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MIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
NO. LTC #184-2026
LETTER TO COMMISSION
To:
From:
Honorable Mayor Steven Meiner and Members of the City Commission
Eric Carpenter, City Manager 1t,a� �
Date: May 1, 2026
Subject: Dual Enrollment Program Status Update: Public and Private School Partnerships
This Letter to Commission provides an update on the City of Miami Beach's dual enrollment partnerships with Miami-Dade County Public Schools (MDCPS), Rabbi Alexander S. Gross (RASG) Hebrew Academy, Barry University, Florida International University (FIU), Miami-Dade College (MDC), and the University of Florida (UF). Dual enrollment enables eligible students to earn high school and post-secondary credit simultaneously. Partnership benefits include cost savings for families, expanded academic opportunities, accelerated degree progress, transferable college credit, and the integration of earned grades into permanent transcripts.
Since partnership inception in Miami Beach public schools, the program has generated $3,891,328 in cumulative tuition savings for families whose students enroll in City-funded dual enrollment courses at Miami Beach Sr. High School (MBSH) and Miami Beach Nautilus Middle School (MBNMS). Participation and savings figures by year are detailed in the chart below:
Miami Beach Public Schools
# of Dual # of Class # of Per Credit Savings to
School Year Enrollment Sections Students Cost (based City of
Courses Available Participating on F/U credit Miami Beach ner cost) Families
2014-2015 3 4 104 $203.59 $76,000
2015 -2016 6 10 261 $203.59 $190,730
2016 -2017 11 15 306 $204.58 $224,690 2017-2018 16 27 474 $205.57 $349,200
2018 -2019 22 35 825 $205.57 $607,785 2019 -2020 18 38 772 $205.57 $568,739 2020 -2021 14 41 1,024 $205.57 $754,390 2021 -2022 11 21 445 $205.57 $327,835 2022 -2023 14 20 346 $205.57 $254,900
2023 -2024 13 18 248 $205.57 $182,703 2024 -2025 13 16 306 $205.57 $225,432 2025 -2026 8 12 175 $205.57 $128,924
TOTAL 153 257 5,286 -$3,891,328
For the 2025-2026 school year public school partnership, the city anticipates contributing $29,660for instructor salaries, while MDCPS estimates $21,000 for textbooks. This partnership also