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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
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
AICE Environmental
Management (Cambridge)

Jody.Berman@browardschools.com

​2019 Broward Environmental Teacher of the Year
​Climate Reality Leader

​JoAnn Cantlupe, B.S.

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Slippery Rock University
Parks and Recreation,
Environmental Education

​FAU Teaching Certification
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 Alumnus

Donna Cooper, M.A.

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Nova Southeastern
​Honors English 3
Donna.Cooper@browardschools.com

SPHS Teacher of the Year 2022
Class of 2023 Sponsor
Twilight Program
​SPHS SAC Member

Holly Desmarais, M.E.L.P. 

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​Vermont Law School
Environmental Law & Policy


Animal Science
Marine Science 1

Holly.Desmarais@browardschools.com

​Nicolas Duarte, B.S.

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​Florida Atlantic University
AICE Marine Science Cambridge
​Honors Experimental Science 4
Nicholas.Duarte@browardschools.com

Paladin Society Advisor
1997 South Plantation Alumnus

Nelson Encarnacion, Degree

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College and Degree
Major
​Magnet Courses Taught

Nelson.Encarnaciongarcia@browardschools.com

Coach or Extracurricular Advising

Kaidi Fenrich, M. Ed.

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University of South Carolina
​Higher Education and
Student Affairs
Honors Chemistry 1

Kaidi.Fenrich@browardschools.com

​Carey Holder, B.S.

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​University of California Davis
AICE Biology,
​Honors Zoology
Carey.Holder@browardschools.com

Aquarium Club Advisor

Nereida Miller

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Administrative Assistant Clerical
Nereida.Miller@browardschools.com

Parent Contact
Correspondence
Field Trip Organization
Chaperones
All Magnet Business

Gigi Kean, M.Ed.

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Florida Atlantic University
B.A. in Psychology at FIU

​gigi.kean@browardschools.com

9th Grade Counselor 



Tara Kingcade, M.S.

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

Tara.Kingcade@browardschools.com

Girls' Basketball Coach

​Benjamin Leatherman, ​B.S.​

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​Florida Gulf Coast University

Agricultural Science 1-4
​Benjamin.Leatherman@browardschools.com

Horticulture Club Sponsor
2007 SPHS Magnet Alumnus

Yasmin McGee, Degree

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College and Degree
Major

​Magnet Courses Taught
yasmin.mcgee@browardschools.com

Coach or Extracurricular/Adviser

Micah Mintz, M.A.

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University of Massachusetts
ABD (All But Dissertation)
Florida International University

AICE Global Perspectives Magnet
(Cambridge)

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Micah.Mintz@browardschools.com

Vanesa Noda, M.Ed.

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​University of Florida
Curriculum and Instruction
Science & Education Technology

Honors Chemistry 1
Vanessa.Noda@browardschools.com
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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

Michelle White, B.A.

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Broward College
Secondary Math Education 6-12

Algebra 1, Algebra 1 Honors

Michelle.White@browardschools.com


 Jennifer Willis, B.A.​

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​University of Akron (Ohio)
AICE English General Paper

​Jennifer.Willis@Browardschools.com
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​Matthew Zealy, B.S.

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University of Florida
Honors Experimental Science 1
Honors Experimental Science 4 

Matthew.Zealy@browardschools.com
ER Ambassador Advisor
2011 Broward Environmental
Teacher of the Year

1997 South Plantation Alumnus 
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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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