FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015

CONTACT: Daisy Gonzalez-Diego
Miami-Dade County Public Schools
305-995-2060

Superintendent of Schools Alberto M. Carvalho, School Board members, City of Miami Mayor Tomás Regalado, City of Hialeah Council President Isis Garcia-Martinez, Miami-Dade County Council of PTAs/PTSAs President Joseph Gebara, Urban League of Greater Miami Inc., President/ CEO T. Willard Fair, Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce President/CEO Barry Johnson, Miami City Ballet Artistic Director Lourdes Lopez and Executive Director Michael Scolamiero, representatives from the Miami Marlins, and M-DCPS administrators and students

Press Conference to launch iAttend M-DCPS Initiative

Friday, September 18, 2015
10 a.m.

Jose de Diego Middle School
3100 N.W. 5th Avenue
Miami, FL 33127

On any given day, 5.7 percent of Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) students are absent from school. That’s more than 20,000 children. The absence negatively impacts all students regardless of grade and subjects. M-DCPS is kicking off its iAttend M-DCPS Initiative to inform parents and students about the correlation between regular attendance and school success.

Other community organizations, including the Miami HEAT and Miami Dolphins, have also committed in joining M-DCPS in this important initiative.

Follow our progress on social media at #iAttendMDCPS.