Monday, April 13, 2026
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 60 NAF
Distinguished career academies and three Model career academies. This year,
M-DCPS reached this new achievement by adding nine new academies to its list of
Distinguished NAF career academies.
This achievement
is particularly notable given that approximately 75% of the District’s NAF
academies are now Distinguished, the highest proportion among large districts
in the national network, that is, those with 15 or more academies.
The new NAF Distinguished career academies for M-DCPS in 2026 are:
·
American Senior High School –
Academy of Hospitality & Tourism
·
Booker T. Washington Senior High
School – Academy of Engineering
·
Dr. Michael M. Krop Senior High
School– Academy of Hospitality & Tourism
·
Miami Killian Senior High School –
Academy of Business Management & Analysis
·
Miami Lakes Educational Center –
Academy of Finance
·
Miami Northwestern Senior High
School – Academy of Hospitality & Tourism
·
South Dade Senior High School –
Academy of Finance
·
Southwest Miami Senior High School –
Academy of Health Sciences
·
William H. Turner Technical High
School – Academy of Information Technology
NAF academies
integrate rigorous, industry-aligned curricula and hands-on learning
experiences – such as internships and employer engagements – within the regular
school day to prepare students for their next steps after high school. They
also develop transferable skills, discover their interests, and connect
learning to real careers.
M-DCPS’s
award-winning NAF academies for 2026 are as follows:
|
SCHOOL |
ACADEMY |
AWARD |
|
Alonzo and Tracy Mourning SHS |
Academy of Hospitality and Tourism |
Distinguished |
|
Academy of Information Technology |
Model
|
|
|
American SHS |
Academy of Engineering |
Distinguished |
|
Academy of Hospitality and Tourism |
Distinguished |
|
|
Academy of Information Technology |
Distinguished |
|
|
Barbara Goleman SHS |
Academy of Finance |
Distinguished |
|
Academy of Information Technology |
Distinguished |
|
|
Booker T. Washington SHS |
Academy of Engineering |
Distinguished |
|
Coral Gables SHS |
Academy of Finance |
Distinguished |
|
Coral Reef SHS |
Academy of Engineering |
Distinguished |
|
Academy of Finance |
Distinguished |
|
|
Academy of Health Sciences |
Distinguished |
|
|
Academy of Agriculture Studies |
Distinguished |
|
|
Academy of Legal and Public Affairs |
Distinguished |
|
|
Dr. Michael M. Krop SHS |
Academy of Hospitality and Tourism |
Distinguished |
|
G. Holmes Braddock SHS |
Academy of Information Technology |
Distinguished |
|
Hialeah Gardens SHS |
Academy of Agricultural Sciences |
Distinguished |
|
Academy of Education |
Distinguished |
|
|
Academy of Engineering |
Distinguished |
|
|
Academy of Finance |
Distinguished |
|
|
Academy of Health Science |
Distinguished |
|
|
Academy of Hospitality and Tourism |
Distinguished |
|
|
Academy of Information Technology |
Distinguished |
|
|
Academy of Law Studies |
Distinguished |
|
|
Academy of Arts and Entertainment |
Distinguished |
|
|
Homestead Senior SHS |
Academy of Hospitality and Tourism |
Distinguished |
|
John A. Ferguson SHS |
Academy of Hospitality and Tourism |
Distinguished |
|
Academy of Education |
Distinguished |
|
|
Miami Beach SHS |
Academy of Hospitality and Tourism |
Distinguished |
|
Academy of Information Technology |
Distinguished |
|
|
Miami Central SHS |
Academy of Finance |
Distinguished |
|
Miami Edison SHS |
Academy of Finance |
Distinguished |
|
Miami Jackson SHS |
Academy of Finance |
Distinguished |
|
Academy of Information Technology |
Distinguished |
|
|
Miami Killian SHS |
Academy of Business Mgt. and Analysis |
Distinguished |
|
Miami Lakes Educational Center |
Academy of Health Sciences |
Distinguished |
|
Academy of Finance |
Distinguished |
|
|
Academy of Hospitality and Tourism |
Distinguished |
|
|
Academy of Information Technology |
Distinguished |
|
|
Miami Norland SHS |
Academy of Hospitality and Tourism |
Distinguished |
|
Academy of Information Technology |
Distinguished |
|
|
Miami Northwestern SHS |
Academy of Hospitality and Tourism |
Distinguished |
|
Miami Southridge SHS |
Academy of Information Technology |
Distinguished |
|
Miami Springs SHS |
Academy of Finance |
Distinguished |
|
Academy of Hospitality and Tourism |
Distinguished |
|
|
Miami Sunset SHS |
Academy of Information and Media
Technology |
Model |
|
Academy of Education |
Distinguished |
|
|
Academy of Finance |
Distinguished |
|
|
Academy of Hospitality and Tourism |
Distinguished |
|
|
North Miami Beach SHS |
Academy of Finance |
Distinguished |
|
North Miami SHS |
Academy of Culinary Arts |
Distinguished |
|
Academy of Engineering |
Distinguished |
|
|
Academy of Finance |
Distinguished |
|
|
Academy of Health Sciences |
Distinguished |
|
|
Robert Morgan SHS |
Academy of Finance |
Distinguished |
|
Academy of Hospitality and Tourism |
Distinguished |
|
|
South Dade SHS |
Academy of Finance |
Distinguished |
|
Academy of Information Technology |
Model |
|
|
Southwest Miami SHS |
Academy of Finance |
Distinguished |
|
Academy of Health Sciences |
Distinguished |
|
|
Academy of Information Technology |
Distinguished |
|
|
William H. Turner Technical Arts HS |
Academy of Finance |
Distinguished |
|
Academy of Information Technology |
Distinguished |
By leading the
nation in NAF Distinguished Career Academies, M-DCPS continues to prove why it
is your best choice.
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