Remarks by Mary Blanco
213 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 3 of 9
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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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School Board · Jul 22, 2026
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“I have filed the appropriate paperwork with our board attorney's office. I will be abstaining from item E-148 for personal conflict. Thank you very much, ma'am.”
School Board · Jul 22, 2026
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“Madam Chair, I did submit those, however, D70, I've had conversation with district staff, I no longer need to speak to that item.”
School Board · Jul 22, 2026
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“Thank you, Madam Chair. I did sign up to speak on F1 and F2. They're really mirror items. As you mentioned, F1 is with the full gospel at Myrtle Grove. F2 has to do with Kayleen's Learning Center at Sunset Park Elementary School. This is, first of all, let me just say I'm in full support of the item. These are things that we have been talking about for a while and how we can use how we can maximize our properties and build opportunities for us to both create revenue and to hopefully also increase enrollment. So I'm in full support of both items. I brought up F1 because Myrtle Grove right now…”
School Board · Jul 22, 2026
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“Okay, so thank you, Madam Chair, follow up. So I think, you know, if we can, and I know, right, it's probably assumed, but because we don't have board policy on something like this, because it's a new endeavor, if we could add that to recommend four on both F1 and F2. Again, F1, that school doesn't happen to be in my district, but we serve the students. of every district and the schools. So if we could add some of that language that I mentioned in consultation with those different individuals, with the school administrators, region, district, and the school board member to kind of know and…”
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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“After reporting these concerns, I received retaliation, and I reported that too.”
School Board · Jul 22, 2026
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“Thank you, Madam Chair, and I know I didn't sign up for announcements, but we do have some time. I just want to announce for those that may be listening, tomorrow from 4 to 6 p.m. at South Dade Senior High, we'll be having a book bag distribution along with other elected officials. I'll have lots of resources for parents from the library to Parent Academy, Title I, Migrant Education. We'll have plenty of book bags to give away. First come, first serve until we run out, and we will also have barbers there providing free haircuts.”
School Board · Jul 22, 2026
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School Board · Jul 22, 2026
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Academics, Innovation, Evaluation, and Technology Committee · Jul 15, 2026
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Academics, Innovation, Evaluation, and Technology Committee · Jul 15, 2026
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Academics, Innovation, Evaluation, and Technology Committee · Jul 15, 2026
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“Thank you. Thank you for sharing that. So then again, maybe you don't have this information handy right now. I'm just kind of curious, how much were you able to save in efficiencies? And when we're looking at the current year's allocation with the $2.3 million, what had been allocated in the past in that category? And I know this could change, right, because we don't know exactly. This is just a plan. But just wondering what we had allocated in previous years, how much did you find in efficiencies and were you able to kind of get off the books, right, for this year?”
Academics, Innovation, Evaluation, and Technology Committee · Jul 15, 2026
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“All right. That gives me a ballpark. Thank you. Any additional questions? No?”
Academics, Innovation, Evaluation, and Technology Committee · Jul 15, 2026
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“No, okay. Can I get a motion of the sea items to the board meeting? Second. All in favor? Aye. Thank you. Motion to bring the H items to the floor. Move it.”
Academics, Innovation, Evaluation, and Technology Committee · Jul 15, 2026
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“All in favor? Aye. Okay. H2, Board Chair Rojas, this is your item.”
Academics, Innovation, Evaluation, and Technology Committee · Jul 15, 2026
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“I see Board Member Alonso, you have some questions?”
Academics, Innovation, Evaluation, and Technology Committee · Jul 15, 2026
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“Okay, any other comments? No, okay. Okay.”
Academics, Innovation, Evaluation, and Technology Committee · Jul 15, 2026
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“I did have some additional comments, and I'm in full support of the item, so this in no means is not a sign of support. I absolutely am. And I think I've shared this before. When I was working at a neighboring county and I first heard that Miami-Dade was doing K-8s, I thought it was wonderful, and I think in the beginning it was. And now on the board, some of the things that I'm encountering from the K-8s is that they're... some of the parents are now looking more again to the traditional middle school experience because of the sports and because of the activities and things that can be…”
Academics, Innovation, Evaluation, and Technology Committee · Jul 15, 2026
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“Yeah, if any of the other interns that are here, if you wouldn't mind standing, and you're more than welcome to say a few words or at least introduce yourselves by name and who you're under and the schools you're coming to us from. We'll start right over here.”
Academics, Innovation, Evaluation, and Technology Committee · Jul 15, 2026
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“I don't think he wanted to acknowledge that. In the back to my left.”
Academics, Innovation, Evaluation, and Technology Committee · Jul 15, 2026