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COMMISSION MEMORANDUM |
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| | | | | | | | TO: | Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission | | FROM: | Alina T. Hudak, City Manager | | DATE: | February 9, 2022 | | |
| SUBJECT: | A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE GRANT AGREEMENT, DATED SEPTEMBER 20, 2021, WITH THE FRIENDS OF THE BASS MUSEUM, INC (THE BASS), FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MIAMI BEACH SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ARTS, AND MATHEMATICS ("STEAM") PLUS PROGRAM FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS (KINDERGARTEN - 12TH GRADE); SAID AMENDMENT MODIFYING THE PROGRAM BUDGET FOR THE 2021-2022 SCHOOL YEAR FOR TWO (2) EXISTING CULTURAL PARTNERS, WOLFSONIAN - FIU AND THE JEWISH MUSEUM OF FLORIDA, AND ADDING THE MIAMI CHILDREN'S MUSEUM, INC. AND CODEART, INC. TO THE POOL OF APPROVED CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS FOR THE PROGRAM, DETAILS OF WHICH ARE SET FORTH IN EXHIBIT "A" ATTACHED TO THIS RESOLUTION. |
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| | | | | | | | RECOMMENDATION
| The administration recommends that the Mayor and the City Commission approve the amendment to the grant agreement between the City and the Bass for the 2021-2022 school year.
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| | | | | | | | BACKGROUND/HISTORY
| 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. The Compact reflects the desire of the Miami Beach community to support excellence in the City’s public schools and 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.
On April 15, 2015, the Mayor and the City Commission adopted Resolution No. 2015-28997, which directed the Administration to expand the Compact to address the following areas: Early Learning; Extracurricular/Choice Offerings; and Afterschool Programming.
The City has entered into contracts with M-DCPS and other organizations for the following initiatives: Voluntary Pre-kindergarten (VPK) at Fienberg Fisher K-8 Center and Biscayne Elementary; Dual Enrollment Expansion through partnerships with Florida International University, and Miami-Dade College at Miami Beach Senior High School and Nautilus Middle School; and an Afterschool Teen Program at Nautilus Middle School.
The Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (“STEM”) to Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (“STEAM”) movement has been taking root over the past several years and is surging forward as a positive model of action to truly meet the needs of a 21st century economy. STEM alone, without the Arts component, misses several key components that many employers, educators, and parents have voiced as critical for our children to thrive in the present and rapidly approaching future. STEAM is an educational approach to learning that uses Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics as access points for guiding student inquiry, dialogue, and critical thinking.
Given the expanded approach offered by STEAM, the City of Miami Beach has explored options to help promote the deployment of a STEAM Initiative in Miami Beach Public Schools and, as part of this effort, the City Manager and the Mayor of Miami Beach met with M-DCPS Superintendent, Alberto Carvalho, to explore the opportunity to deploy STEAM as part of the regular school curriculum in the 2018-19 school year.
On January 16, 2019 the Mayor and the City Commission adopted Resolution No. 2019-30690, authorizing the City Manager and City Clerk to execute a grant agreement with the Friends of the Bass Museum, Inc. for the implementation of a Beta Test for a Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) Plus program with all six Miami Beach public schools (kindergarten - 12th grade) and six local cultural institutions. The participating cultural institutions included the Bass Museum, Miami City Ballet, New World Symphony, the Jewish Museum, the Wolfsonian, and Young Musicians United; and, the schools include Biscayne Elementary, Feinberg Fisher, Nautilus Middle, North Beach Elementary, Miami Beach Senior High School, and South Pointe Elementary.
On July 9, 2019 the Mayor and the City Commission adopted Resolution No. 2019-30906, authorizing the City Manager and City Clerk to execute a grant agreement with the Friends of the Bass Museum, Inc. for the implementation of a Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) Plus program with six Miami Beach public schools (kindergarten - 12th grade) and six local cultural institutions. The participating cultural institutions included the Bass Museum, Miami City Ballet, New World Symphony, the Jewish Museum, the Wolfsonian, and Young Musicians United; and, the schools include Biscayne Elementary, Feinberg Fisher, Nautilus Middle, North Beach Elementary, Miami Beach Senior High School, and South Pointe Elementary.
In September 2019 the Mayor and the City Commission adopted Resolution No. 2019-30955, amending the prior resolution to include the addition of cultural institutions and one additional public school, Treasure Island Elementary. The amendment also approved a partnership with North Bay Village to fund fifty (50) percent of the cost to implement the program at Treasure Island Elementary School. Additionally, funds were allocated for a STEAM liaison for the additional public school.
The program is referred to as a STEAM Plus initiative, and is intended to inspire students to engage and prepare in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics to work with cultural anchors to infuse theatre, visual arts, dance, and music in traditional class offerings. The “Plus” component of the STEAM Plus initiative is the City’s program to promote career and college readiness.
The 2018-2019 Beta Test concept provided survey data for continued STEAM programming with 82.9% of school administrator responses requesting that the program continues (41 responses total), and 95.0% of parent responses requesting that the program continues (61 responses total). The 2019-20 school year STEAM program yielded positive responses to student surveys including 93.0% indicating they enjoyed the project the partner organization provided in class and 88% of students very satisfied or satisfied with the program overall.
During the 2019-20 school year, 2,915 students participated in the STEAM program, there were 32 partnerships serving 121 classrooms/teachers, 451 classes visited, and 220 online interactions due to COVID restrictions.
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| | | | | | | | ANALYSIS
| The STEAM Plus program continues to expand and provide enrichment to Miami Beach youth. At the end of the 2019-20 school year, the program was supported by 11 cultural partners in seven (7) Miami Beach public schools. By engaging students around the subjects of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math, the STEAM Plus program aims to spark an interest and life-long appreciation of the arts and sciences in children from an early age.
During the 2019-20 school year, the program reached 2,915 Miami Beach youth, which is about 38% of the Miami Beach public school student population and saw a 33% increase in students served when compared to the pilot year (2,180 vs. 2,915).
Each public school in the STEAM program earned STEAM designations from Miami-Dade County Public Schools of either gold or silver. Additionally, family survey responses indicated that 92% of parents liked their child participating in the STEAM Plus program activities and 91% would like their child's school to continue participating in the STEAM Plus program.
The amendment would allow for continued expansion of the program by adding two cultural institutions for the remainder of the 2021-22 school year. CodeArt, Inc. and The Miami Children's Museum, Inc. will join the STEAM Plus program at a budget of $18,000 and $21,836 respectively. Additionally, the Wolfsonian - FIU will increase its budget to $18,024 to meet the needs of our Miami Beach youth.
Wolfsonian – FIU
The Wolfsonian will be taking on three additional classes and their budget will increase to reflect that addition.

