LTC 488-2021 City of Miami Beach Information Sessions for Prekindergarten Pilot Program Interested Families 2022-23DocuSign Envelope ID: DB4E68D7-4EC1-4330-90B6-30298C42ACF5
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OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
NO. LTC # 488-2021 LETTER TO COMMISSION
To: Honorable Mayor Dan Gelber and Members of the City Commission
From: Alina T. Hudak, City Manager
Date: November 9, 2021
Subject: City of Miami Beach Information Sessions for Prekindergarten Pilot Program Interested
Families 2022-23
The purpose of this Letter to Commission is to update you on the status of the City of Miami Beach’s
Prekindergarten (PreK) Pilot Program for Miami Beach residents for the 2022-2023 school year,
approved at the May 12, 2021 Commission meeting. The Prekindergarten Pilot Program expands
hourly access to high quality PreK providers by providing up to $2,700 to eligible Miami Beach
families. The program is well underway for the 2021-22 school year, with 77 PreK youth participating.
The administration has scheduled an additional series of informational sessions for interested PreK
families for the 2022-23 school year via Zoom on the following dates and times:
Thursday, December 2 at 4 pm (English) and 5 pm (Spanish)
Friday, December 3 at 9 am (English) and 10 pm (Spanish)
Zoom Webinar link: https://tinyurl.com/5xazj5vw
Meeting ID: 574 796 9101 Passcode: 2oyB5P
Or by telephone: (929)205-6099 Passcode: 401682
Family applications may be submitted on the City’s website at www.miamibeachfl.gov/prek, which
provides an overview of the program and eligibility criteria. The deadline for application submission is
December 8, 2021. A computerized lottery process to be held on December 9, 2021 will establish a
numerical order of service until all funds are exhausted. Results from the lottery will be posted on the
City’s website including name, confirmation number, and lottery number. Staff from the Office of
Organizational Development Performance Initiatives (Education) will contact family applicants in the
order of selection to determine eligibility.
The administration has already held several informational sessions for interested PreK providers and
families. Providers must submit an application to be a PreK option for families.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me or Dr. Leslie Rosenfeld, Chief Learning and
Development Officer.
MIAMI BEACH
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Pre·K stipend of up to $2,700.
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Family application:
www.miamibeachfl.gov/prek
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*Miami Beach residents only
(33139, 33140, and 33141)
*Solo para residentes de Miami Beach.
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Eligible PreK families are invited to partake in
one of the following sessions•
Thursday, December 2, 2021 • 4PM • 5PM (Espoiio/)
Friday, December 3, 2021 • 5PM • 6PM (Espafio/)
lnvitamos a las familias que ca/ifiquen a participar en una de las
ses iones informativas *.
Zoom Webinar link / Enloce de Zoom:
https://tinyurl.com/SxazjSvw
Meeting ID: 57 4 796 910 l Passcode: 2oyB5P
Or by telephone 929.205 .6099 Passcode : 401682
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