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• Miami-Dade County Public Schools is eliminating low student performance by taking a differentiated approach to public education.  If you choose to teach in the Zone, you become an active participant in a major urban reform initiative.  Visit the Zone Open House to learn more about innovative and appropriate instructional innovative and appropriate instructional strategies and be one of the first in line for on-site interviews with the 39 participating principals.  Miami Dade County Public Schools’ unwavering commitment to the academic success of all of our students is the cornerstone upon which to build a strong community for the future.
   

• The Superintendent’s School Improvement Zone is an innovative approach to public education to promote high achievement while eliminating low student performance.  The Zone is composed of 39 low-performing schools identified based on percentages of beginning teachers, student mobility, numbers of students in exceptional education programs, and numbers of students with limited English proficiency.
   

• These schools include 20 elementary schools, as well as 11 middle schools and eight senior high schools.  Together, the 39 schools enrolled 44,287 students in 2002-2003.

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• Additional Compensation - Salary Schedule Unique to the Zone (starting salary at step 1 is $39,930.00 effective January 14, 2005)
• School-Based Professional Development Teams
• Coordinated and Coherent Focus on Literacy
• Participation in a Major Urban Reform Effort
• Working hours for teachers in Zone schools will be 8 hours and 5 minutes at the elementary level and 8 hours and 20 minutes at the secondary level.

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• Literacy
• Structured Curriculum and Instructional Techniques
• Regular Assessment for Diagnosis and Monitoring
• Instructional Enhancements
• Creative Scheduling and Student Assignment

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• Structured curriculum and instructional techniques will be used in the schools.  There also will be an unprecedented focus on literacy in all grades.  Reading material will be uniform across the Zone, and additional help will be provided to students farthest behind in reading comprehension. 
   

• The Zone will have teams of educators including social workers, school psychologists, literacy and math specialists, college assistance advisors, and community involvement specialists to assist in student development.

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• Miami-Dade County Public Schools
  
  Cindy Soell, Executive Director
  Staff Recruitment
  Csoell@dadeschools.net
  305-995-7078
  
  Raquel Sotolongo, District Supervisor Instructional Support
  Curriculum Support/Innovative Programs
  rsotolongo@dadeschools.net
  305-995-2367

• United Teachers of Dade (UTD)

Randy Biro, UTD Representative
randy@utofd.com
786-594-0245

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December 1st, 2004
Wednesday

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Open House: 5:00pm - 8:00pm

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