This review, requested by the Florida Legislature, answers six questions about Miami-Dade County School District's land acquisition practices. The six questions are: (1) Does the district effectively identify its facility needs and plan for those needs? (2) Does the district acquire the land it needs? (3) Has the district adopted land acquisition processes needed to ensure that it acquires land at reasonable prices? (4) Does the district construct cost-effective facilities? (5) Can the need for construction be limited by more efficient use of existing facilities? (6) Can the district raise extra local revenue to support its construction program? The review's findings indicate that, while the district is generally effective in identifying its facility needs, it has not acquired the land it needed because it often did not use the five-year construction plan to guide its acquisitions, nor has it established procedures to help ensure it pays reasonable land prices. The findings conclude that the district is capable of raising adequate funds for new facilities and land without raising taxes or obtaining additional state funding. Appendices contain information on: (1) 16 new schools that were delayed because of problems with site acquisition; (2) construction project budgetary data; (3) six new schools that may be eligible for school infrastructure thrift awards; (4) Miami-Dade County policy options that could enable the district to increase use of existing facilities; (5) fiscal resources available to the county to help it fund its facility needs; (6) the history of land acquisition for Ferguson High School; (7) the questions raised by the Senate Appropriations Education Subcommittee; (8) the district's response; and (9) current land acquisition practices. (GR)