Thursday, April 3, 2025
Miami-Dade County Public Schools Leads Nation in NAF Distinguished Career Academies
Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS)
leads the nation with a total of 51 NAF Distinguished career academies and
three Model career academies. This year, the district reached this new number
by adding six new academies to its established list of Distinguished NAF Career
Academies.
Formerly known as the National
Academy Foundation, NAF is a national network of public-private partnerships that support career academies within
traditional high schools.
Barbara Goleman Senior High’s Academy of
Information Technology (IT), Miami Lakes Educational Center and Technical
College’s Academy of Hospitality & Tourism, Miami Norland Senior High’s
Academy of IT, Miami Sunset Senior High’s Academy of Hospitality & Tourism,
North Miami Beach Senior High’s Academy of Finance, and Robert Morgan
Educational Center and Technical College’s Academy of Finance join the
ever-growing list of top performing programs at M-DCPS. In addition, the
District has three Model academies (second highest quality level) meeting the
highest proportion of academic standards.
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 One Community One Goal initiative
targeting major industries that impact Miami’s economy.
M-DCPS’s award-winning NAF Academies for 2025 are as follows:
|
SCHOOL |
ACADEMY
THEME |
AWARD |
|
Alonzo And Tracy Mourning Senior High
School |
Hospitality
& Tourism |
Distinguished |
|
|
Information
Technology |
Model |
|
American Senior High School |
Engineering |
Distinguished |
|
|
Information
Technology |
Distinguished |
|
Barbara Goleman Senior High School |
Finance |
Distinguished |
|
|
Information
Technology |
Distinguished |
|
Coral Gables Senior High School |
Finance |
Distinguished |
|
Coral Reef Senior High School |
AgriScience |
Distinguished |
|
|
Engineering |
Distinguished |
|
|
Finance |
Distinguished |
|
|
Health
Science |
Distinguished |
|
|
Legal
& Public Affairs |
Distinguished |
|
G. Holmes Braddock Senior High School |
Information
Technology |
Distinguished |
|
Hialeah Gardens Senior High School |
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 School |
Hospitality
& Tourism |
Distinguished |
|
John A. Ferguson Senior High School |
Education |
Distinguished |
|
|
Hospitality
& Tourism |
Distinguished |
|
Miami Beach Senior High School |
Hospitality
& Tourism |
Distinguished |
|
|
Information
Technology |
Distinguished |
|
Miami Central Senior High School |
Finance |
Distinguished |
|
Miami Edison Senior High School |
Finance |
Distinguished |
|
Miami Jackson Senior High School |
Finance |
Distinguished |
|
|
Information
Technology |
Distinguished |
|
Miami Lakes Ed Ctr & Tech College |
Health
Science |
Distinguished |
|
|
Hospitality
& Tourism |
Distinguished |
|
|
Information
Technology |
Distinguished |
|
Miami Norland Senior High School |
Hospitality
& Tourism |
Distinguished |
|
|
Information
Technology |
Distinguished |
|
Miami Northwestern Senior High School |
Hospitality
& Tourism |
Model |
|
Miami Southridge Senior High School |
Information
Technology |
Distinguished |
|
Miami Springs Senior High School |
Hospitality
& Tourism |
Distinguished |
|
|
Finance
(Trade & Logistics) |
Distinguished |
|
Miami Sunset Senior High School |
Engineering |
Distinguished |
|
|
Finance |
Distinguished |
|
|
Hospitality
& Tourism |
Distinguished |
|
|
Information
Technology |
Model |
|
North Miami Beach Senior High School |
Finance |
Distinguished |
|
North Miami Senior High School |
Engineering |
Distinguished |
|
|
Finance |
Distinguished |
|
|
Health
Science |
Distinguished |
|
|
Hospitality
& Tourism |
Distinguished |
|
Robert Morgan Senior High School |
Finance |
Distinguished |
|
|
Hospitality
& Tourism |
Distinguished |
|
Southwest Miami Senior High School |
Finance |
Distinguished |
|
|
Information
Technology |
Distinguished |
|
William H. Turner Technical Arts
Senior High School |
Finance |
Distinguished |
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