M-DCPS OPENS FOUR NEW SCHOOLS

MIAMI – With the 2006-2007 school year opening on Monday, Miami-Dade County Public Schools will open four new schools, which, coupled with new permanent additions at 27 facilities, means that the District will be providing an unprecedented 20,000 new student stations.

The new schools are as follows:

Ronald W. Reagan/Doral Senior High

This is the first senior high school in the fast-growing northwest region of the county. Situated on 20 acres, it contains approximately 250,000 square feet of classroom, office, and computer lab space and 2,000 student seats. The outdoor facilities include football, softball, baseball and soccer fields, as well as basketball, racquetball, and tennis courts. The facilities also include an 800-seat auditorium, a 700-seat cafeteria, a state-of-the-art Media Center, and an indoor gymnasium.

The school is academy-based and part of the District’s Secondary School Reform plan. There are three academies: Cambridge Academy, Information and Communications Technology Academy, Classical Arts Academy. Ninth-grade students participate in a leadership course where they will define their career interests and then select one of three academies.    

Norma Butler Bossard Elementary

Located on 7.5 acres in south Miami-Dade, this school contains 1,068 student stations and a state of the art Media Center, well-equipped music and art rooms, a spacious cafeteria as well as a three-story building with large classrooms, bilingual rooms, a science laboratory and a Wellness Center for students and staff.

The school was named after Norma Butler Bossard, a beloved educator and long-time head of the District’s language arts division.

David Lawrence, Jr. K-8 Center

This school, located in North Miami, is a state-of-the-art facility adjacent to Florida International University's (FIU) north campus. It can house 1,593 students and features music, computer and art labs, as well as a media center that provides access to the latest resources, computer equipment, and professional development materials.

This K-8 Center will be the professional development school for FIU education majors. The school also has created a relationship with Johnson and Wales University, through which nutrition and cooking workshops will be offered to parents and staff. These workshops will be made possible by “Healthy Eating/Healthy Choices,” a grant the school received from Health Foundation of South Florida.   

The Young Women’s Preparatory Academy

The District’s first all-girls school can accommodate 450 girls in grades 6-12 and is designed with a rigorous educational program that emphasizes the development of essential academic, personal and social skills for girls. The school will prepare girls for college admission and successful participation in the global workforce.

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