C7P-Accept Donation To Be Utilized By The City Of Miami Beachs IB Educational PCOMMISSION ITEM SUMMARY
Gondensed Title:
A Resolution accepting a donation of $10,000 from the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce
to be appropriated by the City to offset annual fees and professional development of staff for
the lnternational Baccalaureate authorized Miami Beach schools.
lntended Outcome
Achieve Educational (K-12) Excellence and lnduce Public School Accountability Mainly at
the Middle School
Supporting Data (Surveys, Environmental Scan, etc.): ln the 2014 Survey, 75o/o of
respondents with children in public schools were either very satisfied or satisfied with the
City's public schools compared to 90% in 2012, 51o/o in 2007 and 53% in 2005. 76% of low-
income lntemational Baccalaureate diploma graduates go on to get a 4-year degree,
comoared to 69% in Miami-Dade Public Schools and 63% at Miami Beach Senior Hioh.
Source of
Funds:
OBPI
Financial lmpact Summary:
Clerk's Office lative T
AGEIIDA ITE}d C7 P
As part of the City's Education Compact, the City agreed to support discussions with the Miami
Beach Chamber and other appropriate organizations to identify funding for annual lnternational
Baccalaureate Program operating costs. Developed with significant community input, the
Compact reflects the desire of the Miami Beach communityto supportexcellence in theirschools
and an investment in the overall enhancement of education for its residents. The areas of focus
in our Compact include: teacher recruitmenUretention, enhanced communication, family support,
increase well-being, enhance student achievement, improve safety, and improve access to
technology. Enhanced student achievement includes a seamless curriculum of advanced
studies through the lnternational Baccalaureate (lB) Program from Pre-Kindergarten through
twelfth grade. On January 6, 2009, the City made a presentation to the Chamber outlining
additional needs to support the lB programs in Miami Beach Schools. The Chamber understood
that as each school becomes authorized annual fees and professional development of staff are
required to maintain the lB programs. As a result, the Miami Beach Chamber's Education
Foundation has donated $50,620 to date to offset the annualfees and professionaldevelopment
of staff for the lnternational Baccalaureate authorized schools. These funds will be applied to
upcoming annualfees and professional development of staff for Miami Beach public schools. lt
is recommended that the Commission aoorove the resolution acceotino the donation.
Financial lnformation:
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Dr. Leslie Rosenfeld, Chief Learning
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MIAAAIBTACH
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
City of Miomi Beoch, ,l700 Convention Cenler Drive, Miomi Beoch, Florido 33139, www.miomibeochfl.gov
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
Mayor Philip Levine and Members the City
Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
March 11,2015
SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING A DONATION IN THE AMOUNT OF
$1O,OOO.OO FROM THE MIAMI BEACH EDUCATION FOUNDATION FROM
PROCEEDS OF THE MIAM! BEACH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE'S ANNUAL
GOLF TOURNAMENT TO BE UTILIZED BY THE CITY OF M!AM! BEACH'S
INTERNATIONAL BACGALAUREATE (tB) EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM, AND
APPROPRIATING THE $1O,OOO.OO DONATION TO CITY'S IB PROGRAM.
ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION
Approve the Resolution.
BACKGROUND
As part of the City's Education Compact, the City agreed to facilitate discussions with the
Miami Beach Chamber and other appropriate organizations to identify funding for annual
lnternational Baccalaureate Program operating costs that include required annual fees,
ongoing teacher training, coordinator supplements, books, extra teaching period
supplements, and annual exam registration and fee per student for the Diploma Program.
