Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS)
Head Start Centers
2015-2016 Transition to Kindergarten
Below is a chart with Head Start Centers that are paired with the existing school or a neighboring school.
Principal/Center Director
Dr. Cynthia L. Hannah
Maria P. Costa
Yesenia M. Aponte
Dr. Thalya Watkins
Tracey D. Crews
Tracie N. Lewis
Laura F. Tennant
Cecilia C. Sanchez
Cynara Suarez
Rachelle A. Surrancy
Maria G. Zabala
Yolanda L. Ellis
Lourdes M. Nuñez
Kelli Hunter-Sheppard
Dr. Orna Campbell Dumeus
Dr. Isolyn T. Hillhouse
Sergio A. Muñoz
Atunya R. Walker
Dr. Tonya S. Dillard
Joyce Jones
Adrian Montes
Jennifer O. Escandell
Carmen A. Boyd
Renita L. Lee
Allison McMillon
Amrita J. Prakash
Alicia M. Costa-Devito
Haydee Villanueva
Melanie B. Fishman
Ann M. Sasseville
Dalia Villar
Yubeda Miah
Carzell J. Morris
February 19, 2015
M-DCPS Head Start Center
Arcola Lake Elem.
Biscayne Elem.
Bunche Park Elem.
Carol City Elem.
Carrie P. Meek/Westview K-8 Center
Charles R. Drew K-8 Center
Colonial Drive Elem.
Dr. Carlos J. Finlay Elem.
Dr. Edward Whigham Elem.
Ethel F. Beckford/Richmond Elem.
Fienberg/Fisher K-8 Center
Frederick Douglass Elem.
John G. DuPuis Elem.
Leisure City K-8 Center
Liberty City Elem. at M. L. King Jr.
Early Childhood Center
Lillie C. Evans K-8 Center
Melrose Elem. at Bethune Early
Childhood Center
Miami Park Elem.
Nathan B. Young Elem.
Oak Grove Elem.
Angenoria Paschal/Olinda Elem.
Orchard Villa Elem.
Phyllis Ruth Miller Elem.
Pine Villa Elem. at Isaac Withers Early
Childhood Center
Poinciana Park Elem.
Gertrude K. Edelman/Sabal Palm
Elem.
South Hialeah Elem.
South Pointe Elem.
Thena C. Crowder Early Childhood
Diagnostic Special Education
Treasure Island Elem.
Tropical Elem.
Dr. William A. Chapman Elem.
Transition School
Arcola Lake Elem.
Biscayne Elem.
Bunche Park Elem.
Carol City Elem.
Carrie P. Meek/Westview K-8 Center
Charles R. Drew K-8 Center
Colonial Drive Elem.
Dr. Carlos J. Finlay Elem.
Dr. Edward Whigham Elem.
Ethel F. Beckford/Richmond Elem.
Fienberg/Fisher K-8 Center
Frederick Douglass Elem.
John G. DuPuis Elem.
Leisure City K-8 Center
Liberty City Elem.
Lillie C. Evans K-8 Center
Melrose Elem.
Miami Park Elem.
Nathan B. Young Elem.
Oak Grove Elem.
Angenoria Paschal/Olinda Elem.
Orchard Villa Elem.
Phyllis Ruth Miller Elem.
Pine Villa Elem.
Poinciana Park Elem.
Gertrude K. Edelman/Sabal Palm
Elem.
South Hialeah Elem.
South Pointe Elem.
Holmes Elem.
Treasure Island Elem.
Tropical Elem.
Dr. William A. Chapman Elem.
Principal/Center Director
Dr. Rita J. Mallett
Vanessa Wallace
Dr. Rita J. Mallett
Gretel Naranjo
Isabel G. Valenzano
February 19, 2015
M-DCPS Head Start Center
Chapman Partnership Early
Childhood Center (South)
Chapman Partnership Early
Childhood Center (North)
Zora Neale Hurston
Transition School
Mandarin Lakes K-8 Academy
Phillis Wheatley Elem.
Zora Neale Hurston
Miami-Dade Community Action and Human Services Department (CAHSD)
2015-2016 Head Start Transition
Below is a chart with Head Start Centers that are paired with a neighborhood school.
Center Director/
Contact Person
Otilia Penckak
305-235-1756
Florida Roberts
305-636-2386
Jaime Caro
305-691-2955
Jaime Caro
305-438-8605
Colleen Brian
305-545-3430
Careline Romain
305-643-1311
Idalgisa Arias
786-955-6381
Rose Virgile
305-694-2299
Jeannifer Bonnet
305-754-8444
Betsy Camejo
305-828-7477
Carolyn Livingston
305-633-8690
Merline Milien
305-836-4973
Claudia Rojas
305-751-6778
Dihadenys Chavez
305-324-5424
Evelyn Puerto/
Yamilet Sardinas
305-245-0979
Grethel Arroyo
305-576-1923
Jenny Sanchez
305-621-6224
Jenny Sanchez
305-623-3309
February 19, 2015
Head Start Center
Catholic Charities
Good Shepherd
Easter Seals Caleb
Miami-Dade County
Public School
Cutler Ridge Elem.
Miami Height Elem.
Angenoria Paschal/Olinda Elem.
Principal
Adrienne L. Wright-Mullings
Jorge Rivas
Adrian Montes
Easter Seals Liberty Square
Holmes Elem.
Dr. Yvonne D. Perry
Easter Seals Culmer
Paul L. Dunbar K-8 Center
Ann M. Lewis
Easter Seals Jackson Dade
Frederick Douglass Elem.
