LTC 342-2025 City of Miami Beach Information Sessions for Prekindergarten ScholarshipDocusign Envelope ID: C4A35238-9D15-4A04-A647-BF8702C9900D
MIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
LTC# LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO:
FROM:
Honorable Mayor Steven Meiner and �e��ty Commission
Eric Carpenter, City Manager Du<_, "-.CUI�
DATE: August 21, 2025
SUBJECT: City of Miami Beach Information Sessions for Prekindergarten Scholarship Program Interested Families 2026-2027
The purpose of this Letter to Commission is to update you on the status of the City of Miami Beach's Prekindergarten (PreK) Scholarship Program for Miami Beach residents for the 2026-2027 school year and share program feedback from this past school year. The Prekindergarten Scholarship Program expands hourly access to high-quality PreK providers for families in the 2026-2027 school year.
As the application for eligible and interested families for the 2026-2027 school year will open on September 8, 2025, family informational sessions will be held via Zoom on the following dates and times (attachment A):
September 8, 2025 12 PM (English) September 9, 2025 6 PM (English) September 11, 2025 12 PM (English) September 15, 2025 11 AM (English) Zoom Webinar link: https://tinyurl.com/5xazj5vw Meeting ID: 574 796 9101 Passcode: 2oyB5P
1 PM (Espanol) 7 PM (Espanol) 1 PM (Espanol) 12 PM (Espanol)
Or by telephone (929) 205-6099 Passcode: 401682
Family applications may be submitted on the City's website beginning Monday, September 8,2025 at www.miamibeachfl.gov/prek, which provides an overview of the program and eligibility criteria. The deadline for family application submission is December 1, 2025. A computerized lottery process will be held on December 5, 2025, which will establish a numerical order of service until all funds are exhausted for up to 192 families. Results from the lottery will be posted on the City's website including name, confirmation number, and lottery number. Staff from the Office of Education and Performance Initiatives will contact family applicants in order of selection to determine eligibility.
At the culmination of the 2024-2025 academic school year, the City of Miami Beach families whohad received a PreK scholarship were surveyed to evaluate the effectiveness of the program. Thefindings revealed:
•100% very satisfied / satisfied with the application process for the PreK Scholarship Program•96.2% strongly agreed / agreed that the City's Education team communicated their child's
application status in a timely manner•100% strongly agreed / agreed that the PreK website is easy to navigate•100% strongly agreed / agreed that the results of the lottery were clearly communicated•100% strongly agreed I agreed monthly invoicing to providers was easy to review and appro�e
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Docusign Envelope ID: C4A35238-9D15-4A04-A647-BF8702C9900D
City of Miami e·each
Prekindergarten
.•S'cholarship Program:
Information. S.essions
for Families
Programa Prekindergarten de la
Ciudad de Miami Beach -Sesiones
lnformativas para las Familias
The City of Miami Beach has approved a
Prekindergarten Scholarship Program for the 2026-27
school year that will provide eligible Miami Beach
families with a Pre-K scholarship.
• La ciudad de Miami Beach ha aprobado un
programa de becas para Prekindergarten para
el ano escolar 2026-27 que otorgar6 a fas
familias elegibles de Miami Beach una
beca de PreK.
Application deadline: December 1, 2025 Fecha ff mite para someter fa solicitud.
Family application: www.miamibeachfl.gov/ prek Formulario de solicitud para las familias.
*Miami Beach residents only(33139, 33140, and 33141)*Solo para residentes de Miami Beach.
1'/\IA/v\lBEACH www.miamibeachfl.gov
ATTACHMENT A
MIAMI BEACH PREI< Pro9pq.tfl
Eligible PreK families are invited to partake
in one of the following sessions*
September 8, 2025 • 12PM (English) • 1PM (Espanol)
September 9, 2025 • 6PM (English) • 7PM (Espanol)
September 11, 2025 • 12PM (English) • 1 PM (Espanol) September 15, 2025 • 11AM (English)• 12PM (Espanol)
lnvilamos a las fomilias que colifiquen a porlicipor en una de las sesiones informalivas*.
Zoom Webinar link / Enlace de Zoom: https:/ /tinyurl.com/ Sxazj5vw
Meeting ID: 57 4 796 910 l Passcode: 2oyB5P Or by telephone 929.205.6099 Passcode: 401682
For alternate format or ADA occommodations, please coll 305.604.2489 ond select l for English or 2 for Spanish, then option 6; TTY users may coll vio 711 (Florido Relay Se,vice}. Poro solicitor un formota olternotivo, o asistcncio relocionado con uno discopacidod, llome ol 305.604.2489 opci6n 2 poro Espanol, y apci6n 6; usuorios de TTY pueden llamor o troves del 711 (Se,vicio de retronsmisi6n de la Florido).