Miami-Dade Public Schools announces 2025 principal, assistant principal of the year

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Miami-Dade Public Schools has chosen its Principal and Assistant Principal of the Year for 2025.

Walter C. Hall, from Leisure City K-8 Center, won the District’s Principal of the Year.

According to the District, Hall has been an pedagogue astatine M-DCPS for 2 decades.

Hall precocious won the 2025 Florida Taxwatch Principal Leadership Award, recognizing him arsenic 1 of the state’s 15 astir palmy principals from high-risk K-12 schools, based connected schoolhouse information and the enactment with students and the community.

Melissa M. Miller of Frederick Douglass Elementary School was recognized arsenic Assistant Principal of the Year.

According to the District, Miller has been an pedagogue for 14 years. Miller was a teacher and speechmaking manager for 8 years earlier becoming adjunct main astatine Shadowlawn Elementary School for 2 years. In 2021, she became an adjunct main astatine Frederick Douglass Elementary School.

Tiffany C. James from Dr. Frederica S. Wilson/Skyway Elementary School won Principal of the Year Runner-up, and Tiffany Hayes, Norland Middle School, won Assistant Principal of the Year Runner-up.

The Principal of the Year victor volition person a $2,000 currency prize and a three-year lease connected a car sponsored by Headquarter Toyota. The Assistant Principal of the Year volition person a $1,500 currency prize and a three-to-five-day cruise with an water presumption stateroom courtesy of Royal Caribbean Group.

The announcement was made astatine the Dade Association of School Administrators’ (DASA) Annual Award Ceremony connected Thursday, April 17th astatine the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel successful Miami.

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