Recently, Shannon Perry-Martinez, a Kindergarten Dual Language teacher at Gator Run Elementary School, won “Educator of the Year” at Operation Smile’s 28 annual International Student Leadership Conference (ISLC) at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.“I just feel like my little club is so small and to be honored that way made me feel really proud but very humbled since there are so many rock stars at this place,”...

Miami-Dade College received a $50,000 gift to create the Eduardo J. Pardon Completion Scholarship Fund to support students close to earning their degrees or certificate programs.The City of Miami was the benefactor for the gift award, as Mayor Francis Suarez and City Manager Dr. Emilio T. Gonzalez presented the check to help 50 students this year in time for MDC’s upcoming giving day I AM MDC DAY on Friday, Sept. 6th.As part of the City of...

The Miami-Dade School Board tentatively approved the school district’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2019-2020 budget yesterday, during its July budget public hearing. Once again, taxpayers will see a decrease in the millage for non-referendum (voted) revenue from 6.504 to 6.275. Although voters overwhelmingly approved an assessment in November solely to be used for teacher salaries and school security, taxpayers will only see an estimated increase of...

The Academy of Information Technology at Miami Lakes Educational Center (MLEC) received the “Sanford I. Weill Academy of Excellence Award”. This esteemed award recognizes the National Academy Foundation (NAF) academy exhibiting the highest standards for public-private partnerships for the benefit of students and is awarded annually to only one NAF academy nationwide. Pictured (from left) MLEC principal Lourdes Diaz along with Perla Tabares...

M-DCPS offers helpful tips on their website such as a school year calendar and many other resources, visit dadeschools.net. Another helpful link is toolkit.dadeschools.net, there you can find other resources to help you and your child get ready for back-to-school for the 2019-2020 school year.West Hialeah Gardens Elementary School11990 NW 92 AvenueHialeah Gardens, FL 33018305-818-4000Principal: Sharon GonzalezAssistant Principals: Mary...