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How a Simple Calendar Could Uncover Shocking Changes in Miami Dade Public Schools In the bustling halls of Miami Dade Public Schools, where student mobility rates remain among the highest in the nation, a seemingly basic tool—a simple calendar—has revealed startling insights into systemic changes reshaping one of Florida’s largest and most diverse education systems. What started as an administrative tracking tool has sparked a deeper investigation, uncovering unexpected shifts in enrollment patterns, resource allocation, and student outcomes. The Role of Calendars in School Management At first glance, school calendars serve a straightforward purpose: they track Academic Calendars—includes holidays, theme days, and staff training weeks. But in Miami Dade Public Schools (MDPS), these calendars double as analytical tools. By overlaying student move-in/move-out dates, test schedule changes, and attendance spikes or drops with calendar markers, administrators and researchers noticed irregularities that traditional data reports missed.