A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING, IN SUBSTANTIAL FORM, AN AGREEMENT  BETWEEN THE CITY AND MIAMI-DADE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD, TO PROVIDE DUAL ENROLLMENT COURSES BY MIAMI DADE COLLEGE FOR COLLEGE CREDIT FOR 8TH GRADE STUDENTS ATTENDING NAUTILUS MIDDLE SCHOOL AND FIENBERG FISHER K-8 CENTER, AND FOR 9TH - 12TH GRADE STUDENTS ATTENDING MIAMI BEACH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL COMMENCING FOR THE THIRD YEAR OF THE PROGRAM (2018-2019 SCHOOL YEAR), WITH ANNUAL RENEWALS BY AGREEMENT OF THE PARTIES; AND APPROVING THE CITY’S CONTRIBUTION TO THE PROGRAM, IN AN AMOUNT NOT EXCEED $28,000 PER FISCAL YEAR, SUBJECT TO BUDGET APPROPRIATION AND FUNDING APPROVAL BY THE CITY COMMISSION FOR EACH FISCAL YEAR; AND FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE FINAL AGREEMENT, SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE CITY ATTORNEY.

The City of Miami Beach has partnered with Miami Dade County Public Schools and Miami Dade College for two (2) years to increase dual enrollment offerings at Miami Beach Senior High School and Nautilus Middle School for 8th 010th graders.  The interest and success of students at our high school and middle school in dual enrollment classes has resulted in a 170 percent increase in the number of classes from the 2015-16 to 2017-18 school years.  The chart below provides information on the number of course and class sections available to students following the implementation of the partnership with Florida International University in Fall 2014 and Fall 2016 with Miami Dade College, 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.

Funding to support and expand the partnership in the 2017-18 school years included a City contribution of $49,910 for instructor salaries and MDCPS contribution of $56,880 for textbooks.  Of those provided, four(4) were offered by Miami Dade College for forty-three (43) students in grades 8 through 10.

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 2017-18 school years:

   

• Introduction to Sociology

• Social Problems

• Social Environment

• Introduction to Entrepreneurship

• Introduction to Literature

• Teaching Diverse Populations

• American Government

• Criminal Justice

• Music Appreciation

• Introduction to Hospitality

• Principals of Business

• Writing in Rhetoric I

• Strategies for Success