Schools Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho, School Board members, community leaders, District and school administrators, teachers, students, and parents

General Obligation Bond Groundbreaking Event

Thursday, December 12, 2019
3 p.m.

MAST @ FIU Biscayne Bay Campus
3000 N.E. 151st Street, AC-1, Room 395
North Miami, FL 33181

Miami-Dade County Public Schools will break ground on the construction of a new, three-story, 52,273 square-foot, 640 student station classroom building at Marine Academy of Science Technology (MAST) Senior High School @ FIU Biscayne Bay Campus. The building will include administrative offices and 17 general classrooms; two indoor environmental labs with aquatic coral reef fish tanks; science laboratories with wet/dry storage; a wetland research observation area; an open air environmental classroom with canoes and boat storage; collaboration skill center; indoor dining and serving area; kitchen/food prep area; loading dock area; restrooms; security cameras; entrance/exit drives; parent drop-off lane; visitor and staff parking; perimeter fencing; landscaping; and drainage improvements.
 
 Architect Wolfberg Alvarez & Partners, Inc. and Contractor Florida Lemark Corporation will deliver the $19.7 million project.
 
MAST@FIU is an innovative magnet school with a focus on marine and environmental science. The school bond projects resulted from voter approval of the $1.2 billion General Obligation Bond. The bond is being used to modernize and construct school buildings throughout the District, expand student capacity, enhance facility safety and provide technology upgrades at all schools.

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