Resolution No. 2016-25 Supporting iPrep High School at Highland Oaks Middle School Grounds and MAST Academy at FIU - April 5, 2016 RESOLUTION NO. 2016-25
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
AVENTURA, FLORIDA, SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT AND
CONSTRUCTION OF AN (PREP HIGH SCHOOL FOR 500 STUDENTS
ON VACANT LANDS ON THE GROUNDS OF HIGHLAND OAKS
MIDDLE SCHOOL IN NORTHEAST MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA;
URGING THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS BOARD TO
CONSTRUCT PERMANENT CLASSROOMS FOR THE MAST
ACADEMY AT FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY IN NORTH
MIAMI; PROVIDING FOR DISTRIBUTION; PROVIDING
IMPLEMENTATION; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, there is a pressing need to provide additional high school
educational opportunities and choices for the parents of students residing within the
northeast portion of Miami-Dade County, including residents of the City of Aventura,
and the Superintendent committed to establish the iPrep High School to serve
northeast Miami-Dade County in close proximity to the residents of the City of Aventura
at a Town Hall Meeting held in the City of Aventura in December of 2015, by repeatedly
saying a "promise made was a promise kept"; and
WHEREAS, Miami-Dade County Public Schools (the "M-DCPS") has the
opportunity to develop and construct an iPrep High School on vacant lands within the
grounds of Highland Oaks Middle School, at a location which is convenient to the
homes of residents of northeast Miami—Dade County, including residents of the City of
Aventura; and
WHEREAS, the Superintendent committed to increasing High School capacity
to serve northeast Miami-Dade County during the successful referendum election
campaign for voter approval of the M-DCPS general obligation bond issue for a
comprehensive school construction and improvement program; and
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WHEREAS, the residents of the City of Aventura continue to strongly support
educational choices and opportunities , including the innovative MAST Academy, which
the M-DCPS has promised to construct at Florida International University (the " FIU") in
North Miami, Florida, but is presently operating in temporarily provided class rooms of
FIU; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission, in addition to the support for iPrep at the
property located at Highland Oaks Middle School, strongly supports the M-DCPS's
previous commitments to develop and construct the iPrep High School at Highland
Oaks Middle School, and also strongly supports M-DCPS's commitment to further
advance educational choices of parents by constructing the permanent classrooms for
MAST Academy at FIU, and respectfully calls upon the Superintendent and Board of
the M-DCPS to honor and expeditiously implement those commitments as being in the
best interest of the students, parents and residents of the community.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA:
Section 1. Recitals. That the above-stated recitals are hereby adopted and
confirmed.
Section 2. Support by the City Commission for the iPrep High School.
That the City Commission hereby strongly supports the development and construction
of the iPrep High School by the M-DCPS on vacant lands on the grounds of the
Highland Oaks Middle School.
Section 3. Support of City Commission for Mast Academy at FIU. That
the City Commission hereby strongly supports the development and construction of
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permanent classrooms for the Mast Academy by the M-DCPS at lands provided by FIU
at the FIU North Miami campus.
Section 4. Additional Choices for High School Educational Options. That
the City Commission welcomes and invites the M-DCPS to propose and present
additional choices for consideration by the northeast Miami-Dade County community,
including the City of Aventura, while honoring M-DCPS prior commitments.
Section 5. Providing for Distribution. That the City Clerk is hereby directed
to transmit a copy of this Resolution to the Superintendent of Schools, the Members of
the Board of the M-DCPS, the President of FIU, and other interested persons.
Section 6. Implementation. That the City Manager is hereby authorized to
take any action which is necessary to implement the purposes of this Resolution.
Section 7. Effective Date. That this Resolution shall become effective
immediately upon its adoption.
The foregoing Resolution was offered by Commissioner Weinberg, who moved
its adoption. The motion was seconded by Vice Mayor Shelley, and upon being put to a
vote, the vote was as follows:
Commissioner Enbar Cohen Yes
Commissioner Teri Holzberg No
Commissioner Denise Landman Yes
Commissioner Marc Narotsky Yes
Commissioner Howard Weinberg Yes
Vice Mayor Robert Shelley Yes
Mayor Enid Weisman Yes
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 5th day of April, 2016.
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