Two District 12 National Blue Ribbon schools to be honored at Oct. 20 County Commission meeting

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY – Two District 12 schools that recently received a national award for academic excellence will be honored at the Oct. 20 Miami-Dade County Commission meeting at the Stephen P. Clark Center, 111 NW 1st St.

District 12’s County Commissioner Jose “Pepe” Diaz will present a proclamation to Doral Academy Charter Middle School Principal Carlos Ferralls and Mater Performing Arts & Entertainment Academy Principal Judith Marty. Both schools are recipients of the 2015 National Blue Ribbon School award and will be honored at a recognition ceremony in Washington, D.C., in November.  The award annually recognizes public and private elementary, middle, and high schools based on their overall academic excellence or their progress in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups.