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SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS CUEVAS AWARDED TOP FRENCH ACADEMIC MEDAL
Information Services
• School Board
Administration
Building • 1450 N.E.
2 Avenue, Miami, Florida 33132
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS CUEVAS AWARDED TOP FRENCH ACADEMIC MEDAL
CONTACT: Alberto M. Carvalho
305-995-1126
September 7, 2000
Miami-Dade County Superintendent of Schools Roger C. Cuevas has been
awarded the top academic medal of France, the “Commandeur dans
l'ordre des Palmes Academiques.”
French consul general Philippe Chatignoux presented the medal to
Superintendent Cuevas at the monthly Miami-Dade County School Board
meeting saying “for 15 years, you have been supportive of the
French program in this county.”
He noted that programs such as the International Baccalaureate have
“opened the doors of the public schools” to students from
France and that 160 presently are enrolled in Miami-Dade County's
public schools.
Miami-Dade School Board Chair Perla Tabares Hantman said that
Superintendent Cuevas’s “support of programs that promote
multilingualism and multiliteracy have earned him the respect and
admiration of educators throughout the nation. We are very proud of
his commitment to advancing quality education for all students and
congratulate him as the recipient of this prestigious
award.”
Joining the consul general in the presentation was Mata Ciampoli,
cultural attachee of the French consulate in Miami.
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