A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO TAKE THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS: 1) EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE PHILLIP AND PATRICIA FROST MUSEUM OF SCIENCE ("FROST MUSEUM") AND MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, IN A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $9,000.00, TO BRING STEM-FOCUSED, HANDS-ON EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO MIAMI BEACH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, MIAMI BEACH NAUTILUS MIDDLE SCHOOL, MIAMI BEACH FIENBERG FISHER K-8, MIAMI BEACH SOUTH POINTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, NORTH BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND BISCAYNE BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL; 2) EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE FROST MUSEUM, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $4,500.00, TO FUND THE FROST OUTREACH PROGRAM COMMUNITY EVENTS, COMPRISED OF NO MORE THAN $2,500.00 TO FUND TWO FROST OUTREACH COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, AND NO MORE THAN $2,000.00 TO FUND THE REFRESHMENTS FOR THE ABOVEMENTIONED COMMUNITY EVENTS, WHICH CITY FUNDING SHALL BE APPROPRIATED FROM THE CITY'S GENERAL FUND.

The Administration recommends that the Mayor and the City Commission approve and authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with the Frost Museum and Miami-Dade County Public Schools to bring Frost Science Outreach programs to Miami Beach Senior High School, Miami Beach Nautilus Middle School, Miami Beach Fienberg Fisher K-8, Miami Beach South Pointe Elementary School, North Beach Elementary School, and Biscayne Beach Elementary School, in an amount not to exceed $11,500 and further recommends that the Mayor and the City Commission approve and authorize the City Manager to fund refreshments for the community events at a cost not to exceed $2,000.

In January 2008, the City of Miami Beach entered into an Education Compact with Miami-Dade County Public Schools to enhance learning opportunities for youth, with the Compact reflective of the desire of the Miami Beach community to support excellence in the City’s public schools.  The Education Compact currently addresses and supports the following priority areas: Teacher Recruitment/Retention; Communication; Parental Involvement/Family Support; Youth and Community Engagement; Health and Well-Being; Student Achievement; Safety; and Technology.

To support the Compact, the City of Miami Beach is seeking to partner with the Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science (“Frost Museum”) to bring STEM focused, hands-on learning directly to schools and the community.  Each experience provided through the Frost Museum will inspire youth and the community to investigate our world and universe through the lens of science.

Frost Science Outreach programs will include a STEM-focused, Next Generation Sunshine State Standards-aligned curriculum, with all hands-on activities and supplies needed for each program and two specially trained science educators for each experience.

Programs to be provided include in-school activities such as Egg Drop Engineering and Portable Planetarium, and community events such as Night Sky Telescope Viewing, and a Family Science Night Event.