Small
Profit: Washington Mutual Bank, nominated by Lakes
Stevens Middle Mid-Range
Profit: Duhaney Pontiac Buick GMC, nominated by Barbara
Goleman Senior High McDonald's
Restaurant of Little Havana, nominated by Shenandoah
Elementary Large
Profit: First Union National Bank of Florida, nominated
by Ethel Koger Beckham Elementary Non-profit:
City of North Miami Parks and Recreation,
self-nominated Joint
Venture: Citibank, Team-Metro, Union Transport
International and West Dade Federation of Homeowner
Associations, nominated by Doral Middle County
Wide: Adopt-A-Classroom, nominated by Fienberg-Fisher
Elementary Community School Office
of Alternative, Vocational Adult Educational and Dropout
Prevention: Calder Race Course, nominated by Robert
Renick Education Center Newcomer:
READ WRITE NOW! Hadassah of Greater Miami, nominated by
Sylvania Heights Elementary Community
Leader: Elaine Adler, nominated by Highland Oaks Middle
and Dr. Michael M. Krop Senior High The school
system has one of the largest and most renowned business
partnership programs in the country. Businesses become Dade
Partners in Education by adopting schools, donating
personnel and financial resources, or participating in
special events and projects requiring specialized
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M-DCPS HONORS ITS CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS
March 6, 2002
Miami-Dade County Public Schools honored its corporate and
community partners this week at the annual Dade Partners
Exemplary Awards ceremony luncheon. Ten winners were chosen
in nine categories for their outstanding contributions to
schools and students. The categories, winners and nominators
are as follows:
"The success of our Dade Partners program is further proof
of the importance of business involvement with our schools,"
said Schools Superintendent Merrett R. Stierheim. "This only
adds credence to the district's recent partnership with the
Florida Sterling Council to help improve our management and
business operations."
For further information, contact the Bureau of Community
Services, at 305-995-1215.