Class is back in session for hundreds of thousands of students in Miami-Dade County, and it was back to work for the bus drivers who took many of them to school for a year that has already seen some major changes to the district.<\/p>\n
7News cameras captured Miami-Dade Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Jose M. Dotres as he toured the newly renamed Miami Springs 6\u201312 Preparatory Academy, Thursday morning.<\/p>\n
This is a big day for students at this school, formerly Miami Springs Senior High, not just because it\u2019s the first day of the 2025-26 academic year, but also because this one of the campuses that underwent changes this year when it comes to closures and consolidations.<\/p>\n
On Wednesday, students at Bowman Ashe\/Doolin K-8 Academy in Southwest Miami-Dade got a head start, as they walked the halls and met their teachers ahead of the first day.<\/p>\n
This year, the district introduced major changes, as nine schools have closed across the district due to decreased enrollment, one of them being Miami Springs Middle School.<\/p>\n
Students from that school are now enrolled at what has been rebranded Miami Springs 6\u201312 Prep.<\/p>\n
The district also ended its universal free lunch program, although 121 schools will still provide students with free lunches. Students at other schools, meanwhile, will have to submit a special application.<\/p>\n
The outgoing Dotres is spending Thursday visiting students across the county, including at Venetian Parc Academy in Southwest Miami-Dade, for one final first first day of classes as his contract is set to expire in February.<\/p>\n
\u201cEvery child deserves someone that believes in them,\u201d he said at an event earlier this summer.<\/p>\n
Students at Miami Springs 6\u201312 Prep told 7News they are very excited to have all the grades encompassing middle school and high school on one campus.<\/p>\n
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