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School board authorizes negotiations with Crescent Heights on downtown parcel, with parents pressing for iPrep safeguards
Summary
The board authorized staff to negotiate redevelopment terms with a Crescent Heights affiliate for district‑owned land at 1370 NE 2nd Ave and to negotiate an MOU with the Omni CRA; iPrep parents voiced support, board members flagged complexity and asked for timing and policy guardrails, and General Counsel noted unsolicited proposals remain permitted under board policy.
The Miami‑Dade County School Board on Nov. 19 authorized district staff to negotiate redevelopment terms for a downtown parcel at 1370 Northeast 2nd Avenue with an affiliate of Crescent Heights and to negotiate a memorandum of understanding with the Omni Community Redevelopment Agency in support of a district redevelopment framework for the full assemblage.
Supporters from the iPrep parent community urged the board to…
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