Resolution 2021-31572 RESOLUTION NO. 2021-31572
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 2019-30958,
WHICH APPROVED AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND MIAMI-
DADE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD FOR THE CITY TO FUND DUAL?
ENROLLMENT COURSES, THROUGH MIAMI DADE COLLEGE, AT MIAMI
BEACH NAUTILUS MIDDLE SCHOOL AND MIAMI BEACH SENIOR HIGH
SCHOOL; SAID AMENDMENT ADDING FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL
UNIVERSITY AS AN ADDITIONAL PROVIDER OF DUAL ENROLLMENT
COURSES.
WHEREAS, the Education Compact with Miami-Dade County Public Schools ("M-
DCPS"), established on January 16, 2008 ("Education Compact"), includes the outcome to
increase academic support and achievement; and
WHEREAS, dual enrollment is a program that allows eligible high school and middle
school students currently attending accredited Miami-Dade County public schools, private high
schools, or home schools, to enroll in a college course while attending high school or middle
school; and
WHEREAS, the credits that students earn in the dual enrollment program must be
applicable toward a high school diploma and postsecondary educational title, such as the college
associate, a baccalaureate degree, or a technical certificate; and
WHEREAS, students in 8th 9th, and 10th grades that are enrolled in M-DCPS are eligible
to participate in dual enrollment programs and must meet specific criteria; and
WHEREAS, due to state funding changes for dual enrollment courses, that occurred in
July, 2013, M-DCPS is responsible for reimbursing colleges for instructor and administrative fees;
therefore, limiting the number of courses offered due to available funding and credentialing
limitations of instructional school staff; and
WHEREAS, Miami Dade College ("MDC") currently offers a dual enrollment courses in
approximately 34 out of 53 high schools and two (2) middle schools across Miami -Dade County;
and
WHEREAS, on March 5, 2014, the Mayor and City Commission adopted Resolution No.
2014-28525, establishing the Key Intended Outcome (KIO) in the City's Strategic Plan to "Induce
Public School Accountability Mainly at Middle School" and to "Achieve Educational K-12
Excellence"; and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami Beach has supported dual enrollment at Miami Beach
Senior High School ("High School") since Spring, 2015 for 11th and 12th graders through Florida
International University; and
WHEREAS, the graduation rate at the High School in 2016 was 82.5%, a 16.2% increase
from 2011; and
WHEREAS, prior to the City providing this enhancement, dual enrollment was not offered
by the High School or offered sporadically; and
WHEREAS, dual enrollment courses save 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; and
WHEREAS, since the implementation of the program, in Spring 2015, there was a
financial savings, in the amount of$440,907.39 (based on 2016-2017 Florida State tuition rates),
to Miami Beach families for those children choosing to enroll in dual enrollment courses; and
WHEREAS, on August 26, 2016, the Mayor and City Commission adopted Resolution
No. 2016-29537, accepting the recommendations of the Finance and Citywide Projects
Committee and the Neighborhoods/Community Affairs Committee, and authorizing the City to
execute an agreement with Miami Dade College and M-DCPS,to provide dual enrollment courses
taught at the High School, for 9th and 10th grade students attending the High School, and at the
Middle School,for 8th grade students attending the Middle School and Fienberg Fisher K-8 Center
during the 2016-2017 school year; and
WHEREAS, on January 4, 2017, the City, M-DCPS, and Miami Dade College executed an
agreement to provide these dual enrollment courses, providing for a total City contribution of
$13,000 in fiscal year 2016-2017; and
WHEREAS, on December 10, 2018, the City and M-DCPS executed another Agreement
to provide these dual enrollment courses, providing for a total City contribution of$28,000 in fiscal
year 2018-2019; and
WHEREAS, on June 5, 2019, the Miami Dade County Public School Board adopted a
resolution relating to Item D-67, renaming Biscayne Elementary School to Biscayne Beach
Elementary School; South Pointe Elementary to Miami Beach South Pointe Elementary; Nautilus
Middle School to Miami Beach Nautilus Middle School; and Fienberg Fisher K-8 Center to Miami
Beach Fienberg Fisher K-8; and
WHEREAS, on September 11, 2019,the Mayor and City Commission adopted Resolution
No. 2019-30958, approving an agreement between the City of Miami Beach and Miami-Dade
County School Board to provide dual enrollment courses for the 2019-2020 School Year, through
