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SUPERINTENDENT CARVALHO NAMES RACE TO THE TOP SUBCOMITTEE MIAMI- Miami-Dade Superintendent of Schools Alberto M. Carvalho has named a subcommittee of local stakeholders to advise and provide significant input as the school district moves forward in its application for federal Race to the Top funding. The group includes Miami-Dade School Board Vice Chair Perla Tabares Hantman; Florida Board of Education Member Roberto Martinez; UTD President Karen Aronowitz; Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Barry Johnson; Miami-Dade PTA/PTSA President Mindy Gould; Miami-Dade Teacher of the Year Cristine O’Hara; former Miami-Dade Teacher of the Year Patricia Fairclough; and Hialeah Senior High student Abel Iraola. “The makeup of this group includes a broad cross-section of stakeholders, which is integral to our school district’s success in applying for Race to the Top funding,” said Vice Chair Hantman. Last month, Superintendent Carvalho was named, via executive order, to head Florida’s Race to the Top Working Group. Under Carvalho’s leadership, the Working Group reviewed the Memorandum of Understanding supporting the state’s application for the Race to the Top grant, and worked to foster broad stakeholder support for it. The United States Department of Education sponsors Race to the Top to provide $4.35 billion to states that will lead the way with ambitious yet achievable plans for implementing coherent, compelling and comprehensive education reform. Florida was selected as one of 16 finalists for Phase I of the Race to the Top grant, having been awarded the fourth highest number of points for its application. The state intends to apply for Phase II of the Race to the Top grant, where $3.4 billion remain available to states. # # # 10-JJS/152/JS |
