FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, July 21, 2015

CONTACT: Daisy Gonzalez-Diego
Miami-Dade County Public Schools
305-995-2060

Superintendent of Schools Alberto M. Carvalho, Deputy Superintendent Valtena Brown, and Chief Academic Officer Marie Izquierdo

Superintendent Carvalho and Miami Delegation will depart from Miami International Airport this afternoon for a meeting at the White House on Wednesday

Tuesday, July 21, 2015
3:20 p.m. availability at Miami International Airport
2100 NW 42nd Ave, Miami, FL 33126
American Airlines, Terminal 3 (by Starbucks)

Wednesday, July 22, 2015
‘Rethink School Discipline’ Convening
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Event to be live streamed via www.WhiteHouse.gov/live

Superintendent Carvalho heads to the White House to lead Miami delegation on a national policy discussion on discipline practices aimed at creating safe and supportive school environments. M-DCPS has been invited to attend the convening because of the District’s emphasis on alternatives to traditional discipline and suspension avoidance initiatives. The Miami delegation will be meeting with White House officials, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch among others.

Among the topics to be discussed: alternatives to removals, student support, professional development, student codes of conduct, cross-agency collaboration and the role of law enforcement.
 
The District’s School Discipline Key Initiatives include:
• Creating innovative educational models and a comprehensive student services program focusing on core values
• Leveraging community partnerships that focus on providing wrap around services within the school community
• Implementing a District-Wide Equity Parity Plan which will include a multi-layered “District Data Tracking Dashboard”