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COMMISSION MEMORANDUM

TO:Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission 
FROM:Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager 
DATE:July  26, 2017
 



SUBJECT:REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY EDUCATION REGARDING STUDENTS FROM MIAMI BEACH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL SMOKING MARIJUANA OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL IN THE MORNING BY THE COLLINS CANAL.

RECOMMENDATION

Refer the item to the Committee for Quality Education for consideration and recommendation.

ANALYSIS

On May 17, 2017, at the request of Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez, the City Commission referred the item to the Neighborhoods and Community Affairs Committee (Item R9AD).   On June 30, 2017, the Neighborhoods and Community Affairs Committee discussed the item and requested a referral to the Committee for Quality Education meeting schedule in August 2017. 

 

Miami-Dade County Public Schools currently has drug and alcohol education as part of the health education curriculum that is integrated into physical education classes.  All middle schools have a textbook to use when implementing the curriculum.   The below link provides curriculum resources on substance abuse prevention for grades 5 - 12:  http://pe.dadeschools.net/substanceabuseprevention.asp

 

Additionally, MDCPS implements a Red Ribbon Month in October and Informed Families Campaigns throughout the district.   Student Services has programs that address substance abuse through their Trust office (http://studentservices.dadeschools.net/trust/index.asp).

 

Current programs by grade level, although not all offered at public schools in Miami Beach, are as follows:

 

Elementary School

  •      Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) – 5th grade curriculum

 

Middle School

  •     Drug and alcohol education is part of our health education curriculum that is integrated into physical education. All middle schools have a textbook to use when implementing the curriculum. Below is a link to all of our curriculum resources on substance abuse prevention for grades 5 - 12:

                http://pe.dadeschools.net/substanceabuseprevention.asp

  •     Students Working Against Tobacco (SWAT) – Middle and High School

 

High School

  •     Student Services has programs that address substance abuse through their TRUST office (http://studentservices.dadeschools.net/trust/index.asp).
  • Health Information Project (HIP) – High School
  • Student’s Against Destructive Decision (SADD)- High School
  • Students Working Against Tobacco (SWAT) – Middle and High School
  • AAA Prom Promise Campaign- High School
  • TRUST Curriculum- Middle and High School

 

In July 2017, staff met with Miami Dade County Public Schools to discuss potential partnership opportunities.

CONCLUSION

Accept the recommendation of the Neighborhoods and Community Affairs Committee and refer the item to the Committee for Quality Education for discussion and recommendation.

KEY INTENDED OUTCOMES SUPPORTED
Achieve Educational (K-12) Excellence

Legislative Tracking
Organizational Development Performance Initiatives
Sponsor
Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez