Remarks by Mari Tere Rojas
241 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 9 of 10
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School Board · Jul 22, 2026
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School Board · Jul 22, 2026
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School Board · Jul 22, 2026
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“Thank you so much. Yes, Board Member Blanco.”
School Board · Jul 22, 2026
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“Thank you, anyone else? Okay, I would also like to inform the families in my district to make sure to follow me on social media. I am going to have several backpack giveaways together with elected officials from different municipalities. We have a lot of need in our community, and I'm very grateful to the partnerships that we have established in Miami-Dade County Public Schools with other municipalities and the county. so please follow the social media so that you can get the exact information as to the dates and times when we will be engaging in those activities. Also, I want to commend and…”
School Board · Jul 22, 2026
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“Thank you. That is wonderful news. Really looking forward to it. And Board Member Blanco?”
School Board · Jul 22, 2026
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“Thank you, Board Member Blanco, for sharing that with us. Do I have anyone else that would like to make any announcements at this time? Okay, let's look at the time. It is 419. I'm going to call names again and see if anyone has arrived. We'll start with Natalie Contreras. Marlene Yanez. Elia Seyfi. Theopolis Williams.”
School Board · Jul 22, 2026
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“Thank you very much, sir. Theopolis Williams. Okay, I believe I have called everyone on the list, and the time is 421, so we have a few more minutes before 430, so we're going to, let's see, okay, so we're gonna make some additional announcements. I have a few more to make, and I know that Board Member Alonso also has some more to make. Let's see where we are.”
School Board · Jul 22, 2026
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“Thank you, Board Member Alonso, and I'm very happy to hear you saying that this would never ever be able to replace a teacher, because I was watching TV and saw that in some states, they actually showed the picture of artificial intelligence with a robot, basically, doing the job of a teacher, very. So I do wanna take this opportunity though to commend and congratulate every single member of the Miami-Dade County public school family that helped together as a solid team to attain that A grade for the seventh year. This is not an easy task in the third largest school district, where we have a…”
School Board · Jul 22, 2026
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School Board · Jul 22, 2026
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“All right, who will be responding? Yes, sir?”
School Board · Jul 22, 2026
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“Thank you. Thank you, Madam Chair. Thank you. So upon exhausting all of our public speakers at the public hearing portion of our meeting, the time is 4.33 p.m., and this meeting is now adjourned.”
School Board · Jul 22, 2026
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“Madam Chair? Yes, ma'am, but I believe the superintendent wanted to follow up first, so that's fine.”
Facilities and Construction Committee · Jul 15, 2026
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“Thank you. yeah yes thank you madam chair thank you um and uh i have in my district uh like many others but in mine i have many many many schools that are quite old and they need a lot of love a lot of attention and a lot a lot of additional dollars to be able to get them to where they need to be nowadays, to be competitive in any way, shape, or form with anyone else, whether it's charter, whether it's parochial, whether it's homeschooling, whatever the case may be. Those old schools, which I have many, need a lot a lot of assistance. So when all these were coming in, I also have had the same…”
Facilities and Construction Committee · Jul 15, 2026
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Facilities and Construction Committee · Jul 15, 2026
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“So through the chair, they would definitely have to come back to the school board.”
Facilities and Construction Committee · Jul 15, 2026
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“So very similar to F6. Again, that's the one in Coral Gables. I just wondered, does this mean that if you're 55 years of age, you're considered elderly? Well, it's on there. That is the first thing on there. I get that a lot.”
Facilities and Construction Committee · Jul 15, 2026
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“So, and where does this come from? Who made this determination? At 55, you're like a baby in pampers.”
Facilities and Construction Committee · Jul 15, 2026
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“Thank you, and Madam Chair, that's the same, it applies the same as.”
Facilities and Construction Committee · Jul 15, 2026
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“Okay. Yes, I'm going to have comments. So F26?”
Facilities and Construction Committee · Jul 15, 2026
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Facilities and Construction Committee · Jul 15, 2026
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Facilities and Construction Committee · Jul 15, 2026
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“Yes, I have two board members I would like to speak. Board Member Alonso and Board Member Geller now also asked. Board Member Alonso.”
Facilities and Construction Committee · Jul 15, 2026
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“Thank you. Board Member Geller, sir, you're recognized.”
Facilities and Construction Committee · Jul 15, 2026
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Facilities and Construction Committee · Jul 15, 2026