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Dr. Stephanie Soliven (r) and her daughter, Sarah smile for the camera.
myself in data,” she said. “I’ve been working on putting the puzzle together...where we have strengths or opportunities for growth and how to bridge those gaps.
“I’d like to look at making BPS a little bit more elite. There’s a lot of excitement coming in the district about high tech opportunities, engineering, manufacturing, math, and science programs. We want to work in sync (with the division of equity, innovation and choice) so that each school is able to build its capacity and make sure all students are receiving these types of opportunities,” Soliven said. “Every
Melbourne
High, live in Melbourne with their daughter, Abigail. Another daughter, Sarah will graduate West Point
this spring. To celebrate, the family will take a Mediterranean cruise through Spain, France and Italy.
Soliven is surrounded by Cocoa High music students.
student needs to feel valued and that their needs are met. It is our job to understand what makes each student successful.”
Soliven, 49, is a Miami native. She and her husband Michael,
an English
teacher at
Soliven considers her greatest accomplishment on the job to be her work building leaders among the teachers and
administrators on the
leadership track. “When I look around BPS at the pool of principals and assistant principals,
I’ve worked with nearly all of them,” she said. “That’s
a great source of pride for me.”
Soliven and Chauncey Gardner (r), a 2015 Cocoa High graduate who now plays for the Florida Gators.
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