LTC 231-2023 SAT ACT Test Prep Program UpdateDocuSign Envelope ID: 4B705106-DA 10-4474-AD76-244D42362F91
MIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
NO. LTC # 231-2023 LETTER TO COMMISSION
To:
From:
Date:
Honorable Mayor Dan Gelber and Members of the City Commission
Alina T. Hudak, City Manag�
May 19, 2023 lf' .
Subject: SAT/ACT Test Prep Program Update
The purpose of this Letter to Commission is to update you on the status of the City funded
SAT/ACT test preparation program currently utilized by students at Miami Beach Senior High
School each school year.
Throughout the 2022-23 school year, 472 Beach High students utilized the program with an
116% increase in student use between September 2022 and April 2023.
The below chart reflects the average percent of correct answers in all tested subjects when
comparing active student performance between September 2022 and April 2023 with an overall
percent improvement of 444.3%:
SAT P reo S b" u 1Iect p f er ormance mr rovemen t 2022 23-
SAT Subject Sept.Apr.% active user performance
2022 2023 improvement
Reading 11.3% 67.6% +498.2 %
Writing/ Language Arts 12.2% 70.3% +476.2 %
Math 10.6% 69.8% +558.4 %
Overall percent improvement 12.4% 67.5% +444.3 %
The City funded SAT/ACT test prep platform is FREE to any Miami Beach youth resident during
the summer months and Miami Beach Senior High school students during the school year.
Inside the platform youth have access to over 50 hours of comprehensive test prep broken
down into easy to follow units, lessons, and quizzes. Skill and performance tracking allow youth
to understand their unique areas of weakness and identify the specific skills necessary to
improve their scores. Lessons are designed to cater to a multitude of learning styles and contain
both audio and video components, as well as embedded questions that provide youth with
immediate feedback and detailed explanations. Accessible on any data enabled or internet
connected device, youth can begin improving their scores in as little as 15 minutes a day.
A parent/guardian and youth information session for summer 2023 access has been scheduled
as follows:
May 24, 2023
6:00 pm -7:00 pm
Zoom meeting ID:574 796 9101 Passcode: 2oy85P
Call in: 929.205.6099 Access code: 401682#
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All Miami Beach youth will have free access to the program throughout Summer 2023 by self-
enrolling at the following link: https:/Jmethodize.methodlearning.com/school/join/z3jgs7m
An overview of the program will be shared at the May 31°Miami Beach Senior High School
PTSA meeting:
May 31, 2023
7:00 pm 8:00 pm
Zoom meeting ID: 882 0738 3976 Passcode: 806751
Call in: 305 224 1968 Access code: *806751#
The below chart reflects the average percent of correct answers in all tested subjects when
comparing active student performance between the 2021-22 school year and 2022-23 school
year:
rep u iect e ormance mprovemen ear ver ear
SAT Subject 2021-22 2022-23 % active user performance
improvement
Reading 45 % 52% + 15.56%
Writing/ Language Arts 46% 58% + 26.09%
Math 55% 69% + 25.45%
SAT P S bi p rf tY 0 y
Feedback from Miami Beach Senior High teachers who utilize the program indicates the
program has been an invaluable and instrumental tool for students. Students who used the
Method Learning platform raised their ACT scores from a diagnostic score of 20.2 (just below
the national average of 21) to an average of 27.6. Considering that a perfect score on the ACT
is a 36, this margin of improvement is rather extraordinary. Most of these students readily admit
that Method Learning was the program that put them over the top. Additionally, 83% of those
students at-risk of not graduating earned concordant scores on either the ACT or SAT which
enable them to not only pass the FSA and Algebra 1 EOC, but also graduate with an actual
diploma rather than a certificate of attendance.
We will continue to support our vision of being a prosperous city with a special flavor of arts,
culture, education, and business with management objectives of being known for (K-12)
educational excellence.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Dr. Leslie Rosenfeld, Chief Education
Officer at leslierosenfeld@miamibeachfl.gov.
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FREE SAT &
ACT PREP
P R O G R A M
Funded by the City of Miami Beach
Information Sessions:
May 24 at 6pm
Zoom Meeting ID: 574 796 9101
Passcode:2oy85P
May 31 at 7pm
Zoom Meeting ID: 882 0738 3976
Passcode: 806751
Summer registroto is limited to hrs+ 600 Miami Beach youth residents Method sis op direly a: .. NIAN/BEACH
http:.//methodize.methodlearing co/school/po/z347 Learning