District 9 News

Dr. Feldman's Highlights of November 2009 Calendar Events

November 3, 2009

• Pinecrest Mayor’s Education Advisory Council Meeting
• Bank of America’s 2009 Neighborhood Excellence Initiative Awards Ceremony, Miami-Dade College Freedom Tower
• Meeting with Lina Castellanos, South Florida Executive Director for Strong Women, Strong Girls
• Coral Reef Senior High School’s College Fair with over 120 colleges and university

November 4, 2009

• District 9 Staff Meeting

November 5, 2009

• Vineland K-8 Center’s 2nd General PTSA Meeting re Predators Cyber Safety & Your Child
• Miami Palmetto Senior High School’s Principal’s Meeting Visit
• “We Care” Meeting at Phichol Williams Center, Homestead
• Palmetto Bay Business Association Meeting, Pinecrest
• Site Visit to Campbell Drive Elementary School, West Homestead Elementary School and Campbell Drive Middle School
• Miami-Dade County League of Cities BOD 56th Annual Installation Gala. Biscayne Bay

November 6, 2009

• Fairchild Challenge Designs (High Schools & Middle Schools), Baynanza T-shirts (Middle Schools) & Footprints CD cover design (High Schools) Events at Fairchild Tropical Garden

November 9, 2009

• Goulds Coalition of Ministers & Lay People Meeting, Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church
• Miami Dade College-Homestead Campus~Job & College Fair 2009
• Voyager Expanded Learning re Recognition Event for Cutler Ridge Middle School~FL District 9 Top Performing School Math Mania Competition
• Pinecrest Council Meeting

November 11, 2009

• Veterans' Day

November 12, 2009

• Armed Forces Day Celebration at Peskoe Elementary, Homestead
• "Green Treasures" Intergenerational Interviews~Middle Schools (2-day event)
• School Board Committee Meetings
• Groundbreaking Ceremony~Making History thru Green Initiatives, Palmetto Bay
• Presentation at University of Miami’s Future Ed Association~Conversations About ...Life After Graduation at the invitation of Professor Anita Meinbach

November 13, 2009

• David Lawrence Honor~Children's Trust, Jungle Island
• Student Leadership Advisory Council~District 9 at Coral Reef Senior High School
• Grand Opening Mango Café at Fruit & Spice Park at the invitation of Mayor Carlos Alvarez & Commissioner Katy Sorenson

November 16, 2009

• School Board Preparation and Briefings
• District 9 Feeder Pattern Advisory Council Meeting at Coral Reef Senior High School

November 17, 2009

• NFL Tree Growalition~Planting & Ceremony at Laura C. Saunders Elementary School, Florida City
• Monthly School Board Meeting

November 18, 2009

• Ethics Advisory Committee Meeting
• South Dade Neighborhood Advisory Committee Meeting, Homestead
• Community Partnership for Homeless (CPH) Video & Presentation by Arlene Peterson, Director of Development at Coral Reef Elementary School
• Council for Educational Change 2009 Leonard Miller Principal Leadership Award Event
• M-DCPS-PCG SPED EMS Weekly Meeting
• Bi-Annual MDC School of Education Advisory Committee Meeting
• Children of Military Families Meeting
• Vineland K-8 Center’s PTA Art Program Framing Event
• Presentation to PTA General Meeting at Coral Reef Elementary

November 19, 2009

• Professional Services Contract Committee Meeting
• Opening Session FL Counseling Assn~60th Anniversary Convention
• Annual Farmworker Week Celebration, South Dade Skill Center, Homestead
• Superintendent’s District Advisory Panel for Students with Disabilities 2009-10
• General Membership/Steering Committee Meeting
• Miami Dade College DC Council of PTAs/PTSAs Educational Forum w/Elected Reps (for broadcast)

November 20, 2009

• All-Day Workshop re Melissa Institute for Violence Prevention & Treatment, South Miami Hospital Campus
• CPH Donation Truck at Coral Reef Elementary School
• ASPIRA South Leadership Charter School Opening, Leisure City
• Superintendent's Benefit Concern Series (1st in Series), Miami Beach Senior High School

November 21, 2009

• Botanical Fashion Show (Middle & High Schools), Fairchild Tropical Gardens
• “Miracle on 136 St Holiday Parade” at the Falls

November 23, 2009

• District Athletic Advisory Meeting, Doctors’ Hospital
• UM School of Education Advisory Board Meeting
• District 9 Town Hall/Awards Assembly (first of three), Palmetto Senior High School

November 30, 2009

• Anti-violence Assembly, Palmetto Senior High School
• District 9 Staff Meeting
• Legislative Advocacy Workshop