FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tueday, Nov. 22, 2005

CONTACT: John Schuster
Miami-Dade County Public Schools
305-995-1126

BARRERA, HANTMAN CHOSEN TO LEAD MIAMI-DADE SCHOOL BOARD

MIAMI - School Board Member Agustin J. Barrera was chosen unanimously today to chair the Miami-Dade County School Board in the coming year.

Mr. Barrera thanked his fellow Board members for their support and cited the expertise and qualifications that each member brings to the Board. “We have a Board that offers incredible expertise to this community and to the Superintendent and his staff, to move this District and make it the number one school district in the country,” he said.

Mr. Barrera was elected to the School Board three years ago to represent District 6. He succeeds Frank J. Bolaños, who chaired the Board for the last year.

Nine-year Board Member Perla Tabares Hantman was selected as Vice Chair. Ms. Hantman, who represents District 4, previously served as the Board’s chair for three consecutive years.

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