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SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS, ALBERTO M. CARVALHO TO SPEAK AT TESOL INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION & ENGLISH LANGUAGE EXPO MIAMI - Superintendent of Schools Alberto M. Carvalho has been selected as the keynote speaker for the 2012 TESOL International Convention and English Language Expo. With the theme “A Declaration of Excellence”, the annual convention is being held this year from March 28 – 31 in Philadelphia. Carvalho will be opening the 46th convention on Wednesday, March 28 at 5:30 p.m. “I am happy to receive an opportunity to speak to educators from all over the world about the ‘Miami Miracle’,” said Carvalho. “The duty to offer all students a quality education is at the center of our pursuit of excellence.” Carvalho was chosen for this honor because of his advocacy for high-quality education, starting in the classroom as a science teacher, and through his outstanding leadership as superintendent of Miami-Dade County Public Schools - the fourth largest school system in the nation. Under Carvalho’s direction, Miami-Dade had its highest high school graduation rate ever in 2010 and saw students consistently outperforming their national peers on the 2009 National Assessment for Educational Progress. He has testified before Congress on numerous occasions on behalf of educational issues. Miami-Dade school district must deal with 91 percent of children from minority families, more than 50 percent of families who are foreign born and about 75 percent of them that speak a language other than English at home. TESOL International Association annually hosts more than 6,500 people from across the U.S. and around the world at its convention. TESOL is a professional community of educators, researchers, administrators and students committed to advancing excellence in English language teaching for speakers of other languages worldwide. Educators at all levels attend to find a productive exchange of ideas and information and to feel the embrace of a dynamic professional community. Members of the news media who are interested in covering the event may pre-register complimentarily for the TESOL convention by sending their complete contact information by March 23 to John Segota at jsegota@tesol.org or by calling 703-836-0774. ### 12-JS/295/GC |
