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IMPORTANT Contact information
Miami-Dade County Public Schools 305-995-1000 School Operations/ Special Programs 305-995-2710 305-995-7655 Fax Juvenile Justice Support Office (JJSO) 305-633-4950 305-633-5812 Fax District Department Chairperson Ms. Sylvia Godoy District Court Liaisons
Ms. Doree Benson Mr. David Ferrer Ms. Arely Hernandez Alvarez Ms. Donzaleigh McKinney Ms. Veronica Wade
Support Personnel
Mr. Edgar Monteagudo, Community Liaison Specialist
Ms. Kathy Davis, Data Input Specialist Education Dependency Action Team (EDAT) 305-634-0315 305-635-1871 Fax http://[email protected]/ Our Kids, Inc. http://www.ourkids.us District Court Liaison
Mr. Nicholas Pinchinat
Miami-Dade County Public Schools
School Operations/
Special Programs
Mark E. Zaher, Director
Juvenile Justice Support Office (JJSO)
Education Dependency Action Team (EDAT)
Phone: 305-633-4950
The School Board of Miami-Dade County Florida
Mr. Agustin J. Barrera, Chair
Ms. Perla Tabares Hantman, Vice Chair
Mr. Renier Diaz de la Portilla
Ms. Evelyn Langlieb Greer
Dr. Wilbert “Tee” Holloway
Dr. Martin Karp
Ms. Ana Rivas Logan
Dr. Marta Pérez
Dr. Solomon C. Stinson
Ms. Angelique Gayle Student Advisor
Mr. Alberto M. Carvalho
Superintendent
Who We Are?
Education Dependency Action Team(EDAT) is a cooperative venturebetween Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) and Our Kids, Inc. Staff members from M-DCPS and OurKids, Inc. are in the EDAT office inorder to improve communicationbetween the two agencies andprovide immediate response toschools and Our Kids Providersregarding issues and concerns thatmay arise during school hours.EDAT staff have immediate access topersonnel from the respectiveagencies in order to facilitate an expeditious response.
EDAT – EDUCATION DEPENDENCY ACTION TEAM
Involved Agencies
During the 2004-2005 school year,School Operations/Special Programsestablished an office that providesassistance to schools with issuesinvolving all children who are underthe supervision of the Providers forOur Kids Inc. formally theresponsibility of the Department ofChildren and Families (DCF). TheOur Kids Providers are:
CHARLEE of Miami-Dade County
Center for Family and Child Enrichment
Children’s Home Society
Family Resource Center
Kids Hope United
His House Children’s Home
Neighbor to Family
What Can You Expect From EDAT/JJSO
EDAT provides assistance to allschools with issues involvingchildren who are under thesupervision of the Providers for OurKids, Inc.
Staff is responsible for monitoringand maintaining the DCF flag whichidentifies dependent students in theM-DCPS Integrated Student In-formation System (ISIS) database.
Other responsibilities include:
• Directing DCF/Our Kids, Inc.case-workers to theappropriate school personnel.
• Addressing educational issues.
• Clarifying dependency issues(e.g., identifying and locatingcaseworkers, determiningdependency status ofstudents, determiningTermination of Parental Rights(TPR) status, and approvingout of area transfers).