Senate Bill 2628

    Florida Senate - 1998        (NP)                      SR 2628

    By Senator Gutman





    34-1922-98                                              See HR

  1                    Senate Resolution No.     

  2         A resolution honoring Roger C. Cuevas.

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  4         WHEREAS, Roger C. Cuevas, as Superintendent of

  5  Miami-Dade County Public Schools since November 1996, oversees

  6  America's fourth-largest school district, with a $3.2 billion

  7  annual budget, more than 49,600 full-time and part-time

  8  employees, and 326 schools serving 1,843 prekindergarten

  9  children, more than 331,500 young people in grades

10  kindergarten through 12, and nearly 200,000 adult students,

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12         WHEREAS, born in Caibarien, Cuba, Roger C. Cuevas

13  attended Miami's Christopher Columbus Senior High School,

14  received an associate in arts degree from Miami-Dade Community

15  College, a Bachelor of Science degree in Education from

16  Florida Atlantic University, and a Master of Science degree in

17  Curriculum from the University of Northern Colorado, and

18         WHEREAS, Mr. Cuevas began his career in the Miami-Dade

19  County public school system in 1969 as a primary teacher at

20  Little River Elementary School and has progressed through the

21  system in many challenging positions, including involvement

22  with students at risk, vocational, adult, career, and

23  community education, after-school care programs, and the

24  district's career education/awareness programs, and

25         WHEREAS, in his role as Associate Superintendent of the

26  Bureau of Community Services and Career Preparation, Mr.

27  Cuevas served as chief building administrator for the district

28  office complex and spearheaded the building of William H.

29  Turner Technical Arts High School, which has been named one of

30  the 10 best high schools of its kind in the nation, and

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    Florida Senate - 1998        (NP)                      SR 2628
    34-1922-98                                              See HR




  1         WHEREAS, in addition to his responsibilities with

  2  Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Mr. Cuevas, married, with

  3  three children, participates in many civic activities in his

  4  community, as evidenced by his membership in such

  5  organizations as the Kendall Federation of Homeowners

  6  Association, the Dade County Youth Fair Association, and the

  7  Greater Miami, Coral Gables, and Latin Chambers of Commerce,

  8  and was the founder of the Kendall-Hammocks Optimist Club, and

  9         WHEREAS, it is fitting and proper that Mr. Cuevas be

10  recognized for commitment and service in his profession and

11  devotion to his community, NOW, THEREFORE,

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13  Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:

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15         That the Florida Senate hereby honors Roger C. Cuevas,

16  Superintendent, Miami-Dade County Public Schools.

17         BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution,

18  with the Seal of the Senate affixed, be presented to Roger C.

19  Cuevas as a tangible token of the sentiments expressed herein.

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