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MOVING MIAMI-DADE FORWARD

The Superintendent's County-wide
Listening Tour

Your Voice.
Our Next Steps.

The Countywide Listening Tour brings the superintendent directly into each School Board voting district to hear what students, families, employees, and residents believe Miami-Dade County Public Schools must address first.

Questions the community will explore

The superintendent will visit all nine School Board voting districts to hear directly from the people who experience the school system from different perspectives. Each conversation will identify urgent concerns, local strengths, operational barriers, and opportunities that should shape the district’s immediate priorities. The same core themes appear at every stop, with room for issues unique to each district.

Discussion framework

Enrollment and access

What would make families choose, remain in, and recommend M-DCPS schools?

Discussion framework

Academic opportunity

Where are students gaining—or being denied—access to strong programs?

Discussion framework

Workforce and staffing

What affects recruitment, retention, morale, and instructional continuity? 

Discussion framework

Safety and well-being

What would help students and employees feel safer and better supported?

Discussion framework

Public resources

Where should the district improve transparency, facilities, and stewardship?

Discussion framework

Communication and trust

What must change in how the district listens, explains, and reports?

Countywide Listening Tour | Miami-Dade Forward
Countywide schedule

Nine district conversations

Each event is designed to reflect the geography and lived experience of its School Board district.

School Board District 1

District 1 Listening Session

Dr. Steve Gallon III
Tentative: Sept. 10
Community venue to be confirmed
6:00–7:30 p.m.
School Board District 2

District 2 Listening Session

Dr. Dorothy Bendross-Mindingall
Tentative: Sept. 14
Community venue to be confirmed
6:00–7:30 p.m.
School Board District 3

District 3 Listening Session

Mr. Joseph S. Geller
Tentative: Sept. 17
Community venue to be confirmed
6:00–7:30 p.m.
School Board District 4

District 4 Listening Session

Mr. Roberto J. Alonso
Tentative: Sept. 21
Community venue to be confirmed
6:00–7:30 p.m.
School Board District 5

District 5 Listening Session

Mr. Danny Espino
Tentative: Sept. 24
Community venue to be confirmed
6:00–7:30 p.m.
School Board District 6

District 6 Listening Session

Ms. Mari Tere Rojas
Tentative: Sept. 28
Community venue to be confirmed
6:00–7:30 p.m.
School Board District 7

District 7 Listening Session

Ms. Mary Blanco
Tentative: Oct. 1
Community venue to be confirmed
6:00–7:30 p.m.
School Board District 8

District 8 Listening Session

Ms. Monica Colucci
Tentative: Oct. 5
Community venue to be confirmed
6:00–7:30 p.m.
School Board District 9

District 9 Listening Session

Ms. Luisa Santos
Tentative: Oct. 8
Community venue to be confirmed
6:00–7:30 p.m.
Board-member names reflect the official district listing used for this prototype. Event details remain TBD.

Listening Tour Agenda

A consistent 90-minute format protects public speaking time while explaining how input will be used.

0:00–0:10

Welcome and purpose

Introductions, participation rules, language and accessibility information.

0:10–0:20

District snapshot

A plain-language overview of local strengths and challenges.

0:20–1:05

Community listening

Public comments, table conversations, written input, and student voice.

1:05–1:20

Priority reflection

Recurring themes and clarifying questions—without premature promises.

1:20–1:30

Next steps and adjourn

Validation, publication, follow-up, and continued participation.

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Give us your feedback.