A National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence

5120 Sunset Drive, Miami Florida 33143 - PH: 305-661-8527

Dade Partners

Provides uniform vouchers to families in need	Supporting student “Leadership Symposium” initiative, which helps students develop good presentation skills and public speaking skills through Executive Pass	Features artwork of a selected Sunset Elementary student on their holiday cards
Together with American Food & Wine Institute, facilitated “Days of Taste” to a fifth grade class and assisted with our outdoor garden	Supported teacher workshops in “Visual Thinking Strategies” where using art enables students to think, observe, and communicate	Serve on SEED committee to help identify resources to support school initiatives
INSURANCE Helps expose our students to performances from the young artists at the Florida Grand Opera to create musical and cultural awareness	UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI Selected teachers at Sunset Elementary participated in Project INCLUDE workshop on Universal Design in order to use this most recent research in the classrooms	Whip 'N Dip Provides incentives for selected students with good character and/or excellent reading merit
Facilitate presentations by children's author's and offers book signing opportunities
Mr. Manuel Echevarria Press Concepts Business Community Representative

The Dade Partners Program seeks to formalize relationships between schools and businesses/organizations to bring resources together to support educational success in our schools. Their mission is:

To mobilize and channel resources into the school system, based on targeted strategic goals
To engage stakeholders by serving as the vehicle to foster a greater understanding of the school system and its programs
To provide role models for students
To enhance communication between Miami-Dade County Schools and the community
To promote a positive environment for education and businesses.
To learn more about Dade Partners please visit their website at http://community.dadeschools.net/Dade_Partners.htm
If you are interested in becoming a partner, please contact Ms. Marisol Castellanos, Dade Partners Liaison, at castellanos@dadeschools.net