MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS NAMED BROAD PRIZE FINALIST
FOR THE FOURTH TIME

MIAMI—Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) has been named a finalist for The Broad Prize for Urban Education, an annual award that honors urban school districts across the country that are making the greatest progress in raising student achievement.  This marks the fourth time that M-DCPS has been recognized, after being a finalist in 2006, 2007 and 2008.

The Broad Prize honors urban school districts that demonstrate the greatest overall performance and improvement in student achievement while reducing achievement gaps among ethnic groups and between high- and low- income students.
M-DCPS students outperformed students in many major U.S. cities in the 2009 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Trial Urban District Report (TUDA) in science, mathematics and reading.

The positive results are a result of the school district’s concentrated approach in reading instruction, including summer reading camps;  reading interventions in elementary, middle, and senior high schools, as well as  an emphasis on reading across disciplines; a focus on guiding middle school students to advanced level classes which increases the pipeline to Advanced Placement courses at the high school level; extended learning opportunities through the Links to Learning program, and the Superintendent’s Success Academy.
The winner of The Broad Prize, to be announced September 20, 2011 in Washington, D.C., will receive $550,000 in college scholarships for graduating seniors. The three finalist districts will each receive $150,000 in college scholarships. 

Other finalists this year include Broward County Public Schools, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (N.C.), and Ysleta Independent School District (El Paso, Texas).

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