The Jewish Museum – FIU
While the scope of the Jewish Museum program has not changed, funds will move from supplies/materials: non-consumable line time to the supplies/materials/printing: consumable line item of their budget. These materials will better serve the teachers and the students for their program.

NEW PARTNERS
CodeArt, Inc.
CodeArt, Inc. will work with students who will learn how to write computer programs that generate their self-portrait. Over the course of five hands-on sessions, they will create a true work of art and even learn how to animate their portrait using variables, inputs, loops and conditional statements. The final sixth session will be used for a gallery event to showcase and celebrate the students’ accomplishments. This budget supports roughly six (6) classrooms, focusing on middle and/or high school demographic.

The Miami Children's Museum, Inc.
The Miami Children's Museum, Inc. Building Noise Project will have participant scholars learn about sound and ultimately compose a collaborative performance piece to showcase to their peers. The estimate number of program days is four total interactions, plus one fieldtrip to the Miami Children’s Museum. To complete their project, the students will perform their original Building Noise composition for their school peers and present what they have learned about sound and its role in performance. This budget supports roughly 12 classrooms.

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| | | | | | | | SUPPORTING SURVEY DATA
| 49.1% of residents were either very satisfied or satisfied with the quality of public schools in Miami Beach |
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| | | | | | | | FINANCIAL INFORMATION
| FY 22 $372,000 - No additional funding needed
FY23 $372,000 |
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| | | | | | | | Applicable Area
| Not Applicable |
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| | | | | | | | Is this a "Residents Right to Know" item, pursuant to City Code Section 2-14? | | Does this item utilize G.O. Bond Funds? | | No | | No | |
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| | | | | | | | Strategic Connection
| Prosperity - Be known for (K-12) educational excellence. |
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