Developed with significant community input, the Compact reflects the desire of the Miami
Beach community to support excellence in their schools and an investment in the overall
enhancement of education for its residents. The areas of focus in our Compact include:
teacher recruitment and retention, enhanced communication of education and community
events, family involvement and support as well as engaging youth and community, increase
the health and well-being of students, enhance student achievement, improve safety and
perceptions of safety in our schools, and improve access to technology. Enhanced student
achievement includes a seamless curriculum of advanced studies through the lnternational
Baccalaureate (lB) Program from Pre-Kindergarten through twelfth grade. To date,
approximately $440,718 has been expended for application fees, professional development
forteachers, and otheryouth related activities. The following is the status of implementation
for each lB program:
Diploma Program as of Fall 2010. As an lB World School, approximately 82 percent
of those eligible in 2012, 89 percent of those eligible in 2013 and 65 percent of
those eligible in2014 received the lB Diploma. Currentlythere are 145 students in
the ninth grade seeking the lB Diploma, a 418 percent increase since the program
inception.
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Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce Donation
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authorized to teach the lB MYP Program and attained authorization in 201 1.
Fisher, and Treasure lsland Elementary are authorized lB schools as of February
2013. North Beach Elementary and South Point Elementary are in the process of
obtaining their five-year reauthorization.
CHAMBER SUPPORT
Over the past several years, the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce has been working
with the City of Miami Beach and the City's public schools, to supportvarious components of
the Education Compact.
On January 6, 2009, the City made a presentation to the Chamber outlining additional needs
to support the lB programs in Miami Beach Schools. The Chamber understood that as
each school is authorized, annual fees and professional development of staff are required to
maintain the lB programs. As a result, the Miami Beach Chamber's Education Foundation
has donated $50,620 as of March 2014 to partially fund lB related expenses for the City's tB
authorized public schools.
CONCLUSION
The Administration recommends the approval of this Resolution accepting a donation for
$10,000 from the MBCC for the implementation of the !B program in Miami Beach schools.
This approval will assist the Department in accomplishing its measurable objectives linked to
the City's Keylntended Outcomes to Achieve Educational (K-12) Excellence and lnduce
Public SchoglAccountability Mainly at the Middle School.
JLM/K
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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING A
DONATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $1O,OOO.OO FROM THE MIAMI
BEACH EDUCATION FOUNDATION, INC., FROM PROGEEDS
OF THE MIAM! BEACH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE'S ANNUAL
GOLF TOURNAMENT, TO BE UTILIZED BY THE CITY OF
MtAMt BEACH',S TNTERNATTONAL BACCALAUREATE (,,t8")
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM, AND APPROPRIATING THE
$1O,OOO.OO DONATION TO THE CITY'S IB PROGRAM.
WHEREAS, over the past several years, the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce has
worked with the City of Miami Beach and the City's public schools to support various
components of the Miami Beach Education Compact ("Education Compact"); and
WHEREAS, the Education Compact reflects the desire of the Miami Beach community
to support excellence in education in the City's public schools and is an investment in the overall
enhancement of education for the City's residents; and
WHEREAS, as a result of the City's Education Compact with Miami-Dade County Public
Schools, all public schools in Miami Beach offer the lB program, which is internationally
recognized as a benchmark for education excellence and also fosters student participation in
community service; and
WHEREAS, the implementation of the lnternational Baccalaureate Program at Miami
Beach public schools depends on appropriate funding for a variety of operating costs such as
teacher training, and student books, supplies, and fees; and
WHEREAS, certain proceeds from the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce's Annual
Golf Tournament were received by the Miami Beach Education Foundation, which Foundation
has generously offered to donate $10,000.00 to the City's lB Program.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND THE GITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA that the Mayor and City
Commission hereby accept a donation in the amount of $10,000.00 from the Miami Beach
Education Foundation, lnc., which it received from proceeds of the Miami Beach Chamber of
Commerce's Annual Golf Tournament, and which funds shall be utilized by the City of Miami
Beach for its lnternational Baccalaureate Educational Program, and appropriating the
$10,000.00 donation to the City's lB Program.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this _ day of March, 2015.
ATTEST:
Philip Levine
Mayor APPROVED AS TO
FORM & LANGUAGE
& FOR EXECUTION
Rafael Granado
City Clerk
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