| Miami-Dade County Public Schools | |
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| 1450 NE Second Avenue Miami, Florida 33132 | |
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| Superintendent | Rudolph F. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS Crew |
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| Language | English or bilingual with Spanish |
| Area | Miami-Dade County, Florida |
| Founded | 1885 |
| Teachers | 23,566 [1] |
| Budget | $6 billion[1] |
| Homepage | http://www.dadeschools.net/ |
Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) is a public school district serving Miami-Dade County, Florida. Events in December Union Day of Romania (1 December World AIDS Day ( December 1) National Day of Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Miami-Dade County (often referred to as simply Miami or Dade) is a County located in the southeastern part of the state of Florida Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the School districts are a form of Special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools Miami-Dade County (often referred to as simply Miami or Dade) is a County located in the southeastern part of the state of Florida Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the It is the largest school district in Florida and the fourth-largest in the United States, with a student enrollment of 398,509 (as of December, 2007). Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the ### ### ##### ####### !! ### ### ### ##### ### ### !! ######### ####### ### ### ### ### ### ### ##### ### The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events in December Union Day of Romania (1 December World AIDS Day ( December 1) National Day of Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The district is also the second-largest minority public school system in the country, with 60% of its students being of Hispanic origin, 28% African American, 10% White, and less than 2% non-white of other minorities. Hispanic (hispano hispánico hispânico Hispānus adjective from ''Hispānia'', the Roman name for the Iberian Peninsula) is a term that historically African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa White is a Color, the perception which is evoked by Light that stimulates all three types of color sensitive Cone cells in the Human eye [1] M-DCPS is also one of a few public school districts in the United States to offer optional International Studies Programs and bilingual education. Bilingual education involves teaching all subjects in school through two different languages - in the United States instruction occurs in English and a minority language such as
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The first meeting of school board, known then simply as the Dade County school board, took place in June of 1885, eleven years before the city of Miami was created. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common At the time of this first school board meeting, Dade County encompassed nearly the entire southern part of Florida, from Lake Okeechobee south towards the Florida Keys; its population was reported as being only 400, however, this number probably did not include its native populations. Lake Okeechobee, (IPA /okɪtʃobi/ locally referred to as The Lake or The Big O is a freshwater Lake in the U The Florida Keys are an Archipelago of about 1700 islands in the southeast United States.
The county's first school opened in the fall of 1885 in the town of Lake Worth, Florida, located in what is now Palm Beach County. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Lake Worth is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, which takes its name from the body of water along its eastern border originally called "Lake Worth" Palm Beach County is located in the state of Florida. As of 2007 the county had a population of 1351236 according to the University of Florida Bureau of Economic A year or two later, the first public school within Dade County's current boundaries opened in a palmetto-thatched log house near Dinner Key in Coconut Grove. Dinner Key is in the Coconut Grove neighborhood of Miami Florida, adjacent to Biscayne Bay, at. Coconut Grove, (originally spelled Cocoanut Grove) is a neighborhood located in the City of Miami, Florida in Miami-Dade County The school's student enrollment on the first day was only ten.
In 1893 the unincorporated hamlet of Miami was created, and with it came its second school, segregated as per Jim Crow Laws for its black population. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common In Law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any Municipality. A hamlet is (usually&mdashsee below a Rural community — that is a small settlement — which is too small to be considered a Village. The Jim Crow laws were state and local laws enacted primarily but not exclusively in the Southern and border states of the United States between 1876 and 1965 The school was also located in present-day Coconut Grove. Between 1885 and the arrival of the railroad in 1896, the school board created and ran a total of fifteen different schools around Southern Florida. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year

The turn of the century launched Miami and its school system into decades of growth. By 1924, the county lines had shifted with the creation of Broward, Palm Beach, Lee, and Hendry counties. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Broward County is a County located in the US state of Florida. Palm Beach County is located in the state of Florida. As of 2007 the county had a population of 1351236 according to the University of Florida Bureau of Economic Lee County is a County located in the US state of Florida. The county makes up the entirety of the Cape Coral-Fort Myers Florida Metropolitan Statistical Hendry County is a County located in the US state of Florida. Despite losing jurisdiction over many of its schools in just twenty years, the school system still boasted thirty-three separate schools and a student population of nearly 5,000.
