Established 2003 Phone +1 305-448-1100 | Motto Home of the Stars Mascot Stars | |
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Principal Antonietta Michelle Digirolamo Address 3138 Commodore Plaza, Miami, FL 33133, USA Similar Miami‑Da County Public Sc, New World School of the Arts, Coral Gables High Sch, Miami Senior High Sch, Immacula Salle High School | ||
Bridgeprep Academy of Arts and Minds Charter High School (BAAM) (formerly the Academy of Arts and Minds) is a performing and visual arts public secondary charter school in Coconut Grove, in Miami-Dade, Florida. The principal is Antonietta Michelle Digirolamo.
History
The Academy of Arts and Minds was the first performing-arts charter school in the Miami-Dade County school district. It was founded in 2003 by Manuel Alonso-Poch, a real-estate lawyer, and is housed in a former shopping mall. By 2011, enrollment had expanded to 450 students, but gaps in staffing and resources were noted, and the school board investigated claims of conflict of interest on the governing board.
In 2010 and 2011 the State of Florida gave the school an "A" grade, but this declined to a "C" in 2013. The school contracted with S.M.A.R.T. Management, an education management company, hired Antonietta DiGirolamo as principal, and upgraded educational technology. In 2014 US News & World Report ranked BAAM 32nd in Florida.