Miami-Dade County Public Schools unveiled it’s new unique campus in the heart of Miami.

A historic day, as the district unveiled a first in the nation campus model, a building that doubles a school and workforce housing for its educators.

The district held their ribbon cutting Monday, for the new Southside Preparatory Academy on Southwest 3rd Avenue in Brickell.

The school will be serving middle school students in the neighborhood, a huge need the district says it is meeting as other schools in this area have reached capacity.

The $39.2 million investment features a seven story building with state of the art facilities, but the historic part of this project is the 10 affordable housing units for local educators located within the same building.

The district says it’s goal is to allow

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