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M-DCPS LAUNCHES 2010 U.S. CENSUS AT THE ENGLISH CENTER MIAMI – Miami-Dade School Board Vice Chair and Miami-Dade County Census 2010 Complete Count Committee Co-Chair Perla Tabares Hantman, Miami-Dade School Board members Ana Rivas Logan and Dr. Lawrence Feldman, and Superintendent of Schools Alberto M. Carvalho participated in a kick-off ceremony for the 2010 U.S. Census at The English Center last Friday, emphasizing the Census’s importance to the parents, students and community leaders in attendance. “We have selected today’s location because of the historical significance this educational center represents for our community at large,” said Ms. Hantman of the school that was founded in 1962. “The English Center is also a very appropriate starting point for this year’s Census drive, because this institution represents thousands of people who have come to America’s shores in search of a dream,” Hantman said. “The school district is taking a very active part in the 2010 Census, for a number of very good reasons,” Carvalho explained to the audience. “The Census determines how federal funds will be distributed, and the best way for us to ensure that we get our fair share is by urging everyone in our community to fill out their Census form.” Rivas Logan, who is on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO), emphasized that the Census is a head count of every person in the United States and includes, people of all ages, religious groups, and ethnicities, both citizens and non-citizens. The 2010 Census will help communities receive more than $400 billion in federal funds each year for schools, job training centers, senior centers, public works projects and emergency services. Additional data collected by the census helps determine the number of seats Florida has in the U.S. House of Representatives. Assistant Regional Census Manager Marilyn Stephens, from the Atlanta Region assured the audience that all the information collected by the Census Bureau is private and confidential and cannot be shared with anyone including other federal agencies and law enforcement agencies. The ceremony also included performances by students from Arch Creek Elementary and Southwood Middle School Center for the Arts. # # # PHOTO EDITOR: Photo & caption attached 10-JS/108/HD
Student Linda De Jesus, center, reads her “Census Poem” and listening on are
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