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Florida TaxWatch Announces Irving & Beatrice Peskoe K-8 Center Principal Madelyn Sierra-Hernandez and Earlington Heights Elementary School Former Principal Jackson Nicolas as 2025-26 Principal Leadership Award Winners

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, February 12, 2026 CONTACT: Christina Johnson Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Thursday, February 12, Florida TaxWatch (FTW) will proudly announce that Irving & Beatrice Peskoe K-8 Center

Florida TaxWatch Announces Lillie C. Evans K-8 Center Immediate Past Principal Dr. Bridgette Tate-Wyche as 2022-23 Principal Leadership Awards Winner

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Miami, Fla. – Today, Tues., March 14, Florida TaxWatch (FTW) will proudly announce that Dr. Bridgette Tate-Wyche – immediate past principal of Lillie C. Evans K-8 Center in Miami-Dade County, now principal at Miami Northwestern Senior High School – is among the nine winners of the Florida TaxWatch 2022-23 Principal Leadership Awards (PLA). Through the program, Dr. Tate-Wyche has also identified one deserving Lillie C. Evans K-8 Center student to receive a full two-year Florida Prepaid College Scholarship.   

TOMORROW: Florida TaxWatch to Honor Lillie C. Evans K-8 Center Immediate Past Principal Dr. Bridgette Tate-Wyche with 2022-23 Principal Leadership Award

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Miami, Fla. – On Tues., March 14, Florida TaxWatch (FTW) will honor Dr. Bridgette Tate-Wyche – immediate past principal at Lillie C. Evans K-8 Center in Miami-Dade County, now principal at Miami Northwestern Senior High School – with the Florida TaxWatch 2022-23 Principal Leadership Award (PLA), which identifies Florida’s most effective principals in high-risk K-12 public schools, recognizes and rewards their work, and promotes their transformational practices throughout the state. 

2018 Education Leadership Roundtable Summary Report

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In April 2018, TaxWatch convened a 90-minute education roundtable in Orlando to discuss ways to improve the overall quality of pre-K–12 education by improving the leadership qualities of our public school principals. Joining the nine current PLA-winning principals were three former PLA-winning principals, the Chair of the State Board of Education, one current and one former member of the Florida House of Representatives, and a number of business and community leaders from across the state.

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