M-DCPS’ Career Academies Outperform All School Districts with Nationally Recognized Career Academy Programs

Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) will be adding four new Distinguished Academies to its established 39 Distinguished NAF career academies. M-DCPS leads the nation with a total of 43 Distinguished NAF career academies, more than any other district in the country.

Coral Reef Senior High Academy of Health Science (AOHS), John A. Ferguson Senior High Academy of Education (AOEd), Miami Beach Senior High Academy of Information Technology (AOIT), and Miami Sunset Senior High Academy of Engineering (AOE) join M-DCPS’ ever-growing list of top-performing programs. These schools have demonstrated that their programs perform at the highest level in preparing students for college and careers.

M-DCPS also increased its Model Academies from 23 to 30 – the most of any school district– meeting the highest proportion of academic standards. Schools that scored as a Model Academy showed the highest level of commitment to the NAF career academy model, which provides students access to industry-specific curricula, work-based learning experiences, and relationships with business professionals.

These career academies are aligned with the goal of Opportunity Miami, the successor of the One Community One Goal initiative, specifically designed to increase economic inclusion and spur social mobility through talent development.

M-DCPS’ Distinguished Award-winning NAF Academies for 2022 are as follows:

M-DCPS’ Model Academy NAF Academies for 2022 are as follows:

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