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SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER BETSY KAPLAN
HONORED BY FLORIDA SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION
July 20, 2001
The Florida School Boards Association has honored Miami-Dade
County School Board Member Betsy H. Kaplan with its
President's Award.
The award is presented annually to an individual "who has
made outstanding and significant contributions to education
and the Florida School Boards Association at both the state
and local levels."
A member of the Miami-Dade school board, the executive
committee of the state school boards association, and the
National School Boards Association since 1988, Kaplan has
been involved in public education since joining the Palmetto
Elementary School PTA in 1962.
The former teacher at Miami Shores Elementary School and
Miami-Dade Community College has held numerous leadership
positions in educational organizations, such as vice
president of the Dade County Child Development Services
Board and PTA president for Dade and Monroe counties.
In 1977 Kaplan was named "Person of the Year" by the
University of Miami chapter of Phi Delta Kappa. For more
information, call Marjorie Okasako at
305-995-2795.
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