, 73 percent of those eligible in 2015, and 83 percent of those in 2016 received
the I B Diploma. Currently there are 115 students in the tenth grade and 100 students in
ninth grade seeking the IB Diploma, a 765 percent increase since program inception.
0 Middle Years Program (MYP): Nautilus Middle School and Fienberg Fisher K-8 are
authorized to teach the IB MYP Program and attained authorization in 2011. Both have
obtained their five-year reauthorization.
0 Primary Years Program (PYP): South Pointe, North Beach, Biscayne, Fienberg Fisher,
and Treasure Island Elementary are authorized IB schools as of February 2013.
Fienberg Fisher K-8 Center and Biscayne Elementary have obtained their five-year
reauthorization.
CHAMBER SUPPORT
Over the past several years, the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce has been working with
the City of Miami Beach and the City's public schools, to support various components of the
Education Compact.
On January 6, 2009, the City made a presentation to the Chamber outlining additional needs to
support the IB programs in Miami Beach Schools. The Chamber understood that as each
school is authorized, annual fees and professional development of staff are required to maintain
the IB programs. As a result, the Miami Beach Chamber's Education Foundation has donated
$70,620 as of April 2016 to partially fund IB related expenses for the City's IB authorized public
schools.
CONCLUSION
The Administration recommends the approval of this Resolution accepting a donation for
$10,000 from the MBCC for the implementation of the IB program in Miami Beach schools.
This approval will assist the Department in accomplishing its measurable objectives linked to the
City's Key Intended Outcomes to Achieve Educational (K-12) Excellence and Induce Public
School Accountability Mainly at the Middle School.
KEY INTENDED OUTCOMES SUPPORTED
Achieve Educational (K-12) Excellence
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