Four Finalists Vie for Miami-Dade Schools' Teacher of the Year Award

Miami-Dade County Public Schools will host the 2024 Francisco R. Walker Miami-Dade County Teacher of the Year dinner to name the most outstanding teacher throughout the District on Tuesday, January 31, 2023, at 6:30 p.m. at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Miami Airport & Convention Center. The hotel is located at 711 N.W. 72nd Avenue, Miami, FL  33126.

The four finalists, the regions they represent and their schools are as follows:

• North – Vanessa Radice, Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High
• Central – Don Clerveaux, Phyllis Ruth Miller Elementary
• South – Khristal Gooding, Robert Morgan Educational Center
• Adult/Technical Colleges and Educational Opportunity & Acess – Monique Bryant- Clayton, COPE Center North
  
  

The supporting sponsor is Univision 23 and the signature sponsors include EdFed, Office Depot, United Way of Miami-Dade,and Kendall Toyota, which will present the winner with the keys to a new car. The event is made possible through partnerships with the Dade Association of School Administrators, the Miami-Dade County Council of PTAs/PTSAs and United Teachers of Dade (UTD).

The District and UTD will also recognize the 2023 Rookie Teacher of the Year finalists and announce the winner at the event. The finalists are as follows:

• North – Soleil Lobato, Hialeah Middle School
• Central – Franquiana Williams, Frederick Douglass Elementary School
• South – Briana Pires, Miami Southridge Senior High
• Adult/Technical Colleges and Educational Opportunity & Access – Diana Erira Cobos, Lindsey Hopkins  Technical College

     The event will also be live streamed on https://dadeschools.eduvision.tv/.

For the most up-to-date information, please download the Dadeschools Mobile App to your iPhone or Android device.  Follow us on Twitter @mdcps and @suptdotres, on Instagram @miamischools and @suptdotres, and on Facebook at MiamiSchools.