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Alberto M. Carvalho, Superintendent of Miami-Dade County Public Schools, the fourth largest school district in the nation spoke at the February ChamberSOUTH General Membership Breakfast, presented\u00a0by the Chamber\u2019s Education\/Business Coalition and held at the\u00a0Dadeland Marriott.<\/p>\n

\"\"Speaking to ChamberSOUTH is an annual priority of Superintendent Carvalho.\u00a0 He brought his signature delivery with no notes and much inspiration about our children and their futures. A nationally recognized expert on school reform and finance, he has successfully transformed the district\u2019s business operations and financial systems with the implementation of a streamlined Strategic Framework focused on a singular goal of student achievement.\u00a0 During his tenure, Miami-Dade Public Schools has become one of the nation\u2019s highest-performing urban school systems.<\/p>\n

Breakfast Sponsor Zaniac owner Nedys Gomez welcomes the attendees.<\/p><\/div>\n

The Breakfast was sponsored by Zaniac, designed from the ground up to prioritize fun, active engagement and an integrated, multidisciplinary approach to problem solving.<\/p>\n

Introducing the superintendent was David Overoldt.\u00a0 David is\u00a0a senior who attends SAS Wolfson Campus and is interning at\u00a0Baptist Health System.<\/p>\n

Chamber members and trustees were joined by Miami-Dade County School Board Members and other elected officials, area principals and regional superintendents, officials with the United Teachers of Dade who were all on hand to listen to his remarks.<\/p>\n

The Education Business Coalition, Chaired by Karyn Cunningham, sponsored essay contest introduced three outstanding students.\u00a0The winners this year were: First Place, Alyson Diaz, senior at\u00a0School for Advanced Studies Kendall Campus; Tied for second place were Ana Caveda, senior at Cutler Bay Senior High School; and\u00a0Nicholas Farinas, senior at Cutler Bay Senior High School.<\/p>\n\n\t\t