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M-DCPS Announces Impressive Third Grade Test Results

Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) third-grade students outperformed the state and most large Florida districts on the 2019 administration of the Florida Standards Assessments (FSA) in English Language Arts (ELA).

Environmentally-Friendly MAST Academy @ Key Biscayne Receives National Recognition

Maritime and Science Technology (MAST) Academy @ Key Biscayne is one of the 2019 U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) Green Ribbon Schools award honorees.

M-DCPS Kicks Off 2019 Graduation Season

Beginning next week, more than 22,000 Miami-Dade County Public Schools students will be receiving their hard-earned high school diplomas during graduation ceremonies that are scheduled to take place from May 29 through June 6 at various venues throughout the county.

Winners of Inaugural Superintendent’s Innovation Challenge Wow Community

Three two-student teams from Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High, Coral Gables Senior High, and Coral Reef Senior High and School for Advanced Studies-South were named winners of the first-ever Superintendent’s Student Innovation Challenge, and each team was awarded $20,000 in scholarship funds.

All Miami-Dade County Schools, Facilities to Close for Memorial Day

All Miami-Dade public schools, and region and district offices will be closed Monday, May 27 in observance of Memorial Day. We will reopen Tuesday, May 28.

M-DCPS Students to ‘Take a Bite’ out of Real-World Problems in Superintendent’s Student Innovation Challenge

Junior and seniors from Miami-Dade County Public Schools will spend time in a student-version of TV’s “Shark Tank” pitching their ideas for solving real-world problems to a panel of judges in the inaugural Superintendent’s Student Innovation Challenge.

M-DCPS Launches Student Free Vaccination Program for Sixth-Graders

Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) has partnered with Healthy Schools LLC to offer no-cost, in-school tetanus, diphtheria, and whooping cough - also called pertussis – (Tdap) vaccinations to sixth-grade students. The booster is required by Florida law before a child enters 7th grade.

M-DCPS Announces Summer Programs, Camps

Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) is at the forefront of offering and providing access to outstanding educational programs.

M-DCPS to Celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week

Miami-Dade County Public Schools will celebrate teachers from Monday, May 6 until Friday, May 10, 2019 for Teacher Appreciation Week.

M-DCPS Once Again Achieves AdvancED Accreditation

Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) earned the distinction of accreditation by AdvancED for a second five-year term. AdvancED is a non-profit, non-partisan organization consisting of the largest community of education professionals in the world that conducts rigorous, on-site reviews of a variety of educational institutions and systems to ensure that all learners realize their full potential.

M-DCPS High Schools Ranked High on U.S. News & World Report’s Annual List of the Best

U.S. News & World Report recently announced its list of America’s Best High School, which is based on data on more than 23,000 public schools in 50 states and the District of Columbia.

10 M-DCPS Students Honored by Prestigious Elie Wiesel Foundation for Essays on Society’s Ethical Challenges

The prestigious Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity recognized 10 high school students from Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) for their entries in the 2019 Prize in Ethics Essay Contest. For the sixth year, M-DCPS is the only district in the nation to have high school juniors and seniors participate in this contest originally created for college students.

Don’t Miss Out! Magnet Application Period Reopens at Select Schools

Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) has opened its Magnet Off-Cycle Application period to provide another opportunity to families who were unable to secure a seat during the enrollment period that ran from this past October to January.

School Board Approves Contracts for Four GOB Projects Valued at $29.5 Million, Small Business Enterprise Goals Met or Exceeded

The Miami-Dade School Board approved the commissioning of architects and a construction award related to four General Obligation Bond (GOB) projects valued at approximately $29.5 million, during their regular monthly meeting yesterday.

Miami Lakes Ed Center Named Top Magnet School in the Nation, 58 M-DCPS Schools, Students, Employees Win Top Awards at National MSA Conference

Fifty-eight Miami-Dade County public magnet schools recently were honored at the 37th annual Magnet Schools of America (MSA) National Conference with a Merit Award of either Excellence or Distinction for having demonstrated the highest level of achievement in Magnet schools nationally. This is more schools than any other district in the country – ever!

New GOB Construction Project Launched at Miami Beach Senior High

Schools Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho, School Board members Dr. Martin Karp and Dr. Lawrence Feldman, North Region Superintendent Jose Bueno, Principal Dr. Maria T. Rodriguez, District administrators, school staff and students gathered this morning to officially unveil the new General Obligation Bond construction project at Miami Beach Senior High.

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