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COMMISSION MEMORANDUM |
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| | | | | | | | | TO: | Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission | | | FROM: | Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager | | | DATE: | May 16, 2018 | | | |
| | SUBJECT: | REFERRAL TO FINANCE AND CITYWIDE PROJECTS COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS AN EDUCATION COMPACT COORDINATOR POSITION. |
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| | | | | | | | RECOMMENDATION
| | Refer the item to FCWPC for further review and discussion. |
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| | | | | | | | ANALYSIS
| On January 8, 2008, the City entered into an Education Compact (the “Compact” Attachment A) with Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS). Developed with significant community input, the Compact reflects the desire of the Miami Beach community to support excellence in its schools and an investment in the overall enhancement of education for its residents. The 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.
In Resolution No. 2015-28997, the City Commission directed the Administration to expand the Compact to address the following areas: Early Learning; Extracurricular/Choice Offerings; and Afterschool Programming.
Since then, the City has entered into many contracts with M-DCPS and other organizations several educational initiatives reflected on the chart attached (Attachment B)
The City supports excellence in education in the City’s public schools recognizing it is an investment in the overall enhancement of education for residents. Enhanced student achievement includes a seamless curriculum of advanced studies through the International Baccalaureate (IB) Program, from Pre-Kindergarten through twelfth grade. To date, approximately $936,000 has been expended for application fees, professional development for teachers, and other youth related activities including dual enrollment, Nurse Initiative, Common Threads, and LCSW Mental Health Services (not including Voluntary Pre-K), for an approximate additional $383,000 for the first three years.
With the Commission prioritization of education initiatives, the department requires an individual to support Education Compact Initiatives and other education Commission priorities (Attachment C). This position will report to the Chief Learning and Development Officer. The position will collaborate with other agencies in identifying gaps of services/programs which will prepare children and youths for their future. This position will be responsible for developing, organizing, administering, and monitoring, the implementation of designated educational initiatives, programs, and services, in order to ensure that the educational needs of the city are met. The number of educational initiatives approved for implentation by Commission has exceeded the capacity of the current service levels within Organizational Development (Chief Learning Officer). Adding this position would allow for more comprehensive educational performance research to be conducted and for more educational program funding to be identified and obtained. Additionally, in 2018 alone, the following educational initiatives were approved and implemented requiring after-hour presence and weekend staff presence: Technology Coding Citizens Bootcamp and Drug Prevention/Intervention Series. In April 2018, Commission approved six additional education initiatives not currently part of the Education Compact with an expected implementation date of August 2018: After-school enrichment (Fienberg), after-school enrichment (Biscayne), reading interventionists (South Point, Fienberg, North Beach, Biscayne, Nautilus), math interventionists (Nautilus and Miami Beach Senior), additional mental health professionals at all public schools and college prep program at Miami Beach Senior.
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| | | | | | | | CONCLUSION
| | Based on additional education related programs and initiatives, the addition of an Education Compact Coordinator should be considered to provide immediate support for prioritized educational initiatives to be implemented in August 2018. The budgetary impact of creating an Education Compact Coordinator for the rest of this fiscal year is $15,000 (rounded; assuming July 1st start date with no expected health costs within this fiscal year due to the probationary period for new employees). The year 2 impact would be $80,303. |
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| | | | | | | | KEY INTENDED OUTCOMES SUPPORTED
Achieve Educational (K-12) Excellence |
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Organizational Development Performance Initiatives |
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| | | | | | | | Sponsor
Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman |
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