MDC,for college credit for 8th grade students attending the Middle School, Miami Beach Fienberg
Fisher K-8 center, and for 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th grade students attending the High School, in
an amount not to exceed $28,000 ("City's Contribution"); and approving the funding of the City's
Contribution for the 2019-2020 School Year from the City's 2018-2019 FY budget; and approving
the City's Contribution to the program for each subsequent school year, subject to funding
approval during the City's budgetary process and provided that the City's contribution amount
does not exceed $28,000; and further authorizing the City Manager and City Clerk to execute any
and all required agreements and documents to implement the program; and
WHEREAS, on November 8, 2019, the City and M-DCPS executed an agreement
("Agreement") setting forth the guidelines for the City to support the dual enrollment courses
offered at the High School and the Middle School; and
WHEREAS, the City and M-DCPS executed Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement,
extending the program for the Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters; and
WHEREAS, Miami Dade College has not been able to accommodate the recent increased
demand for dual enrollment classes; and
WHEREAS, the Administration recommends authorizing the City Manager to execute
Amendment No. 2 to the Agreement, to include Florida International University (FIU) as an
additional provider of dual enrollment courses, so that the City, through its partnership with M-
DCPS, may maximize the amount of dual enrollment courses that may be offered at the High
School and the Middle School, based upon the approved City Contribution.
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 amend Resolution No. 2019-30958, which approved an agreement between
the City and Miami-Dade County School Board for the City to fund dual enrollment courses,
through Miami Dade College, at Miami Beach Nautilus Middle School and Miami Beach Senior
High School; said amendment adding Florida International University as an additional provider of
dual enrollment courses.
PASSED and ADOPTED this /0 day of February, 2020.
ATTEST:
Dan Gelber, Mayor
Rafa I E. ra d , City Clerk
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MIAMI BEACH
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Raul J.Aguila, Interim City Manager
DATE: February 10, 2021
SUBJECT:A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 2019-30958,
WHICH APPROVED AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND MIAMI-
DADE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD FOR THE CITY TO FUND DUAL
ENROLLMENT COURSES, THROUGH MIAMI-DADE COLLEGE, AT MIAMI
BEACH NAUTILUS MIDDLE SCHOOL AND MIAMI BEACH SENIOR HIGH
SCHOOL; SAID AMENDMENT ADDING FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL
UNIVERSITY AS AN ADDITIONAL PROVIDER OF DUAL ENROLLMENT
COURSES.
RECOMMENDATION
The Administration recommends authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute
Amendment No. 2 to the Agreement, including Florida International University (FIU) as an
additional provider in the program so that the City, through its partnership with M-DCPS, may
maximize the amount of dual enrollment courses that may be offered at the High School and the
Middle School, based upon the approved City Contribution.
BACKGROUND/HISTORY .
The Education Compact with Miami-Dade County Public Schools ("M-DCPS"), established
on January 16, 2008 ("Education Compact"), includes the outcome to increase academic
support and achievement. The Education Compact reflects the desire of the Miami Beach
community to support excellence in the City's public schools to improve educational
opportunities for youth.
In order to increase academic support and achievement, the Education Compact seeks to
identify and pursues the implementation of best practices strategies to increase the
graduation rate at MBSHS. Dual enrollment is a program that allows eligible high school and
middle school students currently attending accredited Miami-Dade County public schools,
private high schools, or home schools, to enroll in a college course while attending high
school or middle school. The credits that students earn in the dual enrollment program must
be applicable toward a high school diploma and postsecondary educational title, such as the
college associate, a baccalaureate degree, or a technical certificate. Students in 8th, 9th, and
10th grades that are enrolled in M-DCPS are eligible to participate in dual enrollment
programs and must meet specific criteria.
