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SPHS Magnet

Magnet Teacher Contact  Information
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Cantlupe Guides the Magnet Program

     Magnet Coordinator JoAnn Cantlupe has been guiding magnet programs ​for over 20 years, ten of those at South Plantation. Programs under her leadership have been nationally recognized by the Magnet Schools of America organization. During her 34-year teaching career, she has earned prestigious awards and grants for the schools she has guided including Broward County Environmental Educator of the Year in 2007.
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​Coordinator Greeting - JoAnn Cantlupe, Magnet Coordinator
     Welcome to South Plantation School year 2021 -2022. I am so thrilled you have chosen to be part of the Magnet program in either 9th, 10th, 11th or 12th grade. The Magnet staff will be finding ways to connect you to the environment and experts in the environmental world. Canvas is where it is at!  Everything you need will be found there. I am here with your teachers, the school counseling department and administrators to help YOU. Now that we are back in school, be prepared for a year of education in the environment you are studying.

Nancy Aleandre, B.A.

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​New York University 
English Literature
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AICE English Language,
​General Paper (Cambridge)

AP English Literature

Nancy.Aleandre@browardschools.com

Jody Berman, Ph.D.

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University of New Hampshire
Zoology
Honors Environmental Science 1
Honors Experimental Science 4
Jody.Berman@browardschools.com
​2019 Broward Environmental
​High School Teacher of the Year
​Climate Reality Leader

​JoAnn Cantlupe, B.S.

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Slippery Rock University
Parks and Recreation,
FAU Environmental Education

Joann.Cantlupe@browardschools.com
Magnet Coordinator
2007 Middle School Broward County Environmental
​Teacher of the Year

Tracie Casserly, M.Ed.

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Florida Atlantic University
​Leadership, Mathematics
Honors Algebra 2
Tracie.Casserly@browardschools.com
Mathematics Department
​Co-Chair
​SPHS SAC Chair
1988 South Plantation Alumnae

Holly Desmarais, M.E.L.P. 

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​Vermont Law School
Environmental Law & Policy


Animal Science
AICE Marine Science 

Holly.Desmarais@browardschools.com

​Nicolas Duarte, B.S.

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​Florida Atlantic University

AICE Marine Science Cambridge

Nicolas.Duarte@browardschools.com

Paladin Society Adviser
1997 South Plantation Alumnus

Nelson Encarnacion, 

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Relay School GSE
Biology
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​AICE Environmental Management
Environmental Science Honors

Nelson.Encarnaciongarcia@browardschools.com

Andrew Hernandez, M.Ed.

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Nova Southeastern University
Math Education

Physics Honors
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Andrew.Hernandez@browardschools.com
Assistant Athletic Director (Temp.)
Volunteer Coach Wrestling

Tara Kingcade, M.S.

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​Master's in Counseling
​Prairie View A&M University
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Water Safety/HOPE
Physical Education

Tara.Kingcade@browardschools.com

Girls' Basketball Coach

Nereida Miller

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Administrative Assistant Clerical
Nereida.Miller@browardschools.com

Parent Contact, Chaperones 
Field Trip Organization
All Magnet Business
Family helped establish the F.E.R.M Parent Group

​Benjamin Leatherman, ​B.S.​

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​Florida Gulf Coast University
Horticulture
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Agricultural Science 1-4
​Benjamin.Leatherman@browardschools.com
Horticulture Club Sponsor
2007 SPHS Magnet Alumnus

Yasmin McGee, MA

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Florida Atlantic University
History

AICE Global Perspectives 
Yasmin.Mcgee@browardschools.com


Jane Osley, M.Ed.

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Florida Atlantic University
Business, Educational Technology
Geometry Honors
AP Calculus AB
Jane.Osley@Browardschools.com
Math Coach
1998 South Plantation Alumnae

Marsha Samuels, MS

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Louisiana State University
MS Applied Genetics - Monocot
Biotechnology
B.S. Plant and Soil Science
Pre-AICE Biology
Marsha.Samuels@browardschools.com​
​ScienceDepartment Chair

Jose Santiago, ​B.S.

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​Stony Brook University
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics
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Honors Geometry
AICE Thinking Skills
Jose.A.Santiago@browardschools.com

Andrew Sweeney, M.S.

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Barry University 
University of Central Floida

Biomedical Sciences

Chemistry 1 Honors
​Andrew.Sweeney@browardschools.com


Steven Ward, ​Degree

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Marine Science Honors 
Steven.Ward@browardschools.com


Extracurricular Coach or
Club Adviser

Michelle White, B.A.

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Broward College
Secondary Math Education
6-12

Algebra 1, Algebra 1 Honors

Michelle.White@browardschools.com

​Matthew Zealy, B.S.

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University of Florida
Experimental Science 1 Honors
Matthew.Zealy@browardschools.com
ER Ambassador Adviser
2011 Broward Environmental
Teacher of the Year

1997 South Plantation Alumnus 
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Jill Zeller, M.Ed.

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University of Florida
English Education

AICE English General Paper

Jill.Zeller@browardschools.com


Coordinator Pamela Krauss Guided the Magnet Program for Two Years

PicturePam Krauss (JD) with 2012 Fairchild Challenge team.
     Environmental law attorney and professor, Pamela Krauss worked with the program for 11 years, two as Magnet Coordinator. As a parent she worked with the community to establish the Environmental Science and Everglades Restoration magnet.
     In addition to writing the Honors Botany course for the State of Florida Department of Education, Krauss led the school to seven consecutive Fairchild Challenge Championship titles and won Florida’s Serve to Preserve Green School Educator award. She was Broward County Environmental Educator of the Year, won the City of Plantation’s P.L.A.N.T. award, was Broward's P3 Eco Challenge high school top educator, and went to Washington D.C. as an Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Program for STEM Education. 
​     Krauss replaced Dr. Alyce Culpepper who established the magnet in 2002 and retired in 2012.


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