Miami-Dade Public Schools set to reveal Teacher of the Year

Miami-Dade County Public Schools teacher of the year finalists (Courtesy: MDPS)

MIAMI, Fla. ā€“ Miami-Dade Public Schools will pick its 2024 Teacher of the Year on Tuesday night.

The finalists are: Vanessa Radice from Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High, Don Clerveaux from Phyllis Ruth Miller Elementary, Khristal Gooding from Robert Morgan Educational Center and Monique Bryant-Clayton from COPE Center North.

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Radice says her mantra is to ā€œbegin each day with a grateful heart.ā€

Clerveaux says he ā€œconnects with studentsā€™ vulnerability and concerns to conquer challenges.ā€

Gooding says she ā€œinstills empathy, curiosity and passion while closing achievement gaps and maximizing student potential.ā€

Bryant-Clayton prides herself in ā€œimparting the foundational tools for her students to achieve social, emotional and academic success, and more importantly, foster a sense of purpose.ā€

Kendall Toyota will gift the winner with a new car.

You can watch the ceremony here.


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