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Due to state funding changes for dual enrollment courses in July 2013, M-DCPS is
responsible for reimbursing colleges for instructor and administrative fees; therefore, limiting
the number of courses offered due to available funding and credentialing limitations of
instructional school staff. Miami Dade College ("MDC") currently offers a dual enrollment
courses in approximately 34 out of 53 high schools and three (3) middle schools across
Miami -Dade County.
The City of Miami Beach has supported dual enrollment at Miami Beach Senior High School
since Spring 2015 for 11th and 12th graders through Florida International University and prior
to the City providing this enhancement, dual enrollment was not offered by the high school or
offered sporadically. Dual enrollment courses save 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. At the July 6,
2016 Finance and Citywide Projects Committee ("FCWPC") meeting, the committee
recommended accepting the enhancement request of $13,000 to expand dual enrollment
options at Nautilus Middle School and Miami Beach Senior High School, through a partnership
between the City, Miami Dade College, and Miami-Dade County Public Schools. At the July
13, 2016 City Commission meeting, a discussion relating to the expansion of dual enrollment
options at Nautilus Middle School and Miami Beach Senior High School, was referred to the
Neighborhoods/Community Affairs Committee ("NCAC"). The NCAC unanimously
recommended the enhancement in the City's 2016-2017 fiscal budget and the FCWPC
unanimously recommended expanding the dual enrollment program.
On August 26, 2016, the Mayor and City Commission adopted Resolution Number No. 2016-
29537, accepting the recommendations of the FCWPC and the NCAC, and authorizing the
City to execute an agreement with Miami Dade College and M-DCPS, to provide dual
enrollment courses taught at Miami Beach Senior High School (the "High School"), for 9th and
10th grade students attending the High School, and at Nautilus Middle School (the "Middle
School"), for 8th grade students attending the Middle School and Fienberg Fisher K-8 Center
during the 2016-2017 school year. The City, M-DCPS, and Miami Dade College executed an
agreement to provide these dual enrollment courses, providing for a total City contribution of
$13,000 in fiscal year 2016-2017. On December 10, 2018, the City and M-DCPS executed
another Agreement to provide these dual enrollment courses, providing for a total City
contribution of$28,000 in fiscal year 2018-2019.
O n September 11, 2019, the Mayor and City Commission adopted Resolution No. 2019-
30958, approving an agreement between the City of Miami Beach and Miami-Dade County
School Board to provide dual enrollment courses for the 2019-2020 School Year, through
MDC, for college credit for eighth grade students attending Miami Beach Nautilus Middle
School, Miami Beach Fienberg Fisher K-8 center, and for 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th grade
students attending Miami Beach Senior High School, in an amount not to exceed $28,000
("City's Contribution"); and approving the funding of the City's Contribution for the 2019-2020
School Year from the City's 2018-2019 FY budget; and approving the City's Contribution to the
program for each subsequent school year, subject to funding approval during the City's
budgetary process and provided that the City's contribution amount does not exceed $28,000.
On November 8, 2019, the City and M-DCPS executed an agreement setting forth the
guidelines for the City to support the dual enrollment courses at the High School and the
Middle School. The City and M-DCPS executed Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement,
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extending the program for the Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters.
Miami-Dade College has not been able to accommodate the recent increased demand for dual
enrollment classes.
The Administration recommends authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute
Amendment No. 2 to the Agreement, including Florida International University (FI U) as an
additional provider in the program so that the City, through its partnership with M-DCPS, may
maximize the amount of dual enrollment courses that may be offered at the High School and the
Middle School, based upon the approved City Contribution.
SUPPORTING SURVEY DATA
Community survey data reflects the interest of the community in achieving educational
excellence and expanding opportunities for our Miami Beach youth.
Applicable Area
Not Applicable
Is this a"Residents Right Does this item utilize G.O.
to Know" item. pursuant to Bond Funds?
City Code Section 2-14?
No No
Strategic Connection
Prosperity- Be known for(K-12)educational excellence.
Legislative Tracking
Organizational Development Performance Initiatives
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