Following the 1926 Miami Hurricane, many schools were destroyed. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The hurricane ended the 1920s land boom in Miami, and ushered in the great depression to the area long before the actual market crash occurred in 1929. The Wall Street Crash of 1929, also known as the ’29 Crash, the Crash of 1929, the Great Crash of 1929, the Great Crash of October 1929 Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The crash forced many more schools not destroyed by the hurricane to be closed. Beginning in 1930 the school board faced its first overcrowding and funding problems. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
In 1939, the original Booker T. Washington Senior High School building opened in what is now the Overtown district. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Booker T Washington High School is a Secondary school located at 1200 NW 6th Avenue in Miami, Florida, USA. It was the only secondary black high school at the time in South Florida, having students from as far as Broward and Palm Beach counties attending the facilities.
World War II brought another population boom for Miami. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Between 1945 and 1975, sixteen high schools, thirty middle schools, and forty-five grade schools were opened. Miami Senior High, the school district's first secondary school, received a new, larger campus, and Miami Edison Senior High School, the district's second all black secondary school, was expanded. Miami High School is a term used to refer to many high schools in the United States, as well as one school in Australia. Miami Edison High School is a Secondary school located at 6161 NW 5th Court in Miami Florida, USA.
On the morning of September 7, 1959, twenty-five African-American students stepped onto the grounds of Orchard Villa Elementary and Air Base Elementary schools officially ending segregation within the school system. Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Air Base Elementary School, The Center for International Education is a Primary school located at 12829 S By the end of the academic year, nearly half the schools in the county had been desegregated when parents were given the option of enrolling their children in any school in the district, providing the child would have the proper transportation. Desegregation is the process of ending Racial segregation, most commonly used in reference to the United States. Despite this law, many schools in Dade County did not become fully integrated until the late 1960s.
In 1961 the school system started a "Spanish for Spanish" program. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. With help from the Ford Foundation, they modified the program into a full bilingual education curriculum, with a pilot program at Coral Way Elementary School. The Ford Foundation is a Private foundation incorporated in Michigan and based in New York City created to fund programs that were chartered in 1936 by Coral Way Bilingual K-8 Center, built as Coral Way Elementary School in 1936 is a K-8 school located in the Little Havana district of Miami Florida The program was successful and later paved the way for the Bilingual Education Act of 1968. The Bilingual Education Act of 1968 was the first piece of United States federal legislation in regards to minority language speakers Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
In 1975, school boundaries were created, forcing students to attend the schools located within their area. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This law allowed for any student to attend the school located closest to them, regardless of race or ethnicity.
Beginning in 1962, Dade County schools began to receive its first influx of Hispanic students, mainly from Cuba. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la This event was very significant in shaping the school system to what it is today. Throughout the 1980s, the school district received merits for expertly assimilating wave after wave of new immigrants, particularly children from Nicaragua and Haiti, and from Cuba's Mariel Boatlift. Nicaragua (ˌnɪkəˈrɑgwə officially the Republic of Nicaragua () is a representative democratic republic and the largest nation in Central America Haiti ( English: ˈheɪ·tiː or haɪ·ˈjiː·tiː French Haïti a·i·ti Haitian Creole: The Mariel Boatlift was a mass movement of Cubans who departed from Cuba 's Mariel Harbor for the United States between April 15 and It was also highly regarded for its handling in displacing students after the 1982 Miami riot, in which 14 schools were badly damaged due to fire and vandalism.
