Cutler Bay Senior High School is a magnet school and public high school in Cutler Bay, Florida. It is a part of Miami Dade County Public Schools.
| Cutler Bay Senior High School | |
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| Location | |
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| Information | |
| School type | Public high school |
| Established | August 2012 |
| Principal | Lucas de la Torre |
| Grades | 9th-12th |
History
editCutler Bay Senior High School was originally Centennial Middle School, which opened its doors in 1976. From 2011-12, the Cutler Bay town council expressed a desire for a high school. It first considered a charter school, but instead decided to persuade the Miami-Dade County School District to establish a district comprehensive high school.[1]
At the time the district chose to convert the school into a high school, the community's two middle schools -- Centennial for grades 7-8, Cutler Ridge for 6th grade -- had lower than average student populations. What became Cutler Bay High School took territory from Miami Southridge High School, the high school previously zoned for the town of Cutler Bay.[2] When Cutler Bay decided not to move forward with the charter school, it cut $70,000 from its budget intended for that purpose, which contributed to lowering taxes.[3]
Cutler Bay High opened in August 2012,[4] making it the first high school in the town. Mayor of Cutler Bay Ed MacDougall stated that, by having a zoned high school in the town limits, the community would feel invested in Cutler Bay High.[2] The Cutler Bay city council paid for the development of the school through a $2.75 million loan.[2]
Initially, the plan was for the building to support grades 7-12 with Centennial Middle School maintaining a presence on campus. The 7th and 8th grade classes were eventually moved to Cutler Ridge Middle School.[5] When it opened in 2012, Cutler Bay High only had the 9th grade, but added one grade per year until 2015. Its first graduating class in 2016 had 76 students.[4]
Curriculum and academic performance
editThe school offers Four magnet programs; Liberal Arts, iPrep (online-based), COAST, and Digital Business Marketing. Students may also opt into the Cambridge Program.[2]
It received an "A" rating from the State of Florida in 2016.[4]
References
edit- ^ Ruse, Gary Alan (2012-01-10). "Town continues negotiating details of new school". Cutler Bay News. Miami's Community Newspapers. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
- ^ a b c d Stein, Perry (2011-09-23). "Cutler Bay On Track for New High School". Miami Herald.[dead link] - Print version: Stein, Perry (2011-09-25). "Deal for new high school is drawing near". Miami Herald. pp. 4SE, 47SE. - Clipping of first and of second page at Newspapers.com
- ^ Stein, Perry (2011-09-25). "Town finds extra cash, cuts taxes". Miami Herald. pp. 4SE, 48SE. - Clipping of first and of second page at Newspapers.com
- ^ a b c Butler, Alex (2016-07-27). "Prolific 'A' Cutler Bay High School, teachers honored by town council". Miami Herald. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
- ^ Ruse, Gary Alan (2012-08-13). "Town's new high school ready to open its doors". Cutler Bay News. Miami's Community Newspapers. Retrieved 2020-05-07.