Thursday, June 22, 2023
M-DCPS’ Career Academies Outperform all School Districts with Nationally Recognized Career Academy Programs
Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS)
will be adding seven new Distinguished Academies to its established list of
Distinguished NAF career academies. M-DCPS leads the nation with a total of 45
Distinguished NAF career academies, more than any other district in the
country.
Coral Gables Senior High Academy of
Finance, Coral Reef Senior High Academy of Legal & Public Affairs, Miami
Central Senior High Academy of Finance, Miami Springs Academy of Finance –
Trade & Logistics, Miami Sunset Senior High Academy of Finance, North Miami
Senior High Academy of Engineering, and Robert Morgan Educational Center
Academy of Hospitality & Tourism join the ever-growing list of top
performing programs in Miami-Dade County Public Schools.
These schools have demonstrated that
their programs perform at the highest level in preparing their students for
college and careers. Earning the score for recognition as a Distinguished
Academy shows the highest level of fidelity to the NAF career academy model
that provides students access to industry-specific curricula, work-based
learning experiences, and relationships with business professionals.
These career academies are aligned with the Miami Opportunity platform focusing
on shaping Miami’s economic future by fortifying the talent pipeline and
creating pathways that drive opportunity.
M-DCPS’ Distinguished
Award-winning NAF Academies for 2023 are as follows:
|
SCHOOL |
ACADEMY
THEME |
AWARD |
|
Alonzo & Tracy Mourning |
Hospitality & Tourism |
Distinguished |
|
|
Information Technology |
Distinguished |
|
American Senior High |
Engineering |
Distinguished |
|
|
Information Technology |
Distinguished |
|
Barbara Goleman Senior High |
Finance |
Distinguished |
|
Coral Gables Senior High |
Finance |
Distinguished |
|
Coral Reef Senior High |
AgriScience |
Distinguished |
|
|
Engineering |
Distinguished |
|
|
Finance |
Distinguished |
|
|
Health Science |
Distinguished |
|
|
Legal & Public Affairs |
Distinguished |
|
G. Holmes Braddock Senior High |
Information Technology |
Distinguished |
|
Hialeah Gardens Senior High |
AgriScience |
Distinguished |
|
|
Arts & Entertainment |
Distinguished |
|
|
Education |
Distinguished |
|
|
Engineering |
Distinguished |
|
Finance |
Distinguished |
|
|
Health Science |
Distinguished |
|
|
Hospitality & Tourism |
Distinguished |
|
|
|
Information Technology |
Distinguished |
|
Law Studies |
Distinguished |
|
|
Homestead Senior High |
Hospitality & Tourism |
Distinguished |
|
John A. Ferguson |
Education |
Distinguished |
|
|
Hospitality & Tourism |
Distinguished |
|
Miami Beach Senior High |
Hospitality & Tourism |
Distinguished |
|
|
Information Technology |
Distinguished |
|
Miami Central Senior High |
Finance |
Distinguished |
|
Miami Edison Senior High |
Finance |
Distinguished |
|
Miami Jackson Senior High |
Finance |
Distinguished |
|
|
Information Technology |
Distinguished |
|
Miami Lakes Educational Center |
Health Science |
Distinguished |
|
|
Information Technology |
Distinguished |
|
Miami Springs Senior High |
Hospitality & Tourism |
Distinguished |
|
|
Finance (Trade & Logistics) |
Distinguished |
|
Miami Sunset Senior High |
Engineering |
Distinguished |
|
|
Finance |
Distinguished |
|
|
Hospitality & Tourism |
Distinguished |
|
North Miami Beach Senior High |
Finance |
Distinguished |
|
|
Information Technology |
Distinguished |
|
North Miami Senior High |
Engineering |
Distinguished |
|
|
Finance |
Distinguished |
|
|
Health Science |
Distinguished |
|
Robert Morgan Educational Center |
Hospitality & Tourism |
Distinguished |
|
Southwest Miami Senior High |
Finance |
Distinguished |
|
|
Information Technology |
Distinguished |
|
William H. Turner Technical High |
Finance |
Distinguished |
M-DCPS’ Model
Academy NAF Academies for 2023 are as follows:
|
SCHOOL |
ACADEMY
THEME |
AWARD |
|
Miami Sunset Senior High |
Information Technology |
Model |
|
North Miami Beach Senior High |
Finance |
Model |
|
William H. Turner Technical High |
Health Science |
Model |
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