In 1986, the district started the first International Studies Magnet Program at Sunset Elementary School, one of the first International Studies Program in the U. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) S. and the winner of the prestigious 2008 Goldman Sachs Prize for Excellence in International Education, focusing on implementing a challenging curriculum in Spanish, French, and German, in addition to English. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The challenging world language curriculum is fully accredited by the Governments of Spain, France, and Germany, and is implemented through comprehensive agreements between the Ministries of Education of the partner countries and Miami-Dade County Public Schools. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The district, through the International Studies Magnet Program at Sunset Elementary School, started to produce bicultural, bilingual and biliterate students in English and a choice of Spanish, French, or German.
Following Hurricane Andrew in 1992, Dade County was commended for its quick action at rebuilding and reopening schools. Hurricane Andrew is the second most powerful and the last of three Category 5 hurricanes that made U Most schools had reopened within two weeks of the storm, and students that attended schools that had been completely destroyed were quickly displaced with free and efficient bus transportation. The district also used funding from the disaster to redo its entire curriculum, adding music education to elementary schools, and foreign language programs to middle schools. It also opened fully funded magnet schools such as Coral Reef High School and Southwood Middle School which take in students from all over the county based on school performance (some schools are partial magnets, which also take in children from surrounding neighborhoods, while some are full magnets that only take in children based on merit). Coral Reef Senior High School is a Secondary school located at 10101 S Southwood Middle School Center for the Arts, more commonly known as Southwood Middle School, is a public secondary The district also re-opened Coral Way Elementary as its first bilingual school, which teaches its curriculum in both English and Spanish. Coral Way Bilingual K-8 Center, built as Coral Way Elementary School in 1936 is a K-8 school located in the Little Havana district of Miami Florida English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States
In 1996, the school board revamped itself under pressure to boost minority representation, expanding from seven to nine members, all elected for the first time from single member districts. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Due to this, the number of black members doubled, and the number of Hispanic members quadrupled. The school board also began a new program to create K-8 Centers as a way of relieving overcrowding in middle schools.
In 1997 Dade County formally changed its name to Miami-Dade County, and the school board subsequently changed its name as well. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Miami-Dade County (often referred to as simply Miami or Dade) is a County located in the southeastern part of the state of Florida
The early 2000's was characterized by the widespread adoption of information technology for everyday use by classroom teachers, students, and parents. One noteworthy process was the phased introduction of the Excelsior Software's Electronic Gradebook, Riverdeep software, BrainPOP, TeenBiz, and FCAT Explorer. BrainPOP is an educational website with Flash -based movies about Mathematics, Technology, Health, Science
School populations had flourished throughout most of the 1960s and 70s, but in the late 70s, a teacher walk-out forced a sudden drop in school population; ending rampant overcrowding, and forcing the closing of 11 schools. The sudden drop didn't last very long, as students that had left the school system for private schools began to return by the mid 1980s.
Beginning in the late 1990s and early 2000s, school population became a problem yet again, with schools such as G. Holmes Braddock High School, Barbara Goleman High School, and Miami Springs High School reaching student populations of over 4,500. G Holmes Braddock Senior High School is a Secondary school located at 3601 SW 147th Avenue in Miami, Florida, USA. Barbara Goleman Senior High School is a Secondary school located at 14100 NW 89th Ave in Miami Lakes Florida, USA; its principal is Mr Miami Springs High School is a Secondary school located at 751 Dove Avenue in Miami Springs Florida, USA; its principal is Rafael A The sudden influx in student population has forced the school system to build and open nearly 40 new schools in newly incorporated areas - an ongoing project today. Controversy arose in 1998 when the school board voted to name one of the new high schools, Dr. Michael Krop High School, for sitting school board member Michael Krop. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Dr Michael M Krop Senior High School is a Secondary school located at 1410 County Line Road in the Ives Estates area of Unincorporated north Miami-Dade Dr Michael M Krop (born 1931 is a Miami, Florida, United States -area Orthodontist who served as an elected
In October 2001, Deputy Superintendent Henry Fraind retired under pressure after it was discovered that a clique of longtime administrators and powerful outsiders exploited the district's vast resources. [2] Fraind got his Ph. D. from Pacific Western University in 1982, a noted diploma mill. California Miramar University ( CMU) is an unaccredited proprietary institution of Higher education located in San Diego, California A diploma mill (also known as a degree mill) is an organization that awards Academic degrees and Diplomas with substandard or no academic study and without [2]
Beginning in the fall of 2004, under the new superintendent Dr. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Rudy Crew, the school year was started three weeks earlier in order to synchronize the school district with the rest of the state. Rudolph F "Rudy" Crew (born September 10, 1950, in Poughkeepsie New York) is a former Superintendent of Schools of Miami-Dade Until this point, Miami-Dade County Schools was the only district whose students began school the last week of August rather than the first. This measure was also implemented to allow schools more time to ready themselves for the state's controversial FCAT exam. The Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, or the FCAT, is the standardized test used in the primary and secondary public schools of Florida.
