Cristian Carranza is an Administrative Director for the Division of Academics for the Miami-Dade County Public School District (M-DCPS), Florida. Mr. Carranza has served multiple communities in the State of Florida for the last 28 years as a teacher, school site and district administrator in multiple school districts and as a supervisor for the Florida Department of Education. His work experience has focused on the support of the most fragile populations. He continues to promote a comprehensive support system that aims to increase community and parent involvement, student enrichment opportunities, and college and career readiness. He is the founding director of the M-DCPS STEAM School Designation program and oversees multiple M-DCPS STEAM outreach programs throughout the county.