LUBBY NAVARRO SWORN IN AS SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER

Lubby Navarro, a longtime advocate of public education and public service, and a former School Board employee, was sworn in as School Board member for District 7 in a special ceremony today in the auditorium of the School Board Administration Building.

Surrounded by family, friends, past and present elected officials and many District colleagues, Ms. Navarro was sworn in by Florida Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera.

“I come from a family of educators. My first teacher was my mother, Zoila, who taught kindergarten in our native Cuba. My aunt and uncle are public school teachers in Miami-Dade, and my daughter, Stephanie, attends high school in Miami-Dade County Public Schools,” said Ms. Navarro. “I am truly honored that Governor Rick Scott saw in me the passion I have for education, and that my longtime friend Lt. Governor Carlos Lopez-Cantera was here to swear me in on this special day.”

School Board Chair Perla Tabares Hantman, Vice Chair Dr. Lawrence Feldman and School Board Members Susie Castillo, Dr. Dorothy Bendross-Mindingall, Dr. Wilbert “Tee” Holloway and Dr. Marta Pérez attended the ceremony. Among those in attendance were retired School Board Members Dr. Solomon Stinson and Demetrio Perez, U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo, State Rep. Brian Avila, and County Commissioners Rebeca Sosa and Bruno Barreiro. The ceremony was followed by a reception at WLRN studios.

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