LTC 340-2018 Dual Enrollment Status Miami Beach Senior High SchoMIAMIBEACH
340-2018
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
NO. LTC # LETTER TO COMMISSION
To: Mayor Dan Gelber and Members of '- e City Co mission
From: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
Date: June 19, 2018
Subject: Dual Enrollment Status Miami Beac Senior High School and Nautilus Middle School
The purpose of this Letter to Commission is to provide information on the status of our
partnership with Miami -Dade County Public Schools (MDCPS), Florida International University,
and Miami Dade College to increase dual enrollment courses at Miami Beach Senior High
School and Nautilus Middle School.
The interest and success of students at our high school in dual enrollment classes has resulted
in a 170 percent increase in the number of classes from the 2015-16 to 2017-18 school years.
The chart below provides information on the number of course and class sections available to
students following the implementation of the partnership in Fall 2014, as well as the financial
savings to Miami Beach families for those children choosing to enroll in Dual Enrollment classes
offered at Miami Beach public schools funded by the city. Additionally, these classes support
class size reduction efforts.
# of Dual # of Class # of Per Savings to City
School Year Students Credit of Miami Beach
Enrollment Courses Sections Available
Participating Cost Families
Fall 2014 0 0 0 $
Spring 2015 3 4 104 $ 216.55 $ 67,563.60
Fall 2015 2 4 123 $ 216.55 $ 79,906.95
Spring 2016 4 6 138 $ 216.55 $ 89,651.70
Fall 2016 4 6 125 $ 218.53 $ 81,948.75
Spring 2017 7 9 181 $ 218.53 $ 118,661.79
Fall 2017 7 12 217 $ 218.53 $ 142,263.03
Spring 2018 9 15 257 $ 218.53 $ 168,486.63
1 Total 36 56 1 1,145 1 $ 748,482.45'
Funding to support and expand the partnership in the 2017-18 school years includes a City
contribution of $49,910 for instructor salaries and MDCPS contribution of $56,880 for textbooks.
The dual enrollment program at Miami Beach Senior High School and Nautilus Middle School
allows eligible students to enroll in a college course and high school class simultaneously. The
credits the students earn are used towards both a high school diploma and are acceptable
towards a college Associate or Bachelor degree, or technical certificate. The benefits of offering
dual enrollment courses to high school and middle school students include:
Saves students and parents money, as dual enrollment students are exempt from paying
application, registration, tuition, laboratory, and special fees if the classes taken are
being used toward high school graduation
• Enriches the course opportunities for outstanding high school / middle school students
• Shortens the time to attain a college degree
• Provides students with college credit that is transferable to a college or university
• Allows grades earned to become part of the students' permanent transcripts
Dual enrollment course offerings include, but are not limited to, the following for the 2017-18
school years:
• Introduction to Sociology
• Social Problems
• Social Environment
• Introduction to Entrepreneurship
• Introduction to Literature
• Teaching Diverse Populations
• American Government
• Criminal Justice
• Music Appreciation
• Introduction to Hospitality
• Principals of Business
• Writing in Rhetoric I
• Strategies for Success
We will continue to support our strategic outcome to achieve K-12 public school excellence
through our Education Compact. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Dr.
Leslie Rosenfeld.