[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 115 (Wednesday, July 13, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E727]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      HONORING DR. JOSE L. DOTRES

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                        HON. FREDERICA S. WILSON

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 13, 2022

  Ms. WILSON of Florida. Madam Speaker, I rise today, as a former 
school board member, to honor and welcome Dr. Jose L. Dotres as the 
newly appointed Superintendent of Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-
DCPS).
  Dr. Jose Dotres is a product of the Miami-Dade County Public School 
System. Dr. Dotres holds a doctorate degree in Leadership and 
Innovation from St. Thomas University, an educational specialist degree 
in Teaching English as a Second Language from the University of Miami, 
a master's degree in Reading from Barry University, and a bachelor's 
degree in Public Administration from Florida International University.
  In 1988, he began a long career as an educator of M-DCPS. He has 
served in the capacity of Teacher, Reading Coach, Principal, District 
Administrator, Regional Administrative Director, Region Superintendent, 
Assistant Superintendent, Chief Academic Officer of Broward County 
Public Schools, Chief of Staff, Chief Human Capital Officer, and most 
recently, Deputy Superintendent of Collier County Public Schools.
  On the national level, Dr. Dotres has made significant contributions 
to organizations such as the Council of the Great City Schools. 
Additionally, he is the co-author of several educational publications 
and has presented to the Florida Senate's Appropriations Subcommittee 
on Education and the Florida House of Representatives' PreK-12 Quality 
Subcommittee on Education on topics related to teacher recruitment and 
retention and early literacy interventions. In 2013, he was inducted 
into the Miami Dade College Alumni Hall of Fame.
  Madam Speaker, please join me in honoring Superintendent Dr. Jose L. 
Dotres as he returns to Miami to lead the fourth-largest school 
district in the nation with over 40,000 employees and 330,000 students.

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