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SUPERINTENDENT ALBERTO M. CARVALHO TO ADDRESS ALAS, MIAMI - Alberto M. Carvalho, Superintendent of Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) and current President of the Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents (ALAS) will be addressing the latter group at 4 p.m. today, kicking-off their Ninth Annual Summit on Hispanic Education taking place in Miami, Florida, from October 10 - 13. Carvalho has served as President of the association for the past year. “As the current president of ALAS, I am pleased to have brought this year’s summit to Miami-Dade County where event participants will have the opportunity to visit our schools, observe at close range our special reform initiatives and the many achievements of our school district, and take note for possible implementation at their respective school systems. Through innovation, staunch advocacy and strategic professional development, ALAS is committed to ensuring that students are provided quality educational experiences that will enable them to lead rich, productive lives,” said Carvalho. Today, more than 80 ALAS members toured 18 district schools, learning about dual language programs, visual and performing arts, college prep programs, and premiere academies. They visited the Primary Learning Center and the original iPREP Academy at the School Board Administration Complex. By serving as host to this year’s summit and its numerous participants, M-DCPS will be injecting badly-needed new dollars into our ailing local economy, thus helping our community’s economic development efforts. More than 700 participants are expected to attend this conference. ALAS is the largest and fastest growing national organization of educators serving Hispanic students. Developed in 2003, it was created out of an idea brought forth by a group of Hispanic/Latino administrators and superintendents whose vision and leadership were instrumental in addressing the needs of not only the Hispanic/Latino population, but those educators and administrators serving the needs of Hispanic/Latino students in particular and all students in general.
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