STATE HONORS 91 MIAMI-DADE PUBLIC SCHOOLS


September 21, 2001


The Florida School Recognition Program awarded 91 Miami-Dade public schools for demonstrating exemplary improvement and sustained high academic improvement. Each school, which improved at least one letter grade or received an "A" for the 2000-2001 school year, will receive monetary bonuses.

Teachers and administrators were rewarded for setting high standards, providing rigorous content and supporting students in their endeavor to achieve academic success.

Awards for each school are based on the amount of $100 per full-time equivalent (FTE) student. The funds can be used immediately for nonrecurring bonuses to faculty and staff, nonrecurring expenditures for educational equipment or materials, or for temporary personnel to assist in maintaining or improving student performance.
The schools are listed below:

Maya Angelou Elementary
Avocado Elementary
Banyan Elementary
R.K. Broad-Bay Harbor Elementary
Bent Tree Elementary
Biscayne Elementary
Brentwood Elementary
Bunche Park Elementary
Coral Gables Elementary
Coral Park Elementary
Cypress Elementary
Devon Aire Elementary
John G. Dupuis Elementary
Everglades K-8 Center
David Fairchild Elementary
Flamingo Elementary
Fulford Elementary
Jack D. Gordon Elementary
Ernest R. Graham Elementary
Greenglade Elementary
Charles R. Hadley Elementary
Hialeah Elementary
V. A. Boone/Highland Oaks Elementary
Oliver Hoover Elementary
Howard Drive Elementary
Kendale Lakes Elementary
Key Biscayne K-8 Center
Lake Stevens Elementary
Leewood Elementary
William H. Lehman Elementary
Liberty City Elementary

Little River Elementary
Ludlam Elementary
Frank C. Martin Elementary
Wesley Matthews Elementary
Melrose Elementary
Miami Heights Elementary
Miami Lakes Elementary
M.A. Milam K-8 Center
Phyllis R. Miller Elementary
Myrtle Grove Elementary
Natural Bridge Elementary
North Beach Elementary
North County Elementary
North Dade Center
North Twin Lakes Elementary
Oak Grove Elementary
Ojus Elementary
Palm Springs Elementary
Palm Springs North Elementary
Parkway Elementary
Pinecrest Elementary
Pine Villa Elementary
Redland Elementary
Royal Green Elementary
Scott Lake Elementary
Seminole Elementary
Shadowlawn Elementary
Shenandoah Elementary
Skyway Elementary
South Pointe Elementary
John I. Smith Elementary
South Hialeah Elementary

South Miami Elementary
E.W.F. Stirrup Elementary
Sunset Elementary
Sunset Park Elementary
Treasure Island Elementary
Frances S. Tucker Elementary
Twin Lakes Elementary
Village Green Elementary
Vineland Elementary
Mae M. Walters Elementary
Dr. Edward L. Whigham Elementary
Herbert A. Ammons Middle
Citrus Grove Middle
Glades Middle
Hialeah Middle
John F. Kennedy Middle
Ponce de Leon Middle Community
Redland Middle
Shenandoah Middle
Southwood Middle

Design and Architecture Senior High
Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High
MAST Academy Senior High
Miami Palmetto Senior High
William H. Turner Technical Arts High
South Dade Senior High
Barbara Goleman Senior High
New World School of the Arts


For more information, contact Alberto M. Carvalho, Public Information Officer, at 305-995-4638.

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