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M-DCPS UNDERGOES OVERHAUL OF OPERATIONS, RESPONSIBILITIES, PERSONNEL, MOVES FORWARD WITH REDEVELOPMENT PLANS At a special meeting of the Miami-Dade County School Board held yesterday, Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho presented a re-structuring overhaul of the District’s operations. The reorganization focuses on a realignment of purpose, functions, and positions, resulting in a savings of over $6.5 million for the school district. The plan was unanimously approved by the School Board. The reorganization eliminates redundancies and duplication of services; promotes and augments transparency in function and management of the school district; places greater attention on early childhood education; helps align the arts and music programs along with science, moving from STEM to STEAM (adding the arts to STEM); and streamlines the procurement process. “Through efficiencies, strategic alignments, and reinvestments in the protection and expansion of school site programs, this reorganization plan will result in over $6.5 million in savings to the School Board,” said Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho. In addition, School Board members also unanimously approved an item to create a task force that will advise the district on how to best move forward with plans to redevelop 10 acres of School Board-owned real estate. The land is located in the heart of Miami’s Arts and Entertainment District. “We need to consider this not as a short-term deal that enlarges the coffers of the district for a year or two and then dries up,” said Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho. “This is an incredible opportunity to monetize and provide long-term funding for many educational programs.” The District’s guiding principles and priorities for this redevelopment plan include:
The District will now focus on setting up the expert taskforce to move forward with the redevelopment plans. # # # 15-DGD/304/TC
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