LTC 161-2025 City of Miami Beach Dual Enrollment Program Status for Miami Beach Senior High School and Miami Beach Nautilus Middle SchoolOocusign Envelope ID: 90A5O75S-501O-4EB5-9048-FF84E2566BC9
MIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
NO. LTC # LETTER TO COMMISSION
To: Honorable Mayor Steven Meiner and Members of the City Commission
from: Eric Carpenter, City Manager � &fw:fa;:
Date:
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 (FIU), 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 courses and class sections available, as
well as the financial savings to Miami Beach families since program's inception of
$3,762,404 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 oer cost) Families
Fall 2014 0 0 0 $0
SprinQ 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
Fall 2024 6 8 152 $205.57 $111,979
Spring 2025 7 8 154 $205.57 $113,453
Total 141 245 5,111 $3,762,404
April 15, 2025
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Funding to support and expand the partnership in the 2024-2025 school year includes an
estimated City contribution of $68,086 for instructor salaries and MDCPS estimated contribution
of $36,720 for textbooks. This partnership also supports class size reduction.
The dual enrollment program at MBSH and MBNM School allows eligible students to enroll in a
college course and high school classes simultaneously. The credits the 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 2025-2026
school year:
• Architecture and Humanity • Psychology of Personal
• Ballet Techniques I Effectiveness
• Business & Professional • Public Speaking
Communication • Social Problems
• Criminology • Strategies for Success
• English Comp I and II • Survey of Architectural History
• Fundamentals of Argumentation and • Writing and Rhetoric I and 11
Debate • Design Graphics 1
• Individual in Society • Design Studio 1
• Introduction to Business • Introduction to Architecture
• Introduction to Criminal Justice • Survey of Architectural History
• Introduction to Culinary Arts • Artificial Intelligence Fundamentals
• Introduction to Entrepreneurship • Frontiers of Artificial Intelligence (Al)
• Introduction of Sociology • Food Prep
• Modern Dance Techniques • Begin Figure Drawing
We will continue to support our vision of being an inclusive city with a special flavor of 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.
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