LTC 128-2019 Dual Enrollment Status Miami Beach Senior High School and Nautilus Middle School MIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
NO. LTC # 128-2019 LETTER TO COMMISSION
To: Mayor Dan Gelber and Members of e City Co mission
From: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
Date: March 6, 2019
Subject: Dual Enrollment Status Miami Beach4Senior High School and 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,
and Miami Dade College to increase dual enrollment courses at Miami Beach Senior High
School and Nautilus Middle School.
The interest and success of students at our high school in dual enrollment classes has resulted
in a 250 percent increase in the number of classes from the 2015-16 to 2018-19 school years.
The chart below provides information on the number of course and class sections available to
students following the implementation of the partnership in Fall 2014, as well as the financial
savings to Miami Beach families for those children choosing to enroll in dual enrollment classes
offered at Miami Beach public schools funded by the City. Additionally, these classes support
class size reduction efforts.
#of Dual Enrollment #of Class #of Students Per Credit Savings to City
School Year of Miami Beach
Courses Sections Available Participating Cost
Families
Fa112014 0 0 0 $ -
Spring 2015 3 4 104 $ 216.55 $ 80,043.60
Fall 2015 2 4 123 $ 216.55 $ 94,666.95
Spring 2016 4 6 138 $ 216.55 $ 106,211.70
Fall 2016 4 6 125 $ 218.53 $ 96,948.75
Spring 2017 7 9 181 $ 218.53 $ 140,381.79
Fall 2017 7 12 217 $ 218.53 $ 168,303.03
Spring 2018 9 15 257 $ 218.53 $ 199,326.63
Fall 2018 9 16 413 $ 257.87 $ 369,060.93
Spring 2019 13 19 412 $ 257.87 $ 368,167.32
Total 58 91 1,970 $ 1,623,110.70
Funding to support and expand the partnership in the 2018-19 school years includes an
estimated City contribution of $70,000 for instructor salaries and M-DCPS estimated
contribution of$99,000 for textbooks.
The dual enrollment program at Miami Beach Senior High School and Nautilus Middle School
allows eligible students to enroll in a college course and high school class simultaneously. The
credits the students earn are used towards both a high school diploma and are acceptable
towards a college Associate or 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 students' permanent transcripts
Dual enrollment course offerings include, but are not limited to, the following for the 2018-19
school years:
• Introduction to Sociology
• Social Problems
• Introduction to Entrepreneurship
• Teaching Diverse Populations
• Criminal Justice
• Music Appreciation and Literature
• Introduction to Hospitality
• Writing in Rhetoric I & II
• Student Life Skills
• French I & II
• Criminology
• Introduction to Business
• Approaches to Literature
• Strategies for Success
• Public Speaking
• Individuals and Society
We will continue to support our strategic outcome to achieve K-12 public school excellence
through our Education Compact. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Dr.
Leslie Rosenfeld.
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