M-DCPS’ Student
Government Association
Overview
Mission
Goals
2011-2012 District SGA
Executive Board Members
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Student Advisor: Hope Wilcox - Miami Lakes Educational
Center
President: Alexandria Segovia - Hialeah Gardens senior
High
Vice-President: Leah Sigillo - Miami Coral Park Senior High
School
Recording Secretary: Kailani Montane - Miami Lakes
Educational Center
Corresponding Secretary: Hiranya Mir - Miami Lakes
Educational Center
Legislative Liaison: Raya Elias-Pushett - Dr. Michael Krop
Senior High School
Advisor: Dr. Sherrilyn Scott, District Supervisor - Division of
Social Sciences and Life Skills
SGA’s Purpose
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To develop closer communication among the student body of
Miami-Dade County’s senior high schools on matters that we all
care about.
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To then communicate those concerns to representatives of
senior high school students and the School Board and/or
central administration, with the general goal of improving the
welfare of all students.
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To provide students with opportunities for leadership, personal
growth, self discipline, and responsible citizenship.
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To encourage students to become involved with the school
board- the agency that most affects students.
Membership in SGA
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Membership will consist of the student government presidents
of Miami-Dade County’s public senior high schools.
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Student government vice-presidents will be considered exofficio members.
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Each participating school will be entitled to one voting
delegate for each meeting. That person will be the individual
school association president, or in the event of his/her
absence, the school vice-president, or other designee.
SGA’s Two Branches
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Executive: 6 Executive Board
members (President, Vice-President,
Recording Secretary, Corresponding
Secretary, Legislative Liaison, and the
Student Representative to the School
Board)
Legislative- The Senate (School site
SGA president or designee)
SGA’s Mission
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To present students with opportunities to
become civically active in the community.
To encourage and model the responsible
exercise of students’ rights.
To be a united voice that is worthy of the
authority that students have.
2011-2012 Goals
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Increase awareness and participation in
SGA meetings and activities.
Increase the understanding that the District
SGA represents all students in MDCPS and
therefore, deserves to be heard.
Increase student knowledge and
comprehension of issues that affect them on
the local, state, national, and global levels.
2011-2012 SGA Goals (cont.)
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To continue to be an advocate for
students in MDCPS.
To hold our annual spring student
conference.
To continue to influence legislation at
the state level that affects students.
2011-2012 Goals (cont.)
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To develop an SGA District blog in order to
increase interaction
To develop an e-mail network for students
To continue to be involved in local organizations
that positively affect the lives of students in
MDCPS.
To become affiliated with SGA at the state and/or
national level.
2011-2012 Goals (cont.)
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To develop a District SGA website to
increase ease of communication efforts to
schools;
To develop and implement an annual
campaign that promotes an awareness of
an issue affecting all students; and
Reinstate our long-standing tradition of
organizing “Meet Your Board Member”
meetings for each school board member.
North Regional
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Miami Edison Senior High
North Miami Senior High
Dr. Michael M. Krop Senior High
Miami Beach Senior High
Alonzo and Tracy Mourning Biscayne Bay Senior
High
Barbara Goleman Senior High
Hialeah Senior High
Hialeah Gardens Senior High
Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High
North Central Regional
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American Senior
North Miami Beach Senior
Ronald W. Reagan/Doral Senior
William H. Turner Technical Arts Senior
Miami Springs Senior
South Regional
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Felix Varela Senior High
Homested Senior High
Miami Killian Senior High
Miami Palmetto Senior High
Miami Southridge Senior High
Miami Sunset Senior High
South Dade Senior High
NON-BOUNDARY SCHOOLS (Magnet)
South Central Regional
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G. Holmes Braddock Senior High
Coral Gables Senior High
John A. Ferguson Senior High
Miami Coral Park Senior High
Miami Senior High
South Miami Senior High
Southwest Miami Senior High
Booker T. Washington Senior High
Regional SGA Contacts
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North Regional
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Raya Elias-Pushett
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raya.eliaspushett@rocketmail.com
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northregionalcenter.dadeschools.net
North Central Region
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Kailani Montane
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kk4evernever@yahoo.com
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northcentralregionalcenter.dadeschools.net
South Regional
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Hiranya Mir
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hiranya.mir@hotmail.com
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southregionalcenter.dadeschools.net
South Central Region
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Leah Sigillo
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leah.sigillo@yahoo.com
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southcentralregionalcenter.dadeschools.net