Ronald W. Reagan/Doral High School

Ronald W. Reagan/Doral Senior high School
Location
8600 NW 107th Ave Doral, Florida, USA
Information
School type	Public, high school
Established	August 2006
School district	Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Principal	Jacques Y. Bentolila
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	2,092
Campus type	Suburban
Color(s)	Navy Blue, Forest Green, and Gold
Mascot	Bison
Website	Ronald W Reagan/Doral High School Homepage

Ronald W. Reagan/Doral Senior High School is a secondary school located at 8600 NW 107 Avenue, in Doral, Florida, USA, a Miami suburb; its principal is Jacques Y. Bentolila. The school offers, alongside AP courses, IGCSE (International General Certificate of Secondary Education) courses, AS (Advanced Subsidiary) courses, and A-level courses, which are international examinations valid across the world.

History

The school's construction broke ground on February 1, 2005. It was built as a relief school for overcrowded Miami Springs Senior High School, which used to the serve the area. The school was also opened to relieve a distance problem, as high school students would have to commute seven to nine miles (14 km) to reach Miami Springs High School; the school was named after Ronald Reagan, a former President of the United States. The campus is located on 20 acres (81,000 m²) and contains approximately 250,000 square feet (23,000 m²) of classroom, office, and computer lab space. 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 opened its doors to students on August 14, 2006. At the 2007 homecoming pep rally, the classes of 2009, 2010, and 2011 named the mascot, "Tyson the Bison."

As of the 2008-2009 school year, 12th grade students located within the boundaries of the school who used to be zoned to Miami Springs Senior High School are zoned to Reagan/Doral, making it the first year that the school has all four grade levels (9-12). Reagan/Doral's first graduating class was the class of 2009.

Reagan/Doral's athletic rivals are Miami Springs High School and Doral Academy Charter High School. A more informal rival is Mater Academy Charter School.

The school yearbook is called Tatanka (American Bison in the Lakota language)^[1] and the monthly free newspaper is the Reagan Advocate.

In February 2008, the City of Doral Trolley began service to Reagan/Doral. This new form of transport to and from the school proved to be a hit.

Former Principal Douglas Rodriguez was named Miami-Dade County Principal of the Year for 2008 in an awards ceremony on May 6, 2008. Principal Rodriguez was also the proud recipient of the 6th Annual Leonard Miller Principal Leadership Award and the Florida Principal of the Year Award.

As per the November 2008 Issue of the Reagan Advocate, a new building will be built off campus at NW 90th St. and NW 114th Ave. Known as the "Ninth Grade Center," it will house only ninth grade students who will transfer over to the main campus after their first year in high school, alleviating overcrowding expected in the coming years. Plans for the building to have been completed in time for the 2010-2011 academic school year did not materialize and the status of this project is currently unknown.

The school courtyard at night

On December 12, 2008, Principal Douglas P. Rodriguez's tenure as Principal of the school ended and he became principal of Miami Central High School. Replacing him, was Jacques Y. Bentolila, former principal of West Miami Middle School ^[2]

Academic system and magnet programs

Reagan/Doral is an academy-based school. There are three academies: the Cambridge Academy (International General Certificate of Secondary Education), Information and Communications Technology Academy (ICT), and the Classical Arts Academy. The school had added a Health Science Academy but this option was discontinued at the start of the 2008-2009 school year. Ninth grade students are enrolled in a leadership course where they define their career interests and then select one of two academies (if the student decides Cambridge, IGCSE courses begin from ninth grade, not from tenth grade). Elective classes from that academy are chosen, and the student is placed in core classes with other students in the same academy, for the remaining three years.

The Cambridge curriculum is taught in over 150 countries worldwide. Students who take and pass the Cambridge exams may be awarded university credit at schools throughout the United States. The courses taken in a Cambridge Academy are also recognized internationally. Students follow an international curriculum, taking IGCSE (International General Certificate of Secondary Education) courses their Freshman and Sophomore years, AS (Advanced Subsidiary) courses in their Junior Year and can further their studies by taking A-level courses during their final year. Alongside the Cambridge Academy courses, the school also hosts a Classical Arts magnet program open to all students in the county, similar to other magnet programs held at several high schools in the district. ^{[dubious – discuss]}

The school also takes part in a Miami-Dade County Public Schools program in which students are able to participate in a Dual Enrollment program with Florida International University called the Academy for Advanced Academics. Students in this program remain enrolled at Reagan/Doral despite attending a full–time schedule at Florida International University. The Academy for Advanced Academics is considered one of the most rigorous programs in the MDCPS system.

Academic achievements

• The State's Accountability program grades a school by a complex formula that looks at both current scores and annual improvement on the Reading, Math, Writing and Science FCATs.
• 2006-2007: A
• 2007-2008: A
• 2008-2009: A
• 2009-2010: A

• Reagan/Doral was the only non-magnet high school within the Miami-Dade County Public School system to receive an A grade for its opening school year (2006-2007). School ranking is based on student FCAT performance.^[3]

• It is also the only school in Miami-Dade County Public Schools' history, thus far, to have received an A grade for its opening year.

Demographics

Reagan/Doral High is 10% White Non-Hispanic, 2% Black Non-Hispanic, 2% Asian and 86% Hispanic.

Feeder pattern

The following schools feed into this High School:

• Doral Middle School
• Eugenia B. Thomas K-8 Center
• Dr. Rolando Espinosa K-8 Center

See also

	Miami portal
	Schools portal

• Miami-Dade County Public Schools
• High school
• Education in the United States
• Ronald Reagan

References

1. ^ http://myspace.com/tatankayearbook]
2. ^ http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/814523.html.
3. ^ http://reagandoral.dadeschools.net/otherassets/Letter.pdf

External links

• Ronald W. Reagan/Doral High School