MIAMI BEACH ADULT AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION CENTER

LOCATION NUMBER: 7202 PRINCIPAL: Robert P. HortonADDRESS: 2231 Prairie Avenue REPORTS TO: Office of Applied Technology, Adult, &PHONE: 305-532-4515 Career EducationFAX: 305 531-9719 GRADE ORGANIZATION: Adult/Community School

Miami Beach Adult & Community Education Center opened its doors to the community of Miami Beach as an adult educationcenter in September 1989. The center shares facilities with Miami Beach Senior High School. Classes are also offered atRuth K. Broad Bay Harbor Elementary, Biscayne Elementary, and Treasure Island Elementary schools, and other off-campussatellite sites. The service area includes the municipalities of Miami Beach, Bal Harbor, Bay Harbor Islands, North BayVillage, and the town of Surfside.

On-campus offerings include a high school completion program in conjunction with Miami Beach Senior High School “nighschool” classes. Program offerings include English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), Office Occupations, MultimediaPresentation Designer (Computer Graphics Design), Web Design, Culinary Arts, and Computer Electronics Technology,including MSA+Certification, networking, fiber optics, and the use of other platforms and operating systems. Classes areoffered from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and from 8: 30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Instruction isavailable in most disciplines for remedial and regular instruction by computer-assisted or traditional learning. EnglishDiscoveries, a 30-computer station ESOL lab, provides computer assisted and computer-managed instruction with individualassistance in nine native languages.

A myriad of adult basic, general adult, and adult senior (elderly), using Webtv, are offered free or at a nominal cost on-campusand off-campus by the center at Douglas Gardens Community Mental Health Center, Log Cabin Training Center, JewishCommunity Center, North Shore Activity Center, North Shore Recreation Center, 21st Community Center, W. ShaneWatersports Center, Sufside Community Center, Vocational ESOL (VESOL) and Hotel Management are strong componentsof the Business & Industry services provided to the Miami Beach and coastal communities. Success stories include the RoneyPalace Hotel, the Hotel (Tiffany), West Gate Resort Hotel, and The Park Central Hotel. Various community organizations andclubs meet regularly at the center.

SUMMARY OF THE 2001-2002 SCHOOL YEAR

Sex AgeGroup

Asian/PacificIslander

Black,non-Hispanic

Hispanic AmericanIndian orAlaskanNative

Multiracial White,non-

Hispanic

GrandTotal

Female < 16 1 10 72 - - 14 97 16 - 24 6 73 742 1 6 105 933 25 - 44 10 13 1,113 1 3 115 1,255 45 - 59 3 7 400 2 4 79 495

60 + 2 6 118 - - 204 330 Female Total 22 109 2,445 4 13 517 3,110 Male < 16 1 2 61 1 - 16 81

16 - 24 13 85 802 1 2 106 1,009 25 - 44 8 14 1,108 - 4 73 1,207 45 - 59 3 8 197 - 3 29 240

60 + 3 4 54 - 1 59 121 Male Total 28 113 2,222 2 10 283 2,658

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