The Large/Very Large District Convening is Florida’s annual premier district leaders’ dialogue and collaboration event. This year's three-day event provides an opportunity for participants to engage in meaningful discussion on powerful practices related to different system-wide strategies and support for district turnaround schools. Participating school districts will share successful initiatives, including problem solving for issues concerning professional development and social-emotional programs.
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​Identified experts from each of the 15 participating school districts will present their best practices, engage in parallel dialogue with participants in similar roles for problem solving, and observe best practice in action through a school-site visit.
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DECEMBER 10 - 12, 2017
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For more information contact:
Ms. Christine Rosario
305-995-1520
Alberto M. Carvalho has served as Superintendent of Miami-Dade County Public Schools, the nation’s fourth largest school system, since September 2008. He is a nationally recognized expert on education transformation, finance, and leadership development. During his tenure, M-DCPS has become one of the nation’s highest-performing urban school systems receiving systemwide accreditation from AdvancEd in 2014. The District has also been named as the 2014 College Board Advanced Placement Equity and Excellence District of the Year, as well as the 2012 winner of the Broad Prize for Urban Education. As a staunch believer in school choice, he has expanded choice options in Miami-Dade to include over 500 offerings including programs in fine and performing arts, biotechnology, engineering, robotics, aviation, forensic sciences, and many others.
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An instructional leader at heart, Mr. Carvalho is also the proud founder and self-appointed principal of the award-winning iPrep Academy which has become a model of robust 21st century learning in the age of innovation and technology. Recognized by his peers as a leader, he has served as President of the Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents; been selected as Florida’s 2014 Superintendent of the Year, as well as the 2014 National Superintendent of the Year; was named by Scholastic Administrator as one of “The Fantastic Five” educators making a difference in America; and is the 2016 winner of the 2016 Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education, as well as the Magnet Schools of America 2016 Superintendent of the Year. He has recently been appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Education to serve a four-year term on the National Assessment Governing Board. Mr. Carvalho has been awarded many honorary degrees including a Doctor of Public Service by Florida International University; Doctor of Humane Letters by both Barry University and Florida Memorial University; and a Doctor of Pedagogy, Honoris Causa from Nova Southeastern University. He has been honored by the President of Portugal with the “Ordem de Mérito Civil” and by Mexico with the “Othli Award”.
Mr. Alberto M. Carvalho
M-DCPS SUPERINTENDENT
Participating School Districts:
Brevard
Broward
Collier
Dade
Duval
Escambia
Hillsborough
Lee
Manatee
Palm Beach
Pasco
Pinellas
Polk
Volusia
St. Lucie