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One Community One Goal Retreat, May 18
May 11, 2001
Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS), in cooperation
with the One Community One Goal ®, will hold its first
retreat, Connecting 2001: Classrooms, Communities and
Careers, on Friday, May 18 from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at
the University of Miami's Storer Auditorium, 5250 University
Drive, Coral Gables.
More than 175 teachers and administrators, along with
professionals from South Florida's key growth industries,
will gather to focus on ways of creating integrated
curriculum for each of the school district's "industry focus
academies." Currently, the school district operates 20
academies in 16 high schools in the areas of film and
entertainment, biomedical, visitor, financial services and
information technology/telecommunications.
Dr. Willard Daggett, president of the International Center
for Leadership in Education, Inc., a nationally recognized
authority on technology and workforce development, will be
keynote speaker.
One Community One Goal ® is an initiative of the Greater
Miami Chamber of Commerce. For more information, contact
Laraine Bertani, director of M-DCPS's Office of One
Community One Goal, at 305-603-0667.