On Tuesday, September 30, 2025, District 1 hosted its very first town hall meeting of the 2025-2026 school year at Miami Carol City Senior High School, bringing together educators, students, families, and community leaders to celebrate the tremendous progress being made in our schools. The evening highlighted the dedication of teachers, administrators, and—most importantly—students whose…
On Monday, August 11, 2025, Dr. Steve Gallon III, District 1 Board Member on The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida, joined parents, residents, and community stakeholders at Meet Me Mondays, hosted by City of Opa-locka Commissioner and Vice-Chair Joseph Kelly. The event provided an open forum for dialogue on key issues impacting students, families,…
On Tuesday, September 9, 2025, School Board Member Dr. Steve Gallon III held his monthly Student Recognition Ceremony at Carol City Middle School. Students, parents, teachers, and administrators attended the celebration designed to recognize the success of students in District 1. Students were honored for their leadership, academic achievement, attendance, generosity, improvement, kindness, and showing…
September 11, 2025 At the School Board Meeting of September 10, 2025, the School Board unanimously approved agenda item H-11, proffered by School Board Member Dr. Steve Gallon III, Competency-Based Education: Exploring Innovative Strategies Regarding Requirements For Seat Time, directing the Superintendent of Schools to: 1. review existing State and District rules, policies, practices, and…
When Jaiel Langston walks across the graduation stage this Saturday, she won’t be collecting a high school diploma. Instead, she’ll be awarded an associate’s degree. At just 16 years old, Langston, a junior at Miami Northwestern Senior High School, is the first student at her school to earn a college degree in the 11th grade.…
President Trump campaigned on shutting down the Department of Education. However, seeing it happen, with the department laying off about half of its workforce, sends shockwaves through the local education community and through many families. The DOE provides about a billion dollars combined to the Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade, and Monroe County school districts. Much of…
Educators are sounding the alarm about a proposed funding cut that could impact the number of Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, Cambridge, and dual enrollment courses offered at public high schools throughout the state of Florida. The Florida House of Representatives passed a budget bill that slashes by half the amount of reimbursement given to school…
A Miami-Dade County Public Schools teacher is back in his native Honduras after he was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement last month during a routine immigration appointment, board members said Friday. The teacher, who has not been identified, is a middle school science teacher. He was detained a week prior to President Donald Trump taking…
The Miami-Dade School Board asked the school district on Tuesday to figure out how to implement a new and revolutionary state rule that allows high school athletes to make money in a way that ensures they won’t be exploited. The move comes a few days after the Florida High School Athletic Association — the governmental…
South Florida school districts vow to protect student privacy amid deportation fear FORT LAUDERDALE – With 969 arrests made nationwide since the federal crackdown on undocumented immigrants began, the ripple effects are being felt in South Florida schools.Some students worry about returning home to find their parents gone, prompting school districts to issue guidance on how to address the growing…