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SCHOOL BOARD EXTENDS SUPERINTENDENT'S CONTRACT
Information Services
• School Board
Administration
Building • 1450 N.E.
2 Avenue, Miami, Florida 33132
SCHOOL BOARD EXTENDS SUPERINTENDENT'S CONTRACT
CONTACT: Alberto M. Carvalho
305-995-4638
February 14, 2001
The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida today extended
Superintendent of Schools Roger C. Cuevas's contract for two
additonal years, from July 1, 2002 through June 30, 2004.
The action was proposed by School Board Member Manty Sabatés
Morse based on a number of accomplishments achieved under Cuevas's
direction during the last four years. These include improvements by
students in scores on state and national tests; the decrease of
schools graded "F" under the Governor's A+ plan; the enrollment of
nearly 27,000 students in 74 magnet school programs; the opening of
new schools; the increase in the number of students taking Advanced
Placement courses; the Comprehensive Reading Program and the Bridges
to Careers math and science initiative; the hiring of more than 5,000
new teachers during the past two years; and the lowering of the tax
millage rate through strong fiscal responsibility.
“He is the bridgebuilder in our community...the cheerleader of
Miami-Dade County Public Schools,” Morse said of Cuevas.
“When there is a problem, he attacks it and takes care of
it.”
For more information, contact Alberto M. Carvalho, Public Information Officer, at 305-995-4638.
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