Eastern Shores pupils headed to Ojus school

The Miami-Dade School Board has dropped the other shoe in the debate over how to avoid overcrowding at Sunny Isles Beach Community School next year when the two-year-old school is scheduled to add eighth grade.
The district is proposing pupils from Eastern Shores, a small community between the Intracoastal Waterway and Maule Lake just west of [...]

5Qs with SIB Community School’s principal

We’re chatting today with Dr. Annette Weissman, principal of the Sunny Isles Beach Community School K-8. The school enters its second year Aug. 24 with the addition of seventh grade classes, bringing enrollment to about 1,400.

TOA: Classes resume soon. The city is working to solve drainage issues around the school and a police officer will [...]

It’s official: New school will be Zo High

The Miami-Dade School Board ended months of contentious disagreement over the name of its new North Miami high school — and the process for selecting that name — by voting June 16 to honor Alonzo and Tracy Mourning.
The school, which will be the next step for graduates of Sunny Isles Beach Community School among others, [...]

City moves quickly in bid to save CVS lease deal

Raanan Katz is a man of action.
When the former Israeli basketball star turned developer speaks, mountains move and deals get made.
In Sunny Isles Beach on June 5, it was yellow plastic bollards that stood in his way and within four hours they were gone in a demonstration of teamwork and the power of  a letter [...]

Aventura charter school pupils star on FCAT exam

Third grade pupils in the Aventura City of Excellence School were among the top performers in the reading and math portions of the annual FCAT examinations, according to data released May 21 by the state.
Pupils at Sunny Isles Beach Community School and Aventura Waterways K-8 Center scored above the county average in both tests.
The third [...]