In accordance with measures set forth by the State, schools that were graded as a D or F on the FCAT the previous academic year were put on an academic probation by the school board, giving the administration three years to bring the school's grade up to a C or higher before taking drastic measures, such as firing all teachers and administrators or removing funding for extracurricular activities.
Miami-Dade County Public Schools Student Enrollment as of Friday, November 09, 2007[3]
The district covers a total of 401 institutions, including:
There are 195 elementary schools at M-DCPS that normally run from Pre-K to 5th or 6th grade.
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There are 54 middle schools serving the M-DCPS that run from grades 6-8 with noted exceptions (names in boldface are the sections in the List of middle schools in Miami-Dade County article):
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There are fifteen Kindergarten-to-8th grade (K-8) Centers that are generally setup to serve communities with limited building space for two separate campuses. They are run as both an elementary and middle school out of the same campus with joint administration, staff, and schedules. Middle school-aged students generally have separate buildings dedicated to them.
There are 34 high schools serving M-DCPS that run from grades 9-12. Dr Michael M Krop Senior High School is a Secondary school located at 1410 County Line Road in the Ives Estates area of Unincorporated north Miami-Dade This article is about the high school in Pinecrest Florida For other high schools with the same name see Palmetto High School (disambiguation. Coral Gables Senior High School is a Secondary school located at 450 Bird Road in Coral Gables, Florida, USA; its principal is Jo Anne Gans North Miami Beach Senior High School is a Secondary school located at 1247 NE 167 Street in North Miami Beach, Florida, USA; its principal A 35th School, Hialeah Gardens High School, being built in extreme Northwestern Dade, is set to open in 2009. Following each name is the school's mascot:
There are eight (8) Magnet High Schools at M-DCPS that run from grade 9-12 (excluding the School for Advanced Studies which only accepts students in their 11th and 12th grade years) but do not take in students from their area. American High School is a Secondary school located at 18350 NW 67 Avenue in unincorporated Miami-Dade County Florida. Barbara Goleman Senior High School is a Secondary school located at 14100 NW 89th Ave in Miami Lakes Florida, USA; its principal is Mr Booker T Washington High School is a Secondary school located at 1200 NW 6th Avenue in Miami, Florida, USA. Coral Gables Senior High School is a Secondary school located at 450 Bird Road in Coral Gables, Florida, USA; its principal is Jo Anne Gans Dr Michael M Krop Senior High School is a Secondary school located at 1410 County Line Road in the Ives Estates area of Unincorporated north Miami-Dade Felix Varela Senior High School is a Secondary school located at 15255 SW 96th St (Viper Way in Miami, Florida, USA. G Holmes Braddock Senior High School is a Secondary school located at 3601 SW 147th Avenue in Miami, Florida, USA. Hialeah High School is a Secondary school located at 251 E 47th Street in Hialeah, Florida, USA. Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High School is a Secondary school operated by Miami-Dade County Public Schools, located at 7977 W 12th Avenue in Hialeah Florida Homestead High School is a Secondary school located at 2351 SE 12 Avenue in Homestead Florida. John A Ferguson Senior High School is a Secondary school located at 15900 S Miami Beach Senior High School, commonly referred to as " Beach High, is a Secondary school located at 2231 Prairie Avenue in the Miami Beach Miami Carol City Senior High School (MCCSH is a Secondary school located at 3422 N See also Central High School for schools of the same name Miami Central Senior High School, commonly referred to as Central, is a Miami Coral Park Senior High School is a Secondary school, located at 8865 S Miami Edison High School is a Secondary school located at 6161 NW 5th Court in Miami Florida, USA. Miami Jackson High School also known as Andrew Jackson High School