Dear DASA Members and MEP,

As the Executive Director of the Dade Association of School Administrators (DASA), I want to take this opportunity to welcome you back as you embark on the 2024-2025 School Year. DASA is your professional organization and is instrumental in creating the platform for communication with the Superintendent and the School Board in support of the exceptional leaders of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools.

The primary attention for all of us is the safety and welfare of our staff and students while providing support for appropriate learning opportunities for those we serve.  You need to know DASA is here to advocate for you as Managerial Exempt Personnel (MEP).  We must be united and remain focused in our conversations with the Superintendent and the School Board on issues of mutual interest.  

As an organization we continue to bolster membership; there is added strength when we work collaboratively and participate in networking engagements.  We reach out to current MEP employees who are not members of DASA and to individuals as they become MEP employees to join our professional organization.  We hold regularly scheduled meetings with our Officers and Directors to identify important issues of concern, relevant to the individual representative groups. This practice enables us to address matters of importance when we engage in the meet-and-confer process with the Superintendent and his staff.   

I want to personally thank all of you for the dedication and hard work you provide every day for the learning communities you are charged with. Please know DASA is committed to working diligently for all of you as we make this professional organization a beacon for the administrators in the M-DCPS.  

Jorge L. Garcia
Executive Director