Miami-Dade County Public Schools kicked off the back to school season with an annual pep rally at Miami Senior High School.
The event is meant to fire up staff as officials get ready to welcome back students on Aug. 15.
Superintendent  Dr. Jose L. Dotres also gave an address about the state of the school district and his vision for the new school year.
"Miami-Dade County Public Schools continues to be at the top 10 of the best school district in Florida. And listen, back in 2019, we were ranked 15th in the state, and that's good. Last year, we were ranked #9. And this year, we are ranked #8," he said.
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MDCPS also retained its A grade for the fifth consecutive year, quite an achievement considering the thousands of immigrant students who have enrolled in recent years and have to learn English while they take classes.
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