Finalists for Miami-Dade County Public
Schools (M-DCPS) Principal of the Year:
• North region: Dr. Yesenia Aponte, Aventura Waterways K-8
• Central Region: Jackson Nicolas, Earlington Heights
Elementary
• South Region: Dr. Jay C. DeArmas, South
Dade Senior High
• Adult/Technical Colleges and
Educational Opportunity: Dr. Susana Mauri, South Dade Technical
College
Finalists for Assistant Principal of the
Year:
• North region: Juan Ramirez, Hialeah Miami Lakes Senior High
• Central Region: Vernatta Lee, Miami Edison Senior High
• South Region: Rico Jones, Paul Bell
Middle School
• Adult/Technical Colleges and Educational
Opportunity: Jean Claude St. Phard, George T. Baker Aviation Technical
College
2022 Principal
and Assistant Principal of the Year Awards Ceremony
DoubleTree by
Hilton Hotel, Royal Poinciana Ballroom
711 N.W. 72nd
Ave, Miami, FL 33126
Links to the
live stream event will be posted at www.dadeschools.net
Every year,
M-DCPS honors its finest school leaders during an awards ceremony sponsored by
Dade Association of School Administrators (DASA). This is an opportunity to
salute outstanding principals and assistant principals in the District. Each
winner and runner-up will receive an award and a cash prize. This year’s
winners and runners-up will be announced at an in-person awards ceremony that
will also be live streamed.
The Principal
of the Year winner will receive a $2,000 cash prize and a three-year lease on a
car sponsored by Toyota of North Miami. The Assistant Principal of the Year
will receive a $1,500 cash prize and a 65-inch TV from Aflac.
This event is
made possible through a partnership with Equitable, Toyota of North Miami,
EdFed (formerly South Florida Educational Financial Credit Union), Ibiley, AIG,
Bencor, Brian Power Wellness, Aflac, Carnegie Learning, HMH, Brown and Bigelow,
Tropical Financial Credit Union, Miami Heat, Miami Marlins, Certo Risto &
Pizza, and FROST Science.
Cristina Alicot - 305-579-0092