or Jackson High School is a High school located at 1751 NW 36th St in the Miami Killian Senior High School is a Secondary school located in Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA. Miami Norland Senior High School is a Secondary school located at 1050 NW 195th St in the Norwood neighborhood of Miami Gardens Florida, USA Miami Northwestern Senior High School is a Secondary school located at 1100 N This article is about the high school in Pinecrest Florida For other high schools with the same name see Palmetto High School (disambiguation. Miami High School is a Secondary school located at 2450 SW 1st Street in Miami, Florida, USA; its principal is Daniel Tosado Miami Southridge Senior High School is a Secondary school located at 19355 SW 114 Avenue in Miami Florida, USA (in the South Miami Heights Florida Miami Springs High School is a Secondary school located at 751 Dove Avenue in Miami Springs Florida, USA; its principal is Rafael A Miami Sunset Senior High School is a Secondary school located at 13125 SW 72nd Street in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA; North Miami Senior High School ( NMSHS) is a Secondary school located at 800 NE 137th St in the city of North Miami, Florida, USA North Miami Beach Senior High School is a Secondary school located at 1247 NE 167 Street in North Miami Beach, Florida, USA; its principal Robert Morgan Educational Center, sometimes denoted RMEC is a Secondary school located at 18180 SW 122nd Avenue in Miami, Florida. Ronald W Reagan/Doral Senior High School is a Secondary school located at 8600 NW 107 Avenue in Doral Florida, USA; its principal is Douglas P ---- South Dade Senior High School is a Secondary school located at 28401 SW 167th Avenue in Homestead Florida. South Miami Senior High School is a Secondary school located at 6856 S Southwest Miami High School is a Secondary school located at 8855 SW 48 Terrace in Miami Florida, USA; its principal is James R Westland Hialeah High School is a Secondary school located at 4000 West 18th Avenue in Hialeah Florida, USA. Instead, students must apply and test into these schools which offer a specific course of study.
There are 23 Adult/Vocational Centers, more commonly referred to as night schools that are set up for adults to earn their G. E. D, or for students older than the age of 16 to make-up classes they have failed and have no slots for in their daytime schedules. Some night schools also offer vocational programs and free English classes for non-native speakers. They are generally housed at high school campuses with classes taking place in the evening hours.
There are 51 charter schools that are set up as publicly funded, but are privately operated. Currently, there are 19,000 students enrolled in charter schools in the county. Students that attend charter schools do not need to pass an examination before being considered for a spot at the school. However, students must maintain specific grades and behavioral standards to maintain their spots at the school.
Alternative schools are set up for as a last resort for students that constantly have behavioral or extreme academic problems. Also, any child released from Youth detention center|juvenile hall must attend an alternative school until he or she is deemed ready to return to their area school. There are 16 schools which serves the district.
Specialized Centers are set-up for students that have extreme mental or learning disabilities which would impair them from attending classes with students that do not have such disabilities. It is becoming more and more common for regular schools to set-up their own specialized education (Special Ed) programs. There are five centers serving the district.
M-DCPS also owns and operates WLRN-TV (Channel 17), a PBS member television station, and WLRN-FM (91. WLRN-TV is a PBS member station broadcasting on channel 17 ( DTV 20 in Miami Florida. The Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS) is a Non-profit Public broadcasting Television service with 354 member TV stations in the WLRN-FM is the main Public radio station on 913 in Miami Florida, and neighboring Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach and the Florida Keys 3 FM), an NPR member radio station.