FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, April 17, 2014

CONTACT: John Schuster
Miami-Dade County Public Schools
305-995-1126

Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) students with Autism Spectrum Disorder, administrators, teachers, paraprofessionals, community agencies, educational partners, local and national business representatives

4th Annual Prom for High School Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

Thursday, May 1, 2014
9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

University of Miami
Student Activities Center, Grand Ballroom
1330 Miller Drive
Coral Gables, FL 33146

Approximately 500 high school students will attend this milestone event, which provides an unforgettable experience as students with ASD bond with their peers in celebrating this important rite of passage.

Students will participate in the total “prom” experience by dressing in tuxedos and formal dresses, taking a prom picture, dancing to music provided by a professional disc jockey, and crowning a king and a queen. Some students will even arrive in a limousine!

The prom is free for participating students with ASD, thanks to the generosity of community agencies, educational partners, and local/national businesses that have provided funding to support this memorable event.