Six business and community leaders from across Florida, including Jeb Bush, were honored on January 31st at the Council for Educational Change’s prestigious Leonard Miller Principal Leadership Award luncheon. The luncheon celebrated the honorees’ dedication to improving K-12 public education in South Florida and across the state. At the event, the Council also honored three school principals whose leadership skills have improved the academic performance of their students.

The business leaders recognized include the Honorable 43rd Governor of Florida Jeb Bush, CEO of Celebrity Cruises Lisa Lutoff-Perlo, Miami Dade County Public Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho, and more. Each business leader has contributed to the success of the Council’s Partnership to Advance School Success (PASS) and Executive PASS programs, which pair business and community leaders with school principals to address school challenges.

Wallace Aristide, Principal of Miami Northwestern Senior High; Rudabeh Shahbazi, Television News Anchor, CBS 4; Alberto Carvalho, Superintendent of Miami-Dade County Public Schools.

Sue Burkett, Principal of Bloomingdale High; Nancy Jean Davis, President of McArthur Management Company and President of the J.N. McArthur Foundation.

Janice Brown, Assistant Principal of Carver Middle School; Geneva Woodard, Partnership to Advance School Success (PASS) Coordinator, Council for Educational Change; Sandra Edwards, Principal of Carver Middle School; Lisa Lee, Principal of Orchard View Elementary School

Lisa Lutoff-Perlo, President and CEO of Celebrity Cruises.

Carolina Herrera, Vice President Land Acquisition at Lennar; Art Noriega, CEO of Miami Parking Authority.

The Honorable Jeb Bush, 43rd Governor of Florida; Dr. Elaine Liftin, President and Executive Director, Council for Educational Change.