FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, Aug. 14, 2009 

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

Miami-Dade County Public Schools Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho, National PTA leaders, the Miami HEAT, Miami HEAT Mascot “Burnie,” Miami-Dade County Public Schools students and their parents

Back to School Rally - BE ON TARGET: “Aim High for Student Success”

Sunday, August 16
Noon – 5 p.m.

American Airlines Arena
601 Biscayne Boulevard
Miami, FL 33132
Parking in the Arena’s garage is $3

The Rally will provide parents and their school age children with information and resources that will prepare them for student success in the new school year.  More than 50 partnering organizations will engage the families in interactive learning activities and provide them with free resources.  Activities will include family entertainment, door prizes, The Miami HEAT Mascot, Burnie, your Miami HEAT and more.

The event is presented by The Parent Academy and the National PTA Urban Family Engagement Initiative, and sponsored by TARGET and The Miami HEAT.

Anne Thompson, Director, The Parent Academy and Office of Parental
Involvement, at 305-995-1233; Barbara Biggart, Teacher/Counselor, The Parent Academy, at 305-776-7020; or Carolyn Nelson-Goedert, Team Lead, National PTA Urban Family Engagement, at 305-710-3719.