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COMMISSION MEMORANDUM

TO:Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission 
FROM:Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez 
DATE:May  15, 2024
 



SUBJECT:REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY EDUCATION IN MIAMI BEACH AND FINANCE AND ECONOMIC RESILIENCY COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS STRATEGIES IN BRIDGING MIAMI BEACH FIENBERG FISHER K-8 FUNDING GAP IN LIGHT OF THEIR TITLE I FUNDING LOSS. 

BACKGROUND/HISTORY

Miami Beach Fienberg-Fisher K-8 (MBFFK-8) Center, an International Baccalaureate school in South Beach, FL. With students from nearly 100 countries, Fineberg-Fisher prioritizes holistic education, offering robust music, fine arts, and physical education programs. In May, MDCPS leadership met with MBFFK-8 leadership, for the Budget conference for the upcoming school year, to determine if the school qualifies for Title I status and funds based on the number of Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) certified students. During the May budget Conference, it was determined that MBFFK-8 would lose its Title 1 funding.  Without Title I funding, MBFFK-8 faces a funding gap of about 250,000. With the lost funding, the student population at MBFFK-8 faces an educational risk with the belief that the learning impact/loss will spill over to Miami Beach Senior High as the children move.

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FINANCIAL INFORMATION

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Applicable Area

Citywide
Is this a "Residents Right to Know" item, pursuant to City Code Section 2-14? Does this item utilize G.O. Bond Funds?
Yes No 

Strategic Connection

Non-Applicable
Legislative Tracking
Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez
Sponsor
Co-sponsored by Commissioner Joseph Magazine

ATTACHMENTS:
Description
2016 Resolution approve M-DCPS and City of Miami Beach agrrement to use MBSH parking lots for events taking place at the Convention Center