LTC 213-2024 City of Miami Beach Dual Enrollment Program StatusMIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
NO. LTC # LETTER TO COMMISSION
To: Honorable Mayor Steven Meiner and Members of the City Commission
From: Rickele Wiams, Interim City Manager {/.)
Date: May 30, 2024
Subject: City of Miami Beach Dual Enrollment Program Status for Miami Beach Senior High
School and Miami Beach 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, Miami-Dade
College, and the University of Florida (UF) to increase dual enrollment courses at Miami Beach
Senior High School (MBSH) and Miami Beach Nautilus Middle School (MBNM).
The chart below provides information on the number of course and class sections available, as
well as the financial savings to Miami Beach families since program inception of $3,536,972
for those children choosing to enroll in dual enrollment classes funded by the City offered at Miami
Beach public schools.
# of Dual # of Class # of Students Per Credit Cost Savings to City of
School Year Enrollment Sections Participating (based on FIU Miami Beach
Courses Available credit per cost) Families
Fall 2014 0 0 0 $0
Spring 2015 3 4 104 $203.59 $76,000
Fall 2015 2 4 123 $203.59 $89,884
Spring 2016 4 6 138 $203.59 $100,846
Fall 2016 4 6 125 $203.59 $91,346
Spring 2017 7 9 181 $205.57 $133,344
Fall 2017 7 12 217 $205.57 $159,866
Spring 2018 9 15 257 $205.57 $189,334
Fall 2018 9 16 413 $205.57 $304,261
Spring 2019 13 19 412 $205.57 $303,524
Fall 2019 10 18 364 $205.57 $268,162
Spring 2020 8 20 408 $205.57 $300,577
Fall 2020 7 22 552 $205.57 $406,663
Spring 2021 7 19 472 $205.57 $347,727
Fall 2021 6 14 295 $205.57 $217,329
Spring 2022 5 7 150 $205.57 $110,506
Fall 2022 7 10 201 $205.57 $148,078
Spring 2023 7 10 145 $205.57 $106,822
Fall 2023 7 9 145 $205.57 $106,822
Spring 2024 6 9 103 $205.57 $75,881
Total 128 229 4,805 $3,536,972
213-2024
Funding to support and expand the partnership in the 2023-2024 school year includes an
estimated City contribution of $104,000 for instructor salaries and MDCPS estimated contribution
of $28,560 for textbooks. This partnership also supports class size reduction.
The dual enrollment program at MBSH and MBNM allows eligible students to enroll in a college
course and high school class simultaneously. The credits students earn are used towards
both a high school diploma and are acceptable towards a college Associate degree,
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 student's permanent transcripts
Dual enrollment course offerings include, but are not limited to, the following for the 2024-2025
school year:
• Architecture and Humanity
• Ballet Techniques I
• Business & Professional
Communication
• Criminology
• English Comp I and II
• Fundamentals of Argumentation and
Debate
• Individual in Society
• Introduction to Business
• Introduction to Criminal Justice
• Introduction to Entrepreneurship
• Introduction of Sociology
• Modern Dance Techniques
• Psychology of Personal
Effectiveness
• Public Speaking
• Social Problems
• Strategies for Success
• Survey of Architectural History
• Writing and Rhetoric I and II
• Design Graphics 1
• Design Studio 1
• Introduction to Architecture
• Survey of Architectural History
• Artificial Intelligence Fundamentals
• Frontiers of Artificial Intelligence (Al)
Our partnership with UF continues to expand with two new Artificial Intelligence (Al) dual
enrollment courses available in the 2024-25 school year. MBSH will be the only high school in the
state to offer Al classes with a UF professor.
We will continue to support our vision of being a prosperous city with a special emphasis on arts,
culture, education, and business with the management objectives of being known for (PreK-12)
educational excellence. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Dr. Leslie
Rosenfeld.
JDG/LDR