Yolanda L. Ellis
Sunflower Academy
Auburndale Elem.
Ana M. Gutierrez
Haitian Youth
Early Steps Learning Center
Haitian Youth
Lillie M. Williams
Our Little Ones Learning
North Miami Elem.
Debra L. Dubin
Arcola Lake Elem.
Dr. Cynthia L. Hannah
Toussaint L’ouverture Elem.
Marchel D. Woods
Paradise Christian School
Hialeah
Allapattah Community
Action
Catholic Charities
Holy Redeemer
Catholic Charities
Notre Dame
Catholic Charities
Sagrada Familia
Catholic Charities
South Dade
Ben Sheppard Elem.
Dr. Eduardo J. Tagle
Downtown Miami Charter
Rebecca Dinda
Martin L. King PLC
Holmes Elem.
Morningside K-8 Academy
Toussaint L’ouverture Elem.
Riverside Elem.
Dr. Orna C. Dumeus
Dr. Yvonne Perry
Kathleen John-Louissaint
Marchel D. Woods
Dr. Erica Y. ParamoreRespress
Madelyn SierraHernandez
Catholic Charities
Centro Hispano
Easter Seals North County
Mater Academy
North County K-8 Center
Cecilia TelleriaBermeosolo
Melissa M. Mesa
Ophelia E. Brown-Lawson
Crestview Elem.
Nathan B. Young Elem.
Sabrina J. Montilla
Dr. Tonya S. Dillard
I. & B. Peskoe K-8 Center
Center Director/
Contact Person
Antoinette Adams
305-759-3621
Mona Fidelia
305-685-4881
Kevin Fletcher
305-573-1443
Hilary Cenatus
305-887-3621
Catherine Hall
305-685-5566
Regina Navarro
305-576-6990
Regina Navarro
305-576-6990
Regina Navarro
305-576-6990
Regina Navarro
305-576-6990
Maria Motta
305-248-3633
Desiree Bohorques
305-545-6049
Desiree Bohorques
305-545-6049
Ali Cao
305-363-9701
Antonia Corrales
305-363-9701
Soledad Serrano
305-887-1140
Catherine Hall
305-685-5566
Thelma Vasquez
305-667-2664
Teresa Karalus
305-443-1234
February 19, 2015
Head Start Center
Miami-Dade County
Public School
Bunche Park Elem.
Yesenia M. Aponte
Biscayne Gardens Elem.
Deborah Riera
Nathan B. Young Elem.
Dr. Tonya S. Dillard
James H. Bright/J.W. Johnson
Elem.
Claudine Winsor
Dr. Robert B. Ingram Elem.
Dr. Cynthia Clay
Eneida M. Hartner Elem.
Dr. Derick R. McKoy
Kidco IV
Edison Park K-8 Center
Carla Patrick
Kidco V
Toussaint L’ouverture Elem.
Marchel D. Woods
Kidco VI
Phillis Wheatley Elem.
Cathy M. Williams
Lejardin I, II, III & IV
Centro Mater East I
Redondo Elem.
Avocado Elem.
Laura C. Saunders Elem.
Florida City Elem.
Mater Academy
Centro Mater East II
Mater Academy
Centro Mater West II
Mater Academy
Centro Mater West l
Mater Academy
Centro Mater Walker Park
Mater Academy
Family Christian Association
of America (FCAA) Dr.
Dazelle D. Simpson-Annex
St. Alban’s South Miami
Dr. Robert Ingram Elem.
Dr. Rene E. Baly
Jacqua Little
Barbara J. Leveille-Brown
Catherine T. Krtausch
Cecilia TelleriaBermeosolo
Cecilia TelleriaBermeosolo
Cecilia TelleriaBermeosolo
Cecilia TelleriaBermeosolo
Cecilia TelleriaBermeosolo
Dr. Cynthia Clay
South Miami K-8 Center
Anamarie G. Moreiras
St. Alban’s Coconut Grove
George Washington Carver
Elem.
Dr. Cheryl E. Johnson
Family Christian Association
of America (FCAA) Mt.
Calvary
Family Christian Association
of America (FCAA) Children
Place
Family Christian Association
of America (FCAA)
Dr. Dazelle D. SimpsonPortable
Family Christian Association
of America (FCAA) New Mt.
Zion
Family Christian Association
of America (FCAA)
Opa-Locka
Kidco I, II & III
Principal
Center Director/
Contact Person
Teresa Karalus
305-443-1234
Ernesto Iribar
305-264-3232
Ernesto Iribar
305-264-3232
Ernesto Iribar
305-264-3232
Ernesto Iribar
305-264-3232
Mario Torrens
305-770-3132
Vivyan Sanchez
305-631-7637
February 19, 2015
Head Start Center
Miami-Dade County
Public School
Frances Tucker Elem.
Annette DeGoti
O’Farrill Learning
Center Coral Way
O’Farrill Learning Center
Arthur Mays
O’Farrill Learning
Center Perrine
Sylvania Heights Elem.
Amor Reyes
Pine Villa Elem.
Renita L. Lee
Robert Russ Moton Elem.
Eric L. Wright
O’Farrill Learning Center
South Miami
YWCA Colonel Zubkoff
Ludlam Elem.
Dr. Georgette C. Menocal
Hibiscus Elem.
Kim W. Cox
United Way
Southside Elem.
Salvatore Schiavone
St. Alban’s Coconut Grove
Principal